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PRESS RELEASE: Marvel Promises "The Ultimate Marvel Experience" With MARVEL UNLIMITED

Announced during yesterday's Marvel: House of Ideas panel during SXSW Interactive, the publisher has now issued the following press release and images detailing what comic book fans should expect from the "Marvel Unlimited" experience. Check it out!

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By Josh Wilding - 3/11/2013

New York, NY—March 11th, 2013— Prepare for the largest library of streaming digital comics anytime, anywhere with Marvel Unlimited! Announced yesterday at the Marvel: House of Ideas panel during SXSW Interactive, Marvel in partnership with Chaotic Moon Studios is bringing fans its immense catalog of digital comics they’ve come to know and love to iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch! Fans now not only have streaming access to comics on a web browser, but can also read the entire Marvel Unlimited archive on- and off-line through the Marvel Unlimited App! But that’s not all, not only will members get access to the best comics around; they will also enjoy exclusive member-only benefits and offers that no fan will want to miss!

Marvel Unlimited, provides the deepest online reading experience utilizing Marvel’s patented digital reading technology while providing seamless access via iPhone, iPad or iPod touch or web-browser. Now you can truly enjoy your favorite comics anytime, anywhere!

"Marvel Unlimited was born from two key things: our fans' input and the latest in digital technology," explained Peter Phillips, SVP & General Manager, Marvel Digital Media Group. "We now offer seamless digital comics subscription access across the web browser, iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. And we're excited to say this is the first in a series of major enhancements to this now-cutting edge product."

The Marvel Unlimited app is available for free from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or at www.AppStore.com/MarvelUnlimited.

Marvel partnered with Chaotic Moon, one of the world’s most proven mobile application studios, to create a mobile experience designed to empower fans to discover a new world of content through Marvel’s rich library of comics. Chaotic Moon's talented team of programmers and designers were not only able to capture the look and feel of the total Marvel experience in the new Marvel Unlimited app, but bring it to the next level and to a wider audience than ever before.

Launched in November 2007, Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited was the first major digital comics initiative from any of the top North American comic book publishers. This innovative all-you-can-read subscription service offers over 13,000 of Marvel’s greatest comics—and that number grows every week! Incredibly, the Marvel Unlimited library is still the most comprehensive digital comics library offered by any comics publisher.

Already a member? Don’t worry! All existing MDCU members will automatically become Marvel Unlimited members for the duration of their subscription!

To celebrate this exciting new launch, Marvel Unlimited is available for a limited time price for new members—only $59.88 for an annual membership if you sign up before April 15th! So what are you waiting for? Head on over to http://www.marvel.com/unlimitedtoday and get in on the action!









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FreakingIntelligentRobertGriffin - 3/11/2013, 7:00 AM
I like it. It's all you can read for 60 bucks.

But I want my prints. I like touching paper.
comicstocode - 3/11/2013, 7:19 AM
Edge-cutting!
TheLibrarian - 3/11/2013, 7:24 AM
I have questions

1. Does this give you access to every new Marvel comic that comes out as soon as it is released? Or is it just selected titles and a backcatalog of old material?

2. Will it be available outside the US?

3. Is there an android app? There's no mention of an android app
Kaedus - 3/11/2013, 7:24 AM
Sigh, the way the world's going comics, books, DVDs, CDs, video game discs will all become obsolete. I remember the rumours of the next Xbox not even having a disk tray worrying me...everything has to go to digital.

This is cool and all but I love collecting things.
I love having a big DVD and music collection and a small library of books and comics.

Damn the digital age (he says as he types on his computer...)
TonyChu - 3/11/2013, 7:31 AM
They need to contact Comixology so we can stop getting download errors for the free Marvel Now issues.
Gusto - 3/11/2013, 7:39 AM

If I'm shelling out 5 bucks for
a comic...I want the book in my
filthy little hands.
SCOURGE - 3/11/2013, 7:51 AM
Marvel is Apple exclusive, I believe.
imadick - 3/11/2013, 8:04 AM
Print media is dying. Waah, Waah, Waah..


Oh get over it. We didn't get to print media in the first place by clinging onto stone tablets.
FreakingIntelligentRobertGriffin - 3/11/2013, 8:09 AM
Only Gusto can attest to that.
Gusto - 3/11/2013, 8:26 AM
True dat!
ComradeGrey - 3/11/2013, 8:38 AM
[frick]ING FINALLY

I've been saying comics publishers should do this since goddamn middle school.
ComradeGrey - 3/11/2013, 8:39 AM
Too bad tons of their readers learned how to pirate comics before the publishers finally pulled their heads out of their asses.
OtakuPapi - 3/11/2013, 9:02 AM
Pirated comics have been online forever! But this is a safer way to download with a more comprehensive library and as fan's 60 dollars isn't asking much. I hope alot of these no reading comic fans sign up because i'm so sick of them giving grief to the actual readers of the current comics!
sameoldthing - 3/11/2013, 9:20 AM
I blow $60 bucks on comics every week! I'm outta space to put my collection,gonna get this & just buy trades of my favorite stories.
marvel72 - 3/11/2013, 9:40 AM
i prefer printed comic books over digital,comic book collections can be quite a valuable future investments.

you've got zero chance digital comics becoming valuable,have any of you had the pleasure of reading any marvel omnibus collections.

i've got three at the moment & three on the way from amazon.

-the avengers vol 1 (hardcover 744 pages)

-the incredible hulk vol 1 (hardcover 752 pages)

-x-men vol 1 (hardcover 768 pages)

-the amazing spider-man (todd mcfarlane run hardcover 848 pages)

-x-men age of apocalypse (hardcover 1,072 pages)

-new x-men (grant morrison run hardcover 1,120 pages)

1000x better than a tablet.
marantaz - 3/11/2013, 9:52 AM
Excellent and all that, but if you're going to be exclusive to Apple, I'm not interested. I use Windows Phone and like the OS so much that if you don't make an app for it I don't need you. And to ignore the Android app market is sheer stupidity.
gamergump - 3/11/2013, 10:11 AM
@TheLibrarian
1. No, think of it as a Netflix streaming all of the books are months or years old. A place to read the back catalog.
2. No idea
3. Android is coming soon. I am also waiting for that for my nexus 7.

I have been subscribed to Unlimited for a few months now and I have enjoyed reading the back catalog of books.
FreakingIntelligentRobertGriffin - 3/11/2013, 10:48 AM
Marv is right. You cant sell digital comics. But publishers are adhering a common trait of todays consumer. We all have ADHD. We need to keep paying attention to something new to keep us interested. Hence people not holding ono something tangible like they used to.
StSharp - 3/11/2013, 11:29 AM
Dont know why but I also love being able to actually hold a book in my hand...

Sure digital is better for travel, without the inconvinience of caring a book around.

But I still cant let go of holding a book! lOL

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