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My Little Pony: Legends of Magic #1-6
My Little Pony: Legends of Magic, Vol. 1
The first collection of an all-new series devoted to revealing the secret history of Equestria, My Little Pony: Legends of Magic, Vol. 1 is sure to delight Bronies everywhere!
It's all here: the origins of cutie marks, friendships, magic, and more. In this opening story arc, we travel back in time to uncover the secrets of Starswirl the Bearded and his magical friends! Sure to entice longtime readers, it also makes a good entry point for new fans of the brand.
It's all here: the origins of cutie marks, friendships, magic, and more. In this opening story arc, we travel back in time to uncover the secrets of Starswirl the Bearded and his magical friends! Sure to entice longtime readers, it also makes a good entry point for new fans of the brand.
144 pages, Paperback
First published November 21, 2017
About the author
Jeremy Whitley
414 books342 followersJeremy Whitley is the son of two teachers and the husband of a third.
Born in La Mesa, CA, Jeremy went to high school in Lenoir, NC and college at The University of North Carolina. He graduated with a Bachelors in English, and a minor in Creative Writing.
Jeremy lives in Durham, North Carolina with his wife Alicia and his two daughters Zuri and Amara.
Jeremy is the writer/creator of the comic series Princeless, Raven the Pirate Princess, School for Extraterrestrial Girls, and The Dog Knight. He is also the writer of the acclaimed Marvel series "The Unstoppable Wasp". His other works include extensive work for Marvel, the "Sea of Thieves" comics, and over sixty issues of My Little Pony comics.
Awards and Nominations:
3 time Glyph Winner
5 time Glyph Nominee
2 time Eisner Nominee
2 time Cyblis Nominee
2 time Bloomer Nominee
1 time Most Likely to Succeed Winner
Born in La Mesa, CA, Jeremy went to high school in Lenoir, NC and college at The University of North Carolina. He graduated with a Bachelors in English, and a minor in Creative Writing.
Jeremy lives in Durham, North Carolina with his wife Alicia and his two daughters Zuri and Amara.
Jeremy is the writer/creator of the comic series Princeless, Raven the Pirate Princess, School for Extraterrestrial Girls, and The Dog Knight. He is also the writer of the acclaimed Marvel series "The Unstoppable Wasp". His other works include extensive work for Marvel, the "Sea of Thieves" comics, and over sixty issues of My Little Pony comics.
Awards and Nominations:
3 time Glyph Winner
5 time Glyph Nominee
2 time Eisner Nominee
2 time Cyblis Nominee
2 time Bloomer Nominee
1 time Most Likely to Succeed Winner
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December 19, 2019
Fun to see history and different parts of Equestria, and to see a sort of "mane six" with different core strengths.
January 3, 2025
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3.5 stars
Learn about some of the lost legends of Equestria. As Sunburst explores Star Swirl the Bearded's study, he finds previously unknown legends written by the famous wizard himself. Diving into the stories, he learns of Equestria's history and its secrets.
The six stories center around the Elements of Virtue: strength, bravery, healing, beauty, hope, and sorcery. Each has its own lesson such as the importance of listening to others, keeping a work/life balance, and having compassion. My favorite stories were about Somnambula, Mage Meadowbrook, and Mistmane. We also learn more about Flash Magnus, Rockhoof, Star Swirl the Bearded.
Nice artwork that matches the action and humor of the My Little Pony universe.
Would definitely recommend this for fans already familiar with the show, especially with the basics of the Pillars of the Pony World.
Though there is a simple frame story that connects the legends together, this volume ends on quite the cliffhanger. Interested to learn of Sunburst's revelations in the second volume.
3.5 stars
Learn about some of the lost legends of Equestria. As Sunburst explores Star Swirl the Bearded's study, he finds previously unknown legends written by the famous wizard himself. Diving into the stories, he learns of Equestria's history and its secrets.
