@Background Pony #F83F  
Keep the shitty attitude and comments to yourself next time, thanks.

@Background Pony #F83F  
Does it really matter? (The MLP comic probably won’t even be around in 10 years.)  
If you’re free to hate it, then I’m free to like it. No amount of some random person telling me how much it “sucks” is going to change that.

@Beau Skunky  
It’s not the kind of art you’ll enjoy in 10 years, though.

@Background Pony #F83F  
Dude, just ‘cause I like an artist, and their art-style while you don’t, doesn’t mean I don’t have “standards.”
 
If this artist “sucks” for not drawing 100% on-model to the show, (which I find boring personally when they do) then so do almost every fanartist then.

@Beau Skunky  
It doesn’t deserve a better critique than “it’s horrible and shitty”. Raise your standards.

@Background Pony #3766  

 
Actually, I’d refrain from assuming the majority of people on this site feel that way, on other images of the issue, I recall many fans were praising the artwork. In fact, I like the art style so much, I actually remarked on another pic I think G5 MLP should look like this. ;)
 
Though, yeah people could give better negative critique besides, “ZOMG it’s horrible/shitty!”

@Background Pony #3766  
Oh, and relevant to the image: I came here to complain that Rainbow Dash’s eyes don’t look derped in this image, only to discover it’s a reference to her being a substitute mailmare. Nice use of that particular quote, and to be honest, RD’s pose and expression here would be fitting for Derpy, as well.

From what I’ve seen of the comic, I like how the characters are drawn; it’s a playful, loose style that’s expressive without straying too far from the show style. I can understand how others could say the style doesn’t work for them, but the number of fans that I see outright calling the art “shitty” or “horrible” just further convinces me that I don’t really belong here.
 
The backgrounds not fitting in with the show’s style does bother me somewhat, but that seems more a function of the artist not being provided appropriate reference material. It’d be nice if he was familiar enough with the show to truly grok its setting, but given its slow modernization as time has gone on I can’t blame him too much.

@Beau Skunky  
I agree with the second point. It’s always interesting see the different artstyles that MLP artists do as you can easily recognise them, not to mention they look gorgeous most of the time.

@Background Pony #F83F  
@DrakeyC  
@EddersCPFC  
Personally, I liked the art style, and artist. It was actually nice to see a different art style in the comic. I also enjoyed the facial expressions, and slightly more cartoony look he gave the characters. Which is a style you don’t see much with the ponies whether official, or fan-made.
 
Even other artists like Andy Price go a li’l off-model sometimes, but frankly I find that a good thing.  
Honestly, I’d get bored if all the artists drew the art for the comic 100% like the show all the time. (Same goes for fanart. I’d rather people have their own style, then just copy the show’s Lauren Faust art style.)

@DrakeyC  
Well, it is a matter of personal taste, I suppose…

@Vaidelot
 
The writing was awesome, definitely. The art was not.

@DrakeyC  
I think it might have looked a bit better for the CMC. But definitely not for any character in the adult style.

Am I the only one who actually like both art and writing in this issue?

@EddersCPFC
 
Yeah, I like the usual art style of the comics, sort of a stylized bit that translates the character designs fairly well. This comic though…
 
http://ibin.co/1j2SbBjEtVCt
 
Apparently the artist has never drawn a pony comic before and wasn’t given much reference material. It shows.

@DrakeyC  
I agree with this. Wasn’t a fan of the first issue style either. Usually the comics look really nice (for all series that is)

@Background Pony #F83F
 
This issue does, yeah. I’m not sure if it’s deliberate, but they’re drawn in an almost chibi style that really does not work.

It appears that “Friends Forever” also has shitty art.