Evolution of the LEGO Minifigure: 90 years of LEGO play

This year marks the 90th anniversary of the LEGO Group – so here is a look back at the minifigure over the decades, from the days of yellow smiley faces to the unique moulding that features on many of the…

Evolution of the LEGO Batman minifigure

With The Batman wowing audiences in cinemas around the world, here's a look at how the Batman minifigure has evolved since the first one was released 16 years ago. The Caped Crusader. The Dark Knight. The World’s Greatest Detective. Batman…

Custom Corner: The Batman

The Batman, one of the most anticipated comic book movies in years, is now in cinemas and the LEGO Instagram community has been flooded with content about it. This week’s Custom Corner from Blocks, the LEGO magazine for fans, highlights…

The best LEGO foodie minifigures – from peas to bananas

From bananas to chillis, apples to corn, there’s more than your five-a-day of fruit and veg loving minifigures. In fact, the Collectible Minifigures series has done plenty of plastic foods, aside from the dreaded broccoli. Eating an apple everyday or…

Custom Corner: Big Wheel (Spider-Man)

Big Wheel is without a doubt one of Spider-Man's strangest villains. However, this week's Custom Corner from Blocks, the Lego magazine for fans, shows that to a good customiser no design is unsalvageable. One of the most popular types of…

Top five LEGO Star Wars Mandalorian minifigures

In recent years, Mandalorian warriors have taken the Star Wars universe by storm. Though Star Wars fans already had Boba Fett in the original trilogy and Jango Fett in the prequel trilogy, it was animated shows like The Clone Wars…

Custom Corner: Boba Fett

The Book of Boba Fett ended last week, and the LEGO Group hasn't yet launched any sets based on it. It's been left up to the fans, then, to recreate scenes from the show, as shown in this week's Custom…

Custom Corner: Black Krrsantan (The Book of Boba Fett)

The Book of Boba Fett has featured cameos from many beloved Star Wars characters, but unfortunately not all of those characters have official minifigures. This week's Custom Corner from Blocks, the LEGO magazine for fans, showcases a custom painted figure…

Custom Corner: Spider-Man (No Way Home)

Spider-Man: No Way Home released nearly a month ago, and with it came one of the best live-action Spider-Man suits of all time. The LEGO Group didn't include much of the movie's content in their official sets in order to…

Custom Corner: Pulp Fiction

Despite being one of the most popular films of all time, Pulp Fiction's age rating prevents it from ever receiving an official LEGO set. Luckily, the Instagram community doesn't have the same restrictions as the toy company, and this week's…