Well, one half of Season 7 has already come and gone, at least for those who've seen the episodes early. Let's see how Season 7 stacks up compared to the other seasons, but before we do that let's see how the episode of Season 7's first half stack up right now. Like always, this isn't official by any means.

13. Honest Apple
12. All Bottled Up
11. A Flurry of Emotions
10. Not Asking for Trouble

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As the first full month of what was to be the longest hiatus in show history began back in the Summer of 2014, and information about Rainbow Rocks was slowly seeping out, the IDW comics were chugging along just fine. The main series was wrapping up what remains their high water mark "Reflections", but the Friends Forever series, though having proved itself a solid successor to the Micro series, still had some concerns about quality in the wake of Friends Forever #5 that left fans

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This review is dedicated in loving memory of Carrie Fisher (1956-2016) may she rest in peace.

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Feels so weird to be taking a look at one of the legends discussed in "Campfire Tales", when the comic ended up predating it by about a month (and most likely the next one would've done the same had it not been delayed until the end of September for reasons unknown). Anyway, July 2017 saw the fandom chugging along during the mid season hiatus of Season 7, while the rest of the world fell apart with a white supremacist march in Charlottseville Viriginia, North Korea ramping up the nuclear

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Well, it's time to update the rankings again. Suffice it to say, the events of Season 8 (and to a lesser extent the movie) have really given me a lot to think about. You'll be surprised at some of the changes here. Here's version 5 from the end of Season 7, let's see what changed. It probably goes without saying, but this list is the result of my personal opinion so please respect it.

8. Applejack

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Not every character is a success the moment they appear on screen. Some characters just fail to achieve a lasting impact, or end up succeeding too well at being a character we're supposed to hate. And so today, we'll be looking at ten of these characters, characters that for one reason or another are just not worthy of praise. As always, this list is purely the result of my personal opinion so please respect it.

10. Prince Blueblood

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After the events of "A Rockhoof and a Hard Place" this list had to be updated, plus last time around I didn't really talk about Stygian and I feel like now it's imperative to do so considering what's been established in the Legends of Magic comics. So anyway here's the original version, from the end of Season 7. Let's see what changed.

7. Rockhoof

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I don't want to do a completely new version of this ranking, but after "The Best Gift Ever" I feel like it's only fair to re-examine the list and make a few updates. Did the number one spot change back to its previous champion, stay the same, or did somepony who's never been at the top before claim victory? Here's the previous version, from just after Season 8, let's see what changed.

8. Starlight Glimmer

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Well, the sooner I do this the sooner I can hopefully put that finale behind me. Maybe someday we'll know what the writers failed to convey that would've made it all better. Anyway, while the student six were unfortunately denied their chance to shine for most of the season, we did get a few opportunities to see them grow. So it's time to update the rankings and see what changed. Here's the previous version, from the

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im thinking about a few things, and one of them is how im doing my chapters right now.

at the moment im just publishing them when they are ready, instead of making a chapter buffer, so i can publish chapters, even if i havent writen in a while.

so my question is this, do you guys/gals think i should make a buffer of a few chapters, and release them acording to a schedule, or do as i have done so far, and just release it whenever it is done?

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With word that Season 8 was finally ready to air, the IDW comics no longer needed to support the hiatus and the main series continued to fall by the wayside and be relatively ignored. Meanwhile, the Legends of Magic series was ready to draw to a close, with only one issue left and then its annual before it would be done for good. So was this issue able to wrap up everything in a neat little bow, or did it somehow bring it all crashing down? Well, let's find out.

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It's time for another comic review, and as always these comic review open with a bit of a retrospective on the state of the fandom at the time.

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With 2018 dawning and information about Season 8 spiraling out of control from the leaks, the fandom faced a great deal of controversy and conflict over the planned direction for the new season. Meanwhile the IDW comics continued to putter along, the main series bouncing from issue to issue with no clear direction or any sembelence of quality. So it was up to the Legends of Magic series to keep the comics going, even as they were starting to wind down. Was this issue able to keep the narrative

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It really wasn't that great in my opinion, I have to give it a 6 out of 10, I'm old fashion I miss the dice that the original had, but I did rather like jack black's role in the new one, he did surprisingly well. the old jumanji still has a 10 out of 10 from me.

As information about Season 9 finally bubbled to the surface, the comics faced another dilemma as their planned seventy-fifth issue was delayed until March. So Nightmare Knights got the opportunity its predecessors had been denied, a chance to hold the spotlight solely on its own for its final issue. Was it able to go out on a high note, or did it only show in the end that IDW made the right call by ending it at five issues? Well, let's find out.

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It's weird talking about a time when the main series of IDW comics was universally loved, for good reason, considering that as of lately it has been in a state of decline that seems impossible to recover from. And the "Friends Forever" series has largely bounced all over the place in regards to quality. But back in mid 2013, during the hiatus between Seasons 3 and 4, when all the fandom had to tie itself over was the first "Equestria Girls" movies, many people were flocking to

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As the fandom settled in for another hiatus after the end of Season 7, the comics were once again left to fill the void. However, this hiatus would be a little different. Due to leaks, some episodes of Season 8 were released online with fully recorded audio but no background music, so already details about Season 8 began to seep out (including things that were meant to be kept hidden, like Spike's wings). Undettered, the comics continued along as if nothing had happened. Legends of Magic was

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March 2015 was an unusual month for the IDW comics, which were starting to slide downhill very fast. Due to a shipping problem, Friends Forever #14 and Main Series #28 (both of which were massive disappointments) did not release in Feburary, and were instead pushed back to March. Fortunately (or maybe I should say unfortunately), IDW did not let this set back delay their schedule, and Friends Forever #15 and Main Series #29 still released as originally planned.

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I'ma just use the current date. Makes it easier on me.

Why don't phone manufacturers include radio apps on their phones anymore? My old phone, an HTC Inspire 4G/Desire HD, comes with a built-in FM radio app, and it was made back when Android 2.3 was the latest and greatest. Even now, I still have yet to see another phone with an FM radio app preinstalled.

Every day I cringe a little more as I think about where humanity's headed with what's currently going on in this world.

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So it was that the comics would keep chugging along, and the visit to Zecora's homeland would be the first four parter the comics had provided since the ill fated Cosmos arc in 2019 (which was itself noted for being the first real multi parter since the infamous Accord arc of late 2016/early 2017). Information about what else was in store for "Season 10" was slowly seeping out, including the fact that one of the big arcs (the Diamond Dogs one with Rarity) was going to be confined to an annual.

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