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КОМЕНТАРІ • 386

  • @asiodioweioi
    @asiodioweioi Рік тому +864

    Also in case anyone's wondering, the telegram pony is called "shitfuck"
    Just a name given by fans, not an official name

    • @SadSquishyBoy42
      @SadSquishyBoy42 Рік тому +87

      THANK YOU I searched for like 30 minutes and couldn’t find anything 😭

    • @Lucios1995
      @Lucios1995 Рік тому +63

      I figured it was Brown Note, but... that?

    • @askerror1987
      @askerror1987 Рік тому +15

      How on earth did they get away with that one

    • @Clever_Catchphrase
      @Clever_Catchphrase Рік тому +68

      Brown Note would have been SO much funnier, though. Why on earth did the fandom go with Shitfuck?

    • @NebulaRanger
      @NebulaRanger Рік тому +26

      I'm pretty sure it was actually Swift Reply?

  • @FenexTheFox
    @FenexTheFox Рік тому +282

    Just so you know, they *do* mention Starswirl in Rainbow Rocks. The Dazzlings themselves don't, but Twilight does. She does a whole exposition speech of who the Sirens are and how they got banished.

    • @lautaroroldanpizzorno7494
      @lautaroroldanpizzorno7494 Рік тому +45

      It's funny how Shunks presents it as the show making something from the comics canon, seeing as what actually happened was the comics expanded on an event mentioned in Rainbow Rocks and then more recent comics and the show itself completely retconned the initial comic. Still something from the comics made canon by the show I suppose, but it was more the show intentionally using the comics to expand on the Pilars lore.

  • @medi0cre_pr0ducti0ns6
    @medi0cre_pr0ducti0ns6 Рік тому +419

    I read the Cosmos arc and it's hilarious how they made Discord a victim of a toxic relationship that he overcomes. It's even funnier because it's well written.

    • @heatherrockwell9012
      @heatherrockwell9012 Рік тому +101

      It’s SUCH a good arc. Besides being gorgeous and really funny, it’s incredibly dark for MLP- the word “kill” is actually used- and using a character who’s usually uncaring and omnipotent as the victim of said relationship makes it very impactful.

    • @medi0cre_pr0ducti0ns6
      @medi0cre_pr0ducti0ns6 Рік тому +14

      @@heatherrockwell9012 100% this

    • @SmokeTheHorsehog
      @SmokeTheHorsehog 7 місяців тому +10

      My theory that could validate his account to some extent, though, is that he didn't realize what he was doing when Celestia and Luna turned him to stone. He decided to be turned to stone in order to take the fall for Cosmos, especially since everyone seemed to believe that everything she did was his fault. I mean, if he wasn't a toxic, immoral person beforehand, a thousand years of essentially being in limbo (AND was conscious the whole time) had to have driven him to become a sociopath.

    • @gamingkingblake1168
      @gamingkingblake1168 5 місяців тому

      ​@medi0cre_pr0ducti0ns6 Discord: I wouldn't be too interested in cosmos if I were you

  • @leftygurl
    @leftygurl Рік тому +441

    idw tends to do a pretty good job with their licenses i think, they tend to hire people with fresh ideas and an affection for the franchise.
    also, as a transformers fan, trust me, the stupid is part of the fun

    • @DanknDerpyGamer
      @DanknDerpyGamer Рік тому +17

      I wonder how the main franchise would be if Hasbro did the same - took more chances on hiring people with fresh ideas AND a deep affection for the franchise... 🥺🥺

    • @strayiggytv
      @strayiggytv Рік тому +21

      ​@@DanknDerpyGamerto be fair they have branched out with transformers over the years. Lost light was a big departure from the norm and one of their coolest comics to date.

    • @DanknDerpyGamer
      @DanknDerpyGamer Рік тому

      @@strayiggytv I definitely gotta check that out!
      I guerss part of me thinks "hey, if Hasbro did the same thing - people with fresh ideas AND a deep understanding of / love of the franchise," then maybe the MLP franchise on the whole can continue to be in a good place in terms of quality TV shows that attract wide audiences (or can foster a healthy and thriving fandom IRRESPECTIVE of if it becomes titanic like FiM or not), that make some sleep deprived person actually WANT to get up on a Saturday morning!

  • @Hi-yt2xk
    @Hi-yt2xk Рік тому +34

    Ok but the Sombra, Nightmare Rarity, Fiendship of Magic, and Reflections comics…they changed my life man

  • @heelturn2
    @heelturn2 Рік тому +65

    3:44 ARE WE NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT THIS PANEL???? "losing patients is why we didnt get our cutie marks in dentistry" WHAT IS THIS IMPLYING. _WHAT IS THIS IMPLYING_

  • @randomasshumanbeing2078
    @randomasshumanbeing2078 Рік тому +131

    I adored the King Sombra backstory one. It legit made me cry when I was younger. I still love it and read it all the time. It really adds, like- a softer side to him. Especially since we didn’t get much about him when he showed up in the show.

