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

[RedHoodPug]

3 hours ago, Clone OPatra said:

I very clearly said I wouldn't actually be doing that for the 2025 thread... at least I thought I did.

Apologies for the tirade but it wasn't particularly clear, at least to me.

1 hour ago, ARC2149Nova said:

Not sure how others having a bit of fun is bullying, but I'm sorry you feel that way (and I don't mean that in a condescending way).

It's not bullying and I appreciate that it's not meant that way, but this whole using ridiculous words in lieu of actual words was the basis of several years of continuous harassment, knowing that it was distressing to me. It even continued years later on meeting the people who did it to me in another setting, just to see if I would still get agitated. Oddly enough it manages to carry an echo some thirty odd years later. That's neurodivergency for you. Thank you for the consideration.

1 hour ago, CloneCommando99 said:

My apologies that I upset you. It was not my intention.

Apology accepted, I appreciate that you certainly weren't doing it with any malice, thank you. I'm grateful to the mods for letting us get away with straying far off topic, but on the whole we keep things generally DC. It strikes me that if you're a fan of DC Lego then you're usually a fan of DC (unless you're Finnish and green), and would be keen to discuss the subject in broader detail.

[THELEGOBATMAN]

4 hours ago, RedHoodPug said:

Of all the stupid things anyone has said regarding that stupid lingo, this is by far and away the most stupid. Don't take it as a compliment, it is genuinely the worst idea in the history of ideas and I will more than happily up my quota of calling you stupid. It might not even be anything to do with it, but I will call you stupid, Stupid.

There's a few very good reasons, one of them being that it is a horrendously stupid idea. I will gladly leave Eurobricks if that utter crap gets any form of validation outside of having to tolerate it within the thread. Having asked everyone to dial back on it because of it unearthing childhood trauma of being bullied with this same said method, and been loudly ignored, I can't think of a more asinine suggestion. I find it remarkable a community that embraces inclusivity and acceptance is so prepared to repeatedly ignore someone's distress because their overdone and therefore boring gag is more important. But you do you.

That reads as unnecessarily rude and inconsiderate. There's no need to name-call others.

This thread has, out of nowhere, turned from the most boring and desolate one to nearly everyone's favourite place on this forum. We all (or nearly all) enjoy discussing things here — whether it's LEGO Batman, the future of LEGO DC, Aslume, DC as a whole, or even random nonsense.

We're having a lot of fun here, and I have no idea how it makes your childhood trauma resurface, but have you considered... not participating in this discussion if you find it not to your liking? 

No offence, but trying to shut down the discussion (or whatever you wanna call it at this point) for everyone here because you find it unfunny and off-topic is pretty egotistical and self-centred. You may find the "boring gag" overdone, but everyone else seems to thoroughly enjoy it.

If we have actual LEGO DC things to discuss we do, but, well... there's not much to discuss. 

Edited June 9, 2024 by THELEGOBATMAN

[RedHoodPug]

1 minute ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

That reads as unnecessarily rude and inconsiderate. There's no need to name-call others.

This thread has, out of nowhere, turned from the most boring and desolate one to nearly everyone's favourite place on this forum. We all (or nearly all) enjoy discussing things here — whether it's LEGO Batman, the future of LEGO DC, Aslume, DC as a whole, or even random nonsense.

We're having a lot of fun here, and I have no idea how it makes your childhood trauma resurface, but have you considered... not participating in this discussion if you find it not to your liking? 

No offence, but trying to shut down the discussion (or whatever you wanna call it at this point) for everyone here because you find it unfunny and off-topic is pretty egotistical and self-centred. You may find the "boring gag" overdone, but everyone else seems to thoroughly enjoy it.

