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Currently into its second wave, the sets feature vehicles, characters and scenes based on their standard accepted appearances in the comics. Many characters, such as Nightwing, Robin and Alfred have made their appearances in the sets so far, usually paired with vehicles such as Joker's helicopter, the Penguin's submarine, Scarecrow's biplane and Killer Croc's speedboat.

The inspirations for the various versions of vehicles and characters vary widely. For example, the Batmobile retains its basic sleek shape and prominent fins from the Tim Burton films. The Batboat is more of a hovercraft, and the Batwing looks very similar to the version in Batman Forever, albeit without decorative lights. The "Bat-tank" seems to be based off The tank-like Batmobile in Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. The Batmobile is the fictional personal automobile of comic book superhero Batman. ... The Batboat from Batman: The Movie[1]. The Batboat is the fictional personal boat of comic book superhero Batman. ... The Batplane (or Batwing) is the fictional aircraft for the comic book superhero Batman. ... Batman Forever is a 1995 superhero film. ... The Dark Knight Returns (commonly abbreviated to DKR) is a superhero comic book story published by DC Comics between 1985 and 1986, starring Batman and was written and drawn by Frank Miller. ...

List of Batman Lego sets to date:

Batman is given a wide range of vehicles, their appearances resembling their accepted forms. A new vehicle, in the form of the "Batman Dragster", has also been introduced. The Batmobile appears similar to the way it does in the 1989 film, while the Batboat takes on a hovercraft-like form. All the set-boxes feature a comic strip by artist Greg Hyland at the back, featuring stylised versions of the set in action.

Lego has obtained the license to produce sets based on all available mediums in which Batman appears.

Notable Batman Lego in the media

Motion pictures

The first Batman LEGO Fan Film to hit the internet circuit was the 2003 fan film production Batman: Revenge (The Batman LEGO Film), although it did not utilize any of the official products as it was created nearly three years before the official line was released. Official films include the Cartoon Network Lego movie to promote their lego line, as well as several shorter videos for the same promotions, which can be viewed at Lego's official Batman website listed below. Students of the digital animation institution DAVE School created a CGI animated fan-film entitled Batman: New Times in the style of Minimates, but with Lego bricks comprising the backgrounds. There is also a gaining popularity among directors to make Batman LEGO Fan Films since the release of the official product line. An animator Richard Lewin who was creating a Lego Batman series has now cut down his 16 episode series to just 6 short movies and the first up is a film using the new Bane and Riddlers hideout set. Another LEGO Batman fan film in production from Pyromaniac Studios, named Batman: Defender of Gotham, will also utilize the new sets, and will also feature high end 3D graphics. The Batman LEGO Fan Film (or Batman Brickfilm) has been gaining popularity among Batman and LEGO fans since the debut of the official Batman LEGO product line in spring of 2006, though custom MOCs (My Own Creations) and films were around prior to the LEGO lines debut. ... A fan film is a film or video inspired by a film, television program, comic book or a similar source, created by fans rather than by the sources copyright holders or creators. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... For other uses, see Lego (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Lego (disambiguation). ... Minimates are a block-styled miniature action figure created by Art Asylum. ... The Batman LEGO Fan Film (or Batman Brickfilm) has been gaining popularity among Batman and LEGO fans since the debut of the official Batman LEGO product line in spring of 2006, though custom MOCs (My Own Creations) and films were around prior to the LEGO lines debut. ...

Video Game

On March 27, 2007, A Lego Batman Video game was announced. The game is scheduled to be released in 2008.

References

External links

• Official Site
• LEGO Batman Secret Files Site
• LEGO Batman Wiki - Brick-Knight.com
• Pyromaniac Studios - Where the LEGO Batman fanfilm Defender of Gotham will be featured.

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