The 2012 novelties of the Star Wars range appeared on the Lego shop. No surprise, the prices are those expected and it is already possible to find cheaper elsewhere without forcing yourself too much ....

On the other hand, we will note the presence of sets 9494 Anakin's Jedi Interceptor ™ et 9495 Gold Leader's Y-Wing Starfighter ™  in category Hard to find items, which clearly means that these two sets will remain an exclusive to the LEGO Shop for at least some time.

As we already know, licensed sets are generally very expensive.
And the LOTR license will be no exception to the rule if we are to believe the prices announced by the Australian online merchant. Mr TOYS...

Here is the list of sets in the LOTR range scheduled for June 2012 with their price in Australian dollars and the conversion into euros.

Obviously this is only an idea of ​​the price range of each set, LEGO's price policy varies depending on the country, VAT, etc ...

9469 Gandalf ™ arrives - 24.99 AUD / 20.00 €
9470 Shelob ™ Attacks - $39.99 / €32.00
9471 Uruk-Hai ™ Army - $69.99 / €55.00
9472 Attack On Weathertop ™ - $89.99 / €71.00
9473 The Mines Of Moria ™ - $119.00 / €94.00
9474 The Battle of Helm's Deep ™ - $219.00 / €172.00

Special mention for the set 9474 which with 9 minifigs, a horse and some walls will probably exceed 150 € with us ...

As I wrote below, LEGO does not have the license on the next movie in the Spider-Man franchise: The Amazing Spider-Man scheduled for July 2012 and will release a set based solely on the classic characters of the spider-man universe.

And it is MegaBrands which will market sets based on the film, which in the process reveal part of the scenario of the film, or in any case reproduce scenes from the latter:
91330 FX Spider-Room Stunts (Scene where Peter Parker gets stung, seen in trailer) 
91348 Sewer Lab HQ (Dr. Curt Connors / The Lizard base in the sewers)
91346 Lizard Man Showdown (Battle between Spider-Man and The Lizard on a Manhattan Bridge)
91351 Oscorp Tower FX Battle (Battle between Spider-Man and The Lizard, end of movie)

Rest assured, Brick Heroes did not become a dedicated MegaBlocks site, but I wanted to point out once again here that LEGO will NOT be releasing a set based on the movie. The Amazing Spider-Man  in 2012 and show you what the competition will offer. The trade war will rage in 2012, and LEGO will not be alone in the superhero niche.

End of the MegaBlocks parenthesis.

As this visual from the official LEGO catalog (January-June 2012) confirms, Leia's minifig in the set 9495 Gold Leader's Y-Wing Starfighter bears the official name Ceremonial Leia. The costume and hairstyle are faithful to the final scene of theEpisode IV: A New Hope on Yavin IV and highlight Luke's sister and Padme Amidala's daughter (I'm still struggling to write this, I don't know why ...)

All those who hoped for this minifigure in a future work of DK editions as was the case for Luke (LEGO® Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary) and Han Solo (LEGO® Star Wars Character Encyclopedia) are at their expense.

Note also that this set is presented as Hard to find, which means that it will be distributed only on the LEGO Shop or by a specialized brand (TRU?), initially in any case.

Finally, Americans are entitled to a free poster for any pre-order of these first wave 2012 sets. This 61 x 81 cm poster (see below) presents the minifigs of these new sets in their context on one side and the X-Wing and a few Tie Fighters in the middle of each other's fight. 

He does it again, Artifex offers us the review of the set 6860 The Batcave in 4 minutes and 20 seconds with close-ups of the minifigs, assembly of the set in stop motion, detail of the functions of the Batcave and the vehicles included to finish by the integration of a kit of LEDs (sold by Artifex) which gives a exceptional look to this playset.

Nothing to say, I am a fan of the work of this guy so much it is clean, efficient, precise and fast. Treat yourself :