So the fourth comic in the MLP Micro Series released two days ago. This time, Fluttershy takes center stage.
REVIEW
So basically, the comic is about Fluttershy finding a flyer for an art competition hosted by Princess Celestia. This freaks Flutts out and we learn that Fluttershy has a talent for knitting and one of her creations is a yarn statue she made that is supposed to symbolize her learning to be brave. Worried that other ponies will not like her art but coaxed by Angel to enter, Fluttershy enters into the contest under a disguise.
PROS: It's a cute, quick little story. The art in the comic is much better than some of the other micro series' art(especially the Twilight Sparkle comic). There's also a pretty creative nod to past comic covers at the art contest.
CONS: Even though the art is pretty good, at times it can be pretty bad. I really wish the micro series would stop trying to emulate the show's designs because it's just not working. There's a reason the Rarity comic's art was the best of the bunch so far: it's because it was its own thing. It wasn't trying to copy the show. Speaking of Rarity, there are two panels with her where in the first one, she has a face reminiscent to that of the Overly Attached Girlfriend, and in the second panel, it looks like they tried to put Pony. Mov, Rarity's head on FiM Rarity's body.
Another problem is how quickly the comic goes. It was too rushed. Once it really seems to get going it just...ends. There is little to nothing going in the way of conflict and the main villain was so uninteresting that I didn't even know at first that he was supposed to be the villain. I don't think we even find out his name. No wait. I just checked. He does have a name: Praiser Pan. Still though, his name is only mentioned once, making it pretty hard to remember it.
And just a small nitpick, one that's not really just aimed at the comics but also the show. I find it kind of annoying how easily these pony's opinions can be swayed. When Praiser Pan criticizes Fluttershy's yarn statue, all the other snob ponies join in in agreement but when Celestia shows up and says she likes it, all of a sudden they do too? We've even seen stuff like that in episodes such as Green isn't Your Color.
This comic really could have been better. I would have liked an explanation for why Fluttershy decided to take up knitting. Maybe Rarity was teaching her how to knit and she enjoyed it so much she wanted to keep doing it? It was nice to see Flutts finally get her own comic but did they really have to make the story so dull? They had no other ideas for her other than Fluttershy, AGAIN learning to be brave? Oh, well. I'd give it a 6.5/10.
