My Little Pony Maretime Mysteries #2 Review

 

Writer: Abby Bulmer

Artist: Dax Gordine

Colorist: Valentina Pinto

Letterer: Neil Uyetake

Cover Artists: Abigail Starling & Shauna Grant

Publisher: IDW

Price: $3.99

Release Date: July 10, 2024

Guest Reviewer: Dragoncache's Gal

 

 

Misty Brightdawn has moved to Maretime Bay, where she found a game called Maretime Mysteries in a curio shop. Playing the game with her friends Sunny, Hitch, and Sparky unleashes a curse on the town of Maretime Bay. Can the curse be broken? Let’s gallop into My Little Pony Maretime Mysteries #2 and find out!

 

Story

An evil genie hiding in the game has cursed the town of Maretime Bay. Misty and her friends must find clues to break the curse and return the Maretime Bay to normal.   Misty blames herself, but Sunny and Hitch are true friends who keep her spirit up and do not blame her for what has happened. 

 

Throughout My Little Pony Maretime Mysteries #2, Abby Bulmer gives us a tour of Maretime Bay using cleverly written clues that Misty and the others must decipher.   With each deciphered clue, the town gets a little topsy-turvier, and the ponies must work together to find an enchantment to break the curse.

 

Art

In My Little Pony Maretime Mysteries #2, Dax Gordine builds the Maretime Bay town with plenty of fun details, but more impressive is the way Dax Gordine shows the wide range of emotions that the ponies go through, from self-doubt, surprise, fear, thoughtfulness, to name a few.   Valentina Pinto fills the pages with vibrant colors that bring life to the story.

 

Neil Uyetake’s uppercased lettering is well-spaced and easy to read in white bubbles, which helps readers flow through My Little Pony Maretime Mysteries #2.

 

 

 

Final Thoughts

By working with Sunny and Hitch, Misty learns more about her new home and what friendship means in My Little Pony Maretime Mysteries #2. When someone is new to a place or job, working with other experienced people can get the job done.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To preview interior art see my gal's review at Comic Book Dispatch.

Giant-Size Little Marvels #1 Guest Review

 

Writer: Skottie Young

Artist: Dax Gordine

Colorist: Jean-Francois Beaulieu

Letterer: Nate Piekos & Joe Caramagna

Cover Artist: Skottie Young

Publisher: Marvel

Price: $6.99

Release Date: June 26, 2024

Guest Reviewer: Dragoncache's Gal

 

Readers are given four fun bite-size stories in Giant-Size Little Marvels #1 featuring our favorite Marvel heroes and villains. What are the stories about, you ask? Well, let’s leap into Giant-Size Little Marvels #1 and find out!

 

Story

In the first story, we find Captain America trying to make a movie of his origin story with the help of the Avengers and a few X-Men for special effects.   Capt.’s perfection starts to wear on the team, and he finds himself locked out of the clubhouse. 

 

In the second story, Tony Stark is having a competition to see who can design and create a new Iron Man suit for him. The competition participants include Spider-Gwen, Captain America, Black Widow, and Bruce Banner.  Read Giant-Size Little Marvels #1 to find out which new suit Tony will get to wear next.

 

We find ourselves out at Knowhere in the third story, where Rocket and Groot are negotiating with the Collector for ‘That Thing’. The Collector strikes a bargain, if Rocket and Groot bring him the ‘Death Stone’ he will give them what they are looking for. So off Rocket and Groot go on an adventure to find the ‘Death Stone’, check Giant-Size Little Marvels #1 to see if they find what they are looking for.

 

In the final story in this issue of Giant-Size Little Marvels #1, we get to visit Doctor Doom in his castle along with Magneto, Thanos, and several other villains. The discussion turns to who is the ruler of the world, but a twist is thrown in for the reader to enjoy.

 

Art

Artist Dax Gordine does a good job of bringing the world of the Little Marvels to life while keeping the characters in Skottie Young’s characteristic style.  The scenes are brightened and brought to life by Jean-Francois Beaulieu who uses bold crisp colors with enough shading to make objects appear three-dimensional.

 

Nate Piekos & Joe Caramagna use capital letters with some bolding to make it easy for the reader to follow the dialogue between the characters.

 

 

Final Thoughts

Along with the fun stories, I enjoyed seeing how many different Marvel characters I could spot in the pages of Giant-Size Little Marvels #1.  Pick up a copy and see if you can find your favorite characters.

 

Rating 9.5/10

 

To preview interior art see my gal's review at Comic Book Dispatch.