The Brothers Brick

I just gotta make me one o’ these!

Moko, you never cease to amaze (and induce bouts of execrable grammar).

Jared Burks (aka “Kaminoan”) and Emily Brownlow (aka “RecluceMage”) are best known for their minifig customization work — waterslide decals and resin-cast accessories, respectively.
This is what you get when these two work together:

Awesome.

And for those of our readers living in a cave or spider-hole, or perhaps held incommunicado against your will, to Nate’s list of summer 2007 Castle box art, I’m compelled to add City, Exo-Force, Batman, Star Wars, etc. (All via Eurobricks, where you can see new pics from Creator and Technic as well.)
My favorites…
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Name: HanomMission: Ruler of the Deep.Archrival: Nahoa.Origin: Evolved from diatomacious ooze, irradiated by the underwater atomic war that wiped out the Atlanteans 30,000 years ago. Now lives in the Mariana Trench.Superpowers and weapons: Azure Pike of Oceanographic Equality; controls the currents of all oceans; can withstand 1500 bars; ability to summon megalodon and plesiosaur for [...]

Okay, so today is all about Eurobricks. As I blogged a week or so ago, Eurobricks is hosting a superhero contest. I entered Unit Zero One (with a beefed-up origin story).
The entries thread is closed and voting has begun, but I thought I’d highlight a few of my personal favorites (in no particular order).
Alex54’s Lolalove:

Matt [...]

“Mostly purist” minifigs are encouraged. Contest deadline is September 13. Click the banner for details:

(Thanks for the e-mail, Matt Zitron!)

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I profiled Japanese blogger xeuren’s American Comics Lego Archive over on PPB late last year. Xeuren recently posted a nice photo review of 7783 Batcave. Perhaps I’ve missed a review in English elsewhere, but xeuren’s review includes several great pictures of the new set, including the new minifigs:

The set also includes Batman and a [...]

Sir Nelson has built a nifty mini batmobile:
Using one of the strange little racer bodies, Nelson has created a masterpiece! Instantly recognizable as the world famous super car, this mini version is awesome, way to go Nelson!
Take a gander at the gallery
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Not to be outdone by the recently released, official 7783 Batcave set, Brickshelfer book316 has posted a highly detailed Batcave that incorporates many elements that should be familiar to Batman comic book fans.
Be sure to click the image below and check out the full gallery for detailed close-ups:

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Apparently I’ve been living in a cave. I thought 7783Batcave was the next large set LEGO would be releasing. (Incidentally, it’s been showing up in stores a couple months early.) Well, crawling out of my hole, I see that LEGO employee Steve Witt has posted box art and the minifigs from an upcoming 7785 Arkham [...]

“Meh” pretty much sums up my current feelings toward Superman. Smallville has been less than entertaining for a couple seasons now, I’m not especially stoked about the upcoming movie, and then there’s this. So, Superman = “Meh.”
In that spirit, here’s my Superman minifig, about which I feel pretty “Meh” (he’s missing something fairly important, after [...]

For today’s batch of minifigs, I present the X-Men:

And here’s Magneto:

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Name: NahoaMission: Covering the surface of the earth in flaming rivers of lava.Origin: Magma demon from the dawn of time.Evil superpowers: Controlling tectonic activity. Yeah, that pretty much covers it.
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Name: OdjiMission: Spreading plague and sowing discord.Origin: Corrupted, reanimated mummy of Egyptian pharaoh Nephrotep III.Evil superpowers: Summoning bubonic plague, anthrax, sleeping sickness, dysentery, cholera, etc.
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Apparently, great minifig-building runs in Moko’s family. Here’s a little “Demon Child” Moko’s little sister put together:

Oh, and check out this cool gun Moko himself made recently:

Both of these show great uses for the new pieces in the Batman sets.
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Izzo doesn’t just build great vignettes — he’s also quite the mecha builder. Lately he’s been on a power-suit-building kick:

Here’s my favorite, a Batsuit:

(By the way, in addition to his legostyle Web site, Izzo has a new blog, legostyle-LOG. If you want automatic updates of his latest creations, be sure to subscribe to his feed.)
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Secret identity: Der FalknerReal name: Swenja BeizjägerMission: Preventing crime in Stuttgart. (No wonder it’s the German city with the lowest crime rate!)Superpowers: Eagle vision, flight, ability to call forth birds of prey to assist in defeating evildoers.
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Name: DesmodusMission: To rule the night.Origin: A criminally insane “subject” was injected with the irradiated saliva of the vampire bat.Evil superpowers: Flight, invisibility, drawing strength from the blood of his victims.
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