what a great batman scene! lighted, it s just awesome, 2 scenes in one is brilliant!

Gosh, how did I miss this? A well deserved win Hans. Beautifully done!

I like it! Very creative. --Jesus saves, God bless <><

Nice. I really like the faceless thing. Gives it a nice artistic feel.

You and 4 other contestants got a score of 38, which qualifies you for round 2. But we got one contestant with a perfect score of 40, so one of you has to go. That means I have to act as a tie breaker, which is no easy task, since each of the 4 creations are great in their own way. I’d love to let all 5 of you into round 2, but though I made the rules for this contest, even I can’t change them – it wouldn’t be fair. For my votes I used the Fisherman’s system (http://mocpages.com/group_conversation.php?id=20908&topicid=83296#comment-1035363), otherwise I’d grant another 10 points for each of your marvelous creations. ----- Category: 1 out of 2 points. Perfect category match, but no story that you came up with by yourself. --- Creation as whole: 5 out of 5 points. Great extras, like the lightning effect, and a clean design. --- Presentation: 2 out of 2 points. Perfect atmosphere for the situation. --- Above average: 1 out of 1 point. Extraordinary for a contest entry. --- That leaves you with a total score of 9 points. Congratulations, you’re now a member of the Fantastic Four.

Masterful lighting! Wow this has some atmosphere to it Hans, a pleasure to view...

Your score = 10 > A very particular atmosphere in this MOC. It feels to me like even the elegant vertical lines of the ruins add a lot to the emotion of the fantastic scene on top. I also appreciate how everything is kept in dark, monotone shades which make the characters and the story to stand out.

Score = 10

Score = 9

Your score (2+4+2+1) 9 Pts

The Killing Joke was one of my all time favorite Bats stories! I was even going to do a moc once based off of a joke the Joker tells in there. But I digress, this is simply amazing! I love the mood lighting and the entire design. Just awesome! Good luck! ~Chris.

The thing I loved about this story was the fact that even a "super" hero can meet his maker. Lovely recreation here, man!

I remember having goosebumps when I first read the comic long ago. Now, looking at your creation, I'm having goosebumps again. It is amazing how much emotional profoundness little plastic bricks can have in the hands of the right builder. Excellent work, Hans. And I really hope you will build your Spidey MOC. Good luck in the contest.

Captured perfectly!

This is brilliantly climactic. I couldnt imagine a better moc on this. -JWA

The warehouse has the perfect atmosphere...evil!

Brilliant idea including the battery in it!

Very dark and atmospheric. I love it. Good luck

I remember how shocked everyone was when that happened. It was a turning point in comic book story telling in my eyes that ultimately led to comics competing with each other to produce over-the-top shocking moments. You captured the essence perfectly here! Well done my friend!

Aww that's so sad....

a great bit of MOCcing lighting and photography!

I particularly like the roof scene.

Nerd fight! Nerd fight!

You've done a fantastic job of recreating the mood of the original story.

This is incredible. Good luck. i hope you win.

Nice build. You captured the emotions perfectly. ;)

Where is Ogre to yell 'N-E-R-D!' when you need him?! LMAO! Yes, I did read about the Superboy Prime storyline, but the Ra's al Guhl version was much simpler to reference. Man, a guy can't get anything by you!~H

ehhhh, more resurrected by Superboy Prime punching the walls and altering reality for the dimention he was trapped in, and then nursed back to health by Talia ah Guhl... Oh, but maybe you're going off the Under the Red Hood animated film, which is true of that story line (and frankly, less confusing)

Thank you, Bats, your approval is greatly appreciated! It's not on the level of yours when it comes to technique, but I am pleased with the end result. Thanks for the inspiration!~H

Not to worry, sweety, he didn't stay dead for ever, which is often the case in the comic world. He was later resurrected by Ra's al Ghul and became the vigilante anti-hero, the Red Hood.~H

Thank you, my friend. I heavily considered going the humor route, but kept getting drawn toward serious/gloomy. I guess I'm just not feeling the comedy mojo right now...~H

The way you captured this scene is perfect. The warehouse section (pre-explosion) was done so well with the crates, the single hanging light, and the window design.

Whoa! The build's cleanliness and the faceless heads really cause this MOC to be bone-chilling! Great work!

Nice build, although I would have liked to see some dark humor. This MOC is kinda sad. Still a very well-built creation though!

Great build! The lighting really adds to it well without being over done or the focus.

You set the mood perfectly with the lighting and the faceless heads! :)

Well built and presented beautifully. Great work!

The blank faces make this so much more traumatic! And the lights just take it that extra mile! Super, super entry!

You chose a very prominent scene and captured it beautifully. Lighting, posing, mood and the build are all top-notch here. Great work. Edit: I also love this Robin figure. I'm making mine look like it right now.

Hard to imagine this being done any better. Terrific design and a BRILLIANT presentation, Hans!

Very nice!

An emotionally-charged MOC with a dramatic simplicity that puts bigger, more complicated MOCs to shame. Bravo!

THIS is what the community aspect of MOCpages is all about. I'm so glad to have been able to lend my idea to this brilliant build. You have two vignettes in one in a way that tells a tragic story (don't worry Leda, you can always get another Robin). I approve of so much that you did here, but particularly the lighting (which I don't isn't easy to photograph). Bat-Seal of Approval. ~Dave

Even without the LED lights, this MOC would be beautifully traumatic. The emotion that you were able to conger up through the bricks works really well. Best of luck to you!

You've really captured the drama here, from lighting to fig placement. Excellent entry!

haha! It appears we've had opposite ideas! I was going to make this same scene (Not quite in the same way though) for my entry but decided against it and built Spider-Man failing! Haha. Nice job, it looks very neatly done. --Blast--

Beautiful moc, haunting and atmospheric. I didn't know Robin died for real or I would't have made such light of it in my entry...

Lovely job Hans. I'm so glad you and Dave did brilliant Batman vigs and as soon as I saw the thumbnail I knew this was Death in the family (one of my favourite Bat stories, right up there alongside Killing Joke, Year one and TDKR). I expected more humour in the fail category though! Lovely atmospheric lighting and presentation as well mate. Good luck.