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One of my favorite LEGO customizers Morgan190 made it into a tradition to create custom LEGO Halloween minifigures during the month of October. Last year we got some awesomely spooky LEGO Halloween minifigs for every day of the month, creating a LEGO Halloween Advent Calendar. You can see them here: Spooky LEGO Halloween Minifigs!

This year, we don’t get a new LEGO Halloween minifigure for every day, due to time-constrains, however there is still a nice line-up of three LEGO Halloween scenes so far, with more to come as the end of the month gets near. As usual each of the scenes comes with an artfully edited background and a little quote or poem to set the mood.

Ardicanus, The Plague Knight – all parts are LEGO except the armor and hands. For the hands some custom horns are used by LEGO customizer BrickWarriors.com. Check out the backdrop and the glowing eyes!

The uttermost catastrophe, surpassing your worst dreams.
Chewing at the insides of vomit-coated cheeks, to prevent your final screams. A hoard of decayed twisted filth, a horrid mass of wormy flesh.
The air fills with the stench of rot, diseased and fetid putrid death.
A thirst for blood the taste of flesh, their only thought the need to eat. – Abramelin

Vocari Cresni, Elder Ashfiend – all parts are LEGO, except for the legs and the cape. Also the LEGO beard is trimmed a bit to fit the hair-piece.

Dark clouds foul the sky as the end is well at hand, the acid rain will fall sweeping death across the land. The poison rivers flow to a helpless dying sea, of the wicked race of man this world will soon be free. – Cirith Ungol

Tonight’s Nightmare – all parts are LEGO. Notice the excellent posing of the sleeping minifigure, and the seamlessly integrated background.

From the darkness, by the closet
Comes a noise, much like a faucet
Makes: a madd’ning drip-drip-dripping sound.
It seems some ill-proportioned beast,
Anticipating me deceased,
Is drooling poison puddles on the ground.

Suddenly a floorboard creak
Announces the bloodsucking freak
Is here to steal my future years away!
A sulf’rous smell now fills the room
Heralding my imm’nent doom!
A fang gleams in the dark and murky gray!  – Bill Watterson

Wonderfully artful LEGO Halloween images, aren’t they? And perhaps the best part is this behind-the-scenes video where Morgan190 reveals his editing and layering method using Photoshop. He says the following about the process:

“The video isn’t really a precise representation of the creative process per se, since in actuality I’m going through a lot of trial-and-error with different images and effects, as well as jumping back and forth between multiple layers during the Photoshopping, rather than it being as straightforward and methodical as is shown here… But the general concept is close enough.”

So what do you think? How do you like these LEGO Halloween creations? Have you ever used a combination of LEGO dioramas and Photoshop? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!

Also, if you would like to check out Morgan190’s other work you can visit his Flickr Gallery, or see his previous Halloween LEGO minifigures here: Spooky LEGO Halloween Minifigs!

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LEGO Super Heroes Arkham Asylum Breakout

Here is something new for LEGO Super Heroes fans for 2013! The #10937 LEGO Batman Arkham Asylum Breakout. This is the ultimate LEGO set for Batman fans! It is also an exclusive, so will only be available directly from LEGO (although LEGO exclusives usually pop up on Amazon also), scheduled to be released in January. So let’s dive into the details! 😛

First of all, here is the official announcement for the #10937 LEGO Batman – Arkham Asylum Breakout: The villains have broken out of Arkham Asylum and must be stopped! Sound the alarm! The Joker, The Penguin, Poison Ivy and Scarecrow have escaped from Arkham Asylum with the help of Dr. Harleen Quinzel. These villains are about to wreak havoc in the streets of Gotham City! Help Caped Crusaders Batman and Robin swoop into action and put those good-for-nothing criminals back where they belong! Chase after the security-van as it breaks through the gothic gates! Then throw each villain back behind bars in 8 highly detailed rooms.  Includes 8 minifigures: Batman, Robin, The Joker, The Penguin, Poison Ivy, Dr. Harleen Quinzel, Scarecrow and a guard, all with assorted weapons or accessories. (Click images for larger view.)

  • Includes 8 minifigures: Batman, Robin, The Joker, The Penguin, Poison Ivy, Dr. Harleen Quinzel, Scarecrow and a guard, all with assorted weapons
  • Features Arkham Asylum, security gate, gothic décor, moss, vines and ice elements
  • Vehicles include security-van
  • Security-van features opening back doors, removable roof and stretcher
  • Arkham Asylum features opening cell doors, special Poison Ivy cell with transparent doors, the Mr. Freeze icy tower room, the Dr. Harleen Quinzel office and changing room, medical treatment room and security reception area
  • Security gate features opening double doors and security camera
  • Weapons include Batarang and kendo stick
  • Recapture the villains!
  • Break through the gate with the security-van!
  • Open all of the cell doors and let the villains out!
  • Unleash The Joker from his cage restraints in the security-van!
  • Arkham Asylum measures over 12″ (32cm) high, 13″ (34cm) wide and 5″ (14cm) deep
  • Security-van measures over 2″ (7cm) high, 5″ (13cm) long and 2″ (6cm) wide
  • Security gate measures over 5″ (12cm) high and 9″ (24cm) wide
  • Recommended for ages 14+ 
  • Contains 1,351 pieces
  • US $159.99 CA $209.99 DE 159.99€ UK 129.99 £ DK  1399.00 DKK 

As it stated above, eight LEGO Super Heroes Batman minifigs are included in the set; Batman, Robin, The Joker, The Penguin, Poison Ivy, Dr. Harleen Quinzel, Scarecrow and a guard. And also please note the two awesome black statues (on picture above) with those gorgeous wings! To be honest, those are the minifigs I’m most looking forward to! 😀

The LEGO Batman Arkham Asylum is full of advanced and clever building techniques more experienced LEGO fans should really enjoy. Unfortunately the LEGO designer video is not yet available, however here is another great video with more pictures we can drool over in the meantime.

So what do you think? How do you like the LEGO Batman Arkham Asylum Breakout? Is this a set you are looking forward to? How do you like the details? Share your thoughts in the comment section below! 😉

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You may also like to check out the LEGO Super Heroes section for more news, reviews and discussions or choose from the following recent posts:

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