@Rokesh
The difference is subtle, I agree. I think the main thing it means is going “COMICS ARENT CANNNON1111” every time someone mentions them makes you both an asshole, and wrong.
On the other hand saying “Nothing in the comics is ever likely to be referenced in the show, and you can safely ignore it and expunge it from your personal headcanon” is completely correct.
@Philweasel
I’m pointing out the shift between
‘completly canon’ to ‘technically has no bearing on the actual show’
Writers in IDW and DHX have zero clue what other is doing. (Until the legends of magic)
It’s like if 2 factories were trying to build a starship (canon), without knowing which one of them building which part.
So it would be wrong to say that they are canon to each other, more like ‘inspired by’ or ‘tribute to’
@Rokesh
It doesn’t say it’s non-canon though, simply that it won’t be referenced in the show. As Hasbro executives certainly do read the comic however, and they have veto, they will attempt to stop the show contradicting the comics.
Of course like any large franchise details large and small slip through all the time, and if you need some firm canon in your mind in these cases, show trumps. But we knew that already.
Basically, the comic issues 1-50 have are now non-canon. From issue 51 on, they are a sort of “duterocanon”, supplementing the show canon but not officially part of it.
*The Comics follow the show as closely as possible
*They try avoid breaking any of the show “canons”
*If major elements in a comic idea would clash with a future idea from the show, Hasbro might axe it.
*Bobby is unaware of the show staffers following the comics in any official way
*With all of this, what happens in the comics technically has no bearing on the actual show
In another tweet she admits she didn’t design the main characters but did design the side characters in her stories. Which leads me to wonder if she designed the rest of Flash’s team, who we see do make a show appearance.
@hironakamura
Well, here’s the interesting thing about that. Legends of Magic #7 is not only going to involve the Sirens (something we’ve been told in an IDW interview, not just going by the comic cover) but is also going to tie into the season 7 finale. Whether this means the Sirens will actually appear in the finale is uncertain (but unlikely), but if the events of that comic are brought up/teased at/followed up on, then there could be a case made for EqG’s canonicity in MLP.
If IDW and DHX don’t contradict each other, they could be canon. At least starting from issue #51. Now here’s a question. What about EqG? I know MLP is canon in EqG but what about the other way around? Is EqG canon in MLP?
“Writer James Asmus revealed on Twitter that the arc that starts in issue fifty-one will be tying in with Season 7 of the show. First question, if you can tell us, how did that happen?
I’m very excited about the future of the comics. Last fall I went to the Hasbro studio offices in Los Angeles (A brief humorous aside: this was actually the very last meeting in that office, they were moving to a new location immediately after—boxes everywhere! They were very gracious to make time for me, it was obviously a hectic day). We discussed the upcoming season of the show and ways that the comics could be more closely involved. For this first story arc starting in #51, we’ll basically just be touching on some themes that will be present in the season. But as we go on, we’ll directly tie into some of the episodes of the season—providing backstory, or expanding on characters or events. At the same time, the stories will work on their own. Our aim is to have something that works as comics without knowledge of the episodes, but if you’re watching season 7, you’ll maybe get more enjoyment out of getting “the whole picture”.
***“Second question, does this mean that this arc is canon to the show and will be referenced in season 7?
I don’t know that there will be any reference to the comics in season 7. We’ll be playing off of them more than they are to us. I’m always hesitant to use the term “canon” as there are inevitably going to be minor contradictions between the two mediums. But we have much more knowledge of what’s going on in the show, ahead of time, than we have in the past, so it’s our aim to make the divisions between the comic world and the show world as seamless as possible, while still preserving the unique style and storytelling possibilities in the two mediums.”
@soundtea
Well I wouldn’t say mandated. I’m guessing some show writers met with Brenda Hickey and Jeremy Whitley and they thrashed out a set of characters and stories together, splitting them between the comic and show.
