Have you taken the next step in your comics reading experience by experiencing Augmented Reality via the Marvel AR App for iOS and Android devices? If not, you’re missing out! Here’s Marvel Content Producer & Manager of the AR App Judy Stephens to give you the overview:
“The Marvel AR App brings new, exciting and free content to your print comics by using an iOS or Android device. To access any of the content, all you need is your phone/tablet, the app and an internet connection. Hold your device over the panel with the AR icon and watch the future unfold! With Marvel NOW!, we're kicking off a schedule of even more Marvel goodness for your eyes and ears! Each week stay tuned for bonus content including videos from the creators, original sketches & pencils, art evolutions, surprise celebrity appearances and more!
Got an idea for a Marvel AR video or bonus content? Let us know on twitter @Marvel!”
Have you got your Marvel AR App downloaded and your iOS and Android ready to go? Then check out the exciting AR content available this week!
AVENGERS ARENA #1
The young heroes of the Marvel Universe find themselves fighting to survive when Dennis Hopeless and Kev Walker drop them in a Murderworld like you’ve never seen! Learn more about the heroic Hazmat and the villain behind it all, Arcade with in-depth bios, plus see the evolution of Walker’s art. And as a special bonus, former wrestling World champion and DDP Yoga master “Diamond” Dallas Page discusses surviving in Avengers Arena!
CABLE & X-FORCE #1
The X-Men’s soldier of the future finds himself on the wrong side of the law as Dennis Hopeless and Salvador Larroca help Cable gather a new X-Force to combat problems even the Avengers won’t touch! In addition to a look at the art of Larroca, check out Lowe-Down columns from editor Nick Lowe on Cable and Hope Summers, plus hear the phone conversation between Domino and Boom Boom!
FANTASTIC FOUR #2
The First Family of the Marvel Universe continues their odyssey into Marvel NOW! courtesy of Matt Fraction and Mark Bagley! As the FF selects their temporary replacements, Bagley discusses science fiction’s role in the series as well as his visual take on Mr. Fantastic, Reed Richards.
IRON MAN #4
Tony Stark dons his new heavy duty combat armor as he continues to chase Extremis under the guidance of Kieron Gillen and Greg Land! Gillen unlocks the secrets of Extremis in this issue while Land’s art goes under the microscope from pencils to finished product!
Want a taste of AR for yourself? Check out this video of DDP talking about how to survive in AVENGERS ARENA…
Each Marvel NOW! comic with Marvel AR also features a special look at what’s led up to the issue and what to expect within that you can access just by aiming your device at the cover. And don’t forget to pick up the AVENGERS VS. X-MEN hardcover collection, on sale now with over 100 AR Executions!
Enjoy this week’s AR, and we’ll see you next week for another round!
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