tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post1810707989291787958..comments2024-03-28T00:34:40.797+00:00Comments on Louder Yay: Comic review: MLP Friends Forever #1: Pinkie Pie & ApplejackLoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-15611421840784440452015-07-31T02:04:40.846+01:002015-07-31T02:04:40.846+01:00I think a lot of people only think of the silly, r...I think a lot of people only think of the silly, random aspects of Pinkie's character, which is unfair as she's a more complex pony than that. "Pinkie Pride" is a good example -- she was <i>really</i> hurt when her friends abandoned her for Cheese Sandwich, but she didn't want <i>them</i> to be upset so she covered it up. (That scene with Twilight just before "Pinkie's Lament" is heartbreaking.)<br /><br />But this comic? Yeah, reading this review again, I <i>was</i> too kind. This is the worst IDW <i>MLP</i> comic ever published.Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-87415244937647200432015-07-30T01:37:59.773+01:002015-07-30T01:37:59.773+01:00Thanks for letting me know your thoughts :) I didn...Thanks for letting me know your thoughts :) I didn't know it wasn't that graphic...<br /><br />Pinkie is my favorite of the Mane Six (along with Twilight), but I don't like it when fans portray her like that...Sailor Sednahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14654833878523093026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-52127082872896676182015-07-24T16:16:20.633+01:002015-07-24T16:16:20.633+01:00Cupcakes is not actually quite as bad on that scor...<i>Cupcakes</i> is not actually quite as bad on that score as it's sometimes made out to be. I don't <i>like</i> it, and it's not very well written, but for a gorefic it's relatively tame. You're not really missing anything by not having read it, though.Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-55187779161530578342015-04-30T22:25:35.609+01:002015-04-30T22:25:35.609+01:00Marine does look like a recolored Pinkamena, and o...Marine does look like a recolored Pinkamena, and oh boy...I do NOT like Cupcakes (never read it, never plan to).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-50066956168441591122014-01-25T23:29:21.263+00:002014-01-25T23:29:21.263+00:00I hesitated quite a lot over the final mark for th...I hesitated quite a lot over the final mark for this one. On UKoE my first choice was 5/10, but that was certainly too generous. Possibly even 4/10 is, but I *did* like a few things so I thought I'd give it credit for that. It's a shame in some ways, but I doubt we'll see this creative team working on Pony again. We've never seen Jill Thompson do another cover, after all.Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-56341124127581236362014-01-25T11:15:09.892+00:002014-01-25T11:15:09.892+00:00Unfortunately I think IDW let themselves down very...Unfortunately I think IDW let themselves down very badly here. I'd have to agree with this review, but personally I doubt I'd have given it more than 3 out of 10. The story as you said appears to be aimed at squarely at young children, and the whole point of the IDW comics was to provide stories that leaned more towards the teen fans and adult fans. The colouring just seems to vary from garish to faded, and just looks a mess. And the story seems very stilted and - while not difficult to follow where the storyline is concerned of course - it just doesn't *read* well. Like when a poem doesn't scan properly.<br /><br />Carla Speed McNeil IS a good artist, but clearly isn't cut out for pony art. Her artwork in Finder and in Bad Houses ( http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-woMoBa20KgI/UsYyurh5z1I/AAAAAAAABgs/TmklYnf_skw/s1600/badhouseconflict.jpg ) is perfectly good enough, but it seems she's better at humans than ponies. (The same could be said of Jill Thompson. She did some extremely good art in the Sandman books, but the MLP cover just didn't do it for me at all. And yet she drew this Sandman based pony which seemed perfectly okay - http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6e4uaI5Ub1r0dt51o1_500.jpg )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825456972207959200noreply@blogger.com