Review: LEGO DC Comics 76138 Batman and The Joker Escape

Today we are talking very quickly about the other LEGO DC Comics set stamped 4+ marketed since this summer: the reference 76138 Batman and The Joker Escape (171 pieces - 39.99 €).

It is a box intended for the youngest fans of the DC Comics universe, who can therefore have fun with the Arkham asylum from 4 years old by simulating the escape of its most dangerous prisoners.

On the construction side, there are as usual very large parts here, some of which will undoubtedly be difficult to reuse out of context. The base plate in green Lime is the one seen in the Toy Story 4 set 10769 RV Vacation and MOCeurs will find here some always useful parts now available in Sand green.

Everything is pad printed, no stickers in these boxes for very young fans. To adapt to children who are gradually abandoning large DUPLO bricks to take an interest in format elements System, LEGO has made the effort to turn one of Gotham City's worst places into an almost welcoming princess castle. I don't know if this is a good thing.

A facade, two cells, a guard post, everything is there even if the whole is summed up in its simplest form. the main feature of the set: rush with the motorcycle on the door held by a board and escape the asylum by tearing off the security barrier.

Batman will be able to pursue the two escapees with a relatively sketchy but rather successful Batcopter. One wonders what the blue catapult does in this box, but it can still be used to burn the asylum with the few incendiary bombs provided. No Stud Shooters on the different machines, LEGO reserves this type of functionality for older children who are able to not shoot their little brother's eye.

We will also remember the nods to some emblematic villains, distributed inside the structure: the Penguin hat (seen this year in the LEGO CITY set 60234 People Pack - Fun Fair), Mr. Freeze's spoke gun and fear gas by Scarecrow. I am not sure that a 4 year old child can recognize the fear gas from Scarecrow at first glance ...

For those who are wondering, the chassis of Harley Quinn's motorcycle in Medium Azure is not new, it is the one already delivered in the set The LEGO Movie 2 70833 Lucy's Builder Box. The red fairing was already provided in the set 76055 Batman: Killer Croc Sewer Smash in 2016 and in two LEGO CITY sets released this year.

As for the minifigs delivered in this box, the stars of the set are obviously the Joker and Harley Quinn with a nice exclusive torso identical for the two characters. The only slightly embarrassing detail, the t-shirt that appears under the outfit of the two escapees should have been white as on the official visuals, here it is rather pink.

The double-sided head of Harley Quinn with its two very successful expressions is also exclusive to this set, that of the Joker was however already delivered in the sets 10753 The Joker Batcave Attack (2018) et 76119 Batmobile: Pursuit of the Joker (2019)

The guard's torso is an exclusive piece to this box, his cap is the same as that of Officer Noonan seen in the set 70620 Ninjago City (2017). The character takes on the features of many stormtroopers, Sandtroopers and other clone troopers already seen in the LEGO Star Wars range.

The Batman minifigure is also present in the other set stamped 4+ of this wave 2019, the reference 76137 batman vs. The Riddler Robbery.

This box is sold for 39.99 €, an incomprehensible price given its content. Fortunately, we already find it around 30 € at amazon. When it comes to giving this type of set to a 4-year-old, it's up to you to decide on their ability to tell the difference between fiction and reality. The Joker, Harley Quinn, an asylum which serves as a prison for the most dangerous characters of Gotham City, an escape: the theme of the set, even watered down and passed to the cartoon mill, may seem a little borderline for some parents.

Note: The set shown here, supplied by LEGO, is included as usual. To participate in the draw, all you have to do is post a comment (avoid "I participate, I try, etc ..." be a little more constructive) on this article before the November 3, 2019 at 23:59 p.m.. You have every right to disagree with me, this is not eliminatory.

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