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Marvel LEGO Comic Book Sketch Variant Covers

August 27, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Marvel Universe: Avengers Assemble #1 Sketch Variant

For the past few months, we’ve been doing posts about some Marvel comic books that will be releasing in September to help promote the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game. These comic books will have variant covers that will feature characters as their LEGO counterparts. If you know anything about comic books, you’ll know that variant covers are priced higher than their standard cover versions. These variant versions will be going 1 in every 25 which means that for every regular issue the retailer orders, one copy will be of the variant variety. BleedingCool is reporting there will also be sketch variant covers for the Marvel comics as well. These covers are even rarer and will be around the 1 in every 100 copies or more. For example, the X-Men #5 sketch variant is going for at least $80 so it’ll get a bit costly if you’re trying to collect every single comic. If you’re a hardcore collector, check with your local comic book stores to see if they will be carrying any of these variant covers next month. I’ve called a few of the shops here in San Diego and they’re not sure if there will be enough demand for the regular copies of the comics to warrant any variant copies but we’ll see.

ALL NEW X-MEN #17
AVENGERS #21
AVENGERS A.I. #4
CAPTAIN AMERICA #12
DAREDEVIL #31
FANTASTIC FOUR #13
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #7
HAWKEYE #15
INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #14
INFINITY #3
IRON MAN #17
MARVEL UNIVERSE: AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #1
MIGHTY AVENGERS #1
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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Next-Gen Video Game Details

August 26, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Box Art

Digital Spy is reporting that the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game that will be coming out for the next generation systems will have absolutely no loading time, says TT Games Game Director Arthur Parsons. That’s right you future Playstation 4 and Xbox One owners, you will be able to play the game from one scene to the other without waiting. The reason is because the game will be reading off the hard drive and not the disc itself. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes will also be running at a full 1080dp which means crystal clear, smooth gameplay.

For those who are deciding to get the game on the next-gen systems, unfortunately you won’t be getting the Iron Patriot bonus minifigure. For those who are getting it on the PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii U, there’s still time to pre-order from Walmart and get the bonus minifig. The game is set to be released in October for current generation systems and by the end of the year for the next-gen systems.

New 2013 LEGO Minecraft Sets Shows Up in Copenhagen

August 26, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LekGodt.no has posted an image of them picking up the new 2013 LEGO Minecraft sets that have started to show up in LEGO Stores in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Village (21105) and the Nether (21106) will be available for purchase on September 1st and will retail for $34.99 each.

Update: Both sets are now available.

LEGO CUUSOO Ghostbusters Achieve 10000 Supporters

August 26, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The Ghostbusters project by TeeKay has become the second project based on the film this month to reach 10000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO. The project also becomes the 6th project to qualify for the 2013 Fall Review phase and joins the Female Minifigure Set, the ATLAS Mini Model, FTL: Faster Than Light, the Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary project, and Poptropica: Dr. Hare’s Lair for the Fall review.

TeeKay’s version of the project features Ecto-1 and the four Ghostbusters with accessories. Ghostbusters was started on January 12, 2012 and had been going steady but has been recently climbing up the ranks of supported projects on CUUSOO. This will also mark the first time that two projects with similar concept ideas will face off during the review stage joining Brent Waller’s Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary project. Both creators were respectful of each other’s projects and have even talked about combining the projects and splitting the royalties. LEGO CUUSOO Community Manager Tim Courtney also has chimed in:

This is a first for us – two very similar concepts based on an IP in one review batch. While we don’t know what the outcome will be in the review, we’re all really happy to see both of you showing such a collaborative and cooperative spirit throughout the process. You should be proud of your exemplary leadership in this creative community. Now, good luck on the home stretch, TeeKay!

There’s still a few more days before the Fall Review deadline and the Macross VF-1 Valkyrie also has a chance to … Continue

New LEGO Pirates Accessory Pack

August 24, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Our friends over at neoape.com is reporting a new LEGO Classic Pirates Accessory Pack has surfaced at LEGO brick and mortar stores as well as on Shop@Home when the site is updated. The accessory pack has 39 pieces and most likely retail for $14.99 like the current accessory packs. It contains 4 minifigures: Captain Brickbeard with a nautical map piece, a female pirate with a red and green parrot, and two male pirates. There’s also a treasure chest, a barrel, and a bright light orange crab. The last Pirate minifigure heavy pack was the LEGO Pirates Battle Pack (852747) from 2009. This accessory pack is a definite pickup if you’re looking to build an army of pirates.

LEGO Technic 2014 Sets Revealed

August 23, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

All About Bricks has reported there will be seven new LEGO Technic sets being released in 2014. There’s no further information about these new sets although there’s speculation on Technic Bricks about what kinds of kind of sets they are. They listed that there’s a trend going on where the lowest set number has been the smallest set of the wave and it would assume that the Twin-Rotor Helicopter (42020) would be the smallest one in the initial 2014 wave. Another thing that was speculated was that the two racer sets would be the pull-back variety. We’ll just have to wait a few more weeks to see the official images of the sets to get an idea what they are. What are your thoughts on the new first wave of the 2014 LEGO Technic sets?

Twin-Rotor Helicopter (42020)
Snowmobile (42021)
Hot Rod (42022)
Construction Crew (42023)
Container Truck (42024)
Black Champion Racer (42026)
Desert Racer (42027)

LEGO Winter Village Market (10235) Available For LEGO VIPs on Sept 16

August 22, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

GRogall on Eurobricks has reported that the LEGO Creator Expert Winter Village Market (10235) will be available early for LEGO VIP members on September 16th. The official release date of the set is October 1st but VIP members are allowed to purchase it early much like other LEGO exclusive sets. Now here’s the catch. If you purchase the set in September, you can get the FREE exclusive Mini Volkswagen T1 Camper Van (40079) with your purchase or you could wait until October when LEGO usually has the double VIP points promotion going on. The double VIP points isn’t confirmed for October yet for this year but LEGO has had the promotion in that month the past couple of years so it’s safe to assume that they will have it this year as well.

Update: The Winter Village Market is now available for purchase for LEGO VIP members.