Rumors ofInjustice 3have been circulating since comic book writer Tom Taylor teased a newInjusticeproject two weeks ago. Now, it seems like Taylor was originally teasing the announcement ofInjustice: Year Zero, a digital-first comic book series serving as a prequel to both the firstInjustice: Gods Among Usvideo game and theInjusticecomic book series.
Rumors have continued to circulate, nonetheless, since DC Fandome confirmed thatMortal KombatandInjusticecreative director Ed Boon would be attending a panel, likely tying in with other projects to be announced from WB Games. Now it seems that Nikokai “BossLogic” Baslajik, an artist who has previously collaborated with the likes of Ubisoft, is teasing the announcement ofInjustice 3, which may now include characters from Alan Moore’sWatchmen.
BossLogic is a freelance artist who most recently collaborated withUbisoft to help revealAssassin’s Creed Valhallaback in May. While BossLogic sometimes collaborates with companies such as Ubisoft and Capcom on official projects, he is also very renown for his fan art and conceptual artwork on currently rumored projects, such as his recent fan art of theupcomingSuicide Squadgame from Rocksteady Studios.
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Recently, Baslajik posted a poster ofInjustice 3to his Twitter account featuring a broken clock in the background and a smiley face emblem, possibly referencing theDoomsday Clockcomic book limited-series which featuredcharacters from Alan Moore’sWatchmencrossing over with DC Comic’sJustice League. Soon after, BossLogic followed up this post with the same poster featuringWatchmen’s Doctor Manhattan.
While neither NetherRealm nor WB Games have responded to either of the artwork, the first image features a copyright notice at the bottom, implying that what BossLogic is posting is indeed official art licensed by Warner Brothers. This would be the first time theWatchmenseries has used characters from DC Comics' Vertigo label, the comic book label which, while defunct in January of this year, is responsible for seriessuch asWatchmen,Fables, andThe Sandman. It is likely that theWatchmencharacters would take inspiration from both Alan Moore’s original graphic novel, Zach Snyder’s 2009 feature film and possibly HBO’s 2019 limited series.
Injustice has featured characters from multiple DC Comic franchises in the past, such as theJustice LeagueandTitans, while also featuring guest characters such as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hellboy, andMortal Kombat’s Sub-Zero. The announcement ofInjustice 3is expected to be made at DC’s Fandome event on August 22nd, a 24-hour digital event dedicated to updates and announcements on upcoming DC Comics projects such as Rocksteady’sSuicide Squadgame andWB Montreal’s upcomingBatmanvideo game, with Summer Game Fest creator Geoff Keighley included as part of the guest lineup, likely to host a video game related panel.
DC Fandome will take place on August 22nd 2020.
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