History Is Made On The Marvel Comics App!
New York, NY-September 16th, 2011-Marvel Entertainment, the top comic publisher in
the world, has announced the release of digital comic collections on the Marvel
Comics app <http://www.marvel.com/marvelcomicsapp> , featuring the world’s most
popular super hero icons! This marks the first major digital release of super hero
comic collections, featuring some of the most acclaimed and influential stories from
the last decade.
“We’ve heard the fans asking for collections on the app and we’re happy to deliver
them today at an unbeatable price,” said Peter Phillips, Senior Vice President &
General Manager, Marvel Digital Media Group. “This is only the beginning of some
exciting new developments to make the Marvel Comics app
<http://www.marvel.com/marvelcomicsapp> an even bigger success.”
The collections launching today on the Marvel Comics app
<http://www.marvel.com/marvelcomicsapp> are:
* Astonishing X-Men Vol.1: Gifted
* Captain America: Winter Soldier Vol.1
* Invincible Iron Man Vol.1: Five Nightmares
* New Avengers Vol.1: Breakout
* Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage
* Thor By J. Michael Straczynski Vol.1
* Ultimate Spider-Man Vol.1: Power and Responsibility
* Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol.1: The Fantastic
* Ultimates Vol. 1: Super-Human
* Ultimate X-Men Vol. 1: The Tomorrow People
“From the moment Marvel made history as the first major publisher to enter the
digital comics space in 2007 to this momentous announcement today, our goal has
always been the same-grow this industry,” explained David Gabriel, Marvel Senior
Vice President of Sales. “For this launch we’ve chosen some of our top collections
that we’re confident will both resonate with new readers and encourage them to visit
their local comic shop via an ad in each collection.”
Experience some of the biggest comic book stories of all time in collected form,
just by opening the Marvel Comics app <http://www.marvel.com/marvelcomicsapp> on
your iPad ®, iPhone ® or iPod touch ® right now!
And don’t miss the release of Castle: Richard Castle’s Deadly Storm, an all-new
original graphic novel inspired by the ABC hit series, debuting September 28th in
stores and on the Marvel Comics app <http://www.marvel.com/marvelcomicsapp> .
To find a comic shop near you, call 1-888-comicbook or visit
www.comicshoplocator.com <http://www.comicshoplocator.com>
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is
one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on
a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over
seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing
and publishing. For more information visit www.marvel.com <http://www.marvel.com>