I have not exactly been the staunchest supporter of the new-for-2014 LEGO Mixels theme, as the aesthetic and feel of the sets is just way, way outside of the box so far as my LEGO sensibilities go. That said, I’d be blind not to see how much passion and enthusiasm many collectors have for LEGO Mixels, so I’ve been on the lookout for LEGO Mixels Series 2 in the United States. I saw some online sellers in the United States selling the Series 2 Mixels LEGO sets earlier this week, so I figured it was time to check stores again. And sure enough, all of LEGO Mixels Series 2 has now been released in United States stores!

A few readers sent me in isolated reports of the Series 2 LEGO Mixels hitting Toys R Us stores, so my first thought this morning was to drive to the two Toys R Us stores located within an hour of me (which are, inconveniently enough, 45 minutes away from each other). To my dismay, both of those Toys R Us stores had ample LEGO Mixels Series 1 toys in-stock (Red, Yellow and Black Tribes), but zero sign of the much-anticipated LEGO Mixels Series 2 Orange, Blue and Brown Tribes.

Out of annoyance and frustration, I decided to head over to the closest LEGO Store. At a glance I didn’t think they’d received any of the LEGO Mixels toys either, but it turned out that there was a little trough next to the register containing their initial shipment of all nine new LEGO Series 2 Mixels figures!

The nine figures included in this second series are the LEGO Mixels Brown Fang Gang Tribe (Jawg, Gobba, Chomly), the LEGO Mixels Blue Frosticons Tribe (Flurr, Lunk, Slumbo), and the LEGO Mixels Orange Flexers Tribe (Kraw, Tentro, Balk). Ordinarily I’d be all over anything orange that LEGO puts out, but the designs of the Orange Mixels are a bit off-putting to me, making them my least favorite of the new characters being introduced for this summer wave.

There were multiples available at the store of all nine new Summer 2014 LEGO Mixels Wave 2 figures, so it doesn’t appear that any of the toys are going to be scarce or shortpacked (nor would I expect them to be).

The LEGO Mixels figures retain their original price-point of $4.99 for Series 2, and I wouldn’t expect Series 3 to raise that price either. Considering how popular and successful the LEGO Mixels theme has been thus far, however, I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see the MSRP to increase to $5.99 if the theme continues on into 2014.

So if you’re a LEGO Mixels collector, let the hunt begin! I can confirm that LEGO Stores are now receiving the LEGO Mixels Series 2 toys, and have also heard reports of Toys R Us receiving the Series 2 Mixels (though I have not seen them there yet myself). Other chains like Walmart and Target should start to receive the LEGO Mixels Brown, Blue and Orange Tribes by early June 2014.

Now that a fresh batch of nine new Mixels figures have been seen in the wild, are you going on the prowl for any of the new batch, LEGO fans?