The variant covers (Different covers for the same magazine or comic number) are not new, in the USA the technique is commonly used and it is more and more used in France with certain magazines such as Studio Ciné Live or comics published by Panini.

In September 2013, LEGO and Marvel Comics will celebrate the launch of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game with great support from variant covers for select titles with bulk: All-New X-Men # 17, Avengers # 21, Captain America # 12, Daredevil # 31, Fantastic Four # 13, Guardians Of The Galaxy # 7, Marvel Universe # 1, Mighty Avengers # 1 , etc., etc...

While the initiative is laudable and will appeal to American fans, the first thought that came to my mind is that LEGO does a lot of things with the Marvel license, but not necessarily plastic ...

Since the signing of the agreement between the giant of the toy and that of the comic, we must be satisfied with a few minifigs of Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, Wolverine and a few others where the video game will integrate a good hundred characters and where fans of paper comics will also be able to feast on many characters drawn by great illustrators such as Leo Castellani, Christopher Jones and Adam DeKraker.

It is high time that LEGO decided to step up the pace of the release of Marvel minifigs by broadening its sources of inspiration ...

In short, rather than rambling on, I'll let you admire the three examples of variant covers with LEGO sauce among those that will be offered next September.

Images, more images, with these two videos presented at E3 to promote the fall launch of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game (Released in fall 2013).

Beyond the game itself, I am especially interested, like most of you, in what LEGO will soon market in terms of superhero minifigs ...

The game incorporating a good hundred characters, the frustration will only be greater if LEGO does not offer us some in ABS plastic.

On the other hand, I have played LEGO video games so much that I have a certain weariness just at the thought of spending my time collecting coins, turning cranks, etc ... but I will play all the same to this one to discover everything that TT Games has put in it, secretly hoping that LEGO will allow me to add these characters to my collection ...

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It's always better than nothing: Here are some images from the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes game made available by Warner and TT Games.

We discover the outfit of fantastic 4 with Human torch (before ignition) and mr fantastic in full elongation. We also find the armor in MKI version of Tony Stark alias Iron Man as well as a visual of the Destroyer controlled by Loki LEGO version.

Click on the thumbnails below to view the images in large format. Other less interesting images are online at the blog's flickr gallery.

Following the comment of commando sev, addition of the video of the visit of FamilyGamerTV at TT Games with several gameplay sequences of the game.

Let's go for the trickle-down news about the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game which is scheduled for release in the fall of 2013 and which especially interests LEGO fans for the (ultra) exclusive Iron Patriot minifig offered. by the American brand Walmart for any pre-order of the game.

We learn today via the Twitter accounts of two members of the game development team that Jonathan "Johnny" Storm alias Human torch, one of the four super heroes of the team of fantastic 4, will be one of the 100 playable characters in the game.

Venom will also be part of the very long list of virtual characters that it will be possible to lead in the game. These characters will be really playable and will not be simple rewards obtained over the levels as was the case in other games. licensed under LEGO in the past.

With a good hundred characters from the Marvel universe, we are entitled to expect more than what LEGO offers us in terms of minifigs. But we all know that LEGO does not usually decline all virtual minifigs in plastic version and that's a shame ...

Coming back to Iron Patriot, one of the blog readers contacted LEGO and obtained oral confirmation that this minifig would be reserved for the American market a priori. This doesn't mean that Walmart will be the only brand to release this exclusive minifigure, but it is quite possible that it will not be accessible at all in Europe. However, a distribution at one of the next Comic Con (San Diego or New York) would allow it to appear quickly on eBay at a relatively reasonable price.

This is apparently not a limited edition minifigure, its presentation in the form of a polybag is not typical of the usual ultra-exclusive products that LEGO sparingly distils at certain events. I want to believe that LEGO will not reserve this character for a privileged few, at the risk of frustrating many fans, young and old, and collectors.

Small clarification: The visual above is a creation of mike napolitan, this is NOT an official visual. 

Want to see your creation IN the upcoming LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game (Released Fall 2013)? So the competition currently organized on lego facebook page is made for you.

The rule is simple (Even if I recommend that you read the contest rules in detail ...): Build a vehicle that would fit well into the game world, take a picture of it and submit your entry. You can use everything LEGO has from different ranges (LEGO, DUPLO, Technic, Mindstorms, etc ...).

Your participation must be taken into account before June 4, 2013 at 23:59 p.m.

The selection will be made by a jury made up of members of the marketing teams of LEGO, WB Games and TT Games. Creativity will enter 40% in the judgment criteria, originality for 30% and integration into the game world for 30%.

If you win, your vehicle will be modeled and integrated into the world of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, and you will appear in the game credits.

Meeting on lego facebook page for more details and to submit your vehicle.