Tag Archives: Superheroes

Long before LEGO released Marvel and DC Universe Superheroes sets, LEGO fans were building their own Batmobiles and Batcaves, custom Avengers and X-men. Whether you’re looking for news about the official sets or want to check out some really great custom LEGO models inspired by the world of comic books, you’ve come to the right place.

Odji

Odji

Name: Odji
Mission: Spreading plague and sowing discord.
Origin: Corrupted, reanimated mummy of Egyptian pharaoh Nephrotep III.
Evil superpowers: Summoning bubonic plague, anthrax, sleeping sickness, dysentery, cholera, etc.

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Moko’s Little Sister Gets in on the Action

Apparently, great minifig-building runs in Moko’s family. Here’s a little “Demon Child” Moko’s little sister put together:

Oh, and check out this cool gun Moko himself made recently:

Both of these show great uses for the new pieces in the Batman sets.

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Izzo’s Power Suits

Izzo doesn’t just build great vignettes — he’s also quite the mecha builder. Lately he’s been on a power-suit-building kick:

Here’s my favorite, a Batsuit:

(By the way, in addition to his legostyle Web site, Izzo has a new blog, legostyle-LOG. If you want automatic updates of his latest creations, be sure to subscribe to his feed.)

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Der Falkner

Der Falkner

Secret identity: Der Falkner
Real name: Swenja Beizjäger
Mission: Preventing crime in Stuttgart. (No wonder it’s the German city with the lowest crime rate!)
Superpowers: Eagle vision, flight, ability to call forth birds of prey to assist in defeating evildoers.

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Desmodus

Desmodus

Name: Desmodus
Mission: To rule the night.
Origin: A criminally insane “subject” was injected with the irradiated saliva of the vampire bat.
Evil superpowers: Flight, invisibility, drawing strength from the blood of his victims.

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Jupol Sulvat

Jupol Sulvat

Name: Jupol Sulvat
Mission: Protecting unsuspecting earthlings from the likes of Desmodus, Invidia, and Cerebrus.
Origin: A mechanically enhanced alien from the planet Rothinius Prime.
Superpowers & gadgets: Super strength, telepathy, argon rebreather, the Crystal Rod of Galactic Justice.

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Invidia

Name: Invidia
Mission: Making everything his own.
Origin: Evolved from the frog that the princess didn’t kiss.
Evil superpowers: Senses jealousy and envy in his opponents and twists those feelings to his advantage.
Notes: I made this one to express my jealousy that a certain Classic-Castle Forums member (and fellow Washingtonian) was bequeathed a large quantity of older LEGO sets. I was green with envy, thus Invidia.

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Cerebrus

Name: Cerebrus
Mission: Building ingenious mechanical minions to do his evil bidding.
Origin: Cut off his own head, put his brain in a jar, and attached his brain-jar to a robot body he built himself.
Evil superpowers: None.

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The Broccoli Avenger

Secret identity: The Brocolli Avenger
Real name: Brocco D’Arrigo
Mission: Making sure children (and presidents) eat their broccoli.
Superpowers: Impervious to cancer, super vision, unbreakable bones, immune to diseases. All that, plus the ability to make steamed veggies taste like chocolate.

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Akuryo

Name: Akuryo
Mission: Inspiring the evil in every person’s heart.
Origin: Unknown.
Evil superpowers: Telepathy, teleportation, summoning darkness.

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Sonoko Sugihara

Name: Sonoko Sugihara
Mission: Protecting the children of Kurohime village from evildoers.
Superpowers: Telekinesis, plus all the gadgets her genius father, the famed Dr. Sugihara, can invent (like this jetpack).
Notes: Sonoko is based on Moko’s schoolgirls. I liked them so much I gave one of them a jetpack.

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Pumpkinhead

Name: Pumpkinhead
Mission: Disruption of the food supply.
Origin: Agricultural accident.
Evil superpowers: Summoning flame sprites to do his bidding; controlling vines and creepers; animating Jack o’ Lanterns.

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