My Little Pony: Black, White & Blue is a one-shot comic book published by IDW, based on My Little Pony: Make Your Mark. It was written by Tee Franklin and illustrated by Agnes Garbowska. The comic was released physically and digitally on October 18, 2023. This is the last one-shot comic to use the Make Your Mark art style before IDW will now use the Tell Your Tale art style for the upcoming one-shot comic Mane Event.
Synopsis[]
Sorry, everypony, it seems our printer ran out of pink, purple, yellow, green, red—uh, well, all the colors except black, white, and blue! What to do with all this blue? Hmm... OH! Drumroll please...In Misty’s first comic appearance, everypony’s favorite blue pony is in Maretime Bay for a sleepover with the Mane 5! But when everypony wakes up...all the color is gone! It kinda looks like Violette and Skye’s favorite old TV show, Betwitched—at least the years it was in black and white—but everypony can still see blue for some reason. Determined to make the best of a gloomy situation, Vi and Skye put together a plan to spread cheer. Meanwhile, Izzy helps the distraught Misty see the beauty in messy situations using the power of unicycling! Join us for a magical one-shot of color calamity before returning to your regularly scheduled programs.
Plot[]
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The comic begins at Opaline's castle, where Opaline once again berates Misty for failing to capture Sparky Sparkeroni and for pestering her about the latter's desire for a cutie mark. She instructs Misty to use the "Golden Flute" in the castle cellar at her upcoming sleepover with the Mane 5 to try again at capturing Sparky. In the cellar, Misty finds a broken crystal ball that appears to speak to her and leads her through a false wall into a secret room. There, she discovers a crystal object called a "magic remover" and believes if she uses it to take the ponies' magic, Opaline will give her a cutie mark.
Some time later, the Mane 5, Misty, Seashell, Glory, Peach Fizz, Violette Rainbow, and Skye gather at the Crystal Brighthouse for a sleepover screening of an old black-and-white television series called Betwitched. After the screening and most of the party guests have fallen asleep, the ponies who are still awake engage in several sleepover pranks and games and invite Misty to join in the fun. Misty excuses herself for a moment to turn on the magic remover.
The next morning, the ponies wake up to discover that all the color in Maretime Bay has disappeared except for the color blue, such as the sky and Izzy Moonbow's mane. Misty immediately falls under suspicion due to having a mostly blue body (therefore being mostly unaffected by the phenomenon), but she denies any involvement. In addition, the ponies still have access to their magic. As the Mane 5 split up to figure out what is going on and keep the townsponies calm, Misty once again feels like she has failed in her mission to Opaline.
During breakfast with Izzy, Misty, and the other fillies, Violette is reminded of an episode of Betwitched they watched the night before and suggests entertaining the townsponies until the color comes back. When Misty quietly worries about messing things up (referring to her turning on the magic remover), Izzy overhears her and says it is okay to mess up, offering to introduce Misty to the wonders of "uni-cycling".
In the middle of town, Violette, Skye, and Pipp Petals cheer up the dour townsponies with games while Hitch Trailblazer and Zipp Storm investigate what caused the colors to disappear. Meanwhile, Misty confides in Izzy about how she has always struggled to fit in with other ponies, especially now that she is one of the few ponies in town who still have color. The two go to the beach, where ponies have already gathered to play in the still-blue water. When Sunny Starscout accidentally gets sand and seawater on the objects Izzy collected for uni-cycling, Misty is surprised by how quickly Izzy forgives Sunny over what was a mere accident. Realizing what she needs to do, Misty runs off.
As the ponies put on a fashion show with blue fashion items, Misty returns to the magic remover; after everything she has learned over the course of the comic, she attempts to turn the device off. Unfortunately, it does not deactivate. Out of desperation to not bring any more harm to her friends, Misty inadvertently shatters the magic remover to pieces, causing colors to return to Maretime Bay. The Mane 5 remain unaware of what caused the color to disappear in the first place, and Misty presents Izzy with the fragmented pieces of the magic remover for them to uni-cycle.
Characters[]
- Sunny Starscout
- Izzy Moonbow
- Hitch Trailblazer
- Pipp Petals
- Zipp Storm
- Misty Brightdawn
- Violette Rainbow
- Skye
- Glory
- Seashell
- Peach Fizz
- Sparky Sparkeroni
- Opaline Arcana
Trivia[]
- This comic book was originally scheduled to be released on October 11, 2023, but it has been delayed to October 18, 2023, for an unknown reason.
- This comic probably takes place sometime before or during the events of My Little Pony: Make Your Mark Chapter 4.
Allusions[]
- Bewitched - Betwitched is a reference to the 1964-1972 ABC sitcom Bewitched.
- It may also be a reference to the 2005 Disney Channel original movie Twitches.
- Jump (Kris Kross song) - Violette Rainbow's line "The lack of color will make you jump, jump!" is a reference to the 1992 Kris Kross song "Jump".