Monday 3 April 2017

The Riddler Riddle Racer Set (The LEGO Batman Movie)

This set comes with 5 minifigures: Batman, The Riddler, Calendar Man, Magpie, and Kite Man. The Riddler's car has firing missiles and Kite Man comes with his flying kite rig.





Riddle Racer: This sweet ride doesn't actually appear in the movie to the best of my recollection. But it's still radical!






Batman: need I say more?




The Riddler: Edward Nygma plans brilliant heists but is compelled to leave clues in the form of riddles for Batman to solve in order to try and thwart his schemes.



Calendar Man: Julian Gregory Day always plans his crimes in relation to the day upon which they are committed whether the day of the week or a special holiday. He's a classic example of the gimmick driven villains who plagued Batman during the silver age of comics. Calendar Man is the only figure in this set with only one face.


Magpie: The first villain Batman and Superman fought as a team after the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Magpie has your typical Batman villain origin. She was bullied as a child over her obsession with shiny objects leading her to being nicknamed Magpie. This lead to a career in crime stealing priceless artifacts from museums. Her hairstyle is toned down for the movie.




Kite Man: Easily the most threatening of Batman's rogues' gallery (that's sarcasm BTW) Kite Man uses a giant flying kite backpack and smaller gimmick kites to harass the dynamic duo. I have a soft spot for Kite Man as I encountered him first in the underrated Hawkman series from the mid-eighties which was an early entry into my comic book collection. 







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