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Ace "onions" Kim | November 8th, 2012 | News, Off Topic

Angry Birds Star Wars

We’ll get back to normal news after this brief message.

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Tommy "roguefx" Williamson | August 8th, 2011 | LEGO Super Heroes, Marvel Comics, Off Topic

With Great Licensing Comes Great Responsibility

With the Comic Con announcement of the licensing of Marvel and DC there was a collective nerdgasm with LEGO and comic fans alike. There is so much potential with this it boggles the mind. Not only is there a positively vast library of reference material in the form of comic books, comic book movies are hot these days. It’s really too bad this didn’t happen a bit earlier because with this summer’s offering of Thor, Green Lantern and Captain America a lot of people (including myself) feel it was a bit of a missed opportunity.
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Ace "onions" Kim | July 10th, 2011 | Off Topic

Anime Expo 2011

Stormtrooper - Anime Expo

Just a fair warning, this post is completely off-topic, but since I used this site as my press credential to attend Anime Expo, I figure I should at least post about my experience there this year. So feel free to stop reading here.

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Ace "onions" Kim | January 1st, 2011 | Off Topic

Happy New Year!

Happy New Years!

Dear readers of FBTB,

Thanks for a wonderful year! Here’s looking to 2011! Happy new year!

Cheers!

Ace "onions" Kim | December 25th, 2010 | Off Topic

Merry Christmas To You

I have something for you here...

Merry Christmas! I hope everyone got something they wanted under the tree this year, or in their stocking, or wherever you find your gifts.

Ace "onions" Kim | November 25th, 2010 | Off Topic

And finally…. Happy Thanksgiving!

LEGO Turkey

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! :-D Other than eating turkey, I know what I’ll be doing this weekend.

Ryan "chief" Wood | October 20th, 2010 | LEGO, LEGO Star Wars, Off Topic

Best Year for Lego Star Wars?

There’s a great topic going on in the forum right now. We’ve had Lego Star Wars building sets and other products for nearly 12 years now. What do you think the best has been so far?

Join the discussion on the forum!

Ryan "chief" Wood | October 13th, 2010 | MOC Spotlight, Off Topic

Precious Moments

Father & Son

Consider this dad’s heartstrings tugged. Flickr user Pedro Venzini snapped this shot of a father and son settings their weapons down and spending quality time together.

While I head off to play with my boys this would be a great time for you, dear Bothans, to check out more Star Wars Lego photography by Pedro!

Ace "onions" Kim | September 26th, 2010 | LEGO Star Wars, Off Topic

Omnomnomnom

LEGO Star Wars Character Cupcakes

Mmmmmm.

via The Cupcake Blog.

Ace "onions" Kim | June 13th, 2010 | Off Topic

And Now For Something Different…

Was cruising around the intertubes and ran across this comic. Gave me chuckle so I thought I’d share: