Avenging Spider-Man #1 Hopes to Swing Readers into the Digital Age!

Marvel's constant promotion of their digital comic book service will reach new heights next week when the first issue of Avenging Spider-Man goes on sale with a free access code to download the issue in digital form through Marvel's comic app. Marvel hopes it will coax readers, new and old, to witness how simple and easy their digital comic system is. Marvel currently has over 3,500 comic book issues in digital form but this will mark the first time that such an issue will be available simultaneously and purchased with the print version.

Avenging Spider-Man, written by Zeb Wells, will feature Spider-Man interacting with some of Marvel's mightiest heroes. While the book boasts a strong creative team, the book seems to be more geared toward the younger crowd. "I love the idea of buying an issue and having a digital form too," Nicole Paganotti, a new but eager comic book fan said. "I just wish it was a book that I actually wanted to read." Although many comic book fans will agree with her, there's little doubt that the promotion will send the book's sales through the roof due to its significance but will it help digital comics gain momentum too? Marvel seems to think so as they announced last week that issues two and three of Avenging Spider-Man will include a free digital copy as well. If this promotion is successful, Marvel may be able to avenge the struggling digital comic book format and help it replace print as the superior and preferred comic ook medium.