Hubble Delights, Pokémon Divides, and Ninjago Plots Its Next Chapter

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LEGO Icons Unveils Hubble Space Telescope For 35th Anniversary

LEGO Icons turns its gaze to the cosmos again with the 1,252-piece Hubble Space Telescope (11382), marking 35 years since the observatory launched on STS-31 and arriving August 1 for $139.99. A previous LEGO Hubble came years ago; this version hides a detail-packed instrument bay and a stand with its own backstory.

Coverage · 12 sources ▸

Brick Fanatics Matt Yeo

LEGO Icons' latest Hubble Space Telescope isn’t the first

Brick Fanatics Dylan McLaren

The LEGO Hubble Space Telescope display stand tells a hidden story

Brick Fanatics Dylan McLaren

LEGO Icons Hubble Space Telescope revealed

Brickset CapnRex101

LEGO Icons 11382 Hubble Space Telescope announced!

Jay's Brick Blog Jay Ong

LEGO 11382 Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 35th anniversary of iconic space-based observatory

Blocks Magazine Kat

LEGO Icons 11382 Hubble Space Telescope revealed

Bricks Fanz Adam White

LEGO Icons Hubble Space Telescope Revealed

The Brick Fan Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Icons Hubble Space Telescope (11382) Officially Announced

StoneWars DE Jens Herwig

A look into the universe: LEGO Icons Hubble Space Telescope (11382) officially introduced

Zusammengebaut DE Andres Lehmann

LEGO Icons 11382 Hubble Space Telescope is on its way!

JangBricks

New LEGO Icons Hubble Space Telescope is big for the price! #NotSponsored 11382

just2good

One Piece & the NEW LEGO Hubble REVEAL

Minty Take

Icons has quietly built a yearly space habit, and tying this one to Hubble's 35th gives the release a reason beyond nostalgia. The real tell is the stand: LEGO used to treat displays as afterthoughts, and now they're doing narrative work of their own.

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First LEGO Pokémon Trainer Minifigures Land Amid Mixed Reviews

The verdict on LEGO's new Pokémon wave is anything but unanimous. Five new sets and the theme's first-ever Trainer minifigures arrive alongside reactions ranging from 'neat' to 'baffling' to 'wasted space.' Some creators note the growing pains echo Mario's early years, arriving in five months rather than seven.

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Brick Fanatics Matt Yeo

LEGO Pokémon reactions: ‘Neat,’ ‘baffling’ and ‘wasted space’

Promobricks DE Michael

Pokémon GO Raids and more from August in LEGO stores

Ashnflash

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Block Party

LEGO Just Changed Pokémon Forever...

just2good

LEGO Can’t Get This RIGHT

LEGO Masters Official

NEW August LEGO Pokémon Unboxing! #lego #pokemon

Minty Take

Mario took years to find its footing and became LEGO's most durable licensed theme because of that patience. Pokémon is moving at a sprint by comparison, and the 'wasted space' complaints point to LEGO optimizing for shelf presence before the play pattern is proven. Skipping that learning curve is the real risk.

LEGO Confirms SDCC 2026 Booth, Ninjago 15th-Anniversary Panel

LEGO's SDCC return comes with a birthday: Ninjago turns 15, and the panel promises more than nostalgia. Alongside the confirmed booth at #2829, the July 23 session brings the English voice cast, a stage reading of an exclusive canon scene, and word of 'major announcements' about the theme's future.

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Brick Fanatics Matt Yeo

LEGO confirmed for San Diego Comic-Con 2026

Bricks Fanz Adam White

LEGO Group At San Diego Comic-Con 2026

The Brick Fan Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO NINJAGO Celebrates: 15 Years and Counting Panel at SDCC 2026

The Brick Fan Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Confirmed for San Diego Comic Con 2026

Minty Take

Fifteen years in, Ninjago remains the one LEGO theme that isn't borrowing someone else's IP, and that's exactly why 'major announcements' at a panel like this carry weight. When licensed lines get anniversary treatment, it's usually a licensing renewal story. When Ninjago gets one, it's LEGO deciding what to do with something it actually owns.

Also Happening

LEGO Sea Serpent GWP Sells Out Outside The US

The retro Castle-inspired 40912 Sea Serpent has sold out in the UK, Europe, and Australia, though it remains available in the US and Canada with orders over $180/CAD$235 through Insiders Days, which runs until July 12.

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Brick Fanatics Matt Yeo

LEGO Sea Serpent GWP sails away from the UK and Europe

Jay's Brick Blog Jay Ong

LEGO 40912 Sea Serpent GWP sells out in the UK, EU and Australia

The Brick Blogger Thita (admin)

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Building Together

Lego Insiders Day Haul! (And Why Insiders Day was Disappointing)

Stud City

This Rare LEGO Promo Just SOLD OUT..

Inside The Design Story Of LEGO Ideas E.T.

LEGO designers detail how 21370 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial came together, including a new element required to make the character's arms work and an original feature that was cut in favor of added Easter eggs.

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Brick Fanatics Matt Yeo

LEGO Ideas E.T. lost an original feature but gained Easter eggs

Brick Fanatics Matt Yeo

LEGO E.T.’s arms required one specific new element to work

Blocks Magazine Ryan

Phoning home with LEGO 21370 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

LEGO Rumored For Wild Star Wars 50th Anniversary Range

Unconfirmed reports point to a LEGO Star Wars 50th-anniversary range built around a movie theater and diorama concept, including a rumored 75659 model and a Tatooine 'behind-the-scenes' set with a George Lucas minifigure.

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Brick Fanatics Chris Turner-Wharfe

LEGO Star Wars movie theatre and diorama rumoured for 2027

Brick Fanatics Chris Turner-Wharfe

LEGO Star Wars’ 50th anniversary range sounds weird and wild

StoneWars DE Philip Erpenbeck

First rumors about the LEGO Star Wars movie model (75659) & Tatooine diorama "Behind-the-Scenes Movie Set" with George Lucas minifigure

More LEGO Sets Than Usual Retire This Month

LEGO is retiring more sets this July than has been typical in recent years, with several already gone from shelves.

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Brick Fanatics Chris Turner-Wharfe

All these LEGO sets retire in just a few weeks

Brick Fanatics

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Trend Watch

Anniversary Math Is Driving 2026's Reveals

Hubble turns 35, Ninjago turns 15, and now rumors point to a wild 50th-anniversary range for the original Star Wars trilogy in 2027. Three unrelated theme lines, one shared release logic. Round numbers are becoming LEGO's excuse to get experimental, from a narrative-heavy display stand to canon-scene stage readings to a rumored movie-theater diorama.

Ninjago Keeps Aging Up With Its Fans

Fifteen years in, Ninjago is recalibrating for the fans who grew up with it. The Legends sub-line courts older builders, the SDCC panel brings back the original voice cast for a canon scene, and a new cooperative board game ships with an anniversary Nya minifigure. The kids' show is building a second act for the audience it already has.

Retro GWP Remakes Keep Selling Out Fast

The Sea Serpent GWP vanished from UK, European, and Australian carts within days of Insiders Days going live, even as some fans called the wider promotion underwhelming. Retro remakes clearly still move faster than anything else LEGO puts on a GWP table, worth watching as Insiders Days wraps up July 12 and demand data rolls in.

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