Comments on: LEGO to release ‘Ben 10: Alien Force’ sets, due out spring 2010 [News]

By: LegoFace42

LegoFace42 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:07:05 +0000

Another license Lego should seek, is the Marvel Comics Universe. Who wouldn’t love a large Galactus figure to build in scale with a Silver Surfer mini-fig?
The Baxter Building, X-Men’s Blackbird plane, Asgaard alone would be worth it (with Rainbow Bridge of course).
Even a Lord of the Rings series would be great. As well as a 50′s sci-fi series…one set for each movie like Forbidden Planet, Day the Earth Stood Still, etc and even a Universal Monsters movie series…Frankenstein, Dracula, etc.

By: LegoFace42

LegoFace42 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:57:22 +0000

Ben 10 is an excellent license. Fits perfectly for the 4 year old to 8, 9 year old market. My son loves the show. The multitude of aliens and characters alone is worth it for unique and original minifigs. For sets, you’d have Max’s van, Kevin’s Car, Vilgaxx Starship, Dr. Animo’s lair, The Plumbers, The Omnitrix and on and on…tons of material to pull from.
And it’s a great show ‘old school’ style. Solid storytelling…not convoluted and cluttered with nonsensical violence. It follows a strong plot through each episode with morality to boot. Great art and animation and strong continuity.
And as for a ‘new twist’ on Lego. I suspect since Ben 10 has this alien ‘watch’ that’s attached to his hand, he can metamorph into various aliens using the DNA codes from the watch…lego will come up with a way to ‘transform’ Ben into these aliens somehow. Should be interesting to see.

And like I said…there’s so many unique aliens, the minifigs would be collector’s items for sure.

By: Berntsen

Berntsen — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:18:47 +0000

Mehhhhh. I’m pretty tired of all the licensed themes, the only good thing that comes with them, in my opinion, are minifig heads / torsos / accessories and the occasional special part. I wish LEGO would just go back to their roots and make detailed sets with a lot of pieces that represents different sides of everyday life, like the old town/train sets.

Oh well, times have changed…

By: snowleopard

snowleopard — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:33:32 +0000

Well, I’m doomed. My boy lives on Ben10 and I WILL hear about it. For those that don’t think this will work for Lego, I suggest you actually go out and see what kids are playing with and watching. Ben10 will probably be a slam dunk. That said, keep the Galidor-esque parts in the ‘we-learned-our-lesson’ bin and everything should be ok.
If Lego picks up Byakugan I may have to take extreme measures to limit my son’s exposure to LEGO.

By: Octopunk

Octopunk — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:38:22 +0000

I haven’t been hooked into watching the show but I love the action figures. Since the creation of Spawn figures, the most prevalent action figure design has been hyper-detailed, dull-colored, overly-posed, and joyless. (The last one imo, of course.) There have been few counterexamples over the years, and Ben 10 is one of them (DC Animated Universe would be another). The toys’ design sensibility is to have fewer lines, but to make sure they’re in the right places. Like Playmobil, and LEGO.

So I’m psyched. I hope they make more sets than they did for Avatar, and I really hope the “twist” doesn’t ruin it, and we all know it could (Galidor bad!).

I also feel that TLG needs to keep making their own aliens, and that themes with conflict and big guns are good. Pyew! Pyew! Buboooooom!

(Except for Mission to Mars. The blatant imperialism creeps me out.)

By: gptee

gptee — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:53:36 +0000

i didn’t even know this cartoon ever existed. this is for the kids, so i wouldn’t trash it just yet. let’s see what it looks like. :)

By: Patrick Rennie

Patrick Rennie — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:34:52 +0000

Ben 10 is a superhero show – a science fiction based one, I admit, but so is Superman. So this license would go into the Spiderman/Batman slot or kids’ television slot. Both Star Wars and the proprietary space lines would seem to be safe.

Like many kids’ shows, not all adult fans will enjoy it. However, Ben 10 has been so popular that it is currently on its second series. The fanbase is there for the license to profitable for LEGO for a least a couple years.

Good news. Looking forward to what they come up with.

By: Nannan

Nannan — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:27:21 +0000

@Twaak, by “new twist” I hope it’s not Znap!

By: polywen

polywen — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:18:13 +0000

I just don’t understand the overly negative reactions of some. Remember how some people responded to Power Miners? Show of hands…

By: KryptonHeidt

KryptonHeidt — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:16:50 +0000

Yaynewparts!

Personally, I couldn’t care less about the show, but I can’t wait to see these sets, and the new pieces (and hopefully figs) that come with! :)

-Krypton-

By: Creative Anarchy

Creative Anarchy — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:58:47 +0000

@Josh – I didn’t name names because I wasn’t intending an attack. It seemed several posts were criticising a show unrelated to Ben 10.

Even if folks have a negative impression of a theme it still means that there will be new pieces and new colors to work with. Something like Ben 10 won’t be a threat to similar themes unless it’s successful. Most likely it’s been on a back burner for a while and is going to fill the empty shelf space as Star Wars begins to slow down rather than supplant lines that have just recently launched. Really anything that’s good for lego is good for us. I think most of us agree that Galidor was bad for Lego, they seem to at least. But we’re riding the crest of a lot of excellent Lego products. A lot of fans say its a renaissance for the company. There’s no reason to assume Ben 10 will be a bad licenced line until we see models we dislike.

By: Chandler Parker

Chandler Parker — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:59:09 +0000

Oh, no, they didn’t. Oh, dear God, no.

After having my brain killed like a poisonous mushroom in the theater by a preview for this, I’m downright disturbed at this decision. Ah, well, it’s just another license similar to “Speed Racer,” if you will. Perhaps we’ll even get a few interesting parts.

/optimistic

By: "Big Daddy" Nelson

"Big Daddy" Nelson — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:40:23 +0000

BEN 10! I’m not for licensed themes, but the aliens are mostly original (new parts) and with some luck we’ll get a red ‘Aloha Shirt’ minifig torso from Maxwell. ;)

By: Memsochet

Memsochet — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:31:51 +0000

I doubt that Space Police 3 would get the boot to make room on the shelves for Ben 10. Ben 10 isn’t space themed at all. All but a few episodes take place on earth. Basically the aliens come to earth for Ben to fight. If any of the current lines were to get dropped it would more than likely be Agents.

By: Ryan H.

Ryan H. — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:53:32 +0000

I could care less what licensed themes LEGO does; If we get new/good parts out of them, then does it matter? And if we don’t, then just don’t buy the sets. There’ll always be plenty other LEGO themes.