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My Little Pony comic issue 1 early cover

An image released with the original announcement of the comic series.

The Friendship is Magic franchise extends to several comic books. Outside of the short strips published in My Little Pony magazines, there are three series of ongoing comics published by IDW Publishing. The first issue of the comic's main series was IDW's most successful book in 2012 and the company's top-selling book overall, placing 90th (61st by dollar value) overall for the year.[1] As of October 2013, the comics have sold over one million copies.[2] Other statistics can be found here.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic[]

The main series consists of original stories and story arcs set after season two of the show. The first story arc, The Return of Queen Chrysalis, features the return of Queen Chrysalis, who plots her revenge on the Mane Six following the events of A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2. Various other story arcs and one-shots follow. Issues #89-102 are billed as "Season 10" and take place after the show's ninth season. Issue #102 was released as the last issue in the series.

My Little Pony Micro-Series[]

The micro-series consists of single-issue stories, each focusing on a single character. The first six issues focus on the main six characters, with subsequent issues focusing on other characters. Issue #10 was released as the last issue, and would go on to be compiled into book-form under the subtitle "Pony Tales", volumes 1 and 2.

My Little Pony: Friends Forever[]

Friends Forever is a series that replaced the Micro-Series after it concluded its run. It started in January 2014, and it consists of single-issue stories, each focusing on two characters (the first of which focuses on Applejack and Pinkie Pie). Issue #38 was released as the last issue.

My Little Pony: FIENDship is Magic[]

FIENDship is Magic is a limited-run series of comics released throughout April 2015. Each issue focuses on the "secret origin" of one of the series' major antagonists, starting with King Sombra. The full series collection was released in trade format on June 30, 2015.

My Little Pony: Legends of Magic[]

Legends of Magic is a limited-run series that replaced Friends Forever after it concluded its run. It started in April 2017, and each story focuses on exploring "the secret history of Equestria". The Legends of Magic Annual 2018 was released as the last issue.

My Little Pony: Ponyville Mysteries[]

Ponyville Mysteries is a limited-run series that replaced Legends of Magic after it concluded its run. A companion series to the Ponyville Mysteries series of chapter books by Little, Brown & Company, each issue focuses on the Cutie Mark Crusaders solving a mystery in Ponyville. The full series collection was released in trade format on January 8, 2019.[3]

My Little Pony: Nightmare Knights[]

Nightmare Knights is a limited-run series that replaced Ponyville Mysteries after it concluded its run. It is an overarching story that centers on Princess Luna and a team of former villains as they face a new threat to Equestria. The full series collection was released in trade format on May 28, 2019.[4]

My Little Pony: Spirit of the Forest[]

Spirit of the Forest is a limited-run series that replaced Nightmare Knights after it concluded its run. It is an overarching story that, similar to Ponyville Mysteries, centers on the Cutie Mark Crusaders solving a mystery. The full series collection was released in trade format on November 5, 2019. [5]

My Little Pony: Feats of Friendship[]

Feats of Friendship is a limited-run series that replaced Spirit of the Forest after it concluded its run. It is an overarching story that follows the Young Six entering the School of Friendship's first ever sporting event. The full series collection was released in trade format on June 23, 2020.[6]

My Little Pony/Transformers[]

My Little Pony/Transformers is a limited-run series that released in July 2020. It is a crossover between My Little Pony and Transformers in which the Autobots and Decepticons are accidentally brought to Equestria. The full series collection was released in trade format on March 30, 2021.[7]

A sequel miniseries, My Little Pony/Transformers II, was released in April 2021 and involves the Mane Six traveling to Cybertron. The full series collection is scheduled for release in trade format on November 30, 2021.[8]

My Little Pony: Generations[]

My Little Pony: Generations is a limited-run series that released in October 2021. It is an overarching story that involves the Mane Six teaming up with their G1 counterparts to combat a magical threat. The full series collection was released in trade format on August 16, 2022.[9]

My Little Pony: The Movie Prequel[]

My Little Pony: The Movie Prequel is a four-issue miniseries, with each issue serving as origin stories for new characters to be introduced in the upcoming My Little Pony The Movie. The first issue was released on June 28, 2017. The full miniseries collection was released in trade format on August 29, 2017.[10]

My Little Pony (2022)[]

My Little Pony (2022) is a new mainline series of My Little Pony that replaces the long-running Friendship is Magic series. It is based on and takes place after My Little Pony: A New Generation and centers on the "Mane 5" of Generation 5.

