November 19, 201311 yr I have the money and am debating whether to grab the Asylum now or wait until Black Friday to get the free holliday truck. Not sure how crowded it will be or if it will still be in stock though. Decisions. . . OK I caved, grabbed one in the afternoon today!
November 20, 201311 yr OK I caved, grabbed one in the afternoon today! Nice, you wont regret it, I assure you. Now build it with the new Batman Arkham Origins Soundtrack to make it more fun ;) Edited February 11, 201411 yr by Cammo
November 24, 201311 yr Haven't posted in ages... Some posters have mentioned lack of Riddler and Bane etc. Technically some characters belong in Arkham Asylum and others in Black Gate Prison. Harley was originaly tied to Arkham but in the New 52 comics she was placed in Black Gate Arkham (insane criminals): Joker Riddler Scarecrow Poison Ivy Mr. Freeze Two Face Killer Croc Black Gate (sane criminals): Bane Penguin Catwoman I'm picking my set up in a couple of weeks, is there any good MOC's around that use a second Asylum?
November 28, 201311 yr I like the building style. So i already get one for my own collection. Thanks your review~!
December 1, 201311 yr Considering getting multiple copies of this set to make a complete Arkham Asylum MOC. At least one cell for each major villain in the city. :)
February 3, 201411 yr I'm not a huge super hero fan in general, but having just rewatched the Tim Burton Batman movies I started looking at some of the batman sets. I ended up getting the Riddler Chase set since it has a nice looking batmobile, and I'll probably get a couple of the other smaller sets in the line. This set is very tempting, but the price point keeps me away. Last year I bought the Haunted House, Ewok Village, and Orthanc, so I really don't think I can fit this one in my budget since I'm not a die hard batman fan. I really like the figures, I hope some of them like Poison Ivy and Scarecrow show up in smaller sets down the road. The little details in this set are outstanding. I really like that front gate.
February 11, 201411 yr Haven't posted in ages... Some posters have mentioned lack of Riddler and Bane etc. Technically some characters belong in Arkham Asylum and others in Black Gate Prison. Harley was originaly tied to Arkham but in the New 52 comics she was placed in Black Gate Arkham (insane criminals): Joker Riddler Scarecrow Poison Ivy Mr. Freeze Two Face Killer Croc Black Gate (sane criminals): Bane Penguin Catwoman I'm fairly cetain Riddler should be in Blackgate. He's a smart guy. But nice set and excellent review, Cloney! I love the build of it, and the minifigs are great!
February 11, 201411 yr I very much wanted to purchase this set, but it looks to me like a glorified facade. The detail in the set is AMAZING! However, I wish that it had at least another wall so it would have more of a semblance of an actual building. I agree that buying 2 sets would probably be plenty to make it look like a full set, but I can't afford $300 to achieve that look.
February 11, 201411 yr I'm fairly cetain Riddler should be in Blackgate. He's a smart guy. But nice set and excellent review, Cloney! I love the build of it, and the minifigs are great! It's not really about intelligence, but sanity, riddler basically kills for fun whereas Cateoman doesn't kill and the other two kill only those who get in their ways. Riddler is also really like, obsessed with riddles and question marks, and utterly destroying batman.
February 11, 201411 yr It's not really about intelligence, but sanity, riddler basically kills for fun whereas Cateoman doesn't kill and the other two kill only those who get in their ways. Riddler is also really like, obsessed with riddles and question marks, and utterly destroying batman. True, but then shouldn't Strange be in Arkham? And does Belle Reve exist in standard DC Canon? Edited February 11, 201411 yr by korpen4444
March 6, 201410 yr When I was a kid I always wanted the big, expensive sets because they always had the cool features and interesting pieces, plus they were HUGE! But I learned when I became an AFOL that they only looked Huge because I was much smaller then. This set looks sufficiently big, and I can understand why some would say it feels smaller, but as stated previously, we don't have huge BURP pieces, or baseplates making up significant portions of the landscape. True, but then shouldn't Strange be in Arkham? And does Belle Reve exist in standard DC Canon? Gotham's prison is Blackgate. Most of the masked crooks Batman collars are sent to Arkham due to Due Process/Habeas Corpus. Batman, not being a recognized member of law enforcement is unable to effect a felony warrant, but due to the unstable mental states of these characters, can have them committed in a citizen's arrest type situation. Edited March 6, 201410 yr by B-Lister
March 6, 201410 yr Gotham's prison is Blackgate. Most of the masked crooks Batman collars are sent to Arkham due to Due Process/Habeas Corpus. Batman, not being a recognized member of law enforcement is unable to effect a felony warrant, but due to the unstable mental states of these characters, can have them committed in a citizen's arrest type situation. But the point is some criminals batman captures do get into black gate. And some the GCPD get go to Arkham it's only all about mental stability
March 6, 201410 yr Gotham's prison is Blackgate. Most of the masked crooks Batman collars are sent to Arkham due to Due Process/Habeas Corpus. Batman, not being a recognized member of law enforcement is unable to effect a felony warrant, but due to the unstable mental states of these characters, can have them committed in a citizen's arrest type situation. Blackgate Villain(s)(the normal crooks): Catwoman, Any goon characters, Penguin(I think). Arkham Inmates(The Criminally insane): Joker, Freeze, Riddler, Zsasz, Croc, Hatter, Harley, Poison Ivy, Scarecrow, Two-Face, Strange.
March 15, 201410 yr I got mine today! The box is so heavy! And so many bags! I cannot wait to get this bad boy built!!!
March 15, 201410 yr Mr.Freeze is not insane. He is only at Arkham because they have the facilities to cater for him, but Blackgate does not. Edited March 15, 201410 yr by Legoman123
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