LEGO Marvel Has a Minifigure Problem & So Does LEGO DC!

[@ProfessorPug]

It's crazy how Lego still hasn't made the Fantastic Four (despite the fact that they can reuse the torso for three of the team members), Silver Surfer, Professor X and the majority of the X-Men, Mystique, Slealth Suit Captain America, Ronin, Smart Hulk, Kang, Stan Lee, and wide release versions of the Symbiote Suit and Jean Grey, keeping mind the fact that these are all prominent MAIN CHARACTERS. But hey, at least we got Venomized Green Goblin right?

[@BrandonScott-mi5pz]

EXCELLENT WORK. PEN PLAYS LEGO MARVEL AND DC COMICS MINIFIGURES PROBLEM

[@BrutusTheAnimator]

That moment when a video game meant to sell toys has better figures than the actual figure

[@DatPRGuy2017]

Yeah the fact that we don't have a symbiote Spider-Man outside that one rare fig is so weird since LEGO has released several versions of Venom so they could just reuse the torso and create a new head piece

[@DeubenRavy]

To be fair, as there's a new Fantastic 4 film in development to be released by Disney next year, I do hope that they finally release some F4 sets to tie into that film

[@doctordetroit1217]

Some of those figures are available as customs, if you type B-R-I-C-K-P-A-N-D-A no spaces you might find what you are looking for!

[@jazzbee9857]

Man, I'm still frustrated with that Green Goblin figure. The lack of leg printing at the bare minimum was so insulting, but he also desperately needed a cloth piece and arm printing as well.

[@PenPlays]

He could have been so good. Would have loved if they gave him his iconic helmet just for fun too

[@Remix-pr4xd]

At the least they could’ve given us a purple hood piece

[@mikejeffries3333]

Yeah, that figure leaves a LOT to be desired. I also kinda don't like the shade of green they went with-it's way too bright, in my opinion. I think it should be a little darker to look more like the movie. As it is, between the bright green, lack of arm/leg printing, and lack of a hood or helmet, it just looks weirdly cheap. You'd think they'd want to spend more time on a set based on one of the highest-grossing films of all time and make the minifigs as quality as possible so that more people would go out to buy it, right?

[@TheGreatSayaMan0212]

PORTALMASTER!?!? Nah I’m kidding, that fig kinda ticked me off too

[@Ruune__]

“Can we get leg printing on our Lego marvel minifigures?” “Best we can do is re-used face prints”

[@PenPlays]

When will it end?!?!?

[@zanderfus2723]

Have you seen the CMF's?

[@sonicspeed4238]

@@zanderfus2723 Those have completely different budgets from the Superheroes team. They are the exception, really.

[@zanderfus2723]

​Man, as a fan of castle I would sacrifice my firstborn child to Odin to have ONE CHEAP SET while the sets we do get are 200 bucks ​and have reuses of other fig parts and no leg printing too for the most part and you don't hear us complaining about that@@sonicspeed4238

[@PenPlays]

@@zanderfus2723as detailed in the video, they do not apply here.

[@jaxjams7921]

it’s so strange to me that lego won’t make more comic sets, when the superhero theme started the sets were based on the videos games lego were making and the comic look and style really suits the lego style the bright colors and unique characters really suit lego now i feel everything must tie into a new movie release or a show on Disney+ and to me personally something about the modern mcu designs aren’t fun to look at as a mini-figure maybe i’m just nostalgic but i feel this is a major reason we haven’t got the fantastic four or other beloved characters that don’t get a lot of love in the movies

[@PenPlays]

See, while non-movie/show sets would add variety, I find it hard to want that when they’re struggling to add variety to the sets they already do.

[@satansshadow218]

I agree. I'm not a huge fan of the current MCU movies, and like you said, most of the costumes are uninteresting. so a lot of those sets and minifigures don't appeal to me. But I love the comics. And there's so much you could draw from in the books that would make great sets/figs.

[@GreenNinj4]

Agreed. I take the first wave of Batman Sets and the 2012 upwards comic based sets over anything movie related everytime.

[@kendi5391]

I find it annoying that those comicbook sets are so unloved. Not only do some costumes look better in the comics but it's also just that it's something new and interesting.

[@anonymouseovermouse1960]

​@@satansshadow218 Agreed, absolutely. Though i will say that i'd be happy to pick up a set based on the new Deadpool movie. If Lego actually has the balls to do that.

[@im_nic]

Fans: Can we get some new characters in your superhero themes? Lego: Avenger, Spider-Man, and Batman.

