I love Legos! They were one of my favorite toys when I was a kid, and I still have a Lego Batmobile and Lego TIE interceptor on display on my Geek Wall. The fun of building whatever your imagination can think up never gets old. From giant handheld swords to small, intricate castles and spaceships. I grew up in the Silver Age of Legos, when the big sets were pirates, castle, space and modern day. I can still remember the excitement of the Wolf Pack bandits, the Ice Planet spacemen and the introduction of the undersea play sets. I also owned the time machine, which was basically just throwing all the sets together into one toy.

But nowadays the most popular Lego playsets are all licensed properties, like Star Wars, Batman, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean and more!

Lego of the Ring

And I think it’s brilliant! I would have killed to have these kinds of Legos when I was a kid. Instead of making my own crappy Batmobile out of green and red pieces, I could have had a real, well-made Batmobile complete with little Batman and Robin figurines. Or Lex Luthor in his battlesuit fighting an actual licensed Superman and Wonder Woman! Instead of random space people in their little helmets and jetpacks, I could have had Han Solo and the Millennium Falcon!

This year, Lego is coming out with sets for Lord of the Rings, the Avengers, the X-Men and more. So the licensed property train is not stopping. Here are 6 properties out there that need some Lego love!

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