LEGO: I Love That Minifigure: Exclusive Zombie Skateboarder Minifigure

by Jonathan Green (Contributor), Jen Anstruther (Contributor), Kate Lloyd (Contributor)

Have you ever wondered which LEGO® minifigure had the first double-sided head? Or which one was the first to have a printed torso or peg leg? Discover all the answers to these questions and more in DK's I Love That Minifigure!

Meet more than 200 amazing LEGO minifigures and find out what makes each one special. With stunning images and informative annotations, this encyclopedia features the most unique minifigures in amazing detail - all accompanied by fascinating facts and trivia that bring them to life.

Perfect for LEGO fans and collectors of all ages, I Love That Minifigure! is the official guide to the rarest and most desirable minifigures, and also comes with its own exclusive minifigure.

LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and Knob configurations and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. © 2015 The LEGO Group.
Produced by DK Publishing under license from the LEGO Group.

Genres: Nonfiction

208 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2015

About the author

Jonathan Green is a writer of speculative fiction, with more than seventy books to his name. Well known for his contributions to the Fighting Fantasy range of adventure gamebooks, he has also written fiction for such diverse properties as Doctor Who, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000, Sonic the Hedgehog, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Moshi Monsters, LEGO, Judge Dredd and Robin of Sherwood.

He is the creator of the Pax Britannia series for Abaddon Books and has written eight novels, and numerous short stories, set within this steampunk universe, featuring the debonair dandy adventurer Ulysses Quicksilver. He is also the author of an increasing number of non-fiction titles, including the award-winning YOU ARE THE HERO – A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks.

He has recently taken to editing and compiling short story anthologies, including the critically-acclaimed GAME OVER and SHARKPUNK, published by Snowbooks, and the forthcoming Shakespeare Vs Cthulhu.

To find out more about his current projects visit www.JonathanGreenAuthor.com and follow him on Twitter @jonathangreen.

Reviews

[Duncan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun little book. sadly there is a lot more focus on newer figures but the older ones are a real gem. probably (like me) this is one best bought just for a quick browse and the exclusive minifigure

[Min · Rating 5 out of 5]

I may not own any minifigures but I do love them. This book offers a selection of "the coolest, the rarest, and most unusual minifigures ever produced by the LEGO group. It is divided into 11 themed sections and each page" shares three to five facts about the figure, the common name of the figure (early figures did not have official names), a quote of insight from a designer about the figure's design process, variants or related figures, and then the stats of which LEGO series it originated, date, first appearance, and a rarity scale one through five- one being not rare to five being very rare.

I was learning as I was reading. I certainly remembered seeing some of these figures on television- be it commercial or series, otherwise, I knew very little about them. I certainly found a few I would like to collect. It is with glee that I see the evolution of styles from the earliest rather standardized look (with minor changes) to today's greatly varied styles of hair(or head covering), clothing, and facial expression.

[Owen Lovell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has been on my shelf for many years now. I do like flicking through it every now and then to look at all the different minifigures. It certainly is an interesting read. 4 Stars

[Josef Komensky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dit is niet een boek om te lezen. Dit is boek om te hebben, er in te kunnen bladeren en zich zalig te maken bij zien van al die prachtige fotos.

Voor sommigen onder ons kan een boek van verdriet en ergenis zijn in de zin van " Ooo hoe kon ik zo stom zijn en geven mijn LEGO figuurtjes aan mijn klein kind, broertjes, zusjes, een willekeurige instelling geven!!!"

Voor anderen is het een potentiële verzameling album vol met mogelijkheden om hun " slag" te kunnen slaan op allerlei vrijmarkten en of op bijvoorbeeld marktplaats of e bay.

Veer anderen zullen gefascineerd worden bij de overdaad aan personages of LEGO weetjes die deze geweldige boek bevat.

Kortom voor iedereen wat wils.

[Damana Madden · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book 71 is LEGO: I Love That Minifigure by DK Publishing.

This was a must read for me since I collect female Lego minifigures.

There is so much information about rare minifigures, cool collections and reasons behind why certain characters were chosen.

A great reference book for Lego collectors and fans.

4 Minifigures out of 5.

Should I read this? For the Lego collectors and fans, for sure.
What did I learn? Lego gets very very expensive when rare.

[Tisha · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a fun book with interesting facts about mini-figures. We are kind of obsessed with Legos at our house.

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent visual encyclopedia style listing of Lego minifigures. Information included date of release, which Lego set it first appeared in, rarity, and overall features. Colorful and fun!

[The Brothers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Asher (10), Dexter (8), and Jasper (2) (and yes, even I) perused this collection of minifigures. Very entertaining!

Good photos, layout, and factoids.