First published at 21:44 UTC on April 14th, 2021.
This is a video I have been looking forward to making for several months. As a lifelong Marvel fan and a longtime Fortnie player I was hyped when Epic Games announced the season long crossover event with Marvel comics - I loved the idea of getting n…
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This is a video I have been looking forward to making for several months. As a lifelong Marvel fan and a longtime Fortnie player I was hyped when Epic Games announced the season long crossover event with Marvel comics - I loved the idea of getting new Marvel themed character skins in game!
That said, my "comicbook collector" senses started tingling before the season even officially kicked off - I thought we might see some sort of printed tie-in.....when they dropped a comicbook in game on the "Battle Pass" menu I knew some sort of printed tie-in was in the works.
As discussed in the video these variant cover comics were not solicited in the normal way and as such I suspect the print numbers are actually pretty low. It was a challenge for me to get a copy of each title through my local store and I had to get several copies from online retailers. Even now I am seeing the number of online listings for these AWESOME Marvel/Fortnite collectables dwindle - get them while you can!
Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 4 features an awesome crossover with Marvel Comics including a cool story told through the pages of an in-game digital comic. But did you know they also printed unique, variant covers for actual comic books featuring characters from the Nexus War crossover event?
There is even a printed version of the in-game comic! I believe these collectables were printed in relatively small quantities, especially when you take into account the overall popularity of the two franchises. I'm a seasoned comic book collector that orders titles months in advance - these variants WERE NOT OFFERED in the usual way to comic book stores and they are disappearing from online sources fast!
Watch and let me know what you think. What is your favorite Fortnite X Marvel Nexus War Variant Cover? Let me know in the comments!
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