Marvel CyberComics or Webisodes were digital comics produced from 1996 to 2000 by

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using

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. The Marvel CyberComics were originally made available exclusively on the AOL web portal, but were later made freely available on the Marvel.com website. The Marvel CyberComics feature established Marvel characters such as Spider-Man and

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and consist of a combination of comics and animation. The Marvel CyberComics were removed from the Marvel website in 2000, and the service was succeeded by

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in 2007.

History

CyberComics were created by

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in the summer of 1996 as a part of a promotional deal with America Online. The CyberComics were placed into the ''AOL/Marvel Zone'' and were exclusively available to AOL users. In 1997 Marvel built their own website at MarvelOnline.com and the CyberComics were freely available to all users through registration on MarvelZone.com (due to the contract with AOL). On September 17, 1999 ''NextPlanetOver.com'' (NPO), a now-defunct online comics store, announced a one-year marketing and content licensing deal with Marvel Comics. Terms included a year of run-of-site advertising on Marvel.com. In addition, NextPlanetOver.com was sponsoring monthly CyberComics created exclusively for them by Marvel. NPO was bought out less than a year later and went bankrupt in 2000; the CyberComics were renamed into "Webisodes" and made available at Marvel.com for free without any registration. The first characters to star in CyberComics were ''Spider-Man'' and ''Wolverine'', soon followed by several others. The comics were not only canon to the mainstream but also tied in directly with Marvel's newsstand offerings. They came out on a monthly basis, in four parts consisting of eight pages each. Using Macromedia's Shockwave software, readers guided the action by clicking through word balloons and following panels complete with animation, sound effects and music. CyberComics were still very much in the

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genre - the result was a cross between comics and animation. The Cybercomics were made by taking penciled pages and transforming them through a program called "Electric Image Painter" and form-Z into the digital comics, colored in digitally in

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. Simple animations were created in Macromedia Shockwave, and Garry Schafer of grimmwerks created the soundscapes which drove the animations. Done at a time previous to mp3 compression as common as it is now, only 4 channels of small, short soundscapes could be used at one time. Due to financial reasons the production of new CyberComics ceased in 2000 and Marvel removed them from their website. Having a huge back-issue archive, Marvel decided to save money by replacing Marvel CyberComics with Dotcomics. This successor would eventually become

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Spider-Man

From 1996 till 1998 there was a run of the Spider-Man Cybercomics. They appeared monthly for 14 months in four eight-page, weekly installments/episodes. After the 52nd episode

remade them officially into storylines: Spider-Man Storyline # 01 - 01-04 (July 18, 1996): Written by

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, penciled by

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, guest-starring

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and

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. Spider-Man Storyline # 02 - 05-08: The Menace of Mysterio Guest-starring

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kidnapping J. Jonah Jameson. Spider-Man Storyline # 03 - 09-12: Guest-starring Morbius and the Lizard. Spider-Man Storyline # 04: Shock Value - 13-16 Guest-starring The Hand, Kingpin, The Rose, Hammerhead, Shocker and

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. The fourth chapter of the story was penciled by Daerick Gross. Spider-Man Storyline # 05: The Gamma Gambit - 17-20 Penciled by Daerick Gross, guest-starring

and

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. Spider-Man Storyline # 06 - 21-24: Spider-man in the

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, featuring Ka-Zar, Shanna the She-Devil and Zabu. Spider-Man Storyline # 07: Sandblasted - 25-28:''
Read it here!
Peter Parker's latest gig as a freelance photographer is no day at the beach, thanks to the Sandman's untimely emergence. Featuring the

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at Coney Island with art by Daerick Gross. Spider-Man Storyline # 08: Strange Heads
(This Storyline was included as a promo on a CD in Marvel Vision #25 and Ka-Zar #8) *Issue #29: (January 31, 1997):

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, MJ,

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and Betty Brant get together to commemorate Gwen Stacy's death and decide to go visit the American Museum of Natural History. As the friends are on their tour, robbers attack and take MJ hostage. By John Lewandowski, Nghia Lam and

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! *Issue #30 (February 6, 1997): Spider-Man teams up with Doctor Strange in a story of webs and wizardry! By John Lewandowski, Nghia Lam and

! *Issue #31 (February 13, 1997): Spider-Man and Doctor Strange confront the power of Hammerhead and the mystical might of the amulet of Aagara! It's all-out head to head Hammerhead action! By John Lewandowski and Nghia Lam! *Issue #32 (February 20, 1997): Spider-Man and

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take on Hammerhead and the mystical amulet of Aagara! By John Lewandowski, Nghia Lam and

! Spider-Man Storyline # 09: Electric *Issue #33: *Issue #34 (March 6, 1997): Spider-Man finds his personal life turned upside down as the movie about him continues to film in New York – with the promise to reveal his

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to the world! By

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and Atomic Paintbrush! *Issue #35 (March 13, 1997): The actor playing Spider-Man in the movie has gotten too caught up in the role – and now the real web-slinger's gotta come to his rescue! By

