Marvel Lego Minifigs

I have quite an extensive graphic novel and comic collection. I started collecting when I was 8 years old and haven’t really stopped. I now am more selective with what I buy, what with time and money both being precious, but I do like to keep up with current events.

My eldest daughter is getting into comics but seems to prefer the slice-of-life/ indie scene more with Lumberjanes, Hilda and the Raina Telgemeier graphic novels being firm favourites. She’s finished all of them though so I’m getting her onto the superhero comic scene and, to mark this event, I purchased some Lego figures of my favourite Marvel heroines. We made them together and I think they look pretty cool!

DC: Art Of the Brick Review

Lego has been enjoying a resurgence in the past decade, very nearly bankrupt in 2004 the company now has a multi-media empire, including video games, an Academy Award Winning film (for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, for Everything Is Awesome by Shawn Patterson) and many, many playsets. Now artist Nathan Sawaya has used more than two million Lego bricks to create art pieces inspired by the comic book world of DC. Over the course of exhibition you will find numerous Lego models and dioramas of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Flash as well as the rogues gallery containing, amongst others, the Joker, Harley Quinn and the Riddler. The exhibition has many different art pieces and the level of detail is astonishing. The level of patience and craft shown is immense and I doff my cap to the artist. 

The standout piece for me was the Batcave section of the exhibition as the music from the animated series played and a screen projection of Gotham looked impressive against the Lego made Bat signal.

The exhibition is being held in a  purpose-built tent, just minutes away from Waterloo Station and whilst this is fine, the fact that I went on one of the hottest days of the year made the whole thing uncomfortable to walk around. It was warm and there was very little fresh air in there

 If they couldput some ventilation that'd be great but otherwise this is well worth a visit at £16.50.