Marvel Comics

Garp · 25-04-2008, 11:36

I'm not sure who here is a fan, but Marvel Comics have started putting up an online repository of their comic books, using a pretty nifty comic book viewer. Its far, far away from complete archive, but there are some classic series in there as well as a fair number of the modern comics too. I've paid for an annual subscription and have been catching up on various storylines and characters for the past month or so. Works through your web browser and seems to run happily with IE and Firefox, so probably nice and portable for other OSs.

This one is currently free sample I believe, from 1983: http://www.marvel.com/digitalcomics/..._FOUR.1961.257

Reading the early x-men has me laughing quite loudly. So cliche, unbelievably so at times, and some of the writing quality is absolutely dire, but still interesting none the less

Kell_ee001 · 25-04-2008, 12:11

I know a couple of lads that are into their comics in a big way, but it's not something I ever really got into

Justsomebloke · 25-04-2008, 12:28

I grew up on Marvel comics

If you heard me talking about them you'd definitely get me locked up. I can't talk about it these days though because my conversations are associated to the new versions of characters that are complete crap compared to the "Real" ones.
In my day Wolverine was a Dude not a faggot like he is now. I'll never forget the escape that characters like Wolverine & The Awesome Beyonder & the Incredible X-Men gave me & remember crowding around with mates to discuss the weekly happenings.
Try not to concentrate on the text though as it's more about the fantastic art work

Wossi · 12-05-2008, 14:40

I was about to subscribe to this, after forgetting about it, but found out you can't save the comics to your pc for offline viewing

I would have signed up in an instant if you could.

25-04-2008, 11:36	#1
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	Marvel Comics I'm not sure who here is a fan, but Marvel Comics have started putting up an online repository of their comic books, using a pretty nifty comic book viewer. Its far, far away from complete archive, but there are some classic series in there as well as a fair number of the modern comics too. I've paid for an annual subscription and have been catching up on various storylines and characters for the past month or so. Works through your web browser and seems to run happily with IE and Firefox, so probably nice and portable for other OSs. This one is currently free sample I believe, from 1983: http://www.marvel.com/digitalcomics/..._FOUR.1961.257 Reading the early x-men has me laughing quite loudly. So cliche, unbelievably so at times, and some of the writing quality is absolutely dire, but still interesting none the less __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?

25-04-2008, 12:11	#2
Kell_ee001 Wants Big Meat Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newcastle Posts: 6,478	I know a couple of lads that are into their comics in a big way, but it's not something I ever really got into __________________

25-04-2008, 12:28	#3
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	I grew up on Marvel comics If you heard me talking about them you'd definitely get me locked up. I can't talk about it these days though because my conversations are associated to the new versions of characters that are complete crap compared to the "Real" ones. In my day Wolverine was a Dude not a faggot like he is now. I'll never forget the escape that characters like Wolverine & The Awesome Beyonder & the Incredible X-Men gave me & remember crowding around with mates to discuss the weekly happenings. Try not to concentrate on the text though as it's more about the fantastic art work __________________

12-05-2008, 14:40	#4
Wossi Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the middle Posts: 1,385	I was about to subscribe to this, after forgetting about it, but found out you can't save the comics to your pc for offline viewing I would have signed up in an instant if you could.