Batman Raking in the Dough at Local Comic Stores

With the release of the Dark Knight fast approaching, the hype surrounding it is extending into other places besides the box office. Local comic book stores see the increase in their business as more people come in clamoring for that one piece of Batman memorablilia that will make their lives complete. A lot of this can also be attributed to the untimely death of Heath Ledger, whose role as the Joker in the new movie has earned a lot of praise from critics and has fans wanting anything and everything that has to do with the character. Jayd Evy works at Play the Game, Read the Story in the Carousel Center, and said that a lot of customers coming in wanting Batman comics and collectibles.
"Batman is huge because of the whole controversy surrounding the death of the Joker and Ledger and I've been selling a lot more stuff because of that," said Evy.
Evy said that most comic book movies bring in extra business, but the Dark Knight has more people coming in than any of the previous titles this summer such as Iron Man or The Incredible Hulk.