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LEGO Arkham, Pirates, and Hogsmeade lead a packed September of new sets [News]

Summer’s over, September is here, and you know what that means: businesses around the world will start marketing their Christmas wares inexplicably early. LEGO is no different, with their selection of advent calendars is among the many sets hitting shelves this month. There’s a bit of a different flavour to some of them though! Minecraft and Frozen join the fray with their own dedicated calendars. Even 76300 Arkham Asylum below – one of the most exciting new releases – has an advent flavour to it, although you’ll need to wait until September 9 for your pre-order to come through.

LEGO DC Batman 76300 Arkham Asylum | 2,953 Pieces | Available September 9 | US $299.99 | CAN $379.99 | UK £269.99

If you can’t wait for that, the Black Pearl or Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory (both of which also have general availability starting from mid-Septmeber, then be sure to check out our selection below, or the rest of the LEGO store (US | CAN | UK) to find your perfect September sets!

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TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for August 30, 2025 [News]

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 3rd week of August 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Longtime fans of Jack Sparrow and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise have a lot to get excited about with the announcement of the new LEGO Icons set presenting the Black Pearl, or as LEGO calls it, Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship, the all black cursed ship with the tattered sails which was featured in several of the movies. Another favorite franchise also revealed a new set coming later this year, the adorable Mogwai Gizmo, from the 80s film Gremlins. For even more news and reviews, be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report, where we reviewed the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory set, and wrapped up Vingnweek coverage.

[NEWS] Gremlins’ beloved mogwai is back in bricks! LEGO Ideas 21361 Gizmo revealed for October 1 — This buildable Gizmo has one clear advantage over the original: you don’t have to worry about getting it wet.
[REVIEW] LEGO Nike 43021 Nike Dunk Trickshot and 43010 Nike Slam Dunk – Double Dribble — LEGO x Nike’s sophomore sets are a curious mix of play and display. We found Trickshot to be a winner, but Slam Dunk is a skunk.
[REVIEW] LEGO Icons 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship – A shiny Black Pearl — While the price tag is steep, LEGO’s latest pirate ship is a real jewel.
[NEWS] The LEGO Group shares earnings report for first half of 2025 – double-digit growth, doubling down on strategic investment — The LEGO Group continues to thrive despite the potential impact of tariffs.
[NEWS] Set sail again for the Caribbean with LEGO Icons 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship — Jack Sparrow’s iconic ship gets a hefty upgrade, and a hefty price to match.

TBB FEATURES & INTERVIEWS Many of us here at The Brothers Brick have been working on builds to contribute to our Steampunk-themed worlds fair collaborative display which we are sponsoring for BrickCon 2025, the longest running LEGO fan convention in the country! We hope to see some of our readers participate in the display as well as at the public convention days… be sure to stop by if you are planning to attend, or even better, bring a model of your own to add to the display. If you are a registered attendee, and have a steampunk-themed build, just select TBB Royal Exhibition 1898 when you register your MOC (My Own Creation) and we’ll see you there. For more information, check out our announcement post.

[FEATURE] Happy Plant Madness takes cuteness to strange new places — One of the cutest display sets in my collection, the Happy Plants set has inspired all manner of humorous and innovative builds.
[FEATURE] Celebrate Silksong with these LEGO Hollow Knight tributes – With Silksong launching next week, we gather up some of our favorite Hollow Knight LEGO builds from the first Team Cherry game.
[FEATURE] Get ready to showdown with these LEGO samurai, ninja, and cyber-ronin — Ninjas, Samurai, Ronin, these fierce warriors are both bold and stealthy, ancient and modern, honorable and ruthless.
[FEATURE] Last call for contributions to the Royal Exhibition 1898 – our LEGO steampunk collaboration at BrickCon 2025 — If you are planning to attend the BrickCon 2025 private convention, we’d love to have you participate in our Steampunk World’s Fair collaborative display. Or just drop by and say hi!

OTHER NEWS

Pick a Brick: Standard bricks service halted in North America [New Elementary] – The removal of the De Minimis exemption means LEGO is no longer shipping Pick-a-Brick orders to North America that had been fulfilled from European warehouses.
This Week in Bricks [YouTube] – ABrickDreamer provides a weekly video survey of amazing builds and stories from the AFOL community. Always worth watching!
tinybrick.world – Dan Ko’s new website with Free LEGO Instructions – Dan Ko, a prolific MOC builder and BrickNerd contributor, is a wizard with miniature character builds and NPU. Now he has created a website to share free instructions with Bricklink parts lists. Visit our Dan Ko archives to see some of his wonderful wee builds.

Gremlins’ beloved mogwai is back in bricks! LEGO Ideas 21361 Gizmo revealed for October 1 – [News]

LEGO has been on something of a Gen X nostalgia kick lately. We’ve had sets from Transformers, Jaws, and now, we have a throwback to a comedy-horror classic from the ’80s. It’s thanks to the Ideas line this time – specifically, the ‘If We Could Turn Back Time’ building challenge. Fan designer Terauma took the grand prize with their model of Gizmo from the iconic ’80s flick Gremlins. As a reward, it got turned into an official set! 21361 Gizmo contains 1,125 pieces, and when it launches on October 1, it will retail for US $109.99 | CAN $129.99 | UK £89.99.