As I have broached this subject more than once, expanded on my reasons for my disdain, apologised to those I've upset and accepted the apologies of those who have proffered them, I feel I have little more to say on the subject, save repeating myself. I have previously explained in depth about how this thread has long been one of my personal sanctuaries, and how the introduction of this subgenre from Reddit has conflicted with that. On the back of doing that I asked people to dial it back on account of asking everyone who likes it to stop being unrealistic. Many have. Every now and then it explodes and I get bored of telling people that they are stupid when they themselves ask the question. I have said several times that should anyone ask that particular question then I will respond in the affirmative, and it has led the civil discourse to continue. I'm not sure what more you require.

[Mandalorianknight]

11 hours ago, Clone OPatra said:

Is there a reason I wouldn't title it that? Am I stupid?

In seriousness though, I don't know how Man would feel about being demoted to the parentheses. He might come after me.

(In actual seriousness, here's hoping there are real DC sets in 2025, in which case I'll keep the 2025 topic on topic and I can retitle this topic to Lego Aslume ongoing discussion for all the continuing garbage.)

This might be the single greatest post on this thread.

(But actually, this is a really neat way of handling the suggestion. Keeping the joke in swing while also preventing it from spreading further than neccesary.

11 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Meanwhile the Green Lanterns: *Hal Jordan no-scoping Yellow Lanterns left and right,* *Guy Gardner vaporising the alien bounty hunter that went after his family* and *John Stewart blowing up 2 planets.* 

Sorry- I meant out of the trinity. The Space-based heroes usually kill more.

4 hours ago, RedHoodPug said:

Of all the stupid things anyone has said regarding that stupid lingo, this is by far and away the most stupid. Don't take it as a compliment, it is genuinely the worst idea in the history of ideas and I will more than happily up my quota of calling you stupid. It might not even be anything to do with it, but I will call you stupid, Stupid.

There's a few very good reasons, one of them being that it is a horrendously stupid idea. I will gladly leave Eurobricks if that utter crap gets any form of validation outside of having to tolerate it within the thread. Having asked everyone to dial back on it because of it unearthing childhood trauma of being bullied with this same said method, and been loudly ignored, I can't think of a more asinine suggestion. I find it remarkable a community that embraces inclusivity and acceptance is so prepared to repeatedly ignore someone's distress because their overdone and therefore boring gag is more important. But you do you.

If you're getting something out of that first part, legitimately good for you, but I want to make sure you do know that being called stupid is one of the main jokes in the aslume stuff, so it's not really going to impact clonecommando.

I know this has come up before, but I'll repeat it again, these are jokes, and they aren't meant at anyone's expense. This is the internet. People are going to make jokes, and these aren't mean spirited. They're not insulting anyone. 

9 hours ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

There's no reason they wouldn't make at least a single Superman set next year, right? Right guys?

Oh my god... There's no Batman in James Gunn's Superman...

Fell to my knees.

I've been saying for awhile that a somewhat likely scenario is we just get a comic-based batmobile with superman and/or lex thrown in, but not only does that exceed the three figure maximum for batmobiles, we haven't gotten a non-gimmick comic set since what, 2020 or 21? I think you might be on to something!

9 hours ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

Well there's the issue. I've not read Wonder Woman myself but I have had many conversations with fans about it and the biggest issue they keep mentioning is how the character gets warped for the sake of contrasting Batman and Superman. The moment where she Kills Maxwell lord is very controversial for this reason and l can get why. According to longtime fans it sorta set her down this path she's in know with the Tom King run where every other line of dialogue is going "this is how you are different to Batman and Superman" and ignoring her actual character.

The trinity is argued to be suffocating the character because it strips her of her traits to play better off Batman and Superman. Which I get not liking, imagine if DC officially decided to make Harley the fourth member, and then decided that she and Batman had too a few too many things shared so Batman was booted from Gotham and the Joker no longer gave a shit about him and fully became Harley's rival. 

IIRC Maxwell Lord told her it was the only way to un-mind-control superman, right? I feel like at least in the heat of the moment that's a pretty rational reaction to one of your best friends trying to murder everyone and the guy who made him like that actively telling you it's the only way.

