The Joker Arrives, Sanrio gets official, BrickLink opens the wallet, and LEGO owns up to some cracked heads.

LEGO Batman Returns Batmobile can be ‘fixed’ with four pieces

LEGO Joker artist signing confirmed for New York Comic Con

Brick Fanatics Dylan McLaren

Seven DC comic covers that would make great LEGO Art sets

Brick Fanatics Dylan McLaren

LEGO’s new Batmobile was teased in another set months ago

LEGO Arkham Batmobile brings back rare, retired Dune piece

LEGO Joker wall art designer explains missing bat pieces

2027 LEGO Batman sets announced!

LEGO Batman January 2027 sets include terrifying Joker Wall Art set

Ten DC Covers LEGO Could And Should Make Into Sets!

Two New LEGO DC Batmobiles Coming January 2027!

LEGO The Joker Wall Art Comic Cover (67012) Officially Revealed!

Blocks Magazine Graham

LEGO Batman 67012 The Joker Wall Art Comic Cover revealed

Blocks Magazine Graham

Two new LEGO Batman Batmobile sets inspired by Arkham games and movie

Brickonaute Mephisto

LEGO DC: 3 new Batman releases expected for January 1, 2027

The Joker LEGO Wall Art Comic Cover Revealed

New LEGO Batmobile Collection Sets Revealed

LEGO DC Batman 2027 Sets Officially Announced

StoneWars DE Lukas Kurth

A really creepy 18+ set! LEGO Batman The Joker Wall Art Cover (67012) officially introduced and pre-orderable! (Update)

Zusammengebaut DE Max Mohr

LEGO Batman 2027 sets introduced: Batmobile and comic cover!

Ashnflash

LEGO DC’s BIG Batman Problem Returns in 2027… 🦇

Ashnflash

NEW LEGO Batman 2027 Sets OFFICIALLY Revealed 🦇

Ashnflash

LEGO DC Batman 2027 Sets OFFICIALLY Revealed - AN ARKHAM SET!?

Brick Fanatics

Who actually wants to hang this on their wall?

JangBricks

LEGO 2027 Batman Arkham Knight Batmobile, Returns 'mobile with BatMIssile & Joker Art reveals #NotAd

RacingBrick

LEGO Batman 2027 First Look - Batman Returns & Arkham Batmobile + Scary Joker Wall Art

Tiago Catarino

Scariest LEGO Set Ever?!

Beyond the Brick

Scariest LEGO set of all time?

Bricks By Mind

The Scariest LEGO Set Ever!? 😨

Did LEGO DC Go TOO Far?

LEGO Batman 2027 CHANGES EVERYTHING?

LEGO Batman 2027 Penguin is AMAZING

The LEGO DC 2027 Sets are...

Creepy LEGO Joker Live Revealed

TalkBricks

Is This the Scariest LEGO Set Ever Made? 🤡🦇 #legobatman #lego #legonews

Minty Take

The Joker wall art, certified as pure Nightmare Fuel, is licensed horror decor for LEGO's Art line; the 18+ rating makes that explicit. Both new Batmobiles lean just as hard into the Legacy of the Dark Knight tie-in, each shipping with a code to unlock in-game content. That's where LEGO Batman's energy is going now: selling the game alongside the brick.

LEGO and Sanrio Confirm Hello Kitty Sets Coming 2027

Hello Kitty finally gets the LEGO treatment. A new multi-year partnership between LEGO and Sanrio brings Hello Kitty and Friends into brick form for the first time, with Kuromi, Cinnamoroll, and other Sanrio characters along for the ride. Products are promised for 2027, though LEGO hasn't shared specifics on sets, pricing, or minifigures yet.

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Brick Fanatics Dylan McLaren

Six things LEGO Sanrio absolutely needs to get right

LEGO Hello Kitty and Friends coming in 2027!

LEGO Hello Kitty & Friends sets coming in 2027!

LEGO X Sanrio – Hello Kitty and Friends Are Coming To LEGO In 2027!

The Brothers Brick Theo Spencer

LEGO announces Hello Kitty sets coming in 2027 in partnership with Sanrio [News]

The Rambling Brick TheRamblingBrick

Hello Kitty coming to LEGO® Sets in 2027

Blocks Magazine Graham

LEGO Hello Kitty sets to debut in 2027

LEGO Hello Kitty & Friends Theme Announced

The Brick Blogger Thita (admin)

LEGO Hello Kitty & More Coming Next Year!

LEGO Announces Partnership with Sanrio – Hello Kitty and Friends Sets Coming 2027

Promobricks DE Michael

LEGO Hello Kitty building sets and minifigures announced for 2027

StoneWars DE Philip Erpenbeck

LEGO Hello Kitty officially confirmed for 2027: New LEGO Sanrio themed world announced on official website

Zusammengebaut DE Andres Lehmann

LEGO purrs like a kitten: Hello Kitty license obtained!

