My Little Pony (IDW Publishing)
| My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | |
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Cover of Issue 4, art by Katie Cook
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | IDW Publishing |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
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| Publication date | November 28, 2012 – present |
| No. of issues | 57 (main series) 10 (Micro Series) 38 (Friends Forever) 5 (Fiendship Is Magic) 3 (Annual Edition) 2 (Holiday Special) 1 (Deviations) 4 (Legends of Magic) 2 (Movie Prequel) |
| Main character(s) | Cast of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic |
| Creative team | |
| Written by |
Katie Cook (issues 1–4, 9–12, 17–20, 25–28, 41-42) Heather Nuhfer (issues 5–8, 13–16) Ted Anderson (issues 21–22, 40) Jeremy Whitley (issues 23–24, 34–37) Christina Rice (issues 30–31, 38–39) Thom Zahler (issues 32–33, 43–45) |
| Artist(s) |
Andy Price (issues 1–4, 9–12, 17–20, 25–28, 34–37) Katie Cook (issues 1, 4, 10, 11–12, 17–20) Amy Mebberson (issues 5–8, 15–16, 23, 24) Brenda Hickey (issues 13–14, 24, 40) Agnes Garbowska (issues 21–22, 30–31, 38–39) Jay Fosgitt (issue 29) Tony Fleecs (issues 32–33, 43–45) |
| Letterer(s) | Robbie Robbins (issues 1–2) Neil Uyetake (issues 3–40) |
| Colorist(s) | Heather Breckel (issues 1–20, 25–29, 32–37) Agnes Garbowska (issues 21–22, 30–31, 38–39) Lauren Perry (issue 21) Zander Cannon (issue 22) Amy Mebberson (issue 23) Sara Richard (issue 23) Bill Forster (issues 21–22) Brenda Hickey (issues 24, 40) Lauren Perry (assist) (issues 30–31, 38–39) |
| Editor(s) | Bobby Curnow |
IDW Publishing, an American comic publisher which has been publishing tie-in comic books to Hasbro properties since 2005, began to publish monthly My Little Pony comics beginning in November 2012. The comics published so far are based on the characters from the 2010 relaunch of the franchise and its My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic television series, as well as the anthropomorphic spin-off Equestria Girls line of films and toys.
The flagship title, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, is a monthly comic book series that debuted on November 28, 2012. The series is typically written in story arcs that span either two or four issues apiece; Katie Cook and Andy Price write and illustrate the first arc, respectively, while Heather Nuhfer and Amy Mebberson perform the same on the second. It was accompanied by a secondary publication, Micro-Series, which ran for 10 issues from February to December 2013. Each issue of this title centered around a single character, with Thom Zahler writing the first issue and various writers and artists involved with the others. A second title, subtitled Friends Forever, debuted on January 22, 2014 with the first issue penned by Alex de Campi; it consisted of single-issue stories, each focusing on a different pair of characters. Friends Forever ended in April 2017 after 38 issues and was replaced by a third title, Legends of Magic, that same month. This series presents stories that center on key figures connected to the history and development of magic in Equestria. IDW has also published several one-off issues.
The series provides stories based on the established fictional universe of the television show. It follows the studious Twilight Sparkle (originally a unicorn, later given a pair of wings) and her friends in adventures throughout the empire of Equestria. Though the comic, like the show, is aimed at young children, the writers and artists included material to appeal to the broad older fandom, featuring cultural references and show elements enjoyed by them.
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