Super Heroes 2014

just2good

Rumor list for DC posted by DarthTater on Eurobricks:
76010 The Penguin Face off
76011 Man-Bat Attack
76012 The Riddler Chase
76013 The Joker Steam Roller
eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84728&st=650#entry1670885

KG204

I want them to release info on Marvel sets! So many currently available are retiring and there hasn't been info on them in months! Thought we would have heard something for Thor about now.

yys4u

Looks like that means there will be a cheaper way of getting the Penguin as opposed to buying the Arkham Asylum set.

rancorbait

I'm guessing for the man- attack set they are going to use the same part for the man-bat as in the MF castle?

kez

Here's a description of what they are like from eurobricks:

You're dead on! Okay so here's what I can remember from the images:

The Penguin Face-Off: Might be one of the best $13 LEGO sets ever. Comes with Batman, the Penguin and two robot penguin henchmen with dynamite. Batman has some sort of jet ski (I can't recall if it's similar to the polybag) and the Penguin has a duck-like flotation ride similar to the Batman Returns design.

The Man-Bat Attack: Batman, Robin (I thought it might've been Nightwing, but he looks really cool!) and Man-Bat. Really cool looking Bat-Helicopter. Could retail for $25

The Riddler Chase: We've all seen it.

The Joker Steam Roller: This is the one I'm most excited for. 5 total minifigures, but all I could make out was Batman and the Joker (purple hat included!). While the box art made it look like two heroes and three villians, I am not ruling out the possibility of the other hero being Nightwing. The Steam Roller looks ridiculously awesome, with a ton of great colors. Batman's vehicle is a jet, with similar wing functionality to that of the Republic Striker from the Old Republic Line


I cant wait until the images surface and its a serious bummer for my wallet. Lego Simpsons aswell has to fit on the budget, I better be getting more jobs. All of the sets IMO sound great, I hope the penguin is a different variation to the one atm and where is killer croc :-D

dannyrww

But no Green Lantern? :( Maybe they can sneak him in with the movie sets

CapnRex101

I am happy with Man-Bat, but would love a couple more new villains in that large Steamroller set. Killer Croc and Ra's Al Ghul are fairly notable by their absence from the theme so far.

LostInTranslation

Oh no, my own interpretation of the Penguin's Duckmobile is going to look rubbish next to an official version! I've been working on an Arctic World/Penguin lair MOC that I was hoping to display later in the year...

Other than that, sounds good, especially the steamroller, thanks for the info!

CCC

Yeah, penguin being a smaller set number is great, it should be a small and cheap set. No need for me to buy AA now.

AdeelZubair

I want Lego Super Heroes sets based off these movies:
-Captain America the Winter Solider
-The Amazing Spider-Man 2
-Guardians of the Galaxy

Thor the Dark World sets this year please.

SirKevbags

LostInTranslation said:

Oh no, my own interpretation of the Penguin's Duckmobile is going to look rubbish next to an official version! I've been working on an Arctic World/Penguin lair MOC that I was hoping to display later in the year...

Other than that, sounds good, especially the steamroller, thanks for the info!

It won't be rubbish. No negatives. Get it out there :-)

Geddes

Great news for me! :) more sets to buy next year.

icey117

Steve_J_OM

I was slightly underwhelmed by the list (three out of four sets being based on villains we already have) until I read the descriptions. I would be over the moon with a new Nightwing. Though in saying that, I would probably still want the Batman I version because of the colour. I imagine the new Nightwing will have a red symbol.

I'm also pretty stoked about a Man-Bat minifig, quite an understated villain and it's encouraging that they're showing signs of doing characters that are not 'marquee'.

Come on all ready with the pictures!

jasor

We definitely need another Joker, Riddler, and jetski Batman. sarcasm alert

Clayface, Killer Croc, Ra's Al Ghul....yes. I'll be happy with a Penguin refresh and a Flash. Nightwing ftw!

Brickarmor

Holding my breath for more Xmen... Maybe add "DC" to the title?

fourstud

There wasn't Marvel in the catalog from what I was told.