Minty Take

Hello Kitty lands one week after Dragon Ball, and the pattern is hard to miss: LEGO is chasing Japanese pop culture with real appetite right now. Sanrio's appeal skews adult as much as kid, the exact collector base LEGO's been courting with display-friendly, non-minifigure sets. The actual product mix is still blank, and that's where the real risk sits.

Five Fan-Designed Sets Open for Pre-Order in BrickLink Series 9

Five crowdfunded sets are open for pre-order through October 12, with dynamic production again deciding what ships: each needs 3,000 backers, up to a ceiling of 30,000. The Brick Fan lists prices spanning from the $49.99 Pumpkin Patch up to the $349.99 Fisherman's Village, and Brickset confirms Wild West Blacksmith at $219.99. Everything ships March 2027.

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LEGO BrickLink Series 9 crowdfunding pre-orders are open now

BrickLink Designer Program Series 9 sets available to pre-order

LEGO Bricklink Designer Program Series 9 pre-orders open now!

BrickLink Designer Program Series 9 Pre-orders Now Open!

Blocks Magazine Kat

LEGO BrickLink Designer Program Series 9 available to preorder

BrickLink Designer Program S9 Pre-orders Now Open

BrickLink Designer Program Series 9 Sets Available for Pre-Order

Building Together

The New BrickLink Sets are Selling Fast...Too Fast???

Tiago Catarino

It's NOW or NEVER for this LEGO Set

Minty Take

Nine series in, BrickLink's dynamic production model still does something LEGO's main lineup won't: let demand decide what gets made. Wild West Blacksmith reportedly fixes the fragile building techniques that dogged llucky's two previous Wild West entries, which matters more than any price tag here. This program has quietly become LEGO's most honest market signal.

LEGO SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom 11386 environment lifestyle shot featuring Patrick Star and friends

LEGO Offers Free Fixes for Cracked Patrick and Gingy Heads

Patrick Star and Gingy have something unfortunate in common: both minifigure heads are cracking from the same manufacturing flaw, spotted on 11386 SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom and the Shrek Collectible Minifigures series. LEGO's Quality team has identified the cause and is producing free replacement heads through Customer Service. Brickset and The Brick Fan both found the cracks on their copies.

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LEGO responds to SpongeBob and Shrek minifigure ‘cracks’

Brickset TheBrickPal

LEGO to fix recent SpongeBob and Shrek minifigure quality issues

Crackgate Update: LEGO to fix and replace Gingy and Patrick minifigure heads

The LEGO Group Issues Statement Regarding Cracked Minifigure Heads (Patrick Starfish & Gingy)!

Statement Regarding Cracked Minifigures

LEGO Releases Statement for Spongebob and Shrek Defects

Zusammengebaut DE Max Mohr

Quality problem with LEGO Patrick and Gingy: Official statement!

LEGO Finally Listened.

Minty Take

Two different minifigures cracking the same way points to a mold or material issue somewhere upstream in LEGO's production process. The turnaround is the real story: a public apology and free replacements within about a week, helped along by direct access to LEGO's Quality team at the Fan Creator Summit. That's an unusually fast response for a defect this small.

Also Happening

BDP 2028 Wave 1 Voting Highlights Fan Projects

Voting continues through October 14 for BrickLink Designer Program 2028 Wave 1, with designers spotlighting entries like the Apple Orchard, Grand Opera House, and The Chapter House reading café.

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BrickLink Designer Program: Apple Orchard

Brickset Huw

BDP28W1: Grand Opera House

Brickset Huw

BDP28W1: The Chapter House: Giving a historic building a new life

Brickset Huw

BDP28W1: Delta Navigator

Building Together

The Next Lego CASTLE Sets? Vote Now!

Brick Bandit

LEGO Castle Theme ‘Medieval Toll Bridge’ Set Overview..

Two More Projects Hit 10K for LEGO Ideas Review

The Third 2026 LEGO Ideas Review gains two more qualifiers: a brick-built healing herbs design and The Jolly Roger, PBA Art's tribute to Captain Hook's ship from the 1991 film Hook.

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LEGO Ideas third review of 2026 blooms with 10K submission

The Jolly Roger from HOOK (1991) by PBA Art Could Become An Official LEGO Ideas Set!

LEGO Accidentally Leaks Venice GWP Image

StoneWars reports that LEGO appears to have accidentally included an image of an unannounced set, Venice GWP (40898), on the product page for 67012 The Joker Wall Art Comic Cover.