    • @heyomybruh4500
      @heyomybruh4500 Рік тому +31

      It’s amazing how the comic actually made him a character lol. I was also so happy that he got a good ending, and even if it wasn’t technically canon to the show, it was pretty easy to assume it could be canon…until the show brought him back for literally no reason and killed him off immediately :(

    • @randomasshumanbeing2078
      @randomasshumanbeing2078 Рік тому +30

      @@heyomybruh4500 exactly. I always found him losing a little too rushed, you know? He’s supposed to be this big bad villain that took over the kingdom, but he’s defeated so easily and for what? You know what I mean?

    • @heyomybruh4500
      @heyomybruh4500 Рік тому +17

      @@randomasshumanbeing2078 EXACTLY….it’s just like. Why even bring him back if you’re not gonna do anything WITH him??? I know they probably didn’t do it just to spite the comics enjoyers but dang…I felt spited.

    • @randomasshumanbeing2078
      @randomasshumanbeing2078 Рік тому +10

      @@heyomybruh4500 I did too. It was absolutely insane. There was literally no point to bring him back just to throw him away again.

    • @heyomybruh4500
      @heyomybruh4500 Рік тому +14

      @@randomasshumanbeing2078 HONESTLY. Not to mention it killed what little hope I had left of idw ever exploring a possible ‘Sombra and Hope bring back princess Amore’ plot line which would’ve been COOL….Rip in peace Sombra you deserved better 😔

  • @MILDMONSTER1234
    @MILDMONSTER1234 Рік тому +221

    I love how easily the best iteration of Sombra by far is also the only one that happens to basically be non canon. Hell him being an umbrum is funny cause he’s an entirely different species from his show counterpart who’s just a unicorn

    • @heatherrockwell9012
      @heatherrockwell9012 Рік тому +34

      Well, he is still an umbrum. The unicorn thing is because it wasn’t known at the time what he was. The only part that’s not canon (incredibly unfortunately) is his happy ending.

    • @MILDMONSTER1234
      @MILDMONSTER1234 Рік тому +9

      @@heatherrockwell9012 I mean aside from that one detail pretty much everything from his mom his personality his motive his goal his past and radiant hope etc is non canon so I wouldn’t be shocked if they dropped the umbrum thing entirely considering it only exists in the comics

    • @xMythStarx
      @xMythStarx Рік тому +16

      @@MILDMONSTER1234he doesn’t have a cutie mark in the show, because he’s not a pony, so I think that and his non-pony characteristics + large amounts of power kinda confirm he’s not a regular old pony but rather something else, even if they don’t specifically name it.

  • @MILDMONSTER1234
    @MILDMONSTER1234 Рік тому +125

    The discourse regarding “canon” of the comics is so funny to me. Especially since the comics are canonically written from the perspective of an adult Spike implying he made up most of the “non canon” stuff

    • @heatherrockwell9012
      @heatherrockwell9012 Рік тому +38

      It kind of annoys me that people always treat them as non canon. Besides it being wrong, things are much more fun when you have more nonsense to work with.

    • @inky-rose6460
      @inky-rose6460 Рік тому +16

      I always just thought these things could've taken place in a different universe and aren't necessarily show cannon, but that's just based off of the issues I read from my libraries

    • @heatherrockwell9012
      @heatherrockwell9012 Рік тому +21

      @@inky-rose6460 They are show canon, unless the show contradicts them, in which case the show wins.

    • @xMythStarx
      @xMythStarx Рік тому +7

      It’s like the fnaf books lol

    • @PeacePetal
      @PeacePetal Рік тому +8

      Well they tacked that Spike narrative on at the end, after years and years of fans debating whether they're canon. So it was more of a reaction to the problem than a solution that was offered from the start.

  • @billyboleson2830
    @billyboleson2830 Рік тому +268

    the comics are weirdly obscure for such a large IP. Most fans I’ve met unironically think Nightmare Rarity is a fan made thing like Nyx and Screwball being discords daughter and not an actual official character.

  • @sandwichpie6355
    @sandwichpie6355 Рік тому +96

    14:02
    Shunks doesn't know? _They don't know!_
    This is one of those pieces of pony trivia that's been living in my head for years, but Tony Kuusisto is better known in some pony circles by their internet alias "Pencils"; the artist behind the questionable comic "Anon's Pie Adventure". Those weird vibes are because they were in fact an "oddly suggestive" pony artist prior to being hired.
    It was quite shocking to me when I heard they were getting hired by IDW given their content.

