My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Omnibus Volume 5

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (omnibus editions) #5

by Christina Rice, Thomas F. Zahler, Agnes Garbowska (Illustrator)

Follow the adventures of Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and all of their Ponyville friends in this omnibus packed full of tales both short and long!

Twilight is startled to find that the most important history books in Equestria are going missing. Will she and her friends be able to uncover the identity of the mysterious new villain responsible? Then, Fluttershy is summoned away, so it's up to Angel Bunny to keep the animal sanctuary running. Meanwhile, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash uncover a plot to attack Yakyakistan! That's before Pinkie gets trapped in Discord's chaotic dimension, or when Fluttershy and Twilight Sparkle follow Mage Meadowbrook's notes to find a miracle cure for any ailment in Equestria!

Plus, the Cutie Mark Crusaders have a new challenge when a young pony doesn't want to follow in her family's hoofsteps. Then, representatives of ponies, griffons, buffalos, changelings, dragons, and more meet at Mount Massive to discuss the future of the land!

Collects issues #51-65 of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic series by writers James Asmus, Ron Anderson, Christina Rice, Thom Zahler, and Ted Anderson with artists Tony Fleecs, Jay Fosgitt, Agnes Garbowska, Andy Price, and Brenda Hickey.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 14, 2020

About the author

Christina Rice is a writer, librarian, and archivist who was born and bred in the greater Los Angeles region. While majoring in film at Cal State Fullerton in the 1990s, she began collecting memorabilia relating to actress Ann Dvorak which eventually lead her to document Dvorak's life, launch www.anndvorak.com, and ultimately write Ann Dvorak: Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel (University Press of Kentucky, 2013). After obtaining an MLIS from San Jose State University in 2004, she began a career as a librarian with the Los Angeles Public Library the following year. Since 2009, she has overseen the library’s historic photo collection. In addition to authoring books on Ann Dvorak and Jane Russell, she has also written numerous issues of the My Little Pony comic book series (IDW Publishing) and was a contributor to the Eisen-nominated anthologies Femme Magnifique (Black Crown, 2018) and Where We Live (Image Comics, 2018). She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, writer Joshua Hale Fialkov, their daughter, and two adorable dogs. 

Reviews

[Sunny D · Rating 4 out of 5]

Returning to this comic series is always a delight.



I was especially excited when I flipped through and saw Andy Price's art near the end, and I looked forward to his illustrations the whole time. (He was my favorite of the pony comic artists when I read these as they were coming out; his expressive style is lovely, and he always put so many easter eggs in there.)

Here's a lil example of how fun Andy Price's art is

I've had the pleasure of meeting multiple artists and authors of the series over the years. And when I bought this a few weeks ago, I met author James Asmus. He was so kind to me and told me what a positive experience he'd had working on the series. I was so happy to hear it, and the conversation was wonderful!

It's an omnibus, so between all the stories I liked some more than others, but honestly, I've found MLP FIM to be a consistently positive fandom in my life, and im biased toward enjoying myself. It's automatically comforting, and I love the way the comics flesh out ideas the show didn't have time to expand on. The series is imbued with positivity, and I'm such a fan of the way it promotes healthy communication and friendships.

[Luly Ceballos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now the series is over this book is more precious than ever. I'm glad that it keeps and excels! showing the soul of what MLP stands for. Fun, with really interesting stories: Convention of Critters is really amazing. And what about Piecord? Originally amazing. A total blast for all of Us whom love MLP world. By the way, glad to know Angel Bunny is trying to manage his anger issues. Lol. He is one of my favourites.