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LEGO Set Mini Comics

Beano Comics

Beano Magazine featured a limited series of 8 sponsored Rock Raiders Comics in a similar artwork style of the [Mini Comics] bundled with Rock Raiders LEGO sets. These comics were short, single page comics appearing in 8 Beano Magazines from [date], 1999 to [date], 1999. This series aimed to advertise the sets as well as the recently released video games to the readers of Beano Magazine.

Episode One

The Rock Raiders are highly skilled engineers whose job is it to seek out vital [LEGO Power Crystals] and [LEGO Ore] in the rocks underground.

Episode Two

Seeking vital LEGO Power Crystals and Ore on a distant planet, the Rock Raiders' scout party have entered a system of tunnels when there is a cave in...

Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground

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Rock Raiders: High Adventure Deep Underground is a Rock Raiders graphic novel released in 2000.

Plot

The novel tells, from Jet’s point-of-view and in greater detail, the events on Planet U. The book begins with the LMS Explorer heading on a return course to home base when the ship is bombarded by asteroids and sucked through a wormhole. Winding up in an unfamiliar system, the Rock Raiders are sent down to the nearest planet to mine Energy Crystals.

Details

The characters of the Rock Raiders are expanded on, however. Tiny back-stories are given on some characters, such as how Chief lost his arm. Personalities are grown on, such as Sparks' coffee addiction, or Axle's jokes.

Unlike the Interactive Puzzle Storybook, Lava Monsters look like they do in the games. Granite Grinders are also shown as being able to jump.

Rock Raiders: An Interactive Puzzle Storybook

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Race for Survival

Race for Survival is a short illustrated novel released in 2000.

Plot

Race For Survival takes place six months after the events in High Adventure Deep Underground.

Details

On the side of each page is a small article on Geology. It is, for the most part, canon, however there are two minor inconsistencies:

Planet U is located at the farthest reaches of the Milky Way, instead of being in another galaxy.
Slimy Slugs are giant and swallow Energy Crystals, while in the games they are really the size of Rock Raiders, and, while they might be able to reach great sizes, they drain the crystals of their power instead of devouring them.

Interestingly, the cover shows Jet and Axle escaping a lava flow on a Hoverboard, though this scene never appears. The Hoverboard does not even appear in the book.