TOTDForever Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 24 minutes ago, THELEGOBATMAN said: With Star Wars and Harry Potter being licensed themes with sets coming in June and having descriptions of them, do you think we might get descriptions for Marvel sets soon? I certainly hope so. that actually makes a lot of sense. I agree that by that logic we should have the summer avengers set descriptions.
SpiderJazz Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 Hopefully, I cannot friggin wait to see if it's SE Game or Comic or Freaking MCU Baby!
Falconfan1414 Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) I don’t think marvel will be the next theme to get descriptions. Star Wars is a odd ball in the equation but I think there will be other themes to get descriptions first Edited February 7, 2021 by Falconfan1414
THELEGOBATMAN Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, Falconfan1414 said: I don’t think marvel will be the next theme to get descriptions. Star Wars is a odd ball in the equation but I think there will be other themes to get descriptions first I mean there's not much licensed Lego themes that will get sets in June, if any at all.
hvader Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 Watch us get Avengers truck and Spider mech team up vs. Venom and Carnage
lego_guyon02 Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 23 minutes ago, THELEGOBATMAN said: I mean there's not much licensed Lego themes that will get sets in June, if any at all. It may not entirely make sense but I agree with Falconfan.
BrickBob Studpants Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 30 minutes ago, THELEGOBATMAN said: I mean there's not much licensed Lego themes that will get sets in June, if any at all. I think @Falconfan1414 and @Guyon2002 are referring to in-house themes And Star Wars might not be the only theme with releases after June to get leaked soon, or at least that's what I hope
Falconfan1414 Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 7 minutes ago, Lego-Freak said: I think @Falconfan1414 and @Guyon2002 are referring to in-house themes And Star Wars might not be the only theme with releases after June to get leaked soon, or at least that's what I hope Usually themes like in house themes like city, ninjago, friends, creator get info out first. So granted could licensed themes get info out first? Yes but it’s much more likely in house themes go first
Scarilian Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 If we do get a 10th anniversary wave at some point with Golden figures, similar to Ninjago or Harry Potter, what are people's expectations regarding sets? Personally I'd want them to return to films they never adapted: Iron Man 1/2, Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Thor: The Dark World being the main ones I think.
PGBQW Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 10 minutes ago, Scarilian said: If we do get a 10th anniversary wave at some point with Golden figures, similar to Ninjago or Harry Potter, what are people's expectations regarding sets? Personally I'd want them to return to films they never adapted: Iron Man 1/2, Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Thor: The Dark World being the main ones I think. Making an Ironman 1 set to justify the Golden Ironman Minifig is a genious idea
lego_guyon02 Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 If the printing is close enough an anniversary Iron Man fig could even double as the Midas armor.
THELEGOBATMAN Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Scarilian said: If we do get a 10th anniversary wave at some point with Golden figures, similar to Ninjago or Harry Potter, what are people's expectations regarding sets? Personally I'd want them to return to films they never adapted: Iron Man 1/2, Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Thor: The Dark World being the main ones I think. I know I should keep my expectations low for Lego Marvel, but I just really hope that for that 10th anniversary they make MCU Legacy sets with golden minfigures of 6 Avengers - just imagine, one set for each movie (Iron Man for Iron Man, Hulk for The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow for Iron Man 2, Thor for Thor, Cap for The First Avenger and Hawkeye for Avengers) and then maybe another D2C or something special with golden Spider-Man?
nintendude64 Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 Honestly, I've been thinking about it and, since we've been in a gap between MCU content, I could see the D2C being comic-based. It would be amazing to have it be an iconic building like the Baxter Building, Daily Bugle, or an expanded Sanctum. Something like that on a modular scale would be such a spectacular display piece. I know it's not likely, but BB would give us the F4 and some of their allies, Daily Bugle would fill in some Spidey friends (hopefully some iconic vigilantes), and the Sanctum could give us some more comic-based Strange content. They're probably more likely to go with the Avengers, but it's just a thought.