[@AJedits65]

Dc definitely but marvel no not really just these past few years we’ve had daredevil punisher blade the x men moon knight and next year probably the fantastic 4

[@shadowsnake5133]

​​@@AJedits65 yeah, these past few years, after 20 years damn near of no sets around X-Men and really anyone not in the MCU. Even now, list the big sets this year for marvel, most of them are tie in products with the movies and TV shows, not the comics. And even more ridiculous, their requirements are all over the place. So we can't have Deadpool, but wolverine we can? Both are equally brutal in the comics, and we've seen kid friendly dp, Lego marvel superheroes being example a, yet we can't see him again because? Can't get a new set why exactly? It's ridiculous, we can't even get a brick head? The mask? Nothing? Even though he's literally currently the biggest marvel movie, outselling everything else? AND I FORGOT ABOUT THE 18+ SETS IN THAT SAME BREATH, LIKE SERIOUSLY, NOTHING?

[@AJedits65]

@@shadowsnake5133 idk maybe Deadpool one day we’ll just have to wait

[@zacharywelsh6131]

@@AJedits65Those are either in the already described lines, or in the CMF series which don’t count.

[@GassedFEIN]

@@AJedits65even tho marvel has more figs. I’d still say all the Dc figs we’ve got have been better. Especially the animated series and ,Tim Burton figs. different versions of two face, poison ivy, riddler. I think DC characters have always had better designs than marvel imo. The original Batman wave had great figs, the Dc superhero’s wave did too, the sets they did for the suicide squad comics where great, red hood and Deadpool in that wave. The justice league sets had great figs. It was the later years, Dc has been back on track, if 2025 leaks are true we should see more of just Batman sets.

[@zankrees4757]

Why is Robin not in that Adam West Batman set? One of the most iconic parts of that show was Adam and Burt’s dynamic as Batman and Robin.

[@PenPlays]

I have no idea, and I will never understand why not

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

Because he was already in another Adam West Batman set.

[@qwertyzillaofficial2969]

@@ShockwaveFPSStudiosSo was Joker

[@shampooer]

i got 99 problems and lego dc is 99 of them

[@pink_ice9454]

@Ruune__ moment

[@yeltwoats8204]

True. They must fully retired.

[@theketaminekid1241]

LEGO DC needs a Renaissance.

[@flowersanbones]

@@yeltwoats8204 not retired, revived

[@LilDew]

Psh

[@dmciver9516]

A moon girl an brick built devil dinosaur would be sick

[@PenPlays]

Something fresh like that would be fun!

[@Belangerz]

I’d love to a see a Christopher Reeve Superman set. With Gunn’s Superman coming next year and the rumor of the Superman mech, I’m hoping we can get more Superman sets in the next couple of years.

[@kennyb.7295]

Please! More Superman sets! PLEASE!

[@ARDIZsq]

One other thing that bothers me about LEGO Marvel's minifigures are the GLARING lack of comic book characters, which I also think would help your point about reusing characters as often as possible. Think about Iron Man for example. The MCU has SO many different versions of Iron Man that while there's sure to be some overlap, there are just way too many versions to keep up with and you have to worry about putting the right one into the right sets. Can't have the Bleeding Edge suit in an Avengers 1 set. Meanwhile, if they were to make a few of the suits from the comics and make more comic focused sets, they'd be able to tell more stories with the same minifigure. Same goes even more so for characters with fewer or no major costume changes. Perfect the design once, you can reuse it for a long time. I'm honestly just SICK of seeing MCU characters, only getting a few others like Spider-Man villains or the occasional set like the overpriced X-Men jet. I'd honestly take a Marvel Comics CMF at this point

[@PenPlays]

LEGO Super Heroes becoming obsessively reliant on needing current media to even produce set has been such a challenge to se when there are so many other exciting avenues for content

[@satansshadow218]

100% agree. I much prefer the comics to the movies, especially the costumes. Getting characters like Iron Man, Dr. Strange, Wasp, Ant man, Scarlet Witch, Ms. Marvel (Carol) in comic form would be awesome.

[@mbphilipblack8993]

Same with DC both themes started off or had an additional comic book theme to go alongside it's movie tie ins but both narrowed in on the tie in sets and abandoned the comic sets we used to get a lot of DC superheroes now it's literally just Batman. Marvel did sets based of the Disney XD shows now it's just Spider-Man and the MCU even then they've backtracked to older MCU titles and make like 1 or 3 sets on the movies all of the phase 4-5 movies somehow Eternals got a full dedicated set wave.

[@shadowsnake5133]

Deadpool. You're telling me the people that made him kid friendly in Lego marvel superheroes, gave him a set around that time, and made multiple years worth of comicon exclusive figures for him can't do anything, even with the 18+ lineup, during his current peak? Lego is avoiding money like the plague right now, and overall the lack of merchandise is insulting. He's outsold spiderman and the avengers, nuff said, give this man everything.

[@PenPlays]

LEGO didn’t make the LEGO Marvel games. These days, LEGO doesn’t want to touch anything associated with him thanks to the movies, even tho EVERYONE wants him.

