Comic book characters bound from the page in bricks [Minifig Monday]

Ever since Spider-Man appeared in minifig form as part of the LEGO Studios line, superheroes have been a staple of the toymaker’s catalog, in official sets and collectible minifig series, with minifig spins on iconic characters even getting their own films and video games. LEGO has released some pretty deep-cut heroes (especially those controversial Comic-Con exclusives), but no amount of official sets can keep up with all the characters that have ever appeared in print. This week we’ll take a look at some creative spins on comic characters from the big two of DC and Marvel and beyond.

Our first character is The Batman Who Laughs, the evil universe jokerfied version of Bruce Wayne, courtesy of piotrbricks. Piotr first shared this a few years back, but it remains one of the sickest superhero designs using all official parts that I’ve ever seen. The cartoony grin of Joker from The LEGO Batman Movie is so eerie coming from the Dark Knight’s cowl,  especially with rubber bands covering the eyes.

Now for something completely different, Polish builder ponuryy pays tribute to stars of bandes dessinées Asterix and Obelisk on their trip to Egypt. Their druid friend Getafix incorporates newer elements for the head, but his vintage legs seem inspired by this take from OG AFOL Michael Jasper.

Ponuryy is often making minifig tributes to favorite pop culture, like this scene that recreates the cast of The Umbrella Academy, based on the series from Dark Horse Comics. Excellent use of the Hagrid bigfig body for hulked out Luther.

Roman is another minifig creator who specializes in pop culture, especially comics. I have a soft spot for this take on The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, especially the Invisible Man.

In a recent build, Roman goes for a fan-favorite DC Comics odd couple – Monsieur Mallah and The Brain. (Roman made a Batman Who Laughs too.)

Dark Dreamlands specializes in macabre fantasy characters oozing with pestulence and dread. Of course the builder would chose DC’s Ratcatcher as the comics character to adapt into minifig. Combining Screenslaver’s mask from the Incredibles 2 sets with a torso from a Hobbit goblin captures the character’s unpleasantness perfectly.

Kas is one of the most prolific superhero minifig builders around and never lets a team-up slip by without proper figs. For these recent ensemble, Kas brings together Marvel’s brilliant women and girls: – Nadia van Dyne, Shuri, Riri Williams, Valeria Richards, and Moon Girl. Only Shuri and Riri have apppeared as physical minifigs, but Moon Girl has appeared in LEGO animation. I would have loved a Devil Dino set. Maybe someday.

If you love superhero comics and minifigs then you should definitely be following Tom (brickfigs1). Not only does Tom assemble custom takes on popular heroes and villains, but he accompanies his posts with original superhero stories. This Spideyverse lineup includes some great figbash takes. I especially like Prowler.

Fool’s Figures brings a sense of colorful chaos to the minifig space with outrageous characters that blend genres. For this ensemble, the builder presents a re-imaginging of Spidey and his arch-nemeses as Spider-Bard and the Sinful Six. Vulture’s wings look like they could soar all the way to Mt. Doom if need be.

Captain Dark Shark also had fun reimagining an iconic cast in medieval times with this inquisition flavored take on Buffy. Xander has never looked more cool (which isn’t saying much as Xander has never been cool).

We wrap up with a pair of characters from last year by Qin, a master at building miniature action figures using minifig heads. Iron Man has always looked a bit off as a minifigure with a head as big as his body. Qin solves this by extending the torso and giving Tony brick-built limbs.

Qin’s take on Wolverine is decidedly not canonical comics Wolverine, who, as Deadpool discovered last summer, is barely taller than a minifig. This must be the Cavillrine, so tall and manly. Height aside, Qin’s version presents Logan’s claws at a more appropriate scale.

Until next time, SNIKT!

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