Upper Deck Is Bringing Chromium to DC Comics with 2026 Platinum

Upper Deck announced 2026 Upper Deck Platinum DC Comics, a chromium trading card release featuring DC heroes and villains. The product combines classic DC art with new content, applying the Platinum chromium format to a non-sports IP. The announcement came alongside Upper Deck's reveal of 2026-27 Upper Deck Artifacts Hockey, an NHL release that includes Rookie Redemptions, Aurum Bounty cards, autographs, and parallels.

Chromium non-sports is a category that has produced some of the hobby's most durable long-term interest, and DC Comics is about as deep an IP as you can bring to that format. Upper Deck's Platinum line carries built-in collector recognition from the hockey side, so the format translation is legible to anyone who has opened a Platinum box before. The real question is how Upper Deck structures the insert and auto program — DC has a massive character roster, and the difference between a focused checklist and an overwhelming one will drive whether this product has a tight secondary market or a scattered one. Collectors who have been watching the non-sports chromium space should put this on their radar now.