[@sonicspeed4238]

I'll never understand why Lego didn't capitalize on the renewed interest of Teen Titans (through Teen Titans Go) with sets outside of Dimensions. In a perfect world, they could've released sets with figure designs that could work as both their Original Animated Series and their Go counterparts. That way they can release 4+ sets referencing Go and appeal to kids, and also have playscale/D2C sets about the comics/original animated series and appease the hardcore fans while also saving budget for more unique figs (some figs like Starfire might need alternate accesories between versions but you get the point)

[@PenPlays]

There was so much that LEGO chose to capitalize on that didn’t do much for them, at the same time they chose not to capitalize on things that would. The whole of LEGO DC is one of missed opportunities IMO

[@satansshadow218]

Yes, they don't really seize opportunities. Like when a dc movie comes out and is bad, they tend to avoid making sets of it. Ignoring a potential increased interest in some of the characters. E.g. Black Adam and Shazam 2 were bad movies but Black Adam and the Shazam family would be superb figures so they could've made a set with those characters but not connected to the film.

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

Maybe it’s because Teen Titans Go sucks

[@kirboioproductions74398]

Lego DC has too many problems.

[@PenPlays]

What can be done is brought up in this very video (watch the video first lol)

[@kirboioproductions74398]

@@PenPlays I will…just bringing up the fact Loll

[@helofish2148]

Wdym it has too many problems? It barely gets any sets.

[@kirboioproductions74398]

@@helofish2148 that’s one of them Loll!

[@nighthawk8095]

​@helofish2148 exactlyyy!!! And when they do have sets it's literally just BATMAN

[@toddc5473]

I want a DC Hall of Justice set. Fill it with mini figs, whether they're from the Super Friends show or the current version of the the comics. 10 heroes and 10 villains.

[@alejandroguerra8758]

My major problem is the lack of villains and new characters in sets; it’s ridiculous that we had “action figures” before some important characters from the Marvel universe, I really want a comic Baron Zemo and many MCU heroes in their comic appearances (classic or modern look)

[@samkerr6029]

Hope Lego takes notes because they can't justify todays prices in terms of what we're getting. Adding more minifigures throughout all themes would appease the fans.

[@PenPlays]

It’s partly why I make these videos. To spread awareness and hoping the right ears hear.

[@mr.crouton_]

With Zemo being a prominent MCU antagonist across multiple projects, I'm so confused as to why he's never had a figure.

[@PenPlays]

They really love skipping the villains. I theorize because they don’t think villain sets sell? They say that about other themes, but they just keep making bad sets for villains. It’s their own fault in that regard but that shouldn’t apply to Marvel regardless

[@Earth-Ninja]

Not 100% sure Lego said this, but I’m pretty sure I remember at one point they said that the Ninjago Wolf Mask Dojo would be a test to see if villain sets sold well, and if not they would cut down the amount of villain sets they made. That set is also the only villain set of the wave, and the most expensive at around $100, and half of this waves heroes are exclusive to that set. What fair survey they made.

[@bedibled]

It's because he's a nazi. Lego isn't willing to risk controversy by releasing such characters.

[@mikejeffries3333]

​@@Earth-Ninja "One like and I'll never make another villain set." *likes own post* "Say no more."

[@SpiderusPrime]

Both Marvel and DC needing to bring new version of previous exclusive Minifigures like The Hobgoblin, Kraven, Doctor Doom, Deadpool, Ra's Al Ghul, Bizarro, etc, but also strange that the Lego Batman keep using Joker, Harley, Batgirl, and yet Robin and some cases Nightwing is missing despite being part of the iconic pairing of all comic history, that is something wrong where the Boy Wonder isn't there with the Dark Knight in sets.

[@andrews4717]

How the hell has LEGO never made a fortress of solitude set? It’s the perfect set to use a ton of transparent pieces, and you can include Mongal, the phantom zone projector, bizarro, starro, and like 30 other classic scenes from various Superman comics, films, and shows. They should focus less on topical movie related sets and more on evergreen ideas of characters. Make Superman look like the cultural idea of Superman, not the latest movie version

[@bobcarter1129]

the Guardians vol 3 sets they lazily didn't include Kraglin, High Evolutionary, Cosmo and not even Gamora who already had a minifigure but repeated every other Guardians character in the same Torso. Only Adam Warlock received a figure for the first time.

[@PenPlays]

Still so shocked it was just Adam Warlock being wholly unique

[@bobcarter1129]

@@PenPlays yeah. It's a pity that set didn't even last a year.

[@DiamondBatToons]

My biggest issue with LEGO Marvel as a whole is the recent obsession with only doing MCU and Disney +/Marvel Studios stuff, as well as their obsession with overusing the "Venomized" theme that went pretty much nowhere. I haven't seen a single set or minifig based off the comics themselves in forever and it's just really annoying at this point.

[@SenoGhell]

I do wish though that they come back to non-media related stuff. Like that one Iron Man Bike and Hulk set which is not tied to anything specifically. Not related to movies or shows. Just base things on comics or not really anything in specific.

[@orien2v2]

No problem at all. As long as people pay for anything, they can do anything!

