My Little Pony issue 5

Chronology

My Little Pony #5
Comic
Artist	Abby Bulmer
Writer	Casey Gilly
Colorist	Heather Breckel
Letterer	Neil Uyetake
Cover(s)	Andy Price (A) Justasuta (B) Trish Forstner (C)
Editor	Riley Farmer

My Little Pony #5 is the fifth issue of My Little Pony and is tangentially apart of the Return to Canterlot arc. The Mane Five are emailed to visit a mysterious lighthouse in a town that doesn't seem to exist in order to learn about Discord.

Synopsis

Framing device

A mysterious pony only known as 'a friend' invited Pipp Petals and the rest of her friends to the Whispering Beacon, the oldest lighthouse in Equestria in the town of Candlebright Cove. Though the Mane 5 are understandably uncomfortable with this situation, they still investigate it for the sake of uncovering the mystery of Discord, with Pipp informing her audience that there's a possibly that they may go missing.

The pony soon emerges from the doorway and invites them inside. When questioned for his name, he introduces himself as Lightning Rod and asks them how much they know about 'Chaos Magic'. After a quick Wikiponia search, Pipp summerizes the concept before asking what Lightning Rod may know, prompting him to tell them about the Mirror of Mayhem.

Appearances

Characters and groups

• Mane Five
  • Sunny Starscout
  • Zipp Storm
  • Pipp Petals
  • Izzy Moonbow
  • Hitch Trailblazer
• Lightning Rod (also referred to as 'a friend') (deceased)
• Captain Cannon Bone (deceased)
• Fet Lockland (deceased)
• Discord
• Princess Celestia (mentioned)

Places

• Equestria
  • Old Equestria
    • Candlebright Cove
      • Whispering Beacon
      • Sea Junk (unclear if it was located in Candlebright Cove or a nearby town)
      • Outlaw Oddities

Objects, consumables, and vehicles

• Pipp's phone
• Hot chocolate
• Mirror of Mayhem
• Various ships

Species

• Pony
  • Earth Pony
  • Pegasus
  • Unicorn
• Shark
• Ghost?

Misc

• Wikiponia
• Bloody Marey

Notes

Chronology, continuity and callbacks

• Wikiponia was a website referenced in a Friendship is Magic commercial. This is likely a coincidence and not a specific callback to that advertisement, however.

Cultural references

• Candlebright Cove's name might be an allusion to the iconic creepypasta Candle Cove.
• Wikiponia is a reference to Wikipedia.
• Bloody Marey is a reference to Bloody Mary, an urban legend.
• The Mirror of Mayhem, while possibly not a specific reference, is analogous to several cursed object ghost stories in the real world.

Features

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• The Girl and the Glim by India Swift and Michael Doig

Other

• Cover gallery

Cover gallery

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  Cover A, Andy Price

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  Cover A textless, Andy Price

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  Cover B textless, Justasuta

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  Cover C textless, Trish Forstner

References

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