BrickBob Studpants

That‘s awesome, congrats! I had no idea that interns could work on sets, but (co-) designing polybags makes perfect sense for the time window! Must be quite special to see a set you conceptualised on shelves!

There's nothing exclusive about that minifig though. The torso has been used for Norman Osborn, Grandpa Joe, and Cornelius Fudge last year

We‘ll be getting another Technic Batmobile, this time the Tumbler yeayyyyyyyyy

Same! The 5 Ahsoka sets are among the strongest for any show or spin-off movie so far Call me easy to please, but if we get Rotta, Sigourney Weaver‘s character, a missing Mandoverse character like Carson Teva, and Captain Enoch this year, I‘ll already be a happy camper ^^

They could easily release a DADA classroom set in the same style as the cauldron, i.e., a foldable Boggart cabinet Granted, a cabinet is not as immediately recognisable as a cauldron, but the movie design is pretty unique (and that tracking shot is chef‘s kiss).

Pictures of Sauron‘s helmet are out there! Looks awesome!

Indeed. I think one of the issues is that POTC Icons sets, if they continue, are prone to be ships, which could lead to some self-cannibalism since D2C sets have longer lifespans ^^ A bi-yearly schedule might make more sense financially, even though I definitely would‘ve preferred a Flying Dutchman set this year already

Polybags (or paper bags now) rarely introduce new prints. The only one that did so in the last like 5 years was the Maple polybag two years ago I‘d rather they have Boggart Snape in an actual set so they can give him a proper new hat

I distinctly remember that too. Fun times Kinda funny how there are now AFOLs that never even knew the old shades of grey and brown from their childhoods. Feel old yet?

I wonder if we even get a regular August wave this year. After all, the March wave is much larger than usual with 8 rather than ~3 sets, and the May and June waves are also rather substantial thanks to M&G, plus there‘s that weird 14+ set in July And if Ahsoka S2 gets a similar release schedules as S1, there might be a September wave again.

According to @a_clay_brick, some of the Pokémon sets should be revealed this month, which makes sense considering the first wave‘s release date. However, he also implies there could be minifigs How would that work? Do the three 18+ sets come with random trainers?

A picture of the polybag / paper bag is out there! No Dumbledore minifig, but it‘s nice to get baby Fawkes, the Sorting Hat, and the Sword of Gryffindor in a really cheap set ^^

A picture of the polybag /paper bag can be found in the usual places. Nothing to write home about, but it is nice to get two minifigs in such a cheap set!

A picture of the Anti-Venom polybag / paper bag is out there, and I have to say, it‘s rare a set makes me laugh out loud That Anti-Venom variant is hilarious!

How so? You may prefer yellow minifigs for aesthetic reasons or nostalgia, but that doesn‘t make minifigs with realistic skintones useless Unless you have a giant LEGO city on display where a mix of minifigs would look weird, of course. Also, I haven‘t heard the term „fleshie“ in a while. After more than 20 years, they‘ve been normalised to a degree it‘s weird for me to think back to the times before they existed I still remember the heated discussions back in the day. Speaking of which: Time for a (potentially) unpopular opinion of mine! I despise the old greys and brown because they look as if they came pre-yellowed. Their post-2003 counterparts are so much better in my eyes

I think I‘ve brought it up before, but we have a saying in German that can best be translated with „the condemned live longer“. We all like to poke fun at the demise of the DC (or rather Batman) theme on a regular basis, me included, but they may still have a surprise or two for us in store. It‘s really hard not to be cynical about it, but miracles like Arkham do still happen What I’m saying is that the era of Soup may not be over yet! It most likely is, but still, there is hope.

The only rumour we have so far is that the D2C set might be a new Helicarrier and that one of the other June sets is supposedly a Batman set. No reliable leaker has backed it up yet though, so take it with a grain of salt. Not sure what smartbricks have to do with D2C rumours

I assume you looked it up on Brickset? If so, is there a way to factor in duplicates? According to Brickset, I have 1406 SW minifigs, but when looking at smaller themes, I think that‘s „only“ the unique minifigs, ignoring the duplicates.

That’s fairly realistic, sadly. Though at this point, a Batman set that comes with any character beside Batsy himself can already be considered a win

The same source claims the D2C set is a Helicarrier, and the Batman set is one of the other three. No reliable leaker has commented on the matter as far as I‘m aware, so take it with a grain of salt

Well, yeah. Licensed sets have a built-in fanbase, whereas in-house themes either need a huge marketing push or have to stand out enough on shelves to compete, so it's an uphill battle by default. At least for action themes like Hidden Side, Monkie Kid, and Dreamzzz. Themes like City or Friends are recognisable because of how universal their concepts are There are no rumours yet, but fingers crossed for a new in-house theme to replace Dreamzzz next summer! (unless there'll be another wave after all)

Exactly. People immediately interpreted that as "ZOMG another modular DC set is coming!!" when it may just as well be a different Marvel D2C (like the rumoured Helicarrier) or a Batmobile

I hope all five arcs get represented in the wave, but that's gonna be tricky when Drum Island already has two out of the six sets dedicated to it Minifig-wise, the only ones that are guaranteed to appear are Chopper and Wapol, but I hope for as many as possible! The first wave did a great job with that, honoring the missing pirate minifigs on the wanted posters at least. Fingers crossed they'll do it again!

My apologies, I wasn't sure how long ago you've joined our noble cause Or maybe it's another M&G set after all! I wouldn't mind that As long as it's a playset with something new, it's all good in my book!

Another one successfully brainwashed to fight for our glorious cause! ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US Can‘t wait for 75458 to be revealed as a boring remake or another Clone set Or a buildable figure, if we‘re particularly unlucky.