ponyville ([info]ponyville) wrote,
@ 2007-01-08 13:35:00
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Comic #62- 62:04
Comic #62- 62:04

PONYVILLE IS 2 YEARS OLD!
2 years ago, I posted the first strip. The Mayor was mayor, and I was begging for comments, so little has changed. Except the ponies looked like this

Thanks for reading and enjoying to those who have and do. I truly enjoy making Ponyville for you all.

Here's today's strip, the first of the New Year. :) That promised storyline? It's coming, yo.



*As always, comments greatly appreciated and desired.

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[info]diana_arcuri
2007-01-08 06:50 pm UTC (link)
Ohhh MG!!!! This is hilarious!! They remind me a talk I had with a friend (kendo's instructor)... He's making me an excersice routine, bcause I gained 5 kgs this year!!! jajajaja but I'm like Dash when it comes the time to workout :D jajajajaja Gotta love those faces in the last panel!!! =D

Congratulations on your 2nd year! Thank you so much for posting this funny strips! You always make my day :D

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-09 09:24 am UTC (link)
I am glad you enjoy Ponyville so much! Thanks for commenting. :)

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[info]jellostar
2007-01-08 06:51 pm UTC (link)
I seriously laughed out loud. *totally hearts Dash* Love the expressions in the last panel.

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-09 09:24 am UTC (link)
:D

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[info]groundsofbklyn
2007-01-08 07:13 pm UTC (link)
I love Dash's snarky grin. :P

P.S. did you get my email?

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-09 09:24 am UTC (link)
I did! I'm sorry, I've been at odds with my inbox recently thanks to real life, but I'll get to it soon. :)

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dedgrotty
2007-01-08 08:13 pm UTC (link)
BWAHA!
Congratulations on your second year!

And will you please put me on your F-list, dagnabbit?

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-09 09:23 am UTC (link)
Thank you, DL! :)

(And I'll have to look into that!!)

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[info]firefrie
2007-01-08 08:37 pm UTC (link)
It's been two years already? Wow:)

Love the new strip! Can understand Dash all too well ^_^

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-09 09:23 am UTC (link)
The slippery way the years have been passing, 2 years seems like both a long and short period of time.

Thanks, Frie!

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[info]sternenglanz
2007-01-08 08:43 pm UTC (link)
Happy Ponyversary!

Jack's trainer talk is so very very trainery. (It is TOO a word!)

The shading looks a little crazy on my Mac, but it could be the magic of the superbright screen. I can definitely see that it's a change in style; I wish I could check it out on a PC too to get a better perspective!

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-09 09:22 am UTC (link)
Actually, that's intentional. I figured a sunrise is a destint source of light, and tried to portray it through shading. (If it doesn't look good on a Mac, it doesn't look good, I'm afraid).

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[info]sternenglanz
2007-01-09 10:47 pm UTC (link)
No, it's not bad, just dramatic. Kind of "The Emperor's New Groove", and I'm more of a "Beauty and the Beast" fan. (Hopefully that makes sense.)

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[info]b_a_d_w_o_l_f
2007-01-08 10:46 pm UTC (link)
lol! Classic.

Happy birthday PV. Their ears have gotten a tad larger over that amount of time. But as always, it just keeps getting better.

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-09 09:21 am UTC (link)
"Their ears have gotten a tad larger over that amount of time."

I think the collective ears rival Sparkleworks hair in terms of rate of growth.

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[info]natsuchan
2007-01-09 01:15 am UTC (link)
Lmao! I love it. Keep it coming Spoosh, and congrats for sticking with it so long. I maybe a very quiet fan of POnyville but it always cheers me up when things aren't going so well. Thanks for all the hard work. Though I do fear for Dash...I don't think that's going to go down to well. I love the look on his face too.

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-09 09:20 am UTC (link)
"I maybe a very quiet fan of Ponyville but it always cheers me up when things aren't going so well."

That's wonderful to know, Natsu. I am glad the comic helps.

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[info]featherypony
2007-01-09 01:35 am UTC (link)
Happy birthday Ponyville! It's amazing to see how far you've progressed, how much sleeker your style is now as compared to when you first began.

...Is it a coincidence that from the side, Jack's whistle looks like a skull?

