![]() ![]() Neither of these issues were terribly surprising, given Marvel’s track record. My issues came from two places:ġ) The company did not communicate this change in publication status directly to retailers (and still hasn’t).Ģ) While the company noted the digital issues would “be available in print collections later this year”, they offered no recourse for customers who might see this as forcing a double-dip purchase. I didn’t have a problem with the fact that they were letting a series finish its story. Like all solutions in this era, it was something they could live with today, to get them to tomorrow. The Coronavirus changed the company’s immediate needs and Marvel came up with a solution. Last week, Matthew Rosenberg opened up about the situation on Twitter, talking about how the options for Hawkeye: Freefall #5 & 6 were “digital release”, or “nothing at all”. ![]() Given the uncertainty of the world, something was going to break, and low selling books were going to be an issue. The news of the company pushing some digital only content wasn’t entirely surprising. More information about these comics will be shared at a later date. These comics will only be available as digital comics for the time being however, they will be available in print collections later this year for fans looking to add them to their Marvel bookshelves. Over the next two weeks, new issues for series such as ANT-MAN, GHOST-SPIDER, HAWKEYE: FREEFALL, and more will be made available digitally for readers to access from their own homes. In the late afternoon, Marvel dropped a bombshell on comic news sites.Īs True Believers await the return of new Marvel comics later this month, fans everywhere will now be able to start diving back into some of their favorite Marvel series next week! On May 13th and May 20th, Marvel will release a select number of brand-new digital-only comics for fans to enjoy as everyone continues to practice social distancing. Now, let’s try and save a format, shall we? Other people are more equipped to talk about those larger issues, and as always, I suggest you seek out The Worst Year Ever podcast, as they are doing fine work in this field. There are absolutely larger problems out there and the fate of this form of entertainment is infinitesimal compared to those issues. This is also intended to be specific to the comic book industry. ![]()
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