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Get Your 50 Free #1 Issues From Dark Horse Comics Right Now!
Fresh off the heels of Marvel’s 700 free #1 issues, Dark Horse is getting in on the digital giveaway bonanza. For their 2 year anniversary, the alt-comic book publisher is giving away 50 free #1 issues from their digital store. Don’t worry – Dark Horse planned ahead enough to prevent their giveaway from crashing the [...]
Full StoryMarvel’s Fantastic Freemium: Why Giving it Away Sets the Comic Publisher Apart
Marvel Comics has been giving away a LOT of free stuff lately. And not just your standard “here’s an old issue of a second-tier story” digital giveaway. Recent Marvel freebies have included every #1 issue in their publishing history, as well as the starting issues of their digital Infinite Comics line. As a fan, this [...]
Full StorySaga #12 Controversy: Comixology, Comics Media, and Literally Everyone Gets it Wrong
If you regularly follow comic book news, by now you’ve heard: Saga #12, the consensus comic series of the year, was digitally banned by Apple for ‘gay sex’ images. At least, until it was actually digital comics distributor Comixology who banned the issue, assuming Apple wouldn’t like it. Until actually it was never banned at [...]
Full StoryMonday Morning Comic Rack: First Impressions of the Marvel Heroes MMO
As a concept, the upcoming Marvel Heroes MMO is a dream come true for fans. The opportunity to run around as a Marvel superhero of my choice and explore the ENTIRE Marvel Universe? For hours on end? And for FREE? Where can I sign? Recently, I’ve been lucky enough to gain access to the closed [...]
Full StoryBest Ultron Comics to Read Before Marvel’s Age of Ultron
With Marvel’s Age of Ultron mega-event in full swing, it’s the perfect time to catch up on the history of Marvel’s most diabolical Android (sorry Awesome Andy).
Full StoryMonday Morning Comic Rack: Walking Dead Season 3 Finale Kills Comic Book Continuity
One of the best things about The Walking Dead on AMC from day one was the decision to make the show a true comic book adaptation. Despite the fact that this show stems from Robert Kirkman’s highly enjoyable Image Comics run, it has never treated Kirkman’s comics like a Bible. That’s never been more true than the [...]
Full StoryBest Iron Man Comics to Read Before Iron Man 3
Getting excited about Iron Man 3? The final part of the Iron Man trilogy will be released in the US on May 3, 2013, and from what I’m hearing and seeing, it sounds like Iron Man 3 is more firmly rooted in specific stories from Iron Man’s comic book history than either of the first two films. This post [...]
Full StoryMarvel Crossovers & Cross-Issue Tie-Ins – Age of Apocalypse, Maximum Carnage & More!
In theory, crossovers fulfill comic books’ promise of shared universes. The events and actions that impact one character in one book also affect another hero across town. This is all fine and dandy – at least until you start trying to apply a chronological order to the cross-comic sequence.
Full StoryMonday Morning Comic Rack: Marvel’s History of Iron Man and Unlimited Integration
Let’s start with the positive: It’s been fantastic to see Marvel give their Unlimited digital subscription offering so much attention the past couple weeks. And hopefully all the “Spotify/Netflix of comics” press means even more dedication and support of the Unlimited service in the coming months. One area that would make this even better – [...]
Full StoryMarvel’s Major Digital Push – 700 Free #1 Comics and Crashing Comixology
Try to think of something more exciting than 700 free digital comics. If you were able to think of anything aside from meeting Stan Lee, smooching Katy Perry, or receiving 700 free paper comics, there’s a chance this story isn’t for you. For everyone else: Free Comics!
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