My Little Pony: Classics Reimagined[]

My Little Pony: Classics Reimagined is a series of four-issue miniseries that adapt literary classics.

The first miniseries, My Little Pony: Classics Reimagined - Little Fillies, is an adaptation of the 1868 Louisa May Alcott novel Little Women with My Little Pony characters. The full series collection is slated for release in trade format on June 13, 2023.[11]

The second miniseries, My Little Pony: Classics Reimagined - The Unicorn of Odd, is an adaptation of the 1900 L. Frank Baum novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

A 32-page one-shot comic called My Little Pony: Classics Reimagined - Valentine's Day Special, Romeo & Juliet, an adaptation of the 1597 William Shakespeare tragedy Romeo and Juliet, was released on February 7, 2024. The official synopsis states "In fair Verpona, where we hang our streamers, two party-planning businesses, both alike in silliness, reignite their ancient rivalry. A pair of star-crossed ponies, Pinkie Pie and Cheese Sandwich, fall in love, causing the Capulets and Montagues to start polishing their sparkliest party cannons. It's up to the pair to help their companies find common ground before Princess Cadance bans them from EVER PARTYING AGAIN!"

My Little Pony: Camp Bighoof[]

My Little Pony: Camp Bighoof is a limited-run series that released in July 2023. It centers on the Mane 5 reopening an old camp to teach foals about their magic.

My Little Pony: Kenbucky Roller Derby[]

My Little Pony: Kenbucky Roller Derby is a limited-run series that released in January 2024. It centers on Sunny Starscout starting her own roller derby team with the help of a retired roller derby legend.

My Little Pony: Set Your Sail[]

My Little Pony: Set Your Sail is a limited-run series that is scheduled to be released in April 2024. It centers on the Generation 5 Mane 6 traveling to a kingdom of seaponies.

Annual editions[]

My Little Pony Annual 2013 comic was released on October 30, 2013. It is written by Ted Anderson and Katie Cook, drawn by Tony Fleecs and Andy Price and colored by Tony Fleecs. It is 48 pages long and features two stories based on the My Little Pony Equestria Girls movie. The first story, entitled The Fall of Sunset Shimmer, is 8 pages long and was originally published in the 2013 San Diego Comic Con version of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #9. It tells the origin of Sunset Shimmer. The main story is about the human versions of the mane six struggling as freshmen at Canterlot High.

My Little Pony Annual 2014 was released on September 24, 2014. It is written by Ted Anderson and drawn and colored by Ben Bates. The official synopsis states "Check out the original Power Ponies in action! When Mane-iac assembles an all-star team of villains, the Power Ponies may be outmatched! It will take a familiar face from Equestria to even the odds! Get ready for super powered adventure like you’ve never seen it!"

My Little Pony Annual 2017 was released digitally on December 1, 2016 and physically in February 2017 as a tie-in with the Guardians of Harmony toy line. It is written by Jeremy Whitley, Christina Rice, and Tony Fleecs, drawn by Andy Price and Tony Fleecs, and colored by Heather Breckel. The official synopsis states "Join the Guardians of Harmony on their quest to protect Equestria from nefarious villains! Featuring six short stories focusing on action and adventure by your favorite MLP creative teams!"[12]

My Little Pony Annual 2021 was released on April 28, 2021, as part of the IDW comics' ongoing "Season 10". It is written by Jeremy Whitley, drawn by Brianna Garcia, and colored by Heather Breckel. The official synopsis states "Twilight Sparkle's mission to find friendship in all corners of Equestria has taken Rarity, Mage Meadowbrook, Maud, and Big McIntosh to the Kingdom of the Diamond Dogs! But instead of friendship, they find a feud! Can they figure out how to fix the fractured bond between six sisters?"

