Marvel Superheroes 2015 Rumors & Discussion

[legofreak86]

To be honest looking at more closeups of his face, it is a very maniacal look, from the side on on picture it looked a bit too friendly but on the straight on picture where you can see the eyes a bit better it looks kinda creepy and you can see his teeth are almost sharp like fangs, plus he has goblin texture like cheekbones and lines above his eyes to emphasize his expression, i'm glad they put the scales on the legs, i like the torso also, the belt is a nice touch too, would've liked his satchel to be an actual satchel but than can be equipped, i also like the shade of purple they went with, the lither pinky one is good but i've always found this shade of purple looks more sinister cause its darker. Overall i liked what they've done with it. Also if you look closely they eyes have a sunken in quality. I wish the glider had been the game design but that can be rectified with parts. I'm just happy we have a classic goblin that isn't Ultimate Goblin. Don't get me wrong i like Ultimate Goblin its just the lack of leg poseability and his sheer size makes it hard for spider man to battle his greatest nemesis. Plus nice touch with the pumpkin belt, a carryover from Spectacular Spider Man animated series.

Edited February 18, 2015 by legofreak86

[8BrickMario]

I feel like they did everything they could to make a great figure. He doesn't have boots because dual-molded legs cannot yet be printed, and it might be too much printing for the legs, forcing them to send it to China and possibly result in a weak-jointed lower half. I'll take the scales and no boots, please. I think people are put off by his face because his red tongue is showing. The angry face will most certainly feature clenched teeth, though. For once, I'm not disappointed that he has no side leg printing, because he's supposed to be wearing a costume that leaves his arms and legs completely bare. It will also allow LEGO to print the bag on GG's satchel on his other leg (if that's what the strap is for).

[Ultron]

He doesn't have printing on the side of his leg.

[8BrickMario]

Oh, I just noticed that. Then why does he have that strap across his chest?

[strangely]

I feel like they did everything they could to make a great figure. He doesn't have boots because dual-molded legs cannot yet be printed, and it might be too much printing for the legs, forcing them to send it to China and possibly result in a weak-jointed lower half. I'll take the scales and no boots, please.

That's a fair point. But Lego could have just used purple legs and printed the green on, scales included. It's not like they haven't done that before. Really we could have gotten boots and scales no problem if they had simply used the techniques they've done before. So it baffles me they went the direction they went when they had other, better, options.

[8BrickMario]

I wonder if green-on-purple would look good. But yeah, I suppose that was an option, too.

[strangely]

I wonder if green-on-purple would look good. But yeah, I suppose that was an option, too.

They did it for his torso and that looks good.

[8BrickMario]

Wow, I didn't pay attention to that. My only problem if he had purple legs is that he would look like he was wearing pants when seen from behind. Sort of like Wonder Woman's legs from behind vs. their appearance from the front.

[strangely]

I just realized they can print on the molded legs, they did for CMF series 14, four minifigures at least got printing on top of the molded legs. So really there is just no excuse for why Lego didn't do this.

I guess budget for that set might have been an issue, but they probably could have sacrificed some of the useless printed elements in that set and the police officer and given us proper legs instead.

[Jay_Em]

Guys, it's a set aimed at 5 year olds.

[Ultron]

Guys, it's a set aimed at 5 year olds.

They know we'd buy it for classic green goblin though

[strangely]

Guys, it's a set aimed at 5 year olds.

That doesn't mean it has to be horrible by default. The only new thing about the set is one minifigure and a handful of printed elements. That's incredibly lazy even for a juniors set.

Just because it's intended for a younger group doesn't mean it should be a lazy mess of random parts and ideas. The Batcave they did in the same line was actually a nice and creative build with a couple of nice new minifigures (Sort of new anyways). There's no reason this set should have been doomed to be a made up slide based hideout that apparently everybody knows about (I'm doubting he's doing much hiding in a building with his face on it) featuring a cop from the city line, the same old Spider-man (They could have at least given us the new legs) and the Green Goblin with terrible legs.

If they were going to phone it in with this obvious cash grab they could have at least done the legs properly for the one new minifigure they included.

Edited February 18, 2015 by strangely

[8BrickMario]

LEGO's including exclusive figures like bright Batman and the Juniors Robin and Goblin to entice collectors to buy the sets. They're probably characters they couldn't rationalize under the regular SH themes (since the USM sets have taken over Spider-Man). That's also why the CMF Tiger Girl has a hairpiece that's a perfect match for Julie Newmar's Catwoman. I think they plan to make the figure, and release it exclusively in the next DC Juniors set, since it wouldn't fit anywhere else.

I think what we're getting is just fine, since I like the slide piece (you can connect multiple slides to create a spiral slide), the pumpkin tiles, and Goblin is a must-have no matter how they did the legs! Honestly, though, I hope this doesn't mean LEGO is dropping the ball with the SH minifigures people buy the sets for anyway. The only new villain minifigure in DC's Jokerland set isn't even accurate to the material they based her on!

Edited February 18, 2015 by 8BrickMario

[strangely]

I like the new Green Goblin and I'll get used to the legs. But honestly it just makes me realize how little effort was put into this years Spider-man sets. I mean the Rhino and Sandman re-use old heads. They pulled a "new hat" for Spider-man with his only costume change being new boots and nothing else. And no civilian characters for any of the sets. Spider-man has a lot of supporting characters and so far we've got J. Jonah Jameson and Mary Jane. We still really need Gwen Stacy. Plus the builds are kind of all over the place, the Shield vehicle in particular is kind of odd.

I'll admit the line has improved from the first few years (The fact that they seem to take less and less inspiration from USM is helping), but there's still a lot of work before they get to a point where the sets are great.

