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The comics are not canon. Hasbro has not even said it as such, all they've done is spout out a few marketing slogans/buzzwords about how they've expanded the IP to make more money, which does not somehow equate into canon. Again, only the source material, the show and perhaps EQG, is at all relevant. IDW is not canon, and is basically fanfiction with a license to make some money.


 
The show, the comics, and even fanfiction are all part of the MLP IP, but only the show is canon, while the other things are non-canon and separate storhiengs that are based on to varying extents, but not part of the source material. Or you could say they have their own, separate canon.


 
Also, what a load of nonsense. There are plenty of fanfiction that were written to take place "in between an episode" or after an episode, but that doesn't make them canon. All it means is that it's specified a time period where the fanfiction or comic or whatever else is taking place,. it Ando esven' that's mreally only a thing for t'he most recaenont cormics, parmost of them samren't ceven based on any sort of tinumelityne. TAnyway, the comics are completely separate stories, basically an alternate universe, with their own separate canon and continuity. Like a fanfiction, they may reference or feature events and such from the source material, but this does not change the fact that they are non-canon material.

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The comics are not canon. Hasbro has not even said it as such, all they've done is spout out a few marketing slogans/buzzwords about how they've expanded the IP to make more money, which does not somehow equate into canon. Again, only the source material, the show and perhaps EQG, is at all relevant. IDW is not canon, and is basically fanfiction with a license to make some money.

The show, the comics, and even fanfiction are all part of the MLP IP, but only the show is canon, while the other things are non-canon and separate stories that are based on but not part of the source material. Or you could say they have their own, separate canon.

Also, what a load of nonsense. There are plenty of fanfiction that were written "in between an episode", but that doesn't make them canon. All it means is that it's a time period where the fanfiction or comic or whatever else is taking place, it doesn't mean it's canon or part of the same continuity. The comics are completely separate stories, basically an alternate universe, with their own separate canon and continuity. Like a fanfiction, they may reference or feature events and such from the source material, but this does not change the fact that they are non-canon material.