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Lego conference room doesn't throw a red flag for anybody? Even with Darth Vader and Storm Troopers, wouldn't the set literally ONLY be for fig collectors wanting Tarkin? No child would excited about receiving a conference room lego set lol

Having bought the Knuckles set with a discount, I need to say, beyond the figs it truly is as bad a set as it looks. I feel like there are few sets that don't surprise me with fun building techniques or something, but this set has none ;_;.

This is all but confirmed by the actress and now the lego set leaks I believe. Yes, most comic readers know Wanda and Pietro have been retconned several times and I mentioned them with Ben Grimm because in the early 90s, when Marvel spiked in popularity, they were prominent. Regardless, you seem to be agreeing with me that "comic book heritages" can be pretty flexible and are also an opportunity for marginalized people. Genuine question: how many Jewish (or even middle-eastern) themed references/pieces/prints are there in Lego? I cant think of any because I follow SW and Marvel mostly but are there CMF or Aventure pieces from back in the day?

It's already been mentioned that Sabra would be agnostic of the anti-palestine revelation storyline from the comics, so the only unanswered question is, 'what's the point of sabra if not to include that moment?' Obviously to be an Israeli and Jewish superhero that those viewers can relate to. Before anyone screams Ben Grimm, there are plenty of Jewish superheroes that don't represent the readers the way characters like Sabra (and Ms Marvel for example) do. In fact, Quicksilver's and Wanda's Jewishness were removed from their characters. Timing is unfortunate with the crisis in the middle east and everyone being sensitive to the mere mention of the word Israel, but there's absolutely no reason this character can't exist without a correlation to the war. I sincerely hope they keep this character and do something productive with her, despite my feelings about real world events. I also hope that this set is far enough along and close enough to release that it isn't impacted by the extremely negative conversations happening all over lego social media. On another note, I was looking around at sets that had comparable figs and pieces and someone already posted the Black Panther set, but the Homecoming set is also similar and was amazing.Sadly, it was $40 on release, LOL

Remember that Cap 4 was in production throughout the writer strike so its likely the reshoots will correct some of the constraints put on the talent. I doubt Sabra would be removed at this point (simply having a Jewish person in the movie isnt offensive, come on now), but since Red Hulk is surely entirely CGI, there's probably not much reason to remove/update him either. If Red Hulk wasnt going to be a movie spoiler to the point they wouldn't bother hiding him in the Lego set, its safe to say he has a large role.

Is this from a reputable leaker? Sorry but a big fig, two sets of differently printed wings, and altogether 3 minifigs with inique printing is a red flag for me. That said, I could care less about the build if its real, its an instant buy. A 2nd set would be amazing if it turns out there's as much Hulky stuff in the movie as is rumored.

I genuinely cant imagine lego ever doing a ucs hall of armor. Are there existing UCS sets that are so blatantly about the minifigs? Like the Bugle and Tower have a lot of great figs but the build is still the centerpiece. A hall of armor would be truly about the minifigs included and I dont see that happening. Outside of the figs, the hall and the malibu house are pretty niche and undeserving of a UCS imo

Usually I dont buy into those kinds of leaks but I believe this one because: -its lego quality, a literal photo, and hasnt appeared on any customs/bootlegs since the leak, nor is there reason for anyone like firestar to be producing a quicksilver fig at the moment -Lego is FINALLY listening to what the fans want. We got the Avengers tower, a Spidey set specifically for the Lizard, the X-Jet, new Hulk bigfigs, Wasp, etc... Quicksilver and AoU sets are one of the few things I see requested often.

Wow this is really good! Hanging above your desk is a great idea, lol

They were posted here a few pages back but at the moment nobody really knows if they're legit. There's not really ANY new media other than Deadpool and Xmen95 coming out this summer, so given the leaks we've already had, it seems likely there'll be a few Xmen sets as well as the usual barrage of Spiderman stuff. Disney has been doing an excellent job of minimizing Sony-related tie ins so I don't expect we'll get anything related to the Madame Web-verse. If I had to guess, I'd say we might see a few extra Spider-girls/women and if we're lucky, a Deadpool, randomly inserted into Spiderman and Wolverine car sets. The only other Marvel set we're expecting is the X-mansion, and I think we're all hoping it's the $170 set if anything. Cap 4 and Thunderbolts sets are almost certainly postponed.

The people that care about specific Iron Man and Spider Man suits are about a niche as the people who want the MCU characters filled out. If comic sets are going to do well, theyre going to, as you said, each consist of Iron Man, Spider Man, Wolverine, or Captain America. I dont have a problem with the "Batman" approach of using those characters paired with D-list characters for the collectors, but I think in reality Lego knows these things will do best with TV or movie tie ins. We're basically at the mercy of whatever animated stuff is on Disney+ for a year or so.

