Marvel comics to go digital the same day as print

Great news for fans of digital Marvel Comics – if you’re tired having to wait for digital versions of your favorite superheroes, you’re in luck. According to Gizmodo which managed to get the exclusive news; by the end of March 2012, you’ll be able to get all your digital Marvel Comics on the same day they hit the newsstands. This comes as great news for fans that previously had to wait weeks, and sometimes even months just so they can catch up on their favorite superheroes on their tablets and phones. However this move will only cover all of Marvel’s comics – not third-party licensed works i.e. Stephen King’s Dark Tower and its mature MAX titles.

It looks like Marvel is finally playing catch up to its biggest rival, DC Comics, who made the move to release digital and print on the same day earlier this year. While regular comic book stores are going to feel the pinch for having lost the advantage over digital comics, Marvel is trying out a program to make things better: by including a digital download code with each physical comic so that users still have a reason to buy them in person. Let’s just hope this won’t lead to the demise of the physical comic book industry – after all, nobody is going to pay thousands of dollars for a 60-year-old digital comic.

George Wong
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