Wednesday’s announcement of the Apple iPad may have much of the comic book industry excited about its impact on the industry, but Marvel is a little more cautious, particularly since the device isn’t Flash-enabled. “It’s not going to support our digital comics subscription service as it is,” said Ira Rubenstein, executive vice president of Marvel’s Global Digital Media Group, referring to Marvel’s current online comic book reader. But the executive said he recognizes the market penetration Apple could get with this device, so Marvel is in discussions about how to best reach the iPad’s potential audience. [Newsrama]

Eventually, I think it will work out just find, but if you ask me, I still prefer to buy physical comics rather than ‘software’. Nothing beats holding it with your hands, the fresh print smells with a glass of coke. Hah! But if you are into Apple, iPhone, iPod, iPad etc, you still have to wait a few months for it.

iPad will be available in late March worldwide for a suggested retail price of $499 (US) for the 16GB model, $599 (US) for the 32GB model, $699 (US) for the 64GB model. The Wi-Fi + 3G models of iPad will be available in April in the US and selected countries for a suggested retail price of $629 (US) for the 16GB model, $729 (US) for the 32GB model and $829 (US) for the 64GB model. iPad will be sold in the US through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. International pricing and worldwide availability will be announced at a later date. iBookstore will be available in the US at launch. [Apple]