LEGO is huge right now. From the gigantic success of "The LEGO Movie," to their partnership with "Star Wars," Marvel and DC movie properties the brick builders dominated New York's Toy Fair, and the toy shelves on a year round basis. That doesn't look to stop anytime soon, either: at Toy Fair, we got a glimpse of upcoming sets for "Guardians of the Galaxy," "The LEGO Movie," "Star Wars Rebels," and even "Ghostbusters."
So who you gonna call? LEGO, that's who:
"Guardians of the Galaxy"
As with any big Marvel movie property, most of LEGO's "Guardians of the Galaxy" line was under wraps. But we can show you the previously revealed "Milano Spaceship Rescue," a 665 piece set that retails for $74.99, and features Chris Pratt's "muscle car" of a spaceship from the movie.
We can also give you details on the other two sets, though pictures will be coming later:
» "Knowhere Escape Mission," a 433 piece set for $39.99 that features Groot, Rocket Raccoon, Nebula, and shock-trooper The Sakaaran. Of note, the Groot figure is about three inches tall and needs to be built as part of the set.
» "Starblaster Showdown," a 196 piece set for $19.99, featuring Star-Lord and The Sakaaran, each with their own ship.
"The LEGO Movie"
Though the first batch of "LEGO Movie" toys played it safe, they rapidly disappeared from toy shelves. Wave two should double that business with several gigantic sets including:
"Metal Beard's Sea Cow," a 2,471 piece set for $249.99 that comes packaged with the movie's signature double-decker couch. That'll hit stores ...
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