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

[Lego Nostalgia]

2 minutes ago, RedHoodPug said:

I am a lifelong fan and enjoy the modern and classic styles. I recently reread Endgame again which has a lot of Bat history and tropes in. However even I was taken back by the scene where the Justice League has been Jokerized and he cracks open the Justice Buster armour. Not the armour, no no, I love the extent of his armory (however the scale of said armory and where it gets housed stretches plausibility. As I've mentioned before I really like the rotisserie in the Batcave in Hush), it was how he took down the unrealistic, laser-eyed bee that took me out of the story for a second. Kryptonite gum stored in the cowl, just in case Supes was too corrupted for the Justice Buster to withstand him. I love it, it's nuts and it's escapism, which amuses me when people demand that their escapism be grounded in reality.

Jokerized ? :O Todd Mcfarlane reference ?

3 minutes ago, RedHoodPug said:

I am a lifelong fan and enjoy the modern and classic styles. I recently reread Endgame again which has a lot of Bat history and tropes in. However even I was taken back by the scene where the Justice League has been Jokerized and he cracks open the Justice Buster armour. Not the armour, no no, I love the extent of his armory (however the scale of said armory and where it gets housed stretches plausibility. As I've mentioned before I really like the rotisserie in the Batcave in Hush), it was how he took down the unrealistic, laser-eyed bee that took me out of the story for a second. Kryptonite gum stored in the cowl, just in case Supes was too corrupted for the Justice Buster to withstand him. I love it, it's nuts and it's escapism, which amuses me when people demand that their escapism be grounded in reality.

Batman is impossible to become irl, you need to know 127 forms of martial arts, be a billionare on top of that which is the most possible out of all this, be in peak human condition, fight gods and aliens and how can you survive mentally ill serial killers stabbing you everywhere you go ? 

Those gadgets are not realistic either, you'd probably have to wait 2000 years for something like that to be made possible

Bane is more realistic because he's  a strong guy who pumps himself full of drugs, plenty crackheads around who get pure super-human strength from fent or crack.

[RedHoodPug]

Just now, Lego Nostalgia said:

Jokerized ? :O Todd Mcfarlane reference ?

They get infected by a Joker venom variant that makes them take on the grin and complexion, but become fuelled by hatred for and determination to kill Batman. In a similar vein to the McFarlane figures, but I'm using the term retroactively here because I consider the Laughing Fish from the story of the same name to be Jokerized, and that was 1978.

[Mandalorianknight]

4 hours ago, ARC2149Nova said:

Bruh, that was an amazing troll. Nobody sane would ever send Joker as an ambassador.  (Serious question: Can you even be an ambassador as an immigrant? Since Joker's clearly American, wouldn't it be impossible for him to be an Iranian diplomat?)

There are three equally likely options here:

1. Batman is seen as some sort of american symbol, so Iran was like "hey, this would be pretty funny I think"

2. Joker walked in and was like "ok, im you're ambassador now", and as Iran lacks a batman they just kind of had to go with it because they didn't want to risk everyone getting jonkled.

3. Joker was bs'ing about being the ambassador and nobody called him out on it because what are you gonna do, tell Joker you know he's not really the Iranian ambassador? Do you think he cares?

3 hours ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

Instead we should discuss set ideas, WOULD a West or Bale SHADOW BOX look better?????????/

No, No, No. Schumacher Shadow Box.

3 hours ago, Murdoch17 said:

@CloneCommando99 @Renny The Spaceman

Being like Turtle is nothing to be proud of. He got banned for a reason by the Moderator. Remember: You are only allowed one EB account... don't squander it on stupid jokes and imitation of a lunatic. I beg you to see reason before it's too late! (NOT joking!)

I'm constantly amused by people deciding to take random specific bits of this thread seriously.

[Sinistereo]

I need to rant about the 89 batmobile and batwing sets:

I'm so tired of the same set over and over, and I share the opinion of everyone when I say I'm tired of no diverse minifigs. The 89 batmobile set is so annoying to me because essentially a large portion of all lego batmobiles that we've ever gotten have in some part been inspired by the 89 batmobile, so by the time we finally get an official system scale set based on it, it just perpetually feels like the same build from the previous years.

