Marvel free comics promotion called off after Comixology overwhelmed by demand

Over the weekend Marvel announced that it was offering free digital copies of over 700 of its first issues for a limited time — but the response was so overwhelming the company's digital distribution partner Comixology has had to call off the promotion. In a blog post, Comixology CEO David Steinberger writes that the service — which powers both the Marvel comics app and its own standalone app called Comics — wasn't able to keep up with the demand from those trying to downloa...