New images of the two thematic packs of "recycled" minifigs are available from GRogall. We discover a little better the content of these two sets.

The and 850486 Rock Band which contains the rapper from series 3 of collectible minifigs with here a cap and microphone, the Punk Rocker from series 4 with green hair and the Rock Girl from series 7 with black hair and black and white costume is on sale on Bricklink for less than 25 €.

The and 850487 Monster Fighters Halloween Set which contains the witch on her broom from series 2, the zombie from series 1 with a brown suit, his suitcase and his walkie talkie, as well as the fluorescent ghost with his chain is also on sale on Bricklink for around € 23.

Superb realization of The Penguin (see his Brickshelf gallery) with this custom Bane based on the Hulk figurine from the set 6868 Hulk's Helicarrier Breakout.

The idea is excellent and the result is really convincing. Bane is thus a little more impressive than the two minifigs that we already know, the one dating from 2007 in the set. 7787 The Bat-Tank: The Riddler and Bane's Hideout and that of 2012 in the set 6860 The Batcave.

Even so, I remain a staunch supporter of the classic minifigure, and although for some characters the realism requires a figure of a larger size than that of the standard minifig, the Hulk is a great example, I would prefer that LEGO is confined to animals with this type of figurine (Wampa, Rancor, etc ...) and keeps the minifig format for the characters, too bad for realism ... 

(Thanks to Poyou for his email)

The Star Wars panel held during Celebration VI will not have revealed much, but the last slide presented confirms the list of sets for early 2013 that JediNews gave us a few days ago.

A Visual Dictionary with an exclusive new minifigure is planned for 2014, and a new video game based on the LEGO Star Wars license is currently under development.

No image of the new sets was revealed during this panel.

Here is the final list communicated by CVIBountyHunter in Rebelscum :

System 2013 range:

The Old Republic Battle Pack (2 x Sith Troopers & 2 x Clones Republic Troopers)
Clone Troopers vs Droidekas Battle Pack (Sniper Droidekas)
A-Wing with the minifigs of Admiral Ackbar, Han Solo and an A-Wing Pilot
AT-RT with Yoda's minifigs, a Clone Trooper and an Assassin Droid
Z-95 Headhunter with the minifigs of Pong Krell and two Clone Troopers
The Rancor Pit (revealed at San Diego Comic Con)

Planet Series 3:

Kamino with an R4-P17 Astromech Droid and a Jedi Starfighter
Coruscant with a Clone Republic Trooper Pilot and a Republic Assault Striker
Asteroid with a TIE Bomber and a TIE Pilot

Here are three new key rings in the LEGO Lord of the Rings range offered by an eBay seller (which also offers a pack of magnets with Frodo, Samwise Gamgee and a Ringwraith). We find Gandalf the Gray, Gimli and a Mordor Orc that some will probably buy in volume to build an army at a lower cost.

The animated series Star Wars Detours, in gestation of then 2009, was finally unveiled in images during Celebration VI.

On the menu, a comedy series with the writing of big names who have worked on The Simpsons, Family Guy, SpongeBob or Battlestar Galactica and you will understand it after watching this trailer, Seth Green and Matthew Senreich (Robot Chicken ) who are also in the game.

As far as we're concerned, I'm already worried about seeing LEGO release a Star Wars Detours range filled with chibi-minifigs with big head intended for the youngest ...

Two other clips are available on Star Wars YouTube channel.

http://youtu.be/-yRNXFhboBI