Though the wider thing is fair, and while I haven't read her Tom King run, if it's anything like his other runs I'm not surprised.

2 hours ago, Max_Lego said:

Seriously, the modern state of this thread is the one most valid proof of Lego DC's permanent death. Considering recent events, I won't be surprised if the same happens to Lego Star Wars in the future... 

Look man I'm not a fan of the Acolyte either but the show didn't even get sets. And if it had, it'd be sandwiched between all the sets based on other stuff you and me like. Lego Star Wars is fine. It gets a lot of sets and that's not going to stop anytime soon.

[glucklegobatman]

@legoturtle

How is your MOC going? I just added the batfamily to mine.  What all are you planning to be in your shadow box?

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[ARC2149Nova]

2 minutes ago, glucklegobatman said:

@legoturtle

How is your MOC going? I just added the batfamily to mine.  What all are you planning to be in your shadow box?

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That is a really cool Batcave. I love the lights you used.

[glucklegobatman]

6 minutes ago, ARC2149Nova said:

That is a really cool Batcave. I love the lights you used.

Thanks! They're just cheap fairy lights, but I think they really make it pop.

[THELEGOBATMAN]

@legoturtle has been completely missing from the last page of discussion. 

Guys, we need to send out a search party. Gather your flashlights and raincoats people.

[ARC2149Nova]

3 minutes ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

@legoturtle has been completely missing from the last page of discussion. 

Guys, we need to send out a search party. Gather your flashlights and raincoats people.

Do Pugs eat Turtles? 

Only one man can solve this case:

Detective Chimp!

[CloneCommando99]

33 minutes ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

@legoturtle has been completely missing from the last page of discussion. 

Guys, we need to send out a search party. Gather your flashlights and raincoats people.

A Turtle has gone missing in Lego City
Quick build the rescue helicopter 

[PGBQW]

43 minutes ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

@legoturtle has been completely missing from the last page of discussion. 

Guys, we need to send out a search party. Gather your flashlights and raincoats people.

I'm genuinely concerned.

Please, @legoturtle, come back. We are begging like a turtle.

19 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

How? The part about her being the most OK with killing (because she is) or the part about that not necessarily being a bad thing (because they need someone who's ok with it for when the situation demands it)

Wonder Woman is at her core, a very compassionate character, not unlike Superman. She is indeed a warrior, but not necessarily a killer if she can avoid it. She also avoids fighting if not necessary.

Sure, she killed Max Lord, but like, that's the biggest instance of her killing a supervillain.

Nothing personal, I'm just not very fond of the general perception of "Wonder Woman LOVES commiting manslaughter". Which I'm aware it's not your point, but I never pass the chance of complain about WW slander.

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[BrickBob Studpants]

Superman is the greatest hero in existence and Batman is a poopiehead.

 

 

There, that should lure him back 

[ARC2149Nova]

14 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

"A Turtle has gone missing in Lego City"

HEY!!!
"Quick build the rescue helicopter"

Fixed that for you. 

O @legoturtle, my @legoturtle, where for art thou, @legoturtle!?

[Mandalorianknight]

45 minutes ago, ARC2149Nova said:

Do Pugs eat Turtles? 

Only one man can solve this case:

Detective Chimp!

Turtle doesn't make Aslume jokes, though. Which is actually really strange, come to think of it.

 

Detective Chimp wave when?

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9 minutes ago, PGBQW said:

I'm genuinely concerned.

Please, @legoturtle, come back. We are begging like a turtle.

Wonder Woman is at her core, a very compassionate character, not unlike Superman. She is indeed a warrior, but not necessarily a killer if she can avoid it. She also avoids fighting if not necessary.

Sure, she killed Max Lord, but like, that's the biggest instance of her killing a supervillain.

Nothing personal, I'm just not very fond of the general perception of "Wonder Woman LOVES commiting manslaughter". Which I'm aware it's not your point, but I never pass the chance of complain about WW slander.

That's fair- I once heard someone say that Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman are Justice, Hope, and Love. And you're right that she is very compassionate.