    • @Shunks
      @Shunks  Рік тому +39

      That makes waaaaaaay too much sense. Scary how I was able to sniff it out just from the art style 😭

  • @sleepylionking1103
    @sleepylionking1103 Рік тому +99

    As an MLP and a HUGE Transformers fan, the crossover was a GIFT

    • @GrimDrago
      @GrimDrago Рік тому +10

      Same, it's a shame that they probably won't do a third to close that cliffhanger

    • @lupituh
      @lupituh Рік тому +2

      SAME :D IT WAS SO GOOD

    • @samm4158
      @samm4158 4 місяці тому +2

      i was in SO MUCH PAIN listening to Shanks diss Transformers, like i promise if you read the right comics they ALL have tiny waists and big hips, not just the she/her ones. also we got trans Transformers and gay married Transformers now. PLEASE come join the dark side

  • @fatcat1414
    @fatcat1414 Рік тому +25

    The comics really felt like what the show would've been if it wasn't required to be a sanitized toy commercial and had room to expand upon existing lore and characters. Both are good in their own right, but I am surprised older fans never really followed the comics since they have so much to offer in terms of appealing to adults.

  • @millabasset1710
    @millabasset1710 Рік тому +154

    I was obsessed with the comics from 2013 to 2017, it definitely had a good run for a few years. The Price and Cook titles were always the best.

  • @SkydreamPony
    @SkydreamPony Рік тому +31

    The comic Pinkie and Dash pie story wasn't a repeat of the cartoon, it was a followup. Pinkie decides that since Rainbow doesn't like sweet pies, she'd try other types instead. It's basically a part 2

  • @oneovertwo1186
    @oneovertwo1186 Рік тому +37

    I mean a lot of the male Transformers also look like they're wearing underpants, I think that just comes down to Super Hero influence on the design of action characters (& maybe the amount of times that the toys' molds are broken up in a way that puts the thighs & crotches into different colors.)
    & Transformers is a good franchise.

  • @umbrumsoldier1544
    @umbrumsoldier1544 Рік тому +26

    4:32 4:42 The Sombra backstory stuff, and those creepy looking creatures, are the reason I have my username that I still use to this very day since 2015.

    • @MILDMONSTER1234
      @MILDMONSTER1234 Рік тому +8

      It just makes me wish Umbrums were actually canon as opposed to Sombra being some random skilled unicorn lol

    • @umbrumsoldier1544
      @umbrumsoldier1544 Рік тому +1

      @@MILDMONSTER1234 Agreed.

  • @SmokeTheHorsehog
    @SmokeTheHorsehog Рік тому +107

    It's too bad you didn't recommend Nightmare Knights, or at least highlight outside of its cover a few times.
    Maybe because it's one of the most actually fanservicey series, but it's also the series that makes the best use of the antiheroes in both the show and comics, especially those that were abandoned after their debuts like Tempest, Capper, and Stygian.

    • @MILDMONSTER1234
      @MILDMONSTER1234 Рік тому +9

      Imma be real I straight up forgot Stygian existed. Guess that’s why those comics were made

    • @SmokeTheHorsehog
      @SmokeTheHorsehog Рік тому +4

      @@MILDMONSTER1234 He also got the lead role in Legends of Magic Vol. 2, retelling the events prior to Shadow Play from Stygian's perspective, rather than Star Swirl's.

    • @toonacyedits8521
      @toonacyedits8521 Рік тому +1

      Fr Nightmare Knights is my favorite mini-arc in the series, it's so good and honestly really nice to have a story without the Mane 6 in them

    • @SmokeTheHorsehog
      @SmokeTheHorsehog Рік тому +1

      @@toonacyedits8521 We've thankfully gotten a lot of them, but most of them are their own comics, and only a few of them are part of the main series (some Friends Forever issues like Spike and Celestia or Shining Armor and Blueblood, to be specific). Even the ones focused on other characters, most of the time, still feature at least one member of the Mane Six as a main character.

  • @DUCK_T0PIA
    @DUCK_T0PIA Рік тому +49

    Been waiting for someone to tackle the artstyles of these comics! Also loving the Tim Follin music used throughout this!!

  • @lemonnbeetle
    @lemonnbeetle Рік тому +9

    I met Andy Price at a comic con back in the day as like a little kid and I HAD A PRINT OF THE ISSUE TEN FAN FAVS and the nostalgia THE NOSTALGIA. seeing that gave me. I wish I still had it OML

  • @professordreadwin7959
    @professordreadwin7959 Рік тому +38

    I don’t think i’ve ever seen anyone so disgusted by Transformers before

  • @ShokoArc
    @ShokoArc Рік тому +19

    nah fam, transformes is pretty darn sweet
    most media features humans due to hasbro's demands, since they think kids wont identify with a robot
    imo, if you want a show to dip your toes in i recommend transformers animated, its a pretty darn good reboot that packs a bunch or corners of the franchise into a neat little package

    • @strayiggytv
      @strayiggytv Рік тому +7

      Agreed transformers animated is fun although the big dumb soap opera of robots known as transformers Prime is my personal fave.

