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LEGO Launches First Star Wars–Marvel Mash‑Up Challenge on LEGO Ideas

A fan-driven contest connected to the Hope Assembles comic for Star Wars' 50th anniversary can lead to community designs becoming retail sets.

Overview

  • The LEGO Group announced the challenge at New York Comic Con on Saturday and opened entries on the LEGO Ideas platform for fan submissions.
  • Builders can enter across three themes—vehicles, characters, or scenes—with outlets reporting a submission cutoff of November 12, 2026.
  • Organizers plan a mid-December fan vote to surface popular entries, but published start dates conflict between December 8 and the PR Newswire's December 15 schedule.
  • Several outlets reported that grand-prize creators could see their design sold as an official set and receive compensation such as a share of sales, complimentary copies, and credit, though those specific terms are not uniformly confirmed by LEGO.
  • The challenge ties to the Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles comic (launching January 2027) and uses LEGO Ideas' co-creation process that has previously turned community builds into retail products, giving fans a direct route to influence future sets.