Hourman

I guess the skeleton arms are fixed at an angle to maintain balance in the game. If they had used regular skeleton arms, the skeleton would have had a little advantage over the standard minifigure since the distance between the figure armpit to the weapon would be a little higher than normal.

With a new Batman movie coming up in 2008, I think the theme will come back stronger next year.

Glad to know Lego will continue with the line. With a new Batman movie set to be released in 2008, there's a good possibility will see more sets in the farther future.