Infinite Comics was an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics and hosted via the online service Marvel Unlimited, featuring original, made-for-digital stories about the company's superhero characters, including Spider-Man, Wolverine, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Silver Surfer, the X-Men and the Avengers. Infinite Comics, which ran from 2012 to 2017, were designed for horizontal, on-screen reading.
History
[edit]The imprint was launched on the online service Marvel Unlimited in 2012[1] with the publication of Avengers vs. X-Men #1: Infinite featuring Nova.[2] Infinite Comics were designed for horizontal, on-screen reading. Rather than telling a story over a series of static pages that are divided into panels, Infinite Comics presented screens of content that "take advantage of the digital format with techniques that would not be possible in a print comic, like dynamic panel transitions and captions or dialogue boxes that appear sequentially on an image at the prompting of the reader."[3] The user retains control over the pace of the reading experience, advancing the story with each swipe – sometimes staggering elements into the existing screen[4] (for example, a new word balloon) and at other times revealing an entirely new screen.
This narrative technique was inspired by the work of a French comic book artist, Yves Bigerel (alias "Balak"), who was recruited by Marvel as artistic consultant, story boarder and artist.[5]
Publication history
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- Avengers vs. X-Men #1: Infinite (February 2012)
- Avengers vs. X-Men #6: Infinite (June 2012)
- Avengers vs. X-Men #10: Infinite (August 2012)
- Ultimate Spider-Man #0 (October 2012)
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Rocket Raccoon (March 2013)
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Drax (March 2013)
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Gamora (April 2013)
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Groot (May 2013)
- Wolverine: Japan's Most Wanted #1 – 13 (July – 2013)
- Infinity: Against The Tide #1 – 2 (August – September 2013)
- Iron Man: Fatal Frontier #1 – 13 (October 2013 – January 2014)
- Deadpool: The Gauntlet #1 – 13 (January – April 2014)
- Daredevil: Road Warrior #1 – 4 (February – March 2014)[6]
- Ms. Marvel #1 (March 2014)
- Silver Surfer #Point One (March 2014)
- Captain America – The Winter Soldier #1 (March 2014)
- Amazing Spider-Man Cinematic Infinite #1 (April 2014)
- Amazing Spider-Man: Who Am I? #1 – 12 (April 2014 – November 2014)
- Original Sin: Secret Avengers #1 – 2 (May – June 2014)
- Thanos: A God Up There Listening #1 – 6 (July 2014)
- All-New Captain America: Fear Him #1 – 6 (October – November 2014)
- X-Men '92 #1 – 8 (May – September 2015)
- Deadpool & Cable: Split Second #1 – 6 (October 2015 – January 2016)
- Marvel Universe: Ultimate Spider-Man Infinite #1 – #24, volume 2 #1 - #10 (June 2015 – 2016)
- Marvel Universe: Avengers Assemble Infinite #1 – #10 (January 2016 – May 2016)
- The Amazing Spider-Man & Silk: The Spider(Fly) Effect #1 – 8 (January 2016 – May 2016)
- Daredevil/Punisher: Seventh Circle #1–8 (March 2016 – June 2016)
- Doctor Strange/Punisher: Magic Bullets #1–8 (November 2016 – February 2017)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Esposito, Joey (12 March 2012). "What is Marvel Infinite Comics". IGN. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Sunu, Steve (5 March 2012). "Nova Blasts into Marvel Infinite Comics with AvX Tie-In". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ McMillan, Graeme. "Marvel Announces Digital-Only 'Infinite Comics' Imprint and 'Augmented Reality' App at SXSW". Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ Wagner, Kyle (3 April 2012). "Infinite Comics: Marvel's New Format Changes How Comics Are Created—And Read". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "Marvel Infinite Comics mise sur Balak et son Turbomédia | le Comptoir de la BD". lecomptoirdelabd.blog.lemonde.fr. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Mark Waid Returns to Daredevil in March 2014 - IGN". 26 November 2013.
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