Comic #36 is out on iTunes.
Previous comics can be found here:
https://yp1.yayponies.no/book.php
>>25470067
What the fuck is wrong with Sombra's mouth?
First for lower standards
ONWARDS
>>25470090
>That last Panel
Someone needs to put "Psh, nothing personnel kid," there.
It begins.
>>25470090
is this purple unicorn the one in the stone garden?
>>25470106
>radient hope promised her the ravaging of equestria.
fuck this comic
![[teleports behind you].png](https://i.imgur.com/q06RIia.png "[teleports behind you].png")
>>25470103
>>25470112
What is it with Price and giving Chrysalis a man jaw?
>>25470106
We ran out of color ink when going over the last panel so all the characters are black.
>>25470127
Oh dear God, where is this going?
>>25470127
>the antagonists stop the Umbrun
I can deal with this.
>>25470103
>>25470140
>>25470140
Jesus Christ, Chrysalis is trying to beat Sombra in a "who can be the edgiest" competition or something?
>>25470150
>>25470150
Wow, fuck Radiant Hope. She's the one who isn't listening.
>>25470150
Orphan canon from that book?
>>25470150
>I'm an orphan
I don't think that's actually the case but okay.
>>25470148
>>25470163
>>25470103
>>25470175
>>25470165
I think so. I'd have to reread it to be sure though.
Been a while since I've gone through that book.
>>25470175
She sounds mentally ill.
>>25470140
>>25470151
if IDW didn't consistently prove they where awful storytellers it would be easy enough to assume that chrysalis is chess mastering twilight to get free and fuck up sombra's plans.
>>25470175
>I'm not dead becuz crystals
Fuck
>>25470181
>>25470106
>>25470181
> Rabia
Rabia is "Anger" in spanish.
I can see where this is going.
>>25470197
So will Cadance get the idiot ball too?
>>25470197
>don't use your magic for anything
>kay
YOU DENSE MOTHERFUCKRE
>>25470206
>>25470175
RADIANT THE SCRIPT MANDATED HERO
Once again, a comic more about Whitley's parade of OCs than characters we give a shit about.
>>25470217
No fuck this
>>25470217
Oh, COME ON.
>>25470217
wut
I know they're joking about how the elements work but... don't cop out then anyways
>>25470217
>>25470217
If their friendship is so strong why was Twilight affected in the first place?
>>25470231
>ira
Wrath.
>>25470231
>>25470217
And then there's this. I dont think even the show would pull tripe like this
>>25470243
>Hope never used a magic light spell in thousands of years to expose the umbrum
>>25470217
>>25470243
THIS IS SOMEHOW WORSE THAN HER BEING THE GOOD GUY
>>25470243
>>25470243
And so it begins, Hope Saves Everything.
>>25470243
That's actually kinda creepy.
>>25470243
...ok, i admit it, that thing is fucking horrifying holy shit.
>>25470257
>>25470257
>"When he was just a young FILLY"
The fuck? Curnow?
>>25470257
>Sombra
>Filly
I see they're transgender smoke monsters. How progressive.
>>25470268
A cool scene ruined by Price's dumb hoverpony pose.
>>25470268
Sombra is female, the ultimate twist!
>>25470257
So why not use the bullshit magical transformation thing on others to push them through.
>>25470291
because IDW
>>25470284
>>25470298
>>25470298
>My leg
My first thought was Spongebob
>>25470306
"now its personal kid..."
>>25470306
That's all of it. Hope you enjoyed it /mlp/!At least the umbram are kinda creepy looking.
Link to archive:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/1aysh4lgst4sv1s/%2336.rar
>>25470306
You know, it ALMOST turned around with the Umbrum being Always Evil, but this kinda sunk it
>>25470298
So another door to the umbrum is right there? This is kinda cheap
How would you rate Comic #36 out of 10 /mlp/?Think anything can save this arc at this point?
>>25470325
that was the point i thought.
>>25470328
It's Not Reflections / 10
>>25470328
I'll rate it with this reaction image. That's really my honest reaction.
