It was time, the publisher Dorling Kindersley (DK for his friends) finally decided to decline his concept of Visual Dictionary around the Marvel universe with a book to be published in September 2023 and which will be accompanied by an exclusive minifig of which we do not know much for the moment.

Do not rely too much on the provisional visual above, posted by the brand Book Depository, the cover of this 160-page book is provisional and the outline of the mystery minifig is not a reliable clue to its identity.

Below is the pitch of the book:

LEGO Marvel Visual Dictionary: With Exclusive LEGO Iron Man Minifigure

24.59 €

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As announced in the pages of the previous issue released in December 2022, the March 2023 issue of the Official LEGO Batman Magazine is available on newsstands today for €6.99 and comes as expected with a "biting tire" Batcycle. with space to install a minifig not included. This magazine is also switching to laminated paper bags from this issue.

This magazine seems to resume a normal periodicity after the winter break and the next issue is announced for April 28, 2023, it will allow you to obtain a minifig of...Batman with his "Jet".

For those who are interested, I remind you that the instructions for the various mini-models delivered with the magazines published by Blue Ocean are available in PDF format. on the publisher's website. Simply enter the code on the back of the bag to obtain the file, 212325 for assembly instructions for the Batcycle delivered with this number.

Today we are very quickly interested in the content of the LEGO Marvel set 76251 Star-Lord's Helmet, a box of 602 pieces already in pre-order on the official online store and which will be available from April 1st at the retail price of €79.99. Via the title of the product, LEGO sells us this construction as being a helmet, it is actually more of a mask than anything else and it is not its additional function of pencil holder, put forward on the official visuals, which will contradict me.

The manufacturer therefore tries to explore the limits of the usual format which generally allows us to obtain more or less successful reproductions of various and varied helmets, we cannot blame him for this desire to try out slightly less conventional variations. , this expands the range of opportunities offered by the format.

Since it is a derivative product that features the accessory and not the complete head of the Star-Lord character, LEGO does not provide us with the hair that would have made it possible to "close" the object on its upper part. It is an aesthetic bias that allows the product to retain its status as a full member of the range of helmets and other masks, and not to become by extension a head or a bust.

The assembly process here is a little different from that of other products based on the same format: this time it is a question of pressing the different faces of the mask around the central section which will remain hollow. We could as usual discuss the overall finish of this mask but it is once again not a high-end model, this derivative product is just a modest interpretation of the accessory imagined to stay in the imposed budget, the latter being, as you have seen, revised significantly upwards.

No stickers in this box, the four elements flanked by patterns and inscriptions are therefore pad-printed. The effect obtained thanks to the two nicely executed eyes is visually very convincing and the presence of some golden pieces around the eyes contributes to give a "premium" look to the object. I'm less of a fan of the two purifiers not connected at their ends, yet it's the purpose of these accessory elements to be connected to the main structure. Be careful when attaching telephone handsets to the cheeks, they are only attached on one side and tend to come off easily.

It's hard to fault anything more than this reproduction in an 18 cm high LEGO version, the product should appeal to Star-Lord and LEGO fans who don't want to spend crazy sums to afford a very tall model. range of the thing. It's fun to assemble, easily identifiable, the finish is globally convincing with an alternation between visible studs and very balanced smooth surfaces and the whole thing will stand out on the corner of a shelf or to hold a few comics. Too bad that the base is not a little weighted, the bookend side would have been interesting if it had been fully assumed.

Impossible not to mention in passing the very high public price of this derivative product which is sold for 80 € in a 35 cm high box much too big for what it contains. It is in my opinion excessively expensive and it will therefore be appropriate to wait until the set is offered at a lower price elsewhere than at LEGO.

Note: The product shown here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at March 28, 2023 next at 23:59 p.m. Just post a comment under the article to participate. Your participation is taken into account regardless of your opinion. 

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The March 2023 issue of the Official LEGO Marvel Avengers Magazine is currently on newsstands, and as expected, you can get a Black Panther minifigure already seen in the LEGO Marvel set. 76204 Black Panther Mech Armor (9.99 €) marketed this year. This new issue of the magazine is sold for €7.50, it comes with a few collectible cards.

The next issue of this magazine will be available on newsstands from June 5, 2023 and it will be accompanied by a minifig of Doctor Strange with its pretty plastic cape which is far from new, it is available identically in the sets. 76205 Gargantos Showdown, 76218 Sanctum Sanctorum, as well as in the polybag 30652 Doctor Strange's Interdimensional Portal.

Forward for a large batch of new LEGO marketed from March 1, 2023 with around sixty references distributed in many ranges. We note that fans of the Harry Potter universe have the opportunity to add some new classic boxes to their collection and that they will also have to ask themselves the question of spending their money on the three references of the almost defunct LEGO DOTS range. officially licensed.

It is also today that the LEGO Ideas set is marketed 21339 BTS Dynamite, a box which is not really popular with LEGO fans but which should quickly find its audience among fans of the K-pop group who like derivative products featuring their favorite singers.

Finally, don't hesitate to take a look at the seven new additions to the LEGO Creator 3-in-1 range, there are some nice creations that deserved more visibility before they went on sale, but LEGO very rarely offers me access anticipated to these sets to present them to you on the occasion of "Review ".

On the side of current promotional offers, you have to be content with the set 40586 Moving Truck currently offered from 180 € of purchase without restriction of range, there is still stock and the offer should in principle end on March 3rd.

As usual, it's up to you to see whether to crack without waiting by paying the full price for these boxes or whether to show a little patience and wait for the inevitable reductions that will be offered in the boxes. weeks and months to come at Amazon, on FNAC.com and at a few other resellers.

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