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My Little Pony: Pony Tales, Vol. 1
by Ted Anderson, Ryan K. Lindsay, Thomas F. Zahler, Katie Cook, Bobby Curnow, Barbara Randall Kesel
Received via NetGalley, in exchanged for an honest review. Also posted at Girls Read Comics Too.
My Little Pony: Pony Tales is a micro-series that spends time with one pony each issue. It’s a cute collection and a peek into the lives of each pony outside of the main group. While some stories weren’t as strong as others, as a whole it was a fun read. I’ll run through each issue here, since I liked a couple much more than the rest.
Twilight Sparkle is sent by Princess Celestia to help the injured royal archive librarian to shelve books. Twilight Sparkle’s enthusiasm and love for all things involved with the archive – despite the archivist’s constant grumpy mood – was destined to make me smile from the start, and their growing relationship as the days passed was great to see. One panel in particular, which shows them warming up to each other and eventually dissolving into book talk, is one of my favorites in the entire series.
Rainbow Dash tries to get rid of some cloud gremlins hanging over Ponyville, but fails and hurts her wings in the process. I think this was my second favorite in the series, mainly because it was interesting to see what makes Rainbow Dash tick. (Remember, I’ve never seen the show.) Also, there were tons of pop cultures references in this that made me giggle from time to time.
Rarity goes to what she thinks is a spa retreat, but it ends up being a hippie farm where she has to do a ton of work. I’m a bit indifferent to Rarity in general, but I really enjoyed seeing her so obviously out of her element in this one. And while the hippie ponies seemed a bit over the top at times, there were some great gags that made it all come together. (…always watching…) Tied for second favorite.
Fluttershy secretly enters an art showing with a huge knitted sculpture she made, but she’s so fears rejection that she hides her identity. This one didn’t really make much of an impact.
Pinkie Pie‘s story revolves around her seeing and meeting Ponyacci (tee hee), her favorite pony clown ever. While it was cute (a running theme) seeing her reactions and how she helps him out, this was another one that didn’t really do much for me.
Applejack‘s family crop during the Hearths Warming Eve season is being stolen and replaced with squashes, by the dreaded Sass Squatch monster, and AJ takes it upon herself to catch the wily Sass Squatch. The various traps that were set (and ruined) were fun to see, but this story just kind of was.
Overall, My Little Pony: Pony Tales was a fun look at each of the ponies on their own. Twilight Sparkle and Rarity’s issues were a highlight for me, and honestly, these are the perfect series to give to young readers who are just getting into comics.
My Little Pony: Pony Tales is a micro-series that spends time with one pony each issue. It’s a cute collection and a peek into the lives of each pony outside of the main group. While some stories weren’t as strong as others, as a whole it was a fun read. I’ll run through each issue here, since I liked a couple much more than the rest.
Twilight Sparkle is sent by Princess Celestia to help the injured royal archive librarian to shelve books. Twilight Sparkle’s enthusiasm and love for all things involved with the archive – despite the archivist’s constant grumpy mood – was destined to make me smile from the start, and their growing relationship as the days passed was great to see. One panel in particular, which shows them warming up to each other and eventually dissolving into book talk, is one of my favorites in the entire series.
Rainbow Dash tries to get rid of some cloud gremlins hanging over Ponyville, but fails and hurts her wings in the process. I think this was my second favorite in the series, mainly because it was interesting to see what makes Rainbow Dash tick. (Remember, I’ve never seen the show.) Also, there were tons of pop cultures references in this that made me giggle from time to time.
Rarity goes to what she thinks is a spa retreat, but it ends up being a hippie farm where she has to do a ton of work. I’m a bit indifferent to Rarity in general, but I really enjoyed seeing her so obviously out of her element in this one. And while the hippie ponies seemed a bit over the top at times, there were some great gags that made it all come together. (…always watching…) Tied for second favorite.
Fluttershy secretly enters an art showing with a huge knitted sculpture she made, but she’s so fears rejection that she hides her identity. This one didn’t really make much of an impact.
Pinkie Pie‘s story revolves around her seeing and meeting Ponyacci (tee hee), her favorite pony clown ever. While it was cute (a running theme) seeing her reactions and how she helps him out, this was another one that didn’t really do much for me.
Applejack‘s family crop during the Hearths Warming Eve season is being stolen and replaced with squashes, by the dreaded Sass Squatch monster, and AJ takes it upon herself to catch the wily Sass Squatch. The various traps that were set (and ruined) were fun to see, but this story just kind of was.
Overall, My Little Pony: Pony Tales was a fun look at each of the ponies on their own. Twilight Sparkle and Rarity’s issues were a highlight for me, and honestly, these are the perfect series to give to young readers who are just getting into comics.