[@badpandaproductionz]

Bro was COOKING with this video. It's insane that there are still planned sets for subthemes like the Buildable Figures, which we're supposedly getting a Sam Wilson Captain America next year, when it seems llike no one is buying them at all. Only 605 Brickset users own the Wolverine Buildable Figure, while nearly 7000 own the Wolverine Mech. Buildable Figures are not selling!

[@herowither12354]

That doesn't tell us that no one is getting buildable figures, it just tells us that AFOLs aren't getting them.

[@calebharch7229]

Imo, Lego puts out far too many sets based on recreating things, instead of making fun toys. Why would I buy a Lego radio or camera, when I could buy the real life version for a fraction of the price. Imo, Lego makes less fun sets and especially play sets, and instead essentially makes model kits.

[@PenPlays]

There is an audience for it, but I also see where you’re coming from too

[@poisxnashley]

The superheroes themes feel like they have amongst the weakest minfigures in the LEGO catalogue, despite having arguably the biggest character focus of any licence.

[@PenPlays]

Hit the nail right on the head

[@TotalyNotTony]

Not all lego factories have the printing setups required for all figures to have full printing, and they don't want to replace the machines untill they fail because of how expensive they are

[@SemiColin-Yt]

Tldr lego marvel needs to be quality not quantity

[@PenPlays]

That’s the message!

[@ReeseHosgood]

0:42 The main minifigures I thought of here when PenPlays mentioned print opacity were Wolverine from the same set & Mercy from the Lego Overwatch theme.

[@PenPlays]

Wonder Woman and even Spider-Man are others that can apply as well!

[@emeraldninjalink6312]

DC has a Lego problem

[@PenPlays]

DC has a WB problem 😶

[@CassFan99]

I'm still mad about the Batgirl minifigure in the 4+ Batcave. I figured it wouldn't be Cassandra Cain which was already disappointing enough (it's her 25th anniversary LEGO, come on), but it being an altered version of the suit Babs isn't even wearing in the comics anymore is so frustrating.

[@dsc.04]

I know this is kinda niche but I would die for a Lego Hammerhead that used that old Frankenstein head old. And a Spiderman with web printed on the legs to accompany him

[@legokid2022]

Its still crazy to me that lego still hasn't give leg printing i honestly love the marvel minifigures my favorite minifigure is doctor strange

[@WeirdBrain]

I'd love Lego to make some Smallville characters in Lego form. Either in a new DC CMF series, or in Smallville themed sets. A big D2C Kent family farmhouse or Daily Planet would be awesome (But a Daily Planet that isn't Smallville related would be cool too.)

[@kevinhendiwinata7116]

I hate when lego always reused figure when they're released a new sets. I hope lego can make ronin and iron patriot based from endgame. I just wanna complete my colection thou

[@JustCallMeKopi]

After the Blue Beetle movie came out I thought "Lego could have EASILY made at least one set based on this movie. The Bug Ship would have been a great set to bring in some variety to Lego DC." Include a Blue Beetle and OMAC minifig and you're good.

[@dougwayman8066]

I would love to see a UCS style Galactus. Include Silver Surfer minifig and sell for $350, so much easy $$ on the table

[@PenPlays]

I want them to do one of those Up-Scaled Minifigures of Galactus. Would be so cool

[@brycevo]

I would love a Deadpool, but there are certain characters they won't make, so there are glaring holes in the lineup

[@brickdarg6750]

Superheroes and supervillains I want to see? Ooo let's see. - The Fantastic Four is at number one, but we do have the movie next year and Lego will be forced to finally make them. (And hopefully Silver Surfer as well) - Gambit, Professor X, Juggernaut, Mystique, and a new version of Jean Grey. - A Ryan Reynolds suit for Deadpool, would make for a good exlcusive in the rumoured X-Mansion set like how Daredevil, Blade, and Punisher were exclusive to the Daily Bugle - Kingpin, Mr. Negative, and The Prowler For DC I've got a few as well - Hush, Mad Hatter, Mr. Zsasz, Peacemaker (Hush, Zsasz, ans Peacemaker could be Punisher-style exclusives in a D2C Arkham Asylum set) - Doctor Fate and Black Adam (the movie sucked but the characters are still cool looking) - King Shark

[@RampantPuppy]

I wish we got Star Lord’s helmet with him again :( the new Milano should have came with it

[@Andrewdeank]

Great video, thank you so much for bringing attention to these things… Dc has more problems then just minifigs LOL

[@PenPlays]

I am aware. That's why I have a completely separate video about DC.

[@lemon4758]

Cmfs are the way to go if they choose characters wisely. The DC cmfs especially gave us characters that wouldn’t appear in Lego form otherwise. I hope both marvel and dc can return to how they were from 2014-18: sets centered around iconic characters that also included figures from the greater worlds of the properties

[@Darnley_10]

I’m new to LEGO marvel but I was genuinely shocked when I saw the amount of figures that lacked leg printing. I mean almost all LEGO Star Wars figures have leg printing on some level nowadays. It honestly makes LEGO Star Wars look like they’re doing an amazing job when they really aren’t most times

[@petrenicolae3282]

Characters that i would like lego tomake: Dc: Mirror master; Ice maiden; Fire; Red Tornado; Vixen; Toyman; The Shade. Marvel: the Leader; Rick Jones; Squirrel girl; Banshee; Nightcrawler; Dazzler; Howard the duck; The Gladiator; Asbestos lady.