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and Atomic Paintbrush! *Issue #36 (March 20, 1997): The villainous Electro holds a movie studio and Mary Jane hostage – and the

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is looming on the horizon! By

and Atomic Paintbrush! Spider-Man Storyline # 10: Black Tarantula *Issue #37: *Issue #38 (April 3, 1997): Spider-Man continues to face the menace of his newest foe, the

! By

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, Daerick Gross and Atomic Paintbrush! *Issue #39: *Issue #40 (April 16, 1997): Spider-Man makes the mistake of coming between

and his kai in the explosive finale! By

, Daerick Gross and Atomic Paintbrush! Spider-Man Storyline # -1: Flashback *Issue #41 (April 24, 1997): The beginning of an all-new saga! When the mutant-hating

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stage a rally at Empire State University,

must confront the ugliness of bigotry! Plus: Spider-Man is accused of murder! By

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and Atomic Paintbrush! *Issue #42 (May 1, 1997): Spider-Man is accused of murder and the mutant-hating ''Friends of Humanity'' group are out to make him pay! But the ''real'' murderer, one of Spidey's greatest enemies, remains at large and dangerous as ever! By

and

! *Issue #43 (May 8, 1997): A Flashback-Month tie-in! The first multimedia crossover ever done! Joe Robertson is forced to choose between covering a news story – or becoming a part of it! By

and

! *Issue #44 (May 15, 1997): A Flashback-Month tie-in! Concluding the first multimedia crossover ever done! Joe Robertson is given a choice between covering a major news story or becoming a part of it! Spider-Man Storyline # 11: Venom Saga *Issue #45 (May 23, 1997):

and Betty Brant investigate the murder for which Spider-Man has been blamed---and run into the REAL killer! *Issue #46 (May 29, 1997): At last! Spider-Man tangles with the man who framed him for murder – and his name is

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! *Issue #47 (June 5, 1997): Spider-Man in an all-out, knock-down, drag-out fight with his most dangerous enemy:

! *Issue #48 (June 12, 1997): The explosive conclusion to "

Saga", with Spider-Man and Betty Brant caught in the middle! By

, Daerick Gross and

! Spider-Man Storyline # 12: Deathlock Solution *Issue # 49 (June 19, 1997): Spider-Man moves to stop

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from changing the course of history! Is it the right move for the webhead to be making, or is he in way over his head – again?! By

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, Nghia Lam and Atomic Paintbrush! *Issue # 50: *Issue # 51 (July 3, 1997): Swingin' on data! Trapped in the Cyberverse, Spider-Man and

attempt to stop Ryker's cyborgs from rewriting their programming, from the inside! By Andrew Ball and Nghia Lam! *Issue # 52 (July 10, 1997): The concluding chapter of the Spider-Man/

saga! Cyberspace was never this exciting! By Andrew Ball and Nghia Lam! Spider-Man Storyline # 13: Path of Vengeance *Issue # 53 (July 30, 1997): Part One! Someone has targeted Osborn Industries for destruction – and Spider-Man fears it could be his worst enemy, back from the dead! By

, Pat Chau and

! *Issue # 54: *Issue # 55 (August 13, 1997): Part Three! Spider-Man takes on the villain from his past who has targeted Osborn Industries for destruction - with Liz Allan Osborn caught in the middle! By

, Pat Chau and Atomic Paintbrush! *Issue # 56 (August 20, 1997): Part Four! Spider-Man takes on his old enemy, The

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, as the life of Liz Osborn hangs in the balance! Spider-Man Storyline # 14: Maximum Plumage *Issue # 57 (August 27, 1997): Part One! Things turn fowl for Spider-Man when

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is infiltrated by clones of

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! By

and Daerick Gross! *Issue # 58 (September 3, 1997): Part Two! Doctor Bong is out to avenge himself upon

and Spider-Man finds himself drawn even deeper into this long-standing feud! By

, Daerick Gross and

! *Issue # 59 (September 10, 1997): Part Three! At last: Spider-Man comes face-to-face with the diabolical Doctor Bong, with

caught in the middle! By

, Daerick Gross and

! *Issue # 60 (September 17, 1997): Part Four! The conclusion to the mind-boggling

saga, featuring Spider-Man's showdown with the maniacal menace, known as Doctor Bong! Spider-Man Storyline # 15: Doom Control (In five parts; 1998) His name is Von Doom. Victor Von Doom. And only Spider-Man can stop him from seizing control of all the minds in

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. It can be seen completel
here
By D. G. Chichester and Daerick Gross.