>>25470328
Despite knowing its awful I want to know what happens next.
Thanks piracy.
>>25470112
>Please don't unleash your evil monsters because then I can't roam free with my evil monsters which are better!
>Also Chrysalis being older than Sombra.
>Iron Will has a family! He didn't want to overthrow the kingdom!
What the fuck was he thinking he was doing?
>>25470140
Why the fuck couldn't Rainbow Dash fly out of that if that's all it took to open?
Why the fuck couldn't Rarity just use her magic?
Why the fuck would Chrysalis just release Twilight for no reason? And then leave?
>>25470217
>"We believe in you!" Cop-out
>>25470298
>Ouch! My leg!
Was that even necessary? If feels like dialogue just to fill up space, it's clear she's in pain. It doesn't even feel like a Spongebob reference if that's what it's supposed to be.
I fucking hate this comic series. So much.
>>25470328
5/10
>>25470317
>>25470336
It's totally fucking Reflections, but with Celestia swapped out with Mary Sue.
Next month we get Friends Forever #23 featuring Applejack and Fluttershy:
My Little Pony: Friends Forever #23
>Ted Anderson (w) • Tony Fleecs (a) • Amy Mebberson (c) • Tony Fleecs (Subscription Variant Cover)
>Applejack and Fluttershy go camping! The serenity of nature is ruined when ponies travel from all over Equestria to catch a glimpse of the legendary Pigasus that is rumored to be in the area! Will our two ponies be able to get to bottom of the mystery... before pigs fly?
It's all awful but nobody who reads the comics would expect anything else by this point unless they where genuinely mentally incomplete.
>>25470351
I want to see what Radiant Hope does at the end. How are they going to pull this shit off?
My initial hopes of a well paced four issue arc are blown to shit. It's gonna be just like when Cook did them and everything interesting happened in the last issue. Fuck.
>>25470359
Next month we also get Comic #37 concluding the Siege of the Crystal Empire arc:
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #37
>Jeremy Whitley (w) • Andy Price (a & c) • Sara Richard (Subscription Variant Cover) • Agnes Garbowska (RI Variant Cover)
>“Siege of the Crystal Empire” Part 4! The epic Pony storyline of 2015 comes to a close! Multiple characters must make crucial decisions that will have an impact on the Crystal Empire—and Equestria—forever!
>>25470359
>Ted Anderson story
>Tony Fleecs art, and another excuse for him to draw ugly non pony stuff
Pass except to laugh at on here.
>>25470359
> Tony's art
> Ted's story
Wow, it's a double shit combo I'm not going to fucking buy.
>>25470243
>You only had one job
>>25470371
Lastly, we also get a pony pony holiday special this year:
My Little Pony Holiday Special
>Katie Cook (w & a & c) • Brenda Hickey (Subscription Variant Cover)
>It's holiday time in Equestria and the ponies are ready to celebrate! Join the celebration in this special one shot that shows how different ponies enjoy the festivities!
I keep coming back to this despite knowing it's going be completely awful and filled with the most moronic characters I've ever seen. I'm not even mad at the comic writers anymore, I'm mad at myself for thinking quality would improve.
>>25470379
Oh boy, IDW might ruin Christmas two years in a row.
>>25470217
KEK, BELIEF IS LIKE HER SPINACH!
>>25470269
He's obviously gender fluid.
>>25470362
Here's how it's going to go down.
>Radiant Hope's dead!
>the mane six and Cadance are on the ropes!
>Oh wait Hope's not dead!
>Hey look it's Iron Will, the Flim-Flam bros, and Lightning Dust!
>Better dodge those nasty Umbrum while we get the heart back to the pedestal!
>Ur a princess now, Hope!
>Love Love Fuck You beam to the umbrum, sealing them away again!
>Sombra included.
>But not really. Just his evil dark powers.
>Hope leaves to redeem the Umbrum with her medical magic.
>abloo bloo bloo she was the best we ever saw
>The end.
