ASLUME (formerly Batman (DC Superheroes) 2024 - Rumors & Discussion)

[legoturtle]

Guys!! The mech is for Lex Luthor. Like before. Do you need an image...

[psqidexslizer]

10 minutes ago, legoturtle said:

Guys!! The mech is for Lex Luthor. Like before. Do you need an image...

All the leakers are saying it’s for Superman, but you do you.

[Maaboo the Witch]

11 minutes ago, legoturtle said:

Guys!! The mech is for Lex Luthor. Like before. Do you need an image...

No, but you could do with a clue.

[legoturtle]

Probably a remake from this. Same than Tumbler which is remake. Even the 4+ set is kind of remake older batmobile (4+).

[THELEGOBATMAN]

Just now, legoturtle said:

Probably a remake from this. Same than Tumbler which is remake. Even the 4+ set is kind of remake older batmobile (4+).

It isn't.

It's a gimmick mech. For Superman. Just like all the others copy-paste mechs we've gotten for countless Marvel superheroes over the past few years, and even Batman this year.

Which, to be fair, is a ridiculous decision. A Lex Luthor mech would not only work as a small gimmick mech, but also as a standalone set, because it actually makes sense for him to have one.

[PGBQW]

13 hours ago, legoturtle said:

YES + YES = 1
NO + NO = 0
YES + NO = 0
NO + YES = 0

This is absolutely not how consent works

[Classic_Spaceman]

17 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Also what do you guys think of the Absolute DC line that’s just been announced? 

From what I can tell, it seems like DC's version of Marvel's Ultimate universe. 
 

7 hours ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

Which, to be fair, is a ridiculous decision. A Lex Luthor mech would not only work as a small gimmick mech, but also as a standalone set, because it actually makes sense for him to have one.

It kind of makes sense if Superman is fighting a Kryptonite-armed powersuit-wearing Lex. 
 

17 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Why is Starfire on the Justice League? Is she stupid? 

FTFY. 
 

[ARC2149Nova]

18 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Also what do you guys think of the Absolute DC line that’s just been announced? 

Batman is built like a DUPLO figure, which is certainly...a choice. 

Just seems like yet another elseworld. Something DC has been beating into the ground since Dark Knights Metal.

18 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Hey guys our chances of getting Nightwing sets have just risen exponentially.

Someone must not know that Nightwing is a Batman character, meaning he's on the list of most likely set inclusions. /s

Seriously, though, Dick as Batman...sorta worked. Bruce trying out his best Steve Buscemi impression isn't going to fool anyone. Also, I feel like Bruce is way more recognizable with just the domino mask than Dick or any of the Robins. Side effect of age and hardened features.

10 hours ago, NXS7 said:

LEGO giving us a Superman mech is clearly the spark needed to ignite the rebellion against Turt-El

Turt-El's agents depowered Superman, that's why he needs the mech to fight Lex Luthor! 

10 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Hear me out. What if the Superman in the mech is Absolute Power Superman. Therefore it would make sense for him to have a mech also it gives a reason for Lego to not include a cape. And what if Lex has been confused with the green Amazo from absolute power.

Either way I’m hoping for a brand new superman print. And Lex, if that’s who it is, to have a power armour print.

Can LEGO not cover that trash event and instead give us normal Superman and AMAZO? 

(Stephanie Browns for AP)

Spoiler

The concept of Absolute Power is really cool, but idk, Ollie turning fascist, all methods of escape conveniently blocked off, fricking magic being disrupted? All because of Amanda Waller? Give me a break. Any number of cosmic entities or deities I would be on board with. But the Wall is reaching Batman levels of OP writing. That and assassinating Green Arrow's character.

I think all I want from this new Supes is azure blue and the Thor cape with printed shield. Plus a return of the s-curl hair piece (bonus points if it has grey on the sides). Luthor needs a new face (no more 2012 Bruce Wayne for Lex Luthor), and either the power armor, or the tactical look. And a big kryptonite gun.

 

On 7/17/2024 at 6:51 PM, Lego Nostalgia said:

I worry they'll reuse that 2012 Superman torso that was last seen in a magazine in like 2021 or something.

I actually like that figure, and don't see much need for a redesign. The legs could use trunks and obviously boots, but the original Superman figure has a certain charm to him.

[Classic_Spaceman]

11 hours ago, NXS7 said:

LEGO giving us a Superman mech is clearly the spark needed to ignite the rebellion against Turt-El

Turt-El, the long-lost brother of Jor-El who sided with Zod during the fall of Krypton; presumed dead until his armada appeared above Earth? 
 

1 hour ago, ARC2149Nova said:

I think all I want from this new Supes is azure blue and the Thor cape with printed shield. Plus a return of the s-curl hair piece (bonus points if it has grey on the sides). Luthor needs a new face (no more 2012 Bruce Wayne for Lex Luthor), and either the power armor, or the tactical look. And a big kryptonite gun.

