Gary Collinson reviews LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Batman: Scarecrow Harvest of Fear…
Having featured earlier this year in LEGO’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice tie-in sets, The Dark Knight returns this summer as the star attraction with two new LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes offerings: Killer Croc Sewer Smash, and the subject of this review, Scarecrow Harvest of Fear. Yes, Jonathan Crane is back and he’s teamed up with another member of the Rogue’s Gallery, Killer Moth, to spread some farm-based fear. Fortunately Batman is on the case, and he’s also got some aerial support courtesy of the teenage superhero Blue Beetle!
Scarecrow Harvest of Fear retails for £59.99 / $59.99 and includes 563 pieces, including five minifigures: the aforementioned Batman, Scarecrow, Killer Moth and Blue Beetle, along with a civilian farmer for our villains to torment and heroes to rescue. The set marks the first appearance for both Blue Beetle and Killer Moth (and is surely going to be the only set ever to include the gloriously ridiculous Killer Moth!), along with unique versions of Batman (dubbed Gas Mask Batman) and The Scarecrow, with Jonathan Crane’s new design inspired by his look in Batman: The Animated Series. Farmer aside, this is another great selection of minifigures; they all look excellent, and I’m particularly pleased with the two villains.
The set comes with three vehicles, and of least interest of these to DC fans will be the farmer’s tractor. However, this is actually a rather nice little build indeed, and I’m sure I’ll be able to find a place for it in my fledgling LEGO City (well, it’s more of a LEGO village).
Next up is the Scarecrow’s combine harvester, which has been modified not to gather crops but to instill fear in Jonathan Crane’s victims and collect said fear in a translucent green tank (which also doubles as a cell). Added to this is a stud shooter to fire off the numerous fear gas canisters that are included, along with a rotating combine head which is hooked up to the front axle. The harvester feels a bit delicate, particularly the front section, but it certainly looks nice (and fearsome!).
We’ve already seen a few Batcopters in the LEGO DC Super Heroes line, but in my opinion the one here is an improvement over those in 2007’s The Batcopter: The Chase for the Scarecrow (7786) and Batman: Man-Bat Attack (76011). It’s a bigger, bulkier build and the injection of a some blue into the standard black, grey and yellow colour scheme works well. It also has a neat little play feature where you push the back end forward to reveal two stud-shooter cannons on either side – great for when you want to go all Zack Snyder and have your heavily-armed Dark Knight unleash hell on his enemies!
Scarecrow Harvest of Fear is another solid entry into the Bat-themed side of the DC Super Heroes line; you get a fair amount of LEGO for your money – and three decent vehicles – but it’s probably not going to be a must-buy unless you really want to get your hands on Blue Beetle, Killer Moth or the Batman: TAS-inspired Scarecrow.
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Gary Collinson is a writer and lecturer from the North East of England. He is the editor-in-chief of FlickeringMyth.com and the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.
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Originally published July 11, 2016. Updated January 23, 2020.
