Publisher Scholastic announces a new 128-page activity book featuring different characters from the LEGO DC Super Heroes universe.

To accompany the book, a minifig of Cheetah, a character delivered in 2018 in the set 76097 Lex Luthor Mech Takedown alongside Batman, Lex Luthor, Wonder Woman and Firestorm.

The minifig provided here is therefore neither new nor exclusive, but I know that there are ultra-complete collectors who will not be able to do without this book and its insert with this minifig, here delivered with a spear.

Availability of the thing announced for September 5, possible pre-order at Amazon.

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Today we are back in the Batman universe with the small LEGO DC Comics set 76116 Batman: Batsub and the Underwater Clash (174 pieces - € 24.99), a somewhat opportunistic box that takes advantage of the theatrical release of the film Aquaman to sell us an Ocean Master minifig. And a shark.

Make room in the Batcave, you must now add the Batsub delivered here. The machine is rather convincing with its two large engines, its bubble which dresses the spacious cockpit and an aesthetic which cleverly takes up the usual symbol of the bat seen from above.

Interesting detail, the cockpit remains permanently horizontal regardless of the tilt of the mini submarine. It is simply mounted on a basic axis which achieves this very successful effect. The wings of the Batsub can therefore rotate 360 ​​°, like a huge propeller.

A few stickers for a convincing Bat-look, two Stud-Shooters to knock down stuff, two robotic arms at the front, it's all there.

The endowment in minifigs of this box is interesting for collectors. The Aquaman minifig in Comic version is exclusive to this box, that of Ocean Master is new and exclusive.

However, Batman's torso is not new or exclusive, it is the one seen in the sets 76097 Lex Luthor Mech Takedown (2018) et 76111 Brother Eye Takedown (2018)

Nice pad printing on Ocean Master's torso with a nice effect for the curls that seem to hold the fabric cape but I'm less impressed with the design of the character's head. The attempt to print the flesh color (Flesh) on a gray head is missed. Too bad for the neutral legs, gray boots would have been welcome.

A good point, the minifigs can be presented on the support provided as if they were moving in water. It's neat on a shelf, a little harder to fit into a Ribba frame.

In short, this small set sold for € 24.99 is worth it. The gear provided is rather convincing and two of the three characters delivered here are new and exclusive to this set. For one of the rare times when the construction delivered in a DC Comics set doesn't just serve as a disappointing alibi to sell us minifigs, I say yes.

Note: The set shown here, supplied by LEGO, is included as usual. To participate in the raffle, simply post a comment on this article before March 3, 2019 at 23:59 p.m.. You have every right to disagree with me, this is not eliminatory.

Update : The winner was drawn and was notified by email, his nickname is indicated below. Without a response from him to my request for contact details within 5 days, a new winner will be drawn.

Unable to speak for the moment about the LEGO Marvel Avengers Endgame sets, we now know that there will be at least one polybag to accompany the planned sets.

The reference 30452 Iron Man and Dum-E will allow us to obtain an Iron Man in Quantum Suit outfit and a micro version of Dum-E, the robot-assistant present in Tony Stark's workshop.

This bag will probably be offered on condition of purchase on the LEGO Shop on the occasion of the launch of the range of products derived from the film.

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Today we take a quick look at the LEGO Marvel set 76127 Captain Marvel and The Skrull Attack (307 pieces - 29.99 €), the only box based on the Captain Marvel movie expected in theaters on March 6.

To be honest, I was surprised and then disappointed by the content of the set, but I forgot that this little box of 300 pieces with its three minifigs is only sold for around XNUMX euros. Obviously, if we put all these parameters in perspective, we find some explanations that minimize the disappointment.

So don't expect to assemble a Quinjet the size of those in the sets 6869 Quinjet Aerial Battle (2012)  76032 The Avengers Quinjet City Chase (2015) et 76051 Super Hero Airport Battle (2016). This is a very compact (and vintage) version of the ship seen in the movie trailer that LEGO offers. It almost looks more like a big Microfighter than a small classic ship loosely on a minifig scale.