Donkeypunch Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) 30 minutes ago, nintendude64 said: Honestly, I've been thinking about it and, since we've been in a gap between MCU content, I could see the D2C being comic-based. It would be amazing to have it be an iconic building like the Baxter Building, Daily Bugle, or an expanded Sanctum. Something like that on a modular scale would be such a spectacular display piece. I know it's not likely, but BB would give us the F4 and some of their allies, Daily Bugle would fill in some Spidey friends (hopefully some iconic vigilantes), and the Sanctum could give us some more comic-based Strange content. They're probably more likely to go with the Avengers, but it's just a thought. Surely with the Disney/fox merger the fantastic 4 and Xmen are in play. Lego haven’t touched F4 so they might have a go. I doubt it’ll be in the D2C because that’s too much of a gamble. all I want is an x-mansion. I know the blackbird didn’t sell very well but I reckon a few separate modular builds of the xmansion would sell Edited February 7, 2021 by Donkeypunch
cosmic Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Donkeypunch said: all I want is an x-mansion. I know the blackbird didn’t sell very well but I reckon a few separate modular builds of the xmansion would sell Well technically the Blackbird was the worst selling Marvel set of 2014. Which 1st of all, the SpiderCopter and Spidey-trike vs Electro was released that year, so that fact never ceases to amaze me. But second of all, Marvel is a generally well performing theme. I imagine the standards are different? Like the worst selling Marvel set is probably still a better performer than some of the most popular Lone Ranger sets. An example, that I’m aware is probably wrong, but just a point of reference that a Marvel set selling poorly in comparison to other Marvel sets isn’t the same thing as “this set sold poorly”. Does that make sense? Maybe someone more familiar with the sales info of 2014 can correct me, maybe the X-Jet sold poorly objectively. Which again, with the 2014 Winter Wave, I wonder how thats possible. 3 hours ago, Scarilian said: If we do get a 10th anniversary wave at some point with Golden figures, similar to Ninjago or Harry Potter, what are people's expectations regarding sets? A year packed with new additions to the franchise. Sets that revisit old films as well as new comic properties being covered. I want Marvel Now designs of Ant-Man, Wasp, Scarlet Witch and Vision, but also classic designs of each. I want 90’s costumes for some characters and teams. Classic and modern. Some characters I’d like to see in so many different suits I’m not sure where to start. So basically, old MCU sets that cover anything missing, and comic sets that aren’t aimed at Spider-Man. And if the Avengers are the heroes in question, I’d like to see comic incarnations of Avengers yet to be adapted in that form. Namely Ant-Man and Wasp, but I’m hoping we finally get Punisher, Cloak/Dagger, and Elektra sprinkled in as well. just like, a really big year that covers a lot. At the pace of comic sets we get, and the current direction they’re taking, I’d like next year to be an opportunity for them to produce content they’ve been slacking on. Empty my bank account Lego, I’m more than willing to throw money at good sets. Edited February 7, 2021 by cosmic
wesker Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 13 minutes ago, cosmic said: Well technically the Blackbird was the worst selling Marvel set of 2014. Which 1st of all, the SpiderCopter and Spidey-trike vs Electro was released that year, so that fact never ceases to amaze me. But second of all, Marvel is a generally well performing theme. I imagine the standards are different? Like the worst selling Marvel set is probably still a better performer than some of the most popular Lone Ranger sets. An example, that I’m aware is probably wrong, but just a point of reference that a Marvel set selling poorly in comparison to other Marvel sets isn’t the same thing as “this set sold poorly”. Does that make sense? Maybe someone more familiar with the sales info of 2014 can correct me, maybe the X-Jet sold poorly objectively. Which again, with the 2014 Winter Wave, I wonder how thats possible. The Blackbird didn't even get a retail release in Australia. The only way anyone could get it here was buying it online.