Special editions[]

A 48-page My Little Pony: Equestria Girls Holiday Special comic was released on December 17, 2014. The official synopsis states "It's holiday time at Canterlot High! Sunset Shimmer is still getting used to life on campus, and her new friends. When mean rumors start to circulate, all signs point to Sunset as the source. Will she be able to find the true meaning of the holidays and clear her name?"

A 32-page My Little Pony Holiday Special comic was released on iTunes on December 2, 2015 and commercially on December 9, 2015. The official synopsis states "It's holiday time in Equestria and the ponies are ready to celebrate! Join the celebration in this special one shot that shows how different ponies enjoy the festivities!"

A 40-page one-shot comic called My Little Pony: Deviations was released on March 8, 2017 as part of IDW Publishing's "Deviations" month-long event, which present "What if?" stories in their licensed properties. The official synopsis states "In a world where Prince Blueblood becomes Celestia's star pupil, not Twilight Sparkle! What will happen when he journeys to Ponyville to get a lesson in friendship?"[13] The comic is included in IDW's Deviations: Beta trade paperback with other Deviations comics and released on September 19, 2017.

A 32-page My Little Pony Holiday Special 2017 comic was released on December 13, 2017. The official synopsis states "The New Year is around the corner, and the ponies of Equestria are ready to celebrate in some very silly and unexpected ways! (Except Pinkie Pie. Her celebrations are always silly and unexpected.)"

A one-shot comic called My Little Pony: IDW 20/20 was released on January 23, 2019 as part of IDW Publishing's twentieth anniversary event, "IDW 20/20", which presents stories in various properties set twenty years in those properties' past or future. The official synopsis states "Ponyville’s most courageous and magical ponies celebrate friendship and fun in this adventure set twenty years in the past! Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, and the rest of your favorite fillies are young foals—surely things can't get too crazy, right?! One thing's for sure: no matter what escapades they face, the magic of friendship will see them through!"

A My Little Pony Holiday Special 2019 comic was released in November 27, 2019. The official synopsis states "When Rarity is invited to three parties on Hearth's Warming Eve-one in Manehattan, one in Canterlot, and one at home in Ponyville-she is loathe to miss out on any of the fun, and decides that instead of deciding, she'll just go to all three! But between train rides, avalanches, and general distraction, this plan doesn't work out as well as she'd hoped..."

A 48-page one-shot comic called My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Canterlot High: March Radness was released on March 25, 2020. The official synopsis states "Spring has sprung, and your favorite Equestria girls are back with three brand-new adventures! Celebrate March Radness with the Spring Athletic event, a visit by the famous A.K. Yearling herself, and... detention?! Return to Canterlot High, where mischief, fun, and friendship collide!"

A My Little Pony comic was released on July 15, 2020, as part of Free Comic Book Summer. The official synopsis states "A new era of My Little Pony begins! Join Twilight Sparkle as she attempts to raise the sun in her first act as the new Princess of Equetria[sic], in a new tale by writer Jeremy Whitley and artist Trish Forstner! New responsibilities, friendships, and danger mark this essential chapter in IDW's "Season 10" of My Little Pony comics, officially picking up where the recently-concluded and long-running My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic television finale leaves off!"

A one-shot comic called My Little Pony: Bridlewoodstock was released on June 28, 2023 as a tie-in with an upcoming hour-long Generation 5 animated special. The official synopsis states "A few things happened on the way to Bridlewoodstock... It's the most important musical event of the moon season, but everything keeps going wrong in these four untold tails! First, Izzy is caught between two fans who want her last, very-most-special lumi-bloom crown, and Sparky loses Pipp's lucky microphone. Then, the Hoofpicks' lead singer loses their voice! Meanwhile, Peony, their biggest fan, tries to get merch in a line that goes on for hours. Places, everypony! It's time for the show to start!"