Geddes

Marvel will be based on films, so they wont be allowed photos. Spoilers

Bumblepants

^true enough, perhaps there is still a chance we will get a Thor 2 set announcement at NYCC. We all need a gold armor godess Natalie Portman minifigure Right? Right?!

charlatan13

Bumblepants said:

^true enough, perhaps there is still a chance we will get a Thor 2 set announcement at NYCC. We all need a gold armor godess Natalie Portman minifigure Right? Right?!

As long as the bottom is a slope piece. Wouldn't want one with legs - that wouldn't make sense.

HarryPotterLover

CCC said:

Yeah, penguin being a smaller set number is great, it should be a small and cheap set. No need for me to buy AA now.

You still need Scarecrow and Dr Harleen Quinzel, but you could just get those off of BL

vwong19

How about some product for the new animated series Hulk and Agents of SMASH or Avengers Assemble.

legodude

''The rumoured sets for January see LEGO narrowing their focus in the Super Heroes line, but there will be more to come throughout the year.

In January there will be four DC Batman sets, featuring different villains.

There will also be two sets featured in the new LEGO Juniors line (like that name ever needed resurrecting…), targeting the characters at a younger audience. One will be a Spider-Man car and include Venom, the other will be a simple Batcave including Batman, Robin and the Joker.

For Marvel there will be three Spider-Man sets, including additional heroes and villains, released in March. There will also be two sets based on The Avengers.

In July there will be more Marvel sets, this time based on Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men to coincide with the release of the respective movies.''

http://allaboutbricks.blogspot.com/2013/09/lego-super-heroes-2014-rumour-list.html#more

BrickDancer

Yay for more Superheroes!!! Can't wait to see some pics. But is the recent spy shots of the Flash-Riddler-Bat set coming from 2013 or one of these 2014 sets? Can't wait for more X-men & Avengers. Interested to see the new Spidey sets and curious if it'll be a different outfit. Itching to see the list of new villains and hopefully their truly new, as in 'not-rehashed in different outfit/color/face print'.

But a resurrected Juniors line feels like wasted slots that could have been better spent on additional Superhero offerings =T

vwong19

No Thor movie related sets?

binaryeye

legodude said:

There will also be two sets featured in the new LEGO Juniors line (like that name ever needed resurrecting…), targeting the characters at a younger audience.

Hopefully this will be similar to the Star Wars Microfighters line and include normal minifigures.

BrickDancer said:

But is the recent spy shots of the Flash-Riddler-Bat set coming from 2013 or one of these 2014 sets?

Early 2014. And they're not really spy shots; the set was shown by LEGO.

trickydicky0880

Man, I want a Daredevil minifig. With this LEGO Marvel Superheroes game coming out you think we would see more of a variety like Fantastic Four, classic X-Men, etc. Give the kids what they want though, I guess

I'm crossing my fingers that the X-Men sets are classic though with Cyclops, Gambit, Colossus, Rogue, and Nightcrawler!

@vwong13

Maybe Christmas 2013

icey117

I too was ready for a proper Thor-set.

Goldchains

I want to know what the Spiderman heroes will be. I'm sure we will see White Tiger and Luke Cage. Maybe a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent or two? Iron Spiderman outfit(that would be sweet)? As for villains, Mesmero would be a great one, as he's been a couple of episodes already. We definitely need a Lizard mini(maxi?)fig.

Isn't the X-Men movie to be based on Days of Future Past? That should be an interesting set of minifigs. Yay, old Wolverine! The Guardians of the Galaxy sets are going to be awesome no matter what lol.

vitreolum

Electro and Rhino will probably be in the Spiderman sets, since those are in the movie.

CapnRex101

I like the sound of these, although I am particularly keen to hear what villains might be included in the DC sets (other than Manbat and the Joker that is).

CCC

binaryeye said:

legodude said:

There will also be two sets featured in the new LEGO Juniors line (like that name ever needed resurrecting…), targeting the characters at a younger audience.

Hopefully this will be similar to the Star Wars Microfighters line and include normal minifigures.