The six stories center around the Elements of Virtue: strength, bravery, healing, beauty, hope, and sorcery. Each has its own lesson such as the importance of listening to others, keeping a work/life balance, and having compassion. My favorite stories were about Somnambula, Mage Meadowbrook, and Mistmane. We also learn more about Flash Magnus, Rockhoof, Star Swirl the Bearded.
Nice artwork that matches the action and humor of the My Little Pony universe.
Would definitely recommend this for fans already familiar with the show, especially with the basics of the Pillars of the Pony World.
Though there is a simple frame story that connects the legends together, this volume ends on quite the cliffhanger. Interested to learn of Sunburst's revelations in the second volume.
July 27, 2018
I'm not a graphic novel reader (I've tried, but just not my thing) but the 6 year old wanted to give this a try. This volume includes 6 separate stories (1 for each of the legendary ponies introduced in Season 7 of the show) with a framing device set right at the end of Season 7. We read these a loud and my daughter enjoyed flipping through and looking at the pictures on her own during a long car ride. Sonamubula's story was the silliest and probably my favorite.
December 24, 2017
Legends of Magic is a collection of stories of past Equestria. Enjoy the lore of the show? Then this book will expand your knowledge. It's a cute, fun little tale for younger readers as well, with good lessons and even a few zombie ponies :)
January 11, 2018
Starting out 2018 with this My Little Pony collected edition. I loved the introduction of the legendary characters in the last season of Friendship is Magic and how that whole storyline came together. This series is a great way to explore Equestria and its history with the six legends as the base. The art matches the style of the show with plenty of details and expressive characters. Sunburst should be on the cover instead of Twilight Sparkle, but that's really a minor quibble.
December 1, 2017
Really fun
Read with my daughter, and she loved every story. I was indifferent because I am a grown man, but I can’t wait to get the next volume....... for her.
Read with my daughter, and she loved every story. I was indifferent because I am a grown man, but I can’t wait to get the next volume....... for her.
September 25, 2018
Though MLP is a show that I'm totally ok with my kid watching, I'm not a huge fan myself. I don't dislike it, it's just not something I want to mainline (like say Voltron lol), but if my kid's watching, chances are I'm watching it peripherally and grateful it's not something terrible.
So, when we hit up the neighborhood independent comic book store and she found this graphic novel, I nodded benevolently and agreed. You want comic books? Sure thing, tiny, nascent bibliophibian nerd.
I of course also put myself on the hook to read it to her, but now that we have, I'm pretty glad I did. The storyline follows Stygian, a young pony whose town is taken over by evil sirens, so he uses his wits, knowledge, and perseverence to pull together a handful of legendary heroes to come save his town. Through the book, he claims that he isn't a hero, and though the heroes contradict this by citing the fact that he's the lynch pin holding them together, he ends up sitting out the climactic battle. The ponies he gathers are many and varied, and he (and the growing group) help each new recruit in turn solve their big problem in order to free them up to join. While there are indeed pitched battles, many problems are solved by ingenuity, kindness, and just plain listening to the actual problem at hand before trying to hit it with a stick.
Apparently this is where my limited pony knowledge fails me since this is the origin story for the pillars of Equestria, shows us Luna before she becomes Nightmare Moon, and is a setup for some backstory about Stygian, to whom I had zero points of reference. oops. Either I'm going to live with the lack of knowledge or I'm going to buy the kid more pony comics. *cough*
So, when we hit up the neighborhood independent comic book store and she found this graphic novel, I nodded benevolently and agreed. You want comic books? Sure thing, tiny, nascent bibliophibian nerd.
I of course also put myself on the hook to read it to her, but now that we have, I'm pretty glad I did. The storyline follows Stygian, a young pony whose town is taken over by evil sirens, so he uses his wits, knowledge, and perseverence to pull together a handful of legendary heroes to come save his town. Through the book, he claims that he isn't a hero, and though the heroes contradict this by citing the fact that he's the lynch pin holding them together, he ends up sitting out the climactic battle. The ponies he gathers are many and varied, and he (and the growing group) help each new recruit in turn solve their big problem in order to free them up to join. While there are indeed pitched battles, many problems are solved by ingenuity, kindness, and just plain listening to the actual problem at hand before trying to hit it with a stick.
