Since their debut in 1978, LEGO minifigures have become the most iconic piece of the wildly popular toy line. Although small in stature, minifigures stand particularly tall as hot collector items. How hot? Consider the rare Mr. Gold (shown on the front cover), who has sold for $1,500 on the secondary market. Beautifully illustrated and amusing to page through, The Collectible LEGO Minifigure reveals why these pint-sized plastic powerhouses are the driving force in the LEGO Universe, whether collected for fun or profit. Featuring: • Up-to-date secondary-market prices for new and used minifigures from 2000 to present • Hundreds of the most significant and valuable minifigures priced and highlighted • More than 20 top categories of valuable LEGO minifigures organized by theme, including Adventurers, Batman, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Super Heroes • Hundreds of full-color photos • Useful tips for collecting, investment, and detecting counterfeits

Celebrate the epic journey of the LEGO® minifigure! Enter the world of minifigures with this fully updated edition. The first minifigure was created in 1978, and today the entire minifigure population could circle the globe more than five times! Starring more than 2,000 of the most popular and rarest minifigures from the LEGO® Minifigure Series and themes including LEGO® NINJAGO®, THE LEGO® MOVIETM, LEGO® Star WarsTM, LEGO® City, LEGO® Harry PotterTM, and many more. From astronauts and vampires to Super Heroes and movie characters, feast your eyes on the most awesome minifigures of every decade! ©2020 The LEGO Group.

Meet the coolest LEGO® Minifigures ever! The strange, the spooky, and the silly - all of your favourite LEGO® minifigures are here. Go back in time with retro minifigures from the LEGO archives. Meet new characters from fun LEGO themes, including LEGO® NINJAGO®, LEGO® City, and LEGO® Collectible Minifigures. Your guide to more than 300 awesome minifigures! ©2020 The LEGO Group.

Get to know all the fantastic minifigures who populate the LEGO world, including the LEGO Movie characters in the LEGO Minifigures Character Encyclopedia: LEGO Movie Edition. Go on the ultimate LEGO adventure and meet every single LEGO Minifigure character, from the Punk Rocker and Lawn Gnome to the DJ and Pirate Captain, plus the exciting new characters from The LEGO Movie, scheduled for release in February 2014. Inside you'll find character biographies and fun LEGO facts, not to mention information on each Minifigures' personality, its likes and dislikes, and real-world information behind its creation. Enhanced with fun animations to bring readers closer than ever to the LEGO Minifigures world, the LEGO Minifigures Character Encyclopedia: LEGO Movie Edition is a must-have for any LEGO fan.

Brick by Brick Brilliance LEGO bricks are the building blocks of childhood. Yet they are far from child's play. LEGO sets are fast becoming a hot commodity with collectors worldwide for fun and profit. Abundantly visual, informative and detailed, The Ultimate Guide to Collectible LEGO Sets is the definitive reference to more than 2,000 of the most collectible sets on the secondary market, illustrating the incredible value of LEGO bricks, not only from an entertainment and educational standpoint, but also as an investment. Consider a Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series Millennium Falcon, which sold at retail for $500, is now selling for more than $3,500 on the secondary market. The Ultimate Guide to Collectible LEGO Sets features: • More than 25 top themes, including Advanced Models, Batman, Ideas/Cuusoo, Star Wars UCS and non-UCS sets, Technic, Trains, and Vintage • Up-to-date secondary market prices for more than 2,000 new and used sets from 2000 to present • More than 300 full-color photos of sets in their boxes, and built models • Tips on reselling, flipping, and investing The Ultimate Guide to Collectible LEGO Sets is your brick-by-brick guide to a world of imagination and discovery.

A beautiful visual celebration of the iconic LEGO® minifigure—its history, evolution, and status as a cultural icon. The LEGO® minifigure is one of the most recognizable and collectible toys on the planet. Over the span of 40 years it has evolved from a simple yellow figurine to a global pop culture icon. This landmark volume celebrates the colorful history, evolving design, and lasting impact of the one and only LEGO minifigure. Driven by compelling interviews and essays, lush photography, infographics, and never-before-seen visuals from inside the LEGO archives and beyond, this book is a wide-reaching visual exploration of why the minifigure matters—as a beloved toy and as a singular cultural icon. MUST-HAVE: The ultimate celebration of the LEGO minifigure, this book explores the minifigure from all angles. FOR ALL LEGO FANS: This book is perfect for all LEGO fans, from avid collectors and super fans seeking new, never-before-published content, to anyone who grew up with the iconic minifigure, looking to explore the history of the toy they know and love. GLOBAL ICON: The LEGO minifigure has captivated the world for 40 years. Connecting LEGO lovers old and young, this tiny yellow figure captures the joy at the heart of the LEGO brand. LEGO, the LEGO logo, and the Brick and Knob configurations are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2022 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.