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StoneWars DE Lukas Kurth

LEGO leaks the Venice GWP (40898) and gives first glimpse into the upcoming LEGO Icons Venice set

Over 8000 parts! New information about LEGO Helm's Gorge (11399): The huge Lord of the Rings set for 2027

LEGO Messed Up.

Rumor: Massive LEGO Helm's Deep Set for 2027

Unconfirmed reports from StoneWars and Zusammengebaut point to an 11399 Helm's Deep set landing in 2027; StoneWars cites a rumored piece count above 8,000.

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StoneWars DE Jonas Kramm

Zusammengebaut DE Max Mohr

Rumor: Will the huge LEGO Lord of the Rings Helm Gorge appear in 2027?

LEGO's Astro Bot GWP Sells Out, Points Promo Ends Soon

The LEGO PlayStation Astro Bot (40899) gift with purchase sold out on LEGO Shop after just days; per The Brick Fan, it remains available through the PlayStation Store for $24.99.

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Time is running out for LEGO 2x points and Star Wars free gift

LEGO 40899 Astro Bot parts list: $36 on Pick a Brick

LEGO PlayStation Astro Bot (40899) Sold Out on LEGO Shop

LEGO Batman Game Soundtrack Gets Vinyl Release

The original soundtrack for LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is coming to vinyl in a trio of limited-edition pressings, including, per The Brick Post, a Bat Signal Splatter variant.

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Bust A Move With These LEGO Batman Game OST Vinyl Records!

LEGO Batman Game OST Gets Cool Vinyls

TT Games Possible Future Revealed Bricks Fanz Assembled 2026 LEGO exhibition on November 21st and 22nd: This is planned! Zusammengebaut Chatting & Building #189: LEGO Joker scares us! New sets and MOCs in the livestream StoneWars The biggest LEGO dragons ever made, including Shenron Brick Fanatics LEGO Contest Round-Up for October 2026 BrickNerd Display Case For The LEGO SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive Console (40926)! The Brick Post A guide to all of the LEGO Christmas sets for 2026 Blocks Magazine LEGO News: LEGO goes swimming, AI app and modular furniture system Zusammengebaut

2X LEGO Executor Super Star Destroyer Penny Dropped

Block Party

I Have 300 LEGO Baseplates to Fill… Where Do I Start?

Is Bricklink Broken? How to Sell YOUR LEGO | Stud City Unhinged 041

Most Insane LEGO Minifigure?

The Imagination Brickshop

The 7 Levels of LEGO: A Complete Trash to Treasure Ranking - BrickCast Ep. 221

$500 LEGO Star Wars Battle Pack? 2027 UCS Anakin's Interceptor! | ASK MandR 425

Views from the LEGO room

MandRproductions

Block Party

We Finally Finished the LEGO Studio… Then Matt Did This

Block Party

My LEGO Collection Is ACTUALLY Complete This Time!

Bricks & Pieces

LEGO Community please can you grow up! #lego

Bricks & Pieces

This is the most controversial LEGO MINIFIGURE EVER! #lego

BUY THESE LEGO SETS BEFORE ITS TOO LATE

Brick Bandit

Mayor Manor is Hiding Something Very Odd..

The Imagination Brickshop

Is This the BEST Bricklink Designer Program Series Yet? - BrickCast Ep 220

PandaBrain

NEW LEGO LEAKS! Minifigures, Marvel, Star Wars & MORE!

New Reviews

Is the UCS Executor Super Star Destroyer Worth It?

Brick Fanatics weighs whether 75457 Executor Super Star Destroyer justifies its size and price, while Bricksie's review lands more enthusiastically, going as far as mounting the finished model on a wall display.

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Is LEGO Star Wars UCS Executor Super Star Destroyer worth it?

Brick Fanatics

Is LEGO Executor Super Star Destroyer worth it?

Bricksie

LEGO UCS Super Star Destroyer Review & HUNG ON THE WALL!

Bricksie

LEGO Star Wars UCS Executor Super Star Destroyer Status Update!

Reviewers Split on Darth Vader's Lightsaber Set

Held der Steine calls 40897 Darth Vader's Lightsaber 'the most stupid idea imaginable,' while MandRproductions calls it possibly the best of the sub-line's five lightsaber hilts so far.

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Held der Steine

The most stupid idea imaginable: LEGO® Star Wars 40897 Darth Vader's lightsaber

MandRproductions

LEGO Star Wars 40897 DARTH VADER'S LIGHTSABER! (2026)

Early Reviews Praise BDP Series 9 Standouts

Brickset calls 910071 Wild West Blacksmith its favorite of designer llucky's Wild West sets, crediting sturdier building techniques and strong value at $219.99.

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