Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for May 11, 2014
Transcript:
Princess Pedantia: Shimmering castle is under attack! Sgt. Horsey: I know how to stop the dark beings, Princess Pedantia. Phoebe: I like that new unicorn. Dad: Sgt. Horsey He's not new. Phoebe: He's not? Dad: He's a revival of a first generation Pastel Unicorn. Toycorp was trying to get boys into Pastel Unicorns. Sgt. Horsey's mechanical wings are from a crossover with Robots Who Are Totally Also Cars. Phoebe: Some people's dads are into football. Dad: I get to have a daughter who shares my interests.
Masterius over 10 years ago
Oooooh! It’s Princess Pendantia now?
pumaman over 10 years ago
One of my daughters shares my interest in football.
Weapon Brown over 10 years ago
I feel all warm and mushy! :)
Zero-Gabriel over 10 years ago
@Phoebe
I envy you…
minespatch over 10 years ago
So many Alicorns in this episode of the Equestranauts.
scyphi26 over 10 years ago
A nicely timed sunday comic, seeing a certain show’s season finale was just yesterday…something tells me it’s not accidental.
A nice message too.
Q4horse over 10 years ago
When I was little, horses were associated with cowboys and were exclusively a boy toy. Now they are unicorns and are exclusively a girl toy.
Hag5000 over 10 years ago
Phoebe has an awesome dad.
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 10 years ago
My dad grudgingly allowed our artistic pursuits, but never really approved of them. They interfered with doing chores.
Stellagal over 10 years ago
Speaking of which, “Happy Mother’s Day!”
Comic Minister Premium Member over 10 years ago
Agreed sir.
kaykeyser over 10 years ago
I want a doughtier like that too. Also perfect timing doing this with the MLP finally.
j2p2 over 10 years ago
Robots who are totally cars—Robots in…cognito.Robots who are totally cars—more than you expect.
danasimpson creator over 10 years ago
You know, I only just noticed I did a daddy-daughter strip on mother’s day. I should call my mother and explain myself.
Simon_Jester over 10 years ago
Y’know, now that I think of it…Sgt. Horsey actually looks more like something out of GI Joe than the Transformers
ColonelClaus over 10 years ago
Ahhh yeses… I introduced my daughter to Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson. She introduced me to Norah Jones and Zac Brown
GasHouseGorilla over 10 years ago
Actually, it would be cool if unicorns would be trained for National Defense! I could see it now in which Sgt. Horsey would make a sortie (Mission) to find a bunker where the Taliban or that Terroirst Group in Nigeria that’s kidnapped those girls in their hangouts. Sarge would set his horn to “kill” and blow the bad guys away! But then again, this is a children’s cartoon.
DanglingModifier over 10 years ago
Wanted to say, Dana, I read your (Pedantia’s) essay in part about how Celestia should be a QUEEN, but you didn’t want to get on that with “Princess” Pedantia here?
Also, so jelly of the winner! Wish I’d had the disposable income… (but how would a pie and/or grammar-themed pony worked in this comic?)
Borg42 over 10 years ago
I had to make an account just to express that I am impressed by Sgt. Horsey being a revival from the first generation. I see what you did there.
John W Kennedy Premium Member over 10 years ago
Oh dear, no. Horses have been girls’ toys since before anyone alive today was born. Not so much cowboys, though.
Yeah, there was a whole family of Strausses, not including Richard Strauss (no relation) and Oscar Straus (not even spelled the same). And they were all classical in the sense of “not pop”, and not classical in the sense of “from Haydn to Beethoven”.
Here’s a performance of Ravel’s Boléro by the Vienna Philharmonic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK23BhEQVyU
Masterius over 10 years ago
Dana, just wanted you to know: it’s very good to see you back in the comments section again! We’ve missed you!
Ermine Notyours over 10 years ago
Sgt. Horsey reminds me a lot of the Zhu Zhu Pet Sergeant Serge. My younger brother is a West Point graduate and a few Christmases ago he gave everyone in the family Zhu Zhu pets, and this is the one he gave me. If only I was out as a furry he would know I like cute animals better than militaristic ones. He already knew I liked the Power Puff Girls; how much clearer do I need to be?
Trond Sätre Premium Member over 10 years ago
Dad lives the Brony’s dream: To have a daughter in the right age group that not only shares his interest in MLP, but also hangs onto his every word when he wants to share his trivia knowledge.
Jmodene1701 over 10 years ago
Wonderful strip. Loved the Pedantia cameo. And as for Phoebe’s dad: in my case, I’m into a lot of things: cartoons, Star Trek, the Beatles, and baseball are just a few of them. I may be a nerd, but I’m a well-rounded nerd. And thankfully, both my son (who’s now 27) and my stepson (who’s now 22 and about to complete his journalism degree) share my interests.
sjsczurek over 10 years ago
And I think I’d like to see a Sgt. Horsey type of character in MLP. Shining Armor is a good one, but just isn’t enough.
dvandom over 10 years ago
(Looks into getting Clockwork Angel wing bits from Warmachine and splicing them onto a Pewter Ponies figure to make Sgt. Horsey.)
Justdar826 over 10 years ago
Great strip!! Just do a Mom/Daughter one for Father’s Day and you should be okay Dana. ;-)
RuinQueenofOblivion about 8 years ago
I feel like I should be able to make a Fallout: Equestria joke here, but I can’t think of one.
Xalder over 7 years ago
I identify with dad. I guess maybe if I find someone as cool as mom….
Asher-is-trans over 4 years ago
I share my dad’s interests too, music and video games
Rainbow Sprinkles over 3 years ago
Princess Pedantia has one of the best names ever!
jerrica.benton333 over 3 years ago
Is it just me, or are the colors on these old ones more saturated than the newer ones?
(I’m also really into saturated colorspaces… I blame the 80s)
jerrica.benton333 over 1 year ago
football is better than i used to think. They should make a football (video) game with fantastical characters. Or maybe collectible/tradeable/levelupable crossover char`cters from all over the place (rpgs, fighting games, smash bros robots who are totally also cars.. seems like any 3D humanoid rigged character could easily be normalized and animated with football mocap…)
football would be way better if people like phoebe and her dad were into it
Kark_The_Red_Canadian_Dragon 4 months ago
Of course, due to copyright reason, they can’t actually say My Little Pony and Transformers.
But who would’ve guessed that Phoebe’s dad was a brony! :)