expired Free - 700 #1 Digital Marvel Comics on Comixology
No, not a free comic titled 700. They have 700 different #1 for free, until Tuesday, US time.
this is the 'First' ad campaign they were teasing a few weeks ago.
note, there servers seem to be struggling a little at the moment, I can't imagine why.
letter from Comixology CEO:
To our customers:
It’s been a whirlwind weekend, and we’re fresh from SXSW where Marvel Comics launched their Marvel #1 promotion featuring over 700 free comics distributed via our platform.
We expected a high degree of excitement for the Marvel initiative – and had believed ourselves prepared – but unfortunately we became overwhelmed by the immense response. We’re still struggling to keep our systems up.
The result is that you aren’t getting your comics when and where you want.
We don’t like letting you down. Our teams are working around the clock to resolve these issues so that you can have the experience you’ve come to expect.
To that end, we’re pausing the Marvel Comics #1 promotion for the time being. For those of you that want to take advantage of the offer – you will get your comics! Until we are able to reinstate this program in our systems, please click here and fill out this simple form, so you can be informed as soon as there is an update.
We’ll be communicating with you as often as we can and deeply appreciate the outpouring of support we’ve seen from our customers while we right the ship.
David Steinberger
CEO and co-founder
comiXology
Short story, offer on hold until further notice, but will still be honored
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Third_Gear on 11/03/2013 - 07:35 ¶Check these ones out.
Preacher
Fables
Y the last man
100 bulletsNot sure if the first ones are free but good comics.
they are Vertigo titles that are part of the DC universe so probably are not available, awesome titles though that should be read a long with the Northlanders series, a great Viking read but there are more in the Vertigo catalogue and i could go on and on…
What you should be looking for are any titles from the Marvels MAX collection, they are the adult orrientated stories and get a bit darker then the super hero saves the day storylines for kids
edit: got beat by four minutes
- +1 voteSirFlibbled on 11/03/2013 - 12:33 ¶
Marvel is just playing catch up to be honest. A lot of publishers like IDW have been doing this forever.
That being said there's some great one shots and annuals meaning you get a full story if you look.
There's one Iron Man Annual in 3 issues and all three are there.
Also Deadpool & Daredevil and Deadpool & Death annuals were great reads. Part of Joe Kelly's famous run.
Deadpool/Daredevil was one one of the first books I picked up when I got back into comics as a teenager. It is terrific. I still have all my hard copies of deadpool from the 90's up until mid way through 2009 I think. Well worth it, some stories are pretty out there, but some fantastic runs - especially the Joe Kelly run as SirFlibbled mentioned.
Also that 'Pool/Death annual.. no stores in Tas stocked it when I lived there, and couldn't back order it, in the days where this sort of thing was not around took me a few years to track a copy down and fill in the blank lol. Same for the Black Panther crossover…
+2 votesWhere is that link?
EDIT: OK found the Add all to cart button but I can't manage to check out without my cart emptying.
Go to the Marvel Free First Issues page
http://www.comixology.com/Marvel-Free-First-Issues/comics-co...This page shows all 725 issues. There are 19 groups, from Acclaimed and Noteworthy to X-Men. At the top of each group there is a grey bar, and at the right side of that bar is a link titled "Add all to cart". We can simply click each of the 19 links and then all the issues will be added to the cart.
Then go to Checkout > Proceed to Checkout. The Shopping Cart will become empty and you will see the words "Looks like your cart is empty". So now I'm like WTF, I just added 725 issues to my cart, clicked Checkout, and the cart gets automatically deleted?
+2 votesYeah, it's very weird - I have a feeling that they have implemented an 'anti-greed' filter.
I went and "add all" for a particular group on that page, may be 25 comics. And that went through fine. I saw the comics on "My Comics" under my account. I even got an email confirmation of my 'purchase'.
I did that to the second group, again maybe another 20 or so comics. That too worked, with an email confirmation.
Then I did the third group - this didn't go through to purchase, the cart was forcibly emptied, and my account is empty also - nothing in "My Comics" under my account where there used to be 50 odd titles.
Fixed by the looks of it: https://www.facebook.com/comixology/posts/10151469009843116
waterproof on 11/03/2013 - 17:19 ¶There's a comic added to that list that's $1.99, i think that's the issue there which I had as well
+1 votebargainjargon on 11/03/2013 - 12:27 ¶Damn, this is nuts!
I recently got an Android Mini PC and hooked it up to the tv and started reading Comixology comics that way (in guided view). It's pretty good! Now I'll have more comics to read :)
+1 vote
+1 voteSame comics, different site http://comicstore.marvel.com/Marvel-Free-First-Issues/comics...
- bargainjargon on 11/03/2013 - 15:16 ¶
My buddies who are downloading via the iPad/iPhone haven't been able to get any. I've 'purchased' a few via the website on my PC browser (got the confirmation email) but they haven't shown up under 'my comics'. I'll try again later.
- waterproof on 11/03/2013 - 17:23 ¶
I managed to get through, it skips step 2 (enter payment) and direct me to step 3 (place order) but then once I ticked confirmed I would be reading it for digital use, it redirects me to step 2 (enter payment) which I don't want to enter my credit card details for a freebie.
:(
- +9 votesSirFlibbled on 11/03/2013 - 17:40 ¶
A quick list of single issue stories for those who don't want to read a heap of #1's that go no where.
