DC Comics Super Heroes fans rejoice! A LEGO® Shazam movie is on the horizon. The digital release date for this direct-to-home-video film is set for April 28, 2020. The blu-ray/DVD combo pack hits shelves on June 16. Personally, I really dislike the discrepancy in release dates. However, in this case there is a strong incentive to wait. Physical copies of
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The LEGO® Wonder Woman 1984 set has been revealed. I did not get an official press release for this new set. However, Amazon in Spain posted a product description for the upcoming Wonder Woman 1984 tie-in set. The description includes some official pictures, which I pilfered and posted below. You might recall that the original Wonder Woman film also received
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30 years ago, I was seven years old. The year was 1989. As an avid DC Comics superheroes fan, you can imagine my excitement when I found out that there was a Batman movie in theaters. I was a little young to be seeing a PG-13 film, but my mother took me anyway. That was the moment that Batman became
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November 29 marked the official release of the 1989 Batmobile set (76139). This version of the car remains my favourite. To sweeten the deal, early purchases of the set come with a Minifigure scale 1989 Batmobile (Limited Edition) set for free. That exclusive offer runs from November 29 until December 5, 2019, or while supplies last. Both the actual 1989
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Hot on the heels of the Chinese New Year sets announced earlier this week comes more exciting news from the LEGO® Group. Thanks to the LEGO® Ambassador Network, I have learned that the 1989 Batmobile (76139) is hitting store shelves later this month. Click here to read about the Chinese New Year sets. Excitement does not begin to describe my
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Minifigure Monday is a weekly celebration of LEGO® characters through art. What is more, once a month I take a pop-culture image and recreate it using LEGO® figurines. It was my New Year’s resolution for True North Bricks to create one poster every month throughout 2019. This month, I present Minifigure Monday LEGO-fied: Batwoman. Click here to view this year’s
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The latest wave of LEGO® sets hit store shelves on August 1, meaning over 65 sets went up for sale. My mouth is watering over a number of them, but it is impossible to get every one. Consequently, I have narrowed down the list. Today, we will look at my top 10 set picks for August 2019. The sets are
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I got this set for free with saved up VIP points for one reason, and one reason only. I wanted the Batwoman Minifigure. I have greatly enjoyed the Batwoman comics in the past, and she is one of my favorite characters in the DC Comics universe (or should I say Multiverse?). The set itself held no other particular interest for
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It’s no secret that I am a big fan of DC Comics, and Batman in particular. One of my favorite stories was the Court of Owls. This offering from the LEGO® Group took the Talons from that arc, and brought them to life in Minifigure form. Like with many other of the Super Heroes sets, in order to get your
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A few years ago, the LEGO® Group released set 76013, also known as The Joker Steam Roller. It contained the first Batgirl Minifigure. I didn’t buy the set. I wanted Batgirl and Joker from that set, but the rest of the kit didn’t appeal to me. I let the set go into retirement. While we have gotten many nice Batgirl
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