That about sums it up.
>>25470383
I know the comics have been/will be shit, but this particular instance i just had to see what the fuck was going on. Now I didn't read any of it because thats fucking autistic, but the pictures tell me all i need to know
>>25470217
How to ruin a comic in one page.
>>25470389
I'm genuinely sickened by this.
You should apply to IDW
>Shining's horn is undamaged and he's still useless in the cage
>>25470389
That's absolutely terrifying. IDW would probably hire you on the spot.
>>25470398
Fuck no. Even I have enough dignity to care about the quality of my work.
>>25470217
>could only do it when her brother says he believes in her
They have to be fucking each other.
>>25470342
Most of the reason I storytime these is because I know there's no chance most of /mlp/ would consider buying the comics without knowing what's inside of them first. Even more so with how sub par they've been lately. It's sad to me that they haven't been good enough to be worth it lately.
It used to be fun having cute art and stories in here with Anons having a good time. Nowadays I'm just curious how bad a reception these will get each month.
so are they just flutter pony ghosts or something?
So basically the Umbrum are the Breezies written by a 13 year old FimFiction writer?
>>25470413
You're doing God's work Anon. I think.
I'd buy you a beer or a drink of your choice.
>>25470413
I want to call you a shit for continuing to post this crap here well after its overstayed its welcome, but i suppose its a necessary evil.
>>25470413
Don't let us discourage you, Anon. We appreciate this. Sometimes it's fun to overreact. The comic is dumb, don't get me wrong.
We do get the conclusion next month right?
>>25470217
I DO believe in fairies!
I do!
I do!
>>25470413
Keep sticking it to the man
>>25470206
>Why can't you use harmony magic
>fuck if we know
and that about sums up the comic so far
>>25470456
If a comic is bad then it deserves to do bad. I just hope when a good one finally comes up it'll get the attention it deserves and not get drowned by past failures of the artist, writer, or comics, but ultimately that's up to you guys to decide. I just want to make sure they're out there either way and give the comics a good place to be discussed.
>>25470243
I would totally fuck those.
>>25470413
You are helping a lot of people to avoid being fooled by Equestria Daily's shills who keep praising IDW and claiming that the comic is pure gold.
Bad comics do not deserve our money and you let people see by themselves how awful is this comic without having to purchase it before so yeah, you are doing God's work.
Well at least the Umbrum are pretty cool.
>>25470306
>Twilight shoots a laser at an innocent pony
whelp
>>25470328
So far pretty meh, but not the worst thing I've ever seen. I just hate everything about the setup and story.
6/10
>>25470257
>filly
Top fucking kek.
>>25470328
The sole contrivance of this one page and how quickly it was thrown together.
>>25470217
I was actually put off on this because of how anticlimactic and asinine it was. Here I'll even greentext this shit out for you to understand how abrupt it was.
>Oh no, my magic won't work.
>How we wish upon a star spangled ass
>OhSayCanYouSee.wav
>muh freedom
From an American, this is just bastardly dumb, and we're the ones advertising this shit. All the more, I can't seem to understand why they didn't bother giving a better explanation as to how she got free, instead of asspull "friendship will set you free." I understand it's in the title, but I would expect something like this from a "I'm learning" children's book.
The only thing that saved this comic was the actual presence of nightmare fuel.
...Exorcist levels of nightmare fuel.
>>25470243
But this still doesn't make Sombra look like anything less than a massive edgelord OC like we've been calling him since the hiatus leading into season 3.
I'll follow it to see just how it ends, whether it's bad or worse than reflections. And considering the buildup of this from the Fiendship series, I'd say that this is quickly making Reflections look good in comparison. Hell, at least I can use Reflections in a damn fic and make the shit work.
I will rate 5.5/10 for now. But if next issue comes to be a fail, I will rate this a 3.
>>25470497
I would not ask for a blowjob from those. That is nothing but teeth.Though that does leave open the option of skullfucking.
Do you think the comics might loop around and become unintentionally hilarious?
