Stryker055 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I'm not sure if this is ridiculously old news or not, but it's news to me; apparently Bionicle got a shout-out in an issue of The Spectre. I don't know the context of the comic, but that is undeniably Gali, Tahu, Pohatu, and Lewa right there.So... does this make Bionicle part of the DC Universe?(Also, pardon me if this is in the wrong forum. I wasn't sure where else to put it.) Quote Check out Brown Box Reviews, where I review toys... and that's about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSR Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 (edited) Do you know, I was about to post this myself once I tracked down the comic it was from. (Saw it on a friend's blog, but he didn't know where it was from.)In any event, it's news to me as well. But DC was involved in the comics, right? My guess is one of the artists who used to work on Bionicle threw it in as a little nod.Any idea what issue # this is/when this was released?EDIT: A little digging around suggests it's The Spectre #10, released in December 2001. So time-wise it fits in nicely with the start of the Bionicle comics. Edited June 20, 2012 by GSR Quote Hey: I'm not very active around BZP right now. However, you can always contact me through PM (I have email notifications set up) and I will reply as soon as I can. Useful Topics: The Q&A Compendium | The Official RPG Planning Topic Stories: Fractures | An Aftermath | Three Stories | LSO 2012 Epics: Team Three | The Shadow and the Sea | The Days They Were Needed | Glitches | Transformations | Echoes | The Kaita and the Storyteller | Nui BZPRPG: Komae · Soraya · Bohrei Blog: Defendant Lobby no. 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athmos Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Is it the same artist? GSR might be correct. Quote WIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pohuaki Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 It wasn't drawn by a Bionicle artist.It was drawn by Craig Hamilton, aka craigo-lego. Craig was possibly the best known person for painting/modifying minifigs in the late 1990's into 2001 - maybe a bit later, and had how-to web pages on the subject. His MOCs were in the castle theme, and he built Mephisto's Castle, which I think is the tallest minifig scale castle I've ever seen, a ninja themed red dragon fortress, and a lot of things that I don't remember; he also created characters/custom minfigs to go with these structures.Unfortunately, Craig's website disappeared long ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuparu1995 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Well, they were part of D.C. Comics, so I imagine, technically, yeah, but not directly. That's pretty sweet though! Quote Nuparu1995 92% of teens have moved onto rap.If you are part of the 8% that still listen to real music, copy and paste this into your signature. R.I.P. - 7/20/2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach 00 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 This is probably a coincidence of some sort, but as Pohuaki said above, it wasn't drawn by a BIONICLE comic artist. Hard to say why he at all drew it in, although this is still pretty cool, however. Quote On the day the wall came down / They threw the locks onto the ground And with glasses high / We raised a cry / For freedom had arrived On the day the wall came down / The ship of fools had finally run aground Promises lit up the night / Like paper doves in flight I dreamed you had left my side / No warmth, not even pride remained And even though you needed me / It was clear that I could not do a thing for you Now life devalues day by day / As friends and neighbors turn away And there's a change that even with regret / Cannot be undone Now frontiers shift like desert sands / While nations wash their bloodied hands Of loyalty, of history / In shades of grey I woke to the sound of drums / The music played, the morning sun streamed in I turned and I looked at you / And all but the bitter residues slipped away slipped away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plague Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Maybe he just really likes those four characters? He's a LEGO freak that also happens to be a DC comic artist? The world may never know... Quote http://www.mocpages.com/home.php/67904 < My Mocpages! My first (and currently ONLY) MOC on BZP! > http://www.bzpower.c...?showtopic=5426 PLAGUEAvatar pic taken [and edited] by me. DON"T STEAL IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cederak Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 The fact that the Bionicle comics had the DC logo on them, I think this is more than a little coincidental. Very cool find though.-Ced Quote Cederak's Library l Blog: Fair Enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watashi Wa Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Moving to LEGO General Discussion... Quote What is dead may never die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 That is a really cool find. The figure that is suppose to be Pohatu kind of looks like Onua to me though. But I guess it could be Pohatu too.Anyway, cool find! Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riglax Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 That's a good eye you've got there. I wouldn't have noticed it even with my lenses on. Quote BZPRPG Profiles | Dersite Wonderland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kohran Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 A little digging around suggests it's The Spectre #10, released in December 2001.Having researched it on a website I don't think I'm allowed to name, it is The Spectre #10, but the report is dated to November of that year, and it was apparently spotted several weeks earlier. This puts the comic's release date in at least October-ish. Its title is "The Return of Parallax!"I'd like to see the actual page in more detail. What are the other images? Below the Toa is some kind of whale creature, and above, a confrontation of two figures, but the two in the top left are too obscured. And why are they there in the first place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klak Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I'm not sure if this is ridiculously old news or not, but it's news to me; apparently Bionicle got a shout-out in an issue of The Spectre. I don't know the context of the comic, but that is undeniably Gali, Tahu, Pohatu, and Lewa right there.So... does this make Bionicle part of the DC Universe?(Also, pardon me if this is in the wrong forum. I wasn't sure where else to put it.)Woah......You know, I suspected as such. Part of me slightly expected a Bionicle comics reboot along with the New 52. Glad to see that DC actually made a tribute to this. Nice find! Quote My Comedies: The Krika Show (Season 1)The Krika Show Season 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meiko Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 That's pretty cool. Great job DC Comics. Quote -- Meiko - @georgebarnick LUG Ambassador and administrator at Brickipedia News reporter and database administrator at Brickset Administrator at BIONICLEsector01 DISCLAIMER: All opinions and contributions made under this account are based solely on my own personal thoughts and opinions, and in no way represent any of the above groups/entities. If you have any concerns or inquiries about the contributions made under this account, please contact me individually and I will address them with you to the best of my ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PutYaGunsOn Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Heheh...all the potential for a crossover...But I don't think that was a coincidence. Quote ---------------------------------------------------Links to fun stuff--------------------------------------------------- A story I wrote in 2016, My sole BZPRPG character who has existed since 2016, but has done absolutely nothing, A fun little Cantonese earworm ft. Marina Sirtis, Some real nostalgia from 2003 BZPower 僕は青空になる。。。 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ta-metru_defender Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Haha, nice find. So I suppose on some planet in the DC 'verse is Mata Nui, then?Always cool to see Bionicle referenced in other media, even if it was eleven years ago. Quote Hand-drawn, bespoke avatar by none other than Mushy the Mushroom. a body adrift in water, salt, and sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDPsi HAN Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Nice find, nice eye.Anyone else think the Toa would be decimated in a crossover? Quote AΨ 94 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pohuaki Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I'm pretty sure that Craig snuck the Bionicle pic in there himself without any guidance from DC - it's certainly the kind of thing he would have done. I haven't had any contact with him for about eleven and a half years, which is shortly before Bionicle came out and about nine months before this book came out, so I can't be positive.Anyway, I mentioned before that Craig's LEGO website was long gone. I recently remembered that a couple of the early DixieLUG meetings were held at Craig's house. At the risk of derailing this, I checked the DixieLUG folder on Brickshelf to find pictures of MOCs made by a guy who would put a Bionicle drawing in a superhero comic, and here are pics from the January 2000 meeting and the July 2000 meeting. I believe the castle structures and the custom minifigs are Craig's (the penguin and globe are Eric Harshbarger's, I don't recognize anything else). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kohran Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I'm pretty sure that Craig snuck the Bionicle pic in there himself without any guidance from DC - it's certainly the kind of thing he would have done.What I find interesting is that it isn't just inserted at some random point with no explanation - it's one of a number of diverse images.I might track down a copy of the comic just to see what the Toa cameo is in the context of.I haven't had any contact with him for about eleven and a half years,So there might be a small amount of catching up to do at your next meeting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 1st Shadow Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 That is a very interesting find. I'm now debating whether or not to go and track down a copy of this comic just to see if there's another reason for it than just a "tip-of-the-hat" by the artist. Very interesting indeed... Quote ~Your friendly, neighborhood Shadow ~Credit for Avatar and Banner goes to NickonAquaMagna~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffles Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Pohakui, do you think you could contact him? I'd be interesting to know his motivations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pohuaki Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 (edited) Pohakui, do you think you could contact him? I'd be interesting to know his motivations.I've already checked with with a few people who I thought might know how to contact him now - no luck with that. I might try checking some other LEGO websites to see if I recognize anyone from Castle World who may have kept in touch with him, but that's a long shot. Edited August 6, 2012 by Pohuaki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobaFett2 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 That reference makes me feel warm inside. Quote The Legend Lives... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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