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Fan Contributions To The Universe

I received this today from a BZPer (whose identity will remain confidential), and I thought it was worth sharing --   -----------------------------------------------------------------------   Hello, Mr. Farshtey. This is a rather long message, so if you're busy right now, I advise you to answer this later. This is not a question-filled PM like the ones you get all the time. In fact this is a proposition.   I think you should either leave BZPower or stop answering all these PM's.   Let me j

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Quick Thing

I'm getting a lot of people sending me Q's one day, then resending them the next. I try to get to all Q's as quickly as I can, but often it's not going to be in the same day you send them, so if you don't get answers that day, do not resend. I would say wait at least three or four days before resending if you feel that's necessary.   Greg

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Bionicle 2010

In the interests of saving time --   I cannot discuss ANYTHING relating to BIONICLE 2010. I'm not allowed. That includes sets, story, etc. The fact that this site or that site may post things early does not change the rules I have to work under when I am on here.   Greg

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Bionicle: Tlr

Lately, I am getting a lot of PMs from people saying they have seen the new BIONICLE movie (which, to the best of my knowledge, has only had two screenings so far, one of which was in Billund where I don't think too many of you live). A few people have admitted that they are watching pirated copies of the film.   So I am going to ask that you DO NOT send me questions based on watching illegal copies of the movie. You are putting me in a very uncomfortable position by doing so. As a colleague of

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Couple Quick Things

-- I have the dates and times for the appearances in Utah in October, and will send those along to BZP to post.   -- Your January issue of LEGO Club Magazine and LEGO BrickMaster Magazine, which will include a new BIONCLE comic, will be coming early. Instead of the usual in-home date of around January 7th, the first ones should be hitting home around December 21st, 2009.   -- Just a reminder -- I CANNOT discuss anything related to 2010 at this point. That includes confirming or denying info yo

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More On Salt Lake

It's looking like there will be three events in Salt Lake in October at three different Wal-Marts. Current plan is one Friday night, October, 2nd, and two on Saturday,October 3rd. More on this as I learn more.   Greg

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Book News

The news today is that it looks like there will be at least one more book in 2010. LEGO Company has asked me to write one for the first half of next year. I don't know the word count as yet.   As far as I know, it will be published in Europe by AMEET. It will not be published in the US by Scholastic, but we are looking for another publishing partner here. If we don't find one in time, the book will most likely be serialized on the BIONICLE website, so US readers will still get to read it.   Mo

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Few Pieces Of News

-- The BIONICLE movie has evidently been completed by Tinseltown Toons and turned over to Universal. Congratulations to Sean Derek, the folks at Tinseltown Toons, and particularly Kristy Scanlan who was so nice to work with there.   -- I am in talks about doing an appearance in Salt Lake City, UT in October to help promote the movie. More on this as it develops. And, of course, I will be at Comic-Con again this year.   -- Two of the three stories for the Papercutz graphic novel are done, as i

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Bs01

Just a friendly reminder...   Those of you familiar with Biosector01 know it is one of the most informative BIONICLE sites out there, with a staff that works tirelessly to get it right. And they make it clear up front that the site is for canon information, not theories, not guesses. They do their best over there to police the site, but they can't be everywhere. And unfortunately, some folks don't pay attention to the "canon" rule.   Case in point -- a BZPer put me on to the baterra entry this

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Some Updates

A few pieces of news:   -- Just completed a new 10-page Hydraxon comic story that will run in BIONICLE Graphic Novel #6, from Papercutz. -- It looks likely that GN #8 will be an all new comic story, set on Bara Magna, as opposed to just collected comics ... more on that as it develops. -- AMEET, the people who made the excellent Makuta's Guide to the Universe, are going to be doing a similar book on Bara Magna, which I will be writing between now and early summer.   Greg

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Good News

I just had it confirmed that the BIONICLE Makuta's Guide to the Universe book I wrote for AMEET will be available in the US, through LEGOShop.com and in LEGO brand retail stores.   Greg

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Just A Reminder ...

... That I will be offline for the next week due to work, so will not be able to get messages here or answer Q's. I will get back to things when I return.   Greg

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It's Done

Well, I just finished what will most likely be the last US BIONICLE book for the foreseeable future -- the movie novelization of BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn, based on my story and Sean Derek's excellent script. It went very quickly -- unlike past movies, there were no big plot holes I had to fill in the book, because Sean did such a thorough job. All I added was a few extra bits to explore what happens after the movie ends and a little more on Tuma to explain his motivations. (I still have two m

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Two Pieces Of News

Two fun things that happened this week --   1) AMEET sent me author's copies of the English-language version of the Makuta Guide to the Universe. Hardcover and printed on glossy paper, this blows away every BIONICLE book ever done in terms of the quality of the publication. They did a spectacular job and I am very proud to have my name on this.   2) I got to see about three minutes of finished animation for the 2009 movie yesterday. It was a big action sequence. With all due respect to the fol

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Glatorian - Bio-mechanical Or Not?