Wanna bet Sombra will save Hope by sacrificing the Umbrum or something?
>>25470566
No.
>>25470578
So we are far from Sonic 06 levels of bad?
>>25470407
You would be an upgrade. Do it for us anons, you must save the comics and restore it to it's former glory (of the Chrysalis Arc).
Better than the 2nd part but not by a lot.
Hope becomes ever so slightly more understandable in her total botch of any sane reasoning as to handle this situation. She's got Stolkholm's bad and has probably been brainwashed over a thousand years, and without any love magic of her own she'd never know they weren't evil.
But Iron Will only NOW just having doubts?
>I didn't want to topple the kingdom
Oh but you'll honestly go hand in holed-hoof with one who does that every other arc. What the fuck was his reasoning when he was stealing the heart? Hell what was ANY of their reasoning, joining up with a war criminal like Chyrsalis, completely ignoring Sombra, STILL does not make any sense. The entire cast of villains could have been removed and nothing would have been lost other than the chance to not drive their characterization into the ground.
>Chrysalis GTFOing immediately
well so much for the hype. Funny how she doesn't even take the opportunity to smash the princesses, or provide any reasoning as to why she'd free Twilight (not that amounted to anything because 'we believe in you' was going to get them out either way. And, no, that's not all that bad, they were pulling that during the Nightmarity arc. Harmony's gonna harmony.)
Cadance being especially tolerant of Hope was also kind of cringeworthy. She's been completely uncompromising in her theft of the heart, assault on her family and friends, terrorizing her entire kingdom, freeing the worst known slaver their kind had experienced, and allowed him to stone her fellow princesses. She is beyond sympathy at this point, and princess of love or no, it's headache inducing to not chew Hope out for all the shit's she's pulled.
>>25470243
>>25470257
>>25470268
Was hoping the umbrum would look properly scary.
Was not disappointed. Goddamn.
>>25470413
You're doing everyone a favor and we all thank you for that.
>>25470577
>In a twist of fate, Sombra's the one who reactivates the heart
>Last words are "Sorry we never got to go to the fair together"
>Is blown up
>again
>Hope abloo bloos 5ever and becomes the Princess of Sad.
>>25470592I've never played 06. I hear the music was decent, at least.
>>25470596
Not a writer, not even as a hobby. Plus, I don't have any connections.
>>25470597
Issue takes an upturn when it's revealed how much of an idiot Hope has been but I imagine her 'redemption' is going to be very unsatisfactory, fixing problems she caused in the first place with no real consequences for her actions not only against the mane characters, but against basically every pony in Equestria.
>inb4 Implying Twilight was doing ANYTHING wrong attacking Sombra after what he had done
>implying he couldn't have tanked that hit anyhow if Hope wasn't a retard and took the shot
Fuck Hope hard still, she is not a victim nor a martyr and I pray does not take ANY praise or pity from the cast, though I know she will, but regardless of how they end this the arc did improve slightly.
And Umbrum do look pretty metal.
5/10
IT'S SHIT
So anyone think this won't be the way it turns out give or take the Hope turning into a princess part?
>>25470535
>>25470612
Fuck, that's probably what will happen. I wonder if it will really kill him though, or if his newfound inner heart will let him live through the love blast, to go off and live with Hope happily ever after where the show will never need to find them.
I enjoyed this story.
10/19
You all are wrong and should be ashamed.
I can't believe that people are disgusted by Darkness, when they should be happy that the stuff is allowable in the first place.
Fuck you.
>>25470624
>10/19
you just gave it a 5.5/10, good job
>>25470624
*10/10 is what I meant by the way. Don't get any fucking ideas.
>>25470635
Fuck you.
>>25470636
I still can't believe people are asspaining the darkness when it's actually a hard thing to get away with. Seriously, have you ever heard of a MLP comic book would have this level of darkness in it?
You all are ungrateful assholes.
>>25470649
Genwun MLP comics had Applejack kick a wizard to death in his own mine.
