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3 Batmobiles in the same wave is insane lmao, I guess it makes sense to have them on shelves at the same time as the game. The Pattinson Batmobile was the most prominent in the trailer so that seems like a lock, although it would be weird to release one in 2026 and another in 2027 as a movie tie-in, assuming it keeps the same design. I know it's probably unrealistic to expect this since the $100+ Val Kilmer Batmobile is still on shelves, but I'd like to see a regular minifig-scale one too (with Robin this time.) At least they've gone back down to a reasonable price though, the increases with the B:TAS version and recent Tumbler were getting ridiculous.

This image implies that it does have a unique reaction when placed on top of a specific printed tile (see the front of the helicopter), so maybe not all of the sets will need to include the brick itself. Although I'm sure any set that does include a smart tile will inevitably have an extra $10-20 added to the price.

Half of all 2026 seems way too excessive, I doubt they would commit that strongly to something that hasn't been a proven success. Unless there's an initial 'starter pack' type set and each regular set comes with some sort of RFID piece that could connect to it and achieve a unique reaction.

Mario had a cmf(?) series with buildable enemies on small environment stands. Having multiple blind box series similar to that approach could be a decent affordable way to fill out the roster and supplement the mainline sets. Spotted my man Drilbur, plz lego

Are there any long-standing minifig parts that deserve an update? I'd like to see Lego take another shot at the Chewbacca mold, something about the current one has always looked a little off to me. Honestly his Solo movie version might still be the best in terms of silhouette. Plus old Ben Kenobi has been using the same default male hair piece since 1999, it looks almost anachronistic next to the newer Luke, Han, and Leia minifigs. I think Luthen's hair in grey might work for him.

The Bruce Wayne polybag seems like a decent opportunity to use some prints that have mostly been in more expensive sets. I'm hoping for the Paul Atreides/Lucius Malfoy head piece and the recent pinstripe suit torso Please, anything but the same Kaz/Draco/Happy Hogan/Shang-Chi head they've been using for every Batman minifig. It was pretty disappointing that they chose his JRJr Rebirth look for the 2019 Batcave, I'd honestly say that the only genuinely good comic Two-Face came out nearly 20 years ago, definitely hoping for the black/white suit to return soon. In another round of Endgame Final Battle™ sets, of course.

I finally found the Brave New World set for a decent price. Gotta say, I'm really not a fan of the bulky brick-built wings they gave to Sam and Joaquin. The wing piece from the CMF had a much better silhouette, I hope they bring it back for Cap/Falcon's next appearances. I was planning on using this one for Riri Williams but unfortunately it looks like it wouldn't cover an alternate face. +1 for Minifig Scan Avoid Bricksearch, it isn't 100% reliable and will eventually ask you to pay a subscription fee.

Yeah, it seems really bad at the moment. Maybe there should be a 24-hour restriction on new accounts creating new topics, that might mitigate it a little.

For $650 it'd better include the entire National Dex lmao

Crazy how well the new Spider-Gwen alternate face works for Supergirl's actress It looks like Lanterns is going to be TV-MA, so maybe we won't be getting any live-action GL minifigs/sets for the time being. I'd say Titans Tower is at least the 3rd or 4th most iconic DC building for anyone Gen-Z and younger due to the popularity of both Teen Titans '03 & TTG.

As much as I don't care for the idea of smart brick integration or the recent abundance of buildable characters, I think they would go quite well together. A 1:1 scale Babu Frik that just randomly mumbles unintelligible sentences at you would be one of the better gimmick sets.

Kevin Feige has confirmed that there will be scenes in Doomsday with the Earth-199999 heroes in the Baxter Building, so I'm hoping for a set to come later in 2026, maybe around the size of the 2020 Avengers Tower. It's also possible that one of the Brand New Day sets is a building made to be compatible with the rest of the street sets, considering they're already a mix of several different universes. A playset Daily Bugle seems like the most likely comic-based building though, since the D2C version just retired, and there are plenty of minifigures they could re-use. I'd hesitate to say that any large-scale DC set is really a lock, especially if it isn't based on Batman.

