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VOA常速英语听力2012年08月合辑（文本）：Digital-Revolution-Transforms-Comic-Books LOS ANGELES – From Superman to Batman, many Hollywood heroes started out in comic books. Creators of comic books say while the books themselves are not as popular as they were decades ago, comics are undergoing a technological revolution that many in the industry think will generate a new generation of readers. For the last 30 years, Golden Apple Comics in Los Angeles has been selling comic books to adults and children like eight-year-old Evan Cray. 揑 just like holding the pages and reading it,?he says. The look of those pages has not changed much over time, but Golden Apple owner Ryan Liebowitz says now, there is something new in the comic book business. 揑n the last year or so weve seen a major transition into digital comic books,?he explains. The idea of reading a comic book on a digital device is catching on worldwide. Comixology has more than 25,000 titles in its online store, says Chip Mosher, the companys vice president of marketing and business development. 揊or the last six to nine months we抳e ranked as the top-grossing iPad app in the entire iTunes app store,?notes Mosher. Business is booming. For about the same price as a paper comic book, readers can get a digital version. Last year, the company had $19 million in sales. This year it expects sales to reach $70 million. The new platform has many in the industry experimenting with the look of digital comics. Things can change focus within a panel sort of to draw your eye from here to here, explains Mark Waid, who created the digital comic site, Thrillbent. He designs his work to fit the digital screen. 揗ost screens - whether it抯 a television screen, your laptop screen are that landscape format - they抮e wider than they are tall. So stop producing digital comics that don抰 fit that format, he says. Daniel Burwen, founder of Cognito Comics, features sound and motion in his spy thriller/historical fiction work, Operation Ajax. Readers ca