We knew it might finally occur, and now we lastly know when Damian Wayne will make his cinematic debut. Trigger the key points avalanche.
Eat your coronary heart out, Kevin Feige as a result of James Gunn set the secondary market ablaze together with his enormous DCU Chapter One reveal. Of all the films and exhibits he named, The Brave and the Bold has generated the largest preliminary secondary market affect, all because of Gunn confirming that Damian Wayne will likely be in the movie. That has lit a fireplace beneath these keys.
Think of this as you’ll a What If…? key. Despite being a noncanonical Elseworlds story, collectors and traders nonetheless acknowledge the graphic novel, Batman: Son of the Demon, as Damian’s true first look. Here we see the unnamed child born to Talia al Ghul and Bruce Wayne. Grant Morrison would later retcon the story to suit into the Earth-1 universe, and that’s what makes this problem so vital to Damian collectors.
Son of the Demon had two editions — a hardcover and a softcover. Obviously, the grading firms can’t slab a hardcover, so there aren’t any graded gross sales of that version. Even for the softcover, there’s solely been one 9.8 to promote on-line as of late, and that occurred to be in December when a replica introduced $185. Over on eBay, each editions have been incomes round $25.
Although we solely see his eyes in the shadows, Batman #655 is acknowledged as Damian’s first canonical look. Since we don’t really see him, that makes this extra of a cameo first, however that didn’t matter to consumers.
On the again of the Chapter One affirmation, the graded 9.8 went from a $172 three-month common to instantly incomes as a lot as $500.
Damian lastly made his full debut right here, showing in a single panel at the finish of the comedian. As you might have anticipated, this problem has exploded in the secondary market. After averaging $166 for the previous 12 months, Jan. 31 noticed the graded 9.8 hit $300. Meanwhile, the uncooked copies have been incomes in the $60-$70 vary on eBay.
All issues Damian Wayne are on hearth, and his first cowl look was hauling in prime greenback. Although he’s not in costume on the entrance art work, this problem additionally marks the first time he fits up as Robin. That prompted consumers to take purpose at Batman #657.
No doubt, the Chapter One information pushed this comedian to a brand new degree. Before Jan. 31, the earlier 9.8 bought on Jan. 12 for $99. As quickly as Gunn’s video dropped, they have been promoting for wherever from $145 to as a lot as $225.
Since Damian is co-starring in the upcoming film, it should inevitably result in hypothesis that he’s the future Dark Knight. As such, collectors and traders are concentrating on Batman #666.
This standalone story is ready in a future Gotham City protected by an grownup Damian below the cape and cowl. There is a stable likelihood this might occur in a future DCU chapter, which is why it’s a red-hot collectible. Shortly after Gunn’s announcement, eBay noticed uncooked copies incomes $40-$50. As for the graded selection, the 9.8s have been incomes wherever from $200-$300.
THE BAT-FAMILY
Will we lastly see the complete Bat-Family on the silver display screen? That’s the query being requested round the comedian campfires. Given that Gunn is basing The Brave and the Bold on Grant Morrison’s Batman run, it does result in theories that Damian will likely be the first of a number of characters to get their live-action highlight. Maybe now we are able to lastly get that cinematic Nightwing we’ve heard about for years.
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