>>25470649
You are not even trying the bait.
What the fuck, where the hell is moe when you need him!?
>>25470649
Any other reasons why you like this arc before Anons get you too mad by opposing your opinion?
>>25470654
>Who cares about Genwun.
Sombra is a dark character, it makes sense to make his lineage DARK.
Fuck YOU.
>>25470649
The whole storyline is edge-city. They're implementing it the best they can, and I applaud that, but the story is terrible. Nothing makes any sense with the characters until after they done fucked up, and then it's like they've woken up from a fever dream.
"Oh yeah! Maybe the shadow shit that Sombra uses is the Umbrum I once knew. Better get outta dodge"
"Oh yeah, harmony magic. Why weren't we using that. Well, better not use it against Sombra. Let's just blow his bitch and start a war"
>>25470531
>innocent pony
>Hope
>INNOCENT
Fucking
TOP
KEK
>>25470665
Moe retired. Said this was so shit, he'd seen it all and called it in early.
>>25470669
Yes, I like the realism that you idiots can't see. Hope can be a detrimental character. Magic exists, and the Magic of Friendship can be used as a magical power, just like in the show.
Stop with the bullshit.
This comic is shit
SHIT
S H I T
H
I
T
>>25470672
To be fair, Hope jumped in front of the beam.
This of course does not excuse her for the absolutely retarded behavior she's exhibited throughout the series of comics. One prime example, of course, is SELLING OUT ALL OF EQUESTRIA TO THE CHANGELINGS.
>>25470672
What do you mean "They're implementing it the best they can."
What are they implementing from?
>>25470691
What's funny to me is that both Cadance and Shining Armor know powerful shield spells, and they both were perfectly useless in stopping Twilight, instead just shouting "stop!"
>>25470696
from the execs that ok'd this story. The artists did a good job with what they had to work with, is what I was saying, I guess.
Do you think twilight really killed hope? Do you think they can even get away with that?
Uuuugh. there are far too mayn contrivances with this. Chrysalis was pointless. The whole not villains things was also pointless. What is with these comic writers and their ideas becoming contrived and ointless?
But i am not gonna deny credit when it is do. The concept and design of the umbrum is admriably chilling.
However Cadance not threatneing to half strangle hope was contrived. The story is better than the last one, but palgued by the same issues. The writers for this story is just plain incompetent.
>>25470684
So you don't think Hope has been too stupid banding together a team of all the enemies of the main 6 to spring her friend out? Where's the long game in that? Doing it for friendship is good and all, but don't you think all those antagonists would be too much?
Maybe Hope was banking on the umbram being good and helping to push back the changelings once Sombra became good, but that's a really long shot with the history the have.
>Magic exists, and the Magic of Friendship can be used as a magical power
What are you getting at there?
Why the fuck was the first issue even a thing when they didn't end up doing anything?
Why did they build up Chrysalis as something and just throw her away?
>>25470379
Ha ha ha! She was loud in one episode!
>>25470724
Hope is a hurt and sentimental character who is being used easily because of her obsession with Sombra. In the end, she feels guilty for Sombra becoming like this in the first place.
Theres a thing called psychosis and regret.
That can channel decisions that aren't 100% correct.
I thought /mlp didn't like mary sues.
>>25470670
>Sombra is a dark character
I'm honestly pretty disappointed with comic Sombra.
Him being an agent for a force of evil is fine, but he's also a "was poor child that nobody liked, so now he's an angry adult"-case of villainy. That's fucking boring as shit.
>>25470684
> Brings up the magic of friendship while being a complete asshole to others.
Go back to Equestria Daily, o pitful troll.
You have no powers here.
>>25470613
They probably can't keep Hope around. So I'm betting she either dies or more realistically, gets trapped with the rest of the umbrum with Sombra.
>>25470721
>However Cadance not threatneing to half strangle hope was contrived.
What the hell are you talking about? When has Cadance EVER been portrayed as being a vengeful type? It's not in her character to get upset at Hope for the shit she's pulling, even if it makes YOU the reader upset.