If they are using the Lego Juniors name, I assume they will be this style ...

Bumblepants

^the thought of those returning makes me shudder

sonatine01

Interested to know what will be in the Avengers and X-Men sets, would like to get a Hulk for my son without having to get Hawkeye and Thor and the rest.

andhe

^I wonder if they are just keeping the 'Avengers' branding to release tie-ins with Captain America/Thor 2.

Or sets loosely based on those films but with a few of the other familiar faces thrown in for good luck (we've seen from the Iron Man 3 sets that they seem to be 'inspired by' rather than relating directly to their movie licences).

Bumblepants

I hope the X-Men figs keep the classic look used in the Wolverine Chopper set rather than trying to emulate the films. I imagine that has to be the case anyway for license issues. That is smart of them to put them out to coincide with the film even if they aren't movie tie-ins. They will sell a lot more of them, and we won't get weird crap like the Iron Man 3 Showdown flaming golfcart hopefully.

binaryeye

CCC said:

If they are using the Lego Juniors name, I assume they will be this style ...

That was my initial thought, hence the "hopefully...".

With all the momentum LEGO currently has with the minifigure as an icon, all the licensed minifigures that have been recently released, and the upcoming LEGO Movie pushing it even further into public awareness, I'd be surprised if they break from the standard minifigure.

sonatine01

^^^ I haven't seen Thor 2 but presume the other guys aren't in it, i guess with just 2 sets they may just stick with the films characters if it is a movie tie-in. Who knows guess we'll have to wait for more info.

sonatine01

Never heard of Guardians of the Galaxy but just had a look and theres some little fox/racoon dude. My son would like him, he looks like a meaner Chima figure.

Steve_J_OM

Hooray for Guardians of the Galaxy!

I read more DC than Marvel, which has been reflected in my LEGO collecting habits. Guardians is a great series, though, so I think they will be my first foray into Marvel minifigures.

AdeelZubair

I believe that Lego will make sets based off:

-3 sets for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as we got a Conic Con preview minifigure

-2 sets for Captain America The Winter Solider

-3 sets for Guardians of the Galaxy

-X-Men, Days of Future Past

dannyrww

sonatine01 said:

Never heard of Guardians of the Galaxy but just had a look and theres some little fox/racoon dude. My son would like him, he looks like a meaner Chima figure.

And I bet they will use parts from Chima for Rocket Raccoon....such as Skinnet's tail.

Chrisbstm

I'm hoping for a sentinel.

Geddes

Until I see set numbers, no excitement/judgements from me :)

TheLoneTensor

Geddes said:

Until I see set numbers, no excitement/judgements from me :)

What, you don't trust the internets?

Beav

Sounds pretty great. More X-Men is fantastic news, and been waiting for more Spidey sets too. Guardians will be interesting, not as well known but along with the movie they could be a big hit.

chuckp

Goldchains said:

... Iron Spiderman outfit(that would be sweet)?

^ This! After getting an Iron Patriot, this is definitely the figure at top of my most wanted list.

legomatt

I'd like to see the superhero sets include a few more passer-by/civilian fig in the sets (or at least a bonus 'realistic colours' head to use myself) - like the security policeman found in the two-face chase/arkham sets.

Why? because my super heroes need people to SAVE from the baddies, (or people for the baddies to terrorize), and I don't like using my classic heads with new realistic ones in the same street scene.

Also: Peter Parker and Clark Kent in 'not-hero' form.

richl

legomatt said:

Also: Peter Parker and Clark Kent in 'not-hero' form.

For Clark you could always switch out the torso from the LEGO Batman 2 DVD - but I know what you mean about civilians.

carlq

The old-style flesh Peter Parker still shows up on eBay frm time to time. Here's a listing I spotted today:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SPIDERMAN-LEGO-MINI-FIGURE-PETER-PARKER-/360739861064?pt=UK_Construction_Toys_Kits&hash=item53fdc57248

vitreolum

Didn't notice the Spidey 2 sets had flesh MF's until now.