Comics
Comics | |
Comic 1: The Coming of the Toa, the first BIONICLE comic | |
Media | |
Type | Book |
Years released | 2001-2010; 2014-2015 |
The BIONICLE franchise relates much of its storyline content through the use of Comics, packaged with the LEGO Club Magazine. Different types of comics, such as promotional ones, have been released in other ways as well. The vast majority of BIONICLE comics were printed and distributed by the DC Comics company, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment.
BIONICLE: 2001 - 2005
Starting in July 2001, BIONICLE comics were being included in the LEGO Magazine as a promotion for the sets. The first fifteen comics focus on the Toa Mata/Toa Nuva's adventures on the island of Mata Nui.
- Comic 1: The Coming of the Toa
- Comic 2: Deep into Darkness
- Comic 3: Triumph of the Toa
- Comic 4: The Bohrok Awake
- Comic 5: To Trap a Tahnok
- Comic 6: Into the Nest
- Comic 7: What Lurks Below
- Comic 8: The End of the Toa?
- Comic 9: Divided We Fall
- Comic 10: Powerless!
- Comic 11: A Matter of Time...
- Comic 12: Absolute Power
- Comic 13: Rise of the Rahkshi!
- Comic 14: At Last -- Takanuva!
- Comic 15: Secrets and Shadows
BIONICLE Metru Nui: 2004 - 2005
January 2004 marked the launch of the Metru Nui sub-series of comics which focused on the Toa Metru's adventures in Metru Nui.
- Comic 16: Toa Metru!
- Comic 17: Disks of Danger
- Comic 18: Seeds of Doom
- Comic 19: Enemies of Metru Nui
- Comic 20: Struggle in the Sky
- Comic 21: Dreams of Darkness
- Comic 22: Monsters in the Dark
- Comic 22.5
- Comic 23: Vengeance of the Visorak
- Comic 24: Shadow Play
- Comic 25: Birth of the Rahaga
- Comic 26: Hanging by a Thread
- Comic 27: Fractures
BIONICLE Ignition: 2006 - 2008
The BIONICLE Ignition series launched January 2006 with Comic 0 (which was not an actual comic but a preview of the new series). Stuart Sayger illustrated the first eleven Ignition comics, and Leigh Gallagher assumed the role as illustrator in 2008. The comics featured the Toa Inika's journey on Voya Nui, the Toa Mahri's adventure on Mahri Nui and The Final Battle in Karda Nui.
- Comic 0: Ignition
- Comic 1: If a Universe Ends
- Comic 2: Vengeance of Axonn
- Comic 3: Showdown
- Comic 4: A Cold Light Dawns
- Comic 5: In Final Battle
BIONICLE Sea of Darkness: 2007
Sea of Darkness is a sub-series of BIONICLE Ignition that takes place in Mahri Nui. The series tells the story for 2007 and is illustrated by Stuart Sayger.
- Comic 6: Web Comic
- Comic 7: Mask of Life, Mask of Doom
- Comic 8: Sea of Darkness
- Comic 9: Battle in the Deep!
- Comic 10: The Death of Mata Nui
- Comic 11: Death of a Hero
BIONICLE Battle for Power: 2008
Battle for Power series is a sub-series of BIONICLE Ignition that takes place in Karda Nui. The series tells the story for 2008 and is illustrated by Leigh Gallagher.
- Comic 12: Realm of Fear
- Comic 12.5
- Comic 13: Swamp of Shadows
- Comic 14: Endgame
- Comic 15: Mata Nui Rising
BIONICLE Glatorian: 2009 - 2010
BIONICLE: Glatorian is the third comic series based on the BIONICLE legend. Greg Farshtey returns as writer, with series newcomer Pop Mhan as illustrator.
- Comic 1: Sands of Bara Magna
- Comic 2: The Fall of Atero
- Comic 3: A Hero Reborn
- Comic 4: Before the Storm
- Comic 5: Valley of Fear
BIONICLE Journey's End: 2010
Journey's End series is a sub-series of BIONICLE Glatorian released in two installments. The series concludes the original story and is illustrated by Pop Mhan.
Graphic Novels
Graphic Novels are compendiums of comics that tell a cohesive story. The majority of the Graphic Novels released have been published by Papercutz, which collected a given year's worth of comics, and occasionally included new bonus content.
Papercutz Comics
- BIONICLE 1: Rise of the Toa Nuva
- BIONICLE 2: Challenge of the Rahkshi
- BIONICLE 3: City of Legends
- BIONICLE 4: Trial by Fire
- BIONICLE 5: The Battle of Voya Nui
- BIONICLE 6: The Underwater City
- BIONICLE 7: Realm of Fear
- BIONICLE 8: Legends of Bara Magna
- BIONICLE 9: The Fall of Atero
Exclusives
Other Graphic Novels
2015 Graphic Novels
- LEGO BIONICLE: Graphic Novel #1
- LEGO BIONICLE: Graphic Novel #2
Promotional Comics
Smaller promotional comics have been created to fill out the BIONICLE line. The first of these comics was Challenge of the Rahi, a free mini-comic included in the Happy Meals that also included the six 2001 Matoran sets. Later comics have been packaged in sets themselves, as well as inclusions in the LEGO Magazine.
McDonald's Comics
- McDonald's Comic 1: Challenge of the Rahi
- McDonald's Comic 2: Tale of the Toa
- McDonald's Comic 3: Secret of the Swarm
- McDonald's Comic 4: Into the Nest
Lunchables Comics
Lunchables also had a set of promotional comics. They were slightly shorter than the McDonald's Promo Comics and were a kind of in-between-scenes for the comic In the Grip of the Morbuzakh, and were actual parts from Trial By Fire.
2015 Promotional Comics
Each character bio of the 2015 Toa on the relaunched BIONICLE.com website featured a promotional comic of the Toa collecting their respective Golden Masks of Power, and then combining with their Protector for a powered-up mode. These comics are also included in the instruction booklets for each character. The Lord of Skull Spiders instruction booklet also includes a comic in the same style, though it is not available on the website.
- Gali Comic
- Kopaka Comic
- Lewa Comic
- Onua Comic
- Pohatu Comic
- Tahu Comic
- Lord of Skull Spiders Comic
Get The Mask
Included in the UK[citation needed] edition of the January–February 2015 LEGO Club Magazine was a comic booklet entitled Get The Mask, which contained six comics depicting the Toa and their Protector recovering the Golden Masks of Power and defeating Skull Spiders.
- Tahu - Master of Fire
- Kopaka - Master of Ice
- Pohatu - Master of Stone
- Gali - Master of Water
- Onua - Master of Earth
- Lewa - Master of Jungle
Quest for the Mask
Purchases of the 2015 BIONICLE sets from several French toy retailers came with a promotional comic booklet called Quest for the Mask (FR: La quête du masque). The booklet contained black and white illustrations (by the same artist as Get The Mask) of the Toa and Protectors traveling through Okoto and encountering Skull Spiders. It also included colorized versions of the illustrations as sticker inserts that could be removed.
- Gali Comic
- Kopaka Comic
- Lewa Comic
- Onua Comic
- Pohatu Comic
- Tahu Comic
Other Promotional Comics
- Bohrok Promo Comic
- Toa Nuva Promo Comic
- Bohrok-Kal Promo Comic
- Rahkshi Promo Comic
- BIONICLE: The Beginning
- Secrets of Bara Magna!
See also
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