A one-shot comic called My Little Pony 40th Anniversary Special was released on July 12, 2023 to commemorate the My Little Pony franchise's 40th anniversary. My Little Pony 40th Anniversary Celebration in December 2023.[14]​[​specify​]​ The official synopsis states "Forty years ago, Butterscotch, Blue Belle, Minty, Snuzzle, Cotton Candy, and Blossom galloped onto the shelves and became an instant hit! My Little Pony has played a role in the lives of countless kids since the toy line first appeared in 1983, and each fan has their own favorite generation of characters. Now, MLP superfans Sam Maggs and Keisha Okafor are joining forces to craft a story about the children who bought the original My Little Ponies, in a tale full of friendship, magic, and toys! Plus, bonus stories by My Little Pony legends Tony Fleecs and Jeremy Whitley."

A one-shot comic called IDW Endless Summer—My Little Pony was released on August 30, 2023 as part of IDW Publishing's "Endless Summer" event, which present summer-themed stories in various properties. The official synopsis states "With a name like hers, Sunny Starscout can't help but feel a bit bummed about summer coming to an end. After all, summer in Maretime Bay means getting together with friends in beautiful warm weather to enjoy tons of fun activities and picking the juiciest of berries! When Sunny's friends notice how upset she is, they come together to show her that even though the season is changing, the fun doesn't have to end!"

A one-shot comic called My Little Pony: Black, White & Blue was released on October 18, 2023. The official synopsis states "Sorry, everypony, it seems our printer ran out of pink, purple, yellow, green, red—uh, well, all the colors except black, white, and blue! What to do with all this blue? Hmm... OH! Drumroll please...In Misty's first comic appearance, everypony's favorite blue pony is in Maretime Bay for a sleepover with the Mane 5! But when everypony wakes up...all the color is gone! It kinda looks like Violette and Skye's favorite old TV show, Betwitched—at least the years it was in black and white—but everypony can still see blue for some reason. Determined to make the best of a gloomy situation, Vi and Skye put together a plan to spread cheer. Meanwhile, Izzy helps the distraught Misty see the beauty in messy situations using the power of unicycling! Join us for a magical one-shot of color calamity before returning to your regularly scheduled programs."

A one-shot comic called My Little Pony: Mane Event is scheduled for release in March 2024. The official synopsis states "Everypony let your hair down—it's time for the mane event! First, Pipp dragonsitting Sparky becomes a hairy situation when she mixes up her mane products and Sparky grows some luscious locks. Then, Zipp and Hitch split hairs about the best morning mane-care routines. Finally, Izzy is having a hair-raisingly bad mane day and decides a wash day is just what the curls need."[15]

Compilations[]

A 104-page trade paperback book which collects issues #1-4, entitled My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Volume 1, was released on May 28, 2013. Volume 2 of the series contains issues #5-8 and was released on September 24, 2013. Volume 3 contains issues #9-12 and was released on January 28, 2014. Volume 4 contains issues #13-16 and was released on May 20, 2014. Volume 5 contains issues #17-20 and was released on September 30, 2014. Volume 6 contains issues #21-24 and was released on January 20, 2015. Volume 7 contains issues #25-28 and was released on June 2, 2015. Volume 8 contains issues #29-33 and was released on October 20, 2015. Volume 9 contains issues #34-37 and was released on March 22, 2016. Volume 10 contains issues #38-42 and was released on August 16, 2016. Volume 11 contains issues #43-47 and was released on January 10, 2017. Volume 12 contains issues #48-53 and was released on June 13, 2017. Volume 13 contains issues #54-58 and was released on December 12, 2017. Volume 14 contains issues #59-63 and was released on June 5, 2018. Volume 15 contains issues #64-68 and was released on November 6, 2018. Volume 16 contains issues #69-73 and was released on April 2, 2019. Volume 17 contains issues #74-78 and was released on September 17, 2019. Volume 18 contains issues #79-83 and was released on February 11, 2020. Volume 19 contains issues #84-88 and was released on August 18, 2020.