Donkeypunch Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 28 minutes ago, cosmic said: Well technically the Blackbird was the worst selling Marvel set of 2014. Which 1st of all, the SpiderCopter and Spidey-trike vs Electro was released that year, so that fact never ceases to amaze me. But second of all, Marvel is a generally well performing theme. I imagine the standards are different? Like the worst selling Marvel set is probably still a better performer than some of the most popular Lone Ranger sets. An example, that I’m aware is probably wrong, but just a point of reference that a Marvel set selling poorly in comparison to other Marvel sets isn’t the same thing as “this set sold poorly”. Does that make sense? Maybe someone more familiar with the sales info of 2014 can correct me, maybe the X-Jet sold poorly objectively. Which again, with the 2014 Winter Wave, I wonder how thats possible. That’s so weird that it barely sold though, I missed it but I wanted it badly, maybe with the addition of xmen to the mcu it’ll have a greater fan base
gedren_y Posted February 8, 2021 Posted February 8, 2021 37 minutes ago, cosmic said: Well technically the Blackbird was the worst selling Marvel set of 2014. Which 1st of all, the SpiderCopter and Spidey-trike vs Electro was released that year, so that fact never ceases to amaze me. But second of all, Marvel is a generally well performing theme. I imagine the standards are different? Like the worst selling Marvel set is probably still a better performer than some of the most popular Lone Ranger sets. An example, that I’m aware is probably wrong, but just a point of reference that a Marvel set selling poorly in comparison to other Marvel sets isn’t the same thing as “this set sold poorly”. Does that make sense? Maybe someone more familiar with the sales info of 2014 can correct me, maybe the X-Jet sold poorly objectively. Which again, with the 2014 Winter Wave, I wonder how thats possible. There were a number of factors that could have gone into the failure of that Blackbird set. One of which might have been, IMHO, the worst of Fox's X-Men movies coming out that year. Add to that the poor choice of Cyclops design, the very weak Sentinel, and the Blackbird herself wasn't well photographed for the box art. The Blackbird build is probably as close as could have been gotten with the parts available at the time. More recent parts would undoubtedly contribute to a superior version, if/when Lego revisits the X-Men.
Donkeypunch Posted February 8, 2021 Posted February 8, 2021 I wonder if the Disney+ set if FaWS I could see that truck scene being a set
Battlinpanther Posted February 8, 2021 Posted February 8, 2021 38 minutes ago, gedren_y said: There were a number of factors that could have gone into the failure of that Blackbird set. One of which might have been, IMHO, the worst of Fox's X-Men movies coming out that year. Add to that the poor choice of Cyclops design, the very weak Sentinel, and the Blackbird herself wasn't well photographed for the box art. The Blackbird build is probably as close as could have been gotten with the parts available at the time. More recent parts would undoubtedly contribute to a superior version, if/when Lego revisits the X-Men. Days of Future Past is by no means considered the worst Fox X-Men movie, so I highly, highly doubt that. Nothing seems particularly shocking to me; MCU was already a way bigger deal than the X-Men by that point, and while the sets were lame and Amazing Spider-Man 2 sucked, Spidey still sells the pants off pretty much every other Marvel hero by order of magnitudes. So the idea that the X-Jet was the worst performing Marvel piece isn't a surprise.
gedren_y Posted February 8, 2021 Posted February 8, 2021 4 minutes ago, Battlinpanther said: Days of Future Past is by no means considered the worst Fox X-Men movie, so I highly, highly doubt that. Nothing seems particularly shocking to me; MCU was already a way bigger deal than the X-Men by that point, and while the sets were lame and Amazing Spider-Man 2 sucked, Spidey still sells the pants off pretty much every other Marvel hero by order of magnitudes. So the idea that the X-Jet was the worst performing Marvel piece isn't a surprise. Most of your points are quite valid, but to me DOFP was a travesty of rewriting an iconic X-Men storyline. Fox had already failed to give Kitty Pryde her proper due as the character who most lived up to Xavier's ideal, but then to give her powers she never had, and after doing that remove her important contribution to the rest of the story, makes it the worst to me. Even Apocalypse, for all it's problems, got the importance of Warren Worthington III, and tried to address some of Storm's Shadow King history.
