List of LEGO periodicals: Difference between revisions

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! Type || Publication !! Countries !! Languages !! Years !! Issues
! Publication  
!Launched
!Ended!! Countries !! Type
|-
|-
| rowspan="13" | Club
| ''[[Brick Kicks]]''
| ''[[LEGO bladet]]'' || Sweden || Swedish || 1967–1971 || 8
|1987
|1994|| United States || Club
|-
|-
| ''[[Bricks 'n Pieces]]'' || United Kingdom || English || 1974–2000 || 77+
| ''[[Bricks 'n Pieces]]''  
|1974
|2000|| United Kingdom || Club
|-
|-
| ''[[De LEGO Krant]]'' || Netherlands || Dutch || 1976–1993 || 58
| ''[[De LEGO Krant]]''  
|1976
|1993|| Netherlands || Club
|-
|-
| ''[[Innovations]]'' || Canada || English/French || 1978–1994 || 63?
| ''[[Innovations]]''  
|1978
|1994|| Canada || Club
|-
|-
| ''[[Brick Kicks]]'' || United States || English || 1987–1994 || 29
| ''[[KLICK]]''
|1995
|1998|| Switzerland, Austria, France || Club
|-
|-
| ''[[LEGO Technic Club]]'' || United Kingdom || English || 1994?–2000? || ?
| ''[[Klodshans]]''
|1973
|?|| Denmark || Internal
|-
|-
| ''[[LEGO Mania Magazine]]'' || United States, Canada || English (US)<br>English/French (Ca.) || 1994–2002 || 45 (US)<br>44? (Ca.)
| ''[[LEGO Adventures!]]''
|1999
|2002|| United Kingdom ({{Abbr|trans.|translated}}: Russia, Hungary) || Commercial
|-
|-
| ''[[KLICK]]'' || Switzerland, Austria, France || German (AT, CH)<br>French (Fra.) || 1980s, 1995–1998 || 18? (AT)<br>12? (CH)
| ''[[LEGO bladet]]''
|1967
|1971|| Sweden || Club
|-
|-
| ''[[LEGO World Club Magazine]]'' || Germany/Austria/Switzerland,<br>Asia-Pacific (Aus.),<br>United Kingdom,<br>Hong Kong || German (DE/AT/CH)<br>English (Aus, UK)<br>Chinese (HK) || 1997–2002 || 31 (Ger.)<br>16 (Aus.)<br>13 (UK)
| ''[[LEGO BrickMaster Magazine]]''
|2004
|2011|| United States || Club (special)  
|-
|-
| ''[[LEGO Club Magazine]]'' || United States/Canada,<br>United Kingdom,<br>Asia-Pacific (ANZ),<br>Germany/EUC,<br>Netherlands,<br>France,<br>Sweden || English (US, UK, Aus)<br>German (Ger.)<br>Dutch (NL) || 2002–2017<br>2006–2017? (NL) || 89 (US)<br>77 (UK, Ger)<br>58 (Aus)<br>56? (NL)
| ''LEGO Club Jr.''
|2007
|2016|| (see below)  
|Club (special)
|-
|-
| ''[[LEGO BrickMaster Magazine]]'' || US || English || 2004–2011 || 41
| ''[[LEGO Club Magazine]]''
|2002
|2017|| United States, Canada, United Kingdom, ANZ, Germany/EUC, Netherlands, France, Sweden || Club
|-
|-
| ''LEGO Club Jr.'' || multiple || multiple
| ''LEGO knoppen''
|?
|1973|| Denmark ||Internal
|-
|-
| ''LEGO Life'' || multiple || multiple || 2017-present
| ''LEGO Life''
|<2004?
|>2015?||? || Internal
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |Sold
| ''LEGO Life''
| ''[[LEGO Post]]'' || West Germany || German || 1959–1960 || 4?
|2017
|''ongoing''|| || Club
|-
|-
| ''[[LEGO Adventures!]]'' || United Kingdom || English || 1999–2002 || 34
| ''[[LEGO Mania Magazine]]''
|1994
|2002|| United States, Canada || Club
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | Internal
| ''[[LEGO Post]]''
| ''LEGO knoppen'' || Denmark || Danish || ?–1973 || ?
|1959
|1960?|| West Germany || Commercial
|-
|-
| ''[[Klodshans]]'' || Denmark || Danish || 1973–? || ?
| ''LEGO Review'' / ''LEGO revue''
|?
|?|| United Kingdom, Germany ||Internal
|-
|-
| ''LEGO Review'' / ''LEGO revue'' || UK, Germany || English, German || ? || ?
| ''[[LEGO Technic Club]]''
|1994?
|2000?|| United Kingdom || Club
|-
|-
| ''LEGO Life'' || ? || English || >2004–2015<? || ?
| ''[[LEGO World Club Magazine]]''
|1997
|2002|| Germany, Australia, United Kingdom, Hong Kong || Club
|}
|}



