Reddit reviews My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Volume 1
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>We drove out that... maniac Chrysalis, but she may be back someday.
She was. There was a four-part miniseries about it. Twilight expertly kicked her flank.
I recommend getting the volumes because they're MUCH easier to track down.
There are official comics, yeah. There's an ongoing series featuring story arcs that are about 4 issues in length (currently on the second arc, issue 8 is due out soon) and a few one-shots featuring an individual character, of which there are currently 4 of, with more coming.
You can find digital copies of everything here.
If you prefer physical copies, you can check your local comic shop, or pick up the newly released trade paperback that contains the first four issues at sites like amazon. Link
For physicals I think the cheapest way is to buy them by volume. Volume 2 comes out in month. I tried to buy them physically and individually as they released but that proved to be very very costly on the shipping side. Also I would always find a new cooler cover a month later and have a little buyer's remorse. Digital copies are nice since you don't have to pay for shipping, and you get a scan of every page so it's the same thing just less tangible. Though I've read that the comic creators don't receive compensation through digial sales. Some kinda loophole. But ya know, no shipping costs. And as for free well yayponies posts the comics a day or so after they release. And there's always a comic thread on /mlp/ that dumps the comics and usually contains up to date information on future releases.
I got it from here for $11 you get 4 comics in one. It's great.
I have a friend with an 8 year old daughter. Can speak from experience that she's addicted to these:
Phoebe and her unicorn
https://www.amazon.com/Phoebe-Her-Unicorn-Book/dp/1449446205
My Little pony comics
https://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Magic/dp/1613776055
Smile
https://www.amazon.com/Smile-Raina-Telgemeier/dp/0545132061
There are three MLP comic series, and there are indeed trade paperbacks, though obviously not all the issues of ongoing series have been collected yet. It's a good idea to read the main series in order, but doesn't really matter for the others.
The main series, simply titled "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" has story arcs of either 2 or 4 issues. With a few exceptions, they are mostly very high quality (Katie Cook and Andy Price are very good at their jobs).
The "micro series" (collected under the title "Pony Tales") featured one-shot issues focusing on individual characters. Quality-wise, they tended to be a bit hit-or-miss. It is now completed.
After the micro series finished, a new side series called "Friends Forever" started, focusing on the relationship between a pair of characters. The first issue wasn't great, but I've liked all the others so far.
So far there's 3 arcs. each spanning 4 comics. You can get the first 4 in a bundle right now at amazon It's gonna be a while for volume 2 to be released, so you can get the individual comics at Hottopic.com
There's also a micro series, you can get those in a bundle as well. So far they've released twilight, rainbow dash, rarity and futtershy.
You can also buy digital versions on itunes, I have a few but I've rebuying them with the bundle, the paper version is just so much better.
I hate buying issues. Trades are the way to go for my money.
They come in trade paperbacks. Each one has four issues. Here's the first one.
Well you can check out some of these trade paper back editions.
First things to be available is volume one and volume two.
But if your also interested the Micro-series is going to be released in November.
Remember though there really is no value in the trade back if you are planning to re-sell. Good for the read, still though I find them good to get signed.
You'd be better off buying the small books which compile the story arcs.
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Volume/dp/1613776055/ref=pd_sim_b_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1XB0JYV99JAHKM0Q7BE9
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Volume/dp/1613777604/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1XB0JYV99JAHKM0Q7BE9
They're quite entertaining, a very underrated corner of the franchise.
The best way to buy them is to look for the trade paperback volumes, here's a link to the first one on Amazon. Those collect a story arc at a time and are easier to manage for buying and handling than single issues.
Or if you want digital copies, which are cheaper, look to Comixology. Reading comics is pretty painful on a phone screen though if that's going to be your method.
Only one? Shit, given just how many official MLP comic series there are now (there are at least 10 of them now, including the main series), that's a tough question to answer.
I guess if you have the money for it, you could go for one of the compilation books. This one, for example, contains the first 4 issues of the main series.
You can also look at online comic shops like Comixology. They usually offer some good deals.
There the volumes set, covering entire story :
Main Story :
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Volume/dp/1613776055/
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Volume/dp/1613777604/
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Volume/dp/1613778546/
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Volume/dp/1613779607/
Micro Series (Pony Tales)
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Tales-Volume/dp/161377740X/
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Tales-Volume/dp/1613778732/
I would start with the first four issues:
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Volume/dp/1613776055/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1411529406&sr=8-3&keywords=MLP+vol.+1
The story is probably one of the best MLP stories I've ever read, show and comic combined.
The first four are by the team Andy Price and Katie Cook. Any MLP comic worked on by them I would recommend picking up.
http://www.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Volume/dp/1613776055/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411338478&sr=8-1&keywords=mlp+fim+volume+1
I love My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. I've got a small collection of the minifigures and brushable ponies, as well as some great Funko figures. I've recently gotten into comic books a little bit, but have yet to pick up the My Little Pony comics, so I'd love to have this, or really anything from my My Little Pony wishlist.
Thanks for the contest :)
Physical copies look better imo. The colors are nicer. I you are willing to wait, get the Trade Paperbacks!
Volume 1 (Chrysalis Arc, which is awesome) is out here.
Volume 2 (Nightmare arc, personaly didn't like as much) will be out Sept. 24 here.
There will also be a compilation of the mane 6 micro series in November here.
The Rarity and the Pinkie comic were both top notch, while the others varied from good to mediocre (depending who you ask). But it is a good price for 6 comics!
Issue 9 was great, Volume 3 is looking like it will be awesome (no date yet for that one).
Well, not all at once, but there are paperbacks collecting the individual comics:
For the sake of completeness, there's also an omnibus, which also collects the main series, but is the equivalent of 3(?) of the regular paperbacks I mentioned above.
Finally, if you don't want/need physical books, they're also available on the Comixology app, I believe.
I hope that helps!
The ongoing series of 4 issue arcs.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-Magic/dp/1613776055/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1406587643&sr=1-1&keywords=my+little+pony+friendship+is+magic
I think this is the first one? It seems that everyone says all the comics are good and worth getting.
You can either watch them on YouTune, download them, or you can buy them if you wish to support the creators.