But at the same time, she is a warrior. When she needs to, she'll kill. I don't think it's so much that she kills more than she should, but she's a warrior, and she kills when necessary. 

[CloneCommando99]

18 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Detective Chimp wave when?

It was only natural.

We all know that DC actually stands for Detective Chimp. Batman and Superman are merely secondary leads. Detective Chimp is the main character of the DC universe.

It should happen eventually.

Edited June 9, 2024 by CloneCommando99

[legoturtle]

Thank you all! <33

 

Well QUESTIONS about Shadow Box MOC. 1st of all... that guy with Dinosaur, Giant lucky coin and Joker Card. Amazing stuff. I try to get all those in my S.B. MOC some day. All time goes to building. I am turtle = very slow. 

Anyway... I haven't gone anywhere - I have been working MOC ... still about 7-8 weeks time before LEGO fair. :)

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[Renny The Spaceman]

3 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

eat of the moment that's a pretty rational reaction to one of your best friends trying to murder everyone and the guy who made him like that actively telling you it's the only way.

Though the wider thing is fair, and while I haven't read her Tom King run, if it's anything like his other runs I'm not surprised.

Yeah, I don't have a particular issue with that moment though some fans do, once again imagine if it happened to Batman we'd all understand the idea of him being put in that situation unnecessarily harming the character even if we may not all agree with that take. Especially if after that moment became the one thing non-fans knew about the character and influenced every version henceforth 

[RedHoodPug]

3 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I know this has come up before, but I'll repeat it again, these are jokes, and they aren't meant at anyone's expense. This is the internet. People are going to make jokes, and these aren't mean spirited. They're not insulting anyone. 

At great risk of wanting to bang my head against a brick wall I will elaborate again that I am fully aware that they are not meant at anyone's expense, nor mean spirited. In fact at no point have I said anything about that being the case, which leads me to believe that you either don't know about the myriad ways that trauma manifests, or feel that it somehow doesn't apply here because you don't like the idea of your 'jokes' causing someone distress. I have also expressed my feelings on the difference between running jokes and flogging a dead horse, for what it's worth.

The one thing I really struggle to understand however is why it's so difficult for some people to say,

"sorry, I didn't realise that what I was doing was distressing you, I'll try and do better, bear with me",

like an adult instead of,

"they're just jokes, get over it",

and don't see how that fits in the sphere of bullying and harassment. By reinforcing your belief that they are just jokes you are echoing the biggest excuse for unnecessary behaviour. 

And again, it's not what the words mean to me or the subject matter, it's the distortion of perfectly acceptable words that is eliciting a trauma response. You can see that and help a member of the community out, or ignore it and tell them to leave because you're too busy having fun to care about them. I know what I would do.

[Lego Nostalgia]

26 minutes ago, RedHoodPug said:

At great risk of wanting to bang my head against a brick wall I will elaborate again that I am fully aware that they are not meant at anyone's expense, nor mean spirited. In fact at no point have I said anything about that being the case, which leads me to believe that you either don't know about the myriad ways that trauma manifests, or feel that it somehow doesn't apply here because you don't like the idea of your 'jokes' causing someone distress. I have also expressed my feelings on the difference between running jokes and flogging a dead horse, for what it's worth.

The one thing I really struggle to understand however is why it's so difficult for some people to say,

"sorry, I didn't realise that what I was doing was distressing you, I'll try and do better, bear with me",

like an adult instead of,

"they're just jokes, get over it",

and don't see how that fits in the sphere of bullying and harassment. By reinforcing your belief that they are just jokes you are echoing the biggest excuse for unnecessary behaviour. 

And again, it's not what the words mean to me or the subject matter, it's the distortion of perfectly acceptable words that is eliciting a trauma response. You can see that and help a member of the community out, or ignore it and tell them to leave because you're too busy having fun to care about them. I know what I would do.

