On september 24, 2014, the website was reinstated, with a teaser page for the 2015 bionicle return. Each player gets 1 titan, 2 toasized bionicles, and 2 smaller bionicles bohrok count here. Dec 29, 2015 the first in an epic graphic novel series of new stories and actionpacked adventures following the heroes of okoto. I collected some of the bionicle books, but i dont think i have all of them. And before you make the argument that this is a childrens book, greg farshtey did the bionicle books during bionicle s first run, and he did a better job than this new guy.
For those of you who are not that familiar with bionicle, it was one of legos most successful product lines, saving the company from its financial crisis in the late 1990s. The sets are nothing to sneeze at, but the story is the reason why 2015 s so low on the list. May 31, 2015 join eljay as we count down some of the most interesting tales from the bionicle lore. Jul 26, 2014 there have been rumours of the return of bionicle in 2015 in a couple of online forums recently. Oct 22, 2011 i would be interested in knowing how much money is being made from those books now that the bionicle franchise is technically over.
The bionicle graphic novels book series by thriftbookscore. Together, the books detailed almost the entirety of the generation 1 bionicle story. Anp aims to create narrated versions of all the bionicle books, with voice actors for each character, and music taken from various media to enhance the story. With the statistics below, we are fandoms largest lego wiki, founded on january 29, 2006 by darth smith. Quest for the masks of power activity book by ameet studio author. List of events lego system celebrated its 60th anniversary. Island of doom, dark destiny, power play, and several more. This book a superb synopsis of the 2015 bionicle storyline, going into a little more depth than the story animations on the bionicle website. Kelly mckiernan, previously administrator for bzpower, was bionicle.
As makuta sought to control the ultimate power, only his brother, ekimu, could stop. The first in this series is called tale of the toa. Aug 25, 2015 and before you make the argument that this is a childrens book, greg farshtey did the bionicle books during bionicle s first run, and he did a better job than this new guy. I understand not including too much from 2017s original storyline, but they didnt even include the artwork for the 2015 villai. I myself would like the books to be available online, mostly as a reference.
As with every top ten list, this is highly subjective, but everyone at. So i found out how to get to the old bionicle website from 2008 and you can still go further back. The glatorian mini guide is a fourteen page miniature book released in sweden, denmark, finland, norway and belgium for free. The bionicle novel series originally ran from 2003 to the lines cancelation in 2010. Many bionicle story books, written by greg fashtey, have been released. Of course we have discussed the new bionicle sets and new storyline several times, but i thought it would be a good idea to look a bit deeper into the new sets. The story is a reboot rather than a continuation of the original story. Tale of the toa by catherine hapka, beware the bohrok by catherine hapka, tales of the masks by greg farshtey, makutas reveng.
The book is written more with younger readers in mind however, so older bionicle fans such as myself might not get as much satisfaction from reading this as they may anticipate. The 9 year long theme bionicle has spawned many books over the years. For the sets, see 2015 ball rattleteether or 2015 oval rattle. After being a corpse in 20112014, bionicle returns with awesome new sets and a godawful story. On the mythical island of okoto, six heroes have united to protect the last of their tribes. Features exclusive content that provides maps, myths, and more. The story was explained through movies, comics, books, and games. A new series of books has been announced for release in the latter half of 2015. The journey to one was animated by canadianbased studio the volta, while scripts were written by mark palmer with input from the lego bionicle team and directed by nicholasdenis robitaille, with genevieve savard producing and mathieu boucher and jeanfrancois tremblay as executive produces. Shall probably do a roundup video showing how 2017 would have played out based on the 2017 images, hints and teasers in this concept art. This is a list of bionicle sets that the lego group has released. Cool sets, needs a better story, this has a lot of potential.
Each part has a guardiana toawho watches over the matoran who live. For a list and gallery of the various trading cards and lamincards released in the bionicle theme, see list of bionicle cards. Once, peace ruled the six divided regions and their peoplethat is, until a battle erupted between two mask makers. Little, brown books for young readers december 29, 2015. The 2015 reboot saw more novels released that year and in 2016. Bionicle legends series by greg farshtey goodreads. And if you pay attention, youll notice some references to the 2015 series, but its more hidden, as this contains more stuff in connection with the original series. Makuta, a powerful evil has risen, causing a darkness to cover the land. Each of these sets include a golden piece to fit onto tahu to form the golden armour. Shop and earn free booksfree books for your school. Welcome to brickipedia, a free online lego encyclopedia written collaboratively by its readers known as brickipedians. The artbook of bionicle from the years 2015 and 2016. I got no idea what theyre planning for 2015 s story.
The first books came around in 2000, and they are still being produced today, albeit very infrequently. The bionicle comics are all in chronological order. Nov 30, 2015 join takuma as he takes an indepth look at the best bionicle comics released over the themes lifespan. A reboot of the original story, the revival chronicles the adventures of six elemental heroes. The game was removed in 2003, and returned as a download in 2006 due to high demand. There was more of a complexity to the older books that was still relatable to both kids, teens, and adults, even to this day.
Arent those the three pillars of the bionicle universe. As with all top 10 lists, this is very subjective and should not be considered absolute by. Here are the rules, but view them more as guidelines potc reference. It contains information about bara magna and its inhabitants, a short description of the bionicle action figure game, a maze in the shape of the skralls seal, as well as an excerpt of sands of bara magna.
Preserving bionicle media for past, current, and future bionicle fans. Now, groovebricks has posted a image of a display stand which appears to corroborate them. Generally the order of the old bionicle canon stories follows the chronological order of release as most of the stories cover aspects that require past knowledge from previous years so here is a summary. She wanted tahu there to wake her up, to tell her it was time to get up and do more training. Aug 09, 2014 written by legozebra today lets talk about the rumored return of lego bionicle in 2015. Secrets and shadows is the fifteenth issue of the long running bionicle comic series, and the final issue of the rise of the rahkshi saga. Find complete inventories and free online instruction manuals for lego bionicle sets at the toysperiod lego set reference guide toys. The toa biomechanical beings who command elemental powers found themselves banding together to help the islands inhabitants. This collection includes the first 4 books in the bionicle adventures collection and a bonus mask.
Mata nui online game ii released on the lego bionicle website, it is the sequel to the mata nui online game and takes place before and during the events of bionicle. The bionicle storyline started in 2001 to accompany the bionicle sets. Now that the first wave of the relaunched lego bionicle sets are out, lets talk about them a little bit more. Check here if youre interested in voicing a character, and here for the chapters thatve already been released. For a list of released sets, alternate models, and other products, see here. Tale of the toa mass market paperback august 1, 2003. The first book will be 128 pages long and ryder windham. See the complete bionicle legends series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. For bionicle fans, scholastic recently put out a series called the bionicle chronicles.
Kopaka comes to mata nui and learns of the masks of power. Live the legend with a new line of books based on bionicle, the firstever, bestselling lego action figure. Ideally id like to come up with a complete ordered list of bionicle fiction, including flash animations and games. Six heroes began a quest on the island paradise of mata nui. The friends that originally introduced me to bionicle.
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