There are more pictures and info after the jump – although there’s no word on when you should feed it…

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LEGO Nike 43021 Nike Dunk Trickshot and 43010 Nike Slam Dunk – Double Dribble [Review]

Hi friends! This is Jarrett (@wilderland.builds), here to talk about the two newest additions to the LEGO/Nike collaboration that kicked off earlier this year: Nike Dunk Trickshot and Nike Slam Dunk. I’ll preface this by saying that I’m probably not the target customer for these sets, but I am a pretty serious basketball fan and was looking forward to seeing if they could change my mind and capture my interest with these sets. Let’s jump in!

LEGO 43021 Nike Dunk Trickshot | 454 Pieces | US $39.99 | CAN $49.99 | UK £34.99

LEGO 43010 Nike Slam Dunk | 809 Pieces | US $69.99 | CAN $89.99 | UK £59.99

Do these sets have game? Read on for our review

LEGO Icons 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship – A shiny Black Pearl [Review]

It’s been 22 years since Johnny Depp donned dreadlocks and eyeliner and put on his best Keith Richards impression and sailed into cinematic record books with the blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. If you thought that name was clunky, hold LEGO’s grog. Icons 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship brings back the Black Pearl, last seen in brick in 2011, as a premium display set. Is it worth every piece of eight to add this set to your LEGO fleet? Guest reviewer Jacob Manahan got a chance to dig up this treasured ship early and is here with our review.

LEGO Icons 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship | 2862 Pieces | Available September 12 to Insiders (Sept 15 to all) |US $379.99 | CAN $449.99 | UK £299.99

Our review of the Black Pearl follows

The LEGO Group shares earnings report for first half of 2025 – double-digit growth, doubling down on strategic investment [News]

Today, the LEGO Group shared its earnings report for the first half of 2025, revealing double-digit growth all around. Overall sales are up 13%, Revenue up 12%, Operating Profit up 10%. LEGO also highlights expanded global supply chain improvements and a continued commitment to sustainability. Revenue growth was matched by an even greater investment in the company’s future with new facilities and an expanded global team.

These numbers come at an interesting time for adult fans and readers of this site as we’re in the midst of LEGO announcing many high-priced sets for adult collectors for the second half of the year. It can be hard to celebrate the company’s success when the lived experience of many fans is that prices are outpacing their ability to keep up with the hobby. While the rise in the number of 18+ display sets with high piece counts and this summer’s Star Wars inflation have left many fans frustrated, less AFOL-focused lines like Ninjago, Dreamzzz, Friends, and City/Space, as well as the Botanicals line, show that, for creativity and play, there are still amazing and affordable sets to be had.

LEGO’s full report follows.

LEGO’s full report follows

Set sail again for the Caribbean with LEGO Icons 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship [News]

The Black Pearl? Didn’t she last sail off LEGO shelves back in 2012? Well, ye best start believing in ghost stories, as the Black Pearl is back, bigger and bolder, as LEGO Icons 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship. In addition to an awkward name change, the new Black Pearl (let’s agree that she’s still called that) is assembled from 2,862 pieces, up from 804 in her maiden voyage, adding detail, a larger scale, and a display stand. At 25 inches in both length and height, the Black Pearl is comparable in scale to 71042 Silent Mary, the last big Pirates of the Caribbean set (and one of my “grail” sets that I kick myself for not getting back in the day).

Priced at $379.99, Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate ship continues a trend of bigger sets and bigger price tags, joining Batman, Harry Potter, Willy Wonka, and Wicked in a crowded September lineup. We’ll be back soon with our full review to give you our take on whether ye’ll be wantin’ to commandeer the Black Pearl when she arrives on September 12 for LEGO Insiders and September 15 to all.

Insiders will also receive Jack Sparrow’s Compass as a free gift with purchase, while supplies last.

LEGO Icons 10365 Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship | 2862 Pieces | Available September 12 to Insiders (Sept 15 to all) |US $379.99 | CAN $449.99 | UK £299.99

Cannons at the ready, thar be pirates about!

Last call for contributions to the Royal Exhibition 1898 – our LEGO steampunk collaboration at BrickCon 2025 [Feature]

BrickCon 2025 is fast approaching! Not only is BrickCon the longest-running LEGO fan exhibit in the world, it’s also your chance to meet and build with members of The Brothers Brick. As sponsors of the event, The Brothers Brick is organizing a collaborative display themed around a Steampunk World’s Fair. It’s a chance for builders like you to showcase invention, innovation, and technologies of an alternate tomorrow in bricks. Monowheel vehicles, airships, pavilion booths, Victorian architecture, walking platforms, or even just your Sigfig dressed to the Victorian nines — the only limit is your imagination. As always, we’ll be awarding trophies and prizes at the convention.

