Infinite Comics was an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics, 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

The imprint was launched 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, storyboarder and artist.[5]

Publication history

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References

  1. ^ Esposito, Joey (12 March 2012). "What is Marvel Infinite Comics". IGN. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. ^ Sunu, Steve (5 March 2012). "Nova Blasts into Marvel Infinite Comics with AvX Tie-In". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Wagner, Kyle (3 April 2012). "Infinite Comics: Marvel's New Format Changes How Comics Are Created—And Read". Gizmodo. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Mark Waid Returns to Daredevil in March 2014 - IGN". 26 November 2013.


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