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[Darth Legolas]

Even though I only owned 1 or 2 batman sets (don't remember,) it's really sad to see ol' mammal bird die like that.

Just wait a couple of weeks and megabloks will steal the license!

[TheBrickHitHouse]

Cancelled....

In the UK it never started

Batman sets were never available at major chains - where they?

Why didnt anyone stock it?

This post has been edited by TheBrickHitHouse: 09 February 2009 - 11:14 PM

[Dadster]

Aahhhhhhh!! I hadn't heard it was "Officially" ended. They had a gold mine there. So many characters. So many vehicle possibilities. So many "headquarter" or building possibilities.

Oh well.

Darth Legolas, on Feb 8 2009, 08:43 PM, said:

Just wait a couple of weeks and megabloks will steal the license!

Ugh. I could see them doing it too...

[Spyder]

VBBN, on Feb 8 2009, 07:56 PM, said:

What makes me mad is that crap liscense like Spongey are still going. Batman was far better.

Bad move, lego.

I agree completely! This is absolutely unacceptable Lego!

[Justin]

VBBN, on Feb 8 2009, 06:56 PM, said:

What makes me mad is that crap liscense like Spongey are still going. Batman was far better.

Bad move, lego.

I know we've lost a good license with Batman, but there's no reason to cry about it. And besides, SpongeBob is not crap. I'm sick of people like you, Holodoc, jifel, and other people criticizing SpongeBob. The criticism has to stop. I hate when people criticize, as it is one of few things I don't take lightly. Those criticisms bother the hell out of me. I like all kinds of different LEGO sets, but there are times when we all disagree on some things about them. Yes, some of the sets are better than others, but that goes for all themes from late '70s Classic Space all the way up to Batman.

[Shoc]

Batman was actually one of my top favourite Lego themes, so I am very dissapointed to see it go!
I like Batman anyway and the sets were very well done (mostly), this is a crazy descision on TLC's part.

The Penguin, on Feb 3 2009, 09:53 PM, said:

After the great (I mean it) videogame there were still plenty of characters to make.... Gordon, Mad Hatter, Ras', Man-Bat, etc.... Now we won't be seeing it....

jobiwonkinosi, on Feb 3 2009, 10:11 PM, said:

WHAT?! That's ridiculous!
Why did they stop it? Especially when there was so many possible new ideas and concepts after the game! It was the game that got me interested in the sets!

Yes, it seems really weird to release the game just as they are ending the theme. That game is probably my favourite computer game ever, and bursting with great ideas for new characters and sets! Now we won't get that...

VBBN, on Feb 9 2009, 12:56 AM, said:

What makes me mad is that crap liscense like Spongey are still going. Batman was far better.

Yeah! I do like SpongeBob, but I much prefer Batman and the sets are much better, yet it just stops, just like Harry Potter did! That was also a great theme that gradually dissapeared.

TheBrickHitHouse, on Feb 9 2009, 11:14 PM, said:

In the UK it never started
Batman sets were never available at major chains - where they?
Why didnt anyone stock it?

I always wondered that. I'm from the UK myself, and I got the first wave of sets from a local store that sells foreign toys, and the Batcave from Legoland Windsor (the only Batman set there). At least they started selling on Shop@Home, but I missed my chance to buy any of last year's sets.
What was so bad about the Batman theme to cancel it, even after a complex videogame was made from it! I thought it was brilliant, obviously some fool at TLC decided it wasn't.
I'm even considering using Bricklink for the first time ever, to get some of my missed sets/parts, but they seem very expensive at the moment!

This post has been edited by Shoc: 28 February 2009 - 12:58 PM

[Loganwan]

Justin, on Feb 27 2009, 09:43 PM, said:

I know we've lost a good license with Batman, but there's no reason to cry about it. And besides, SpongeBob is not crap. I'm sick of people like you, Holodoc, jifel, and other people criticizing SpongeBob. The criticism has to stop. I hate when people criticize, as it is one of few things I don't take lightly. Those criticisms bother the hell out of me. I like all kinds of different LEGO sets, but there are times when we all disagree on some things about them. Yes, some of the sets are better than others, but that goes for all themes from late '70s Classic Space all the way up to Batman.

