Summary
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Marvel Rivals now has a companion comic to better explain its story.
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The first issue of what will be a six-part series is now available on Marvel Unlimited.
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Unlimited subscribers will also receive free Jeff spray in the new year.
Even though Marvel Rivals is an online multiplayer game and not one with a single-player campaign, there's a story behind the chaos that millions of you have been caught up in over the past couple of weeks. If this is news to you, or you've been struggling to piece together what the hell is going on between moments of being swallowed by Jeff the Land Shark, a new comic series available through Marvel Unlimited is here to help you.
Marvel revealed the Rivals companion comic series this week, dubbing it Marvel Rivals Infinity Comic. The first of six issues is available now, which means if you have a Marvel Unlimited subscription, you can start your education on the story behind the hit shooter.
If you don't have a Marvel Unlimited subscription, you can sign up now to not only access the new Rivals comic, but also more than 30,000 other comics from throughout Marvel history. A subscription costs $9.99 per month.
The premise of Rivals is that a science experiment by two variants of Dr. Doom that went awry caused multiple timelines to become intertwined. That's why multiple versions of the same heroes come face to face with each other and are forced to fight an eternal battle. However, some of the heroes and villains in the Rivals roster have ulterior motives.
The first issue of a six-part Marvel Rivals comic series is now available
Anyone with a Marvel Unlimited subscription can check it out
It also led to heroes who would normally be on the same side and lead teams against each other as they fight for different things. This is where Marvel Rivals Infinity Comic comes in. The setting of the six-part series is Tokyo 2099, one of the settings of Rivals, and both heroes are trying to mend the web of life and destiny. The problem is that the webslingers can't agree on how to do it, so they clash and fight each other in the game, and now in a comic book series.
In addition to being able to read new Rivals comics as soon as they come out and all the others available through Unlimited, if you subscribe by Christmas Day, you will receive a free Jeff spray to use in the game. Codes for Unlimited Appetite spray will be released on January 3, 2025but only if you signed up by Christmas Day and remain signed up until January 3rd.

Marvel Rivals is a superhero team PVP shooter! Assemble an all-star Marvel team, devise countless strategies by combining powers to form unique team abilities, and fight across destructible, ever-changing battlefields in the ever-evolving Marvel Universe!
- Released
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December 6, 2024
- OpenCritic rating
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Strong