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Subject:	Re: AFOLs Comic book distribution @ BrickFest 2004
Newsgroups:	lugnet.events.brickfest
Date:	Fri, 9 Jul 2004 17:32:37 GMT
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Christina Hitchcock wrote:

Hi All, The new AFOLs Comic books are NOW available!!!

Woohoo! Hey, waitaminnit, I thought the title was going to be changed to something more non-AFOL-friendly... There was even a contest and everything. Oh well, at least the in-comic website got changed to something more immediately recognizable (and, apparently, squatted by TLC).

The comic can be previewed at www.bricksonthebrain.com/comic/afols-final.pdf http://www.bricksonthebrain.com/comic/afols-final.pdf

Heh. While I can make out some sort of Mindstorms set and a Santa Fe Superchief at the bottom of the pile in the main cover image, the “kings of the mountain” are clearly BIONICLE pods. The discreet sight gags are great (the “car” being made of bricks and using a walkie-talkie as a cel phone on p4, reading a Quidditch book on p14...). I did notice one unfortunate grammar error on p13 (you work The LEGO Company).

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		Re: AFOLs Comic book distribution @ BrickFest 2004
(...) There's also a yellow box with what looks like a crab on the cover... hmmmm... [LEGOSet 4101] And I swear I saw the hailfire in there too... And of course the more obvious 7140 on p.4 4483 and 7470 on p.7 Man I'm very hot... (20 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)

		Re: AFOLs Comic book distribution @ BrickFest 2004
(...) There's a reference we really were honoured to be a part of: The Lego club portrayed in pp7-9 is none other than rtlToronto, acknowledged by the artist, who is a valued member of our group. Little bits like the blue t-shirts with a white logo (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)

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		AFOLs Comic book distribution @ BrickFest 2004
Hi All, The new AFOLs Comic books are NOW available!!! You may have seen Jake's announcement several months ago (URL) These books are for handing out at shows and events as a “recruiting” tool and to tell people about AFOLs. In a nutshell the comic (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.org, lugnet.people.newbie, lugnet.publish, FTX) !!

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