LEGO The Simpsons Confirmed for 2014

DR.dk, the Danish newspaper website that claimed way back in March 2013 that LEGO and 20th Century Fox Television were in discussions about LEGO producing a theme based on The Simpsons TV show, seems to have confirmed these rumours in another recent article stating that LEGO will indeed be producing LEGO Simpsons sets in 2014. The English translation of the DR.dk article can be found below, courtesy of Google Translate:

Homer Simpson becomes Lego figure

The legendary yellow family, The Simpsons, is emerging as LEGO figures.

One of the most-loved, arch American families are now emerging as LEGO figures. These are the yellow cartoon family, The Simpsons.

There has long flourished rumors of an impending romance between 20th Century Fox Television, the production company behind the successful series, and LEGO, but only now being co confirmed.

We get both Homer, Bart, Marge and the other to look to next year, says Mads Nipper, marketing director with responsibility for product development, marketing and sales of LEGO, for Exchange.

The launch of the characters is a “small product news” in the beginning, but if the reception is strong enough, can quickly turn up the production. It will be a small launch, but it will hopefully be fun and exciting for those who like the Simpsons universe, says Mads Nipper for Exchange.

Adult LEGO enthusiasts lost a bit of hope on a series of Simpsons LEGO sets as the none were shown off at the recently finished San Diego Comic Con 2013.

The target audience for The Simpsons are teenagers and adults, but there are also many children who know them, says product manager at Top Toy, Carsten Nielsen, for Exchange. He has also seen the figures as they appear in the 2014 catalog, and he says that “they are really well made.”

The Simpsons TV series created by Matt Groening and has been running for over 20 years with over 500 episodes in total. The series has won 27 Emmy awards, a Peabody-award and even performed a single Oscar nomination.

Are you excited about LEGO The Simpsons sets or do you oppose the idea? Share your thoughts on the LEGO Simpsons 2014 theme in the comments below.

Source: DR.dk

SDCC 2013: LEGO Mixels Revealed

Instagram member, leanalynn, has posted a photo of a new theme revealed at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con (SDCC 2013). LEGO Mixels is a small theme which will start to release sets in March 2014. From the image, Mixels appears to be some sort of LEGO incarnation of named Cartoon Network cartoon characters. Not much is known about LEGO Mixels, as the name “Mixels” doesn’t seem to be already created and linked with the Cartoon Network television channel.

LEGO has already set a teaser page on LEGO.com for the upcoming Mixels theme and some fans are suggesting that it might be just a theme based off a new Cartoon Network TV series called “Mixels” or something like that. The three supposedly main characters that have been unveiled are 41500 Flain (Yellow), 41504 Seismo (Black & Gray) and Volecto (Red).

What is interesting to note as well is the fact that down the bottom of the LEGO.com teaser page it says that Mixels is a trademark of the LEGO Group which could mean that Mixels is LEGO’s original idea and not based off something else by someone else.

The mixels.com domain name is registered with Time Warner who are an American film and television company with subsidiaries including Warner Bros, CNN, DC Comics and, funnily enough, Cartoon Network. The Mixels sets have been described on Twitter as being “mix and match sets”, whatever that means.

What do you think about this new LEGO Mixels theme so far after seeing all the information and images that we have for Mixels at the moment? Share your thoughts on the latest LEGO theme in the comments below.

Source: Brickset