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LEGO Ninjago SDCC 2017 Panel Recap

July 23, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

The LEGO Ninjago TV series panel was earlier today at San Diego Comic Con 2017 and there was some new information regarding Season 8. I was also live-tweeting the panel which can check out on Twitter.

The panel consisted of Writers Kevin and Dan Hageman, showrunner Tommy Andreasen, senior creative director Simon Lucas, IP lead Nelson Lamonica, and suprise guest David Shayne. The first thing the panel talked about was last season’s Hands of Time.

LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu SDCC 2017

The first thing the panel talked about was some of the inner workings of the previous season. They showed off some concept art and talked about what the season was about.

They dug deeper into some of the villains who were involved including Sander Saunders, aka Krux, and the Vermillion. Like before, there are some prototypes of the Vermillion.

Next up is more concept art for the Kai and Nya’s Fusion Dragon. They explained that they wanted to make it look more organic.

Finally, there was the big question of where Wu is. We’ll find out more in Season 8. One cool thing that was touched on was some kids at last year’s panel gave some suggestions on how Zane got his powers and the Hagemans took those suggestions and we will be seeing them next season.

Finally, we have the opening sequence clip for Season 8. I didn’t record or take pictures as it technically wasn’t allowed but that didn’t stop some from doing it. Embedded below is the whole clip which you can watch before it gets taken … Continue

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2: Meet the Talent Behind the Video Game Panel Recap

July 22, 2017 / Michael Tran / 19 Comments

The LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2: Meet the Talent Behind the Video Game panel happened earlier today at San Diego Comic Con 2017 and there were tons of new information about the game that was exclusively revealed. The panel consisted of Arthur Parsons (head of design, TT Games), Bill Rosemann (executive creative director, Marvel Games), Justin Ramsden (designer, LEGO), Kurt Busiek (comics writer, Avengers Forever), and Dan Veesenmeyer (comic content artist, and LEGO Marvel’s Avengers) with Ryan Penagos serving as a moderator. I was live-tweeting the panel and it was hard to keep up with all the info they gave but I survived it and here’s a recap of what happened.

One thing that was touched on before the new trailer was the different versions of the same character will be able to team up which means that Spider-Man Noir can team up with the normal Spider-Man if you desire. Then they dropped the new trailer on us which Arthur says the public can expect it to go live on Monday. keep watch for Rocket Raccoon with chicken blasters.

Dan talked about recreating the Kang Dynasty storyline cover, written by Kurt Busiek, and turning it into LEGO form. A copy of this LEGO cover was given out to each person in the audience which has a nice shiny gold foil in various parts. Arthur also added that you will be able to collect these classic comic book covers in the game via minikits.

Vehicles will be making a return as there were a few that were … Continue

The LEGO Ninjago Movie SDCC 2017 Trailer

July 21, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

Yesterday was The LEGO Ninjago Movie panel at San Diego Comic Con 2017 and if you follow my Twitter, I was live-tweeting the whole panel which included an exclusive look at the new trailer for the movie. At the MTV Fandom Fest a short while ago, the new trailer for The LEGO Ninjago Movie was made public which you can watch below.

Also during the panel, attendees were also given the Green Ninja Mech Dragon (30428) polybag. There’s no word on availability of it at this time.

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New Characters Revealed for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 at SDCC 2017

July 20, 2017 / Michael Tran / 9 Comments

There was a Marvel Games panel today at San Diego Comic Con 2017 and one of the games shown off a little was LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2. They showed off just a teaser of what to expect in the full panel on Saturday including some new character reveals.

As you can see above, there a combination bigfig named Carnom which combines both Carnage and Venom. According to Ryan Penagos Carnom will evolve to something bigger and he shows up in sequence with Spider-Man, Spider-Gwen, Goblin 2099.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Howard the Duck

Serving as sort of a comedic character, Howard the Duck will be a playable character as well. He will be voiced by none other than regular SDCC LEGO video game moderator Greg Miller from Kinda Funny. Howard the Duck is said to have a big role in the game and can even transform to Iron Duck.

There should be a new trailer dropping sometime tomorrow with the aforementioned panel at San Diego Comic Con on Saturday.

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New The LEGO Ninjago Movie SDCC 2017 Poster

July 20, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

MTV has revealed a new San Diego Comic Con 2017 promotional poster for The LEGO Ninjago Movie. It features Garmadon and Lloyd at the top with the Ninjas and Master Wu at the bottom. It was given away during the autograph signing event.

The LEGO Ninjago Movie has a pretty big presence at SDCC this year and we’re all excited for the upcoming panel which should have a new trailer for the movie as well.

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The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game Official Box Art Revealed

July 19, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game is available for attendees to try out at San Diego Comic Con 2017. One of the new things we got to see there were the official box art for the game for the PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. All of the ninjas are displayed in the front with Lloyd taking the lead and Garmadon in the background.

I’ll have my developer interview tomorrow so stay tuned as I try to get some new information about The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game.

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The LEGO Ninjago Movie garmadon, Garmadon, GARMADON! (70656) First Look

July 19, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

San Diego Comic Con 2017 Preview Night kicked off earlier today and as soon as the doors were open, I headed straight to the LEGO booth where it was featuring a lot of The LEGO Ninjago Movie. All of the sets accompanying the movie were on display but we also got a look at one of the sets that will be coming out later in the year with garmadon, Garmadon, GARMADON! (70656). We got a set description of it last month and we finally have a good look at it. The set was shown in the trailer and it includes Garmadon’s shark mech but it also has a little hot dog stand with the Hot Dog Guy minifigure as well. It has 830 pieces and will retail for $79.99 starting on December 1.

**Sorry for the vertical picture. I was taking these photos for my Instagram.**

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