I could not agree with you more Justin. It is tiring reading a post, and then have some player on there speaking how this is crap, or that is garbage, or how they hate everything. It is fine to have an opinion, and voice you opinion, but for goodness sake. We were talking about Batman, and then these guys come out and criticize SpongeBob? What they hey? Do you even own any SpongeBob? Clearly there are people like Justin on this site that do like our little friend from under the sea, and everyone should be more considerate. These last few replies were the straw on the camel's back so to speak, as I am a fan of the Power Miners, but there are a bunch of haters out there for that line too. Just be glad that LEGO is still making anything, and is not financially devastated right now.

As for Batman, I just came back from the Dark Ages as the new Tumbler came out, and I was REALLY excited to see what else they were going to come up with. I sure hope it is on a break while we wait for the next movie or something to draw interest again. There were literally thousands of incarnations of the Batmobile that we did not get, and it would be fun to get a few more.

[captaincreek]

I am disappointed that the batman sets are out of stock and this has concerned me, I was just about to order some and they were all out of stock, they were later removed and I was really annoyed, the tumbler was my main priority, but that was the first one to go as a rapid amount of purchases were made to that particular set and I unfortunately missed out, did anyone else?
If this is a topic that is not suitable or has a point to post, I really do apologize, thanks.

[Derek]

This is a topic that is generally being discussed in several other threads. Perhaps they can be merged?

I am just as disappointed as you, I was planning on eventually getting that Penguin Sub...

[Ricecracker]

I personally am indifferent. I do understand where you are coming from though, and I feel this happens a lot with themes that don't necessarily sell well in TLG's opinion. I do hope you find the sets you are looking for though.

[Bricks]

First of all: Greetings!
If you want to catch some left Batman sets, try to join the ''Galeria Kaufhof'' stores in Europe (If you live there...).
But if you want to discuss the lack of batman, please visit this topic: ~LINK~

'Bricks'

[LegoFranks]

I sympathise with you guys, I really do, but man, isn't this the best time to get some money for me! I've already made £300 profit on 5 Batman sets and stand to make more on a couple more sets I have yet to list. As an AFOL, this is how I make the money to buy the stuff I really want. I had all the Harry Potter sets too, and they made a tidy profit. No doubt if Lego decide not to renew the Star Wars licence after 2011 I'll have a gold mine under the stairs. At the end of the day, some of us use these sets as an investment, and boy are the Batman sets paying off...

Sorry to see it go, but really, there wasn't much more they could do with it without it getting silly. You only have to look at the rubbish they came up with when they designed this set - http://www.brickset....ail/?Set=7884-1

M.

[Batbrick]

LegoFranks, on Mar 10 2009, 11:17 AM, said:

Sorry to see it go, but really, there wasn't much more they could do with it without it getting silly. You only have to look at the rubbish they came up with when they designed this set - http://www.brickset....ail/?Set=7884-1

While I disagree that there wasn't much more to do, I must say I can no longer defend that set. It's rubbish

Batbrick Away!

[WhiteFang]

captaincreek, on Mar 10 2009, 07:13 AM, said:

If this is a topic that is not suitable or has a point to post, I really do apologize, thanks.

I have merged both topics together, to conslidate the availability or lack of sets relating to Batman theme.

[Millacol88]

All I can say is: "I shouldn't of unboxed my Two-Face's van/Batmobile set. It already gets a great price on BL MISB, now they'll be extortionate.

On a less selfish note, it is sad to see the line go. the release of the game made me think it was still running strong. While I liked the sets, I would have liked them much better had they been real locales and vehicles from the movies (although I understand that TLC didn't want to encourage younger people to see movies like The Dark Knight.