A new trade paperback series, under the name My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Season 10, collects subsequent issues of the series released under the Season 10 banner. Volume 1 contains issues #89-93 and was released on June 1, 2021. Volume 2 contains issues #94-97 and the 2021 annual, and was released on January 25, 2022. Volume 3 contains issues #98-102, and was released on April 19, 2022.

A 152-page TPB entitled My Little Pony: Pony Tales Volume 1, collecting Micro-Series issues #1-6, was released on November 5, 2013. A translation was released in Japan on January 20, 2014.[16] Volume 2 contains issues #7-10 and was released on February 18, 2014.

IDW Limited will release a deluxe hardcover edition of the first four issues (including a cover gallery); these will be available in red, black, and blue labels, each with increasing exclusive content.[17]

A 104-page TPB entitled My Little Pony: Friends Forever Volume 1, collecting Friends Forever issues #1-4, was released on July 8, 2014. Volume 2 contains issues #5-8 and was released on December 2, 2014. Volume 3 contains issues #9-12 and was released on April 14, 2015. Volume 4 contains issues #13-16 and was released on August 25, 2015. Volume 5 contains issues #17-20 and was released on December 15, 2015. Volume 6 contains issues #21-24 and was released on April 19, 2016. Volume 7 contains issues #25-28 and was released on October 4, 2016. Volume 8 contains issues #29-33 and was released on February 28, 2017. Volume 9 contains issues #34-38 and was released on July 11, 2017.

My Little Pony Omnibus Volume 1, a compilation of the first twelve issues of the Friendship is Magic series of comics, was released on October 28, 2014. Volume 2, a compilation of Friendship is Magic Issues #13-24, was released on September 22, 2015. Volume 3, a compilation of Friendship is Magic Issues #25-37, was released on June 14, 2016. Volume 4, a compilation of Friendship is Magic Issues #38-50, was released on March 13, 2018. Volume 5, a compilation of Friendship is Magic Issues #51-65, was released on January 14, 2020. Volume 6, a compilation of Friendship is Magic Issues #66-78, was released on January 5, 2021. Volume 7, a compilation of Friendship is Magic Issues #79-88, was released on March 1, 2022.

My Little Pony: Adventures in Friendship Volume 1, a 76-page hardcover compilation of My Little Pony Micro-Series Issue #2, My Little Pony Micro-Series Issue #4, My Little Pony: Friends Forever Issue #6, and original artwork by Sara Richard, was released on December 16, 2014. Volume 2 contains My Little Pony Micro-Series Issue #5, My Little Pony Micro-Series Issue #6, and My Little Pony: Friends Forever Issue #1 and was released on March 13, 2015. Volume 3 contains My Little Pony Micro-Series Issue #8, My Little Pony Micro-Series Issue #9, and My Little Pony: Friends Forever Issue #3 and was released on August 4, 2015. Volume 4 contains My Little Pony: Friends Forever Issue #2, Issue #7, and Issue #20 and was released on November 19, 2015. Volume 5 contains My Little Pony Micro-Series Issue #1, My Little Pony: Friends Forever Issue #4, and My Little Pony: Friends Forever Issue #26 and was released on June 8, 2016.

A My Little Pony Equestria Girls trade paperback that includes the My Little Pony Annual 2013 and My Little Pony: Equestria Girls Holiday Special was released on January 13, 2016.

My Little Pony Friends Forever Omnibus Volume 1, a compilation of the first twelve issues of the Friends Forever series of comics, was released on November 1, 2016. Volume 2, a compilation of Friends Forever Issues #13-24, was released on May 9, 2017. Volume 3, a compilation of Friends Forever Issues #25-38, was released on January 9, 2018.

