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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

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LEGO astronaut beholds space oddities

When astronauts in orbit turn away from the pale blue dot of home to gaze upon the vastness of space, there’s not a lot of color for the naked eye to see. But travel far enough or use the right lenses or tune to the right spectrums, and space is full of brilliant displays, perhaps like the one captured here in LEGO by Katja (Palixa and the Bricks). Is the astronaut witnessing the birth of stars in a molecular cloud? Or is is it some new form of life here to make first contact? Katja is a creator who builds in every manner of style, from modulars to mosaics. I love how this Astronaut scene blends mosaics with her talent for expressive characters.

The Astronaut echoes a build that Katja shared last year of a similarly stylized diver. It’s great to see her returning to past successes, like she did recently with more vacationing fruit to join last year’s bumper crop.

Nature reclaims all as Vignette Week comes to a close [Feature]

Bricks down! After seven grueling days of non-stop building, RebelLUG’s Vignweek 2025 has come to an end. The first five challenges gave builders just 24 hours to create a LEGO vignette around the daily theme, but for the final challenge, builders could take 48 hours. This time the theme was “Reclaimed by Nature,” which is the perfect excuse to pull out those bins of leaf parts and create something beautiful. As the Vignette builders break out their brick separators, let’s take a stroll through an overgrown LEGO world with some of our favorites of the day.

FS Leinad participated in all six builds, but his final creation is my favorite. The orangutan is a great design (per the builder, “RIP 3-in-1 Forest Animals) but it’s those vultures that have stolen my heart… and pick it apart with those brilliant hook beaks.

ILB Creations completed 5 challenges and also ends on a high note. I love the larger scale and the light blue mortar between crumbling bricks.

Forage for more vignettes that nature has reclaimed

A golden LEGO field is ready for harvest

Today’s moment of peace and tranquility comes from the Golden Vallé vignette by Rémy (Rilbist). By Rémy’s own description, this family has lived in peace for quite a while at their windmill. I won’t ask Rémy how many plant stems were used, but they provide the most amazing texture for the field of wheat to frame this windmill.

By adding varied height in the vignette, Rémy creates a natural flow to the field while also hiding the base of build itself, leaving the viewer with the texture of the dried wheat field.

This spectacular model came in second place in its category in the Summer Joust. For a full list of winners, catch up with our Summer Joust 2025 roundup.

Creating a new castle faction with the Minifigure Factory [Feature]

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Most of the time, the thought of non-official custom minifigs makes me twitchy… But then I was invited to try out the new Minifigure Factory Designer on Lego.com, and I was surprised by how much fun it was. I could even use it to create a new Castle faction! Of course, any new faction is also an excuse to create a new custom design, but first, let’s take the Minifigure Factory for a spin.

Read on to find out what Castle faction Brennen created, and see how the factory model gets a glow up

Marvel at this Legion of Extraordinary Superhero Minfigs [Minifig Monday]

Summer movie season is coming to an end, having reinvigorated the superhero genre with great entries for both Marvel and DC. While it will be some time before the next super-powered crossover hits screens, the genre is still popping in the LEGO minifig community. Today on Minifig Monday, we bring you a mix of headlining heroes and deep cut villains from a legion of incredible LEGO fig fans. Be sure to add the creators to your pull list and give them a like. Now, dear readers, without further ado – Excelsior!

When it comes to adapting Marvel for the screen, 2024’s X-Men ’97 is as good as it gets. LEGO’s X-Mansion introduced a few more mutants to minifig form, with some big omissions. Boderson Bricks steps up with Xavier’s gifted team of mutants, bringing Jubilee and Morph into the fold.

Boderson also recreates the larger supporting cast of allies and villains, most of whom never appeared in LEGO, using official LEGO parts. Mr. Sinister and Emma Frost are especially nice.

There are so many more spectactular superheroes to marvel at after the jump

A night at the museum is about to get interesting

Despite what many movies would have us believe, working the night shift as a museum guard is probably a pretty quiet job most of the time… unless you work in this museum scene by Mark, who has crafted a fun story about a group of burglars who have infiltrated the dinosaur wing with less than wholesome plans while a trio of guards enter the scene on patrol. I like the use of a molded T-Rex head on the back wall, and the wall dioramas are lit to reveal displays. I do have one question, though, and that is just why are there so many cats roaming the museum at night? Maybe they are supposed to distract the guards. Were you able to spot all 3 burglars?

