Here it is: our first look at the licensed Batman theme expected to be released from Lego later this year. There is a surprisingly large number of minifigs villains right out of the gate, although we don't see Robin anywhere (just Nightwing). The models, including the Batmobile and Batwing, look great.

Our friend Vic sent us this huge batch of pictures which we have reproduced after the jump. Most of the images appear to be from Toy News, Intl., although we couldn't find them on their site. It also appears that Action-Figure.com has a few blurry shots of the boxed sets.

See over a dozen pictures of all the new sets after the jump!