Lego Nostalgia Posted January 22 Posted January 22 WB fired their marketing guy that marketed Superman, is this a bad sign ? Conspiracy Theory Time, What if someone in WB told Lego that Superman is bad and then Lego decided not to make sets for it ? Quote
RobbieHxC Posted January 22 Posted January 22 20 hours ago, Renny The Spaceman said: As someone in the UK, no the Eternals are not known generally better here, like at all. Of course with any conversation like this a key factor is there's two types of non-comic fan. The sort of person who casually keeps up with some form of adaptation or discussion of one, and the sorta person who asks if Batman is on the avengers. Of course there are differences depending on the age group, from personal experience though that while the current push has definitely made them more well known to the public like five years ago I had coworkers telling me the fun fact that Chris Evans played fireboy from DC before he was Captain America. I think the name is well known and the visual of all them (like everyone knows they've got a stretchy guy, a rock guy, a fire guy and an invisible gal and how they look broadly) is something that's endured it's a coin flip if someone who's not of the age to have grown up with the 2000s films will know their names. I don't think the average person, like the kind that can doesn't know Marvel from DC, knows anything besides that. Maybe they know they fight Doctor Doom but nothing else. As said by other members I think it's generally the the Guardians of the Galaxy, Justice League, Teen Titans, Suicide Squad, Avengers, X-Men and Fantastic Four normal people know to varying degrees. Will firmly disagree with people not knowing the Suicide Squad as a group though, that's one that's crossed into public consciousness with the base concept of "bad guys forced to do good to get out of jail" and as "Group of characters that almost all die" being applied to the name. That's something non-capeshit people drop in conversation or make jokes about. The average person probably doesn't know individual members outside of Harley Quinn but I think that's natural with a group that should be defined by a rotating roster Agree with all of this, and yeah to amend my earlier comment I agree that Suicide Squad as a whole are known - but casuals would probably not be able to name members aside from Harley Quinn. Quote
Renny The Spaceman Posted January 22 Posted January 22 7 minutes ago, RobbieHxC said: Agree with all of this, and yeah to amend my earlier comment I agree that Suicide Squad as a whole are known - but casuals would probably not be able to name members aside from Harley Quinn. Yeah, exactly that. Honestly that's a positive for me because it means we're not just stuck with the 2016 movie's roster now in everything like we were for a while there, Deadshot is forever doomed to have his only personality trait being "having a daughter" in adaptations though so I guess that movie won the war. 55 minutes ago, Lego Nostalgia said: Conspiracy Theory Time, What if someone in WB told Lego that Superman is bad and then Lego decided not to make sets for it ? I don't think that's how it works, WB wouldn't tell potential merchandising partners ahead of time that their big blockbuster they need to make money is a stinker years in advance. Given how far ahead sets need to be made the movie likely wouldn't have been filmed when LEGO needed to decide if they were doing sets or not, if WB was so unconfident in the film that early that they'd be willing to risk their relationship the biggest toy company in the world they'd have fired Gunn or at least gotten him to do a head to toe rewrite Quote
doclord Posted January 22 Posted January 22 (edited) Forever and Batman & Robin are the only 3D Bat series where Arkham Asylum appears in any serious capacity besides the games. This unfortunately makes sense though they could've done a "Daily Bugle" with a Lego original design. I'm assuming they played it extremely safe due to the other movie sets selling well, and also Two Face and Mr Freeze would require big budgets for printing. Though if this is anything like the shadowbox, a high price point may not have any influence on the figures being good or not. Edited January 22 by doclord Quote
psqidexslizer Posted January 22 Posted January 22 54 minutes ago, Renny The Spaceman said: I don't think that's how it works, WB wouldn't tell potential merchandising partners ahead of time that their big blockbuster they need to make money is a stinker years in advance. Given how far ahead sets need to be made the movie likely wouldn't have been filmed when LEGO needed to decide if they were doing sets or not, if WB was so unconfident in the film that early that they'd be willing to risk their relationship the biggest toy company in the world they'd have fired Gunn or at least gotten him to do a head to toe rewrite There’s still one set number unaccounted - 76305. What if it was a Superman movie set, but it got canned? Quote
Rwbricks Posted January 22 Posted January 22 I told my brother that the Batcave has turned into a $100 Batmobile with one minifigure, and he responded that LEGO sees DC as Don’t Care. I wish I could say he’s wrong. Although it’s baffling to me, as last year we had the amazing Gotham City Skyline set. I know it’s not the most accessible, but it’s seems like there was passion behind the set, with all of the details and references, and the new concept, and even the quality of the minifigures. Where did that go? Hopefully to Arkham. Quote
doclord Posted January 22 Posted January 22 (edited) I'm assuming there's more to the batmobile set on piece count alone, regardless of the leak. Also the batmobile in Forever doesn't really resemble BTAS. However... the Arkham batmobile does look closer to BTAS. That and the "Arkham compatible" thing have me curious. Edited January 22 by doclord Quote
Lego Nostalgia Posted January 22 Posted January 22 6 minutes ago, doclord said: I'm assuming there's more to the batmobile set on piece count alone, regardless of the leak. Also the batmobile in Forever doesn't really resemble BTAS. However... the Arkham batmobile does look closer to BTAS. Perhaps leakers got confused and thought the Arkham Asylum Batmobile was a Batmobile from Batman Forever ? the price actually makes sense now, since those games are mature, they are making the set either 18+ or just a collectors kinda retail set with a stand, that would explain the only fig being Batman, if this is the case, that would mean Arkham is from the games, I hope so Quote
