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A couple of weeks ago, Marvel launched a "Marvel First" teaser campaign . At SXSW, Marvel revealed what that was all about -- the publisher is giving away 700 free first issues via Comixology . Yes, 700.

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That includes recent Marvel NOW! launches like All-New X-Men, The Avengers, New Avengers, Superior Spider-Man, and Captain America. It also includes the usual favorites like Hawkeye, Daredevil, and Captain Marvel, and so many more. Events, mini-series, old volumes... a whopping number of those first issues are free. So if there's anything you've been on the fence about trying, now's your chance to do it free of charge.

Check Out the Free Marvel #1s on Comixology

To our customers:



It’s been a whirlwind weekend, and we’re fresh from SXSW where Marvel Comics launched their Marvel #1 promotion featuring over 700 free comics distributed via our platform.



We expected a high degree of excitement for the Marvel initiative – and had believed ourselves prepared – but unfortunately we became overwhelmed by the immense response. We’re still struggling to keep our systems up.



The result is that you aren’t getting your comics when and where you want.



We don’t like letting you down. Our teams are working around the clock to resolve these issues so that you can have the experience you’ve come to expect.



To that end, we’re pausing the Marvel Comics #1 promotion for the time being. For those of you that want to take advantage of the offer – you will get your comics! Until we are able to reinstate this program in our systems, please click here and fill out this simple form, so you can be informed as soon as there is an update.



We’ll be communicating with you as often as we can and deeply appreciate the outpouring of support we’ve seen from our customers while we right the ship.

But the freebies only last until Tuesday, so get on it.If you've been trying to take advantage of these free comics and failing, you're not alone. Comixology has been experiencing a massive outage due to the overwhelming of their servers, including users being unable to access their collection. Comixology CEO David Steinberger has offered this update on the company's blog Bummer.

Joey is a Senior Editor at IGN and a comic book creator. Follow Joey on Twitter @JoeyEsposito , or find him on IGN at Joey-IGN . If he could, he'd run away to live amongst wild cats for the rest of his days.