LEGO has just officially unveiled the schedule of events that will take place at San Diego Comic Con 2012. So here is a summary of what to expect:

 Thursday July 12, 2012: LEGO Lord of the Rings & LEGO The Hobbit 

The first set of the LEGO The Hobbit range (released in December 2012) will be officially presented.
A presentation of LEGO Lord of the Rings cartoon which will be broadcast on Cartoon network will take place.
Visitors will be able to indulge in a treasure hunt between the stands to reconstruct Bilbo Baggins minifigure.
There will be a competition to win a trip to LEGOLAND California.
A draw will determine the winner of a 12 cm high Bilbo Baggins brick figurine. 

Friday July 13, 2012: LEGO Super Heroes

Presentation of minifigs LEGO Super Heroes DC Universe for 2013.
A random draw will determine the winner of a 12 cm high brick Batman figurine.  
DC Universe Exclusive Minifigs: SHAZAM et GALLANT. (1000 copies of each) 

Presentation of minifigs LEGO Super Heroes Marvel for 2013.
A random draw will determine the winner of a 12 cm tall Spider-Man brick figure.  
Exclusive Marvel Minifigs: VENOM et PHOENIX. (1000 copies of each) 

Saturday July 14, 2012: LEGO Star Wars

Presentation of the reproducing set the Rancor pit (We told you ...), one of 20 LEGO Star Wars sets planned for 2013.
Presentation of next lego star wars cartoon which will be broadcast on Cartoon Network.
A draw will determine the winner of a 12 cm tall Luke Skywalker brick figure.

Sunday July 15, 2012: LEGO Ninjago

Presentation of something but we do not know yet what ....

The link to the official press release: LEGO @ Comic-Con 2012

LEGO has just officially unveiled the schedule of events that will take place at San Diego Comic Con 2012. So here is a summary of what to expect from the Super Heroes range: 

Friday July 13, 2012: LEGO Super Heroes

Presentation of minifigs LEGO Super Heroes DC Universe for 2013.
A random draw will determine the winner of a 12 cm high brick Batman figurine.  
DC Universe Exclusive Minifigs: SHAZAM et GALLANT. (1000 copies of each) 

Presentation of minifigs LEGO Super Heroes Marvel for 2013.
A random draw will determine the winner of a 12 cm tall Spider-Man brick figure.  
Exclusive Marvel Minifigs: VENOM et PHOENIX. (1000 copies of each) 

The link to the official press release: LEGO @ Comic-Con 2012

And Tontus is one of them. Not happy to have offered the set 10225 SCU R2-D2, he chose to decline the astromech droid in question and to reproduce some of his colleagues with their respective colors.

This is how we find from left to right on the photo above: R2-Q2 (who was hanging on board the Devastator), R2-R9 (serving Amidala on Naboo) and R2-B1 (accompanying R2-R9 on Naboo). They are obviously largely inspired by the design of the official LEGO model, and Tontus admits to having made some adaptations of his own, in particular by changing a few parts in order to save a few dollars.

Tontus has also integrated Artifex LED kits on these droids, something that LEGO could very well have considered on the official model in order to bring a little life to the tin can in question ...

The MOCeur does not intend to stop there, and it already offers the LDD versions of its future droids, namely R5-D4 and R4-I9.

To follow the progress of these projects, go to the dedicated topic at Eurobricks.

This is the site bleedingcool.com which opens hostilities with these images of the set-up of the LEGO booth at San Diego Comic Con 2012 which opens on July 12.

Unsurprisingly, we find the hits of the moment with the Super Heroes DC & Marvel ranges, the Monster Fighters sets, Star Wars and Lord of the Rings banners as well as maxi-characters or mosaics inspired by the universe of super heroes.

Obviously, we are all hoping for some new announcements during the show, with why not one or two sets that LEGO has jealously kept secret until now ... 

The next San Diego Comic Con (SDDC 2012) promises to be rich in novelties and The Hollywood Reporter Kicks off hostilities with the unveiling of the new minifigs from the LEGO The Hobbit range.

The announcements should follow one another in the days to come and we are entitled to a first visual of the minifigs of Gandalf, Dwalin, Bombur, Bofur, Bilbo and Balin which will populate the sets based on the film. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Released December 14, 2012).

The official release of sets based on the film is scheduled for December 1, 2012. Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the two episodes of The Hobbit, announced his presence at San Diego Comic Con (from July 12 to 15, 2012), probably to present a new trailer for the first part. LEGO will surely take the opportunity to reveal a little more about the next wave of sets based on the film. We'll know more by the end of the week.