Comic 26: Hanging by a Thread

"This is the absolutely last time I listen to one of your ideas, Matau." "You said that after the last idea." "This time I mean it."

- Toa Hordika Nokama and Matau

Hanging by a Thread was the twenty-sixth issue of the original BIONICLE comic series, and the eleventh issue in the BIONICLE: Metru Nui sub-series. It was shipped with the September/October 2005 edition of the LEGO Club Magazine.

Opening
''The Toa Hordika have been forced to stay one step ahead of the Visorak for weeks as they search for a means to rescue the Matoran from the Coliseum. Now they are ready to take the battle to the horde, beginning with the watch towers used by the Visorak to monitor the city.''

''While Nuju and Vakama travel to the Archives to rescue missing friends, Nokama and Matau have been dispatched to scout Visorak defenses. But in a city overrun by vicious Visorak hunters, can they hope to remain undetected for long?''

Plot
Onewa and Vakama dig out the buried Toa Hordika and Rahaga. Dazed, Nuju wonders where the other Toa are. Cynically, the Toa Hordika of Stone replies that they "always find a way to keep busy."


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Credits

 * Greg Farshtey - Writer
 * Randy Elliot - Artist
 * Pete Pantazis - Colorist
 * Nick J. Napolitano - Letterer
 * Jaye Gardner - Editor
 * Toby Dutkiewicz - Art Director/Design

Characters

 * Bomonga
 * Kahgarak - Mentioned only
 * Krahka - Mentioned only
 * Kualus
 * Matau
 * Nokama
 * Nuju
 * Onewa
 * Roodaka
 * Sidorak - Mentioned only
 * Vakama
 * Vohtarak
 * Whenua

Locations

 * Metru Nui
 * Archives
 * Coliseum - Mentioned only
 * Tower of Toa

Objects

 * Catcher Claw
 * Kanohi
 * Great Huna - Mutated
 * Great Komau - Mutated
 * Great Mahiki - Mutated
 * Great Matatu - Mutated
 * Great Rau - Mutated
 * Great Ruru - Mutated
 * Rhotuka
 * Toa Tools
 * Thumpers
 * Visorak Battle Ram - First appearance

Organizations

 * Matoran - Mentioned only
 * Rahaga
 * Rahi
 * Tahtorak - Mentioned only
 * Visorak
 * Toa
 * Toa of Air
 * Toa of Earth
 * Toa of Fire
 * Toa of Ice
 * Toa of Stone
 * Toa of Water
 * Toa Metru/Toa Hordika
 * Toa Teams

Miscellanea

 * Chutespeak
 * Elements/Elemental Powers
 * Water

Quotes
"Let's get out of here before they start drooling. I hate it when they drool."

- Nokama

"So? We came, we scouted, we all-conquered. Nothing can keep us from the Coliseum!"

- Matau

"We lost a Kahgarak...the Toa Hordika and Rahaga have eluded capture again...and Sidorak says I shouldn't worry?? Well, take heart--do you know the old saying about bad news, "Don't kill the messenger"? Too bad--I always kill the messenger."

- Roodaka

Extra Features

 * Comic middle: War of the Titans! section discusses sets 8755 Keetongu, 8756 Sidorak, and 8761 Roodaka.
 * Comic end: Advertisements for the BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows movie, BIONICLE: Maze of Shadows game, upcoming BIONICLE.com updates, and BIONICLE merchandise.
 * Rear cover: Air Power advertisement for Toa Hagah Iruini.