The absolute most controversial product that LEGO came out with in 2014–no question–was the LEGO The Simpsons Minifigures Series 71005. Some LEGO fans cried foul about a LEGO Minifigure series composed of licensed characters, while others decried that the Simpsons aren’t appropriate for LEGO. But despite the controversy, the LEGO Simpsons were a hit. And now, it’s finally confirmed that 71009 LEGO Simpsons Minifigures Series 2 is coming in 2015!
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It is absolutely unbelievable and mind-blowing to me that it’s almost been an entire year since the magnificent LEGO Parisian Restaurant modular building set was revealed, but facts are facts, are the date means one thing for the LEGO modular buildings series: it’s almost time for the 2015 LEGO Modular Building to be fully unveiled! We’ve got a few days until the grand reveal, but over the weekend, we got our first look at the LEGO Detective Agency 10246!
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Do you ever feel like your life is missing something–like, say, a camouflaging white LEGO dinosaur made up of the spliced DNA of a Tyrranosaurus Rex, a velociraptor, a cuttlefish and a snake?
If so, rejoice–that void in your heart will finally be able to be filled next summer! The first of the LEGO Jurassic World dinosaurs–including the controversial D-Rex (Diabolus Rex) –have now been revealed!
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Last night I shined the spotlight on one of the two new tribes in LEGO Mixels Series 4: the Orbitronz.
But unlike the space-themed Orbitronz Mixels, the other new-for-2015 LEGO Mixels tribe doesn’t need a spotlight shined on it–or any other kind of light, for that matter–because it generates its own!
Coming in February 2015, it’s the first LEGO Mixels Tribe to feature glow-in-the-dark parts: the LEGO Mixels Glowies Tribe!
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From the shifting original U.S. release date for the sets to the controversy over whether the sets would be available in physical stores this year or only online, the only thing certain about the United States release of the winter 2015 LEGO Minecraft minifigure scale sets has been uncertainty. But finally, we know for sure exactly when and where the sets will first be available–because all six 2015 LEGO Minecraft sets are now available for order online!
UPDATE 11/15: The LEGO Minecraft Winter 2015 sets are officially available today, and are now restocked online!
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There’s not a speck of doubt in my mind as to which LEGO theme I underestimated the most in 2014–it was the new LEGO Mixels theme. I was extremely skeptical about the Mixels from the moment that they were revealed, but the oddball menagerie of cheap, colorful creatures won me over by the time the second series hit stores. And now, with LEGO Mixels Series 1 sets selling for triple their original price already, there’s no question that LEGO has a bonafide hit on their hands! And so, the surprise hit LEGO Mixels Series 4 will roll out in Winter 2015–including the all-new, space-themed LEGO Mixels Orbitronz Tribe sets!
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When the LEGO Justice League vs. Bizarro League DVD set was revealed last weekend, I knew it would only be a short wait until we saw pre-orders open for the set. And thus, I’ve been staking out online retailers all week waiting for the special to go up for order.
Thankfully, I didn’t have to wait long–the LEGO DC Super Heroes Justice League vs. Bizarro League set with Batzarro minifigure is now up for order at the discounted price of 30% Off and eligible for free shipping!
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It’s hard to believe, but we’re just two weeks away from everyone’s favorite (or least-favorite!) shopping days of the year: Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday 2014! Some people (like my family) are pretty disgusted that retail sales are taking over Thanksgiving now, in addition to the day after Thanksgiving, but I’ll take any sale that I can get–particularly on LEGO sets! The 2014 Black Friday ads have now appeared, so let’s take a look at exactly what we can buy at a discount from Target, Toys R Us, Walmart and K-Mart this holiday shopping season…
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My cat’s had a rough week, so I headed off to Target this morning to pick up some Cheddar Delights Fancy Feast to spoil him with (he usually only gets high-quality but blah-tasting health food, so this is a real treat). Of course, there is a LEGO relevancy to this article, so stay with me here. Thursday also happens to be the day that’s favored by many Target stores for marking down regularly-priced items to clearance, so I wasn’t surprised to see some red tags in the toy department. I was, however, shocked to see just what was on sale: the 71007 LEGO Minifigures Series 12 figures have now hit clearance at some Target stores!
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All good things must come to an end–and in this case, that thing coming to an end is my series of LEGO Star Wars 2015 articles. No, I haven’t given up–I’ve simply run out of sets to talk about (and you can find all the previous 2015 LEGO Star Wars previews here)!
But I’m getting ahead of myself, because there’s one last set to talk about–featured in Star Wars Episodes II: Attack of the Clones, it’s the new LEGO Star Wars Hailfire Droid 75085!
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You know you’re a genuine comic book nerd when: an exclusive LEGO figure of the Bizarro Batman, Batzarro is announced, and you actually know who that character is.
LEGO is apparently planning to crank out LEGO DC Super Heroes products in 2015 like never before, and over the weekend, word broke about their next endeavor: an original animated LEGO Justice League movie! The LEGO DC Comics: Justice League vs. Bizarro League movie is coming to DVD/Blu-Ray in 2015, and it’s bringing along an exclusive LEGO Batzarro minifigure!
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When the 2015 LEGO DC Super Heroes sets’ images leaked out back in September, there was one straggler that was holding out on us. We knew the set’s name and contents from earlier materials, but photos of this LEGO DC Comics 2015 set managed to elude us for more than an additional month.
But today, the void in our hearts and the blank in our wish lists can be filled–the LEGO DC Super Heroes Brainiac Attack 76040 set (with Martian Manhunter and Supergirl minifigures!) has now finally been revealed!
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One of the big mysteries about the LEGO Legends of Chima 2014 sets lineup has been when and where (and if) the LEGO Chima Frax’ Phoenix Flyer 30264 set would be available in the United States. While the set was released internationally in the summer, US LEGO fans have been one Phoenix Tribe minifigure short for months. But finally, Christmas has come–literally! The 30264 LEGO Frax’ Phoenix Flyer polybag has now been released in the stocking stuffer section!
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“Look… in the sky! It’s a plane…! No… it’s a car! No… it’s… a robot?!” Continuing along with our discussions of the 2015 LEGO Creator sets that should be hitting stores this winter, today we’ve got a bit of an oddity for the theme: a sci-fi themed set!
We’re all accustomed to the LEGO Creator 3-in-1 sets by now, but this winter 2015 set contains three different builds that are a little bit more varied than what we usually get: it’s the LEGO Creator Future Flyer 31034!
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