I'm not going to get the blackbird but I hope it's a popular set. Everybody is talking about what could come in the next "set," but I think it doesn't matter- if Xmen95 is popular and the set sells semi-well, Xmen could be a Spidey-level sub theme and we could get plenty of sets.

Are these Jan 1 leaks? Or March? NGL other than the Lizard set, one thing or another keeps me from being interested. Never gonna join the mech gang, and $80 for a $40 Blackbird is unspeakable. I understand the hype for the characters but its funny that this is hyped but the Hoopty is considered so overpriced

The theme isn't what allows CMFs a bigger budget, it's that the profit on a $6 fig is MUCH higher than if it were even a $10 set stuffed with small pieces. IMO I think any Fortnite sets are going to be seriously subdued from what is available in the game- probably a bunch of cool new molds, but my guess would be a lot of missing leg prints.

I think all examples of "X's so and so" set names are part of the princess theme. I'd love some Tangled figs without shelling out $400 as well but I doubt this is it. Especially for a tower and a building for $60.

This. My kids call them Miles, Peter, and Gwen anyway. My daughter even calls Gwen Spider-girl, nobody is saying Ghost Spider lol. These sets are great though. My only complaint is that the previous HQ set, the big one, was double the price when I bought it a few years ago. Maybe Lego is correcting some of their prices now? It sure seems like the Marvel and HP set reveals are much more reasonable.

You all are conveniently forgetting about an extremely well selling lego theme based on an extremely popular franchise of sequel worthy stories featuring blue aliens. Those sets are probably November 2024 based on the next sequels Dec release date.

Its sad that Marvels didnt get a little more toy love. It doesnt stand out to me as a huge merchandisable movie but it sure seems like Marvel anticipated it not getting much love, and I'd bet anything that was due in part to the baclash Brie/women-led movies have gotten. I thought it was great and definitely one of my fav Multiverse saga movies. I'd probably put it in my top 3-4. It's sad we didnt get a Dar Benn minifig. Looks like Lego is slowly going back to fill the missing figs when they can but who wants to wait 5 years for a Modok or Dar Benn

Tbf the Enchanted Treehouse is probably the best princess set of all time

Not sure if all Targets have the same discount but mine had Hoopty for 20% off yesterday. I stacked it with some other discounts and got it to $60. I actually ended up paying about $15 after using target savings, etc... It's actually a really good set. Much bigger than it looks. Verh swooshable and the exterior of the ship looks great and was a blast to build. My only real gripe is the Kamala fig has reg legs and no mask. Cap Marvel appears to have a new face print? I def recommend the set if you can find it $60 or less, that's what I'd probably price it at.

I agree with you but the reason is definitely to allow kids to get those characters without devaluing the secondary market. Examples being Drax from Marvel and Emperor Palpatine from SW. A Princess/Disney calender would be awesome if it wasn't padded with junk like most of the other calendars. IMO there's zero chance it's minifigs though, and I think the leak lists more figs/dolls than typicaly come in a calendar anyway. I'm a little skeptical of it's legitimacy being it's a literal year away from release.

I mean the reworking of Daredevil from ground up could imply really anything but press was pretty clear from the beginning of production that DD is intended to be for a wider audience than the netflix show was. I very much doubt Marvel allows one of its tentpole IPs to be fenced off by R/MA rating. Remember not being MA doesnt automatically mean G, and the netflix shows happened because Marvel wasnt going to use those heroes and could make a buck off of them. There's just not really any reason for Daredevil to fill that content space for Marvel/Disney anymore if kids are interested in the hero/toys (Shehulk indicates that Marvel believes they are). There are plenty of opportunities for darker/violent content, like Echo, Blade, etc... I think silver-age Daredevil, more colorful and interesting than brooding, fits what Marvel is doing a lot better than retellings of the dark Frank Miller styled stuff. Edit: my point is that Disney wont miss out on marketing Daredevil to kids and Lego included... I dont think theyd allow DD an unfavorable age rating just based on that alone, and I dont think Echo's rating really has much to do with it despite sharing a few characters. Kingpin was also in Hawkeye and likely less violent.

Disney didnt say that, that was spread around by "insiders." Disney's response to Peter Dinklage's comments are here: https://www.google.com/amp/s/variety.com/2022/film/news/disney-responds-peter-dinklage-snow-white-outrage-1235163195/amp/

I don't think this was ever the case. Rumor mill has been insane around the movie because of the casting backlash but I don't believe anyone at Disney ever confirmed using magical creatures, using or not using little people, etc... The seven dwarves are a HUGE IP for Disney, they still appear frequently in marketing live shows, etc... I think we can all take a breath that the movie will be semi-faithful and if any changes are made it'll be out of a desire to be respectful to real little persons. Merchandising will almost certainly be the same.

The AoU finale is the obvious choice for a new "moments" set, and checks a lot of boxes for a lot of lego collectors. I wouldnt be surprised if Quicksilver appears in a random set a la Iron Man armory/Whiplash however.