If anything, Cadance is the ONE pony I can see in all of this not flipping her shit.
>>25470718
>Do you think twilight really killed hope?
She surely killed my Hope for IDW!
If Sombra is an Umbrum, and being exposed to magic exposes an Umbrum's true form, why did he only get sick when the Crystal Fair happened? Or when Hope used magic when they were foals?
>>25470739
You sound a lot like the anons who thought it totally believable and reasonable that Celestia would endanger her entire kingdom and time itself for her gary stu husbando and that was okay and totally believable "because she was in luv ;_; "
>>25470739
Well, it's not like she really talked about her plan with anyone else, so I can see that being plausible. Going it alone with no one to cool you down can lead to some really stupid decisions.
I still don't see how all those other antagonists were okay with teaming up with Sombra and Chrysalis though. Took them a bit too long to figure out they were putting themselves in danger.
>>25470775
There is a thing called, "Irrational Decisions". Because of emotion and spurr of the moment situations. She didn't think about endangering her kingdom, why should it occur to her?
And I blame Good Sombra to be given as a "Gary Stu" becaues they didn't give enough back story for him.
thats pretty much it, not enough content from Good Sombra, but he's perfectly fine for Celestia honestly.
>>25470772
>being exposed to magic exposes an Umbrum's true form
I guess you can explain that with his powers being locked away and not just hidden by a lovable disguise.
>>25470806
>Love Magic only.
I know the comics suck, but I'd still fuck an umbrum
>>25470825
Your wrong, the comics don't suck. They are 10/10 ingenious stories.
>>25470825
Porn when
>>25470833
As much as any porn made from the comics will be.
Barely any.
>>25470825
But now the umbrum have hoerse face
>>25470851
Cutesy or Demon Umbrum, I'd do both.
I bet they can turn into smoke and enter your cock, giving you incredible internal stimulation.
>>25470830
>>25470150
>from my point of view the crystal ponies are evil
This comic's horrible.
>>25470175
Fuck Hope.
>I thought you'd never ask
Fucking might have if you had given them a chance to ask in the first place before screwing them over from every which direction.
>Sombra enslaves all of the Crystal Ponies, strips them of all dignity and hope while forcing them to hard labor
>B-But Crystal Ponies are the REAL villains here!
You know, I can't really buy the brainwashing/stolkholm excuse anymore on a second read because, fucking A, she turned on them the instant, the fucking INSTANT she saw what they really are. No breakdown, no sudden revelation at everything she'd done, everyone she'd hurt, has all be based on a lie a literal thousand years in the making. She just immediately jumps side without so much as an apology.
She's got to be the most despicable, weak-minded hypocrite the comics have ever seen. PLEASE let there be consequences to her actions.
>>25470217
An excellent resolution to that obstacle, well done ponies.
>>25470217
Nice continuity with Rainbow Rock's explanation of internal group-magic right there.
>>25470913
>PLEASE let there be consequences to her actions
Well she did just take Twilight's "magic lesson" intended for Sombra right in the side. Ouch.
>>25470150
So Hope wasn't really planning on handing the kingdom over to Chrysalis on a silver platter then? She was always going to double-cross her after she no longer needed her.
I guess false promises are one thing she had in common with the shadow ponies. How ironic!
>>25470243
>Amore's love magic reveals their true forms
>Amore also created the crystal heart
This must be why the Heart makes Sombra turn all smokey.
>Cadance's magic is equivalent to Amore's
Now that has some interesting implications.
>>25470328
It's alright/10
>>25471053
She is Princess Mi Amore Cadenza. She's probably a descendant of some kind.
>>25470079
HE'S A HOOOOOOOOORSE.
>>25470127
I figured they didn't really want to side with Sombra, but were to scared to refuse him last issue. Now that he is away from them they think it is safe to bail.
>>25471066
Cadance's official backstory says she was born a pegasus, and orphaned as a foal.
