Batman: Arkham Knight - 1970s Batman Themed Batmobile Skin

The new Lego Batman takes clear inspiration from the Batman Arkham series. However, Legacy of the Dark Knight's beats those games in a particular way.

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight has a lot to live up to, but early reviews indicate that it's exactly what Batman: Arkham fans are looking for.

What do you call Batman after a fight? Bruised Wayne. And that's pretty much what poor Brucey will be if you don't keep your wits about you in Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, though rather than a bloody mess you will be met with significantly more bricks and studs than your average brawl. Read more

There's something that really stood out for me as someone in the UK who collected American comics at the end of the 1980s. It's that each new comic you got was a doorway to a world of absolute chaos and gimmickry. I'm not talking about the comic stories themselves, but about the American ads that were suddenly blaring out of the alternate spreads. Topps bubble gum cards. Garbage Pail whatevers. Endless enticements to buy Bayou Billy on the Nintendo Entertainment System. You'd be reading about Batman, knocking gloomily around some Gotham spire, and then you'd turn the page and, WHAMMO, somethin

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