Like every year, the publisher DK announces the works planned for 2013 and among the slew of more or less interesting titles, we can already find traces of two LEGO books which will be accompanied by exclusive minifigs.

LEGO Star Wars Yoda Chronicles : The first book in a new collection launched by the publisher where Yoda evolves in the LEGO Star Wars universe specially staged to stick to the adventures of the Jedi master.

I ask to see but I already know that the minifigure makes this work essential for the collector that I am. No information about the minifigure delivered with this book. If I dared, I would say Yoda, but hey, I could be wrong ...

64 pages, an exclusive minifigure and a US retail price of $ 17.99.

LEGO Mini fi gures: Character Encyclopedia : The work a little useless but which will end all the same in your library because of the promised exclusive minifigure. 208 pages of presentation of minifigs from series 1 to 10.

It's clearly not the essential book, but it's still a collector's thing. The exclusive minifig will hopefully be a new character and not a cover of one of the minifigs from the series already released.

208 pages, an exclusive minifigure and a US retail price of $ 18.99.

For the rest, we note that the range Legends of Chima will be entitled in May 2013 to its version brick master (96 pages, $ 32.99), and that DK will also offer, as every year, books containing a few hundred stickers (Legends of Chima, Hero Factory).

You can download the publisher's 2013 catalog in pdf format at this address (18 MB).

You can find the entire Brickmaster range as well as the various encyclopedias already published by DK in dedicated sections on pricevortex.com.

(Special thanks smashing-bricks.com for the info)

If you're planning to pick up the LEGO Lord of the Rings video game on your favorite platform and are desperate for an offer that includes Elrond's minifig, there is only one alternative left: The Official Warner Online Store which offers packs including the game, the exclusive minifigure and the DLC "Weapons and Magic Items Pack"for the XBOX 360 and PS3 versions.

Click on the image above to access the official Warner store.

Note that Warner also offers packs including the game, the exclusive Elrond minifig and a box from the LEGO Lord of the Rings range.

(Thanks to Pitch in the comments)

Well, big disappointment, contrary to what had been announced more or less officially via a press release, the exclusive Elrond minifigure will apparently not be available at Micromania which simply offers a t-shirt (What's they all got with t-shirts right now?) and DLC on certain versions of the game for any pre-order (and within the limit of the first 200 customers).

I do not see any offer including this minifigure in France currently and I end up telling myself that it will probably be impossible to get this bag without paying a few tens of €.

Based on this observation, I cracked and ordered the minifigure on eBay where the polybags containing this brave Elrond have been growing like mushrooms for a few days ... The prices vary enormously from one seller to another, every day new sellers come to offer their bag (s) and looking well and by being patient, it is possible to obtain it for about twenty €.

Instantly received the VIP newsletter which announces exclusive offers valid online only for tomorrow, Saturday, November 17, 2012.

To be honest, I have no idea what this offer will consist of, we'll have to wait until tomorrow to get to the bottom of it ...

Views on ebay at a seller who definitely has all the novelties for 2013, these other photos of the Pong Krell minifigure which is already offered for sale and for which the auction is underway.

It is therefore the confirmation that it is indeed the official minifigure and not of any custom.

Note that the head seems to be integral with the upper part which is plugged into the torso of the minifig.

(thanks to Allen in the comments)