    • @KadenKenz
      @KadenKenz Рік тому +5

      As a TFA fan, I can vouch for this.
      Or reading IDW’s MTMTE and LL. Those are some of the best comic runs from Transformers, as it definitely knows how to be serious and funny with amazing art.

  • @VagineerHuur
    @VagineerHuur Рік тому +5

    It's criminal how you didn't mention the one where the mane 6 travel back in time and meet their young selves, it's so good

  • @dc7981
    @dc7981 Рік тому +23

    To be fair G1 spike barely appeared in the show so I wouldn’t be shocked if the writers didn’t know he existed

    • @PeacePetal
      @PeacePetal Рік тому +7

      What are you saying?? He has more screen time than any pony character. He features in both specials and the movie, getting several songs. There are two episodes in the series where he is the main character. He's very prominent.

  • @raye48
    @raye48 Рік тому +24

    Andy price's art was such an influence to me and to my own art as a young kid. I bought every trade paperback I could and I loved and reread them all. The og ones and a few assorted friends forever are so wonderful and have a special place in my heart!

  • @ratscrapz
    @ratscrapz Рік тому +20

    10:41 this cover is actually a reference to DC comic's justice league international #1! It's an iconic cover in of itself that idw has referenced plenty of times ontop of dc also frequently referencing it.

  • @onionskin246
    @onionskin246 Рік тому +13

    a personal favourite of mine is issue 85! I’m a sucker for any Applejack lore and her story of her fear of water is really warming.

  • @RazzBerryJelly
    @RazzBerryJelly Рік тому +11

    As a fan of the funny horse show and as someone who is only vaguely aware of Transformers canon through friends, I feel it’s unfair to automatically label Transformers as stupid when you enjoy an all-ages show about magical horses getting up to hijinks. I agree that the obviously sexualized designs for some of the robots isn’t great, though.

  • @ranchustars3050
    @ranchustars3050 Рік тому +21

    me and my sister would read some of the comics, i own the arc with queen chrysalis. i also remember me as a kid reading a part of the arc with king sombra and being very invested for obvious reasons but also because kid me was invested in the romance.

  • @lautaroroldanpizzorno7494
    @lautaroroldanpizzorno7494 Рік тому +15

    My favorite thing is when they made movie prequel comics that contradicted the Tempest backstory novel. That was so unnecessarily confusing.

  • @mycomnithegreat434
    @mycomnithegreat434 9 місяців тому +3

    18:41 you also forgot that this is (canonically) how Vinyl Scratch got her cutie mark app! Shining must be a hell of a singer!

  • @billytrash3481
    @billytrash3481 Рік тому +9

    I get not getting G1 Transformers cause personally as a Transformers fan I also don't see anything interesting enough in it BUT there are generations lkle Prime,Animated and Earthspark that are literally everything they're so good (and they're cartoons)

  • @TobiasFangorIsntCis
    @TobiasFangorIsntCis Рік тому +5

    I own a copy of Friends Forever issue 20 and I’ve loved it since I was a kid. Luna has to solve why Discord has been sleepwalking recently, and through exploring his mind she comes to understand him better as a person. It’s a cool little story and I really like their dynamic

  • @CoolattasLab
    @CoolattasLab Рік тому +13

    I personally love the very cartoony Cats Dont Dance esque style it's super cute and dynamic! It's got so much charm to it

  • @roarpoop1141
    @roarpoop1141 4 місяці тому +2

    I just started reading the comics and I wish that more people were into them. The original designs of the new supporting cast and background ponies in the comics are so creative, like Radiant Hope and Hoofbeard, and Luna and Celestia's butler. Even pop culture references (like the background Daenerys pony) are charming, and I don't usually like those type of references.

  • @lilsunny7399
    @lilsunny7399 Рік тому +16

    One comic I want to add for any fans of EQG is the 2013 Annual. The story is meh, but it contains something very special....Sunset's origin story. We hear of it in the movie for like, a few seconds vaguely but that annual actually shows us what happened between Sunset and Celestia. And I'm not going to spoil it because it's great and you should read it.

  • @xlemzy
    @xlemzy Рік тому +4

    I started to wonder if the Sombra we saw in s9 is actually the alternative Sombra who was lovers with our Celestia since our Sombra became reformed after he denied his destiny with the help of Radiant Hope

  • @NewDealChief
    @NewDealChief Рік тому +9

    Although not really consistent plot-wise, the MLP Comics are much better than the cartoon MLP in terms of storytelling and lore. My favorite part was the Sombra Arc, which was much MUCH better than cartoon Sombra.

