After discussing the 2015 LEGO Darkseid Invasion and LEGO Gorilla Grodd Goes Bananas sets, there’s one more LEGO DC 2015 set that was revealed today to talk about: the LEGO Black Manta Deep Sea Strike 76027! This set isn’t going to be for everyone–especially many LEGO collectors who already have the LEGO Aquaman minifigure–but there’s definitely some worthy incentives for those who do decide to pick up LEGO 76027!
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Up until July 2014, all LEGO fans had to accept the supposed fact that there would be now more The LEGO Movie sets after the Summer 2014 LEGO Movie sets wave hit stores. And then a funny thing happened– LEGO debuted a handful of LEGO 2015 sets at San Diego Comic-Con 2014… and one of them was from The LEGO Movie! And while it’s certainly not big or elaborate, plenty of fans are excited for the arrival of Winter 2015 LEGO Movie Batman & Super Angry Kitty Attack 70817 set!
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Once the LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham video game was announced for release, I knew that 2015 was going to be a huge year for the LEGO Batman (LEGO DC Super Heroes) line of sets. And as is sometimes the case (I’m batting about 70/30 lately), my prediction was right. However, LEGO has completed blown away all of my expectations–the 2015 LEGO DC Superheroes sets contain unquestionably best wave of LEGO DC Minifigures that we’ve ever gotten! The first-ever LEGO minifigures of Darkseid, Brainiac, and Supergirl–and even the return of LEGO Green Arrow–are coming our way in January 2015!
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Last night I chatted up a storm about the newly-reissued LEGO Arctic Scout 30310 polybag set that’s just started to hit stores again this past week. But of course, that’s not the only LEGO polybag making the rounds in the build-up to Halloween–and it’s definitely not going to be the most popular one! Though it’s also been briefly available before, the LEGO set arriving in stores now to accompany the LEGO 30310 Arctic Scout is going to be a hot one–the LEGO Batman Batwing 30301 polybag is now flying back onto shelves!
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It’s been common knowledge for most of 2014 that LEGO has been “secretly” working on a huge, Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) LEGO Batman Tumbler for release in late summer 2014. It’s also been widely speculated and agreed-upon among LEGO collectors that said set would of course debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2014 (what with it being the largest superhero convention in the world and all). So with SDCC 2014 just a few days away, we just have to wait and our patience will finally be rewarded! …What’s that? Oh… never mind. As it turns out, LEGO apparently ran out of patience themselves, as the UCS LEGO Batman Tumbler 76023 set has now been fully revealed!
UPDATE 8/18/2014: The LEGO Batman Tumbler 76023 set is now available for order!
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If there was any question of whether or not LEGO was serious about “winning” San Diego Comic Con 2014, that question has been answered by the latest LEGO SDCC 2014 news! When word broke that the plot of the LEGO Batman 3 video game had to do with Batman going into space and dealing with Sinestro and the various Lantern Corps, it seemed like only a matter of time until a LEGO Green Lantern minifigure made his debut. That time… is now! Coming to stores in 2015–LEGO Green Lantern vs. Sinestro 76025!
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I was genuinely starting to wonder if LEGO was just not going to show off their final few San Diego Comic Con 2014 exclusive LEGO sets and minifigures before the SDCC 2014 Preview Night tomorrow, but with one day to go, LEGO has successfully managed to debut all of their con exclusives (though they certainly cut it a little close)! The final two show exclusives included a free promo minifigure and another limited-edition $39.99 set, and both are Batman-themed! It’s the SDCC 2014 Exclusive LEGO Batman Classic Batmobile and LEGO Batman of Zur-En-Arrh minifigure!
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Some people say that the LEGO video games are getting old. Me? I never get tired of them. And something else that I never get tired of is getting cool pre-order bonuses when I buy my LEGO video games! Is it expensive and sort of annoying that LEGO keeps making spectacular exclusive pre-order items with their games? Yeah, sort of. But would I rather have these items as special incentives for buying a game than not at all? Definitely. And today the LEGO Batman 3 video game pre-order bonuses were announced–headlined by the Gamestop Exclusive LEGO Plastic Man minifigure!
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By the time I came around to appreciating the Nolan Batman films, the only set with the Batman Tumbler in black cost hundreds of dollars on the aftermarket. But fear not! LEGO is aware of the demand for the Batman Tumbler, and is coming to the rescue with new models of the vehicle, including this LEGO Batman Tumbler 30300 set that can be found for $5 in some Target stores (and $9 shipped online)…
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Just when I thought I’d covered every set being released for The LEGO Movie, I remembered that there was one more set that I saw on display at the New York Toy Fair 2014 last month!
While the LEGO Movie Super Secret Dropship 70815 isn’t the most iconic of the LEGO Movie Summer 2014 sets being released, it’s a beast of a set that includes the most diverse and unique assortment of LEGO minifigures ever–including the only accurate LEGO Movie Batman minifigure!
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I asked fans over on the Bricks and Bloks Facebook page whether they wanted me to review the just-released LEGO Batman The Penguin Face-Off set or the LEGO Star Wars Kashyyyk Troopers set, expecting a solid victory for the new Kashyyyk Troopers. Instead, the LEGO Batman Penguin Face-Off 76010 set absolutely blew the Star Wars set out of the water! And thus, I’m not posting my first 2014 LEGO Batman review. But that’s not all! Since you guys were so enthusiastic about the Penguin Faceoff, I’ve decided to make that the free March 2014 giveaway here on Bricks and Bloks! Read the review, then enter the contest!
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I’ve been talking about the LEGO 2014 sets for so many months now that it feels almost surreal to actually have some of the sets in my possession. The first batches of 2014 LEGO sets have started hitting stores, and I built my first one this week. Though LEGO DC Superheroes isn’t usually among my favorite themes, when I saw the LEGO Batman: Man-Bat Attack 76011 set, I instantly fell in love. Does the set hold up now that I’ve had it in my hands and built it? Read the 2014 LEGO Batman Man-Bat Attack review to find out…
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Now that November 2013 and the holiday shopping season have arrived, so too have the Holiday 2013 LEGO Sales and Deals! The last two months of any given calendar year have more great discounts and savings on LEGO sets than pretty much any other time of the year, and I’ll be doing my best to keep this site updated with the major sales and discounts going on as we approach Christmas and the 2013 Holiday Season!
I’ll also be sharing the best LEGO sales items I hear about on Facebook, so be sure to ‘Like’ Bricks and Bloks on Facebook if you want to have new LEGO sales and deals sent straight to your Facebook Newsfeed!
UPDATE 12/2/2013: There were some absolutely CRAZY amazing deals going on earlier today for Cyber Monday, but they’re selling out now much faster than I can update this post…
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With all the LEGO leaks springing lately, LEGO is lucky it isn’t a ship–because it would be sinking! Once again, one of the upcoming LEGO Winter 2014 sets has appeared, and it’s another DC LEGO Super Heroes set! While none of the characters in this LEGO Batman set are “new” exactly, this is the sort of army-builder set many collectors have been waiting for. Coming in 2014–LEGO Batman The Penguin Face Off 76010!
UPDATE 12/6/2013: Now that hi-res photos of the 76010 LEGO The Penguin Face-Off set are available, I’ve added the new images and updated my impressions of the set.
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