The mask piece used for batman in that set doesn't work for this version of batman AT ALL. it is too stylized and animated. I'm happy it looks phenomenal on the 90's animated series sets at least.

Speaking of, I think I'll just use that set as my 89 representation, seeing as how that movie directly inspired that show. The blue batmobile to me is more visually interesting to look at anyway.

They could have given us more characters/variants from the 89 movie and included builds that referenced Ace chemicals, the museum, the cathedral, SOMETHING to justify the price and make it stand out in the sea of batmobile sets.

Sorry for the long rant of a year old set, but it frustrates me so much because Michael Keaton Batman is my favorite. It makes me almost wish that flash set came out because at least the figures would've been cool 

P.S. even if all my complaints were remedied...the prices still suck 😂

Edited August 15, 2024 by Sinistereo

[Coryo]

Looking at the DC sets that are available now, it seems like Lego is largely forgetting about their main target demographic.

Ignoring the mech and the buildable figure, it seems like every set is aiming for people who are 30-40+ with nostalgia for the Keaton and Timmverse versions of Batman, which is possibly why they feel safe in randomly adding an extra 30% or so to the price of a Batmobile.

I'd like to see more waves similar to their output from 2015-2018, with more sets that aren't tied to any specific interpretation and wouldn't be pricing out the child and teenage audience. 

 

[THELEGOBATMAN]

5 hours ago, NXS7 said:

GUYS!

Let's think about this. We need to make a poll! Which flavour pringles is best?

Original.

Hot & Spicy is good too.

[CloneCommando99]

I have returned. I am back to Jonkle normally.

1 hour ago, CloneCommando99 said:

I have returned. I am back to Jonkle normally.

Thoughts on the new pfp? I couldn’t find the old one. 
Edit: I just did. 

3 hours ago, Coryo said:

hild and teenage audience. 

 

How did GL never get a mighty micro?! 

7 hours ago, NXS7 said:

 

GUYS!

Let's think about this. We need to make a poll! Which flavour pringles is best?

Paprika. Hot and Spicy and Cheese and Sour-cream are joint second.

 

Was I a good turtle?

Edited August 15, 2024 by CloneCommando99

[RedHoodPug]

6 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I'm constantly amused by people deciding to take random specific bits of this thread seriously.

Extra points for being called Murdoch and pleading for sanity.

2 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

How did GL never get a mighty micro?! 

There was one in a kids activity book some years back, but the same book included a load of figures we don't have as well. I don't know what sort of access the creators of those books have to concept art.

[Renny The Spaceman]

4 hours ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

Original.

Hot & Spicy is good too.

Luigi 

[Murdoch17]

4 hours ago, RedHoodPug said:

Extra points for being called Murdoch and pleading for sanity.

What the hell is that supposed to mean? Are you insinuating I'm insane? That's very insulting, because I'm Autistic (which I've mentioned on EB before several times), but generalizing that to just, 'oh, he's nuts' is totally off color and wrong. And for your information, my username comes from the Thomas and Friends character named Murdoch.

Edited August 15, 2024 by Murdoch17

[icm]

I think it's a reference to the Marvel superhero Daredevil, whose secret identity is a lawyer named Matt Murdoch. I'm not very familiar with the character myself, but he lives in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York and has to stop all sorts of crazy things from happening in his neighborhood. It's nothing against you personally, I guarantee that.

Edited August 15, 2024 by icm

[TheFriedChimken]

10 hours ago, Coryo said:

Looking at the DC sets that are available now, it seems like Lego is largely forgetting about their main target demographic.

Ignoring the mech and the buildable figure, it seems like every set is aiming for people who are 30-40+ with nostalgia for the Keaton and Timmverse versions of Batman, which is possibly why they feel safe in randomly adding an extra 30% or so to the price of a Batmobile.

I'd like to see more waves similar to their output from 2015-2018, with more sets that aren't tied to any specific interpretation and wouldn't be pricing out the child and teenage audience. 

