There’s a cool new LEGO Marvel set coming out in April called Spider-Man versus Venom and Iron Venom (40454). What’s interesting about this set is that it is symbiote-centric as it includes minifigures of Spider-Man, Venom, Iron Venom, and a new character in minifigure form called Pork Grind. The set consists of 63 pieces and retails for $14.99. Marvel movie fans will love this action-packed playset with popular superhero characters and a supercool vehicle. The 4 LEGO® Marvel minifigures include the amazing Spider-Man, plus 3 awesome villains – Venom, Pork Grind and Iron Venom. The bad guys race around causing chaos in the Venom buggy. Spider-Man and Iron Venom are armed with power blasts – and Pork Grind has 2 hotdogs! • Includes 4 minifigures – Spider-Man, Venom, Pork Grind and Iron Venom – and a buildable, 4-wheel buggy.• Accessories include Spider-Man’s and Iron Venom’s power blasts and Pork Grind’s 2...

In the writings of A. A. Milne, the Hundred Acre Wood is home to many beloved characters. LEGO  invites us all to visit these childhood friends in LEGO Ideas 21326 Winnie the Pooh. Based on an idea submitted by fan Ben Alder in March of 2019, this set will be available to LEGO VIP members starting March 18, with general availability following on April 1st. For US $99.99 | CAN $139.99 | UK £89.99 you’ll get Pooh’s home and five exclusive minifigures. Read along as we look for honey-dipped surprises, keeping a watchful eye out for any stray Heffalumps. (Spoiler alert: There are no Heffalumps in this set.) The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews. The box and contents The packaging for this set follows the “Adult Collector” theme. That means a minimalist black...

Ever wanted to see your kid on that famous LEGO ad from 1981? Now you can, says the company, thanks to a new ad campaign. This coming Monday, March 8, is International Women’s Day, and to mark the occasion The LEGO Company is launching a new ad campaign focusing on young female builders. Based on LEGO’s iconic “What it is is beautiful” advertisement from 1981 featuring a young girl proudly holding her creation, the new campaign will let fans see themselves in a similar advertisement. While the campaign website isn’t live at the time of writing, LEGO says it will allow parents to submit images of their children holding their designs, along with a few keywords, and the website will then generate a unique poster based on the image that will be emailed back. Here are a few example posters that LEGO is showing, along with the original 1981 poster. Here’s...

Sometimes you don’t have to understand exactly what you’re looking at to appreciate how awesome it is, and how well-built it is. This LEGO creation by Bart De Dobbelaer is called the Glarburg Horror, and I think it fits into that category. Bart’s written a short story on this Lovecraftian monstrosity, but I’m afraid I’m still no closer to figuring it out. Nevertheless, I like the repetitious use of elements on the “creature” to create an unnerving texture. Meanwhile, the broken stone columns have an almost technological feeling, while the whole scene is subtly overgrown with sickly black shoots made mostly of connected droid arms. The post The unknown horror appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Chris (TBB Managing Editor)

One of the things I love about writing for The Brothers Brick is that I learn something new with every article. For instance, I never knew the ghosts from the arcade game Pac-Man had names. Apparently, they do. In this creation by Mikael Montelius Inky and Blinky are featured. Inky is the blue one, Blinky the red one. Somehow LEGO is a great medium to make 2D Arcade Games come to life. One of the things that always amazes me is how perfectly the 2×2 curved slopes fit together to make a (half) circle. These pieces are used to create not only Inky and Blinky, but also our beloved hero Pac-Man. I’m also a fan of the use of dark blue and black tiles to create the maze on the floor of this creation. The post Keep out Inky and Blinky appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Bart...