Robo-ducky, you’re the one

Here at The Brothers Brick, we’ve seen mechs of every imaginable shape and size. But few of them pack the whimsical punch of this giant robotic duck by Cody Avery. I love how the model seamlessly blends heavy industrial design with cartoonish touches. For instance, those feet look like they should be stamping out parts in some sort of super advanced car factory, but they come at the end of the spring wrapped legs. And while I would wager that most of the bricks used in the build are shades of gray, there’s just enough red, yellow, and blue that the robot feels vibrant and colorful.

We’re head over heels for Vignweek’s day 5 upside down builds [Feature]

Do not adjust your screen. Today’s round-up of Vignweek builds features topsy-turvy creations around the theme “upside down.” This is also the last set of builds created with a 24-hour limit. Some builds are photographed upside down, others are constructed from the ceiling down, and others split the difference with mirror worlds. These are just a selection of the incredible upside-down vignettes from both familiar builders and some new faces.

You can always count on NikiFilik for bright and playful builds, and today is no exception. What a fun twist on perspective as this stunt plane flips in the sky.

Someone had to do it, and that someone was buillding_after_dark. Spider-man’s upside-down kiss remains one of the most iconic scenes in all of superhero cinema and the builder recreates it perfectly.

You’ll flip for the rest of these upside-down vignettes

Maybe the real treasure is the ships we built along the way

Stefan Eeckman had been amassing light nougat parts with the intent of building a replica of the Inferno, the pirate ship from the 80s classic The Goonies. But, when the time came to start construction alongside Legostone, inspiration struck. What started as a replica became something new and even more impressive. With new details like extra gun ports and modified masting, this version of the Inferno is the result of two friends going on an expected journey…which makes it a more fitting Goonies homage, in my opinion.

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for August 16, 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 2nd week of August 2025.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS This last week may have been light on news, but it was big on features, with the first part of our daily roundups for Vignette week, with colorful builds daily based on a single word prompt. Also, to celebrate just how awesome everyone is, we reminded our readers that the colorful and inclusive set LEGO 40516 Everyone is Awesome is still available for purchase on LEGO.com, four years after its release. Just imagine for a moment just how bland life would be if LEGO elements were only available in limited colors… This iconic set celebrates the magic of accepting everyone as they are. For even more news and reviews, be sure to check out last week’s Brick Report.

[NEWS] Everyone is Awesome set still available, still essential — The best source for multiple minifigs in a rainbow of colors, this set is an awesome pic, even after 4 years.
[EDITORIAL] LEGO reveals two new NIKE sets, further blurring the line between play and advertising — Creative branding, or cash grab? The latest sets from LEGO + Nike team-up.

TBB FEATURES & INTERVIEWS Over the past few days, we have been showcasing some of our favorite builds created for Vignweek, and we’re only halfway through. Already, the one-word prompts, such as momochromatic and nautical, have inspired some truly eye-catching builds, and I can’t wait to see what the rest of the week reveals.

[FEATURE] Beyond the spider-verse – these creepy fantasy minifigs and creature builds will catch you in their web — The more legs the merrier with these creepy, crawly creations inspired by arachnids.
[FEATURE] Huzzah, LEGO Castle fans! Your Summer Joust 2025 winners have been crowned — One of the busiest LEGO-building contests of the summer has just announced the winning entries.
[FEATURE] Returning to Medina Al Musawrah – the massive Middle Eastern city collab from LEGO legends — A truly stunning collaborative build of a city filled with delightful details.
[FEATURE] Digging up some awesome LEGO vignettes as Vignweek 2025 kicks off — Uncover our favorite archeological builds from the first day of Vignette week.
[FEATURE] Vignweek Day 2: Color us impressed with these monochrome creations — If you thought monochromatic minifig habitats were cool, check out these scenes built using only one visible color.
[FEATURE] Fishing up some amazing nautical LEGO scenes from Vignweek Day 3 –Dive deep into the latest round of LEGO vignettes built around the prompt: Nautical.
[FEATURE] Life is a LEGO highway as Vignweek Day 4 goes road tripping — The intrepid vignweek builders hit the road with vignettes themed around travel.

Read all the rest of the LEGO news from around the web

Life is a LEGO highway as Vignweek day 4 goes road tripping [Feature]

Vignweek 2025 crosses the halfway point with the fourth daily challenge prompt: “Road trip!” Once again, incredible builders heeded the call and quickly assembled LEGO vignettes interpreting the theme in a myriad of ways. Let’s have a look at some of our favorite builds of the day.

Fresh off judging the Summer Joust, LEGO legend CheesyStudios drops by Vignweek with this incredible tribute to Badlands National Park. The forced perspective works brilliantly, and the striated rocks with the bands of sand red are stunning.

_BrickBytes hits the road with cozy VW camper van. The metallic fists as a grille is a brilliant use of a specialized part.

Hitch a ride and for more amazing road trip vignettes