Marvel has been making a big push into selling digital comics for a few years now, but for the next two days you can pick up some fantastic Marvel first issues absolutely free.
Announced during SXSW 2013, yesterday Marvel launched the Marvel #1 promotion. Until 11pm ET on March 12, you can download over 700 first issues of Marvel comics. Those digital issues can be acquired using either the Marvel Comics Digital Comics Shop or the Marvel Comics app (available for iOS and Android).
The biggest problem you’ll have with this offer is actually managing to download anything. As you’d expect, it’s very popular and Marvel’s servers are struggling to cope. As the offer only runs until tomorrow I doubt that’s going to change, so you’ll just have to keep trying.
The savings on offer are worth the effort, as typically an issue can cost between $2-$4. Marvel’s thinking is the money they are losing on making the first issues free will be more than compensated for by all the new readers who want to continue reading the issues that follow and will be willing to pay for them.
So, if you do manage to gain access to the store today, you can download free editions of the Avengers, Captain America, Fantastic Four, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Fist, Spider-Man, Thanos, X-Men, and many more.
Announced during SXSW 2013, yesterday Marvel launched the Marvel #1 promotion. Until 11pm ET on March 12, you can download over 700 first issues of Marvel comics. Those digital issues can be acquired using either the Marvel Comics Digital Comics Shop or the Marvel Comics app (available for iOS and Android).
The biggest problem you’ll have with this offer is actually managing to download anything. As you’d expect, it’s very popular and Marvel’s servers are struggling to cope. As the offer only runs until tomorrow I doubt that’s going to change, so you’ll just have to keep trying.
The savings on offer are worth the effort, as typically an issue can cost between $2-$4. Marvel’s thinking is the money they are losing on making the first issues free will be more than compensated for by all the new readers who want to continue reading the issues that follow and will be willing to pay for them.
So, if you do manage to gain access to the store today, you can download free editions of the Avengers, Captain America, Fantastic Four, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Fist, Spider-Man, Thanos, X-Men, and many more.
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