Category Archives: LEGO News

LEGO Batman 2014 The Joker Steam Roller 76013 Revealed & Photos!

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2014 LEGO Batman The Joker Steam Roller 76013 Box

It took a little bit longer than I was expecting it to, but images of the last of the four LEGO Batman 2014 sets have finally made their appearance online! I wasn’t particularly looking forward to the LEGO 76013 Batman: The Joker Steam Roller set when it was first rumored, but little by little it won me over as various minifigures in the set leaked out. Even so, I thought that LEGO The Joker Steam Roller 76013 was going to be an easy pass for me–until I saw hi-res images today and discovered a LEGO Batman minifigure I just can’t live without…

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LEGO City 2014 Monster Truck 60055 Set Revealed & Photos!

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LEGO City 2014 Monster Truck 60055 Box

With the humongous number of LEGO 2014 set photos that have been leaking out onto the internet this month, you might think that we’d already seen everything there was to see for 2014. However, that’s not true by a long shot! We have, however, now seen the entirety of the LEGO City 2014 January sets.

Revealed just today, it’s the final winter 2014 LEGO City set–the LEGO City Monster Truck 60055 set!

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LEGO The Hobbit Desolation of Smaug Sets Released & Photos!

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LEGO Lake Town Chase 2014 Sets Released LEGO The Hobbit 79013 Desolation of Smaug

I went out this morning searching for the 2014 LEGO Ninjago Nindroid MechDragon set, but I came up empty-handed at every store in my area. The voyage wasn’t a total loss, however. In fact–far from it! Though I didn’t even know they’d been released, I came across the quartet of 2013-2014 LEGO The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug sets, and took the opportunity to photograph all four…

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LEGO Star Wars 2014 Sets List, Box Photos & Impressions!

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2014 LEGO Star Wars 75045 Republic AV-7 Anti-Vehicle Cannon

Last night I posted my impressions of the four 2014 LEGO Star Wars Battle Packs sets, so today let’s take a look at the remaining seven (non-exclusive) LEGO Star Wars 2014 sets! The LEGO Star Wars winter 2014 sets aren’t the most inspired group of vehicles ever, as we’ve had all of these sets but one before, but are there enough advancements and improvements to make them worthy of a new release…?

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New LEGO Ninjago Rebooted 2014 Cartoon Series Preview Video!

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LEGO Ninjago 2014 Promotional Poster Artwork

You’ve waited long enough, LEGO Ninjago cartoon fans! It’s hard to believe, but we’re just a few days away from it being an entire year since the final episode of LEGO Ninjago Season 2 aired on television! Many Ninjago fans and collectors feared that that was the end of the road for our favorite ninjas’ animated adventures, but the Ninjago masters have lived to fight another day–in an all-new cartoon series! Coming up next month, the 2014 LEGO Ninjago Rebooted cartoon series premieres–and LEGO has now uploaded a new teaser trailer for it…

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2014 LEGO Star Wars Battle Packs Sets Revealed & Photos!

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LEGO Star Wars 2014 Death Star Troopers 75034

LEGO Star Wars is one of LEGO’s crown jewels when it comes to sales and popularity, but even among the other sets in the theme the Battle Packs are especially well-loved. With an affordable price of under 15 bucks for four minifigures, the LEGO Star Wars Battle Packs are some of the most anticipated sets every year. And the LEGO Star Wars 2014 Battle Packs are going to be some of the in-demand sets ever, as they bring back the trend of four minifigures from a single faction per pack…

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LEGO 2014 Hero Factory Sets List & Photos Revealed!

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LEGO Hero Factory FLYER Beast vs. BREEZ 44020 Winter 2014 Set

While the most classic LEGO themes like LEGO City and new licensed themes like LEGO Disney Princess have been gobbling up most of the headliners this week, that’s not to say that there aren’t cool LEGO 2014 sets coming out from other themes! Case in point: LEGO Hero Factory 2014! Though it’s not one of the most popular LEGO collector themes, the 2014 LEGO Hero Factory “Invasion from Below” line of sets definitely has some fun gems in it that are worth a look…

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2014 LEGO Disney Princess Sets List & Photos Preview!

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2014 LEGO Disney Princess Rapunzel's Creativity Tower 41054 Box

There was a veritable tsunami of LEGO news and photos that leaked out today, but beyond a shadow of a doubt the biggest and most noteworthy item of the day was the first hi-res images coming out for the LEGO Disney Princess 2014 theme! The launch of the Disney Princess LEGO theme is a huge deal and I want to give in-depth attention to each of the six sets over the next week, but to begin, let’s take a look at the entire 2014 LEGO Disney Princess sets list and images of each set…

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LEGO Creator 2014 Furry Creatures & Forest Animals Sets Revealed!

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2014 LEGO Creator Forest Animals 31019 Set Box

I just got done last night saying how I don’t particularly care for LEGO sets that aren’t action-based, and then LEGO has to go and make a liar out of me by hitting me with something like these! See, I’ve got an embarrassing weakness for ridiculously cute animals, and LEGO has decided to capitalize on this character flaw of mine next year. Coming in Winter 2014–LEGO Creator Forest Animals 31019 and Furry Creatures 31021!

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2014 LEGO City Helicopter Surveillance 60046 Set Photos & Preview!

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LEGO City Helicopter Surveillance 60046 Box LEGO 2014 Set

As we approach the holiday 2013 shopping season, more and more retailers are breaking street dates and posting photos of the LEGO 2014 sets! While I’m sure this drives LEGO a little crazy, it’s all well and good for us LEGO fans! I don’t think I’ll post a preview for every upcoming winter LEGO 2014 set, but I definitely want to hit up some of the ones that most strike my fancy–starting with the 2014 LEGO City Helicopter Surveillance 60046 set!

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Transformers Kre-O Character Encylopedia Orion Pax Revealed!

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Kre-O Transformers Character Encyclopedia Book

I’ve had some requests recently for more coverage of Kre-O news and releases here on Bricks and Bloks (and here I thought I was the only one buying Kre-O toys!), and serendipitously enough, the first-ever Kre-O book release has just now been officially confirmed and unveiled. It must be fate!

Coming in 2014, the Transformers Kre-O Character Encylopedia book with exclusive Transformers Kre-O Orion Pax (Optimus Prime) figure is now up for order!

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LEGO Holiday Train 40034 Polybag Seasonal Set Re-Released!

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LEGO Holiday Train 40034 Polybag Released at Target Stores in the United States

I run a LEGO news blog, so it pretty much blows my mind and drops my jaw when I walk into a local store and see a LEGO set sitting on the shelf that I know absolutely nothing about. This isn’t the kind of thing that occurs every day–in fact, it doesn’t even happen every year–but it did happen when I was at my local Target yesterday! Even crazier, it’s a set that was supposedly released last year. Coming back to a Target store near you–the LEGO Holiday Train 40034 polybag set!

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The LEGO Movie Sets Revealed & Photos! Wacky Winter LEGO 2014 Sets!

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LEGO Movie Ice Cream Truck Set Revealed 2014 LEGO Movie Sets

When I saw the LEGO Movie Metalbeard’s Duel set for the first time earlier today, I knew that the 2014 LEGO Movie sets had taken a decided turn for the weird. But little did I know just how wacky and crazy the remaining The LEGO Movie sets were going to be! The folks at LEGO sure have been busy today, as they posted the first photos of an additional nine LEGO Movie sets–and trust me, those just may be the most insane LEGO sets ever!

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