Riddle me this, LEGO fans: what villain is daring enough to race both the Flash and Batman’s race car in an elongate, neon green drag racer? That’s right, it’s the LEGO Riddler! Though I talked about the 2014 LEGO 76012 The Riddler Chase set when it was unveiled at San Diego Comic Con 2013, I figured it was time to give it some more attention now that hi-res images of the set are abound…

We’ve already had a LEGO The Riddler minifigure released in many LEGO Batman sets over the years, so another Riddler LEGO minifigure is nothing to get all excited about. Luckily, though he’s by far my favorite Batman villain, the Riddler minifigure is actually the item in the 76012 LEGO set that I’m the least interested in!

Though he isn’t even mentioned in the title of the set, the LEGO The Flash minifigure is the true headliner of this set! It’s tough to believe, but this is the first-ever LEGO Flash minifigure! The LEGO Flash figure itself looks terrific, though I personally might have preferred a Flash without eyeslits in his mask. The figure itself looks very nice and eye-grabbing, though, and I love the molded lightning bolts on the LEGO Flash mask!

Now that we have LEGO minifigures of Flash, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and even Aquaman, can a mass-release LEGO Green Lantern minifigure be far behind…?

The LEGO Riddler Chase 76012 set also includes a New 52 LEGO Batman minifigure, which is fine–I like the black and grey combination on Batman, and this particular Batman LEGO figure feels fresh. Batman’s sports car/race car looks sleek, stylish, and exactly the kind of thing I’d expect a billionaire superhero to drive around in! Batman should drive a smokin’ race car like this all the time!

The Riddler’s LEGO Drag Racer Car, well… it’s not the greatest. I think the long shape of the car is meant to be analogous to the long tail on a question mark, but unfortunately the engine/cabin part of the car isn’t curved to create that illusion. I still like the car, and having LEGO Riddler drive around with his stolen money throwing bananas out of his race car is going to be downright hilarious. The Riddler is a quirky guy to begin with, so I can totally see him cruising around in a wacky race car like this one! Thumbs-up, LEGO.

The LEGO Batman: The Riddler Chase 76012 will be released officially on January 1, 2014 (although I expect the set to leak out and be available at retail before that, honestly). I’ll post an update and alert the Bricks and Bloks Facebook fans once the set is available in stores. I’ll almost certainly be picking up the Riddler Chase LEGO Batman set for review as well–look forward to it!