Fillies, Gentlecolts, and foals of all ages, welcome to another My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic comic book review. It’s time to take another look at the ongoing micro-series, which will feature stories focused on a different member of the mane six each month. Last month, we had some time with Twilight Sparkle, and this month it was time to focus on the beloved pegasus pony with the multicolored mane. What adventures does Rainbow Dash have in store? Let’s do a review.
The story starts off at a Wonderbolts air show that also has Rainbow Dash performing her famous sonic rainboom. However, when she pushes herself 20% faster, she wrecks her wings and ends up in a giant murky cloud. Inside the cloud are a pair of devious creatures known as cloud gremlins. They get rid of Dash quickly, as their plan appears to go into motion.
And that plan appears to be making their cloud grow stronger from the negative feelings of not only Ponyville, but a frustrated Rainbow Dash who is unable to defeat the cloud, despite her best efforts. However, her attempts at everything including inner power to a toraindo (yes, a rainbow tornado) just manage to make the cloud stronger. And in the end, it’s up to Rainbow Dsah to push herself to the limit and sacrifice herself to finally pull of a move so powerful it will lift the spirits of Ponyville, and destroy the cloud.
This issue was a far better outing than the initial Twilight Sparkle issue. The story flowed a bit better, had some great lines, surprisingly made television in Equestria canon, and had some interesting villains with the cloud gremlins. Some of the dialogue at times does feel a bit clunky, but for the most part it’s barely noticeable. The art is done by Tony Fleecs, once again trying to emulate the show design, and it works far better than last month’s issue which looked very sloppy.
My only real issue is that the story feels way too rushed. You never really get a real reason why the gremlins want to feast on negativity, and the end resolution did feel a bit odd. But in the end, it’s nothing that will take away from a fun, harmless little read that any MLP fan will enjoy. The micro-series is still a bit shakier in quality than the main series, but if this is any indication, they are improving. Hopefully that stays the same with next month’s issue, which is the one I’m interested in the most personally.
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Micro-Series #2 Featuring Rainbow Dash is available now at your local comic shop, and is available on iTunes and other online comic services.
Next month, the micro series takes a look at the life of Ponyville’s featured fashionista Rarity. What awaits the most beautiful pony in Ponyville? Find out next month with the third issue in this six part series.