    • @MILDMONSTER1234
      @MILDMONSTER1234 Рік тому

      Ehhhhh debatable, I think the comics had some real lows compared to the show imo. Especially the equestria girls stiff

  • @KadenKenz
    @KadenKenz Рік тому +27

    Transformers and MLP both being a Hasbro license means it makes more sense for the IDW crossover to happen. And I believe Jack Lawrence did a great job integrating the two very different styles in his art.
    TF is definitely a much more diverse thing than you’d imagine, and I think it’s funny as a huge fan of both, when somebody doesn’t understand the appeal of either one. To correct one comment, “That only exist in 1986.” Transformers actually have existed in multiple different time
    periods depending on the continuity, once in the 2100s as of TFA, or the Hearts of Steal comic taking place way back then, or the movies and most shows taking place in modern times. Usually, it’s only been G1 and the Marvel comics to stay in the 80s as per them coming out during then.
    A fun fact I’m sure most TFP fans are aware of, Megatron’s favorite show is MLP. Or how Weird Al has played a character for both franchises, Cheese Sandwich and TFA Wreck-Gar respectively. And there being two characters called ‘Spike’.

    • @shcdemolisher
      @shcdemolisher Рік тому

      Wait when Did Megatron say that?!

    • @kylethefan6062
      @kylethefan6062 Рік тому +1

      ​@@shcdemolisherit was in a hub channel promo commercial

  • @VexX6
    @VexX6 Рік тому +6

    It's fine that you don't like transformers but arcee and windblades designs are just vague female forms broken up by robot parts. The "undies" you see are just the pelvic outline common in classic mecha designs, Soundwave has it (in the comic you've shown) Classic Megaman and Megaman x designs have it, hell some kamen rider designs have it.

  • @mk-aka-morgan8386
    @mk-aka-morgan8386 11 місяців тому +5

    My mom wouldn’t buy me any MLP comics when I was a kid because my mom had no idea where to buy them or if they even actually existed (I would show her so many fan comics that Im pretty sure she thought I was just confused about published and fan content), so I never really knew what happened in these comics, they looks so fun and are stylized in such a fun way. Maybe I can get them now that I’m adult.

  • @emmareiman64
    @emmareiman64 Рік тому +4

    Not me here with a Huge blast from the past with that MLP Transformers crossover stuff
    Ah man. The 2000s or such. UA-cam series
    Does.... Anyone else remember 'My Little Transformers'? I know, sounds weird to anyone who doesn't know about that stuff, but at the time to kid me it was great lol. One of the episodes just lives in my brain. 36 or something, the one where the ponies had moving heads. What a time

  • @whisperthecat3863
    @whisperthecat3863 Рік тому +4

    The nightmare rarity comic is my favorite cause it made me imagine what the others would look like with nightmare forms

    • @abbyelectric
      @abbyelectric 6 місяців тому +1

      duuuude did you ever watch that video upload of the comic arc?
      the ones with the music in the background??

  • @ghost_exe
    @ghost_exe Рік тому +6

    As someone who wasn't allowed to watch the show and therefore grew up on these comics, I'm glad someone's making a video on them!

  • @saygoodbye-sfm
    @saygoodbye-sfm Рік тому +5

    I completely get what you're talking about when it comes to not growing up with transformers and especially the way the girls are designed but as someone who grow up with transformers and not mlp the idea of them not being relatable is kinda funny considering how much most transformers media goes out of their way to humanise all of the characters. To me a giant robot that can turn into a car is about as relatable as a magic horse. Altough the inherent stupidity of the premise of the franchise is half the fun
    I'd say if you ever wanted to get into any transformers media I'd recommend earthspark, fun, wholesome, all the characters are very relatable, especially the robots.

  • @mc.gemstone
    @mc.gemstone Рік тому +3

    Can't believe I was sleeping on these comics. For some dumb reason when I was younger I thought they would be just adapting episodes in comic book form.
    But oh no I was very wrong and found out it was it's own thing, still I need to get around to reading them at some point but probably never will I have too many things to read.

    • @kingj9664
      @kingj9664 Рік тому

      Oh thank God I done I was the only one who didn't read these for some reason

  • @sonidash216
    @sonidash216 Рік тому +8

    Fun Fact: IDW also made comics for Sonic the Hedgehog after Archie passed the torch to them.

  • @TobbyMLP
    @TobbyMLP Рік тому +10

    Awesome to finally see someone talking about the comics, very underrated pony stuff, especially the ones with the 'brown telegram pony' 😈

  • @NICKtendoReviews
    @NICKtendoReviews Рік тому +3

    always wondered what these comics were like cause I always thought the main artstyle of these comics translated the look of the show super well. I have seen 0 FIM episodes but this got me to sub!

  • @radiiclaws8068
    @radiiclaws8068 Рік тому +2

    Personally my favourite comic strip is when Shining Armour sang the Oingo Boingo parody bcs of just how many implications it has.