Heroes

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(A one-shot; 21. August 1998) The story is tied into the

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movie of the same name. Art by Daerick Gross
Read it here!
* Captain America / Iron Man: Invasion Force (In four parts) Two of the Avengers' most prominent uncover the truth behind the new alien race, the

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, and must halt an

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! Art by Daerick Gross
Read it here!
* Daredevil (v.1): Protection Racket (In four parts; 1998) Featuring Daredevil's fight against Kingpin and

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. By D. G. Chichester and Daerick Gross
Read it here!
* Daredevil (v.2) #0: What a Life (A one-shot; September 1998) Written by

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, with art by

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A preview/prequel to the relaunched Daredevil title in 1998. * Heroes Return (In five parts; 1997) It took place between issues #3 and #4 of the Heroes Reborn: The Return Limited Series. The Wall-crawler takes on the Green Goliath and encounters the Heroes Return super-heroes! By

and Rob Haynes. * Marvel Milk Maniacs: Race for Destruction (A one-shot; 2000) Starring Captain America,

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and Spider-Man. A promo CyberComic for drinking

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. * Nick Fury / Black Widow: Jungle Warfare (In four parts) Nick Fury and the Black Widow race to defuse a bomb buried in the banks of the

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- without setting off any political landmines. Art by

Read it here!
*

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: Ride My Hard Drive, Baby! (In four parts; February 2000) In this quirky tale of everyone's favorite Merc-With-A-Mouth, Deadpool gets interactive as he ends up being downloaded into the computer, owned by his good buddy

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, and mayhem ensues in Cyberscape! Featuring appearances by

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, Captain America and Iron Man. "Ride My Hard Drive, Baby!" is written by Joe Kelly, with art by

Mutants

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: The Hunt for the Tomorrow Stone (December 27, 1999) Was the first CyberComic referred to in a printed comic (in the pages of Gambit #12). The plot occurred approximately after Gambit #10 - Gambit helps Spat obtain the Tomorrow Stone to stop her de-aging and save her life. In his quest for it he encounter
Sekhmet
who needs the Stone herself to save her mother from the suspended animation she was put in by her husband. Sekhmet finally gets the Tomorrow Stone but provides it to Spat and saves her life. After that, Sekhmet goes on looking to find help for her mother (Assumedly, the Sekhmet story would have come up again in the Gambit comic, if it continued under

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, but didn't since it was cancelled). Art by Daerick Gross. *

: Merciless is the Mongrel by

and Daerick Gross (In four parts; July 1996). This was one of the two first Marvel CyberComics ever (the other one was with Spider-Man)
Pale Flower
is playing a dangerous game, with Wolverine in the middle. Can she control a tiger by the tail? Features first appearances by

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an
Pale Flower
*

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: Twisted History (In four parts; January 2000 ) Written by D. G. Chichester with art from Daerick Gross, the X-Men's original line-up gets a bit of a revamp, with

, Rogue, and Colossus thrown into the mix
Read it here!
*

: The Ravages of Apocalypse (1996 one-shot) Was a promotional CyberComic story tied into the X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse videogame. The game itself was a commercial total conversion of the '' Quake'' engine. Written by

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, penciled by Daerick Gross.

Marvel's Excelsior Theatre

Scoop:
The only "movie" in this "theatre" was called "The Secret Adventures of Captain America - Far Flung in the Far East" and came out in five parts in 1999-2000. It was conceived by former editor and Stan-hattan Project founder James Felder and co-written by James Felder,

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and Joe Kelly with art/designs by

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and overseen by John Cerilli; sound effects, music, animation and even the voice of Captain America was provided by Garry Schafer. The idea was to do a

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animated series with actors and writers contributing the characters' voices - all involved recorded parts - John Cerilli was Nick Fury, for example. Sort of a retro-modern version of the old movie serials with a bit of the

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's ''

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'' radio show vibe. It was discontinued after the fifth episode without bringing the story to an end for unclear reasons. Story:
Chasing down a mysterious phenomenon in

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during the

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confronts the nefarious

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! A certain Sergeant Fury is present and accounted for as well, but with allies like these... Other appearances include

Dum Dum Dugan Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum Dum" Dugan is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is an officer of S.H.I.E.L.D. and is one of the most experienced members of Nick Fury's team, known for his mark ...

and Sgt. Fury's Howling Commandos, composed of

Dino Manelli ''Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos'' was a comic book series created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee and published by Marvel Comics from 1963 to 1981. The main character, Sgt. Nick Fury, later became the leader of Marvel's super-spy agency, S.H.I ...

, Reb Ralston, Gabe Jones,

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and Izzey Cohen. * Episode 1: Valley of Death * Episode 2: In the Clutches of the Mandarin * Episode 3: The Valley of Lost Spirits * Episode 4: The Road of Frozen Hells * Episode 5: Fireworks Review:
The adventure featured numerous "firsts", including a new first meeting of Captain America and Nick Fury; one that is decidedly different than the one featured in the pages of Sgt Fury comic. Much more advanced than the CyberComics, it had music and actors performing their parts and more advanced animation. Oddly the story seemed to take the stand that Nick Fury was somehow opposed to Captain America beforehand, seeing him as some kind of glorified piece of propaganda.

External links

Excelsior Theatre episodes and a write up of the process

Marvel Digital Comics
*

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110810214626/http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/95816259268328.htm An interviewwith D. G. Chichester,

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History

Spider-Man

Heroes

Mutants

Marvel's Excelsior Theatre

See also

External links