The only real difference is the code, which is the reason so many kids want it. They probably won't even read the comic.
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No one cares about the Zeropoint book. LOL. Marvel gets paid every time you buy a Marvel character skin in Fortnite. The only difference is the only way to get the skin here is through the book.
Since this is the new What If format I'm really looking forward to what comes next.
Yeah, but think about the benefits to local comic shops: people might buy a Funko Pop while they're coming to pick up their Fortnite code!
Yeah. Benefits comic shops and DC Universe Infinite, the latter of which was probably the real point.
Right, right. But work out the math. DC sells the book., they pay Epic for the codes (trust me, that's not free), they lose the cut on comic shops and distribution. The only real win for them is DCUI. Hell, comic shops are probably not getting any add-on sales, and still have a huge number of folks trying to call in.
Marvel does... very little, and makes a cut of every Marvel skin sold, which includes, so far:
- Star Lord
- Deadpool
- Black Widow
- Thor
- Captain America
- Groot (with Rocket)
- Mystique
- Wolverine
- Captain Marvel
- Black Panther
- Taskmaster
- She Hulk
- Doctor Doom
- Silver Surfer
- Blade
- Daredevil
- Domino
- Cable
- Storm
- Iron Man
- Ghost Rider
- Psylocke
- Venom
- Ant-Man
But the marvel approach of vague connections and branding wasn't the sales hit this is.
Again, I bet you Marvel made more money for simply selling the skins than DC is making here. Straight up.
didn't marvel tie in their character appearances in fortnite to stories? I think I read one..wolverine maybe.....
They wrote some throwaway stories. Similar to other licensed books:
Nothing is stopping them from doing both to get game sales, digital sales and comics store sales. And after this I bet they do.
This is true.
From a friend, this is the money shot:
That's the win, especially if retention stays above a certain percentage.
That's exactly it. It was all scattered on marvel's part and wasn't promoted much on the comic side. There was no drive to read the connected comics or even a direction to how to connect it all to the game or promotions.
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Why did you do this?
I hate you. Scared the shit out of me thinking this was new at first and announcing a new hiatus.
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they had a 6 page digital comic by Cates and Land tying the then-current Fortnite storyline to Cates' Thor run, plus every comic featuring a character appearing in Fortnite got a one-page scene showing them getting bifrosted into Fortnite Land; what DC appear to be doing right now is a lot more integrated, and thus more likely to get people interested in picking up A comic
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You fucker
Read a comic? Good one.
Dude I'm bad with money, but even I woudn't throw money at that shite.
DC won't even let me sub if I wanted to!
Unless they are finally letting people outside of America in.
Oh I see exactly what you're doing Adams
Dialogue is clunky at times but this is a good book.
Wally traveling to speedsters "weakest points" in time and fixing Speed Force problems. HmmmmMMMMM
Dialogue is clunky at times but this is a good book.
Oh right.
Damn. I'm sorry y'all. I keep forgetting the US-centric side of most sub services.
I particularly love how Comixology keeps advertising their Unlimited sub to me, but won't actually let me buy it. 😕
Lol I guess I could go down that route.
I dont know if they block non US cards though.
The code is obviously the biggest draw, but in a world where Minecraft and FNAF has lore books, there is a stark difference between how both companies handled their respective promotions.
Marvel had variant covers and a quick panel or page of the characters getting teleported to and from the Fortnite world. This is a canon story (yes Fortnite has lore, no I have zero clue as to what it is) with one of the biggest comic properties in history. One is going to get so many more kids engaged, not just speculators looking to cash in.
I was literally the first to post my impression wtf
Honestly as dumb as it was, Marvel's method of making it canon in universe was the smarter play.
Eh it was a toe dip in comparison. I'm on mobile so I have easy access, but like Wolverine got teleported, panel for a beat, and then teleports back bloodied. And that was it. To be fair it's all it needed considering Marvel got a whole season compared to Batman now (though he did have a zone themed for his anniversary one year, before the Marvel season even). This is a canon Fortnite comic starring Batman. Pretty major. Enough to convert kids to reading floppies? Probably not. But this is going to be a massive sales success.
Maybe, you are probably right.
Fortnite's insane popularity is a law unto itself.
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