MARVEL COMIC BOOKS ADDED TO COMIXOLOGY UNLIMITED AND KINDLE UNLIMITED

Select Marvel Comics' titles are now available to read through ComiXology Unlimited, the online comic book shop's subscription program that provides users unlimited access to a catalog of comic book titles.  Fans of Marvel's superheroes can now read a variety of the publisher's bestselling single issues and story collections as part of their membership.  With the addition of this new content from Marvel, ComiXology Unlimited now offers access to over 10,000 digital edition comics, graphic novels, and manga publications for a $5.99 per month subscription fee. Titles can be read on mobile devices through the comiXology app for Fire, Android and iOS devices or on a PC over the web at comixology.com.

Some of the Marvel titles now available on ComiXology Unlimited include:

All-New Wolverine (2015-) #1-#10

Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1.1: Learning To Crawl

Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3: Spider-Verse

America (2017-) #1

Black Panther: Who Is The Black Panther?

Black Widow (2014-2015) #1-#12

Cable & Deadpool Vol. 1: If Looks Could Kill

Civil War

Elektra (2017-) #1

Fantastic Four Special 2005 #1

Gamora (2016-) #1-#3

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers

Guardians of the Galaxy: New Guard Vol. 1: Emperor Quill

Invincible Iron Man (2008-2012) #1-#12

Iron Fist (2017-) #1

Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal

Rocket Raccoon (2016-) #1-#2

Runaways Vol. 1: Pride and Joy

She-Hulk Vol. 3: Time Trials

Spider-Gwen Vol. 1: Greater Power

Star Wars Vol. 1: Skywalker Strikes

Star Wars: Darth Maul (2017-) #1

Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1: Vader

X-23 (2010-2012) #1-#16

X-Men Prime (2017) #1

ComiXology's parent company, Amazon, will also now be making Marvel selections available as well to Kindle Unlimited subscribers and Amazon Prime members.  Kindle Unlimited now offers over 1 million books, thousands of audiobooks and a selection of popular magazines accessible on Amazon's Kindle devices to subscribers for $9.99 per month.  Additionally Prime Reading offers Amazon Prime members in the United States a rotating selection of over a thousand top Kindle books, magazines, comic books, and children's books at no additional cost.

Kindle Unlimited subscribers now have access to 40 Marvel story collections with 20 of those available to U.S. Amazon Prime members as well.  These titles include:

Astonishing X-Men Vol. 1: Gifted

Spider-Man Vol. 1: Brand New Day

New Avengers Vol. 1: Breakout

Deadpool Vol. 1: Secret Invasion

Star Wars Vol. 1: Skywalker Strikes

Thor by J. Michael Straczynski Vol. 1

Captain America: Winter Soldier Vol. 1

Hawkeye Vol. 1: My Life As A Weapon

Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! Vol. 1: Hooked On A Feline

Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers

Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: The Parker Luck

Immortal Iron Fist Vol. 1: The Last Iron Fist Story

Jessica Jones: Alias Vol. 1

Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1: Vader

Black Panther: Who Is The Black Panther?

Daredevil by Mark Waid Vol. 1

Captain Marvel Vol. 1: Higher, Further, Faster, More

Legendary Star-Lord Vol. 1: Face It, I Rule

“We are thrilled to have part of Marvel’s vast library of Super Heroes join comiXology Unlimited, Kindle Unlimited, and Prime Reading,” said comiXology CEO and Co-Founder David Steinberger in an announcement to A Geek Daddy. “With the addition of Marvel Comics this is a great opportunity to discover and explore the best that comics have to offer. And for those just starting out reading Marvel Comics, Kindle Unlimited and Prime Reading are great places to begin.”

ComiXologyUnlimited and Kindle Unlimited both offer 30-day free trials.  For more information, please visit  comixology.com/unlimited or amazon.com/kindleunlimited.

 

AVRIL KNOWS -- A POSITIVE PERSPECTIVE ON FOOD ALLERGIES

As the father of a daughter with severe food allergies, I've experienced first hand the negativity that hangs over people suffering with this medical condition and their families from having to constantly be cautious about where you go and what you eat; being excluded from places and situations because you become either a risk or an inconvenience; and dealing with people who have no consideration or compassion that their actions impact whether you may be sleeping in your own bed or a hospital room that night because of something called anaphylactic shock.  So I was really happy to share with my daughter a book based upon a true story that provides some positivity to the food allergy experience.

Ginny Heenan is an award-winning San Francisco area artist who paints children's portraits.  She has written several books based upon enlightening experiences she has had while working with these children. AVRIL KNOWS is based upon a real life girl named Abby with a severe nut allergy who was eight year old (which happens to be the same age as my daughter) when Heenan painted a 36-inch by 36-inch canvas oil portrait of her two years ago.  

Heenan strives through this picture book, with illustrations by Savannah Lund and Daniele Derenzi, to help children with allergies see themselves positively through the eyes of an artist.  This book does a nice job of showing how to make "lemonade out of lemons" when dealing with a tough situation and provides encouragement to look at the positive side of life instead of dwelling on the bad things.  I appreciate that Avril isn't presented as a girl who is letting allergies interfere with living her life, but rather someone who is handling her condition the best she can and appreciates some positive encouragement from the artist painting her portrait.  This is a nice book for children with food allergies to read in that it reinforces that they aren't alone in their struggles and has an uplifting message in its story.

 For those who don't have a close connection to someone with food allergies AVRIL KNOWS personalizes what it is like to be a kid living with this medical condition providing a better understanding of what it is like to walk in those people's shoes.  The book isn't a call for regulations, protections or other actions but rather just tells it as it is regarding the story of a young girl living her life with food allergies.  A great selection for any library's children's section or elementary school class reading assignment because it invokes compassion and understanding without preaching, lecturing or demanding anything from its audience.  The book just challenges readers to picture their own face on the canvas of that portrait instead of Avril's.  How would you handle, or how will you handle, living a life with a severe food allergy?  Sincerely answering that question can be a life changing moment both for those with and those without food allergies.

Avril loves learning new magic tricks. She also has an uncanny way of noticing details and things that other people don't, and that makes her good at magic. When her parents decide to have her portrait painted Avril imagines herself as a proud magician. However, Avril learns through the eyes of the artist that her allergies are not a bad thing, but instead make her more powerful and special than she ever imagined.


AVRIL KNOWS: A POSITIVE PERSPECTIVE ON ALLERGIES is available on Amazon either in paperback or as a kindle download.  kindleunlimited members can read the book as one of the free selections in their subscription's services. A Geek Daddy readers can also get a 30% discount by purchasing the book through the CreateSpace estore by using code  DJNXUWGA.