[@QuintusStatiliousProcorpius]

Lack of Diversity in Minifig Character Choice and Skyrocketing Price made me quit lego

[@andrews4717]

They should make superhero sets based off the most iconic and well remembered comic storylines. Do a set on superior Spider-Man, do a set on Crisis on infinite earths. There’s literally a million comic stories you can loot for ideas

[@craftihlow69]

0:25 Still has room to grow? Well I would say that a bit less friendly when you get 4 different color tones on bricks that are supposed to be one color in a 500 dollar set.

[@PenPlays]

I hear ya on that. It’s getting a bit wild just how much that’s happening

[@GreenNinj4]

Sry, but saying the Budget wasnt high enough for more or more detailed figs is not a valid reason with todays prices, I dont believe the designers. CMF figs, aka the peak of detail on a fig are 4 bucks each, even with licenses. In the case of the X Jet, the build is not more than 40$, so even if it had cmf quality figs we would still be only at 56$ and yet, the actual price with bad quality figs is 85!!! And keep in mind that they cheaped out on many things over the years like moving productions to cheap countries, downgrading instructions and using stickers over prints, etc. This company is greedy and fell off.

[@PenPlays]

The designers wouldn’t be saying anything if they were not telling the truth. Believe what you want tho

[@rathaang9123]

Someone should send this directly to Lego

[@Box--]

“All because they have so many basis they feel they have to touch. There are simply too many sets under this theme. It has so much that it has too cover and so much ambition it’s trying to act on that it’s reached a point where it barely covers what people are expecting.” So phase 4 of the mcu?

[@PenPlays]

That’s a great way to put it

[@stasisbricks4565]

Would love to see some new X-men...Hoping the X-mansion delivers.

[@PenPlays]

The more X-Men the better

[@kylespevak6781]

12:08 The Mandela effect of his leg always gets me

[@pink_ice9454]

Symbiote Spider-Man symbiote Spider-Man symbiote Spider-Man symbiote Spider-Man 🤞🤞🤞

[@theleaderturtle]

I'm still getting the Lego Infinity Saga Age of Ultron set for Christmas, along with a Nick Fury minifig from eBay. I want all 6 Avengers (Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye) and Nick Fury to stand next to my Lego Justice League (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Cyborg and I'm also getting Martian Manhunter, also from eBay, as well)

[@Kai_hasLitten]

Lego listen to this guy

[@kendi5391]

I'd love to see Shocker be made as a minifigure already. I don't count MCU Shocker as neither Shocker from Homecoming did look or act like Shocker from cartoons and comics, current minifigure also looks nothing like Shocker.

[@PenPlays]

I believe that was back when LEGO was still working with concept art for Marvel, likely leading to that result. Here’s hoping we see another version of him in the future.

[@kendi5391]

@@PenPlays Minifigure looks accurate to the movie however movie version isn't accurate to the comics version.

[@Fathomatic]

Listen, I don’t know if this is unpopular, but they should make sets based on the video games, mainly Lego marvel 1 and Lego marvel 2. Even minifigure packs would be so cool because we could get new characters like carnom and sliver surfer. Or we can get versions like Big fig Venom and electro classic/2099. We also should have more what if sets for characters like infinity ultron.

[@Fishysalmon02]

Lego needs to make stilt-man. He's a goofy concept that matches the lego vibe perfectly in the same way that calendar man and the eraser did with the lego batman movie. Also, Ice-man. I just need to complete spiderman and his amazing friends now that we got firestar

[@nadim20.06]

Im sad that we never got Arrowverse sets outside the exclusive SDCC figures😢

[@PenPlays]

Such a shame. Heck they didn’t even have The Flash or Green Arrow sets out at the time based on any other story, either

[@GamingWolfGod]

Unless you explained it previously, how lego minifigures work from my understanding is each set is told to either include minifigures or to not include them. If they are included the set is given a certain amount of budget based on how expensive the end result should be. This pool of Minifig money is used to "purchase" minifigs piece by piece. So say you have $10 to spend on minifigs and each option costs $1. A head, torso, legs & head accessory (hair or hat) is going to all cost $4 in total of your $10 budget. Now lets say you want to include torso printing and dual molded legs, that's another $2 spent leaving you with $4 left. You can spend that on accessories like a weapon or cape, or you can buy more printing like a second face. Let's give them a sword, printing on both arms, and a cape. We've now spent the entire budget on creating one minifig for this set. But what if you want to include 2 minifigs instead? Well you've got to spend $4 per minifig just to create a basic model without any uniqueness. That leaves just $2 left to make them interesting. And thus we've reached the problem with multi-minifig sets and why they've got hit or miss details.

