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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic issues 30 & 31

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HELLOOO and welcome to Cultures Compendium of Reviews! As always, I am Culture Shock. Your guide to all things cultural in Equestria and beyond. In todays review its to pick sides and prepare for war. Before we continue lets review the rules. Firstly, all contents within this blog is expressly the opinion of its author. It does not, nor should it ever, reflect the overall opinion of the fandom. Lastly, if any of you notice any mistakes, be it typos or otherwise, don't hesitate to let me know. With that said, let's begin. Shall we? MLP: FiM issues 30 & 31 combines the efforts of writer Christina Rice and veteran artist Agnes Garbowska to tackle Ponyville's own cultural celebration. Though to speak frankly both chapters seem more similar to Captain America: Civil War than MLP. Oh joy. There wasn't all that much appealing about these issues. Though I will admit seeing a bit of Ponyvilles colonial history and culture is always pleasant. And the pie fight did add some ...

Batman: Bad Blood

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HELLOOO and welcome to Cultures Compendium of Reviews! As always, I'm Culture Shock. Your guide to all things cultiral in Equestria and beyond. In todays review, we strap on our cape and cowl to team up with Gothams dark knight family. Before we begin lets review the rules. Firstly, all content within this blog is expressly the opinion of its author. It does not, nor should it ever, reflect the overall opinion of the fandom. Lastly, if any of you notice any mistakes, be it typos or otherwise, don't hesitate to let me know. With that said, let's begin. Shall we? Batman: Bad Blood is one of two films set during the Damien Wayne Robin era of Batman. It features appearences by many old and new faces. Bringing back C list villains such as Mad Hatter, Killer Moth, Tusk, and many others Batman is paired against insatiable odds. It also marked the mainstream debut of the characters Heretic, Batwing, and Batwoman. Like usual, my favorite part of this film was its dark tone. Batman...

Episode 16: Sonic Rainboom...an explosion of color

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HELLOOO and welcome to Cultures Compendium of Reviews! As always, I'm Culture Shock. Your guide to all things cultural in Equestria and beyond. In todays review we break the sound barrier for an artistic explosion of wonder. Before we continue, let me lay out the rules. Firstly, all content within this blog is expressly the opinion of its author. It does not, nor should it ever, reflect the overall opinion of the fandom. Lastly, if any of you notice any mistakes, be it typos or otherwise, please don't hesitate to let me know. With that said, let's begin. Shall we? Episode 16: Sonic Rainboom was the first episode to give a small teaser to the history of both Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. It also marked the first time we got a glimpse of the pegasus capital of Cloudsdale. Not to mention its the first Rainbow related episode to showcase the daredevils impressive skills. My favorite take away from this episode was both the scenery and its connection to the refrence in the epis...

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic issue 29

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HELLOOO and welcome to Cultures Compendium of Reviews! As always, I'm Culture Shock. Your guide to all things cultural in Equestria and beyond. In todays review we lace up our boots and step in the squared circle for an old - fashioned smackdown. Before we begin, let's review the rules. Firstly, all contents within this blog is expressly the opinion of its author. It does not, nor should it ever, reflect the overall opinion of the fandom. Lastly, if any of you notice any mistakes, be it typos or otherwise, don't hesitate to let me know. With that said, let's begin. Shall we? MLP: FIM issue 29 brings together veteran writer Ted Anderson and fist time artist Jay Fosgitt for a look at Equestrias interesting sports entertainment industry. Unlike more recent wrestling related cartoon specials however WWE does not have a mark here. Thank Luna. The last thing we need is Vince McMahon ponified. Unlike its predecessors the art style for this issue took a much different turn. R...

Episode 15: Feeling Pinkie Keen...I need a doctor

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HELLOOO and welcome to Cultures Compendium of Reviews! As always, I am Culture Shock. Your guide to all things cultural in Equestria and beyond. In todays review we go inside the mind of Ponyvilles resident party planner. Before we continue, let me lay out the rules. Firstly, all content in this blog is the express opinion of its author. It does not, nor should it ever, reflect the overall opinion of the fandom. Lastly, if any of you notice any mistakes, be it typos or otherwise, don't hesitate to let me know. With that said, let's begin. Shall we? Episode 15: Feeling Pinkie Keen is an episode focusing on the party pony herself and unique force she possesses. Namely her Pinkie Sense. That magical mystery that tells you what happens before it happens. I honestly love every part of this episode. Most of all its main focus character. Pinkie Pie. The mare who would take a pie through flaming donuts just to see you smile. Thats what makes her part of my top 5 favorite characters. ...

Captain America: The First Avenger

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HELLOOO and welcome to Cultures Compendium of Reviews! As always, I'm Culture Shock. Your guide to all things cultural in Equestria and beyond. In todays review we travel to the past to learn the origins of Americas greatest hero. Before we continue, let me lay out the ground rules. Firstly, all content within this blog is expressly the opinions of its author. It does not, nor should it ever, reflect the overall opinion of the fandom. Lastly, if any of you notice any mistakes, be it typos or otherwise, please don't hesitate to let me know. With that said, lets begin. Shall we? Captain America: The First Avenger chronicles the beginning of Steve Rogers's, aka Captain America,journey from a simple man to a living legend. The film uses amazing elements of action and storytelling to truly bring life to the characters history. All leading up to his inevitable future. The highest point for me in this film was their dedication to detail. Paramount Pictures put great effort in br...

Episode 14: Suited for Success...Does this make my butt look big

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HELLOOO and welcome to Cultures Compendium of Reviews! As always, I'm Culture Shock. Your guide to all things cultural in Equestria and beyond. In todays review we get dolled for a strut down the catwalk. Before we continue, let me lay out the rules. Firstly, all contents in this blog are the express opinions of its author. It does not, nor should it ever, reflect the overall opinion of the fandom. Lastly, if any of you notice any mistakes, be it typos or otherwise, don't hesitate to let me know. With that said, let's begin. Shall we? Episode 14: Suited for Success is the second episode leading up to the season 1 finale. The first episode, The Ticket Master, marked the start of the countdown. In this episode Rarity volunteers to make each pony an outfit to really make them stand out. I like how this episode tackles a major issue in any line of work. Critiques. Companies always put their hooves to the grind when pleasing customers. Sometimes however things don't always...