Bat Attack!

[WesternOutlaw]

I was just thinking about Batman and Spiderman Lego themes thinking how much better Batman was over Spiderman. I think that it would be fair to say that Batman theme far exceeded the popularity of Spiderman. The Batman sets were much better in addition to including some great villain figs.

But what other superhero theme could out do Batman? Any thoughts? Just something to ponder about.

[Asuka]

That

[WesternOutlaw]

Duck Dodger! - not a big fan. I never really cared for Donald Duck or the other ducklings.

Is Batman the best superhero? I don't know. What about Superman? or perhaps others?

I use to like Green Lantern as a kid, and Aquaman too.

[Athos]

Superman probably wouldn't cut it as a full blown line. I'm not sure there are enough set ideas.

X-men might work, but has a similar problem.

As to the rest, the superheros just aren't that widely known.

Steve

[ApophisV]

A Spider-Man theme based on the comics would be great!

Other than this an Avengers theme including Cap, Iron Man and thos classics, maybe with some additional subthemes including other teams, e.g. the West Coast Avengers, the Yougn Avengers, and so on... *wub*

But X-Men would be great too, I can imagine a great Xavier Institute similar to Hogwarts Castle build from modules... :'-) This brings me some idea for a MOC! X-D

[Starwars4J]

A Spider-Man theme based on the comics would be great!

Other than this an Avengers theme including Cap, Iron Man and thos classics, maybe with some additional subthemes including other teams, e.g. the West Coast Avengers, the Yougn Avengers, and so on... *wub*

But X-Men would be great too, I can imagine a great Xavier Institute similar to Hogwarts Castle build from modules... :'-) This brings me some idea for a MOC! X-D

X-men would be a great idea. Not only the institute, but several playsets from the recent movies...even a brick-built sentinel!

[Vader]

The X-Men would have the best chance as others have stated, but i would love a Hulk theme.

Hulk was always chased by the army so a hulk with army sets would be fantastic *wub*

[Darth_Legois]

i wouldnt mind Super Man but like batman better

[ApophisV]

even a brick-built sentinel!

Yeah! *wub*

[Vader]

Yeah! *wub*

Is that your Apo? If so its beautiful *wub*

[The Shredder]

What about a full blown Justice League one?

[aayla-secura]

What about a full blown Justice League one?

yeah would be great!

----> or Ghostrider!

[Lord Thrawn]

I think before we go into other heroes we need to examine different Batman, like Batman Beyond (my personal favourite). But I think a Justice League theme would be exellent.

[WesternOutlaw]

What about a full blown Justice League one?

Excellent idea. Instead of a single superhero, a group of them to battle evil villains.

[Starwars4J]

The problem with that, though, is that it would be hard to pick out which villains to minifig-ize. Even with the relatively few number of Batman villains we're having people complain about the lack of certain villain MF (Harley Quinn), so could you imagine when it involves all the enemies of a dozen or so super heroes? *wacko*

[xwingyoda]

But what other superhero theme could out do Batman?

I always thought that TLC should take that licence (which would kick Batman out of Gotham) :-P

Batman is really a US classic !! Childs in France are not that fanatic about US comics !! Proof, the Batman line is NOT selling !! On the other hand, Nintendo is a worldwide HIT !!

Imagine the possibilities 8-

[oo7]

NOO! Not the Pokemans!!! Ahhh! MY EYES! IT BBBUUUURRRNNNNSSS!!!!!!!!!! *sing*

On the other hand;

8-

[Brainbox]

Let's be honest, if you start to venture into other superheroes, you really have to go all out and do everyone major. I suppose you could kind of do a DC line and (wishful thinking) a Marvel line, and do maybe one or two sets per character, maybe with battle packs as well, covering major heroes and villains.

For example, for DC:

Superman vs. Lex Luthor

Justice League watchtower (include a few villains)

Titans Tower (include a few villains)

Wonder Woman vs Cheetah

Green Lantern vs Sinestro

Superman/Batman vs Batzarro/Bizarro (I *wub* Bizarro)

etc.

And for Marvel:

Avengers Mansion (or Tower)

Iron Man vs Mandarin

Baxter Buyilding (with Fantastic Four and Doctor Doom)

Ghost Rider vs a few demons

Xavier Institute

Spiderman vs Venom/Carnage

etc.

Obviously, they're just quick lists to give you an idea. I would really love to see a Justice League (in fact, with the proposed film you never know) and the Fantastic Four. Invisible Woman in Lego... *wub*

[Zaktan of the Shadows]

Superman!!! Or Captain America or Ironman, or even...

These guys:

X-D

And they arn't from a movie!

J/K

-ZotS

[blueandwhite]

Not another Superhero line.

Batman works well only because the character is so dependant on vehicles that they have become ingrained in the Batman mythos. The Batmobile is as iconic as the character himself. The same can't be said of most other heroes. The one other line that might come close is the X-Men with their mansion, jet, and Sentinals. Of course, dollars to Mega Bloks that this won't happen as there is no way Mega Bloks is going to give the Marvel licence away.

[WesternOutlaw]

What an awesome MOC. That's really nice.

[ApophisV]

Batman works well only because the character is so dependant on vehicles that they have become ingrained in the Batman mythos.

You never heard from the Spider-Mobil, eh? :-P

Besides, the Avengers could offer some Quin-Jets, The X-Men the X-Jet (A Blackbird... *wub* ) and finally there is the Fantasticar! :-D

[Brainbox]

and finally there is the Fantasticar! :-D

No need to laugh, I like the Fantasticar. You could also have chosen from the Sky-Cycles, the Pogo Plane or the numerous craft the FF use for travel inside the Microverse and the Negative Zone. And possibly the classice ICBM, U-Car and Fantasti-Copter...

And if we're discussing vehicles, there's also Wonder Woman's Invisible Jet (a whole set of trans-clear pieces... *wub* ) and Blue Beetle's Bug. There's also the Supermobile, used by Superman when he was temporarily depowered! :-P

FF On!

[blueandwhite]

You never heard from the Spider-Mobil, eh? :-P

Besides, the Avengers could offer some Quin-Jets, The X-Men the X-Jet (A Blackbird... *wub* ) and finally there is the Fantasticar! :-D

Well, that's the problem isn't it?

Honestly, Batman has always been about the toys. Without superpowers per se (the guy does seem to be pretty durable though), much of the focus has been on his tricked-out vehicles and hideout. Other heroes may use toys as well, but they hardly are a fixture in popular culture the way Batman's many vehicles have poven to be.

I'm not sure if most LEGO fans would gravitate to a line where the only desireable feature are the figs themselves. Fantasticar indeed |-/ .

[Brainbox]

Fantasticar indeed |-/ .

What is wrong with the Fantasticar?! I quite like it.