  • @trixie7759
    @trixie7759 Рік тому +4

    I fucking ADORE the mlp idw comics, loved how a little more dramatic and scary they were as a child, so glad you're talking about them :]

  • @fuchsiaplume
    @fuchsiaplume Рік тому +5

    19:15 OMG SHITFUCK HAS BEEN MENTIONED

  • @MarbleSodaPop
    @MarbleSodaPop 8 місяців тому +4

    I'm not a huge fan of MLP (I only really watched a few episodes and played the Gameloft game when I was little) but I really enjoyed this video, though it didn't mention something I've heard about the comics that was the main reason I clicked on this video. So I thought I'd share it here!
    There's a character in the comics called the Observer who's a reference to the characters of the same name from the show Fringe, which was a sci-fi FBI drama that aired on Fox from about 2008-2013. Basically, in the lore of the show there's a group of mysterious bald men who appear during and observe important historical events, and also they appear in the background of every episode of the show. The character based off them in the MLP comics seems to have a similar thing with appearing in the background. You can see the character most clearly in the panel shown at 4:08 (the bald pony with the hat, necktie, and black expression) and the cover on the left at 4:25 as a shadowy figure in the background. Those covers also seem to be another reference to Fringe, with the title "There is More Than One of Everything" being a clear reference to Fringe's season one finale "There's More Than One of Everything"
    TL;DR: In the MLP comics, there's a bald pony wearing a hat and tie that's a big reference to the show Fringe and the comics titled "There is More Than One of Everything" shown at 4:25 are also a reference to it

  • @felixw19
    @felixw19 7 місяців тому +1

    I would also recommend the 2020 annual. The mane 6 meet younger versions of themselves and it's so cute

  • @hannahlamagna
    @hannahlamagna Рік тому +5

    The mlp gens and the transformer I like that one and the new ones with g5 and stuff are cool I like the recent cover with g1 g2 g3 g4 g4

  • @ZeFanatic14
    @ZeFanatic14 Рік тому +3

    My favorite issues that i read was the one where the mane six turned evil because of the magic water or something, the Accord volume and most of the comics drawn by andy price. But i love most of the comics

  • @ClownieFace
    @ClownieFace Рік тому +3

    Personally, I adore the idea of Shining Armor being a nerd. I mean, he grew up with Twilight Sparkle, the world's biggest nerd egghead.

  • @alexsandra7811
    @alexsandra7811 Рік тому +5

    10:45 cover is not as originally iconic as you think it is. It’s a parody of the first Justice League International issue’s cover. Has the characters looking up at you with the center bottom (Green Lantern) asking “Wanna make something of it?” MANY famous comic series have parodied this time and time again so it’s not unique at all.

  • @TigirlakaLaserwolf6
    @TigirlakaLaserwolf6 7 місяців тому +1

    as somebody who has read ALL of them, including spinoffs, very excited to see your take!
    i am a little bit obsessed with the _generations_ spinoff tbh

  • @UmbralKnight19
    @UmbralKnight19 Рік тому +5

    I don't know if anyone pointed this out, but at 7:24, the Sirens don't mention Starswirl specifically, but when Pony!Twilight catches wind that they are in the EqG world after Sunset sends a message through the journal for the first time, she *does* mention Starswirl being the one to banish them to her friends in the movie. Just wanted to let that inconsistency be known, heh.

  • @sober_katz
    @sober_katz Рік тому +2

    i LOVED these comics when i was little and i unironically still collect and read them today. glad to see you covering them :D

  • @silverfoil8854
    @silverfoil8854 Рік тому +9

    As a transformers fan.
    The crossover is great 🙂👍

    • @strayiggytv
      @strayiggytv Рік тому +7

      Just seeing shockwave get pied by pinkie was enough for me lol

  • @HeilRay
    @HeilRay Рік тому +3

    11:50
    Jay Fosgitt. Always dreaded seeing his name in the comics cause his character style remind me of Tweety Birds from looney tunes.
    Remember seeing a good lookin cover looking hype, to open it and see Fosgitt's art. Heart breaking.

  • @mariazapata1606
    @mariazapata1606 Рік тому +1

    10:46 i was confused why this is familiar than i remember it was the iconic cover of justice league international

  • @tenaciousquid
    @tenaciousquid Рік тому +3

    issue 10’s cover is actually based on justice league international #1 if im not mistaken

    • @tenaciousquid
      @tenaciousquid Рік тому +2

      also the whole wrestler sister thing might be a reference to street fighter alpha series’ r mika

  • @CalabriDragon
    @CalabriDragon Рік тому +1

    Glad you had a section on the variant covers! I used to collect the Sarah Richard covers as a kid, I LOVE her style

  • @yummyp4st4r0ni5
    @yummyp4st4r0ni5 Рік тому +3

    Im so glad to see someone talking about the comics! Especially Andy Prices work on them. I have some pony sketches he did and they are a part of my collection I absolutely love

  • @tystotallyradicaltoenail
    @tystotallyradicaltoenail Рік тому +5

    Cosmos is girlboss of all time.

