There’s a new Con in town. This past weekend, the VA Comicon moved north from its usual Richmond location, and hosted a show just down the road, at George Mason University. This was a fairly small show, maybe two large rooms, but it was absolutely perfect in my mind and reminded me of the conventions […]
Resolutions were made to be broken
Okay, so maybe I resolved to stop buying new toys for the new year, but come on, you know my weakness for Batman! I have stoically avoided these Lego Batman Movie mini figures until today — that didn’t take long. So after 25 blind bags, this is what I got. Not a bad bunch at all — I love the […]
L is for LEGO Minifig Displays
My kids have a lot of LEGO minifigures, and by “my kids” I mean me. Sure, they might think that all those figures are theirs, but did they pay for any of them? Nope, not a one. So, I’ll take the hot dog man, and Batman, and viking warrior, thank you very much. It’s great to […]
The LEGO Classic TV Series Batcave is coming soon!
Holy mother of all things that are awesome. For a guy like me, this is what dreams are made of… If you ever visit my home, you need to keep your shoes on for fear of stepping on a LEGO piece, and watch those elbows, because if you’re not careful you might knock a vintage […]
LEGO BrickFair 2015
I had the pleasure of attending the LEGO Brickfair once again this past weekend as it returned to the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Virginia. The displays were just as mind-blowing as in previous shows, and it seemed like the number of vendors selling LEGO goods was bigger than ever before — I’m not sure […]
Yard sale finds – LEGO and comic books!
On Saturday morning, I rolled up to the a local church sale to find 120+ people lined up, waiting for the doors to open. I almost left right then and there, but I didn’t know of any other big sales, so I got in line. By the time I made it into the church, about […]