Exo-Force Concept Art on the Faber Files

[Hapori Tohu]

Mr. Faber has once again added more concept art to <a href='http://faberfiles.blogspot.com/' target='offsite'>the Faber Files</a>. This newest update includes sketches and drawings for the Takanuva and Makuta logos of 2003, a 2007 teaser poster, as well as concepts for a line that he calls "Battlepeak", which later became Exo-Force. I definitely recommend you go and check this out!

 

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[FrozenFlash]

I really like the way the Exo-Force/Battlepeak art is drawn. The 2007 poster looks a bit plain. The Mask of Light poster looks really cool and it fits with the whole movie.

[Meiko]

It's really cool how so many of the concepts for Exo-Force pretty much didn't change. I also like that concept Battlepeak logo.

[WeatherDragon]

I remember Exo-Force, its jungle series was pretty awesome.These concepts are great. Exo-Force always had a unique feel that it stuck to. I wonder, since Faber worked with other LEGO themes besides BIONICLE, if he did concepts for Ninjago or LU. I would love to find out.

[Cederak]

I like the concept art for the mechs, and the Sentai Mountain image is about the same as the final result. Great stuff.-Ced

[Toa Smoke Monster]

That Mask of Light teaser poster looks awesome. (Though why does Makuta have green eyes? ) The 2007 Mask of Life teaser poster looks cool too, but I think having one of the Barracki in it would've made it even better.

[Gatanui]

I can definitely see how Exo-Force was the second big attempt at a story-driven theme, even more so than Knight's Kingdom, and the first attempt at a minifig-based theme, although the characters were human in the promotional art. Although I read all the comics, I was never a huge Exo-Force fan but I think the concept is very original and had lots of potential. It´s a pity they had to end it so soon.-Gata

[Aanchir]

I can definitely see how Exo-Force was the second big attempt at a story-driven theme, even more so than Knight's Kingdom, and the first attempt at a minifig-based theme, although the characters were human in the promotional art. Although I read all the comics, I was never a huge Exo-Force fan but I think the concept is very original and had lots of potential. It´s a pity they had to end it so soon.-Gata

They didn't end it all that soon. It lasted two and a half years, which is a pretty reasonable lifespan for a LEGO theme. The same applies for Knights' Kingdom. BIONICLE is not a very good measuring stick against which to measure other LEGO themes.My only regret about Exo-Force's lifespan was that the last wave left things so open-ended, when it was clear there were lots of mysteries that hadn't been explained. Exo-Force's ending perhaps helped me better than anything else to prepare for BIONICLE's ending, and I was extremely grateful when BIONICLE not only closed up the primary story thread but also finished up with a wave of sets based on nostalgia, rather than based on brand-new characters (like Knights' Kingdom II's final wave) or on a whole new thematic concept (like Exo-Force's jungle-based final wave).