Enders Game: Mazer in Prison
Enders Game: Recruiting Valentine
Enders Game: League War
Enders Game: War of Gifts
Avengers Vol 1 #1
Avengers Annual #1
Avengers Annual 2000
Avengers Origins: Antman and Wasp
Avengers Origins: Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver
Avengers Origins: Luke Cage
Avengers Origins: Thor
Avengers Origins: Vision
Avenging Spider-man Annual
Dark Avengers Annual
Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus
Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia
New Avengers: Illuminati
Captain America and Batroc
Captain America and Crossbones
Captain America and First Thirteen
Captain America and Secret Avengers
Realm Kings
Daredvil/Deadpool Annual
Deadpool/Death annual
Fantastic Four Vol 1 #1
Incredible Hulk Vol 1 #1
Invincible Iron man Annual 1.1
Invincible Iron Man Annual 1.2
Invincible Iron Man Annual 1.3
Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe
Amazing Spider-man Vol 1 #1
Amazing Spiderman Annual #1
Spider-man Unlimited #1
Astonishing X-Men Annual #1
Dark X-Men: The Confession
Decimation
Giantsized Atonishing X-Men 1.1
Giantsized Atonishing X-Men 1.2- SirFlibbled on 11/03/2013 - 21:31 ¶
There's a few more. Look for anything that's an 'annual' which will generally be a single issue story. Anything with no number will also be a single story.
- SirFlibbled on 12/03/2013 - 08:03 ¶
There's one or two labelled 'one shot'. Also there's some books which are labelled #1 with no (of X issues) labelling. SOME of those are one shots, some of them aren't. You need to know your comics to know which are one shots and which aren't.
Personally, I find 1 issue stories weak.
21 pages is not enough to tell a story, unless it's a tiny bit of back-history.For me, comics is all about the world and character building, so one offs are generally just a revenue maker. IMHO.
Off-topic - Vertigo and Indie titles have the best comics, because it's all about the story and usually a finite arc.
Marvel and DC - all about the stunning art and colours.Still…..this bargain is a bargain. You can't beat free.
- +1 voteSirFlibbled on 12/03/2013 - 13:24 ¶
You can tell a story in one issue (hence the annuals with 48 pages) but at the same time, people don't all want to download 1/6th of a story for free unless they're trying it out to see if they like a book.
hence my suggestions for those who want a full story for free and not a part of a story. Clearly that's not everyone.
+1 voteSpaceInvader112 on 11/03/2013 - 18:59 ¶I went through the checkout process but it did nothing in the end! :P I guess I'll try again later…
Sniperchange on 11/03/2013 - 22:01 ¶Servers still getting hammered bad.
For those who are using their computer: Don't bother, site is getting smashed
EDIT: Site getting destroyed, straight away server error upon entering site.For those who are using the IOS app (not sure about android/windows) when you go download any comic , it downloads half way and then the app crashes.
EDIT: Also those who are doing multiple tabs, saving the webpage on your desktop then accessing it to save loading time or any other internet trick/shortcuts etc. These DO NOT WORK, as I have tried nearly ever trick in the book over for what I believe 100 times.
- Sniperchange on 11/03/2013 - 22:07 ¶
2 of the x-men comics have been re-priced to their normal price for some reason…
- +1 voteSniperchange on 11/03/2013 - 22:29 ¶
Mate, servers getting hammered. I can't even login into my account to confirm the purchase.
- +2 votes
I ended up getting it to work via the IOS application - but I had to push 700 "purchase" buttons lol. Now "my purchases" tab shows 700+ purchases - but none of them will load of course (even my old ones) I can only see what I've already downloaded in the past that is still on there. In a few days it will sort itself out I'm sure.
+2 votesYep servers couldn't handle it, stopped temporarily
To our customers:
It’s been a whirlwind weekend, and we’re fresh from SXSW where Marvel Comics launched their Marvel #1 promotion featuring over 700 free comics distributed via our platform.
We expected a high degree of excitement for the Marvel initiative – and had believed ourselves prepared – but unfortunately we became overwhelmed by the immense response. We’re still struggling to keep our systems up.
The result is that you aren’t getting your comics when and where you want.
We don’t like letting you down. Our teams are working around the clock to resolve these issues so that you can have the experience you’ve come to expect.
To that end, we’re pausing the Marvel Comics #1 promotion for the time being. For those of you that want to take advantage of the offer – you will get your comics! Until we are able to reinstate this program in our systems, please click here http://www.comixology.com/sale-access/?utm_source=blog&utm_m... and fill out this simple form, so you can be informed as soon as there is an update.
We’ll be communicating with you as often as we can and deeply appreciate the outpouring of support we’ve seen from our customers while we right the ship.
David Steinberger
CEO and co-founder
comiXologyInteresting I got an email with a different version (without a link):
To our customers:
It's been a whirlwind weekend and comiXology is fresh from SXSW, where we talked about some exciting things and launched some new initiatives. We had believed ourselves prepared – but unfortunately we became overwhelmed by the immense response. We're still struggling to keep our systems up.
The result is that you aren't getting your comics when and where you want.
We don't like letting you down. Our teams are working around the clock to resolve these issues so that you can have the experience you've come to expect.
We'll be communicating with you as often as we can and deeply appreciate the outpouring of support we've seen from our customers while we right the ship.
David Steinberger
CEO and co-founder
comiXology
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Fyi, I still cam get on via the website but I can with the windows 8 app.