[Swifty118247]

Has anyone else considered using the CMF tiger for Tigra? The tail piece is pretty much perfect and, apart from the body, the other pieces could suffice. Just an idea

[namioik]

I like the new Green Goblin and I'll get used to the legs. But honestly it just makes me realize how little effort was put into this years Spider-man sets. I mean the Rhino and Sandman re-use old heads. They pulled a "new hat" for Spider-man with his only costume change being new boots and nothing else. And no civilian characters for any of the sets. Spider-man has a lot of supporting characters and so far we've got J. Jonah Jameson and Mary Jane. We still really need Gwen Stacy. Plus the builds are kind of all over the place, the Shield vehicle in particular is kind of odd.

I'll admit the line has improved from the first few years (The fact that they seem to take less and less inspiration from USM is helping), but there's still a lot of work before they get to a point where the sets are great.

We aren't sure of sand man and rhino heads yet, they used dummy heads for thor back in 2012 so you never know....

[Quicksilver]

Has anyone else considered using the CMF tiger for Tigra? The tail piece is pretty much perfect and, apart from the body, the other pieces could suffice. Just an idea

That would be pretty accurate to Tigras appearance.

Only Problem is that Tigra is not currently featured in any Media protuction and is not very well known. :(

Now all we need are Lego Versions of Wonder Man and Wasp, and we could have the whole team from that failed Fox Kids Avengers Show. :)

Edited February 18, 2015 by Quicksilver

[8BrickMario]

We aren't sure of sand man and rhino heads yet, they used dummy heads for thor back in 2012 so you never know....

I would hope so, but Toy Fair has been less and less "preliminary" in recent years.

[Jay_Em]

That doesn't mean it has to be horrible by default. The only new thing about the set is one minifigure and a handful of printed elements. That's incredibly lazy even for a juniors set.

Just because it's intended for a younger group doesn't mean it should be a lazy mess of random parts and ideas. The Batcave they did in the same line was actually a nice and creative build with a couple of nice new minifigures (Sort of new anyways). There's no reason this set should have been doomed to be a made up slide based hideout that apparently everybody knows about (I'm doubting he's doing much hiding in a building with his face on it) featuring a cop from the city line, the same old Spider-man (They could have at least given us the new legs) and the Green Goblin with terrible legs.

If they were going to phone it in with this obvious cash grab they could have at least done the legs properly for the one new minifigure they included.

You're still missing the point, the set is marketed at 5 year olds who don't care about any dual-colour legs or how obvious Spiderman's base is, or the printing on Green Goblin's legs (which I think is pretty good anyway). At the end of the day they're releasing toys in order to make money, not art.

[8BrickMario]

You're still missing the point, the set is marketed at 5 year olds who don't care about any dual-colour legs or how obvious Spiderman's base is, or the printing on Green Goblin's legs (which I think is pretty good anyway). At the end of the day they're releasing toys in order to make money, not art.

They know that the figure will be very desirable to serious collectors, who will care about the legs. And even though some kids won't care, it doesn't mean they shouldn't give us the best they could.

[strangely]

We aren't sure of sand man and rhino heads yet, they used dummy heads for thor back in 2012 so you never know....

That's true, but I'm not holding my breath since the same heads are on the box art.

You're still missing the point, the set is marketed at 5 year olds who don't care about any dual-colour legs or how obvious Spiderman's base is, or the printing on Green Goblin's legs (which I think is pretty good anyway). At the end of the day they're releasing toys in order to make money, not art.

And you're missing mine, just because it's a juniors set doesn't mean it should be lazy. And what you just said about the Juniors set applies to most of the regular sets too which generally carry the age range of 7-14, another group who probably aren't going to care that much about a sets flawed logic and lazy printing. I don't expect it to be art but I expect it to be good on some level and if people are ultimately buying this set to get a hold of one minifigure and little else than I'd say it should have been better. Just because it's a toy for children doesn't give them a free pass to push out lazy products which still cost a considerable amount.

The build should have been better and more well thought out and two of three minifigures shouldn't have been recycled. Even a five year old deserves better than that.

Edited February 18, 2015 by strangely

[kevkipo]

Went to the Lego Store Wijnegem today, had everything in the back but after a lot of begging... They still wouldn't sell it to me

So close... so close...

EDIT: yes even Hydra Fortress

Edited February 18, 2015 by kevkipo

[8BrickMario]

What I like about Gobby is that a Batarang could be a suitable accessory for him, as he occasionally used projectile blades shaped like bats. I'm starting to become a bit disappointed about the boots, though, since literally every incarnation has them.

[Quicksilver]

Went to the Lego Store Wijnegem today, had everything in the back but after a lot of begging... They still wouldn't sell it to me

So close... so close...

EDIT: yes even Hydra Fortress

Same thing happened to me at Walmart. Wouldn't sell 'em because of the street date.

[8BrickMario]

Looking closer at Goblin, the scales, and his leg printing, I don't think boots would look very good. The way his costume goes onto his legs would leave almost no gap between his costume and boots, and leave less space for scales. If they decided to print the legs like the legs of the female Lifeguard (an inverted triangle to continue the costume), there still would be limited space for scales and boots, and not enough legs visible before the boots started. Look at the new Spider-Man boots to see what I mean. There just wouldn't be enough space for the costume printing, scales, and boots without making the legs expensive to produce and looking very cluttered, boots molded or printed. The costume takes up most of the top half of the legs, and boots would take up most of the bottom half, leaving almost no space in the middle for scales and visible green legs.

It's possible we'll see some changes, because the Police Officer in the same set is a yellow fig, not a fleshie that would be appropriate for a licensed set.

Edited February 18, 2015 by 8BrickMario