Just because one person doesn't like these jokes doesn't mean everyone has to stop the fun, it's the internet, you can ignore it, we live in the real world and someday you have to accept that you can't have things go the way you want it to.

2 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

It was only natural.

We all know that DC actually stands for Detective Chimp. Batman and Superman are merely secondary leads. Detective Chimp is the main character of the DC universe.

It should happen eventually.

Don't forget Detective Chimp's 2nd Cousin, Hit Monkey !

 

[Mandalorianknight]

2 hours ago, legoturtle said:

Thank you all! <33

 

Well QUESTIONS about Shadow Box MOC. 1st of all... that guy with Dinosaur, Giant lucky coin and Joker Card. Amazing stuff. I try to get all those in my S.B. MOC some day. All time goes to building. I am turtle = very slow. 

Anyway... I haven't gone anywhere - I have been working MOC ... still about 7-8 weeks time before LEGO fair. :)

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2 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

We all know that DC actually stands for Detective Chimp. Batman and Superman are merely secondary leads. Detective Chimp is the main character of the DC universe.

It should happen eventually.

I always thought it stood for Dc Comics. Sort of an inception thing.

1 hour ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

Yeah, I don't have a particular issue with that moment though some fans do, once again imagine if it happened to Batman we'd all understand the idea of him being put in that situation unnecessarily harming the character even if we may not all agree with that take. Especially if after that moment became the one thing non-fans knew about the character and influenced every version henceforth 

First, did you add an image to my statement? On my screen there's a picture of what looks like doctor who characters added in in your qoute.

I mean I agree with the general premise that it shouldn't be the only thing she's known for, but I'm also not sure that it is the main thing she's known for. I think if you ask the average non-fan on the street what they know about WW, I can't imagine anyone's response would be "she killed that one guy"

 

My last statement on the topic of whether or not the Aslume stuff is acceptable on the forum is that the mods seem to be fine with it, and regardless of how certain people take it, it's not insulting anyone. Anyone can have a negative response to anything, but people calling batman and jokler man and jonkler in a public forum that's got a lot of jokes is not bullying or harassment.

[ARC2149Nova]

5 minutes ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

Don't forget Detective Chimp's 2nd Cousin, Hit Monkey !

Wrong thread 

@RedHoodPug You can't expect everyone to acquiesce just because you have personal issues. Compromise works both ways. And while no one wants you to just straight up quit this site, perhaps avoiding the thread )for now) would be best.

It's starting to get a little testy. Take some time if it bothers you that much.

Like I said, I'm not a huge fan of the meme myself, but I can live with it. Everyone is different, and sometimes distance is needed to collect ourselves.

2 hours ago, legoturtle said:

Thank you all! <33

 

Well QUESTIONS about Shadow Box MOC. 1st of all... that guy with Dinosaur, Giant lucky coin and Joker Card. Amazing stuff. I try to get all those in my S.B. MOC some day. All time goes to building. I am turtle = very slow. 

Anyway... I haven't gone anywhere - I have been working MOC ... still about 7-8 weeks time before LEGO fair. :)

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Return of the KING!

Welcome back Turtle. We missed you.

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5 minutes ago, ARC2149Nova said:

Return of the KING!

Welcome back Turtle. We missed you.

Return of the TURTLE!

 

In honor of his grand return, I'll say one thing that Batman has better than any other DC character- the best rogue's gallery. Full stop. A rogue's gallery so good, they were able to make a successful batman show without a practicing batman.

As I've said before I think it's the biggest issue with wonder woman- she just doesn't have enough iconic villains. To a lesser extent aquaman and GLs suffer from this- though while GL only has a couple iconic villains in terms of specific people, he's got the best extended lore of any leaguer so he's a little more safe. It's also what's keeping Cyborg from that Flash/GL/Aquaman tier- he's got Grid and not much more.

18 minutes ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

Don't forget Detective Chimp's 2nd Cousin, Hit Monkey !

