Market Reaction - Gods & Monsters: James Gunn DCU Announcement - Part 2

We’re persevering with our protection of James Gunn’s announcement of Gods & Monsters, the primary part in his and Peter Safran’s all-new DCU. Let’s see how the comedian accumulating market reacted to the information of extra of the DCU motion pictures and TV reveals coming quickly.

The Authority

One of the larger surprises in Gunn’s announcement was an upcoming movie known as The Authority based mostly on the Wildstorm property that originally arose within the Image collection, Stormwatch. The Authority are a gaggle of superheroes with some unfastened approximations to the Justice League who’re extra violent than common of their method to combating crime. It’s an fascinating alternative for a DCU manufacturing.

The Authority staff members are unfold out throughout a number of comics by way of first appearances. Jenny Sparks, Rose Tattoo, and Jack Hawksmoor made their first look in Stormwatch #37, whereas Apollo and Midnighter made their first look in Stormwatch #4 from the second collection of that title.

They lastly made their first full staff look in The Authority #1, cowl-dated April 1999 and revealed beneath the DC imprint Wildstorm. Of the above, the 2 to give attention to are Stormwatch #4, as Apollo and Midnighter are the 2 most nicely-recognized characters from the staff, and The Authority #1.

There are 144 graded copies of Stormwatch #4 within the CGC census. Six of those copies have bought since Gunn’s announcement of the movie, and costs have been rising rapidly. Two 9.8 graded copies bought on January 31, the primary for $480 and the second for $500. By the subsequent day, February 1, a 9.8 bought for a file $599.

Considering a 9.8 bought for a slashed $300 on January 29, we’re a ebook that has greater than doubled in worth in simply two days.

While we didn’t see the identical enhance in gross sales quantity for The Authority #1, we did see an identical fast escalation in worth. A 9.8 graded copy bought on January 31 for a file $550. The earlier 9.8 sale in September 2022 was for $125. That marks a 340% enhance in worth. Watch each Stormwatch #4 and The Authority #1 rigorously.

It’s potential that the ship has already sailed for those who’re searching for an affordable copy. However, census counts are low for each and it’s fairly potential that there are uncooked copies floating round in greenback containers at many comedian retailers.

Paradise Lost

Another TV collection in Gunn’s prolonged announcement is Paradise Lost. The collection will happen on Themyscira and inform tales of the Amazons. Little else is understood of the collection. The greatest guess is that the present is a little bit of a placeholder as Gunn and Safran work out what to do with Wonder Woman. Whether it’s Gal Gadot or somebody new, odds are that Wonder Woman will make an look by the tip of the collection.

Gunn described the collection as “Game of Thrones… on Paradise Island,” so it is going to be fascinating to see how a lot of a fantasy ingredient this supplies for the DCU.

The Brave and the Bold

This is the place issues could get slightly complicated to your common film fan who is aware of little about comics. Matt Reeves tackle Batman will live on however out of continuity, in what can be known as DC Elseworlds. The DCU, in the meantime, may have its personal Batman, together with his first movie being The Brave and the Bold.

The massive reveal right here, nevertheless, and the one most essential to comedian collectors, is that this time round Damian Wayne can be Robin.

Damian Wayne made his first look in Batman #656, and that is an extremely sizzling comedian proper now. 41 graded copies have bought because the announcement. Prices, which had dropped as little as a $101 common for a 9.8 graded copy in September 2022, are quickly escalating.

Sales within the 9.8 grade over the previous few days have reached $300, nearing the height of $306 for a Universal 9.8 set in August 2021. Expect costs to proceed to escalate.

Booster Gold

The subsequent TV collection on the slate is Booster Gold. The first look of Booster Gold in Booster Gold #1 is probably going the most popular ebook out there proper now. 56 of the 1,882 graded copies within the CGC census have already traded arms and I’m certain many extra will promote within the subsequent few days.

We’re at or close to peak costs for Universal graded 9.8 copies with one promoting on February 1 for a slashed $750 and one on February 2 for a slashed $725. And that’s up from the $491 common 9.8 promoting worth on January 31. There are two 9.8 copies that bought for increased, each with verified signatures: one for $900 in December 2020, and one other for $1,000 in August 2021.

All of this evaluation apart, I don’t assume now’s the fitting time to purchase, not whereas costs are skyrocketing. No doubt the market will cool a bit for this ebook, and we’re years till there’s casting information, manufacturing leaks, or a trailer. Let the market go loopy now and wait a pair months for those who actually need a copy of Booster Gold #1.

Join us in our subsequent installment as we check out Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Swamp Thing, and the already scheduled for launch movies popping out previous to Gods & Monsters.