REVIEW: Age Of Ultron #2 (of 10)

Or – “#1 Didn’t Quite Capture My Imagination…”

After reading Age Of Ultron #1, I found myself convinced that there was little more to the concept than “Days Of Future Past” for the Avengers.  Will #2 be able to change that cynical assessment?  Your Major Spoilers review awaits!

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REVIEW: Cable and X-Force #5

Cable and his team have prevented the release of a terrible virus, saving humans, mutants and the future. Unfortunately, only they know the truth. The rest of the world thinks they are mutant terrorists. On the run from the government and the Avengers, they hide out in Mexico. Can Cable and X-Force clear their names before it is too late or, is there something more sinister over the horizon?

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SOLICITATIONS: Wolverine launches new weekly Infinite Comics series

Press Release

Get ready for a weekly comics experience featuring the most popular super heroes by the most talented creators, in an innovative format that will leave you demanding more! Announced yesterday at the Marvel House of Ideas panel during SXSW, beginning Tuesday July 9th Marvel will release a new Infinite Comic every week for an entire year spotlighting four of Marvel’s biggest characters in a 13-chapter series. Designed specifically for mobile devices and fully embracing the technological opportunities, Infinite Comics are the first to treat these devices as a new canvas, creating comics designed for a new generation of users.  Not only will these new Infinite Comics will feature some of the most popular heroes in comics today but they’ll also boast some of the best creative talent in the industry!

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VIDEO: Marvel announces Marvel Original Video with Blair Butler

Press Release

Immerse yourself in the Marvel Universe like never before with Marvel Original Video! This summer, experience a new side of Marvel Entertainment through Marvel Original Video, a groundbreaking new digital-first original content initiative. As announced yesterday at SXSW 2013’s Interactive Gaming Expo during the Marvel: House of Ideas panel, Marvel will be teaming with superstar talent to bring fans high-quality original programming showcasing the greatest super heroes, stories, personalities and controversies in their super hero history. Marvel Original Video joins the next phase of the Marvel ReEvolution, the company’s unwavering commitment to delivering the ultimate fan experience across multiple platforms.

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Project Gamma official details revealed

Press Release

The future of digital comics must heard to believed—enter Project Gamma! As announced yesterday at SXSW 2013’s Interactive Expo during the Marvel: House of Ideas panel, Marvel is pushing the barriers of what has been considered a traditional comic with the introduction of Project Gamma – a unique, immersive experience that brings fully adaptive music and sound together with digital comics to create a whole new audio-visual event. An industry first, this exciting innovation will launch later in 2013. Project Gamma is the result of a landmark partnership between Marvel Entertainment, Momentum Worldwide and CORD (A Cutting Edge Company), whose composers & producers have worked on award-winning films such as the Harry Potter series, Looper, Drive and The King’s Speech.

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DIGITAL COMICS: Marvel Unlimited gets subscription app

Press Release

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!

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DIGITAL COMICS: Marvel gives away 700 free issues

Today at SXSW, Marvel announced it is giving away 700 free digital comics, which promptly caused the comiXology servers to slow to a crawl. The servers are back up (great job comiXology on fixing that fast), and people are snagging free comics left and right.

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