Rock Raiders mini comic books

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Cover Art for the Chrome Crusher Comic

The Rock Raiders comics were small comics included with specially marked, first edition sets. There are ten comics total, one with each 1999 Rock Raiders set, however the Chrome Crusher set is believed to have had two.

Since the sets were released in several countries, the comics had pictograms instead of text in the few speech bubbles.

Stories

Hover Scout Comic

The Hover Scout Comic starts off with Jet and a few other unknown Rock Raiders mining. Jet wanders off on the Hover Scout and discovers an enormous Energy Crystal cache. She goes to grab a few Crystals, but a few Rock Monsters rise out from under them. Jet attempts to flee, but the Rock Monsters have blocked her path, she distracts them and flies under them.

This comic was included with specially marked, first edition 4910 Hover Scout sets. A short, alternate version of this comic was included in a 1999 Catalog.



Rapid Rider Comic

The Rapid Rider Comic starts with Bandit finding a piece of LEGO Ore, he begins to bring it to Rock Raiders HQ with the Rapid Rider. As he is cruising down he meets a dead-end and takes apart the Rapid Rider, he brings its parts over to the other side to rebuild it and then continues cruising. Along the way, he falls asleep and his vehicle cruises past a huge Energy Crystal cavern, and some Rock Monsters making statues. He then approaches a waterfall and falls down the edge, bumping all over and finally back into the water which wakes him up, he then arrives at Rock Raiders HQ.

This comic was included with specially marked, first edition 4920 Rapid Rider sets and was also digitized and put onto the official Rock Raiders site as an Online Interactive Comic game.



"Rock Raiders" Comic

The "Rock Raiders" Comic starts off with Rock Raiders driving a Chrome Crusher down a tunnel. Bandit sneezes and causes a Cave-In that crushes the Chrome Crusher. While the Rock Raiders are repairing the Chrome Crusher with the use of a small Mining Tool station, Bandit sneezes again and causes another cave-in, this time he gets separated from the other Rock Raiders. Docs drills through the cave-in and finds Bandit. The five Rock Raiders then get in the Chrome Crusher once more. Bandit sneezes one last time and causes yet another cave-in, luckily this time it does not damage the Chrome Crusher.

This comic was included with specially marked, first edition 4930 Rock Raiders sets.



Granite Grinder Comic

The Granite Grinder Comic starts with Bandit in the Granite Grinder along with Axle. The two spot an Energy Crystal, Axle starts drilling the rock to get it, the drilling wakes up a snoozing Rock Monster. Axle manages to hide from it, but Bandit is spotted. The Rock Monster alerts other Rock Monsters, they destroy the Granite Grinder and take Bandit hostage. Axle rebuilds the Granite Grinder and tries to locate Bandit. Axle finds him at a cliff's edge with a Rock Monster questioning him about the whereabouts of the other Rock Raiders and Rock Raiders HQ. Axle calls for the Tunnel Transport for help, Bandit then blows a raspberry at the Rock Monsters and jumps off the cliff and onto the Tunnel Transport.

This comic was included with specially marked, first edition 4940 Granite Grinder sets.



Loader Dozer Comic

The Loader Dozer Comic details a race between Axle, Sparks, and Jet with the Loader Dozer, Granite Grinder, and Hover Scout respectively. Docs throws the flag that signals the start of the race. Sparks steps on Axle’s Loader Dozer and gets ahead, Axle speeds up and trips the Granite Grinder with the Loader Dozer’s scoop. Jet blinds Axle with the Hover Scout’s thrusters and Axle drives into a wall. The Granite Grinder steps on the Hover Scout and destroys it. The Loader Dozer speeds up to the Granite Grinder and the two crash into each other. Bandit walks into the cavern where the race was held and sees the destroyed vehicles. He yells at the three Rock Raiders. Axle, Jet and Sparks rebuild the three vehicles and start the race over.

This comic was included with specially marked, first edition 4950 Loader-Dozer sets.



