BrickBob Studpants

Wasn‘t it the same guy who claimed last year‘s swamp speeder would come with Bly? If so, we can safely ignore him.

Mtdbricks is teasing some Marvel news in his IG story Fingers crossed for some interesting details!

Correct me if I’m wrong, but as far as I’m aware none of the established leakers have said anything about the set other than Young Leia being included. I believe the „buildable creature“ rumour comes from a semi-reliable source, but none of the other details have been corroborated

Exactly. There is a clear difference between a rumour and baseless speculation Taking at closer look at the pictures, I have to say I quite like these sets, definitely more than some of the previous ones!

The two buildable NWH figures were revealed, and I think they look decent for what they are! GG looks a bit too green though, as silly as it sounds Too uniformily green

Wow, I got excited when I saw the "hot" tag and thought we had some news, but instead it's just ...whatever this is Can we go back to discussing the actual sets we're getting this year?

Sure, but if that‘s the benchmark, not even a yearly CMF would be able to help all that much And the shopkeepers are better served with appearances in sets featuring those shops For this reason, I‘m much happier with the D&D CMF series than I would‘ve been with an AC one this year. We will get all the relevant characters in time Maybe they‘ll start putting more than two minifigs in sets once they have a solid catalogue of headpieces they can repurpose!

I wouldn‘t say no to such a series, but I also don‘t think it‘s really necessary. The theme seems to have a decent budget, so they should be able to introduce quite a few new head pieces each year without having to rely on a CMF series

I don‘t see how Caped Crusader is relevant here. This year‘s sets are based on BTAS, and BCC doesn‘t even have a confirmed release date yet

This being the Internet, not sure if you’re being sarcastic or not, but if not: Yes, go pester some poor employees with requests and annoy them into compliance, that‘ll work They will surely pour countless resources into a dying theme just to appease some online complainers Seriously though, that’s not gonna work. Requesting a specific set for a highly successful theme and asking for a theme in a downward spiral to be revitalised are two very different things. If you want the DC theme to continue, it’s simple: Vote with your wallets. Support the theme by buying the few sets we are getting!

No idea what‘s going on. @Falconfan1414 has been silent for weeks and deleted all his recent leaks and @Brick Clicker also hasn‘t posted a news video in a while. Hopefully it‘s just a bit of a draught! Not that the leakers owe us anything, but we need something to discuss This month has been unusually light on news, for any theme!

You can find the information in the main Minecraft thread: Too bad the Minecraft threads never get pinned, but there is sadly too little discussion going on

The 1999 Maul head had lots of misprints though. One of mine looks derpy and the other has no yellow print in his eyes, just white As goofy as the grinning one was, at least it had no (or at least way fewer) misprints!

I appreciate they‘re compatible, but kinda weird that this was one of the deciding factors for the Sorting Hat‘s scale when the maxifigs aren‘t even available anymore Not complaining though, it‘s more like a nice bonus feature since the hat works well on its own!

Finally some consistency with the eyes! Fingers crossed Saw leaks next!!

I think the Venator is a good example of how to handle future UCS sets: have the popular character(s) as timed exclusives and keep the minor ones exclusive as a nice incentive for collectors. That way, most people should be happy I actually prefer this over having downgraded versions in cheaper sets as they sometimes did before. Minifigs should stay consistent between sets IMO!

I know, that‘s why I said „most places“ The Netherlands were also the first country in Europe to receive D+, if I recall correctly! You guys must have different laws However, this further proves my point: two years later, and „Max“ still hasn‘t expanded much. D+ didn‘t take that long! But what can you expect from a company run by Mr „Honey Boo Boo“ While I‘m kinda sick of the preferential treatment PS and CoS are getting from TLG, I’d welcome the new Great Hall being PS-based with open arms IF they included Prof Vector and the troll Not saying I wouldn‘t like the set if those two elements were to be missing, but that‘s probably the best they could do to make it interesting for long-term fans. Purely in terms of characters, I mean! The build itself will undoubtedly be great given the size

That's why I said "for the most part" I haven't played the Arkham games and even *I* think what they did in the Suicide Squad game is downright insulting. That's the other issue. A show locked behind a streaming service won't do, it has to be something widely available!

20 to 40 sets within 2 years? There must a parallel universe where that’s realistic but it sure as sh*t ain’t this one I agree that new kid-friendly content is needed to get kids interested in DC again. DC has been catering to adult fans a lot in recent years with Joker, TSS, Peacemaker, and the recent KTJL game. Even The Batman was more geared towards an adult audience, so much so that having sets based on it was quite shocking after seeing the movie! Not saying that’s a bad thing as it paid off quite well for the most part (compared to 80% of the DCEU), but still, it doesn’t really translate to good set opportunities. Personally, I place my trust in Gunn. After he and his crew managed to turn the GotG into not only a successful trilogy, but also a merchandise juggernaut, I don’t see why he can’t do the same for DC I’m not expecting more than 3 sets for Superman Legacy, but if the DCU becomes popular, I anticipate more waves with comic-based stuff too!

It does look better on other pictures and in person though!

It’s included in two Monkie Kid sets plus the Lunar New Year restaurant

Two things are very likely: Maple being included. I don’t believe even for a second she’ll stay exlusive to that polybag It’s not 2014 anymore! A peach tree being featured. I highly doubt they coincidentally released a new moulded peach in the same year the AC theme gets introduced. Other than that, no idea! I hope for something KK-related though. Would be kinda weird not to have him in the first year!

With the much lower price and piece count, this has to be a different set. Either that or they completely redesigned it in the process! If it's not the survey leak set, I wouldn't expect any minifigs. This one has to be the spiritual successor to the large Frozen set from a couple years ago, so it's very likely a minidoll set, sad as that is Can't wait for those! Definitely the highlights this year, alongside the Snow White cottage

These two are definitely the highlights this summer! I hope the Great Hall gives us a brand-new interior plus Prof Vector and/or a new Lockhart variant with the BTS hairpiece! Since the Durmstrang ship is already confirmed to feature Karkaroff and Crouch and the March wave has so many cool animals, I’ll be very lenient and declare 2024 the winner if they give us either two other new characters or a new character plus another new creature Shouldn’t be too hard!

Outrage over a cloth piece? Bit of an overdramatic reaction, no? Well, it’s the same group throwing hissy fits over helmet holes, so that tracks Granted, I’d also prefer it to be included, but it’s hardly the end of the world if it isn’t. At least the figure is no longer exclusive to the Venator, which is great!