Marvel's 'Spider-Man' going digital

Marvel's Amazing Spider-Man has been given a digital run as part of the publisher's Unlimited series.

Issues of the comic will be available every Monday via Marvel's online distribution service, bolstering the firm's current strategy to increase its internet presence.

"We're always trying to vary and expand the offerings of our exclusive, digital-first comics," Marvel Digital Media Group executive John Cerilli explained.

"Having Amazing Spider-Man stories that are in continuity and debuting inside Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited [is] an incredibly exciting offering for our Digital Comics subscribers."

The new series will be penned by Back To The Future scribe Bob Gale. "Story-wise, anything we can do in a print comic, we can do in the digital format, there are no limits," the writer said.

"The big difference is in its presentation. The online format gives us a bunch of new tools to play with, and there are things we're doing that I hope will put a new spin on the storytelling. The idea is to make the online digital presentation the best presentation of the story, the optimum way to experience it."

The plotline will reportedly tie in to previously established Spider-Man continuity, but also stand alone as a self-contained work.

Amazing Spider-Man will be available through Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited from November 9.