[@PenPlays]

I did go over the process in an earlier episode in this series. They make a complete picture of what’s going on, and each episode is just a sample of a bigger issue

[@kylesavage2862]

Can’t wait for Zatanna and Dr. Fate! We need another DC collectible minifigure line.

[@PenPlays]

Wow Dr. Fate would ROCK

[@adrians.5009]

What a great video! I’d love to see some Defenders minifigures

[@vic12101]

In light of the villain argument, I think they try to sell every set as a scene and therefore wont include a character that wouldn’t belong to the scene. For example, it wouldn’t make sense for the marvels villain to be in the ship

[@crazyvool9567]

Im not gonna lie the mech sets with the single figures look like unoffical bootleg pics id laugh at as a kid discovering cursed images

[@ratchetpokemaster123]

I really wish DC gave more love and made a bigger effort to push Blue Beetle (the movie) last year because at the very least, even if we got him in a set ONCE apparently it isn't someone we see as frequently. But the movie even has a big robot beetle they ride into battle called the Bug, and that just feels incredibly marketable and it's insane they didn't even try to even put out toys, let alone lego sets. If they wanna keep milking Batman, throw in Kite Man (hell yeah!).

[@cyl_genderfluid-furry]

I'd like Lego to make a *_GOOD_* Venom figure. If taking from Sony, then the size of Venom isn't an exaggeration of size, and Venom is actually that big, and as such, should use a Big-Fig. If taking from Marvel, then Venom should still be able to tower over Spider-Man, but maybe make any host-showing bit conform to the size of the Big-Fig. Also, show the body and face of the host occasionally through maybe a removable face bit if you aren't going to use the LEGO Marvel Superheroes 2 Venom Big-Fig anyway. And also atleast have hand printing on the Big-Figs of Venom. The hand squares are iconic, and I don't want them to be lost for no good reason.

[@SanderKoenen-zj3hl]

I would love to see TLG do something again with the Justice League. 2015 was a great year of Super Heroes sets.

[@PenPlays]

So soo good. With rumors of LEGO Superman finally coming back, I’m hoping for more variety in the future

[@Engulfedorb06]

I don’t think lego understands how well some larger superhero sets like the daily bugle with many high quality figures would sell, I have 2 examples 1: The Fortress Of Solitude-This would be the perfect set to be in that daily bugle price range and include every Superman character under the sun, Lois, doomsday, Zod, supergirl, Conner Kent, Jon Kent, you name it 2: The X-Mansion-With the success of X-Men 97, this one is a no brainer, include the professor, jean, gambit, night crawler, some brotherhood members like saber tooth and pyro, people like Psylocke and maybe a big fig apocalypse

[@kennyb.7295]

Aw man, where do I begin? I would love for LEGO to make the Mad Hatter, Livewire, Toyman, and Metallo for DC. And for Marvel, Iceman, Professor X, the Chameleon, and last but not least, the Fantastic Four! Those are my Top 8 (Top 11?) that I want to see from LEGO! I wish Superman would get more sets! There’s so many of his villains that we haven’t gotten! And of course just new characters would be nice instead of the same characters over and over and OVER again!

[@levi8092]

i want a clayface minifigure we have never gotten one

[@PenPlays]

Literally the dream ever since the LEGO Batman game came out. Can’t believe we still haven’t got one

[@littlepardue4125]

Any superhero I would want made? Quantum and Woody or Hellboy Any Marvel? Colossus and Juggernaut Any DC? Thats the real challenge, but probably Atrocitus/Dex-star, Static Shock, or Constantine

[@splatbeef74]

I just wish LEGO superheroes would stop with all the movie tie-ins and go back to making comic-based sets. Those were always the best sets in my opinion, and the only ones I will actually buy. A movie-based set is forever linked to the movie and that specific iteration, while a comic-based set provides far more freedom and incites creativity to create your own stories.

[@omarbethancourt6239]

we absolutely need comic versions and more comic characters in both Marvel and DC. And absolutely agree, IT'S ENOUGH OF BATMAN VS JOKER! I mean, I love Batman... but there is a huge amount of other villains that they could explore!

[@PenPlays]

I should say, I do love Joker, Harley and Babs, but just MORE variety would be so so nice.

[@owenwhitfield491]

Really appreciate you making this video. I would be such a massive lego marvel collector if they used more leg printing and stopped reusing inaccurate faces and torsos. Lego marvel is outrageously overpriced these days but I honestly wouldn’t care if they gave the minifigures the same quality as star wars.

[@The_AGL_Group]

Honestly I'm not sure how badly the buildable figures are actually selling. Yeah, occasionally they're spotted on significant discounts, but they're continuing to release new ones and they've been ongoing for a few years...

[@PenPlays]

It’s like I said, a lot of those smaller groups of set types usually have planned release schedule to see what works. For LEGO, those plans typically span three years, which is why we’ve been getting them regularly enough.

[@thekingofcookies4877]

My friends and I have all agreed to buy the upcoming Superman set whether we like it or not just in the hope that sales numbers will be high enough to sop making the DC theme 100% batman.