doclord Posted January 22 Posted January 22 26 minutes ago, Lego Nostalgia said: Perhaps leakers got confused and thought the Arkham Asylum Batmobile was a Batmobile from Batman Forever ? the price actually makes sense now, since those games are mature, they are making the set either 18+ or just a collectors kinda retail set with a stand, that would explain the only fig being Batman, if this is the case, that would mean Arkham is from the games, I hope so I think it's very possible. It is hard to mistake the Schumacher for the BTAS batmobile. Quote
THELEGOBATMAN Posted January 22 Posted January 22 The situation is so bad that we've started gaslighting each other into thinking it's actually better than it seems. We're reaching new levels of insanity. Quote
Renny The Spaceman Posted January 22 Posted January 22 4 minutes ago, THELEGOBATMAN said: The situation is so bad that we've started gaslighting each other into thinking it's actually better than it seems. We're reaching new levels of insanity. No theme in LEGO history has ever been more dead than DC is right now, including stuff like Seatron. Like remember in the mid 2010s when Batman was practically a LEGO mascot? How did we get here Quote
psqidexslizer Posted January 22 Posted January 22 19 minutes ago, THELEGOBATMAN said: The situation is so bad that we've started gaslighting each other into thinking it's actually better than it seems. We're reaching new levels of insanity. It’s a good thing we’ve got an Aslume forum going. They’ll be doubling up the cells tho at the rate Lego DC fans are losing their minds. Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted January 22 Posted January 22 I actually like the idea of a Schumacher Arkham! …as long as all the villains are included I‘d rather they release regular playsets instead of a $400 D2C set, but it is what it is. Quote
Mandalorianknight Posted January 23 Posted January 23 8 hours ago, Renny The Spaceman said: I don't think that's how it works, WB wouldn't tell potential merchandising partners ahead of time that their big blockbuster they need to make money is a stinker years in advance. Given how far ahead sets need to be made the movie likely wouldn't have been filmed when LEGO needed to decide if they were doing sets or not, if WB was so unconfident in the film that early that they'd be willing to risk their relationship the biggest toy company in the world they'd have fired Gunn or at least gotten him to do a head to toe rewrite I totally agree in general- they aren't going to tell the merch companies ahead of time. I think there are scenarios where lego's been able to sniff out that something won't do well, and others where they've completely failed to do so (Eternals), but my guess is Superman is just general caution due to the current state of DC. 4 hours ago, psqidexslizer said: It’s a good thing we’ve got an Aslume forum going. They’ll be doubling up the cells tho at the rate Lego DC fans are losing their minds. An expansion is in the works, I just need more members to fill the cells. Quote
Lego Nostalgia Posted January 23 Posted January 23 9 hours ago, psqidexslizer said: It’s a good thing we’ve got an Aslume forum going. They’ll be doubling up the cells tho at the rate Lego DC fans are losing their minds. Give Marvel and SW about 10 years, maybe then there'll be an Aslume for them Quote
Legocentrico Posted January 23 Posted January 23 There's a preliminary image of Arkham in the usual place, does anyone know anything about it? Quote
psqidexslizer Posted January 23 Posted January 23 12 minutes ago, Legocentrico said: There's a preliminary image of Arkham in the usual place, does anyone know anything about it? If it’s this, it’s fake. https://www.instagram.com/p/DCkN-2Nhc_s/?igsh=MXdqemlsdDJpNHg5eA== Quote
Legocentrico Posted January 23 Posted January 23 54 minutes ago, psqidexslizer said: If it’s this, it’s fake. https://www.instagram.com/p/DCkN-2Nhc_s/?igsh=MXdqemlsdDJpNHg5eA== Oh, okay, thanks Quote
DaredevilFan Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Seeing that ‘leak’ again made me think of an even funnier/worse outcome. A Batman Forever/And Robin Arkham but all the villains are in orange jumpsuits. A Batmobile and Arkham based on the games would be amazing but I feel like the ratings of the games makes them highly unlikely Quote
Renny The Spaceman Posted January 23 Posted January 23 19 minutes ago, DaredevilFan said: Seeing that ‘leak’ again made me think of an even funnier/worse outcome. A Batman Forever/And Robin Arkham but all the villains are in orange jumpsuits. A Batmobile and Arkham based on the games would be amazing but I feel like the ratings of the games makes them highly unlikely Entirely plausible even though I'm pressure they never wear them in those movies Quote
psqidexslizer Posted January 23 Posted January 23 38 minutes ago, Renny The Spaceman said: Entirely plausible even though I'm pressure they never wear them in those movies Riddler, Mr Freeze, and Poison Ivy all wear prison garb at some point, but they’re not orange. Quote
BatDeanj Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Lets start a petition to make Turtle head of Lego superheroes Quote
psqidexslizer Posted January 23 Posted January 23 6 minutes ago, BatDeanj said: Lets start a petition to make Turtle head of Lego superheroes On the one hand, it’d be nothing but Batman shadowboxes. On the other hand, that’s actually a step up from $200 Batmobiles we’re getting now. Quote
Legoman123 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 So the Arkham Asylum is based off of the Batman forever movie? I’m really confused now. Honestly if that’s the case I’m very disappointed. Quote
BatDeanj Posted January 23 Posted January 23 (edited) The only sign of that is a leaker saying the batmobile is compatiblewith arkham. Surely if it was based on batman forever it would be these 10 figs. Batman Robin - (surely he would be in the batmobile if that was the case) two face Riddler ivy freeze dr chase Gordon Guard x2 only the guard and dr chase could be purists. 7 new prints... Edited January 23 by BatDeanj Quote
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