Only Nick Fury enters the tiny cockpit, Carol Danvers cannot fit there because of her hair too voluminous. The canopy is not fixed to the cabin, it must be removed completely to put the minifig in place and then reassemble everything. The result is hardly ridiculous for anyone accustomed to larger ships, but younger ones are likely to find what they are looking for.

The level of detail of this first generation Quinjet remains very correct even at this reduced scale and the few stickers provided largely contribute to polish the thing. Always so annoying, you have to dress the canopy of the cockpit with a few stickers and it's ugly in addition to being difficult.

The youngest will be able to knock out things using the two rocket launchers nicely integrated under the wings and whose mechanism ejects four missiles at a time. A hatch opens at the back of the ship, but other than the cat, it's hard to slip anything inside.

On the minifig side, there are some good, some not so good and some downright mediocre. Young Nick Fury is absolutely correct with his shirt, tie and holster. We do not necessarily recognize Samuel L. Jackson, but we know that it is him so we will end up convincing ourselves that there is a resemblance between the figurine and the actor.

Regarding Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel, it will take even more imagination to find Brie Larson in the minifig provided. Neither the truly generic facial features already used in the LEGO Star Wars range to reproduce the face of Qi'Ra (Emilia Clarke) nor the hair color seem convincing enough to me to associate this minifigure with the one that embodies Carol Danvers. on the screen. Brie Larson seems to me to be more blonde than anything else.

The torso of Captain Marvel is successful, it is in any case faithful to the version of the outfit seen in the various trailers already released. Too bad for the legs which are here neutral and which could have benefited from a bi-injection version with red boots.

Talos, the Skrull on duty, is in my opinion a failure. The torso does the trick, but the headdress used to replicate the character's pointed ears is a bit ridiculous. In my opinion, it was enough to pad two ears without adding anything on the character's head to avoid this elf look from the Juniors range. The savings thus achieved would have made it possible to finance a fabric "skirt" to embody the sides of Talos' coat and a pair of legs in two colors for the Captain Marvel minifigure ...

I forgot, Carol Danvers is here with Goose, her cat. It is a cat identical to the one that also hung out in the Batcave (76052), In the Old Fishing Store (21310) or in the Detective's office (10246). What a cat.

In short, this set has at least the merit of existing and allowing us to obtain a new version of Nick Fury and a new minifigure of Captain "almost" Marvel after that of the set 76049 Avenjet Space Mission (2016)

The Quinjet is a micro version that can't be faulted aesthetically but is too compact to be believable and Talos' minifigure doesn't really pay homage to the character in the film.

For 30 € or a little less in the coming months, I will still make the effort to add this box to my collection because it is the only product derived from the film offered by LEGO.

Note: The set shown here, supplied by LEGO, is included as usual. To participate in the raffle, simply post a comment on this article before February 24, 2019 at 23:59 p.m.. You have every right to disagree with me, this is not eliminatory.

Update : The winner was drawn and was notified by email, his nickname is indicated below. Without a response from him to my request for contact details within 5 days, a new winner will be drawn.

Before returning to the DC Comics universe or talking about the unique set based on the movie Captain Marvel, we quickly end the test cycle of the new LEGO Spider-Man with the set 76114 Spider-Man's Spider Crawler (418 pieces - 39.99 €) which allows to obtain a nice range of characters in addition to offering a rather successful machine.

We cannot repeat it enough, Spider-Man is not Batman and therefore does not really need all the gear that LEGO invents him to bring order to the streets. But since you have to build things in each box to maintain the concept of the "construction toy", LEGO always goes with a more or less successful vehicle or machine.

Here, it's a mechanical spider that is being assembled and I must say that the end result is really convincing. This Spider-Crawler only looks like a spider, it is indeed a robot piloted by Peter Parker, which can throw things and in principle move on any terrain, even the most rugged . Well, Spider-Man could do without such a device, but it's successful so I take.

