Hello Everypony!
I Just read this months issue of the friend's forever arch and I must say I am rather happy with the experience.
first of all the cover is what made me pick it up in the first place. it amused me greatly and I grinned like an idiot in the comic shop for a couple minutes before deciding I needed to read this
I know right? AJ looks so mad! what could make our level headed pony so flippin mad? And Mayor Mare seem's so oblivious right?
right?
Anyway I jumped right in and what was the story about? Apple Jack getting a citation for her barn
being to tall and her having to deal with PONY BUREAUCRACY!!! dun dun dun. It was imediatly funny and something I could relate to because, going to any government office to get anything done is a pain and we have to go at some point for one reason or another.
The Mayor saves AppleJack from the line and leads her to go with her, she can help with that
nasty citation, but she needs some of Aj's help first. Applejack (kinda) agrees to go with the Mayor and she continuously helps with problems with efficiency and other things around town all day. Mayor Mare ends up dragging Aj around most of the day ...
until sweetie bell turns everyone into vegetables and fruit
...
Yeah that's right veggies and fruit
So Applejack saves the day and the two go sit down for a breath. You get a good little story
about the mayor running for office the first time and she talks about her love for Ponyville. I loved how AppleJack connected with the Mayor's love for her town and her desire to help the pony folk. The Mayor even talked about how she thinks Aj reminds her of herself as a younger pony.
What do you guys think of Mayor Mare's opinion of AppleJack? I kind of like the idea of her
ending up running for Mayor when she is older. Still In charge of the farm of course, but I really think she could do both jobs effectively. if any one has the compassion and drive to do it it would be her.
Over all I enjoys the comic The pacing was mostly good, even though the thing with sweetie bell was never explained and felt a little obsurd . And I loved the character interaction between AJ and Mayor Mare. What did you all think?