My Little Pony: Legends of Magic, Vol. 1, a compilation of the first six issues of the Legends of Magic series, was released on November 21, 2017. Volume 2, a compilation of issues #7-12, was released on May 22, 2018. My Little Pony: Legends of Magic Omnibus, a compilation of issues #1-12 and the annual, was released on March 24, 2020.

My Little Pony: Holiday Memories, a collection that includes Micro-Series Issue 6, My Little Pony Holiday Special, My Little Pony Holiday Special 2017, and My Little Pony Holiday Special 2019, was released on October 27, 2020.

My Little Pony, Vol. 1: Big Horseshoes to Fill, a compilation of the first five issues of the 2022 My Little Pony series, was released on April 4, 2023. Vol. 2: Smoothie-ing It Over, a compilation of My Little Pony Issues #6-10, was released on September 5, 2023. Vol. 3: Cookies, Conundrums, and Crafts, a compilation of My Little Pony Issues #11-15, was released on February 6, 2024. Vol. 4: Sister Switch, a compilation of My Little Pony Issues #16-20, is slated for release on July 2, 2024.[18]

My Little Pony: Best of Twilight Sparkle, the first in a series of compilations that collect "the very best moments from everyone's favorite ponies", was released on April 19, 2023. It includes Friendship is Magic Issue 4, Friendship is Magic Issue 40, Friendship is Magic Issue 84, and Friends Forever Issue 4. It is slated for republishing in March 2024 under the title Best of My Little Pony, Vol. 1: Twilight Sparkle.[19] Best of Rainbow Dash, released on June 14, 2023, includes Friendship is Magic Issues 87-88, Friends Forever Issue 6, and Friends Forever Issue 36. Best of Pinkie Pie, released on August 9, 2023, includes Friendship is Magic Issue 86, Friendship is Magic Issue 94, Friendship is Magic Issue 95, and Micro-Series Issue 5. Best of Applejack, released on October 25, 2023, includes Friendship is Magic Issue 72, Friendship is Magic Issue 85, Friends Forever Issue 8, and Friends Forever Issue 15. Best of Fluttershy, released on December 20, 2023, includes Friends Forever Issue 10, Friends Forever Issue 18, Friends Forever Issue 32, and Friendship is Magic Issue 64. Best of Rarity, released on February 7, 2024, includes Friendship is Magic Issue 42, Micro-Series Issue 3, Friends Forever Issue 13, and Friends Forever Issue 29.

Best of My Little Pony, Vol. 2: Mares in Manehattan, slated for release in August 2024,[20] includes Friendship is Magic Issues 21-22, Friendship is Magic Issue 64, and Friends Forever Issue 13.

Other releases[]

IDW Limited released comicfolios for Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash on April 15, 2013. Each comicfolio contains a variant cover comic book and lithograph in a hardcover portfolio; they are limited to 500 copies.[21][Permanent deadlink] Comicfolios for Rarity and Fluttershy were released on May 7, followed by Applejack and Pinkie Pie editions that were released in July.[22]

A 72-page "Color Me" Treasury Edition was released on June 12, 2013, containing the first issue in black and white as well as "all forty-eight" covers for the first four issues.

My Little Pony: Digest-Size was released in trade paperback volumes, each 6x9 inches and containing 52 pages.[23]