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[info]autumnwinds
2007-01-09 05:55 am UTC (link)
I also noticed the skull-whistle. Perhaps it is a grim portent of exercise to come.

Happy 2nd birthday, Ponyville!

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-09 09:18 am UTC (link)
"Perhaps it is a grim portent of exercise to come."

One can hope.

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-09 09:19 am UTC (link)
"...Is it a coincidence that from the side, Jack's whistle looks like a skull?"

...no? ;)

Thanks, Featherfire! I see a lot of ways I can continue to improve the comic, but I am content seeing how far it's come since I started.

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[info]whippetluv
2007-01-09 01:53 am UTC (link)
Amazing! Your artwork has Reallly really improved!

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-09 09:18 am UTC (link)
Thank you, Whippet. :) I'm proud of how it's progressed.

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[info]hylianjean
2007-01-09 10:00 am UTC (link)
omg, AJ is channeling Blaine!
Fun coloring in this episode. :) It is enjoyable to look at.

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-09 10:51 am UTC (link)
Or! I am using Jack as goal-laden propaganda. ::tents fingers::


"Fun coloring in this episode. :) It is enjoyable to look at."

Thanks, Jean! :) I tried something different this time, and I am excited by the results.

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[info]xayide2
2007-01-09 03:06 pm UTC (link)
The first strip looks scary compared to today, lol.

And I do believe that Dash has a different goal in mind. :)

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-09 07:03 pm UTC (link)
"The first strip looks scary compared to today, lol."

I have such an urge to redo those first few strips. BUT I MUST RESIST. That I don't have time for, and the past should be left unprovoked, like a hive of bees.

Besides, I have a commission to do! ;)

I almost hate tot hink what Dash could do if he set a goal into motion. (Oh wait, he went after the fat pretty determined, didn't he. He has it in him afterall. LITERALLY, A-HAR-HARhuh..)


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[info]littlegreenpony
2007-01-09 04:20 pm UTC (link)
Oh, Dash. AJ's expression in the last panel is wonderful. :D

Happy Birthday, Ponyville! Comparing current Ponyville artwork to the first few strips is like coming across one of those very early Simpsons clips from the Tracy Ullman show.

And is it just me, or did the lighting get a bit more dramatic with this strip? Is it because they're out in the early morning sun?

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-09 06:50 pm UTC (link)
"Happy Birthday, Ponyville! Comparing current Ponyville artwork to the first few strips is like coming across one of those very early Simpsons clips from the Tracy Ullman show."

Haha! Or? That "early" drawing of Krusty the Clown in the 138th Episode Spectacular.




"And is it just me, or did the lighting get a bit more dramatic with this strip? Is it because they're out in the early morning sun?"

IT DID, AND YES! :D I'm pleased you noticed.

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[info]dava
2007-01-09 06:10 pm UTC (link)
Bwee!! Happy anniversary, Ponyville! Man, it's been two years? I'm amazed at how far your art has progressed. And I LOL'ed at how the early strips didn't have word balloons. That struck me as hilarious, for some reason.

I love this strip! Dash's grin in the last panel is priceless. I'm also impressed with the way the track disappears into morning fog in panel 3. That's beyond awesome.

And for some reason, in panel 3, Jack looks like you. o_O I think it's the grin.

Great strip!

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-09 06:42 pm UTC (link)
"I'm amazed at how far your art has progressed. And I LOL'ed at how the early strips didn't have word balloons. That struck me as hilarious, for some reason."

My strip was so bankrupt of skill that I couldn't AFFORD word balloons. Nothing fancy like that for me.


"I'm also impressed with the way the track disappears into morning fog in panel 3. That's beyond awesome."

:D Thank you! I pulled out pictures of the my Grissom track back home for several summers back as a reference, and noticed the fog and was all "wait a minute.. That is easy to do, it's appropriate for the lighting, AND it looks nicer! DONE!"


"And for some reason, in panel 3, Jack looks like you. o_O I think it's the grin."

Or maybe it's the headstrong insistance on New Years Goals. :P

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[info]guiliaine
2007-01-09 06:54 pm UTC (link)
Hehe. I can't believe how different the ponies looked! You style has certainly matured over the years!! <3

::giggling:: The last frame is PRECIOUS!! Dash's expression and body language are phenomenal!

