Aanchir Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 I may be wrong but I can see them getting sold off cheap and being discontinued very quickly...... As for the system sets hope to see a good review soon and to tease me because it'll be at least a month till these hit the UK I can see the "ultrabuild" sets possibly being successful. After all, they are buildable action figures, and action figures are among the most popular superhero merchandise. Naturally I don't expect them to be a big hit with AFOLs who aren't into Hero Factory, of course. But with kids they might have a decent chance of success. Quote
surrideo Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 I can see the "ultrabuild" sets possibly being successful. After all, they are buildable action figures, and action figures are among the most popular superhero merchandise. Naturally I don't expect them to be a big hit with AFOLs who aren't into Hero Factory, of course. But with kids they might have a decent chance of success. I can see me with egg over my face when I take them shopping in the new year when they are available and they want one. At least Green Lantern is present in this line in the first wave Quote
Stormer13 Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 Do we Know the Prices Yet for the UK? (and if availability is going to be good in the UK) Quote
surrideo Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 Do we Know the Prices Yet for the UK? (and if availability is going to be good in the UK) Take the US dollar price number and it'll be the same in pounds and that'll not be far off. No matter where I look no one even has them for preorder in this country Quote
Diggydoes Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 This may sound crazy, and i hope i´m 100% wrong but can it be possible, that the whole line is a US-exclusive? As far as i know Comic-Books are not even 1% popular as they are in the US, and we haven´t heard of the Europe Prices so far, so i thought to myself, what if they are US-Exclusiv???? Quote
Capt. Redblade Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 This may sound crazy, and i hope i´m 100% wrong but can it be possible, that the whole line is a US-exclusive? As far as i know Comic-Books are not even 1% popular as they are in the US, and we haven´t heard of the Europe Prices so far, so i thought to myself, what if they are US-Exclusiv???? Rest assured that not only is this suggestion implausible, it's flat-out rat-in-a-tin-outhouse crazy. Comic books are very popular in other countries, as are the licensed television and film adaptations thereof, so even if the line was US-exclusive, there would be so much wailing and gnashing of teeth that the exclusivity would be short-lived. So, in a word, no. Quote
Lothos Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 Is it crazy to hope for a Young Justice/Teen Titans set? How awesome would that be? Quote
Oky Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 Teen Titans? Yes it would, seeing as the show is pretty much over and only a few shorts of it will be shown next year. Young Justice? Maybe not. The show is pretty popular and on-going, so I don't think there's anything stopping TLG from releasing a few sets from it after the Avengers sets. Except maybe the lack of iconic vehicles. There's only their ship and their motorcycles. And yeah, it would be pretty awesome. I hope they'll give us a Cyborg minifig at some point, one way or another! Quote
Lothos Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 I was just thinking about the comic, since the "reboot" dc went through lately, figured they'd want to throw some titans our way. And I can't really tell if Robin in YJ is Dick or Tim. I think they're going off of the red hood flick continuity as far as batman is concerned and it's probably Tim? But that just screams wrong to me for some reason. NPH needs to make a guest appereance as NW if that's the case though. \m/ Quote
CF Mitch Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 The Robin in Young Justice is actually Dick Grayson I too am hoping for more non-Batman DC sets, at some point. I'd like some more Superman sets actually, such as the Kent Farm or the Daily Planet for example. A Fortress of Solitude would be cool as well, but I have my doubts about how TLC would handle that Regards, Mitch Quote
Brickmamba Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 Two-Face Chase and some more 2012 sets have been added to TRU's website: http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12326422&prodFindSrc=search It's the only Super Heroes set up so far and it's currently out of stock, but we might want to keep our eyes open for a wider release soon for real, you yanks going to really have a merry happy xmas Quote
Oky Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 Good news: The Batwing and the three action figures have been added to TRU.com! The bad news: The action figures are $18 each! What the fudge, TRU?! This better not be MSRP! Quote
assassin124 Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 (edited) So if we take the 1 pound=1 dollar (which frankly is unfair) conversion rate for lego...the sets would be: £10 for the Catwoman Cycle chase £20 for the Lex Luthor Mech £40 for the Batwing (maybe £35) £50 for the Batmobile Maybe £90 for the Batcave Living in the UK sucks...I'm betting we'll get all the 2012 sets just after christmas At least the yanks will have a great one! Edited December 3, 2011 by assassin124 Quote
