This Week in Comic Collecting: Snake Eyes, DC x Fortnite and Injustice

As has been the case throughout the past few months in the media world, this week saw the release of a few major trailers and sneak peeks of forthcoming comic-inspired projects. From Injustice to the Fortnite x DC collab, here are some of the most important recent moments driving the comic market as we approach the weekend.

Sticking with the comic book / video game relationship, DC also announced plans for an upcoming Animated Feature Film based on the popular 2013 video game and comic book series Injustice : Gods Among Us. This is Tom Taylor’s take on the DC Universe and the one that showed his true potential as a top line comic writer in the industry, going on to create the DCeased Universe, featuring a DC Comics Zombie Apocolypse of sorts. Injustice has been wildly popular since its debut, seeing a follow up to the video game in 2016 and several volumes of the comic's sequels and spinoffs. The original first volume first print is a tough book to find in the wild these days and trades for about $300 in a slabbed 9.8.  

There is also an incentive variant for this book which is a tougher find and sellers regularly charge 2-5x for it over Cover A, but the exposure that the initial media articles gave Cover A only solidify why I am a Cover A investor.  More often than not, similar to base cards in sports cards, Cover A may not be the most expensive option but most times offers the highest ROI opportunity. 

Video games and comics are a natural tie in with a huge overlap in fan base. I expect this film to get a lot of attention from both markets. DC has a rich history of success with their animated features and the Injustice story allows for them to tell a version of the DC Universe that traditional comic fans may not be aware of while grabbing viewership from the loyal video game audience the game garnered with both releases.