Revision as of 09:25, 14 August 2024

This is a list of Lego magazines and other periodicals.

Publication Launched Ended Countries Type
Brick Kicks 1987 1994 United States Club
Bricks 'n Pieces 1974 2000 United Kingdom Club
De LEGO Krant 1976 1993 Netherlands Club
Innovations 1978 1994 Canada Club
KLICK 1995 1998 Switzerland, Austria, France Club
Klodshans 1973 ? Denmark Internal
LEGO Adventures! 1999 2002 United Kingdom (trans.: Russia, Hungary) Commercial
LEGO bladet 1967 1971 Sweden Club
LEGO BrickMaster Magazine 2004 2011 United States Club (special)
LEGO Club Jr. 2007 2016 (see below) Club (special)
LEGO Club Magazine 2002 2017 United States, Canada, United Kingdom, ANZ, Germany/EUC, Netherlands, France, Sweden Club
LEGO knoppen ? 1973 Denmark Internal
LEGO Life <2004? >2015? ? Internal
LEGO Life 2017 ongoing Club
LEGO Mania Magazine 1994 2002 United States, Canada Club
LEGO Post 1959 1960? West Germany Commercial
LEGO Review / LEGO revue ? ? United Kingdom, Germany Internal
LEGO Technic Club 1994? 2000? United Kingdom Club
LEGO World Club Magazine 1997 2002 Germany, Australia, United Kingdom, Hong Kong Club

Club magazines

LEGO bladet

LEGO bladet (LEGO magazine) was a Swedish magazine published twice a year from 1967 to 1971. It had eight issues.

Bricks 'n Pieces

Bricks 'n Pieces was a long-running British publication by LEGO UK Ltd (originally British Lego). It was originally launched in 1974 as a black and white newsletter titled Bricks and Pieces that was published irregularly. In 1979 it was relaunched in colour with a more regular schedule. In 2000 it merged with World Club Magazine. In the 1990s it also had a spinoff magazine, LEGO Technic Club. The colour version had 72 issues; the original version is currently poorly documented.

De LEGO Krant

De LEGO Krant (The LEGO Newspaper) was a Dutch publication that ran from 1976 to at least 1993 for 58 issues.

Innovations

Innovations was a Canadian publication with both English and French text. It launced in 1978 as a newsletter titled Design News (English)/Innovations (French) published four times a year, then it became a magazine in 1990 titled simply Innovations (or LEGO Club Innovations) published three times a year. It was replaced by LEGO Mania Magazine in 1995.

Brick Kicks

United States, 1987–1994, 29 issues

LEGO Mania Magazine

KLICK and LEGO World Club Magazine

LEGO Club Magazine

Originally LEGO Magazine, then LEGO Club Magazine, then LEGO Club. Had several alternate versions: LEGO BrickMaster Magazine, LEGO Club Jr., an identically-titled "girls" version (sometimes identified as the yellow brick version), and an educational/school edition. It also often came with Bionicle comics by DC during the 2000s.

LEGO Life

Not to be confused with the internal magazine called that

Sold

LEGO Post

LEGO Post was published in West Germany 1959–1960.

LEGO Adventures!

Made by Egmont and Data Design Interactive

Theme mags

Starting in the 2010s here are tons of commercial magazines dedicated to specific themes.

Internal

LEGO knoppen, Klodshans, LEGO Review/LEGO revue, Lego Life