It is very likely you are one of many people disappointed that you couldn’t receive your 700 free Marvel #1 comics today or yesterday from Comixology. The comics announced yesterday at Marvel’s SXSW panel caused quite a buzz, sending thousands upon thousands to Comixology and Marvel’s digital comic store all trying to download as many free comics as they could. Unfortunately, Comixology was not prepared for this as the high amount of traffic acted practically like a DNS attack, overwhelming the servers. The Comixology team tried diligently to solve the problem over night, but it was unfortunately to no avail, as everyone seemed to underestimate the interest and rabid commitment Marvel fans would have to constantly refreshing the Comixology page in hopes of receiving countless free comics. The lack of an immediate answer has led to Comixology’s CEO and Co-founder responding with a need to pause the promotion, stating the following:

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.

David Steinberger
CEO and co-founder
Comixology

Hopefully the problem can be resolved soon, but in the meantime there is still a brand new Marvel Infinite comic revolving around the Guardians of the Galaxy which fans can download for free…if they can sign into Comixology. But if you’re interested in the 700 free Marvel #1′s, remember to click the link below, provide your email, and get on that list to be notified when they are available again.