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Lego Bionicle (very first page)by *Chuckdee

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This is the first page of the first issue of what would become a crazy toy phenomenon!!! ... this might also be the first appearance of Kopaka ....I drew this page MONTHS before Bionicle was 'unleashed' onto the world. I had noooooo idea of the insanity that would ensue!

At the time I did this, I was strictly a penciler, and I REALLY regret not having good scans of Richard Benetts' awesome inks over this first story... if I'm not mistaken, this was his last 'full project' before he retired from comics..... as I've said before, I've been a fortunate bastard!

... I apologize for the crappy quality scan, but at the time (10 years ago now? geeeeeez!!!), my only concern was sending lo-rez images to my editor for approvals.

Ooooooh had I known, I would have kept all my originals to this stuff!

P.S. the little 'X's are an indication to the inker that means "fill this with black".

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~Jedder7 Apr 23, 2013

Ah. Good memories.

~stevemacqwark Nov 17, 2012 Student General Artist

You helped in making Bionicle? Sweet!

~Anzerion Oct 19, 2012

This was the first real comic I ever read. Kopaka was one of my first fictional heroes because of this. He BECAME the archetype of the ideal hero for me. You helped show him to me and therefore have played a part in defining my tastes.

Thank You.

~Rannok Sep 30, 2012 Hobbyist Artist

no way, your the guy
nay
the legend

*Chuckdee Oct 1, 2012 Professional General Artist

hahahaah... thank you very much!

~BlueDubia Sep 26, 2012 Student General Artist

D: wow my entire childhood.

The beginnings of the series were phenomenal, Bionicle really was such a uniquely crafted idea.

~skybard Sep 20, 2012

One of the things I loved about BIONICLE's early years was the depth of the universe... the original island of Mata Nui had diverse environments, all full of life. Case in point, these little crabs. They didn't appear as sets for a while, but someone at LEGO obviously was bright enough to realize "hey, we need some non-aggressive wildlife!"

Your BIONICLE illustrations always had this amazing weathered look that made them instantly recognizable. Coupled with the removal of some of the unused connection points on parts like the Y-joints, the end result looked like a realistic sci-fi robot more than a toy, even though the characters were also instantly recognizable as the ones from the toys they were meant to promote. It definitely fit the tone of the BIONICLE theme, which in a lot of ways tried to distance itself from the kid-focused image of the LEGO brand at the time.

*Chuckdee Sep 20, 2012 Professional General Artist

thank you very much! the stuff was pretty damn fun to draw... specially because all the mechanical stuff was offset by the organic vegetation, so it never really got monotonous!

~WimblesTheCreator Sep 18, 2012

I remember this! Got a few issues free with the Lego Collectors Club magazine. Awesome.

~antigravity93 Sep 17, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

aw... i just nostalgia'd all over myself

thanks for sharing chuck, i read the pages of the first issue a million times in elementary school

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