 

I miss this era of DC sets and sets of the era of the Lego Batman 2 video game. I know the Tim Burton and Dark Knight films appeal to most DC fans, including myself, and while I think these darker and bold styles still have a place within Lego, I wish there were more lively sets thrown in the mix with bright colours and the cartoony charm to them. I feel like these older sets worked amazingly with Lego's branding - being imaginative and adventuresome. These sets never suffered from being lacklustre because they never seemed to carbon-copy or emulate DC material or existing Lego ideas. Yes, it took some core ideas, but everything had a unique twist that complemented DC in ways that most fans would not expect. It all felt more effortless than forced, unlike nowadays.

[Agent Kallus]

14 hours ago, NXS7 said:

I relate to Superman because I also wear underwear. But only sometimes

 

GUYS!

Let's think about this. We need to make a poll! Which flavour pringles is best?

Most of the time right? Just not like in bed or the shower?...

Anyway Pringles poll time.

9 hours ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

Original.

Hot & Spicy is good too.

 I'm gonna have to agree, Original is the original and the best. Sour cream and onion is second. Honourable mention to the limited edition pigs in blankets ones.

I'll look up sales numbers ...

Apparently Original and/or Sour Cream & Onion are on top across the world. I swear I didn't plan that, I guess I'm just a basic bitch.

7 hours ago, RedHoodPug said:

There was one in a kids activity book some years back, but the same book included a load of figures we don't have as well. I don't know what sort of access the creators of those books have to concept art.

That's was more of mircofighter than a mighty mircos though. Wasn't a car, didn't have wheel, less wacky and an ordinary fig rather than the MM style.

[RedHoodPug]

3 hours ago, Murdoch17 said:

What the hell is that supposed to mean? Are you insinuating I'm insane? That's very insulting, because I'm Autistic (which I've mentioned on EB before several times), but generalizing that to just, 'oh, he's nuts' is totally off color and wrong. And for your information, my username comes from the Thomas and Friends character named Murdoch.

It's a reference to the character from the A-Team, whose nickname was Howlin' Mad. The joke being Murdock (note spelling) pleading for sanity. It made me chuckle anyway. It's a bit of fun. It has nothing to do with the tired trope of comparing autism with insanity. It's hardly a revelation that a member of the AFoL community is autistic, and I would be taking shots at myself were your accusation true, as well as both of my kids. And really, at nearly 42 years of age I've been called insane, mad, weird, odd, from the wrong planet, etc. enough times by friends for me to get the joke.

32 minutes ago, Agent Kallus said:

That was was more of mircofighter than a mighty mircos though. Wasn't a car, didn't have wheel, less wacky and an ordinary fig rather than the MM style.

Having been the person who brought it up in the forum six years ago, I can assure you that it most certainly had wheels and was very much in the MM style, given that everything else on the page was an actual MM that was released. There was even enough speculation about it that my screenshot was posted on Instagram as a leaked image of a potential set. Are you thinking of the Build Your Own Adventure book with John Stewart?

 

[icm]

Shows you how much I know about Daredevil and the A-Team! 

[Agent Kallus]

15 hours ago, RedHoodPug said:

Are you thinking of the Build Your Own Adventure book with John Stewart?

Is there a possibility that that is what I thought you meant?...  Yes 

Is it more than a possiblity and in truth simply what I thought you meant?... Yes

Do I love Pringles?... Yes

Is that John Stewart Book set more of proper jet than a mircofighter anyway?... Yes

Am I glad the Turtle impressions ( which had variable accuracy) seem to be over?... Yes

Are people going on about how a Daily Planet set won't happen in, in the Marvel thread of all places?... Yes, and they should learn that TLG is consistent unpredictable.

