SchizoPie

I noticed it's been two years since my last journal here. Time sure flies fast! Yes, I'm still alive. However, I don't think I'll be drawing pony again anytime soon... if ever. Don't get me wrong, though: I'm still watching the show/movies and reading the comics (I'm up-to-date on both fronts). What really happened is that two years ago I started drawing a comic of my own, and I devoted pretty much all of my (spare) time and attention to it. So, you could say I moved on from drawing pony. Still, it was fun while it lasted, and I'm glad that lots of other people enjoyed my stuff. It was also great practice, as I learned lots of new techniques that I'm now using on my own comic project. So, yeah. That's pretty much it. So long, and see you when I see you!

E-ques-tri-a girls, we're kind of magical!
Boots on hooves, bikinis on top!

No, wait...

So, I watched Equestria Girls last weekend. My verdict? It was... pretty good actually! I enjoyed it for the most part. No, it wasn't perfect, but I think the pony team did a pretty decent job with the (admittedly not very exciting) premise Hasbro chucked at them. Kudos to Meghan McCarthy for steering what should have been a horrible trainwreck into something that is actually watchable, even brilliant at certain points. Yes, I know this is Hasbro's transparent attempt at competing with Mattel's Monster High. Yes, there are lots of the usual high school tropes and stuff. But, you know what? I still think the good outweighed the bad. I know for a fact I laughed out loud at several points in the movie. The songs were catchy and fun, Twilight was still Twilight, even as a human. Likewise, Spike was still Spike, even as a dog. And it was fun seeing all the familiar faces in an alternate universe setting. So yeah. All in all, I had a good time watching it.

Still, I sure hope the next movie is 100% pony!