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[Link Man]

It's a Castlevania/Pony crossover.

The castle in the background is Canterlot, not Castlevania, and Shanoa's back tattoo has been changed to have a treble clef in the center, suggesting that it's supposed to be Octavia, not Shanoa.

I am aware.

Since we're posting comics:

 

[LuffyZoro]

Fluttershy is deciduous?

 

[CHEEZMO™]

You guys should post that dude's other pics. You know the ones.

 

[Link Man]

You guys should post that dude's other pics. You know the ones.

I'm afraid I do not, but judging by your reluctance to mention it directly, I'm guessing it's something not fit for this forum.

But this is, and it is amazing.

 

[LuffyZoro]

You guys should post that dude's other pics. You know the ones.

Somehow, I think I might get banned again if I posted pictures of a series called "MLP: swimsuit is magic".

 

[Slamtastic]

 

[LuffyZoro]

 

[Choppasmith]

You guys should post that dude's other pics. You know the ones.

There's something about Shepard's style that looks cute and adorable in black and white 4koma form, but his full colored swimsuit pics are just ehhhhhhh to me.

But here have some more humans

 

[DrForester]

Should have held that Slice of Pony Life comic till a less horrible page...

 

[LuffyZoro]

 

[Owlowiscious]

I'm still the best even in antrho universe

 

[El Pescado]

Yes! I got a Derpy at Hot Topic!

 

[Xzeon]

deviant art page of the person who did these.

http://keelerleah.deviantart.com/

someone put the non water marked ones on Imgur.

 

[DrForester]

 

[How About No]

It's a Castlevania/Pony crossover.

The castle in the background is Canterlot, not Castlevania, and Shanoa's back tattoo has been changed to have a treble clef in the center, suggesting that it's supposed to be Octavia, not Shanoa.

Well that's just subtle! :/

 

[LuffyZoro]

Knowing Fluttershy, that's probably a veggie burger.

 

[Link Man]

Fluttermac

-or-

Visible Big Mac

 

[LuffyZoro]

On Story arcs and releases:

My Little Pony is planned as an ongoing monthly. We'll be breaking story arcs into four issues, at least for the first 8 issues. I kind of consider each four-issue story arc to be equivalent to a 2 part episode of the show, if that makes sense. Gives us a little bit more room to play with 'bigger' stories. So no new #1 are planned. Though if sales take a dive, it's not uncommon to relaunch with a new #1. Hopefully that won't happen.


On slice of life Vs. Action, and borrowing from un-aired scripts:

Already toying around with some more character-centric 'slice of life' stories, stay tuned. And I don't see any reason not to adapt unaired TV scripts, assuming that Hasbro wanted to do it.


On number of pages:

While there are 32 pages, the majority of modern comics are 22 story pages. (A lot of DC books are 20 these days). I'm trying to throw in a little added value, so there's a 2 page back-up story (#1 written and drawn by Katie Cook) which brings our total to 24.

As for "how much story can you fit", that really depends on the writing style of the author. Some comics can be very 'decompressed' focusing on the art, and therefore read quick. Others are filled with tons of word balloons and can take a while. Different folks prefer different styles. As for our MLP ongoing, I think we've struck a nice balance. As noted above, the four-part story arc has the feel of a 2-parter in the TV show.


On the pony comic surviving and continuing on:

As long as sales sustain it! Anything that sells over 10K has a healthy lease on life. Things get a little dicier when you drop below the 8 or 7K number.

Obviously we've got great numbers for the start of the series, and that's EXTREMELY encouraging. Numbers will almost certainly fall down to under 20K. It will be interesting to see where they settle. I'm hoping it will stay nice and healthy, but I guess that depends on how good the books we put out are! (right now I think they're awesome!)

---(Note - We have 90,000 pre-orders and counting according to this. Sounds like pony isn't going anywhere!) --

And buried within the post:

19 Covers total for issue #1, with 11 being retail exclusives

 

[razgriz417]

loving these comics

 

[Hitokage]

Should have held that Slice of Pony Life comic till a less horrible page...

