About a year ago, I shared my review the 1989 Batmobile (76139). That has always been my favorite version of Batman’s ride. Incidentally, Batman is my favorite comic book hero. Tim Burton’s film featuring the car will always hold a special place in my memories. It was the movie that really started my Dark Knight fandom. Consequently, when the LEGO®
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With 2020 firmly behind us, I thought we would take a moment to reflect on some of the highlights of the year. It certainly was one for books. However, despite pandemics, politics, and environmental disasters, it was not all bad. For LEGO® collectors, there were many great moments. For my look back, I decided to reflect on my top 10
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The new year is almost here! As many LEGO® fans know, this also means more January 2021 sets. We have already reported on many of the upcoming sets through our winter 2021 coverage. However, since writing up the summaries of each theme, the LEGO® Group added a few odds and ends. I have summarized them for you below with official
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It is Batman Day 2020 and the LEGO® Group is celebrating with a new set announcement. Last year we got the 1989 Batmobile. Today we learn the 1989 Batwing is coming soon. Incidentally, as a kid I knew of Batman well before 1989. However, it was Tim Burton’s film from that year that really turned me into a fan. The
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Minifigure Monday is a weekly celebration of LEGO® characters through art. This week, I am offering an Aquaman Movie coloring page free for download. The picture I drew is based on the Minifigure seen in the Battle of Atlantis set (76085). In turn, the set and Minifigure were inspired by the Justice League movie and Jason Momoa’s portrayal of Aquaman.
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Minifigure Monday is a weekly celebration of LEGO® characters through art. This week, I have been coloring again. My subject was a classic Aquaman coloring page I created years ago. It features a simple front view of the Minifigure from LEGO® Dimensions. However, the character also appeared in two sets. The first was Arctic Batman VS Mr. Freeze: Aquaman on Ice
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Minifigure Monday is a weekly celebration of Minifigures through art… well it is mostly weekly… Recently, I have been thinking about tweaking the way that I run Minfigure Monday and coloring pages. I have been grappling with people stealing and selling my art. Therefore, I have already made changes to how I issue coloring pages. Additionally, I have been experiencing
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This week I reached way back to the early days of True North Bricks. The very first Minifigure I ever drew digitally was a Pirate Batman coloring page in 2016. I was still learning how to draw digital images, so some of the line work is a little rough. Additionally, I did not color in the early coloring pages using
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Each year, Hallmark releases a new selection of keepsake ornaments. Recently, they issued their latest Dream Book, featuring all new designs for this year. Like previous years, the Hallmark 2020 ornaments selection includes several LEGO® characters. I greatly enjoyed the last three years’ offerings. However, I am even more excited about what is coming up. Hallmark is releasing five LEGO®
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Back in April 2020, I shared information about the upcoming release of LEGO Shazam Magic and Monsters. This direct-to-home-video release came out for digital download on April 28. However, the physical Blu-ray/DVD only recently hit store shelves. The incentive to wait until June 16 to buy the film came in the form of an exclusive Shazam Minifigure. I am a
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