Lego has some Wicked new Wizard of Oz sets for young and adult fans
Wicked is pretty weird concept when you think about it. It's at the same time a prequel, sidequel, and sequel to the Wizard of Oz movie, from 1939. So while Elphaba and Galinda are the focus of the story, everything with Dorthy and friends is still going on at the same time.
To complicate things further, last year's Wicked movie only tells the first half of the story from the original musical, so the new Lego sets this year focus on the second movie and the iconic scenes from that.
Seven new sets were unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con, all at varying different price points and aimed at different kinds of fans, with the cheapest being just £18 and the most expensive £140.
This is going to be the big one for adult fans, because it features Emerald City from the original Wizard of Oz movie as a piece of brick-built wall art. It's basically a giant poster made of Lego, but it also comes with minifigures of Dorothy (and Toto), Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow (as Fiyero), Tin Man, Elphaba, and Galinda. What'll be of particular interest to adult fans is that they're all regular-sized minifigures, whereas most of the other Wicked sets use the larger Friends-sized minidolls.
The cheapest set is Elphaba's woodland retreat, filled with her magical equipment, a number of cute furry animals, and minidolls of her and Fiyero. It even includes the poppy Fiyero gives to Elphaba, pressed inside Glinda's book. It has an age rating of 7+, so it's very easy to build, even though the organic looking tree is quite impressive.
There's a neat trick here where when the model of Glinda's wedding scene is closed it's blocked by two giant butterflies, but by opening it up you can see inside and recreate the disastrous day of Glinda's wedding. To complete the scene you get a wedding cake, a heart-shaped invitation, Glinda's bouquet from Fiyero, and… a changeable face for when things go wrong.
The ending of the entire Wicked saga is recreated in this set, that includes both a detailed model of Emerald City and the ominous Kiamo Ko Castle. It comes with minidolls of Glinda and Elphaba, plus a flying monkey, while the buildings are filled with secret compartments and references to the story, as well as a brick-built rainbow.
Even though it's not an adult set, there's some really nice building techniques on the roof of the Munchkin house in this set. The house comes on two storeys and there's a bubble for Glinda that acts the same as in the movie, complete with a working pedal. You also get three minidolls, with Elphaba and her broomstick, Glinda in her tiara, and Boq.
The other expensive set aimed at adults, these highly detailed (and entirely functional) bookends also come with minifigures instead of minidolls. You get six in total, with Glinda, Elphaba, The Wizard, Madame Morrible, Fiyero, and Pfannee – all with unique costumes and accessories. At the back of the bookends there's also an interior build that fits the minifigures, one focused on Glinda and the other on Elphaba.
This might be the cheapest set but it is a cool one, with two BrickHeadz figures for Wicked's main characters. BrickHeadz is basically Lego's version of Funko Pop!, except because it's Lego you can customise them however you want. These ones come with some neat printed pieces and accessories for both characters. More Trending
Although they're already available to pre-order on the Lego website, the sets won't be released until September 1. The actual movie, entitled Wicked: For Good, will launch in theatres on November 21.
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