Some Technic parts, a very simple mechanism that allows the legs of this robot to be raised and lowered when moving the thing, it is simple but effective. Be careful to use the machine only on flat surfaces so that the thin wheel located under the spider is permanently in contact with the ground. After a few hours, you will also find the dog's hair wrapped around the axis of the central wheel and it will be necessary to ensure that the whole is cleaned regularly.

On the aesthetic level, LEGO is not really in the finesse and is content to use the two colors of the Spider-Man costume with a few touches of gray to accentuate the robotic aspect of the machine. Simple and efficient. Of them Stud Shooters in the front, a bomb launcher or canvas placed at the top of the abdomen, there is something to do.

But, you can imagine, even if the machine is very successful, the set has much more to offer than this red and blue Spider Crawler with a very interesting character endowment.

Sandman and Vulture are no strangers to the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes lineup, and they have both already undergone varying degrees of success. The versions offered here are very convincing with modern and detailed pad prints and accessories that showcase the abilities of each character well. These are my "favorite new releases", no doubt about it.

Sandman is actually only a half minifig with a torso that sits on a plinth already seen in other colors within the Nexo Knights range. By adding the base to build and the bulky hammer provided, the set works quite well. Good luck to all those who want to fit all this into a Ribba setting ...

I regret, however, that LEGO did not see fit to provide us with an extra pair of legs to give us the choice of how to present the character. Ideally, I would have wanted a base in which to plug the complete minifigure, but we cannot have everything. We can always use the version of the calamitous set 76037 Rhino and Sandman Supervillain Team-up (2015) for a "before and after".

Vulture is here equipped with a well-designed jetpack with truly swiveling wings, whose feathers are dressed in stickers, and large enough to pay homage to the character. The central part of the jetpack, on the other hand, is a little too coarse for my taste, but once again we'll do with it.

I already really liked the wings delivered in the set 76083 Beware The Vulture (2017) but I ultimately prefer the version delivered here and it's always better than the minifig of the set 76059 Spider-Man: Doc Ock's Tentacle Trap (2016) which used the Falcon wings in green.

These two characters are here accompanied by the usual Spider-Man with legs injected in two colors also delivered in the sets 76113 Spider-Man Bike Rescue et 76115 Spider Mech vs. Venom and an unpublished minifigure: Miguel O'Hara aka Spider-Man 2099 who arrives from his alternate future to help Peter Parker.

The minifigure is generally successful, even if the regulars of the comics which feature this character will perhaps judge that it lacks some patterns on the legs and on the arms. A red stripe on the arms would have been welcome and the legs could have benefited from a few touches of the mesh light blue which helps to give relief to the face and torso.

Even though you don't see much of Vulture's back when equipped with his mechanical wings, it's always good to know that LEGO has made the effort to offer us such a detailed pad printing on this side of the minifigure. Spider-Man 2099's back is more basic but the dot-based patterns perfectly emphasize the character's musculature.

Sandman has an alternate facial expression which in my opinion is just the one to use when he is placed on his pedestal and the other side could have been used for the “100% minifig” version of the character.

In short, for once, I really have the impression that LEGO has made an effort on the few pieces that accompany the characters by offering us a construction with questionable usefulness but with interesting features.

It's playable, the machine moves like a real spider with its movable legs raised and lowered by a simple but effective mechanism, the balance of power between the good guys and the bad guys is balanced: objective achieved in my case for this set sold € 39.99.

Note: The set shown here, supplied by LEGO, is included as usual. To participate in the raffle, simply post a comment on this article before February 15, 2019 at 23:59 p.m.. You have every right to disagree with me, this is not eliminatory.

Update : The winner was drawn and was notified by email, his nickname is indicated below. Without a response from him to my request for contact details within 5 days, a new winner will be drawn.