Yesterday marked the conclusion of the 8/10 festivities, and as many of you noticed, there were a few new M&L releases, both over the course of the presentation and over on the M&L Twitter. Here we’ll recap them all…

THE OFFICIAL INVASION AUDIOBOOK

On 8/11/22, M&L was thrilled to release the first prologue in its new, ongoing BIONICLE Legends: Invasion audiodrama, produced by MaksDudekVO. Maks has been directing audio dramas and motion comics for at least 5 years and voice acting for a decade, and he even produced a motion comic of the first BIONICLE comic. The new audiobook features a full cast, sound effects, and music, and will feature periodic updates moving forward.

On a personal note, when BobTheDoctor27 and I originally set out to develop M&L, a big component of our plans were audiobooks, although we quickly realized that we ourselves lacked the experience or technical skill necessary to pull off such an intricate art form. We are truly delighted now to partner with MaksDudekVO to bring this aspect of our project to life.

THE TALE OF ONUA: NOBLE CAUSE

Viewers of the BIONICLE Direct yesterday may have noticed a link to the latest M&L story release – The Tale of Onua: Noble Cause. Set in 2001 and inspired by the Legend of Mata Nui Rebuilt game, it’s been published in honor of their most recent update. Here Onua sees even his great patience and wisdom tested as he undertakes the recovery of his first Noble Mask. Check it out!

In the second BIONICLE comic released in 2001, we saw a Tale of Lewa and a Tale of Gali. Later in BIONICLE Chronicles 1 C.A. Hapka told stories specifically of Tahu and Kopaka on their mask-hunting adventures. Now M&L plans to finish the set, exploring the first 2001 stories to focus exclusively on Onua and Pohatu. The latter of these will be released in the comic weeks after its next release cycle.

On top of this, there is also a third M&L Tale in the works, featuring Takanuva in the immediate aftermath of 2003. Stay tuned for more information on that as it too nears its release.

VISION OF THE GREAT BEINGS

Finally, three new chapters have been published in the ongoing M&L/Litestone/WoH/etc collaboration: Vision of the Great Beings. Wrapping up Light on the Dunes and continuing The Yesterday Quest and The Powers That Be, these chapters are now officially live!

Notably, you will not have to wait quite so long for the next VotGB updates, as a few more chapters for TYQ and TPTB are slated for release in the coming weeks. Nearly every chapter is fully drafted in our TPTB and TYQ, although we want to perfect them before we release the rest…

…And that’s everything! We hope you’re as excited as we are for the next few Visions chapters, and then for the two Tales stories after that. There’s plenty more in the pipeline, but we’ll get to that soon enough. We hope you enjoyed the 8/10 festivities, and we cannot wait until next year!