VenVoi Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 As of now, TRU has removed Two-Face Chase and the constraction Joker. Shouldn't they be adding more sets, not removing ones they've already put up..? Quote
Titan Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 Called my local TRU and was told they won't be carrying this until the beginning of the year.... :( Quote
Algernon Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 Teen Titans? Yes it would, seeing as the show is pretty much over and only a few shorts of it will be shown next year. Young Justice? Maybe not. The show is pretty popular and on-going, so I don't think there's anything stopping TLG from releasing a few sets from it after the Avengers sets. Except maybe the lack of iconic vehicles. There's only their ship and their motorcycles. I swear Oky knows everything. I can't wait to get my hands on that batwing... I missed the first Batman wave, so I'm definitely picking up some of these! Quote
Ultron Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 For a superheroes theme it's awfully centered on batman...I mean why not make more sets of the heroes we haven't had yet? Quote
SoupOrFishOil Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 For a superheroes theme it's awfully centered on batman...I mean why not make more sets of the heroes we haven't had yet? You are right, but Batman is the only super hero I really like so I don't mind. It could be because of the demand the LEGO videogame created, or just because he is more vehicle friendly than Superman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern. Quote
Oky Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 What's the problem of having one Batman-filled theme? People have been asking for Batman, and that's what they get. I'm sure later waves will be more diversified. I swear Oky knows everything. Nah, I just watch a lot of cartoons and try to stay informed about them. Quote
SoupOrFishOil Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 What's the problem of having one Batman-filled theme? People have been asking for Batman, and that's what they get. I'm sure later waves will be more diversified. I don't know, I'm fine with it. Maybe it's because the sets are similar to the previous sets, even though I think that they've been changed enough, more than some Star Wars renditions. It could also be because even though they were asking for Batman, they get a Superman set, and decide that this is Super Heroes, so they should have more than just Batman I don't know. Marvel will have more diversity though, and of course, Green Lantern might show up in the predicted (but not confirmed) Arkham set alongside Batman, Harley, and Riddler. Quote
vexorian Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 The DC/Marvel deal is multi year. And we do get Supie, wonderwoman and Lex Luthor in one set. It is likely that we will get more Green Lantern in 2013 if his TV show does well in 2012. Quote
SoupOrFishOil Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 The DC/Marvel deal is multi year. And we do get Supie, wonderwoman and Lex Luthor in one set. It is likely that we will get more Green Lantern in 2013 if his TV show does well in 2012. Yeah, they just need to supply the demand the videogame created. After this wave, we'll probably have one dedicated to TDKR, and then in 2013 (unless TDKR sets are anything like the TDK ones), I could see Penguin, Scarecrow, and Mr. Freeze (but in his red/green costume, like what they did with Two-Face) being released with vehicles like the Batboat and Batcopter. And plus, it's actually pretty lucky that we're getting Wonder Woman. She could of easily been skipped over in the Superman set. And at least they come in a fairly cheap one. Quote
Aanchir Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 One reason for so much Batman might be that LEGO Batman has a pretty good track record. The video game was fairly successful, as were the sets. In fact, it could be that the Batman franchise in general has such a good track record. It's had its flops, but many Batman movies are still well-loved today, and those in theaters recently have been very successful. It's a franchise with lasting appeal. Another reason is that frankly, although many people hate vehicle vs. vehicle combat, its appeal with kids is pretty reliable. And Batman is perhaps the superhero most well-known for his vehicles and gear. Frankly, I'm not a big comic book fan. I know about many comic franchises either from Wikipedia or from cameos in the comics I have read, like Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. So I'm sure someone could come up with good concepts for sets based on other DC franchises. But just from TV and popular culture Batman and his vehicles have a firmer presence in my mind than many of these other series (although I may be a bit biased, being a LEGO fan, since Batman is the only DC superhero previously given his own theme). Quote
Darth Nihilus Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 Yeah, they just need to supply the demand the videogame created. After this wave, we'll probably have one dedicated to TDKR, I thought that TDKR was confirmed for being the second wave of DC? Maybe I'm imagining things...... Quote
Clone OPatra Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 I thought that TDKR was confirmed for being the second wave of DC? Maybe I'm imagining things...... We discussed this a little while ago. It is most likely that there will be a TDKR wave, but there's no 'official' confirmation. Quote
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