LEGO Marvel Video Game & Iron Patriot Minifigure Released!

LEGO Marvel Video Game Box Cover (PS3 Version)

For a decade Marvel fans have had to glare jealously as other franchises like Batman, Star Wars and Indiana Jones got video games. But all of that built-up bitterness came to a screeching halt today, as the long-awaited and hotly-anticipated LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game was released today for most video game consoles! I picked up my copy of the LEGO Marvel video game this morning, along with the exclusive LEGO Iron Patriot minifigure. Thus far, I’m bursting with satisfaction with both items…

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Exclusive LEGO Iron Patriot Minifigure with Video Game Pre-Orders!

LEGO Iron Patriot Minifigure Exclusive with LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Pre-Order

Ever since we saw the LEGO Iron Man 3 sets revealed months ago, fans have been asking non-stop: “Where’s the Iron Patriot Minifigure?!” Many feared the worst: that the Iron Patriot LEGO Minifigure would end up as a hard to get and expensive store or convention exclusive. It turns out that those fears were warranted: the Iron Man 3 LEGO Iron Patriot Minifigure is in fact going to be a store exclusive requiring a LEGO video game purchase…

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May 2013 LEGO Store Calendar: Free Minifigure Promos, Events & More

LEGO Store Promotions Calendar for 5 2013

I dropped by my local LEGO Store this morning in hopes of discovering that LEGO Minifigures Series 10 had been released early, but alas, that was not to be. However, the trip wasn’t a total loss, as I saw that the May 2013 LEGO Store calendar was out! Not only does it confirm that the LEGO Star Wars May the 4th Exclusive is a Han Solo (Hoth) Minifigure, but it reveals another free minifigure promotion for next month, along with every other event schedules to go on over at the LEGO Store…

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LEGO Iron Man 3 Malibu Mansion Attack 76007 2013 Set Revealed!

LEGO Iron Man Malibu Mansion Attack 76007 Summer 2013 Sets

Yesterday I talked about two of the three LEGO Iron Man 3 sets coming out in March, and today I’m back to finish the job. The LEGO Iron Man Malibu Mansion Attack 76007 summer 2013 set is the largest of the LEGO Iron Man 3 movie sets, the most expensive, and includes the most minifigures. That said, even this LEGO Marvel Superheroes set is a long way from flawless…

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LEGO Iron Man Extremis Sea Port Battle 76006 Coming in Spring 2013!

LEGO Marvel Superheroes 2013 Iron Man Extremis Sea Port Battle Boat

Earlier I talked about the upcoming LEGO Iron Man vs. The Mandarin: The Ultimate Showdown set, and while I wasn’t crazy about that set, this next LEGO Iron Man 3 set is more to my liking: the LEGO Iron Man Extremis Sea Port Battle 76006. If you’re looking forward to having your own LEGO War Machine minifigure, you’ll be picking up this set–because it’s the only known set in 2013 War Machine is coming in…

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LEGO Iron Man vs. The Mandarin: Ultimate Showdown 76008 2013 Set!

LEGO Marvel Superheroes 2013 Iron Man vs. The Mandarin Ultimate Showdown 76008 Box

We’re still a couple days away from the 2013 Toy Fair in New York City, but more photos of spring and summer 2013 LEGO sets leak out daily. Today all three sets that make up the LEGO Iron Man 3 movie theme have manifested, spoiling LEGO’s surprise for the show (but making a lot of LEGO fans happy a few days early). I’ll discuss all three LEGO Marvel Superheroes 2013 Iron Man 3 sets, and so as to save the best for last, I’ll start with the worst for first: the LEGO Iron Man vs. The Mandarin Ultimate Showdown 76008…

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