Lots of questions on the various inhabitants of the BM universe and whether they are bio-mechanical or not. I held off answering until I could consult with the story team, but now have an answer for you.   As you know, MU characters are bio-mechanical. A Toa or Matoran or Dark Hunter, etc. is normally about 85% mechanical and 15% organic (the organic being muscle tissue, lungs, etc.)   BM characters are also bio-mechanical -- however, they are more like 85% organic and 15% mechanical (note th

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Shapeshifters And Other Stuff

-- I have been getting this Q a lot, so let me answer it here -- no, the shapeshifters mentioned in Empire of the Skrall are not Makuta, proto-Makuta, Krahka, or anything else from 2001-2008. Remember that Mata Nui created the Makuta, who then created the Rahi, so neither ever existed on Bara Magna.   -- Looks like I will be appearing at New York Comic-Con in Manhattan on Saturday, February 7th, in the afternoon at the Papercutz booth. More details as I get them.   -- I am working on a six-par

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Empire Of The Skrall

Started work on the first of the 2009 serials today -- it's called "Empire of the Skrall" and it is going to focus on our favorite rock tribe. You'll get a good look at them, moreso than we usually do for our non-hero characters ...   Some things that will be answered in just the first chapter are:   Is Tuma a Skrall, and if so, what kind? Where did the Skrall come from? Why did they move south to Bara Magna? What are their intentions toward the other villages, and why?   I am going to tr

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Thanks

As we start another new year of BIONICLE, I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to BZPers for their support of the line, their creativity, and their friendship over the last several years. You are a truly special bunch of fans and you should know that.   I have met people on this board that I consider friends; others that I don't know as well, but who strike me as intellectually very sharp and fascinating conversationalists; and a few I wouldn't even want to be in an elevator with Bu

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Unfortunate News

Yesterday, I got some sad news -- Fiona Simpson, my editor at Scholastic, has decided to move on from her position there. This is a great loss to the world of BIONICLE and I thought it would be a good time to talk a little bit about her.   I first met Fiona in summer 2003. She had recently taken over as editor for the BIONICLE line. Prior to that, the books had been done by Cathy Hapka, a very talented freelancer -- and although I wished I could write them, there didn't seem to be much I could

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Mata Nui Revealed

In the wake of the new animation appearing on BIONICLE.com, I am of course getting loads of PMs with questions. So I thought it would save time to just answer them here. I am going to put the answers in spoiler tags, so if there is a question you don't want to know the answer to, you can skip it. So let's get started:   1. How tall is Mata Nui?   » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «The conservative estimate I have seen from the story team is about 40 million feet high.  2. Is M

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Small Piece Of News

Just FYI, branching out a bit ...   http://www.papercutz.com/crypt/comic10/cryptcomic10.html   Greg

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Library Event Reminder

Just a reminder that I will be doing another library event this month. Here are the details:   Saturday, October 18th 11:00 AM Fairchild-Nichols Memorial Library 1718 Huntington Turnpike Trumbull, CT 06611 (203) 452-5196   As a special treat for those attending, I am bringing a copy of the Mata Nui LEGO BrickMaster poster for them to see as a sneak preview.   If you want to attend, you need to call the library to register -- registration is limited to 40 people, so don't wait!   Greg  

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Bionicle And Bzp

I get a lot of questions about when BIONICLE will end, and I see a lot of topics on here about whether BZP would survive its ending.   Well, all things end, eventually -- it might be a year or five years or 20 years or 100 years, but everything ends. But as someone who loves BIONICLE as much you do, I will give you some free advice:   On the day it does end, assuming it is a time when you are still into it -- don't give up on it. Keep building models, writing stories, making theories. Someday

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Offline 9/21-27

I will be largely offline this coming week, until probably the 27th or so, so any PMs sent during this week will have to wait a bit for answers.   Greg

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Update

Some comic, book, movie updates today:   1) The first full-length chapter book in 2009 should hit stores around June.   2) There will be at least three Level 3 readers next year.   3) Plans are for five comics next year, same size as this year. We will start with a new issue #1, which is already written.   4) Story will flow like this -- January comic, March comic, then the first chapter book, which will lead into the July comic. So the chapter book will not duplicate story from the comics

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