Chrome Crusher Comic

The Chrome Crusher Comic starts with a Chrome Crusher and Jet on her Hover Scout in a cavern. Jet flies off to find some Energy Crystals and finds a big cavern full of them. While examining one, a Rock Monster jumps out and destroys her Hover Scout, Jet hides and the Rock Monster tries to find her. She then goes to repair her Hover Scout and throws a dynamite at the Rock Monster, which opens a crevice that Lava pours out of, the lava floods the cavern. The Chrome Crusher tries to flee but gets stuck on a cliff's edge with lava all around it. The Tunnel Transport is called in to airlift it to safety, while the Rock Monster is floating on a piece of rock on the lava shouting insults.

This comic was included with specially marked, first edition 4970 Chrome Crusher sets. The first half can also be found in a Lego Magazine.




Tunnel Transport Comic

The Tunnel Transport Comic starts with a Tunnel Transport and 2 Hover Scouts looking for Energy Crystal caverns. They find a huge load in a cavern and as they are harvesting, a Rock Monster jumps out and attacks the crew. They managed to flee but the Rock Monster jumps onto the Tunnel Transport and gets a ride back to Rock Raiders HQ. Once at the HQ, the Rock Monsters go on a rampage and destroys the Tunnel Transport. Docs makes a plan, he sends Axle to lure the Rock Monster towards the Chrome Crusher. Once in range, the Chrome Crusher fires a beam and the Rock Monster disappears. The crew then start to rebuild the Tunnel Transport, while elsewhere the Rock Monster is teleported onto a small rock that is surrounded by Lava.

This comic was included with specially marked, first edition 4980 Tunnel Transport sets.

Rock Raiders HQ Comic

The Rock Raiders HQ Comic starts with everything going smoothly at the Rock Raiders HQ, the Energy Crystals are processed in the Power Station and the LEGO Ore is sent to be taken away via the Rapid Rider, Bandit manages to dump the Ore on Docs. Jet is operating the Upgrade Station when an irritating fly bothers her, she tries to whack it away but accidentally knocks the controls. The Ore being carried knocks Sparks off his flying vehicle, who lands in the Power Station and gets his face covered in burns from the Power Station's beam. The Ore then knocks the Ore Refinery apart and Axle is dumped onto a Small Transport Truck, the Ore falls off the crane and smashes onto the Power Station laser which turns around and fires at one of the Upgrade Station supports. The Upgrade Station falls apart and Jet jumps out, but she is rescued by a Loader Dozer as the whole base falls apart. The crew is dismayed but starts to rebuild the base. The fly is unharmed and starts to irritate Bandit.

This comic was included with specially marked, first edition 4990 Rock Raiders HQ sets.

9th Comic

The 9th Comic begins with Sparks and Axle escaping a Lava flow in a Chrome Crusher, the vehicle falls off a cliff and is shattered. Axle discovers Energy Crystals nearby and Sparks recovers the parts of the Chrome Crusher, with the parts they build two new vehicles, a drilling vehicle and a boat resistant to lava. This comic is the first known appearance of the alternate set models in the story.

This comic was most likely included in an early promotion in a Catalog or Magazine, perhaps with the plan of including it with the Chrome Crusher set.



Magazine Comic

The Magazine Comic, titled "Rocking with the Rock Raiders," stars the "LEGO Maniac" in adventure with the whole Rock Raiders crew (except Chief). Bandit finds himself running away from a giant boulder, and is quickly saved by the LEGO Maniac who zooms in on a Hover Scout. They then go on a search for Brickonium deposits, and find a mother-load. Their excavation is interrupted by a Rock Monster, who they nickname "Rocky," just before they were about to return to base. They narrowly escape on the Tunnel Transport and return to HQ. Unbeknownst to them, Rocky followed them there and discovers their base. The LEGO Maniac then combines a crane from HQ with the Tunnel Transport, using it to pick up the Monster and dump him in a Large Cargo Hold, which he then sends flying down the cavern, saving the day.

This comic was included the September-October 1999 LEGO Mania Magazine.





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