![]() ![]() As well as the aforementioned Harry Potter ponies (the Malfoys, Harry, Hermione, Ron.) we get a foul-mouthed Gordon Ramsay, the First Doctor's companions (Susan, Barbara & Ian), Tintin and even - wonderfully - filly versions of Firefly, Surprise and Glory from the G1 days. Okay, not to quite such an extent as in the recent Big Mac arc, but it would have been virtually impossible to have matched Andy Price's level of background shout-outery. References absolutely bound in this issue. I can't help thinking that black cloud looks awfully Smooze-like. (I'm assuming she did her own colouring.) ![]() (Look, it makes sense when you read it!) Although this isn't a huge event in the grand scheme of things, Mebberson brings it alive with some very nice dramatic flourishes. My favourite page, other than the obvious flashback section, may well be the part where Inkwell animates a giant golden bunny to help clear up the food fight. I've had slightly mixed feelings about Mebberson's artistic style in the past, but here I think everything just works. And the final panel is very moving when you consider ( as Ball herself points out) that one of these ponies will be gone long before the other. When there's the odd quieter panel, such as when Tia tells Philomena what she's thinking, it doesn't break the flow. Nevertheless, it all flows well and the pacing seems fine. The storyline itself is not particularly thrilling, apart from the dramatic few panels of the flashback, and it might have been nice to have seen something that challenged Celestia a bit more. It doesn't hurt that she's shown to have been both brave and mischievous in her younger days.Ī minor complaint: high tea is not the same thing as luncheon! ![]() ![]() (Or Hogtrots, as it might as well be called, given the very obvious Harry Potter references right from the first panel!) Inkwell is not an immediately sympathetic character, and comes across as a bit of an old fool at times, but by the end of the story you're utterly on her side. That main guest pony is Inkwell, a teacher at the School for Gifted Unicorns. And wow, that flashback scene brings up all sorts of questions: who are the villains? What do they want with Canterlot? How long ago was this? Unless the main guest pony is very long-lived, it surely has to be much more recently than the events that led to Nightmare Moon's banishment. Celestia comes out of this story as a wise, benevolent ruler who is nevertheless not above going into battle when the chips are down. I'm pleased to say that she has indeed done that. So it was important to me that Ball understood Celestia's character and made her seem real.Ī handy reminder that Celestia is actually very powerful Admittedly she's not often shown doing a great deal, but there's been enough to hint at a very interesting past - and we get just a little bit more backstory here - as well as immense magical power. Nothing against Luna, who I also like and who will get the final micro near Christmas, but I sometimes feel that Tia gets a bit of a raw deal from the fandom. (Is this the first A/B cover she's done?) The comic is drawn by established Pony artist Amy Mebberson, but we have a new writer joining the stable in the shape of Georgia Ball. I plumped for Cover B, which features an adorable filly Twilight and baby Spike by Sabrina Alberghetti. As usual, I picked up my copy for £3.15 from Nostalgia & Comics in Birmingham. Hush now, quiet now, it's time to lay your sleepy headĪ week after it appeared in the US (and digitally) the latest in the My Little Pony micro-series has now reached British comic shops. ![]()
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