If you’ll be attending the event and would like to participate:

Join the conversation on our Discord.
Select the theme “TBB Royal Exposition 1898” when you register your MOCs.
See you on September 6th!

Your model could be featured alongside our own Kimberly Giffen‘s conservatory.

For more information about the collab and how to participate, check out our announcement post.

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for August 23, 2025 [News]

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders worldwide, The Brothers Brick brings you the best LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the 3rd week of August 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS Is it just me, or did the announcement of the new LEGO Ideas Willy Wonka set come out of nowhere this week? Not only did we get a news announcement, but the next day, a full review of this set, which seems to combine the original Gene Wilder movie with the Johnny Depp reboot from 2005 for inspiration. We also learned about the latest LEGO Batman game, which is set to release next year and covers a wide range of source material surrounding the Dark Knight. If you’re looking for more LEGO news and reviews, be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report.

[REVIEW] LEGO Ideas 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory: Candy is dandy but plastic’s fantastic — Unwrap your golden ticket with our in-depth review of the latest LEGO Ideas set.
[NEWS] Adapting a sweet idea into LEGO 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory took more than pure imagination — You can almost hear the Oompa Loompas singing as they dance through the chocolate factory.
[NEWS] Traveler’s Tales LEGO Batman returns, goes hard — The latest LEGO Batman game journeys through the Christopher Nolan trilogy, as well as many other origin stories in this new video game due out next year.

One of the builds to be included in our TBB Collab at BrickCon 2025.

TBB FEATURES & INTERVIEWS

Announcing TBB’s Steampunk collaborative display at BrickCon 2025 [NEWS] Just a reminder of TBB’s Steampunk collaborative display at BrickCon 2025, Royal Exhibition 1898 — If you are planning to attend BrickCon 2025 in Bellevue, Wa, and you have a steampunk build, you can join in on the display just by sellecting the TBB collab when you register your MOC.
[FEATURE] Nature reclaims all as Vignette Week comes to a close — Our coverage of Vignette week comes to a close with the appropriate theme of nature reclaiming evidence of mankind’s existence.
[FEATURE] Creating a new castle faction with the Minifigure Factory — Our guest contributor Brennen checked out the new Minifig Factory service from LEGO to craft a poultry knight.
[FEATURE] Marvel at this Legion of Extraordinary Superhero Minfigs — Capturing that X-factor can be a challenge, but this week’s Minifig Monday builds did just that with Mutants from the X-Men universe.
[FEATURE] We’re head over heels for Vignweek’s day 5 upside down builds — Building on the theme upside down, creators of these entries for Vignette week were certainly topsy-turvy with creative interpretations.

LEGO Ideas 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory: Candy is dandy but plastic’s fantastic [Review]

Brennen (Brickbot_Studio) here again, and today we’re taking a trip back to 1971 with one of the strangest, most whimsical LEGO Icons sets yet. 21360 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is based directly on Mel Stuart’s classic film and brings one of cinema’s most surreal settings to brick form. With a full cast of kids, a couple of Oompa Loompas, the eccentric chocolatier himself, and a gorgeous recreation of the Chocolate Room, this set is packed with nostalgia, clever features, and just enough weirdness to feel true to the movie. Let’s unwrap this baby and see if it contains a Golden Ticket.

LEGO Ideas 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | 2025 Pieces | Available September 15 |US $219.99 | CAN $279.99 | UK £199.99

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.

Click to read our scrumdiddlyumptious review!

Adapting a sweet idea into LEGO 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory took more than pure imagination [News]

The LEGO Ideas program lets the community vote on which concepts might become official sets. Adapting fan designs into an official set always involves changes – both compromises and upgrades. The next fan-designed set, LEGO Ideas 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, announced today, introduced many unique challenges for the design team. You can read our review here or keep reading to see more official pics of this sweet set and learn some behind-the-scenes stories of how the design team arrived at the finished model.

LEGO Ideas 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | 2025 Pieces | Available September 15 |US $219.99 | CAN $279.99 | UK £199.99

Learn more about LEGO’s delicious new Ideas set

Traveler’s Tales LEGO Batman returns, goes hard [News & Commentary]

LEGO’s first decade of software products were decidedly kid-centric, with titles like LEGO Island, LEGO Racers, and LEGO Friends. 2005’s LEGO Star Wars from developer Traveler’s Tale changed the script with a goofy multiplayer adventure that fans of all ages could enjoy. The slapstick, sight gags, and dad jokes helped establish the tone that would become synonymous with minifigs across media, and the focus on collecting minifigs was both delightful and prescient. Over 20 years, the Traveler’s Tale partnership spawned roughly 3 dozen spins on the classic formula, with the brick takes on Batman being among the best entries. Last night, LEGO and Traveler’s tale revealed the next game to carry on that legacy. Batman’s back, baby. And this time he’s watched the Nolan films.

Read on for our take on the next Batman game