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It is just another Batarang design, which you can see is designed to be thrown like the bola. It's hard to pick out a good example, but he uses one similar to this in Batman Forever in the opening bank fight scene. -Omi

At 10:10, the dude swears. In an official Lego video. Just throwing that out there for ya. -Omi

Already celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the brick 7 years ago. With the 30th Anniversary of the fig in 2008(?). I don't see why it isn't important to celebrate the birth of the company. -Omi

1932 was when toys were starting to being made and the company was taking off. That is something to celebrate. Not to mention the company became Lego in 1934, so they can stretch the 80 anny for the next two years as well. -Omi

I'm being serious. :P Lego called the soccer player the Soccer Player, not the Football Player. Therefore no reason to call the Football Player the American Football Player. -Omi

Well no reason to differentiate it from another fig since he is the only football player. :P -Omi

What else would you have called him? The soccer player fig is called the Soccer Player, and not Football Player. It was referencing this theme. :P -Omi

Still not that new. :P And everything you just said about the printers is just falsely exaggerated. You forget they have plants in China and Mexico that make figs as well. -Omi

It's not new. At all, and others have done it before Lego. Lego has the ability to print all the way around. And it is not that expensive of a process for a big corporation with many printers on hand. Lego just was not reaching their full potential. -Omi

Oh so I was right. :P -Omi

Well the article states the fig -comes- with the game, making it special edition. Preorder figs don't come with games. Plus it never stated Elrond was Gamestop. Could be Amazon, Walmart, etc. -Omi

Could be a regional thing. I'm also a bit perplexed. Or a different company. Cuz this doesn't say anything about Gamestop, which I said was Gandalf, and the article says the fig comes with the special edition of the game, not a preorder bonus. -Omi

That was an issue that was quickly resolved, and not something Lego was willing to repeat again. -Omi

So explain to me again how someone lost out? Was the raffle rigged so the person who sells them wins it? And last year they were not raffled out. They were given out to x amount of people. -Omi

You mean the someone in the world who didn't go to the con? They didn't lose out on anything. And if that person was at the con, well there is a reason why Lego (and other swag giveaways) dub these as "limited quantity". So if you aren't up at the crack of dawn waiting for these figs, or making this your first priority when you go to a con, then yeah you still didn't lose out on anything. You make it sound like the person pushed a kid aside to grab the figures. And it doesn't matter how quick they go up on ebay or how much they go for. They can do what they wish. It is their property. No crime in it and nothing morally wrong against it. -Omi

Collectors tend to sell off their entire or parts of their collection to pay the bills or to make a living. Just cuz the fig ended up on ebay doesn't make the seller a greedy, money grubbing guy. People sell or give these things away because they are handing it off to someone who does want it. -Omi

But they are comic fans. And them being fans of comics, they still appreciate the fig(s), and they are just as deserving of these figs as we are. They don't have to be Lego fans to do that. Why would I be unhappy because I did not recieve a fig that was for free at an event I did not go to? See my third post post in this topic: -Omi

Oh my bad. :P -Omi

But out of all the avaliable Batman figs (both old and new), there is a total of 2 Black (not counting the exclusive fig), 3 Light Gray, and 1 Dark Blu-Gray (which should have been black in the first place). To much gray going on here and not enough black. :P -Omi

But to echo what fred67 said, not everyone has a Lego store in their state nor have the availability to go to store openings. Not to mention store exclusive figs are also outrageous in price when sold. :P -Omi

No you see, you can't please everyone. You just can't. Every fan has different tastes, wants and needs. A company can never be able to satisfy it's entire fanbase at 100%. This petition is a prime example. The poster would be happy about it, but I wouldn't be. See, I'm not pleased. If Lego wanted to please every single fan based on their individual wants, it would crumble. -Omi

That's source material right there from the show. -Omi

Well you can't please them all. -Omi

No customers are alienated because the figs are not for sale at these events. Nor are they barring anyone from attendance. -Omi

I want them, but I wouldn't if they aren't exclusive. Besides I can make my own if I really wanted one. :P -Omi