Edited August 15, 2024 by Agent Kallus

[Sinistereo]

4 hours ago, TheFriedChimken said:

I miss this era of DC sets and sets of the era of the Lego Batman 2 video game. I know the Tim Burton and Dark Knight films appeal to most DC fans, including myself, and while I think these darker and bold styles still have a place within Lego, I wish there were more lively sets thrown in the mix with bright colours and the cartoony charm to them. I feel like these older sets worked amazingly with Lego's branding - being imaginative and adventuresome. These sets never suffered from being lacklustre because they never seemed to carbon-copy or emulate DC material or existing Lego ideas. Yes, it took some core ideas, but everything had a unique twist that complemented DC in ways that most fans would not expect. It all felt more effortless than forced, unlike nowadays.

I'd argue that joker steamroller set from back then was largely inspired off the final battle in the '89 movie

[RedHoodPug]

3 hours ago, icm said:

Shows you how much I know about Daredevil and the A-Team! 

In fairness the story might differ but the message is the same.

3 hours ago, Agent Kallus said:

Is there a possibility that that is what I thought you meant?...  Yes

It's quite funny that the original discussion took place in August 2018, I wonder if there's a regular six year cycle.

[Murdoch17]

9 minutes ago, Sinistereo said:

I'd argue that joker steamroller set from back then was largely inspired off the final battle in the '89 movie

I don't remember a steamroller or Robin in that film...

[Sinistereo]

16 minutes ago, Murdoch17 said:

I don't remember a steamroller or Robin in that film...

I said inspired. The batwing, black bat-suit, Joker wearing the purple fedora while using the long gun, the similarities are there. The batwing has that little grippy feature that was used to gather the balloons at the end of the film too.

Plus that steamroller could easily pass for a parade float (a parade float of death but thats perfect for the Joker) I can practically hear the Prince music.

Edited August 15, 2024 by Sinistereo

[TheFriedChimken]

5 hours ago, Sinistereo said:

I said inspired. The batwing, black bat-suit, Joker wearing the purple fedora while using the long gun, the similarities are there. The batwing has that little grippy feature that was used to gather the balloons at the end of the film too.

Plus that steamroller could easily pass for a parade float (a parade float of death but thats perfect for the Joker) I can practically hear the Prince music.

I 100% agree! There's a priority on inspiration, but it's not trying to 100% replicate something. If you are a fairly in the loop DC fan, you'll find appreciation in taking notice of certain aspects of the set that you may feel connect with existing DC material and I very much thought the same things as you did Sinistereo when I saw this set as a kid. At the same time, it offers new and original aspects to give it a whole Lego twist that appeals for both children and adult collectors.

Maybe some people would have preferred a Joker float and an exact replication of the scene from the movie - which is fine! In my opinion though, I enjoyed getting my first ever batgirl and Damien minfigures over building my exisiting collection of Batman and Joker, and for a kid the steam roller had more play opportunities than a float. I mostly appreciate the more fun and cryptic interpretation of the scene over spelling it out. I agree with the "parade float of death" take - it would be very on brand for Joker, and the whole set didn't really leave out core aspects of the scene as already perfectly described.

Maybe I'm wrong though and maybe replicating nostalgia perfectly is of more value for the majority, which I absolutely respect and also see the appeal for. I've always preferred subtlety though, which is why I think the later TLBM sets were also fantastic with blending existing DC material with Lego interpretations. Again, you could see the inspiration but appreciate everything being fairly new.

Edited August 16, 2024 by TheFriedChimken

[Mandalorianknight]

21 hours ago, Coryo said:

Looking at the DC sets that are available now, it seems like Lego is largely forgetting about their main target demographic.

Ignoring the mech and the buildable figure, it seems like every set is aiming for people who are 30-40+ with nostalgia for the Keaton and Timmverse versions of Batman, which is possibly why they feel safe in randomly adding an extra 30% or so to the price of a Batmobile.

I'd like to see more waves similar to their output from 2015-2018, with more sets that aren't tied to any specific interpretation and wouldn't be pricing out the child and teenage audience

The thing is, lego's worried to produce those sets because there isn't much keeping kids interested in DC at the moment. There's no successful film franchise, no kid's cartoon (I mean, until very recently, but I don't think that cartoon really works as something to sell DC merch to kids), kids really aren't the market for comics anymore, etc.

20 hours ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

Original.