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-09 06:55 pm UTC (link)
"The last frame is PRECIOUS!! Dash's expression and body language are phenomenal!"

HAHA, precious. Dash's sincerity shines through.

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[info]rainbow_rider
2007-01-09 09:18 pm UTC (link)
Two years has flown by! Time flies when you're having fun! And Ponyville certainly is fun! Thank you for continuing with it so long!

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-10 06:48 am UTC (link)
It seems like it's gone both incredibly fast, and yet a Time Before Ponyville seems like forever ago.

You are quite welcome; thanks for enjoying it!

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[info]soccerchicka7
2007-01-10 03:38 am UTC (link)
Jack you sexy fiend, you're back! lol.

I love how Dash is still amazingly fat. You'd think he'd at least make a little progress. :) I mean, all he has to do is look at the thin, manly Minty, Inspiration? You'd think so. Unfortunately, Dash's slacker tendencies reign supreme. :)

I like the simplicity of this strip. It's effective because the joke takes a little more reading and little more comprehension to get at the end. This is good, I like that they aren't all one-liners. A little complexity now and then in the written part of the strip is good. :D

The backgrounds are always so clean and well done. They compliment the strip so well. Bravo.

The shadows and hihglights in the strip seem more effective then usual. I'm not sure if you've done something different, or if its just the way the strip is set up. Either way, well done, it helps create depth in the otherwise flat, 2-D plane.

Oh, and I love Dash's expression in the last panel...he's looking a little Ki'ono. :D

Sorry I haven't replied to the last few strips, I was very busy over the holidays and the beginning of the school year. :)

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[info]soccerchicka7
2007-01-10 03:46 am UTC (link)
OOps....And Happy Birthday Ponyville! Two years is a great run so far! Woot! I also see huge leaps in your talents as an artist, that's something to be very proud of!

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-15 03:40 pm UTC (link)
"I love how Dash is still amazingly fat. "

Amazingly fat! Fantastically, superbly, exceptionally fat!


"I like the simplicity of this strip. It's effective because the joke takes a little more reading and little more comprehension to get at the end."

THANK YOU! I appreciate this comment.

I did do something different with the lighting, since I wanted to portray the sunrise time of day. It's EARLY, and Jack's ready to go. :P

I'd like to see your newspaper comic you mentioned, BTW.

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[info]krecik
2007-01-10 06:57 pm UTC (link)
Wow, your art is so much better now. I like your style now.

The punchline on this one is rather weak, but it has Jack in it, so I like it. More Jack!

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-15 03:38 pm UTC (link)
"Wow, your art is so much better now. I like your style now."

THANKS! :)

I am glad you're a Jack fan. He did so poorly in the Feedback Poll, lol.

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[info]krecik
2007-01-15 05:46 pm UTC (link)
What, how can they not like Jack?? I am aghast!

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[info]rhondacrockett
2007-01-10 08:50 pm UTC (link)
You gotta give Dash credit for honesty, at least lol. And I love Jack's expression in the final panel. He's so annoyingly go-getter-ish. Is he a reincarnation of an 80s yuppie perchance?

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-15 03:37 pm UTC (link)
Oh gosh, a Yuppie! No no. Poor Jack and shame on you! ;)

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[info]rhondacrockett
2007-01-10 08:54 pm UTC (link)
*checks out first strip*

Sparkleworks's quiff has GROWN over two years!!!! Could it be a parasitic alien lifeform which is slowly feeding off her journalistic credibility?! The public needs to know!

The public also needs to know if that kitten was ever rescued. Poor kitten.

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[info]ponyville
2007-01-15 03:36 pm UTC (link)
"Sparkleworks's quiff has GROWN over two years!!!! Could it be a parasitic alien lifeform which is slowly feeding off her journalistic credibility?! '

That would be one starving alien if so.

I'm sure the kitten was rescued, and likely appeared in several follow-up pieces.

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NO.
[info]icegypsy22
2007-01-19 07:49 pm UTC (link)
FAT DASH hahahaha
he is so plump

keep up the good work :)

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