Apparently this is where my limited pony knowledge fails me since this is the origin story for the pillars of Equestria, shows us Luna before she becomes Nightmare Moon, and is a setup for some backstory about Stygian, to whom I had zero points of reference. oops. Either I'm going to live with the lack of knowledge or I'm going to buy the kid more pony comics. *cough*
August 18, 2018
This was a nice collection of six stories, with Sunburst as the unifying element. The stories were about:
- Starswirl the Bearded (element of sorcery) - a fun look at Celestia and Luna as teenagers.
- Rockhoof (strength)
- Mistman (beauty) - about the problems building Canterlot Castle.
- Flash Magnus (bravery) - nice tornado illustration, but there were too many inconsistencies in the story.
- Somnambula (hope) - great story with a funny snake diagram.
- Mage Meadowbrook (healing) - fun zombie story.
There were also some extra full-page illustrations that didn't have anything to do with the stories, for example one with the Mane Six as characters from Alice in Wonderland.
I look forward to reading the next collection in the series.
- Starswirl the Bearded (element of sorcery) - a fun look at Celestia and Luna as teenagers.
- Rockhoof (strength)
- Mistman (beauty) - about the problems building Canterlot Castle.
- Flash Magnus (bravery) - nice tornado illustration, but there were too many inconsistencies in the story.
- Somnambula (hope) - great story with a funny snake diagram.
- Mage Meadowbrook (healing) - fun zombie story.
There were also some extra full-page illustrations that didn't have anything to do with the stories, for example one with the Mane Six as characters from Alice in Wonderland.
I look forward to reading the next collection in the series.
November 7, 2019
Bingo Category: Audience: Child
Title: My Little Pony: Legends of Magic, Vol.1
Author: Jeremy Whitley
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Publish Date: Nov 21, 2017
Length: 144 pages
This was a great set of historical stories in the MLP universe. I enjoyed reading backgrounds that had been touched on during the television series, and seeing the familiar characters in comic form was amazing.
Title: My Little Pony: Legends of Magic, Vol.1
Author: Jeremy Whitley
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Publish Date: Nov 21, 2017
Length: 144 pages
This was a great set of historical stories in the MLP universe. I enjoyed reading backgrounds that had been touched on during the television series, and seeing the familiar characters in comic form was amazing.
November 23, 2017
This vol had quite of few mini stories of ponys of old doing daring and amazing things. My favorite was the Egyptian Pony named somnambula she's is just the cutest :)
It's an alright vol check it out
It's an alright vol check it out
August 24, 2018
A collection of tales from the equestrian legends, each issue focused on a specific deed a legend has done. I really did not like Somnambula's story, Mistmane and Meadowbrook were the best. It can be a bit campy at times but it was nice to read the extra lore of Equestria.
November 15, 2017
A really nice prequel for Season 7 finale. I love the series and it's a very nice touch they created a new branch with more Equestria's history, this time its heroes.
January 11, 2018
The best My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic collection I’ve read yet. It has a frame story and six solid character vignettes.
January 21, 2018
Yes! The secrets of Equestria are finally revealed!
March 6, 2018
That was sooo cute and times hilarious. Loved it.
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August 16, 2018
4.5 Great back stories but not my favorite
January 12, 2019
Yay for world building.
October 1, 2019
Some good stories with morals. The shovel hero is great.
March 19, 2021
5 stars
A set of new mlp legends. I really enjoyed getting read these and see more of the ponies of legend.
A set of new mlp legends. I really enjoyed getting read these and see more of the ponies of legend.
November 7, 2021
I usually love Mlp but this wasn’t it. The plot confused me and the stories mixed me up. I moreso skimmed through.
November 30, 2023
Expanding on characters we never got fully fleshed out in the show.
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