ponyville ([info]ponyville) wrote,
@ 2005-01-09 15:55:00
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Current mood: creative
Entry tags:sparkleworks, strips, vignettes

Comic #1 - 01.02
This is the officical debut of the weekly Ponyville comic strip! ::huge, excited grin:: This is something I've had in mind for Ponyville all this time, and I'm stoked to finally be pulling all of the conjecture together into a consumable medium.

The run-down:
Simply, I will post a new comic strip every Sunday to [info]ponyville. (I already have finished the next 4, and have ideas for the next several months). "Ponyville" features the characters I've previously posted about online - Mayor Pie, Sweetberry the Secretery, Lemon Squash, and the rest - and will follow somewhat of large-scale plot. The strips will (attempt to) be comedic; I'm not going to go all Mary Worth on you.

If you haven't yet added [info]ponyville to your LiveJournal friends list, I suggest doing so if you wish to follow along. Although you could just as easily check back at this address every so often. :)

At this point, any post made to [info]ponyville that IS NOT a comic will be completely "LJ cut" in an attempt to differentiate between Comic and conjecture. (I like that word. Conjecture. You can tell, because I've used it too frequently already).

PLEASE feel free to leave comment responses to any Comic (even anonymous comments for those without LJ accounts are welcome). I very much want to know what you think about a strip - what you found funny (if anything), your thoughts when first seeing it, or anything else you may have enjoyed, even the little details. This will make me happy. I will smile. I will respond back. Life will be grand.

At some point I should really make some sort of 'Characters' feature page, with a pic and brief description of each. But, at the start here, I'm simply going to let the comic itself reintroduce the main players.

How to read it:
Ponyville comics will always work first left-to-right, then top-to-bottom. Start with the first row and work your way across; then go to the second row and again work your way right.

/all that





(If you see this message several times elsewhere, I am officially advertising the story now that the real deal is under way :D I've never done that before. So bare with the cross-posting, if you could :))



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[info]faeriewoman
2005-01-09 09:03 pm UTC (link)
Well... I won't say that I fell off my bed laughing... but sparkleworks is cute (not like sexy cute but more like "awww what an idiot with funny expressions" cute)... and I like it. It made me smile. Smiles are good. :-) Yea for comics!!

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[info]ponyville
2005-01-10 04:11 pm UTC (link)
Thanks, Stage! I'm glad you're reading. :)

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[info]binkyboots
2005-01-09 09:09 pm UTC (link)
lol, fabaroonie!

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[info]ponyville
2005-01-10 04:11 pm UTC (link)
::grins:: Glad you liked it, Binky

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[info]princessapphire
2005-01-09 09:54 pm UTC (link)
lol I was gonna make some remark about this line....

If you haven't yet added ponyville to your LiveJournal friends list, I suggest doing so if you wish to follow along. Although you could just as easily check back at this address every so often. :)

Because since you posted it IN your ponyville journal only people who have added you could see it.....but then I noticed that you'll be posting this elsewhere too. So duh on me. =P

I thought it was really cute. It made me giggle, but I kinda didn't quite get it at first lol. I had to reread it a couple times to figure out what you were trying to portray. But I'm blonde so that's to be expected lol.


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[info]ponyville
2005-01-10 04:12 pm UTC (link)
LOL, yeah. I hope I didn't annoy people with all of the posts I made. o.o But that will be the only time I'll do so, so.. ::shrugs::

Glad you're following along, Sapphire. If you wouldn't mind? What first confused you? Chances are you aren't the only one, you know?

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(Anonymous)
2005-01-09 10:35 pm UTC (link)
Awesomeness, Spoosh! :D
That last panel is great! It really captures the "personality" of the MLP community in general... rather easy to excite. ;)

~BabyExplorer

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[info]ponyville
2005-01-10 04:13 pm UTC (link)
Baby Explorer! I'm stoked you found Ponyville. Glad you got it. ;P

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emilyfairy
2005-01-09 10:51 pm UTC (link)
LOL... I like it. Does Sparkleworks have a crush on the Mayor or what? Check out the hearts in her eyes. *g* And I like how dashing the Pie looks in his PR photo. My favorite is the last one... The kitten picture is awesome, and I like how you use the wavy lines to show the panic.

*snickers over the Mayor's campaign slogans*

Emily :)

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[info]ponyville
2005-01-10 04:18 pm UTC (link)
I was really, very pleased with the PR photo, lol. So HUZZAH for you commenting on it :D

Thanks for the detailed comments, Em. I appreciate that.

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emilyfairy
2005-01-09 10:53 pm UTC (link)
P.S. One little quibble... maybe you could also make the text bold, so it would match with the thick dark lines you use for the drawings better. But that's just from an 'artistic' standpoint so it doesn't really matter too much I guess. *g*

Emily :)

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[info]cougarkittyn
2005-01-09 10:57 pm UTC (link)
I'm so glad you finally are getting around to this! I've been waiting for forever (it seems like)! Hoorah!

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[info]ponyville
2005-01-10 04:03 pm UTC (link)
I'm very excited about the whole prospect. And I'm glad to know you're anticipating it too, Cougar.