The pokemon? (I know who Hit monkey is, don't worry)

[RedHoodPug]

1 hour ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

Just because one person doesn't like these jokes doesn't mean everyone has to stop the fun

Not what I've said.

56 minutes ago, ARC2149Nova said:

You can't expect everyone to acquiesce just because you have personal issues. Compromise works both ways.

Again not what I've said. Compromise does work both ways. I've had to put up with this crap for months and months, but I request (not expect) those doing it - so not everyone - to dial back a bit and I get told to shut up and leave. Do let me know where the compromise is. These god awful excuses for jokes aren't the result of some natural urge, they are a deliberate choice, and the fact that rather than tone it down just a little bit the consensus has been go megablocks yourself, may explain why it's got a little bit testy.

[ARC2149Nova]

2 minutes ago, RedHoodPug said:

Not what I've said.

Again not what I've said. Compromise does work both ways. I've had to put up with this crap for months and months, but I request (not expect) those doing it - so not everyone - to dial back a bit and I get told to shut up and leave. Do let me know where the compromise is. These god awful excuses for jokes aren't the result of some natural urge, they are a deliberate choice, and the fact that rather than tone it down just a little bit the consensus has been go megablocks yourself, may explain why it's got a little bit testy.

Honestly, I would say you've been handling things well up until Commando made a humorous (albeit eyeroll-worthy) suggestion. Attacking him and then going off against a mod is just not the move. And I think everyone understands why you feel how you do, but just try to ignore the memes and move past. That's all. I prefer the more serious character discussions we've been having, even Turtle's random nonsense hasn't been "Aslume"-related (and yes, I'm using that word because it's the name of the meme).

All I'm saying is, try not to appear so worked up about it. It can come off as entitlement, which is why you've received a little pushback. Being an adult, as you put it, means pushing past petty squabbles and differences in opinion. And if someone doesn't care to stop telling the same old joke over and over again, let that be them.

You're one person on a thread with a few dozen. You don't dictate the discussion one way or another. That's Clone's job, and he's been incredibly patient with us. That's all people are really saying, it's just a fun thread, not everyone will enjoy the joke. I wouldn't advise getting upset over the actions of other members here. Try to have the conversations you're interested in having. I'm sure we can all settle down once something really good gets going.  (Yes, even our little green friend )

3 hours ago, legoturtle said:

I am turtle = very slow. 

I'm not too manly to admit that this is the cutest joke in this entire thread. 

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

In honor of his grand return, I'll say one thing that Batman has better than any other DC character- the best rogue's gallery. Full stop. A rogue's gallery so good, they were able to make a successful batman show without a practicing batman.

As I've said before I think it's the biggest issue with wonder woman- she just doesn't have enough iconic villains. To a lesser extent aquaman and GLs suffer from this- though while GL only has a couple iconic villains in terms of specific people, he's got the best extended lore of any leaguer so he's a little more safe. It's also what's keeping Cyborg from that Flash/GL/Aquaman tier- he's got Grid and not much more.

Batman has the best Rogues Gallery in comics. Period. Spider-Man is number two. As you put it, Gotham shows that the villains can entertain without a Bat, Sony shows that you can really do the same with Spidey's rogues (terrible writing aside, that is )

I still think putting Cyborg on the League was dumb. Why remove him from the team he's got the most chemistry and history with? It would also make his lack of villains less noticeable.

I'm not saying I inherently dislike Cyborg on the JLA, just find it a poor fit at times.

Flash's Rogues are on par with Superman. They're well known and there's a good amount of them. Most of them are even alliterative!

[Lego Nostalgia]

8 hours ago, legoturtle said:

Thank you all! <33

 

Well QUESTIONS about Shadow Box MOC. 1st of all... that guy with Dinosaur, Giant lucky coin and Joker Card. Amazing stuff. I try to get all those in my S.B. MOC some day. All time goes to building. I am turtle = very slow. 

Anyway... I haven't gone anywhere - I have been working MOC ... still about 7-8 weeks time before LEGO fair. :)

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