That still leaves room for her genetic lineage to be royal, but unless Amore had an heir that wasn't in the Empire when it vanished, I don't see how that is possible. Not sure if the broken shards of Amore have anything to do with Cadance.
>>25471066
How the fuck can she be Amore's descendent if Amore was FUCKING KILLED a thousand years ago?
>>25471129
Fuck if I know. Alternatively it's just a title she adopted when she became princess, since Mi Amore literally means "of love", making her Princess of Love Cadance.
>>25470306
>Hope le sacrifices herself for le poor misunderstood bad boi
what a surprise!!11
>>25470181
>Magical barrier keeps monsters underground
>Stuff can go in, but
>Only ponies can leave
Ponies must have very powerful SOULs, full of DETERMINATION.
just pull the plug already, jesus christ
>>25470328
6/10 I like it .
>>25470217
Ugh
>>25471177
But the Umbrum's are demons, not monsters.
>>25471177
>in b4 the umbrum are exceptionally weak against the ponies
>in b4 one absorbs a pony and becomes powerful
>>25470328
Shit/10
>>25470328
5/10 for some cool designs
>>25470079
Andy Price art. Where there's a villain, there's the OVERDETAILED JAWS OF DEATH.
>>25470106
>>25470112
Honestly, I've always wanted villains actually talking to each other in the main show. Shame it's just in the comics.
>>25470118
By resurrecting Sombra and leaving the princess to perform a James Bond come-back she's already dumber in three pages.
>>25470127
>>25470151
>>25470163
If there's one thing I enjoy about this, it's the close ups of the characters with some detail.
>>25471538
And then she ate a pony.
>>25470181
PERFECT
>>25471563
What's with the white bars up top?
>>25470206
Bruh, I ate a pony
>>25470217
Time for exploitables
>>25470217
LAST ISSUE, YOU SAID NEXT ISSUE
>>25470217
SO JUST DO IT
>>25470217
SOME PEOPLE DREAM OF A GOOD ISSUE
>>25470217
AND YOU'RE GOING TO FLY UP AND RUIN IT FOR EVERYONE
>>25470150
FROM MY POINT OF VIEW ITS THE CRYSTAL PONIES WHO ARE EVIL
>>25470206
Oh and here's another.
>>25470243
BANE?
How much longer till people enjoy the show and comics?
Come on, you can't keep hating on this forever can you?
Aren't you tired of feeling angry all the time?
>>25471597
>>25470243
>numbskull
fuck you too
>>25470268
Oh now this is a nice looking page.
>>25470351
nah, this issue has done more excitement than harm.
But that's not to say it didn't do any harm. I'm still ticked over Will, Flimflam and LD being part of the big bad army.
>>25471641
>>25471658
>Will, Flimflam and LD being part of the big bad army
Agreed, that was fucking retarded.
>>25470328
6.5-7/10 not bad but needs more work.
The art was one of the better parts of the issue even if most of them were overly detailed. It didn't however do a lot in terms of showing emotion besides neutral calmness and panic with Radiant Hope, which would've benefited greatly. The Umbra was a nice touch as well.
Apart from that, the other four "villains" still feels off, like you know they're going to help out the team but them being in it still feels off. The dialogue between Chrysalis and Sombra was a nice touch too. Pacing's alright and Everything seems to be going better than I expected, and I came in with very low expectations.
>>25470379
Now this I'm looking forward too. I hope the writing's not to shit now that Cook had a vacation. Her art's also one I want to see.
>>25470067
>See this
>Didn't even remember this was coming out today
Hail to the King, motherfuckers!
>>25470413
Yes, pretty much. I still follow my /v/ gut and say pirate before buying, and I'm more for buying comics I like than vidya. That is to say, I'm more inclined to buying Friends Forever comics than the main line.
>>25471669
Didn't this issue prove they were just doing it so Sombra wouldn't waste them on the spot? Now that he's not their they aren't very eager to keep going with the attack.
