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thatcrazycajunIn a bid to attract younger, more computer-using readers, Marvel Comics has announced it will make a portion of its ginormous library of back issues of its regular titles available free of charge, for a limited time, in a "screen-optimized" format. (See BBC News report here.)
Of course, this strategy may invite invidious comparisons of the stories written and drawn in yesteryear by giants of the field such as Lee, Kirby, Claremont, Steranko and Ditko to more recent work by today's often-lesser lights, so it could well backfire on Marvel. But any new effort to encourage literacy—not to say awareness of the legacy of the greats—is to be commended.
Of course, this strategy may invite invidious comparisons of the stories written and drawn in yesteryear by giants of the field such as Lee, Kirby, Claremont, Steranko and Ditko to more recent work by today's often-lesser lights, so it could well backfire on Marvel. But any new effort to encourage literacy—not to say awareness of the legacy of the greats—is to be commended.