This is the answer for not only pringles but 99% of chip brands. Whatever the main flavor is is the main flavor for a reason.

19 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

I have returned. I am back to Jonkle normally.

Was I a good turtle?

Yeah, you really had him down, but still good to have Commando back, fun as it was. Maybe I'll get possessed later on.

17 hours ago, RedHoodPug said:

Extra points for being called Murdoch and pleading for sanity.

The thing is batman and joker would absolutely survive driving a tank out of a plane mid-flight or half the other stuff Murdock does.

16 hours ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

Luigi 

'S PIZZA, AaaaaAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAA, GET OUT OF MY HEAD!

13 hours ago, Murdoch17 said:

What the hell is that supposed to mean? Are you insinuating I'm insane? That's very insulting, because I'm Autistic (which I've mentioned on EB before several times), but generalizing that to just, 'oh, he's nuts' is totally off color and wrong. And for your information, my username comes from the Thomas and Friends character named Murdoch.

Man the one time Redhoodpug really starts getting into the jokes and we're gonna do this to him?

You've been reading this thread, 90% of the posts are jokes, a good number of which mention insanity or the "aslume" (an intentional misspelling of asylum, like Arkham)

A lot of us here are autistic, man. Nobody's saying that's insanity.

9 hours ago, Agent Kallus said:

Am I glad the Turtle impressions ( which had variable accuracy) seem to be over?... Yes

Commando really honed his, I think the best was his post in the marvel thread- completely had the cadance down, even if Turtle would never post about marvel (because it's the enemy of DC and most of the main heroes fly like bees, or are spider-man, who is a bug, like a bee)

Edited August 16, 2024 by Mandalorianknight

[Sinistereo]

1 hour ago, TheFriedChimken said:

I 100% agree! There's a priority on inspiration, but it's not trying to 100% replicate something. If you are a fairly in the loop DC fan, you'll find appreciation in taking notice of certain aspects of the set that you may feel connect with existing DC material and I very much thought the same things as you did Sinistereo when I saw this set as a kid. At the same time, it offers new and original aspects to give it a whole Lego twist that appeals for both children and adult collectors.

Maybe some people would have preferred a Joker float and an exact replication of the scene from the movie - which is fine! In my opinion though, I enjoyed getting my first ever batgirl and Damien minfigures over building my exisiting collection of Batman and Joker, and for a kid the steam roller had more play opportunities than a float. I mostly appreciate the more fun and cryptic interpretation of the scene over spelling it out. I agree with the "parade float of death" take - it would be very on brand for Joker, and the whole set didn't really leave out core aspects of the scene as already perfectly described.

Maybe I'm wrong though and maybe replicating nostalgia perfectly is of more value for the majority, which I absolutely respect and also see the appeal for. I've always preferred subtlety though, which is why I think the later TLBM sets were also fantastic with blending existing DC material with Lego interpretations. Again, you could see the inspiration but appreciate everything being fairly new.

I appreciate the validation, I agree with you 100%

[BrickBob Studpants]

4 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

[…] spider-man, who is a bug, like a bee)

That still annoys me. Infinity War is my favourite Marvel movie, but the scene where Thanos calls Spidey an “insect” and he doesn’t reply with something like “Actually, my moniker is based on an arachnid” still bugs me (pun intended). That’s totally something he would say  But I digress.

4 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

[Luigi]'S PIZZA, AaaaaAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAA, GET OUT OF MY HEAD!

In my soon to be 20 years on this forum, this has to be my favourite running gag/meme ever created here. The fact that guy was suggesting it unironically makes it even better

[CloneCommando99]

5 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

'S PIZZA, AaaaaAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAA, GET OUT OF MY HEAD!

 

21 hours ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

Luigi 

@Renny The Spaceman What have you done?!!!

Do you realise what evil you have set in motion?!!!!

He’s coming. His oven is piping hot, just like his lust for plastic. No one is safe from his dangerous delicacies.

Even Darkseid cowers in fear at the sound of his name.

Turtle was but the beginning. The true Aslume-level threat lies in Luigi and his Pizzeria.

Aslume Assemble!!!