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[info]evildeadpony
2005-01-09 11:27 pm UTC (link)
dude I love the cat <3
And the "less things that are bad" "more things that are good" lines, that's great. ;)

I agree with emilyfairy about making the text bold, and possibly the borders for aesthetic layout. But, YAY COMIC!!!

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[info]ponyville
2005-01-10 04:16 pm UTC (link)
::HUGE GRIN:: I'm MUCHLY pleased that you found some of those minor touches funny. I am happy you're followng along, EDP.

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to hair is (not?) human....
(Anonymous)
2005-01-09 11:30 pm UTC (link)
The utter stand-out star of these four panels?


Sparkleworks' hair.

It is beyond expression.

~Ilfiore / Kev

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Re: to hair is (not?) human....
[info]ponyville
2005-01-10 04:02 pm UTC (link)
::huge grin:: That was my favorite part as well. ;)

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[info]lovelytickle
2005-01-09 11:48 pm UTC (link)
XD

That reminded me to add this journal to my friends list! Should have done that long ago, but completely forgot >.<
weeeeeeeeeeeee!

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[info]ponyville
2005-01-10 04:15 pm UTC (link)
Hey, no problem Paola. Things are only now getting started. :) Glad to see you here!

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[info]daisydayes
2005-01-10 01:54 am UTC (link)
dude, this is great, and will be so great! I'm looking forward to it

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[info]ponyville
2005-01-10 04:15 pm UTC (link)
Glad you are!!

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[info]linniekin
2005-01-10 02:31 pm UTC (link)
BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Pony hair, kittens and corruption. It's all good. I can't wait for Issue 2.

(PS I think the layout is perfect.)

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[info]ponyville
2005-01-10 04:15 pm UTC (link)
::grin:: Glad you liked it, Linnie. And thank you! I was happy with the layout, although it had some limitations because of the Newscasting theme.

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[info]nefermoon
2005-01-10 03:08 pm UTC (link)
Yay! Congrats for getting it off the ground!

May I suggest checking dafont.com for some more 'comic' font faces? It'd help bring across the character.. your default type up there is a bit thin and understated. :)

Great job! I love how we get a sense that not much happens, and not much is said, in Ponyville. ;)

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[info]ponyville
2005-01-10 04:01 pm UTC (link)
This first comic was a tricky one, in that I couldn't use speech bubbles, as I will do in most of the other comics. Like that first one: http://www.50mbp.com/ponyville/strips/0101.jpg

She just had too much to say for it to fit into any given frame. :P

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[info]ponyville
2005-01-10 04:17 pm UTC (link)
Which is to say: I am stoked you're following along, Moonie. I was a bit intimidated showing it to you.

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[info]nefermoon
2005-01-10 04:48 pm UTC (link)
Phhbt! Don't be ascareded. :) I won't try to evaluate this like some thesis. :) I appreciate your efforts and creativity to come up with the situations.

But I still think you need to use other fonts for the speech. ;)

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[info]ponyville
2005-01-10 06:30 pm UTC (link)
Oh for speech I'll be using my own handwriting. ;)

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[info]rhondacrockett
2005-01-10 03:10 pm UTC (link)
PONYVILLE COMIC!!!!!!

*is majorly excited*

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[info]ponyville
2005-01-10 04:13 pm UTC (link)
As am I. ;)

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[info]lynxfrebird
2005-01-10 05:19 pm UTC (link)
I'm so excited. I've got about four online comics I read regularly. Now I've got five. = ) I've added Ponyville to my friend list and bookmarked everything but I'd like to place a link on my site. Do you have an official banner? = )

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[info]ponyville
2005-01-10 08:30 pm UTC (link)
Hey there! :D I'm glad you are so excited! I'M excited to have somebody as excted as you are about this!

I'd be honored if you linked to this journal. And while I don't have a banner, I should make one. ::nods::

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[info]lynxfrebird
2005-01-10 08:42 pm UTC (link)
*nods* Yes yes you should! *giggles*

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Goodness!!
[info]princesspooh
2005-01-10 09:50 pm UTC (link)
That doesn't happen everyday in Ponyville...actually nothing much happens in Ponyville does it? :P

I wonder if they'll have live, helicopter coverage?

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Re: Goodness!!
[info]ponyville
2005-01-11 03:28 pm UTC (link)
"I wonder if they'll have live, helicopter coverage?"

I'm almost certain their would be. Or at least a hot-air balloon surveillance team.

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Re: Goodness!!
[info]princesspooh
2005-01-11 06:00 pm UTC (link)
Oh yes! I forgot about the wonderful hot-air balloon technology of Ponyville :P.

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[info]abasca
2005-01-11 08:26 am UTC (link)
Neato, Spooshums! =^_^=

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[info]loyalumanslave
2005-01-12 02:36 am UTC (link)
Woot!! Sparkle's expressions make me laugh *Bah ha ha!*

I am so 'cited to finally see comics after all that buildup of anticipation!

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[info]ponyville
2005-01-16 03:20 pm UTC (link)
I'm glad you are excited! I am chuffed to say the least. ;)

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