Falconfan1414 Posted February 8, 2021 Posted February 8, 2021 Don’t get your hopes up for X-men or fantastic four for the d2c
cosmic Posted February 8, 2021 Posted February 8, 2021 Just now, Falconfan1414 said: Don’t get your hopes up for X-men or fantastic four for the d2c I’m surprised anyone even thought this. At best I feel maybe we’d get a normal set, but for a D2C, it’s almost expected to go to the MCU. To add to potential failures of the blackbird, consider the lackluster choice of not only Cyclops, but the unimpressive hair choice on Storm. Kind of wish she got a new mold. But also if the set sold poorly thats the clear answer for why we got no new mold. What bugs me most is there are no MCU mutant films in the making for at least the next 2 years. What I wish Marvel would do is invest in some great animators to make a new X-Men cartoon and introduce the team to newer generations the way many Superheroes were initially introduced to the public eye, the old school route. Thats right cartoons, maybe then we could have some X-Men content while the MCU focuses on other heroes. And on that note, literally still scratching my head over what this D2C will be. Obviously not X-Men or F4. The character roster is definitely either Avengers or Spiderman. Most likely MCU based. But like, what? I’m pretty excited, for whatever it may be. If anything, just because we never get Marvel D2C’s. The Hulkbuster is, in my opinion, sooo lame. The Helicarrier is nice considering it gets the look right. But it’s also not to minifigure scale. If they did do a minifig scale set, that would be our first minifigure scale Marvel D2C right? I complain about it going to the MCU but also what would it be if it were comic based? The Avengers Mansion is not in the public conscious and has many different interpretations, Stark Tower is most recognizable in its cinematic interpretation, and without the aforementioned teams, the X-Mansion and Baxter Building are out of question. A giant Infinity Gauntlet would be a let down, but very in line with sets like the Carnage Bust and Hulkbuster. I can possibly see it being End-Game final battle, but also feel they could recreate that at a 100-150 price points t how spread out a lot of the build would be. It can literally be anything. And in many ways I feel it will disappoint regardless, but also have some charm to it.
gedren_y Posted February 8, 2021 Posted February 8, 2021 4 minutes ago, cosmic said: I’m surprised anyone even thought this. At best I feel maybe we’d get a normal set, but for a D2C, it’s almost expected to go to the MCU. To add to potential failures of the blackbird, consider the lackluster choice of not only Cyclops, but the unimpressive hair choice on Storm. Kind of wish she got a new mold. But also if the set sold poorly thats the clear answer for why we got no new mold. What bugs me most is there are no MCU mutant films in the making for at least the next 2 years. What I wish Marvel would do is invest in some great animators to make a new X-Men cartoon and introduce the team to newer generations the way many Superheroes were initially introduced to the public eye, the old school route. Thats right cartoons, maybe then we could have some X-Men content while the MCU focuses on other heroes. And on that note, literally still scratching my head over what this D2C will be. Obviously not X-Men or F4. The character roster is definitely either Avengers or Spiderman. Most likely MCU based. But like, what? I’m pretty excited, for whatever it may be. If anything, just because we never get Marvel D2C’s. The Hulkbuster is, in my opinion, sooo lame. The Helicarrier is nice considering it gets the look right. But it’s also not to minifigure scale. If they did do a minifig scale set, that would be our first minifigure scale Marvel D2C right? I complain about it going to the MCU but also what would it be if it were comic based? The Avengers Mansion is not in the public conscious and has many different interpretations, Stark Tower is most recognizable in its cinematic interpretation, and without the aforementioned teams, the X-Mansion and Baxter Building are out of question. A giant Infinity Gauntlet would be a let down, but very in line with sets like the Carnage Bust and Hulkbuster. I can possibly see it being End-Game final battle, but also feel they could recreate that at a 100-150 price points t how spread out a lot of the build would be. It can literally be anything. And in many ways I feel it will disappoint regardless, but also have some charm to it. Agreed on the X-Men front. Lego could easily source sets from the Marvel Adventures graphic novels, which are written for an age group consistent with Lego's core demographic. A while back I posited the idea of a large Uatu build, but understand how unlikely that would be. Stan Lee in any form would make a lot of Marvel fans happy, but I think there may be some likeness licensing issues with his estate, otherwise we should have had him as a fig by now. Real news will probably take some time. I don't expect it until after much until such time as the Disney+ shows won't be spoiled.
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