Another massive release back in 2012 was the range of Super Heroes. These first hit the shops early in the year with a big wave of Batman toys. Some of these were remakes of classic sets whereas some were new ones with different characters. In the summer of 2012 The Dark Knight Rises got it’s releases which increased the popularity of these sets. As well as that we also saw quite a few sets released based on the Avengers Movie, these sold very well and there were some really nice toys brought out. We also got some Ultrabuild sets such as Iron Man, The Joker and Green Lantern. Then in 2013 we got Iron Man sets and also Superman sets, so this obviously tells us that Lego look to see exactly what movies are going to be hitting our screen as to what sets to bring out.

So what can we expect moving into 2014? Well the first set to be confirmed was previewed at the San Diego Comic Con, this is usually the place where get our first glimpse of what is coming up. The Riddler Chase set is going to be release in January and as you can see it includes two vehicles, one for Batman or possibly Batgirl and one for The Riddler. The exciting news is that there will also be a Flash minifigure included with this set, one that we have not previously seen so fans will be eager to get there hands on this.

Also at Comic Con there were four minifigures exclusives given away. These were an Arrow figure, Spider-Woman, Man Of Steel in a black suit and a new Spider-Man. These are said to be exclusive to Comic Con so we do not know if they will later appear in any sets brought out. The inclusion of a Spider-Woman though is a very interesting one.

So what about other superhero sets? Well Marvel are once again going to be very busy indeed. They are bringing out a second Amazing Spiderman movie, we got quite a few sets based on the first film so expect more based on this one. Maybe this is where we will see the Spider-Woman figure used. There is also a new Captain America movie out, we have one set already based on Captain America which came out with The Avengers and we could well see more coming based on him. There is also a new X-Men movie hitting our screens, we have not seen a lot of Lego based on X-Men but we did get a Wolverine set last year, so we could see more.

As for DC Comics, there big release this year was of course Superman Man Of Steel. There were some decent sets based on this so again Lego will probably try to cash in on any DC films. To be honest though 2014 looks like being a quiet year for DC, they are bringing out an animated Justice League film which could well see heroes such as Green Lantern, Batman and Superman team up, but this is unlikely to be a massive blockbuster so we may not see Lego show that much interest. They have of course already said that they are releasing a Batman set early in the year though, so maybe they will bring out more Batman related sets. They may extend their range of Arkham City Lego as these went down quite well.

With the success of films such as Man Of Steel, The Avengers, Batman and Iron Man 3, it is no surprise that Lego want to cash in on the superhero line. Expect lots more sets announced later in the year and we will let you know of all of these when we find out.