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Same Bat-Time, New Doom

Two sequels test fan patience today: a new Batmobile pulls mixed reactions, and a new Doctor Doom minifigure draws 'cash grab' complaints even as other reviewers praise the sculpt. Meanwhile, F1 Academy's Dutch Grand Prix livery borrows LEGO Botanicals' tulip pattern, proof today's freshest idea skipped the vault.

LEGO Batman Returns Batmobile 76355 lifestyle build scene

New Batman Returns Batmobile Draws Fan Backlash

Another Batmobile lands in September: 76355 recreates Batman Returns' ride with 2,269 pieces, a €209.99 price, and what Promobricks calls the best Batman minifigure yet. Fans are less convinced by the timing. Reaction pieces call it a Batmobile 'nobody asked for,' and one YouTuber notes Batman remains the only character LEGO's DC line has minted all year.

Minty Take

The Batmobile is basically its own sub-line at this point, and every new entry gets the same 'nobody asked for' response before selling out to completists anyway. The more interesting complaint is Ashnflash's: DC's LEGO output in 2026 has been almost entirely Batman. A line that wide shouldn't feel this narrow.

LEGO Marvel Doctor Doom Bust 76345 product photo

LEGO's First New Doctor Doom Since 2013 Splits Fans

LEGO's first Avengers: Doomsday set, the Doctor Doom Bust, pairs its display piece with a movie-accurate minifigure. Reception splits along familiar lines: Brick Fanatics reports 'cash grab' criticism after the in-hand reveal, while just2good calls the figure 'great' and 'peak' in first-look coverage.

Minty Take

'Cash grab' gets thrown at every movie-tie-in reveal these days, but the timing here cuts deeper: this is Doom's first meaningful minifigure update in over a decade, and it's landing in a $49.99 bust rather than a full playset. Great figure, awkward way to have to buy it.

LEGO Botanicals Tulip Bouquet 11501 product photo

LEGO Botanicals Inspires F1 Academy's Dutch Grand Prix Livery

LEGO Racing brings a Botanicals makeover to Zandvoort this weekend: F1 Academy driver Esmee Kosterman debuts a tulip-patterned livery, helmet, and race suit inspired by the Tulip Bouquet set, designed by fellow Dutchman Ashwin Visser. Fans at the Dutch Grand Prix can meet both at LEGO's on-site Tulips activation.

Minty Take

This is LEGO treating its own catalog as a mood board: a plant-and-flower set becoming race livery inspiration is a small but real sign that the adult lines have become source material for the wider brand. It also doesn't hurt that the story writes itself, with a hometown driver racing at her home Grand Prix. Tulips. Netherlands. It works.

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Trend Watch

The Batmobile Catalog Grows, Yet Gaps Remain

StoneWars traces LEGO Batmobiles back to 2006, and the line has only accelerated since. 76355 adds the 1992 Batman Returns car to a roster that now spans the Tumbler to the Batmissile, and Brick Fanatics' own 'gaps' piece flags which eras still haven't had their turn. Expect at least one more before the list stops growing.

Doom's Redesign Is Rolling Out Piece By Piece

The new comic-accurate Doom minifigure is spreading across the catalog ahead of Avengers: Doomsday: it shows up on day seven of the 76340 Advent Calendar and headlines the standalone 76345 Bust. Seeding a villain across multiple products before a hero set even arrives is the standard pre-movie playbook, and Doom is getting the full treatment.

Books Are Turning Into A Minifigure Side Door

The new Star Wars book bundling the UCS Death Star's exclusive Luke minifigure follows the same move as this year's Batman Adventures in Gotham City, which packaged the Jokerised Batman figure. Both let collectors skip a flagship set costing hundreds for a book costing a fraction. As LEGO's biggest sets keep climbing in price, expect this route to keep getting used.

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