Issue 139 of the monthly Blocks magazine is out now featuring reviews of the latest LEGO releases, plus a celebration of 20 Years of LEGO Batman including how the team behind LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight crafted the most authentic digital models yet.
Two decades ago, minifigure Batman arrived on a brick-built Gotham rooftop and brought his unique brand of brooding heroism to LEGO sets for the first time. In this special anniversary edition of Blocks, Head of Models Charles McNair reveals how the team behind LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight crafted the most authentic digital models yet, Model Designer Bjarke Lykke Madsen talks about the evolution of the Batcave over 20 years and Model Designer Petra Perrson discusses celebrating the milestone in a special set.
Issue 139 is available to order worldwide as part of a subscription or as a single issue at blocksmag.com and will be in UK stores from May 1.
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LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is just weeks away from release and we have a behind-the-bricks look at how Head of Models Charles McNair and his team ensure this game makes you feel like minifigure Batman exploring an authentically LEGO brick-built Gotham City. It is illustrated with never-before-seen development images.
The celebration of 20 years since LEGO Batman debuted continues with Bjarke Lykke Madsen, who has designed hundreds of classic sets, running through the five Batcaves he has crafted over two decades and how the location has developed. Model Designer Petra Perrson shares insights into 76330 Batman Logo and Blocks looks back at the various LEGO Batman video games that paved the way for Legacy.
There’s much more beyond the Dark Knight though – learn about how LEGO factories first went international, discover the wild battle between the LEGO Group and a rival Dutch company in the 1960s, then go back to 1995 and reminisce about the various LEGO goings-on.
If building creatively is your thing, then you can take inspiration from the amazing techniques that Jack Carleson has used in his amazing mega-sized aeroplanes or follow the instructions for a mini version of the Ford Model T and an even tinier Anzellan Starship from Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.
There is much more besides inside this month’s magazine for AFOLs, which contains a whopping 116 pages of unique features, reviews, builds and opinion that can’t be found online. This issue also includes a look at the vintage LEGOLAND PC game, reviews of the SMART Play Star Wars sets, a deep dive into NINJAGO 71861 The Old Town and a hot take on Super Mario minifigures.
When you visit LEGO House, be sure to check out Character Creator. You can put your own unique minifigure together and then make them a Blocks magazine cover star! Share your image with the hashtag #blocksinlegohouse and tag @blocksmagazine too.
Don’t forget – if your focus is on a galaxy far, far away, Blocks has launched a 132 page LEGO Star Wars special to celebrate the release of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu and Maul – Shadow Lord, which includes interviews with Ahsoka Tano actor Ashley Eckstein, Darth Maul actor Sam Witwer, LEGO Design Director Jens Kronvold Frederiksen, LEGO Masters judge Ryan ‘Brickman’ McNaught and more.
Blocks is giving away 76330 Batman Logo and 76331 Batman v Superman Batmobile! To be entered into the prize draw and to get Blocks magazine delivered every month – ahead of the shops – visit blocksmag.com and check out the money-saving subscription deals available.
For entry into the prize draw, you must have an active Blocks subscription at 5.00pm UK time on June 4, 2025 (existing subscribers will automatically be entered into the prize draw).
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