My Little Pony: The novel. What kind of book would you like read this in?

[My little pwny 1,392]

I'll keep this question open ended with no poll.

This is not a discussion about what the book would be about.

Please only discuss what format the book should be.

 

Would you like a few hundred page soft cover novel to get as much content as you could? A novel comes with a few options as well; such as audio books and e-books. This disadvantage is you get no visuals from an IP that thrives on visuals.

 

Would you like the book as an extended children's style book? This way you get plenty of pictures and visuals. The problem is obvious however. The story might not be deep or long.

 

Would you like a comic? It is sort of a mix between a novel and children's book as you get visuals and story content. Some people don't like reading things in comic format though.

 

Another format?

 

What would you prefer?

[False Perception 482]

How about one plot, multiple perspectives from the Mane6. Ooorr...comic/manga would properly display things, and I think MLP has evolved past normal story books, and a comic would feature the action better than a novella.

[Shankveld 4,949]

I would read it if it was a comic, I like to see the cute ponies :3 ~

[False Perception 482]

If it were a novel, would it start as though everypony knew who the Mane6 and the secondary characters were? Would it reintroduce everypony?

[My little pwny 1,392]

If it were a novel, would it start as though everypony knew who the Mane6 and the secondary characters were? Would it reintroduce everypony?

 

This is not a discussion about what the book would be about.

 

 

Although if it mattered, I suppose it would give a short preface about the mane6 that you could skip if you already knew about the show.

Edited May 25, 2012 by My little pwny

[False Perception 482]

Although if it mattered, I suppose it would give a short preface about the mane6 that you could skip if you already knew about the show.

 

You mean as a prolouge? I wasn't asking what it was to be about, just how it would be laid out.

[That One Techpriest You Used To Know 2,286]

Looks cool. I say either or. It will be cool either way.

[Swit Swat 536]

Like Shank said

I would read it if it was a comic, I like to see the cute ponies :3 ~

 

Comics FTW! Edited May 25, 2012 by Swit Swat

[My little pwny 1,392]

You mean as a prolouge? I wasn't asking what it was to be about, just how it would be laid out.

 

Yeah I mean prologue.

 

Preface, prologue, forward, ... I get those mixed up.

[False Perception 482]

Foreword, you mean? They are synonyms I believe, so you wouldn't be wrong.

[Marcusaralius76 150]

One plot with multiple perspectives. Several hundred pages, big and thick.

[Z.J.A. 136]

My vote is for graphic novel...the difference between that and a comic book, is well, comics tend to be short while graphic novels tend to be longer and better drawn. Just my vote.

[Apple Bloom 2,933]

How about they make a toy set that comes with a storybook so that kids will actually want their parents to buy it, and while the kids are playing with the toys, the parent can read the story to them. The book would have to be simple enough so the kid can read it themselves too.

 

Oh wait, they've already done that.

[Crystal Sparkle 344]

It could happen, but it'll probably be one of those novels that are like the fanfic versions of all the episodes.

 

Even then, I would still read them!

[MaggieXawesomeness 24]

It would be cool if they released a whole bunch of smaller chapter books that would kind of continue on to the next book, but would have a different pony to focus on. And the last book, all of the stories come together.

[JhonHipster 124]

How bout a 4000 page huge hardcover book that's so long even some bronys might be resistant to read.

[MaggieXawesomeness 24]

How bout a 4000 page huge hardcover book that's so long even some bronys might be resistant to read.

 

A 4000 page book that covered everything in Equestra would kick flank.