Digital Marvel. 'Nuff Said

By Anita Hamilton

Comic-book collectors are known for their obsession with obtaining pristine originals of favorite titles. Now, if they can't get those, they can at least own perfect digital copies on CD-ROM of 100 separate issues from the Spider-Man, X-Men, Incredible Hulk, Avengers, Captain America and other titles in Topics Entertainment's Marvel Comic Book Library ($30). We loved the content but found the presentation a bit flat: each book is displayed in your Web browser, and you must click on a thumbnail version of a page to see it up close. An interface free of toolbar clutter and a Next button to turn the pages would work better.