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Written by Katie Cook
Art by Andy Price
Colors by Heather Breckel
Published by IDW
If you have little ones around, there is no comparison to My Little Pony when it comes to capturing their attention, and in some cases Pinky Pie falling out of the sky and totally tripping your three year old worried that Pinky Pie is gonna die. The comic book makes for a nice interchange between the TV series, and the fandom however quirky of My Little Pony. If you want a good kid friendly comic book you don’t get much better than My Little Pony.
We are not going to discuss bronies, or their culture as I have no clue, but from a straight comic book review process, this is perfect for the wee ones who are just getting into sequential art, and also helps them with reading. They get new words, in a good context and the pictures help the kid puzzle out what is being said or identified with. I would say this is more geared towards 6+ but the three year old digs on it, so from that view point the colors are just the right thing to capture the all too short attention span from the wee ones.
Overall this is a great comic book for getting the kiddo’s involved in comics, and as we watch sequential art slowly fade down to its core audience, any comic book that is kid appropriate and helps kids learn, and develop a love for sequential art is a good thing. The story lines are great, the colors are wonderful for engaging a kids’ imagination. That is really where the selling point of this one, not the collectable covers or anything else a collector will want, but helping kids learn the benefits of a great story line, and sequential art in all its glory. If you want to get all the limited edition covers they are there for you, bag and board ignore in a comic book box for the next 30 years.
Rating this one 5 of 5 stars, for the kids it is perfect, teaching them how to read, new words, and above all, sequential art. It’s a good thing to have in the car, or even quiet time on the sofa so that they can learn to read. Many benefits, few pitfalls, this is what you want to have in a comic book that is geared towards the kids. While a little advanced for my kid, thinking that 6+ should work here to help develop reading skills.
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