I doubt that we will get azure Supes, simply because that is the best colour for the Superman movie version (per set images, at least), and I suspect that LEGO will want to differentiate comics Superman from movie Superman. That said, if LEGO wants to make the most of their budget, they might go with azure just so that they can reuse dual-moulded and printed legs for movie Supes.
Thor cape is not happening for the mech Superman, since it would not fit in the cockpit, though a logo print on a starched cape would be nice (however doubtful). Lex will almost certainly have power armour (maybe even with the Dark Trooper armour piece for added bulk), since a business suit is boring (and makes him look like a rando civilian) and a real-world tactical vest is not something LEGO would make if they can avoid it (and Lex's most well-known armour is his powersuit, anyway). 
 

[ARC2149Nova]

14 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

I doubt that we will get azure Supes, simply because that is the best colour for the Superman movie version (per set images, at least), and I suspect that LEGO will want to differentiate comics Superman from movie Superman. That said, if LEGO wants to make the most of their budget, they might go with azure just so that they can reuse dual-moulded and printed legs for movie Supes.
Thor cape is not happening for the mech Superman, since it would not fit in the cockpit, though a logo print on a starched cape would be nice (however doubtful). Lex will almost certainly have power armour (maybe even with the Dark Trooper armour piece for added bulk), since a business suit is boring (and makes him look like a rando civilian) and a real-world tactical vest is not something LEGO would make if they can avoid it (and Lex's most well-known armour is his powersuit, anyway). 
 

I agree with most of your points, the only thing I'll counter is the tactical vest for Lex: if we can get Hardy from MoS, Winter Soldier, and the movie Foot soldiers, it's not impossible.

But I agree that the power armor is most likely, however boring I find that personally. (He's had like 4 power armor figures)

[Rwbricks]

8 minutes ago, ARC2149Nova said:

But I agree that the power armor is most likely, however boring I find that personally. (He's had like 4 power armor figures)

What we need is the classic Super Friends suit. All the better to steal forty cakes. 
 

The real question, though, is what head will Lex have? His old re-used head hasn’t been seen for a few years. Will he get a new one? Or will he reuse another one? My vote would be the Tom Riddle head for preference, but the Avenger’s Tower Hawkeye one for probability. 

[hikouki]

Which bat mobile is 76301 going to be based out of?

[Clone OPatra]

33 minutes ago, Rwbricks said:

The real question, though, is what head will Lex have? His old re-used head hasn’t been seen for a few years. Will he get a new one? Or will he reuse another one? My vote would be the Tom Riddle head for preference, but the Avenger’s Tower Hawkeye one for probability. 

Doesn't he need a single sided head because he's bald, and both of those have two sides?

I think Star Wars has a male single sided light nougat head in rotation for troops - maybe that one.

[Mandalorianknight]

23 hours ago, TheBatstan said:

I was all set to buy it until I found out that the set only includes physical instructions to build the Bronze Age Batman while the instructions for all the other Batmen can only be viewed digitally on the Lego Builder app. Now I'm highly considering to wait till this goes on sale or just bricklink the unique printed logo bricks and buy the pieces to build the ones I want (particularly sad Battinson).

I can't articulate my dislike of this enough. Lego should not be making instructions app-only.

17 hours ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

Seriously, like what does he even mean by those meaningless phrases? A bunch of words to say absolutely nothing.

POV:  You're Lex scoffing at a superman speech about "truth, justice, and the american way", "hope", or "doing the right thing".

13 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

And yes I know I’m crazy. But a jonkler can dream.

I was crazy once. They locked me in an aslume. A plastic Aslume. With a turtle.

8 hours ago, PGBQW said:

This is absolutely not how consent works

I mean if the 1 is *building a lego set* and the 0 is not doing that, then it absolutely would be how consent works.

20 minutes ago, Clone OPatra said:

Doesn't he need a single sided head because he's bald, and both of those have two sides?

I think Star Wars has a male single sided light nougat head in rotation for troops - maybe that one.

Not the Jim Starwars head, anything but that!

[Clone OPatra]

13 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Not the Jim Starwars head, anything but that!

That's the point, continuing the grand tradition of Lex having the most bland head possible.

[Classic_Spaceman]

1 hour ago, ARC2149Nova said:

I agree with most of your points, the only thing I'll counter is the tactical vest for Lex: if we can get Hardy from MoS, Winter Soldier, and the movie Foot soldiers, it's not impossible.

I mean that LEGO would not go out of their way to make a character with a realistic tactical vest, not that they never would; Winter Soldier, HYDRA goons, S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, etc, all need tactical gear to look accurate, but Lex does not. In fact, a search for "Lex Luthor tactical vest" just returns images of his powersuit! The only real exception to this is the TLBM GCPD officers, but as established, TLBM is a lot of LEGO making things that they never could in normal sets (Hawaiian shirt Joker, Tarantula, etc). 

1 hour ago, ARC2149Nova said:

But I agree that the power armor is most likely, however boring I find that personally. (He's had like 4 power armor figures)

Only three, but hopefully this version will be bright green or olive green; past versions were mostly dark green or purple. 
 

17 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Not the Jim Starwars head, anything but that!

The best use I have found for this head is on generic/background Imperial officers and crew, since it looks remarkably like the Rebels asset for background officers! 
 