My Little Pony Animated is a series of trade paperback books published by IDW Publishing intended for younger readers. The books consist of frames from the show with dialogue balloons (taken directly from the show scripts),[24] sound effects, etc.[25] Volume 1, entitled My Little Pony: The Magic Begins, is a 120-page adaptation of Friendship is Magic, part 1 and Friendship is Magic, part 2 and was released on August 27, 2013. Volume 2, entitled My Little Pony: When Cutie Calls, is a 120-page adaptation of Call of the Cutie and The Cutie Mark Chronicles and was released on January 8, 2014. Volume 3, entitled My Little Pony: The Return of Harmony, is a 130-page adaptation of The Return of Harmony Part 1 and The Return of Harmony Part 2 and was released on September 10, 2014. Volume 4, entitled My Little Pony: Pageants & Ponies, is a 120-page adaptation of Family Appreciation Day and Hearth's Warming Eve and was released on June 30, 2015. Volume 5, entitled My Little Pony: A Canterlot Wedding, is a 128-page adaptation of A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1 and A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2 and was released on January 12, 2016. Volume 6, entitled My Little Pony: The Crystal Empire, is a 128-page adaptation of The Crystal Empire - Part 1 and The Crystal Empire - Part 2 and was released on October 18, 2016. Volume 7, entitled My Little Pony: Princess Twilight Sparkle, is a 148-page adaptation of Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1 and Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2 and was released on December 20, 2016. Volume 8, entitled My Little Pony: Twilight's Kingdom, is a 144-page adaptation of Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1 and Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2 and was released on August 8, 2017. Volume 9, entitled My Little Pony: Movie Adaptation, is a 148-page adaptation of My Little Pony The Movie and was released on October 3, 2017. Volume 10, entitled My Little Pony: The Cutie Map, is a 144-page adaptation of The Cutie Map - Part 1 and The Cutie Map - Part 2 and was released on December 26, 2017. Volume 11, entitled My Little Pony: The Cutie Re-Mark, is a 160 page adaptation of The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 1 and The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 2 and was released on June 13, 2018. Volume 12, entitled My Little Pony: The Crystalling, is a 144 page adaptation of The Crystalling - Part 1 and The Crystalling - Part 2 and was released on January 8, 2019. Volume 13, entitled My Little Pony: To Where and Back Again, is a 144 page adaptation of To Where and Back Again - Part 1 and To Where and Back Again - Part 2 and was released on June 11, 2019.[26] Volume 14, entitled My Little Pony: Star Pupil, is a 144 page adaptation of Celestial Advice and All Bottled Up and was released on December 3, 2019.[27] Volume 15, entitled My Little Pony: Shadow Play, is a 152 page adaptation of Shadow Play - Part 1 and Shadow Play - Part 2 and was released on May 12, 2021.[28]

My Little Pony Cover Gallery, a compilation of 32 issue covers, was released on August 14, 2013.

Coinciding with Halloween 2013, IDW released a free "Halloween Edition" mini-comic of My Little Pony.

IDW also made a deal with Madefire to release motion book versions of the main series comics.[29]

My Little Pony: Art is Magic!, a 148-page collection of art by IDW artists, was released on November 26, 2015. My Little Pony: Art is Magic!, Vol. 2 was released on July 24, 2018.[30]

A 64-page "Ponies of Darkwater" Treasury Edition was released on November 1, 2017, containing Friendship is Magic Issues #43-45 as well as all variant covers for those issues.

Synergy: A Hasbro Creators Showcase;[31]​[​specify​]​ Baby Bonnet School of Dance.[32]​[​specify​]​

An IDW "project that just never came about" was worked on "a few years b[efore]" January 25, 2019 by artist Andrew Griffith and colorist Priscilla Tramontano.[33]

Art[]

The cover and page artists often release their own versions of the final cover designs and page art.

See also[]

Galleries[]

MLP Micro-Series Vol. 1 Cover

IDW comics image gallery
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic gallery
My Little Pony Micro-Series gallery
My Little Pony: Friends Forever gallery
My Little Pony: FIENDship is Magic gallery
My Little Pony: Legends of Magic gallery
My Little Pony: Ponyville Mysteries gallery
My Little Pony: Nightmare Knights gallery
My Little Pony: Spirit of the Forest gallery
My Little Pony: Feats of Friendship gallery
My Little Pony/Transformers gallery
My Little Pony: Generations gallery
My Little Pony (2022 comics) gallery
My Little Pony comics gallery

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