We’ve known for months now that Disney was planning an official tie-in comic series to accompany the release of The Avengers, but it seems that the first issue will be completely free and will make its way to the Marvel Comics App this Sunday. Not only that, but the first dozen or so panels have now been released to publicize the tie-in!
Check out the sneak peek of the new comic below, which as we mentioned, can be downloaded for free this Sunday from Marvel’s app.
Ruh roh, looks like the Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement Logistics Division will be one of these “wasteful programs”! Will The Avengers begin with a dying S.H.I.E.L.D.? Spin your theories in the comments below!
Get your first look at the events leading up the biggest movie of the year—Marvel’s The Avengers—this Sunday in Marvel’s The Avengers Prelude: Fury’s Big Week #1 (of 8), free on the Marvel Comics app! That’s right—not only is Marvel giving you the first look at new footage from The Avengers in a special commercial during the big game, but the Marvel Comics app will feature the first issue of this action packed series for FREE! Subsequent issues of Marvel’s The Avengers Prelude: Fury’s Big Week will arrive every Tuesday beginning February 14th for 99 cents per issue.
“We’ve worked hand-in-hand with Marvel Studios to create an exciting story set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that sets the stage perfectly for the most anticipated film of the summer,” said Axel Alonso, Marvel Editor in Chief. “Now, for the first time. you’ll find out just what happened to some of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes on the road to Marvel’s The Avengers.”
What is the Avengers Initiative? And what are the secrets of S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury? The answers arrive in Marvel’s The Avengers Prelude: Fury’s Big Week and the first issue is free this Sunday only on the Marvel Comics app!
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As for releasing a tie-in comic, it’s a very clever idea. Not only does the comic tie-in become official canon and help introduce the film, but it might also introduce comic books to a whole new generation of tech-savvy kids. Will Marvel start releasing these tie-in comics with their features regularly? We hope so! There’s more than enough storylines to go around!
So what do you think? Will you be downloading the first issue of the comic series on Sunday? Will you purchase the entire tie-in comic? Do you hope that Marvel continues this trend?