[Lego Nostalgia]

2 hours ago, hikouki said:

Which bat mobile is 76301 going to be based out of?

It won't matter which version it is, it'll just be a square blob with wings at the back with the 2012 batman torso minifigure and Jonkler with a skateboard and TNT

10 hours ago, PGBQW said:

This is absolutely not how consent works

If Yes and Yes = 1 then that means yes, if Yes and No= 0 or No and No = 0 then we can come to a conclusion that 1= yes and 0= no     Never thought we'd be discussing this with my favorite turtle, it always amazes me what other subjects we talk about, just when I thought this forum was starting to get back on track.

I miss the days when @legoturtle would talk about the Shadow Box non stop.

All hail the mighty legoturtle for he has given us purpose in these dark times for Lego DC

[kuzyabricks]

19 minutes ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

It won't matter which version it is, it'll just be a square blob with wings at the back with the 2012 batman torso minifigure and Jonkler with a skateboard and TNT

If Yes and Yes = 1 then that means yes, if Yes and No= 0 or No and No = 0 then we can come to a conclusion that 1= yes and 0= no     Never thought we'd be discussing this with my favorite turtle, it always amazes me what other subjects we talk about, just when I thought this forum was starting to get back on track.

I miss the days when @legoturtle would talk about the Shadow Box non stop.

All hail the mighty legoturtle for he has given us purpose in these dark times for Lego DC

All he does is complain

[legoturtle]

Not complain. I just want to say that LEGO hates DC. We actually get only 1 set. 4+ does not count and that mech is almost identical than the Batman mech. So very simple.

 

So... now the eyes turn to Tumbler set... BUT it is also almost identical with Tumbler (2021). Real progress is that we get different minifigures than Scarecrow and Batman. So the main QUESTION is - - - - - who drives the Tumbler?

[TheBatstan]

2 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I can't articulate my dislike of this enough. Lego should not be making instructions app-only.

And just to pour more salt on the wound, it turns out the printed bat symbol logo bricks are double sided: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9kYXbIIh4Z/ 

So instead of each of them being their own separate piece it's Bronze Age/1966, '89/The Dark Knight Trilogy, and BTAS/The Batman. So if you want to have a complete set of them all standing together, you have to buy multiples.

Edited July 19, 2024 by TheBatstan

[CloneCommando99]

4 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Turt-El, the long-lost brother of Jor-El who sided with Zod during the fall of Krypton; presumed dead until his armada appeared above Earth? 

Turtle, Amanda Waller and Lex Luthor collab confirmed?!!!

3 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Not the Jim Starwars head, anything but that!

Ahem, the term I like to use is Mr Ben.

 

 

Season 5: War of Light set ideas

Combo Lantern Power Up packs (kinda like the air/ spinjitzu packs)

Red and Blue Lantern Razer (£9.99)

Blue and Green Lantern Hal Jordan (£9.99)

Green and Yellow Lantern Jessica Cruz (£9.99)

Supergirl’s Space Speeder (£17.99): Supergirl (Space-suit), Yellow Lantern Cyborg Superman and Kyle Rayner (Blue Lantern)

Lantern Brawl (£24.99): Yara Flor (Star Sapphire), Indigo 1, Nightwing (Indigo Lantern), Lex Luthor (Orange Lantern) and Kyle Rayner (Green Lantern)

Might of Parallax (£29.99): Sinestro, Batman (Green Lantern), Supergirl (Red Lantern) Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) and Yellow Lantern Scarecrow.

Yara’s Galaxy Gladiator (£34.99): Yara Flor (Space Suit), Wally West (Blue Lantern), Yellow Lantern Grodd and Lyssa Drak. Build incorporates Yara’s space mech (with sword and shield) and a yellow lantern banana construct for Grodd.

Nightwing’s Light-Hunter (£39.99): Nightwing (space-suit), Batgirl (Yellow Lantern), Bleez, Bd’g and Dex-Starr. (Basically a nightwing starfighter)

Green Lantern Corps Patrol Cruiser (£79.99): Jessica Cruz (Green Lantern), Aqualad (Space-suit), Orange Lantern Larfleeze, Batgirl (Space-suit), Kyle Rayner (Ion), Red Lantern Atrocitus and Red Lantern Rankorr.

Rise of Nekron (£59.99): Kyle Rayner (White Lantern), Kilowog, Ganthet, Arkillo, Batman (Black Lantern), Saint Walker, Aqualad (Black Lantern) and Carol Ferris (Star Sapphire).

 

Thoughts? Have I cooked? Or have I gone too far this time?

Edited July 19, 2024 by CloneCommando99

[Maaboo the Witch]

3 hours ago, legoturtle said:

Not complain. I just want to say that LEGO hates DC.

[BrickBob Studpants]

Repeating a false statement doesn‘t make it any less false. Just more annoying.

[legoturtle]

 

[THELEGOBATMAN]

Imagine if Two-Face really ends up looking like this (without arm and leg printing, obviously):

https://lego-dc.fandom.com/wiki/Two-Face_(Dark_Knight)