I agree, as much as I've found Mega Construx's execution of the Pokémon themselves to be a little hit or miss, I do appreciate the variety of generations they're willing to depict. Something like this would be my ideal approach for smaller sets, little habitat/location builds with a mix of various Pokémon -

I could see a boycott in opposition to the pricing of the smart brick sets being far more successful than the recent wave, since the clone bros wouldn't be interested, kids may be priced out, and most OT fans likely already have versions of the vehicles and characters if they've been collecting for 5+ years. Integrating technology into Lego doesn't ever seem necessary to me, even light & sound bricks just come across as gimmicky. Do you mean an agreement that would force a limit on how many Andor sets they could make? I don't see how that would benefit either company.

Undoubtedly one will be Pikachu, but I could see the larger one being all three Kanto starters. It would be a shame if they solely aim this theme at an 18+ audience though.

Considering most mechs have a 6+ age rating, I don't think either of the $30 sets will be mech dual packs, no 4+ sets either, thankfully. If the default assumption is that all of these are Batman sets, I'll predict/hope that Ivy, Catwoman, and Riddler will probably be reused from Arkham, likely Robin as well. Seeing as this wave does come out a few months before the Supergirl movie, I could see them throwing in a random Supergirl figure flying alongside a Bat-Copter or something, if they don't want to make an actual movie tie-in. Does the 2023 set not count as a Burton Batmobile?

That's fair, I do wish they would go back to 16 figures for each CMF series, especially the licensed ones. Something about Lego's attitude towards minifigures has definitely shifted since 2020, seemingly across most themes, unfortunately. Some of the choices were definitely frustrating when considering literally any of the other potential characters they could have included, I imagine the Werewolf, Cyborg, and Sun-Spider aren't going to be super desirable overall, maybe the Cowboy will have some appeal outside of Spider-Man fans. Fortunately I don't think anyone from this series will be hit by scalpers as badly as the Dragonborn Paladin or Wolfpack Beastmaster from the previous CMFs, those were near-impossible to find for me.

What line did Lego cross here, exactly? Hate to break it to you, but the 1978 Police Officer is no longer with us, how do you think Spider-Punk earned his blue laces?

The Fox X-Men featuring in Doomsday and Secret Wars probably reduces the chances of more animated/comic X-Men sets unfortunately. I'd imagine the next X-Jet would use the live-action team instead, and Miguel is supposed to be coming with a Miles Mech in January next year, the designs haven't been specifically confirmed but it seems probable that they'll be regular comic versions.

It looks like a decent collection of affordable staple characters, I'm just hoping at least one of the Spider-Man minifigs has dual-molded legs, they seem fairly inconsistent with including them at different price points. Are we really going to get symbiote versions of literally every character other than Black Suit Spidey?

I don't think the Brickverse thing is an actual subtheme or anything that will result in different sets being produced, it seems like more of a marketing thing like the 'She Built That' tagline on some of the Friends standees. Speaking of 'She Built That', I'm really hoping they include Ironheart's MK 4 or 5 suits it if they ever make one more Disney+ CMF series. The series was barely on my radar but there's something about Riri and her constant regrettable decisions that made her a really interesting lead to me.

I believe the last $100 ship was the Inquisitor Transport Scythe, and I could definitely see the Fondor being around the same size as that, with about 4 minifigs (Luthen, Kleya, Mon Mothma, Ronni Googe?)

If the battle pack does turn out to be the Maul Mandos vs. 332nd Troopers, I'm thinking the mech character may be Ahsoka to go alongside it. Din Djarin does seem like the most likely character to get a mech, although I'd assume it would include Grogu as well, and thus would be a little more expensive.

I think the Cad Bane set may be a bit larger than the previous 2-person duel sets, since the only build I could imagine it would include is the Mos Pelgo saloon. Maybe it includes a third figure like the deputy or the Weequay bartender. Including Cobb Vanth in Boba's armour would be fairly annoying though, especially if that's the only version of the character they ever make. Even though I'm part of the Commonwealth, there's something so whimsical and almost anachronistic about this sentence. I do feel like this movie will struggle with the general audience regardless, considering most people associate these characters and the New Republic/Imperial Remnant conflict with Disney Plus, as well as the inclusion of Filoni's Clone Wars/Rebels characters like in potentially main roles.