Meet the coolest, funniest, and quirkiest LEGO® Minifigures - includes an exclusive Rock Star Minifigure inside! Discover fun facts, jokes, play ideas, and build inspiration from your favourite minifigures. Take on a LEGO speed-building challenge with Race Car Guy. Find out Party Clown's funniest joke. Build a LEGO underwater creature with Sea Rescuer. Learn a fun real-world fact about the number of pizzas eaten per second from Pizza Costume Guy. And much more! ©2022 The LEGO Group.

Celebrate more than 90 years of LEGO play with LEGO® Timelines! Embark on an epic tour through ten decades of history – from before the iconic LEGO brick to today's amazing sets and beyond. Pore over pages packed with more than 70 illustrated timelines chronicling LEGO history, from the early days of LEGO Town, LEGO Castle, and LEGO Space to LEGO Pirates, LEGO Star Wars, and LEGO NINJAGO. Fascinating facts, stunning images and amazing details await! Take a journey through LEGO history with these incredibly detailed timelines: Discover a treasure trove of iconic LEGO sets, minifigures, accessories and more. Showcases popular vintage and rarer sets, through to the 90th-anniversary sets and beyond. Illustrated timelines bring LEGO history to life like never before, with highly detailed double-page features of iconic sets. Captions on each timeline provide context and take fans deep into the history of LEGO. Fascinating timelines include the history of LEGO minifigures, the biggest LEGO sets ever, how a LEGO set is made, and much more. Each timeline provides a fun visual overview of much loved LEGO themes organised by old and new, with more than 70 illustrated timelines that bring LEGO’s exciting history to life for fans young and old. © 2024 The LEGO Group

LEGO® Heroes is a collection of twelve remarkable​ stories featuring everyday heroes using the LEGO® system in innovative ways to solve global challenges. Meet twelve visionary builders from around the globe who have turned LEGO® play into life-altering innovations through immense curiosity, creativity, passion, and a handful of LEGO bricks. From a wheelchair for an injured turtle to customized prosthetic arms to lab research for coral reef preservation, each chapter showcases individuals of all ages and backgrounds who have applied the LEGO System in Play to solve some of life’s greatest challenges in the fields of technology, sustainability, education, and more. With inspiring messages of imagination and problem-solving through play, readers will be moved by this heartwarming celebration of people who are changing the world . . . one brick at a time. LEGO, the LEGO logo, and the Brick and Knob configurations are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2023 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved. MORE THAN A TOY: LEGO® Heroes takes a new and unique look at the worlds’ most beloved toy. These innovators of all ages are finding real-world applications for LEGO bricks to make the world a better place. GREAT GIFT FOR AFOLs: Adult-fans-of-LEGO® will love this fascinating collection of stories about their favorite pastime. With interesting tidbits and moving takeaways, this book will inspire LEGO® fans to use their building knowledge in a new, life-changing way. BELOVED BRAND: For decades, the LEGO® brand has inspired billions of people to stretch the limits of their imaginations. This book captures the long-standing boundless imagination, creativity, innovation, and care at the heart of the LEGO® brand. Perfect for: Ages 12+ Adult fans of LEGO Gift givers Engineers Creatives Architects Activists

An eye-popping fact ebook with a LEGO twist - discover amazing information about the world! Did you know a Goliath spider weighs the same as 75 2x4 LEGO bricks? Did you know the Taj Mahal gets a mud pack treatment to remove pollution stains? Or that hummingbirds are the only birds that fly backwards? From unbelievable space and nature facts, to mind-boggling inventions and technology trivia, children will be amazed and entertained with incredible information about the LEGO world and our own. ©2022 The LEGO Group.