[@thomasezzy]

It's a dangerous to ask what minifigs I want cause both Marvel and DC have a chunk of my favs absent. I'm a huge comic fan, and so many have been in the games and I could probably think of sets for all of them. I'm just so starving. Like off the top of my head: DC: KId Flash/Impulse, Kyle Rayner, Wonder Girl, Donna Troy, a green Poison Ivy, Midnighter and Apollo, Jimmy Olsen, more Legion of Superheroes (they've made two), Oracle, Aqualad, Batgirl (Cass), Captain Marvel Jr, Doctor Fate, Booster Gold and Ted Kord, Animal Man, Static, Jon Kent, Mr Terrific, Hawk and Dove, Big Barda, Hourman, Creeper, Zatanna, Arsenal, Vertigo, Steel, the Ray, the Atom etc. Marvel: literally any X-Men besides the ones already (and everyone besides CMF Wolverine and Deadpool can use improvements), The F4, Kaine Parker, improved Nova, big fig Venom, black-suit Spidey, Wonder Man, Quasar, Quicksilver (actually, a lot of non-MCU versions of characters), Hercules, New Warriors, Wiccan and Hulkling, Agent Anti-Venom, Amadeus Cho, Runaways, Viv Vision, Black Knight, Nighthawk, Darkhawk, Captain Britain, The Power Pack, Hellcat.

[@PenPlays]

Everything having to do with comics is so underutilized with LEGO. What’s worse is that most people call non-movie sets “comic sets” when most of them really aren’t. They do not entirely satisfy that desire.

[@TorrentStudios]

6:42 I wouldn't call Ned's yellow jacket a "finer detail" (the minifigure's torso is plain wrong)

[@KwakyWacky]

It's kinda wild how many times Lego has made a new Batman minifigure based on the 89 costume, they make Lego Batman outdated within years like it's an iphone

[@MarkDemeo]

The Marvels set is a good example. I enjoyed the movie,based on reviews I saw,the build, and the minifigs look good to me. That price point though ugh,and don't get me started on that recent X-jet.

[@PenPlays]

I liked The Marvels movie as well, but I really couldn’t be bothered by the set for its price. A shame too because I still don’t have Kamala

[@MarkDemeo]

@@PenPlays i was just in a Lego store, and it was marked down to $63,still overpriced.

[@Frvnt888]

I think they should drop most Marvel and DC themes and start doing a comic book line and a movies line

[@mbphilipblack8993]

I prefer my LEGO bricks/builds to my Lego Figures. I buy sets for the build, i tend to hate buying sets for Minifigures so these 25th anniversary Star Wars sets are somewhat annoying but they at least have a balance i can work with lol

[@Vladimir_4757]

Lego is neglecting hard core comic book fans by refusing to make sets around important moments in the comics. Die hard comic fans would be interested in a Busiek’s avengers run avengers mansion. They’d be interested in a Claremont era X mansion, or a micro scale Krakoa done like that one hog warts Castle that was micro scale. There are so many iconic moments that Lego doesn’t try to get license for despite there being a market for it

[@tannerreuland]

Two things: 1. Do we know for certain that the budget is split between Marvel and DC? Superheroes as a moniker has been dropped for years at least as far as branding goes. 2. “Honestly, the standard has been set. If it works, they might as well go for it, right?” Kinda. Spider-Man is the number one minifigure, and specifically that version, is the one I have the most and it “works” to a degree. It’s definitely arm printing, but as far as LEGO standards I feel it’s in the same plane as Commander Fox. It’s a print that NEEDS a second coat of the print. Especially when box art renders falsely show the printing as being identical color matches. While I totally understand you can’t replicate that type of color accuracy perfectly as you can on a screen, they could at least try with a second coat!

[@PenPlays]

You make a very strong point about Spidey’s arms. Especially since they won’t be attached to anything else, there’s no reason for them not to go for another printing layer to get the job done. And yes, the designers have gone as far to say that the “Super Heroes theme” of both franchises still exists and is indeed the same budget

[@davidd.9916]

I am still waiting for an Emma Frost figure. Though I don’t know if we’ll ever get one

[@WarChiefAJD]

Frankly it’s nuts that with all the superhero movies still releasing they so often decide to skip a movie entirely. It got real bad with the later DCEU movies as they made nothing post-WW84 even though movies like Black Adam and The Flash had so much potential for sets (regardless of movie quality). Not to mention all the spider-man sets that just keep reusing the same figures with no variation when there’s a whole spider-verse of characters they could tap into more like they were a few years ago before they decided to just have Peter, Miles, or Gwen in every set and hardly change their designs (like we can’t get a Gwenom figure in a wave of Venomized villains?).

