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In lugnet.licensed.spiderman, Ken Dowd wrote:
> In lugnet.licensed.spiderman, Jeff Szklennik wrote:
> > does anyone know if Lego will be doing any Spider-man 3 sets, or did they let
> > the license go?
>
> Sorry, MegaBloks now holds the license for Spider-man 3.
**snip**
> I found it interesting that the sets were all named for the minifigure included
> rather than for the vehicle itself.
That has puzzled me as well, and it makes cataloguing a bit of a headache, when
there are a dozen sets called "Spider-Man."
> And I seriously doubt that any of the
> vehicles will make an appearance in the movie. MegaBloks is no doubt trying to
> make sets that appeal to kids, but I still prefer LEGOs approach of making sets
> that actually reflect what is in the movies.
I'm guessing that the #2004 Sandman's Bank Heist and #2002 Green Goblin's Secret
Lab probably reflect a scene or setting in the film, so it's not as though
they're ignoring the movie altogther. But a quick perusal of the toy aisle
confirms that lots of licensed properties creep onto the shelves without ever
having appeared onscreen. I don't recall, for example, a film version of the
Star Wars/Transformers amalgamation, but now I can relive those epic adventures
thanks to the Han Solo/Millennium Falcon Transformer battlesuit. Heck, Mego did
this kind of freestyling for years back when they were putting out the 8 1/2"
Marvel and DC figures; there is nothing new under the sun.
> As for the minifigures, they are the new designs that have articulated knees and
> elbows. I didn't compare the sets, but I'm almost certain that the Spider-man in
> sets 1947 and 1926 are identical, as are the symbiote Spider-man in sets 1948
> and 1927.
That appears to be correct, though I haven't cracked open the newer sets to
verify this. Of course, I don't know how else they'd do it: "Spider-Man with
left sleeve torn;" "Spider-Man with left sleeve and right pants-leg torn;" and
so on?
Though I definitely *would* like to see a Peter Parker fig. Heck, for years
I've been futilely calling for a whole "civilians" pack. That would be cool.
> Presumably there will be larger sets forthcoming that will actually contain
> villians.
Yeah--that's the #2002 and #2004 I mentioned. I don't know if they'll have a
larger set with the symbiote or not.
Dave!
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