We know about the Hero Factory TV show that will be airing soon on NickToons, but what about those of us who don't get that channel? How can we enjoy the series? Well, this may be an answer to our question: Warner Home Video and the LEGO Group plan to release a new DVD movie, Hero Factory Rise of the Rookies, which will be out November 16, 2010. You can check out more of the exciting details by reading this article.

The end of the month is upon us again, and that means a new episode of the BZPowercast. BrickFair was the main (or only) topic, because it was so awesome. The download link is here or you can get it via RSS or iTunes from the links to the right. A short description is below:

BZPower went to BrickFair, and now we get to talk about it on the Powercast! The weekend was amazing, so amazing that we didn't have room for anything else in this episode of the show. Smeagol4 (McSmeag), Hahli Husky, Janus, Darth Vader (DeeVee), and Nukaya Cloud Fire all share their memories and thoughts on BrickFair 2010. Special appearances are made by Vezok's Friend and Dudebot5000. And of course there's a Music Time with Smeag (featuring Hahli Husky). I hope to see even more of you at BrickFair next year!

Hero Factory FM (Featuring Mak Megahertz), apparently "the galaxy's top radio station," has just sent out a sixth broadcast. As Gatanui puts it: "Mak is plagued by the two teen leaders of the HERO FACTORY Fan Club, and we have the usual call analyzed by Zib." Quite the situation there, eh? Be sure to give it a listen to find out how Mak can get out of this mess!

Lots of BZPower staff bought sets at BrickFair - and it's only 'fair' that we review some of them for you guys. Today our inimitable Blog Leader DeeVee (Darth Vader up until recently), takes a look at Corroder, one of the Hero Factory villains. How does this lime green menace pan out? You'll have to read on to see!  

We recently reported whimsical minifig crayons available on Etsy. It seems the discoveries of Lego-related merchandise was not to end so suddenly, however! A web site called 'A Place for Everything' is now selling storage bins shaped like Lego pieces, including large bricks, medium bricks, and minifig heads. These are said to be new and under license from the Lego Group. What's even more fun is that the storage bins are functional, able to snap together and be used for macro MOCs just like normal-sized Legos. It's an intuitive approach to space-efficient storage, and just think about how many Lego bricks you could put in those Lego bricks!

"WIN WITH LEGO HERO FACTORY!" Nick.com shouts. Why? Because THEY'RE GIVING AWAY AWESOME LEGO HERO FACTORY PRIZE PACKS! Apparently, they have 20 AWESOME HF prize packs to give away - packs which contain the Preston Stormer and Xplode sets. So, what do you have to do to get a chance to win these awesome sets? SIMPLY ANSWER THE QUESTION ON THIS PAGE. You'll need to be logged in to Nick.com; if you don't already have an account, you can always register. GO FORTH, SIGN UP, WIN A HERO, DEFEAT EVIL! -- NOTE: The contest is only open to residents of New Zealand.

At BrickFair, August 5-8, 2010, AFOLs (that is Adult Fan of LEGO) from all over the nation gathered to have a fun time with like-minded people. All different sorts of themes were represented, filling in every niche someone might have an interest in. These conventions are tons of fun and very impressive, and hopefully these coverage stories will help share that with you. What is in store today? The Sci-Fi and Castle themes. I know, I know, total opposites, which is why they go so well together here! Read on for Mass Effect's Normandy, a Vic Viper Fly-In, and Nuju Metru's functioning castle MOCs.  

Our trusted correspondent Gatanui has snagged another story for the BZP front page. Until now, many countries did not have access to the full Hero Factory website, with all its joys and shiny imagery, but this has now been corrected, and now many formerly deprived nations have tons of new stuff. These updates include translations of various Hero Factory content into the native languages of the relevant countries, so non-English speakers will be seeing these things for the first time.

BZPower Member and all-around cool guy Bionicle Raptor made some shirts for the recent BrickFair event, which you can check out here. Well, that event has come and gone, and he has some leftovers. At only $5 each, you're getting them for pretty much cost - it's a great deal for some great shirts (I wore mine just last week)!

We've known for a while that there was going to be a four part mini-series for Hero Factory. But now we have some updates on when you can expect to see the show on TV. The first episodes will be on NickToons starting September 20th, and the rest will follow over the next three days. Members have reported seeing commercials on NickToons confirming this date, so now we all know when to tune in.