3/10/2024 0 Comments Lego minecraft posterMy only criticism would be the lack of contrast because the blues are a bit too light and the skeleton doesn’t stand out enough. The posters in the last two issues simply weren’t great, so I’m glad that we get one at least again picking up the graphical contours style seen in a few other ones before. There’s barely any page where those red exclamation marks for clues and hints or yellow activity boxes don’t pop up. The gamification aspect is very prominent this time with the comic borrowing even more symbols and artwork from the actual game than before. This is aided by the story taking place across multiple locations on and inside a mountain, so there’s a variety of colors from snow-covered peaks in white to warm browns and also some greens. I maintain my position that Minecraft is less than ideal to derive a comic from it, but at least this month we’re lucky in that we get our imagery from one of the better illustrator teams and thus it’s rather dynamic with the panels showing a nice 3D perspective effect and “realistic” shading/ coloring. Let’s see what this year’s last issue, the one for December 2023 holds. As a result I somehow totally missed the latest LEGO Minecraft magazine and only now am I catching up and writing a review, rather late by my own standards. Therefore I was quite busy and got sidetracked a bit too much with all these activities, not leaving much time for other things. I usually try to not get bogged down in the pre- Christmas madness, but somehow this year I got pulled into it more than I would have liked plus due to a combination of circumstances some of my regular medical appointments ended up falling into that period just as well. The grey skeleton is nice, but that’s also it. It just floats along and exists in its own time and space. There’s nothing exciting to report here, while at the same time it’s also not completely terrible. It’s hard to not see that the LEGO magazines are in some sort of identity crisis with them being rather mediocre lately all across the board and this one fits into that pattern. For me it’s my first grey skeleton for instance and I shall take good care of it in case I may need it on some future project. As usual not in the sense that you couldn’t find those items at reasonable prices on Bricklink if you wanted to, but rather the simplicity of expanding your collection just by buying the mag. Not only is it the rarer version in Light Bluish Grey that you most often find in a few Ninjago sets from a few years ago, but also the golden chest armor is a bit elusive. The extra appears a bit unspectacular at first sight, but in particular the skeleton offers a few pleasant surprises. Yes, another Photoshop non-effort, basically. In any case, the dragon is at least okay and much better than those weird cloned pandas on the back side. It really reinforces this slightly depressing mood. Perhaps it’s a funny coincidence, perhaps intentional, but the poster shares the same magenta/ purple color scheme as the comic, which makes the magazine look even more monochromatic and a bit drab. At least the perspective is very dynamic in the majority of panels, so it’s a bit more pleasant to look at. It just doesn’t jibe with me, as they say. It’s still preferable over the “seas of green” you get at other times, but overall I remain very indifferent and skeptical. The comic is very dark, being that it plays out in gloomy weather and underground. If the calendar wouldn’t tell me otherwise, I’d swear that it’s only been two weeks! Anyway, let’s have a look at the January 2024 issue and find out what’s in store for us. Since last time I missed the street date for the LEGO Minecraft magazine amidst all the festive trouble it feels even more like time has flown by too fast and we’re at it again.
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