  • @barrettwissell9708
    @barrettwissell9708 Рік тому +1

    Love the comics, my crown Jewel is my signed Power Ponies from SDCC ( that and my Septer Twilight signed by Tara )❤

  • @drumbhoohoo
    @drumbhoohoo Рік тому +5

    ive been watching your stuff the past few days and id like to say its really nice content you make! you have a good voice and its great background noise while i draw. really fuleing my mlp fixation again :) thank you for all the work you do shunks!

  • @liamcastro9896
    @liamcastro9896 Рік тому +1

    Im mad now, a "ITS DISCORD'S CRAZY SISTER" meme would have been funny as hell

  • @killshot314
    @killshot314 Рік тому +3

    The reaosn Toni Kuusisto's art is very reminiscent of fandom art is because he WAS a dedicated member of the fandom. He actually drew two MLP webcomics: Marble, Mare Manquée; and the famous one for lots of /mlp/ users -- Anon's Pie Adventure!
    Gotta love his style, both detailed and goofy at the same time!

  • @newdawnhorizon9879
    @newdawnhorizon9879 Рік тому +2

    Reflections is so convoluted and the writer lampshading how convoluted it was at the end really ticked me off

  • @KittenApocalypseReal
    @KittenApocalypseReal Рік тому +2

    Okay but I have the rainbow dash's really bad day one and that art FREAKED ME OUT, like something about those expressions just unnerved me to no end and put me off that artist like completely lol, kind of a shame assuming not all of them have such uncanny expressions

  • @venomsbite3925
    @venomsbite3925 Рік тому +2

    AAA SHUNKS PUBLISHED ANOTHER VIDEO!! MY FAVORITE YAK

  • @shagohad3
    @shagohad3 Рік тому +7

    Honestly, Shunks, I'd love it if you did a video like this about the Tails of Equestria ttrpg. I don't think many people know about it and its got some really good ideas in it.
    On a side note, I bought an art print from Price at the Last Brony Con. It's of his 'Crazy on You' cover from the Cosmos art. An Absolutely beautiful piece.

  • @kaylavanlandingham4383
    @kaylavanlandingham4383 4 місяці тому

    I love the mlp comics. Pinkie is constantly breaking the fourth wall, so many cool characters we where never able to see in the show, and there are so many cool easter eggs.

  • @--KNIVESTOWN
    @--KNIVESTOWN Місяць тому

    Jay P. Fosgitt you will always be famous. his style is so recognizable and his work is genuinely quite good. I was originally a bodie troll fan, which led me to read his issues for the pony comics. stellar stylisation.

  • @Lucios1995
    @Lucios1995 Рік тому +10

    4:43 Anyone remember the panel near this one where Pinkie Pie says, while in a jail cell, "Attica!"? That was freaking dark, if it's a reference to what I think it was
    7:20 This actually happened in the show, the Season 7 finale i believe, but just for a couple of seconds. 7:25 Ah there you go
    21:05 Oh yeah, the Kelpie issue! That reminds me, Issue 40 is fucking terrible

    • @kurodoodle4876
      @kurodoodle4876 Рік тому +1

      What could pinkie be referencing?

    • @somerandomdude7785
      @somerandomdude7785 Рік тому +1

      The Attica Correctional Facility of New York is a prison infamous for having the deadliest prison riot in American history.

    • @kurodoodle4876
      @kurodoodle4876 Рік тому +1

      @@somerandomdude7785 At least we know Pinkie s crazy enough to join the moshpit

    • @cake_pop7853
      @cake_pop7853 4 місяці тому

      ​@kurodoodle4876 Off topic, but omg Fidget pfp spotted!

    • @Lucios1995
      @Lucios1995 4 місяці тому

      @@cake_pop7853 Hope Dean is really making a sequel

  • @peppymations5379
    @peppymations5379 Рік тому +2

    I used to go to my local comic shop with my parents and pick up whatever mlp one had my favorite cover!! I had ALL the fiendship is magic ones though because I thought they were super cool and I wanted to have the full set. I remember I only had the first issue of Reflections I got at a comic con and it drove me mad cause I wanted to read the full thing. Fiendship of magic is really good though!! Definitely recommend, when I was rewatching the show I was surprised Tirek’s backstory wasn’t there until I remembered it was from the comic

  • @Mooms
    @Mooms Рік тому +3

    I almost thought this was going to be about the other weird MLP comics (like the Sparkle World ones)

  • @TheDanishGuyReviews
    @TheDanishGuyReviews Рік тому +2

    The FiM series has some of the coolest art and colouring I've ever seen in a comic book. And the millions of gags for adults in several of the issues are very fun to find. This video reminds me that I have no clue where I left off in the series. I'll have to check that at some point, for sure. Great overview!

  • @otaku-sempai2197
    @otaku-sempai2197 Рік тому +3

    I'd love to see a similar video about the 3-volume My Little Pony: The Manga series (apologies if you've already covered it)!

  • @rhinopoley
    @rhinopoley Рік тому +2

    My dad got me the comic about the CMC being rescued from chrysalis and I read it until the comic fell apart.