[@PenPlays]

So much to be desired with this theme. It’s crazy

[@jeffreybrennan166]

Lego MCU Avengers + Female/Gender Reversed Counterparts, Iron-man & Rescue (Pepper Potts), Hulk & She-Hulk, Captain America & Captain Carter (Peggy Carter), Client Bartin & Kate Bishop (Hawkeye/s), Thor & Mighty Thor (Jain Foster), Black Widow & ???? ???? (Male Equivalent of Black Widow),

[@ElectricPeaPlayz]

13:52 I saw that set early! It was cool

[@josueflores6455]

I want lego to make a lego avengers set where Thor is wearing his winged helmet. I want that set to be an avengers set from the comics.

[@timebomb42]

So the point I took from this video is, the problem with marvel is that there's too much. Too many sets, too much variety, like butter being spread over too much bread. Yet another good informative video.

[@PenPlays]

I’d go with this bread analogy: There’s too much toast, and too many kinds of bread to toast.

[@galaxygamer247]

I would love to see another Dark Knight Joker in a cheap set. And I would love to see a return of Johnny Thunder

[@JackTheGrincher]

Might get it next year, at least there’s a rumored tumbler for $60 according to brick clicker

[@qwertyzillaofficial2969]

Good news

[@The4Headed_Dragon]

All of these Lego Thor minifigs and not a single one is based on any of his comic book appearances.

[@keecko8169]

yeah i can't believe lego went out- MADE MODELS OF THE FANTASTIC 4, AND THE X MEN, for their first marvel game, and then didn't think to make sets? Like, HUH? IT'S ALL RIGHT HERE! The fact that FANS have to hand make semi-accurate recreations is CRIMINAL. Also LEGO needs to bring back comic book themed sets, y'all know that one captain america set where his costume is super saturated and clearly based off the comics, same with the red hulk vs hulk set? AAAAAnd that one iron man set? And I'm pretty sure i remember one with Thor too? Let's like-keep doing that? Please? I want OG comic book antman with a chrome helmet, thanks. I want to see a comic accurate Hawkeye (WHICH IS ANOTHER MODEL USED IN LEGO GAMES, BY THE WAYYY.) Hell lego marvel superhero's 2 made so many characters have comic accurate models that not reopening just the basic Marvel series to focus less on saturated versions of movie outfits and more on real comic ones and using all the models and textures from Lego marvel superheros 2 is just throwing away money. Like, I also don't get why LEGO seems to be afraid of copyright that they can't receive? Sure we can't have the x-men in an MCU based set because they're owned by fox and yaddi yadda, but Marvel still owns the rights to those characters, LEGO can throw out an X-Men set series based off comics or movies and no copyright can be held against them for it, give me comic book quicksilver, give me iceman, give me collosus god dangit!

[@PenPlays]

Reminder that LEGO made nothing in the LEGO games. TT games did, and while they kept LEGO’s design values in mind, they own those designs and LEGO cannot reuse them. Ignoring that, despite their looks, it’s quite likely they won’t meet LEGO’s quality standards regardless.

[@antro102]

Honestly i think dc and marval just need to be separated serieses becouse now most of the budget goes to marvel and dc has almost nothing. Superheroes theme doesn't work anymore because it has to split its budget (or at least make this budget bigger)

[@elecmagpulse7385]

Personally, I’m still baffled by the fact that the two Super Heroes sub themes share a budget in the first place. I mean, they’re two rival brands owned by two competing companies. It’s quite literally two completely separate themes. I can understand using the broader “Super Heroes” theme to unify them from a branding standpoint, but budgeting it as a single theme has never made any sense to me.

[@brandencerda2032]

You sound like qaugmire from family guy

[@PenPlays]

How bruh?

[@swolechimp1]

Great video

[@Lokear]

Man, as a minifig fan first and foremost, LEGO DC was *fantastic* in 2014-2016. It had so much variety, and they actually dared to have sets that (gasp) didn't have Batman! Even up until 2019-ish, we still got a pretty good selection of more obscure characters... but these last few years have REALLY been bleak. I like the new Batman cowl piece, I really do, but I'd much rather have literally anything else. DC has so much to pull from that they just aren't, like that one Tower of Fate set that was rumored recently but never happened. Meanwhile, LEGO Marvel is getting quantity over quality, and I feel like that's yanking so much of the Super Heroes budget that DC gets the breadcrumbs. Marvel's taking the entire blanket and DC's shivering on the other side of the bed... not to say Marvel's doing great, it's not, but it just feels like DC's getting *nothing* right now.

[@lolbitandftfoxysayhello6262]

I honestly hate how the sets relay on the avengers, Spider-Man and Batman and honestly I wouldn’t mind it to much if they had more variety whit the characters like using different villains instead of re using the same ones

[@SuperCeleste007]

You in a year from now when you hear that LEGO from finally doing Superman again because they remember DC isn’t just Batman

[@GalacticAudioASMR]

I'll never understand why we never got a Batman or any other character in the animated series set. Unless lego probably will do a separate release.

[@PenPlays]

Both the new Animated Series sets include Batman and Harley. Freeze is in the Batmobile, and the Gotham set has Catwoman and The Joker