15/03/2013 - 17:24 LEGO LOTR & The Hobbit Lego news

Epic Battles: Cavetroll vs. Goblin king

Another brickfilm superbly directed by the team of Brotherhood Workshop with this titanic fight between the Cave Troll (seen in the set LOTR 9473 The Mines of Moria) to the Goblin King (seen in The Hobbit set 79010 The Goblin King Battle).

You can even choose the winner of the fight with two possible endings ... It's up to you.

15/03/2013 - 10:25 LEGO Star Wars

Some of you already know it, but I talk about it quickly here, just to say good things about LEGO from time to time: The Planet Series sets are now delivered in blister packs, at least by amazon (see photo below taken by me).

And that's a good thing, it prevents the hulls of the planets from being scratched during transport, as was the case in my case with the first two series.

I'm not sure if these sets are also in blister packs at toy stores or the LEGO Store, but I'm sure some of you can give us that info in the comments.

Find series 3 and 4 currently on sale on pricevortex.com. series 1 and 2 are currently on sale at amazon.it...

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15/03/2013 - 10:07 Lego news

Comics and Artists

And it is because Nicolas Forsans (Muttpop) allowed us in 2012 to obtain a French (and collector's) version of the book "The Cult of LEGO", which became for the occasion "LEGO Culture", that I support his current project which should delight comic book fans. And it's also because he is a nice guy, passionate and serious.

With "Comics and Artists", French version of the reference book" Leaping Tall Buildings ", we will finally be able to put faces to the names we all remember.
We've seen (or read) them hundreds of times at the start of every episode of the adventures of our favorite heroes in Strange or Spidey: Stan Lee, Franck Miller, Jack Kirby, Jim Lee, Steve Ditko and many more. These names resonate in the ears of comic book fans.

This 240-page book brings together 50 portraits written by Christopher Irving and illustrated by photographer Seth Kushner. What to discover behind the scenes and to know a little more about those who created all these characters who have since become heroes of popular films or animated series.

This book is also a very nice gift to offer: You must have a comic book fan around you. Think about it even if you yourself are not a fan of the topic discussed ...

As LEGO Culture, it's happening at Ulule and the Collector's edition project (600 copies, Gucci finish) will only be funded if at least € 7 is collected before April 000, 17. It's on track and if you are a fan of comics, this project should not leave you indifferent.

To find out more about the content of the book, the progress of the operation and make your contribution to this project, you can use the widget below.

14/03/2013 - 16:55 Lego news

LEGO Star Wars The Yoda Chronicles: 75018 JEK-14's Stealth Starfighter

It's John McCormack (Creative Manager for the IP Novelty Development Team), the guy in charge of the multimedia aspect on The Yoda Chronicles (Web, pubs, teasers, etc ...) who gives some info about the mini series of 3 30-minute episodes which will be broadcast soon in an interview published in the latest American LEGO Club Magazine (to read here).

We learn by reading between the lines that the set 75018 JEK-14's Stealth Starfighter will probably be the one and only derivative of this mini-series developed in collaboration with Lucasfilm, which also seems to confirm Jens Kronvold Frederiksen (Creative Lead on LEGO Star Wars), the big boss of the LEGO Star Wars range in another interview published on the LEGO Club website (to read here), mentioning only this set is the four minifigs it contains.

John McCormack promises tons of web content relating to The Yoda Chronicles universe, secrets to reveal and talks about the collaboration of Killer Minnow, a creative studio that has already worked on multimedia content for the Monster Fighters range or on web episodes for the LEGO Star Wars range. Michael Price, screenwriter of blockbuster animated short films The Padawan Threat et  The Empire Strikes Out is also adventure.

14/03/2013 - 13:29 Shopping

LEGO Star Wars Super Pack 66449

Louis informs me by email that he found the Super Pack 66449 containing the sets 75014 Battle of Hoth, 75003 A-Wing Starfighter et 75000 Clone Troopers vs. Droideka Battle Pack (I.e. 11 minifigs in total) at Toys R Us in La Défense for the modest sum of 84.99 €.

Note that this set is also available at the same price on the merchant's website at this address: Lego Star Wars New 2013 - 3 in 1 Super Pack 66449.