  • @TheDanishGuyReviews
    @TheDanishGuyReviews Рік тому +1

    10:46 That cover is a Justice League International reference. Guy Gardner is Octavia, originally.

  • @MeltingMan234
    @MeltingMan234 Рік тому +4

    I'm surprised u didn't mention the 10th Anniversary One-shot special. It has a new story that explains the whole deal about whether or not the comics are canon to the show..... in a very strange meta way.
    I remember I got into the comics when the Nightmare Rarity story arc was the current issues. I found it interesting that they tried to explain how Princess Luna changed from her Season 1 design. Over time, it was a back and forth deal of keeping up, then losing track, then keeping up again. Currently, I've gone back to collecting physical copies to complete my collection. I figured that I would have a better chance completing that collection than my Archie Sonic collection with how very, very pricey and expensive they've become these days

  • @jramirez8637
    @jramirez8637 Рік тому +1

    I actually own an omnibus collection that features the Reflections arc! I'll always love the way Andy Price draws Celestia's hair

  • @moonieskii
    @moonieskii Рік тому +2

    I remember as a kid I had Return of Queen Chrysalis in my posession. At the time I couldn't read very well (I was very smol) but I just rembered being facinated and a bit disturbed by the art. That comic has some creepy imagery man.

  • @jdjdksndkdmd
    @jdjdksndkdmd Рік тому +1

    0:07 i genuinely thought the guy on the right was the dad from young sheldon

  • @Vari137
    @Vari137 Рік тому +2

    Talk about Eyecandy! (Awesome vid btw)

  • @justdrums8273
    @justdrums8273 Рік тому +3

    OMG Boingo reference!! Also i might be wrong but my guess is that the "Wanna make something of it" cover is a reference to the Transformers MTMTE run, also by idw and great comic

  • @jujublue4426
    @jujublue4426 Рік тому +3

    " Oingo boingo parody" wait there's a JoJo reference in the comics ?!

  • @christiantwist3360
    @christiantwist3360 4 місяці тому

    19:33 reflections is my favorite. There’s so much story potential there.

  • @sidrezig4449
    @sidrezig4449 Рік тому +3

    It looks cool give me feeling of at Archie or idw sonic

  • @axlelocke396
    @axlelocke396 11 місяців тому +7

    The Generations comics suffered from the fact that Hasbro no longer had the rights for some of the characters' names which is why they only used some of them. That's also the reason for Twilight and a few of the others characters names as almost all the ponies were based on a counterpart from earlier generations of MLP.

  • @eridan_apologist
    @eridan_apologist Рік тому +2

    10:34 talk. talk ab. about. talk a. t. tal. talk abou. talk about eye candy

  • @coleharding9439
    @coleharding9439 4 місяці тому

    Is your intro straight up the “thank you for being a friend” refrain from golden girls while a flower of the mane 6’s coat colors bloom? If so that’s some genius work. I love it so fucking much

  • @DanknDerpyGamer
    @DanknDerpyGamer Рік тому +1

    3:07 - 3:13 hehe man that takes me back to seeing the Sonic Archie comics in the magazine section of bookstores like Waldenbooks and Borders... and even up until the end of the Archie Sonic series, finding the mini digests of the comics (including both modern, and classic stories) at the checkout of my local supermarket.

  • @cake_pop7853
    @cake_pop7853 4 місяці тому +1

    I always found it so strange how Sombra was written better in the comics compared to the show. I remember being so disappointed with his appearance on season 8. I just love that hes an actual character with bigger roles in the comics. Heck, it feels like the idw comic writers adored him even more than the shows writers lol

    • @Amanecer458
      @Amanecer458 3 місяці тому +1

      I read the reason why they gave him so much story was because he wasn't planned to return in the show so they could do whatever they want with him

    • @cake_pop7853
      @cake_pop7853 3 місяці тому

      @Amanecer458 Well, he did return and was written terribly imo 😭

    • @Amanecer458
      @Amanecer458 3 місяці тому +1

      @@cake_pop7853 yeah i would live in dementia believing season 9 isn’t canon and the true ending was the last problem

  • @strayiggytv
    @strayiggytv Рік тому +8

    16:00 sorry but this is the first take on this channel that got me heated lol. Transformers is sci fi about aliens. I like both mlp and transformers and to discount YEARS of media about giant metal robots as bad or dumb or for kids while in the same breath saying a series about talking horses created to sell toys from the same time period is good is quite frankly ludicrous.
    And here i was about to leave a nice comment about how i like that you didnt dog on that one artists work even if you didnt particularly like her style...
    Transformers and mlp both are great and as a fan of both the absurdity of the two worlds interacting at all was the enrertainment of those comics. Heck those were the only mlp comics i bought for my kindle. sure transformers has had some bad media over the years but if i were in a bad mood i could trash plenty of the stuff mlp has made but i wont because i realise that i don't have to tear down one franchise to prop up the other.