All you do is complain these days.

 

[Professor Beef]

Should have held that Slice of Pony Life comic till a less horrible page...

Just as well; the one you posted isn't that great anyways.

 

[$200]

I wonder how many people actually get the reference.

 

[Orcastar]

Those comics are great.

Slice of Life is great too.

The official pony comic sounds pretty promising as well.

Comics, comics everywhere!

 

[Owlowiscious]

19 covers, 11 store exclusives. what the hoot.

http://www.toywiz.com/mylittleponynyccset.html

heard you guys might like this stuff

 

[DrForester]

All you do is complain these days.

Pft. have some Pony Twilight.

Just as well; the one you posted isn't that great anyways.

I liked it. Twilight in glasses, Spike pushing the spotlight out of the way, and the new ponies are adorable. And I can't imagine Twilight teaching in any other way than with essays, essays, and more essays.

19 covers, 11 store exclusives. what the hoot.

http://www.toywiz.com/mylittleponynyccset.html

heard you guys might like this stuff

They're milking the fanbase for all it's worth. 11 covers, that's just nuts.

 

[$200]

They're milking the fanbase for all it's worth. 11 covers, that's just nuts.

Is it common for comic books to have multiple covers?

 

[DrForester]

Is it common for comic books to have multiple covers?

Sometimes. 19, across multiple retailers seems excessive. It's a Pony comic, not a video game pre-order.

 

[Myke Greywolf]

Sometimes. 19, across multiple retailers seems excessive. It's a Pony comic, not a video game pre-order.

Gotta milk that enthusiastic, willing-to-pay-800-dollars-for-a-custom-plushie fanbase somehow.

 

[$200]

The covers just keep coming

 

[Slamtastic]

Are there more covers than pages of comic yet?

 

[Xzeon]

 

[Professor Beef]

That kid is going to get eaten alive in middle school.

 

[Owlowiscious]

Sex: Male.

 

[Xzeon]

That kid is going to get eaten alive in middle school.

Sex: Male.

yall think its real? i hope it is lol.

i found it on Reddit. the comments suggested he could go by T-Sparks and be a rapper.

also

i got one!

gonna get derpy next month.

my HT in the mall had a bunch of em.

 

[Owlowiscious]

my HT in the mall had a bunch of em.

uuuuugh. must. resist. mall.

 

[Professor Beef]

uuuuugh. must. resist. mall.

For an evening or a week, there's no place like the mall! Food, fun, and fashion; the mall has it all!

 

[Hitokage]

Just like T. S. Elliott.

 

[Firehead]

Holding a few raffles in the IRC for Steam games. Join the IRC for the rules and whatnot!

Click here to join!

 

[Firehead]

Just an update:
Current raffle ends in 30 minutes. Next raffle will end at 8PM EST.

 

[LuffyZoro]

 

[Link Man]

 

[DrForester]

 

[Link Man]

Hoot hoot HOOT hoot!

 

[WulfMagnusson]

i got one!

gonna get derpy next month.

my HT in the mall had a bunch of em.

Nice, I picked up a RD today too, HT indeed have a a lot of them, might pick up Derpy later.

 

[Owlowiscious]

Hoot hoot HOOT hoot!

Acknowledged.

 

[Dark Phoenix]

That might not be real, the text on the name is different than the text in every other field.

For my own sanity I'll say it's fake.

 

[WulfMagnusson]

That might not be real, the text on the name is different than the text in every other field.

For my own sanity I'll say it's fake.

Fake like Obama's? Oops, wrong thread. ;P

 

[Slamtastic]

 

[judhudson]

Which one of you is responsible for this one? Cute.

http://brentsienna.deviantart.com/art/Bouncy-Belle-332797862

 

[LuffyZoro]

Which one of you is responsible for this one? Cute.

Meeeee. Wow, only 5 minutes after I posted it.