Last year, the LEGO Group announced a new partnership with Universal to bring the world of Wicked to life through a series of LEGO® sets. Wicked is a long-running musical prequel to The Wizard of Oz and recounts the unlikely friendship between Glinda and Elphaba. One of the disappointments with the first wave of sets was their focus on mini-dolls. Which is why the upcoming sets, inspired by the second Wicked film, have caused a ripple of excitement. Along with four playsets featuring mini-dolls, two 18+ sets featuring minifigures will also be available. Ahead of their release on September 1st, here’s a look at one of the minifigure-focused sets, Glinda & Elphaba Bookends
Product Details
Set Name: Glinda & Elphaba Bookends | Set Number: 75691 | Pieces: 1327 | Theme: Wicked
Number of Bags: Bags x 11 | Instructions: Paper booklet + Builder App | Sticker: sheet x 1 | Minifigures: Glinda, Elphaba, The Wizard, Madame Morrible, Fiyero & Pfannee
RRP: £109.99/119.99€/$129.99/199.99AUD/149.99CAD
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Unlike the previous LEGO Wicked sets, this one is more suited for display and offers a build similar to the Disney Villains Icons set from 2023, although this set also doubles as bookends. Each side of the bookends is inspired by the two main characters. So the left bookend is themed around Glinda, and the right one, Elphaba. Each bookend is based on an ‘L’ shaped base, with the upright section being built to represent a book. The covers become the backdrop for various brick-built props, and the opposite side features a stylised version of Emerald City and Shiz University. These two different scenes are where you can place the Glinda and Elphaba minifigures, where there is also room to store their accessories. Glinda resides in the pastel-toned hallway of the University. Whereas Elsphaba is surrounded by the ornate green structures of Emerald City. Both match the type of colours associated with the characters.
The scene sections of the bookends would become hidden if used for their intended purposes, so the opposite side, decorated with various props, could be considered the ‘front’ of the set. Continuing the theming of each character, the miniature brick-built items have relevance to both Glinda’s left-hand side and Elphaba’s right-hand side bookends.
Glinda’s props relate to her connection to Munchkin Land. These include a stack of two books, three flowers and a yellow butterfly. Two of the flowers are displayed in a small vase; they aren’t as detailed as some of the LEGO Botanicals blooms, but they offer a splash of colour. The books also double as a storage area for two minifigures. So you can lift off the smaller pink book to reveal a chamber in the larger book below it. The larger pink book, which doubles as the backdrop for the props, features a golden Oz logo, with additional details added to the spine, including a stickered plate. The use of golden plate tiles gives the book a vintage feel.
Elsphaba’s evil future gives her bookend a darker tone. Instead of traditional books, her oddly shaped spell book, the Grimmerie, is the main focus of her props. This also doubles as a storage area and can be opened to reveal sections to place the Wizard and Fiyero. Atop the Grimmerie is a miniature version of the clockwork Emerald City locomotive and another flower. The darker bloom is in keeping with the Wicked Witch’s evil intent, and I love the use of a minifigure hat for the flowers’ light blue centre. The transparent green elixir bottle is making its second appearance in a LEGO set. The same build featured in one of the first Wicked sets. The only difference is that it’s mounted on a column to raise it above the spell book.
Mini-dolls have their charms, and in some cases, they work better for some characters. But there is a preference for minifigures, and there are six of them in this set. Both Glinda and Elphaba appear in their ‘final forms’, in other words, how they look in The Wizard of Oz. Elphaba reuses her hat and hairpiece created for the mini-dolls version of the character. Her darker robes are speckled with a textured pattern. It’s a good representation of the character, and it works better as a minifigure. The opposite could be said for Glinda; her elaborate dress is created with the wider minifigure dress base. This is a good way to replicate her ruffled gown, but it does make the character seem a little too chunky. Despite a lighter skin tone being printed on a darker surface, it matches well with Glinda’s arms and head. Unlike Elsphaba, Glinda uses a different hairpiece on her mini-doll. The pearlescent tiara ties her appearance closer to the original Oz films than her style in the first Wicked film.
The other minifigures are based on secondary characters from the Wicked franchise. Some of which have previously been portrayed as mini-dolls. The Wizard and Madam Morrible both reuse their mini-doll headwear, and the minifigure format is much better suited to their detailed outfits.
The final two minifigures include a character who will have appeared in three different forms across the LEGO Wicked range. Prince Fiyero’s minifigure is a little less regal than his mini-doll and Scarecrow minifigure. But it has a wonderfully expressive head. Pfannee not only makes his minifigure debut but his Wicked debut. The Munchkinlander has been gender swapped for the film but remains a close companion to Glinda. His torso is nicely detailed, and somehow both of the characters’ expressions seem to showcase Pfannee’s annoyance.
Some prefer minifigures over mini-dolls, which is something I understand. It was therefore a surprise that the new Wicked sets feature both forms of LEGO figures. It’s safe to assume the sway towards minifigures is more common amongst older LEGO fans, so this set’s displayable focus makes sense and is better suited for minifigures. The build experience is quite in-depth, with some complex techniques used to help craft various sections. Although the set features places to store some of the minifigures, it would have been nice if they also had designated spots on the set for display. If this is a new way forward for themes offering play-focused, mini-doll-filled sets for younger LEGO fans and displayable, minifigure ones for older builders, it’s the perfect balance.
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19th April 2026
mine did not come with the sticker pack
19th April 2026
If you contact LEGO Customer Service here you can request any missing pieces and stickers