My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic 9

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (single issue editions) #9

by Katie Cook, Heather Breckel (Illustrator), Neil Uyetake (Illustrator)

It's almost Hearth's Warming Eve, and the Apple family is busy at work preparing an array of tasty apple treats for all of Ponyville. But when a mysterious creature starts ruining their crop, Applejack sets out to find out who's behind this tomfoolery! Who, or what, is the SASS SQUASH??

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Childrens, Graphic Novels Comics

24 pages, Library Binding

First published July 1, 2013

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

I graduated from the College for Creative Studies in 2004 with a BFA in illustration, my love of cartooning and comics has led me to where i am today.

I've done licensed work for DC, Marvel, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, My Little Pony:Friendship is Magic, Fraggle Rock and more. I love being a nerd, so being able to draw nerdy things for a living is the best thing ever.

I'm married to the best guy ever. Ryan keeps me grounded.

I have a daughter, Grayson, who is my booger-y little destroyer of worlds.

I like my cats... a LOT.
...Our dog isn't too bad.

I live in a state shaped like a mitten.

The constant support of my family, pets, friends, and even complete strangers, is what drives me to succeed in art. Thank you everyone, because of you, I am what I am.

Which means... I'm all your fault.

Reviews

[Austing Fabrizio · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5

[Caleb · Rating 4 out of 5]

I suppose the writers wanted a lower-stakea story after the Nightmare Rarity arc, and one that focuses on Big Mac is as good as any lol.

Quite disappointing that he just abandoned Luna like that though, smh - but it was pretty funny how the text on her shirt changed in every other panel lol.

[Joy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Issues 9-10 make up "Zen and the Art of Gazebo Repair"

Granny Smith complains that the Gazebo is squeaky. Big Mac attempts to repair it but finds he is out of nails. The Summer Wrap-Up Festival and Hoedown is going on in Ponyville and Big Mac must travel through it to get to the hardware store for more nails.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders are up to their old antics in this installment. Random characters from the TV show (like Trixie) show up. The page showing his journey with a dashed line (a la Family Circle) is priceless. Luna's part is also well written. Pay attention to the sayings on her shirt, which change every frame. The Paper Doll Big Mac in the back of the comic is also amusing.

[Amelia Beauchamp · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it

[K. Duet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable. I absolutely love it. The facial expressions are hilarious.

[Tom Spruce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Issue 9-10 was a slice of life story that reminded me how adorable MLP can be. Katie and Andy churn out gold. They should've been show runners!