Namata Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 So yesterday I was bored and googled "BIONICLE" (happens once a week or so). Ended up up on Greg Farshtey's Wikipedia article. I skimmed through the content, confident that I knew it all already, until I came across this sentence: "(At the time of its publication, Bionicle was the most widely distributed comic in the world, with over 2 million readers)." This took me by surprise. I knew the comics were popular at some point, but surely not the most widely distributed in the world? That's... kinda extreme. There's no source listed for the claim and my further googling of similar sentences has yielded no results. So I'm assuming it's flat out not true. What are your thoughts though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiffy247 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) Holy Canoli. That's a pleasant surprise for this vampire.I wish I had been reading it the whole time. Edited January 7, 2018 by Spiffy247 Quote A fish wielding vampire. That's Spiffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchavoya Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) I could see it being true. Didn’t it come free packaged with LEGO magazines though? So widely distributed doesn’t necessarily mean popular, or even read, just that a lot of people had them. I personally loved the comics, but others might not have even touched them. Edited January 7, 2018 by jchavoya 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 1st Shadow Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 As jchavoya said, the comics were packaged with each of the LEGO Magazines, which were indeed free. Anyone on LEGO's mailing list got one, so I would say that qualifies. Whether or not the comics were read by everyone that received one is another story, but being the most widely distributed comic series is entirely plausible due to the means by which LEGO offered the issues, as well as putting them up online.So, mailed free of charge to everyone on LEGO's mailing list and available online. Most widely distributed? Easily. Quote ~Your friendly, neighborhood Shadow ~Credit for Avatar and Banner goes to NickonAquaMagna~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Tie Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 wait a sec, lego mania/club mag was free? i definitely remember that Brickmaster had a subscription fee, but i guess i never really thought about the older mags that much Quote ~Bionicle Online Games Guru~ Current Bionicle Sets: 232/250 2001: 23/24 2002: 20/21 2003: 22/22 2004: 22/22 2005: 23/23 2006: 16/22 2007: 22/22 2008: 25/27 2009: 26/26 2010: 4/6 2015: 18/18 2016: 11/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuragaNuva Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 wait a sec, lego mania/club mag was free? i definitely remember that Brickmaster had a subscription fee, but i guess i never really thought about the older mags that muchYep, it was free. Even after Brickmaster started, you could still get the "normal" Club magazine for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 This should be accurate. It's mentioned in Brick by Brick on page 155. Granted, it specifically says this was true "at one point in 2003", so it may not be accurate for earlier or later issues of the Bionicle comics. Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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