I finally made my way out to the movie theater, and I saw Aquaman. As many of you know, this is the latest installment in the DC Comics movie universe. Overall, it was a pleasant experience. The movie was entertaining and visually stimulating. It also continued in the same vein as Justice League in that it was more light-hearted than
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In September 2018, DK published the DC Comics Super Heroes Visual Dictionary. This is not their first foray into an encyclopedic style book dealing with this property. In fact, this is their fourth. We have already seen a Batman Visual Dictionary, a Character Encyclopedia, and an Awesome Guide. As with most of these books, I waited for a sale so that
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Minifigure Monday is taking a bit of a turn this week. It has been a long time since I have done a LEGO-fied poster, and I was feeling inspired after getting the exclusive Yellow Lantern Batman that was included in DK’s DC Comics Super Heroes Visual Dictionary. This week’s posts are all actually based on this character, starting with yesterday’s
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I am a sucker for exclusive Minifigures… Slap one of my favs into a book or movie case and there is a pretty good chance that I will get it. That was the case with this week’s coloring page. I am a Batman fan, and a Green Lantern fan. So, when DK released their latest LEGO® DC Comics Super Heroes
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This coloring page has been a long time coming. I have wanted to draw Bane from the LEGO® Batman Movie ever since I got the Toxic Truck Attack set over a year ago (click here to read the review). There is actually a lot of detail on this big-fig though, and the idea of drawing those cables seemed like a
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On July 31, the LEGO® Group and Warner Brothers released their latest direct-to-home-video feature, Aquaman: Rage of Atlantis. I can often live without owning these direct-to-home-video films, except when they come with an exclusive Minifigure. That was the case this time around. This movie came with the Jessica Cruz Green Lantern. Being the LEGO® and DC Comics fan that I am, I
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This was the best LEGO® deal I have ever seen. I was notified of the sale by a fellow fan through Twitter. As I write this, Walmart is liquidating the Clayface Splat Attack set from The LEGO® Batman Movie for $10. Yes, you read correctly, a set formerly priced at $44.99 is now $10. That is about 80% off. My local
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It’s really sad to say, but my beach vacation in Costa Rica has come to a close. Tomorrow morning, I start the trek back to Montreal, bright and early. So, since I won’t have time to post in the morning, I will post this week’s coloring page a little early. Here is one last beach themed page from Playa Negra
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Restore the Calm (An original vacation inspired poem from True North Bricks, featuring LEGO® Batman) When stress has been the day to day, The time has come to get away. When worry overcomes your mind, The beach will help you to unwind. When pressure’s like a ticking bomb, The crashing waves restore the calm.
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I am posting this week’s coloring page a little early, the reason being that I have to get up super early tomorrow and catch a flight. I won’t have time to post before leaving. Where am I going, you ask? Well, this week’s coloring page is a hint… I am heading off to the sunny beaches of the Caribbean sea
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