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Well yeah, I meant the Anti-Venom set in general. (Since the villains seem more interesting in those.)

Wait, why are the superhero mechs next year so peak? First the Superman one, now Iron Man. The minifigures are surprisingly fantastic. Iron Man perfectly combines the MCU suit with the original comic one (MK85 could never), while Ultron looks incredible—the printing is amazing all over. Now I can't wait to see the Anti-Venom one.

Uh-huh. The Turtle is fully back it seems.

Wait, where's the Arkham rumour coming from? Wasn't it from the same fake Marvel leaker? Or is it because of the Tandbricks video? In short, how likely is it currently (the set I mean)?

Yeah yeah, I know. I'll just never feel 100% safe until I see it.

LEGO DC fans are so easy to satisfy. We get a single Superman mech in a three-set wave and we cheer "We are SO back!" I hope it's not a one-time thing, and LEGO is actually committed to giving us more than just Batman. Next year could also be potentially big with both Supergirl and The Batman II coming out. But it genuinely feels so good to see a Superman set after all this time. If we get one based on the movie I'll be the happiest man alive.

But that sounds way cooler than "His cape is made out of the skin of his dead father!" (Okay, that actually sounds raw, but NOT for Superman.)

The former. The latter is a disturbing thought. Oh don't get me wrong, I really like this name. It's kinda iconic. I just find the straightforward way of thinking when making it really funny.

No Turtle, this is not a movie set. It's a generic comic-based one. We're probably getting one or two in June as par of the movie's merchandise. After all, LEGO was one of the companies mentioned when talking about the big merchandise push for this movie. Mine is made out of Pa Kent (100% fully natural). @THELEGOBATMAN origin story time: I joined Eurobricks in 2016 to follow The Lego Batman Movie set news from CM4Sci—hence my display name. (Yes, I know, my creativity in making up nicknames knew no boundaries. Also, I was 12 at that time, so...) Came for the leaks, stayed for the insanity with my fellow inmates. Keep on thriving LEGO DC.

Why do people want a Wayne Tower? It seems like absolutely the worst location-based set for Batman you could choose. It barely even appears anywhere. When it does, it's not associated with Batman. No villains are hanging around there, and they'd have no reason to. Same for Batman himself, or the whole Bat-Family. At least in the Daily Bugle you could include fun easter eggs and minor Spider-Man characters. Wayne Tower has literally no one except for Bruce and Lucius. It would be a bland office building.

He's missing, just like Batman is in The Penguin. No one's seen him in months.

This is the loveliest image my eyes have ever seen. I'll protect him with my own body! The mods will never get him.

Oh boy, do I have news for you! (It's absolutely hilarious, because everyone here knows exactly who he is, but I guess he's just a part of the forum again. He even stopped denying it—altough he pretends he doesn't own a Batcave Shadow Box, while also saying that he likes Superman and Krypto now.) So we've got: Turtle and Turtle Returns. I am so afraid for Turtle Forever though, we aren't ready for this.

Why are people still talking about the Gambit fraud? It's so obvious he's not an actual leaker, I don't know why some of you keep giving him the attention he craves.

Please tell me that you're joking... No.

No. Same old, same old. They also refuse to use the one with the curl.

Haven't seen any reliable leakers mention it.

We're getting so many random, low-quality leaks at once that it becomes hard to track all of it. The Arc Dragon of Focus looks awesome. The colour scheme is super nice, I love how they use golden and azure elements (especially as the wings) to make the whole design come together. The horns were a fantastic choice. Overall, I love how unique the March Dragons are. Minifigures in the Combo Mech are interesting. Good to see Pixal back, I like her suit's colour scheme. Curious to see Sora with the golden mask, although it's still probably the same old suit. The Forbidden Five look incredible. I am actually surprised by how different they are from each other. I love that Drix looks like a weird, spiky red bug, while Zarkt has chained green robes with an awesome hat. I still don't get why Nokt doesn't have a cape. Hope it's just a preliminary picture thing. I'm not too happy with the minifigure selection, there's too many weird reuses. Both Nokt and Drix are used twice (I suppose the remaining two members might appear in other sets?), while Lloyd is repeated twice in two similar sets (both March dragons and two 20–25€ January sets).

It's a really cute wave, I like those sets—but I hope that's just the appetiser before we get to the truly good stuff (Superman sets, a nice D2C, the June wave). The Batmobile set is cute. The build is coherent and looks good for a 4+ set. I like Freeze and his colour scheme. The Tumbler is, well, another Tumbler. Can't tell if it's an improvement over the 2021 model though. I still don't like this Joker—no leg printing, bright hair, wrong hairpiece. Two-Face looks... bad. I don't like this minifigure—the facial expression compared with the swept-up hairpiece makes him look like a 20-year-old. The burnt torso print needlessly continues to the waist, making the minifigure feel plain without leg printing—even though in the movie it's just the upper part that's burnt! Seeing the Superman mech is a surreal feeling—the box even has a Superman logo instead of the Batman one! Superman looks good, surprised to see a fabric cape. No undergarments though—hopefully they fix that for the movie. Lex Luthor actually looks fantastic, he even has leg printing! Love the shoulder pads, and the return of his iconic faceprint (I know it's technically not his primarily, but he's the character I associate it with).

He's either pretending not to own the Shadow Box, or this maniac wants yet another one! Gotta call GCPD. Suspect may be armed and dangerous.

This is hilarious. It's so obvious it's the Turtle, back in his turtly flesh. Unless it's a really good impersonator, he managed to stay away for like... two months.

Because The Penguin is a brutal TV-MA gangster series made for HBO—four huge red flags for LEGO. The Batman is a mildly-brutal PG-13 superhero movie.

We are not getting a The Penguin series set.

Riddle me this, @RiddlerDC: do you feel any particular emotions towards the Shadow Box set? Just curious. A-ha, sounds exactly like something Turtle would say to fool us! Both, more or less equally. Recently I've even started reading comics. (Tried a few years ago, didn't stick—focused on events and most popular runs instead of a character-focused approach. Spent a whole week making a list and analysing what I'll want to try. I'll go bankrupt at this rate.) Right now I'm more of a DC guy, at least cinematic-wise. For Marvel only some projects interest me, I don't care for at least half of them. But DC? Every single one of them is met with intense anticipation. The Penguin, Creature Commandos (Clayface!), Superman, Supergirl, Lanterns, Peacemaker, The Batman Part II, My Adventures with Superman, Batman: Caped Crusader—and those are just the ones fully in production!

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Aftersun. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. (Yes, I'm dead serious. D&D one is a perfect score for what it is.) I know that's only three—obviously I was exaggerating for effect. Oppenheimer has an incredible score, and I love listening to it. But you see, that's my point—you're twisting my words. I never said they have a *better* score than Oppenheimer—I said that I like them better. Which is exactly what I'm talking about—no matter how much you argue, how hard you stomp your feet, you won't be able to change my mind. And you won't be able to "objectively" prove me wrong. Now, get to listening. I don't see what you want to achieve, but you do you.