>>25471577
Ah, my snipping tool is acting up, adding red dots when clicking the floppy
>>25471686
True, but for them to actually do it without thinking twice is what really gets me thinking. I mean we've had friends forever issues with Will and the brothers being on somewhat good terms with the ponies.
>>25471686
Their regret seems to be more about them finally realizing the scale of what they're doing, not because they only did it to be on Sombra's good side.
>>25471004
Being knocked out for a few minutes seems a bit of a light punishment for theft, lying, manipulation, treason, assault, wrongful imprisonment, terrorizing, and endangering the lives of hundreds of thousands of ponies for the sake of a hate-filled, power hungry slaver.
I was thinking chains and hard labor. You know, that thing Sombra subjected thousands of crystal ponies to?
>>25471641
People do enjoy the show, just not as much as they used to.
The comics will always be a slippery slope of good and hurl.
>>25471686
Oh, yeah, they seemed FILLED with regret. Remember all that not-trying to free the ponies they helped cage they did?
>>25470151
You fucking people call everything 'edge.' Is she being a cliche villain? Yes. Is it particularly edgy? Absolutely not.
>>25471721
But then they would face the wrath of Chrysalis, who most certainly doesn't want them out of that cage (except the crippled Twilight, so she can rub it in, literally rub her face in the ground).
Jesus Christ, I hate all of you faggots. This board's autism has officially reached "Everything imperfect is automatically shit waaaagh" levels.
>>25471881
It's better received than the previous arcs, but bad issues of the months gone by just really made everyone pessimistic.
>>25471881
It's definitely not as bad as some. I actually really enjoy Chrysalis's realism where she just fucks off because she's scared for her and her changelings in the event of all Umbrum breaking loose. But that doesn't excuse the extreme shit that was the non-villains being used as villains and the edgy "I'm a shadow" sob story for Sombra.
>>25471881
Well I liked it.
>>25470217
I BELIEVE IN YOU, SANTA CHRIST
>>25471946
Chrysalis always managed to be the best and most based character in the comics. Wonder why.
>>25471881
>wasted potential of minor antagonists like Lightning Dust and they became just a selling point
>Chrysalis sets Twilight free because of plot and lol evil
>Hope's naive attitude wasn't foreshadowed properly and just makes her look like a generic dunce. She has no personality beyond nice person, making her a plot point rather than a relatable character
>Twilight taps into friendship power too quickly, removing any sense of conflict
-weakly motivated characters
-stuttered pacing
-side characters squandered
-OC could not connect to the audience
Bait harder.
>>25472053
Wait is there a difference with the - and the > parts or did you forget to just go with one?
>>25472024
No, you dumb brony, don't you see that IDW Chrysalis is super dumb?
A real genius, like the sexy show Chrysalis, wouldn't hesitate to take a course of action that would lead to certain death instead of living another day.
Dying on purpose is the smartest move she could make, and the fact that she didn't do that proves that Cook Anderson is the worst writer of all time.
>>25472075
I couldn't tell. She's only been in the show for two episodes.
>>25470284
I've noticed that Andy tends to draw ponies with their front hooves back and back hooves front while floating in mid air pose a lot. It's like his favorite pose to draw for them when in motion.
>>25472101
>>25471658
Agreed. There are still plenty of things wrong with this comic, but this is probably the first time in a long while that I've been excited for the upcoming issue. Every issues from the Bull Shit arc forward has been complete shit (Except for maybe the Wrestling issue which was just meh "meh"). At least this one has my attention.
>>25470317
Better than the show.
If you disagree, pic related
>>25470413
Thanks anyway senpai
>>25470317
As much as people want to hate on this, it is kinda fun to get a more hardcore enemy for once.
>>25472452
People don't need to want to hate on it, bad writing and trying too hard are completely valid things to cause bad will.
>>25470394
It's like every shounen manga ever. Power of friendship.
>>25470248
>>25470394
Dunno, I mean the title literally is "Friendship is Magic", but the copout just sucks.
>>25470217
Just like my Japanese shonen cartoon
>>25472635
Believe in me, who believes in the you.
