Marvel Comics: Point One Begins in February

Marvel Comics announced today that it will begin an initiative in February 2011 to mark 'jumping on' points in it's top-selling titles. The titles will appear with a .1 after their regular numbering (i.e. Captain America 615.1)

The following titles will have the .1 addition:

February 2011

• Amazing Spider-Man #654.1 (cover shown below)
• Invincible Iron Man #500.1 (cover shown below)
• Wolverine #5.1

March 2011

• Captain America #615.1 (cover shown below)
• Deadpool #32.1
• Hulk #30.1
• Thor #620.1
• Uncanny X-Force #5.1

April 2011

• Avengers #12.1
• Secret Avengers #11.1
• Uncanny X-Men #534.1

"Marvel is absolutely committed to providing new readers with easy entry points into all our comic book series and Marvel: Point One is the next step in our new reader initiatives," explained David Gabriel, Senior Vice-President, Sales & Circulation, Marvel Entertainment. "And to make sure readers can sample all of Marvel's top series, we've priced every Marvel: Point One issue at $2.99. Utilizing our top characters, top creators and employing a huge marketing push, we expect a lot of new faces in comic stores nationwide to check out Marvel: Point One. Retailers should stock up on these titles and the subsequent issues."