A brand new book has been announced by publisher Little, Brown that's all about the Wonderbolts! This isn't not your regular reading book, but it's an informative handbook that is owned by Rainbow Dash to learn everything about the Wonderbolts. Expect a lot of background info on the Wonderbolts, and probably some funny comments by Rainbow Dash too!
It'll be released on July 5, so that's not too long. You can pre-order the 192-page handbook now for $17.99.

Pre-order The Wonderbolt Handbook

April is just around the corner and like every month a new MLP Magazine gets released which includes a nicely detailed figure. The previous issue came with a Trixie figure and it was already revealed at the release of that issue that Shining Armor would be next. He's now included with several European Magazines for April.
As for the next one, a preview in the April issue shows Trixie, Apple Bloom and... Starlight Glimmer! It's not 100% confirmed yet if she will be included with the next issue or that she will appear 1-2 magazines later. If we know more we will update this post. Most of these magazines are available in specific countries like France, Poland and Russia but for those in the US, you can get most of these figures off Ebay as well.

Thanks to Tomo for the heads up!

Last week we asked you which Nightmare Night costume you liked the most, as loads of Nightmare Night-related blind bags are coming out soon. The obvious winner was Derpy/Muffins with her simple but effective paper bag costume: she got over a quarter of all the votes, which is exceptional judging by the amount of possible options in this poll. Second place is for Pinkie Pie in her Chicken costume, who will feature a second release dressed like that in the upcoming Friendship is Magic Collection. Pinkie Pie was followed closely bu Rainbow Dash as Shadow Bolt and Twilight Sparkle as Star Swirl the Bearded. Then a whole bunch of ponies fill up the poll with votes varying from around 10 to 30. But at the bottom we have a pony from which we could have guessed that she ended up last. She wasn't very popular in the comment sections this week and that had results: Mayor Mare dressed up like a clown got the final place in this poll with only 3 votes. I hope she gets better results in the next elections!

The book we announced a little while back called Cutie Map Quest has received its cover on Amazon. It's a so called activity book and features punch-out pages, 7 characters and a fold-out poster too. When reading the description it seems like the 7 characters are fold-out paper craft ponies, and not actual figures like the Busy Book figures.
What I personally like about this cover is the original artwork, rather than a heap of basic vectors, which is commonly used for activity books like this one. And of course I'm also interested in the included characters are other contents of the book, as it'll be published by LB Kids, who usually release high quality and interesting MLP books.

In addition to the Single Story Packs of the Nightmare Night Themed FiM Collection, it looks like the small story packs have now been listed as well. Their listings only have some awesome HQ images but the descriptions of them all are just the generic ones so we don't get much info about removable parts yet. Expect these this fall, perhaps earlier.

The Single Story packs already got listed on Entertainment Earth now long ago but now Amazon has updated some of the listings including images and full item descriptions. So far these are the only ones with updated listings and we have to wait for the next ones to be updated as well. None of them are available yet but they're expected for this fall.  Have the listings and all the other info below.

Our MLP shirts, designed by Ilona, are once again on sale for only $14 each! Besides the regular t-shirts, you can also get long-sleeve shirts, tank tops and even iPhone Cases! Check our store for all 39 MLP designs:

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The IDW Solicitations for June have arrived. Like always we've got a new Friendship is Magic and Friends Forever comic for you. The third MLP Omnibus was also announced but we already wrote about it not long ago. So let's take a look at the new comics for June 2016.

Yesterday Enterplay announced the date of the Western Europe regional tournament for the MLP CCG. The regionals will take place in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and The Netherlands during April, one of which is during the B.U.C.K. convention. They've released a special map with all the locations where you can join. Be aware that the location manage registrations individually, so ask your location/store about the registration for the regionals.
Rewards for winning or attending the regionals include pins, special foal cards, signed cards, play mats and of course entries for the continental tournament.
We'll definitely be joining this event, as it's the first regionals in The Netherlands!

Last week we asked you what the highest price is you'd pay for a regular brushable. In the comments we already (as expected) noticed a lot of difference per region. Most of the votes were for $3, and I can tell you: In Europe we'd be blessed with constant prices like that. While I'm not sure that answer was chosen because it was the lowest possible or people actually would only pay $3, it was the most chosen answer. another big group of people would pay $4 or $5 for brushables. Still, 15% of the respondents would pay $10, who are probably the big collectors!

 Two possible Wave 16 Blind Bags have been spotted on Ebay. We Already posted about Sassaflash who would be part of Wave 16 some days ago but a new Nightmare Night-themed chase figure has been found as well: Fiddly Faddle (or Fiddlesticks, she's named Fiddly Faddle in the CCG).
Together with her we also found a new Roseluck Blind Bag who looks a bit pearlized. We already speculated that Wave 16 is going to be a sort-off re-release of Wave 6 with including the same characters and I think we can confirm that now.

Lot's of Starlight Glimmer merchandise lately isn't it? I bet she's going to play a huge part in Season 6. Anyways during the NY Toy Fair this year it was announced that Starlight Glimmer would be released as a Fashion Style Brushable. Looks like she's been spotted on AliExpress loose which is a good way to take a good look at her since we only saw her in the packaging during the fair.
She's going to be included in the first wave of the Fashion Styles together with Sapphire Shores. So expect her to be available this summer/fall.

Thanks to Violet CLM for the heads up!

A new Blind Bag for the upcoming Nightmare Night Friendship is Magic Collection has appeared on Ebay. And this time it's every one's favorite zebra: Zecora. During the Toy Fair she was shown with her cape but most Chinese Ebay sellers sell the figures loose without their accessories. It's also unknown how she will be packaged but judging by the fact that she was standing next to a Star Swirl Twilight Sparkle figure probably means these two come together in a "small story pack" The Nightmare Night FiM Collection will probably be released this summer/fall but we'll keep you updated.

A surprising announcement has been shared this week, as River Horse, a British board game developer, announced an upcoming My Little Pony tabletop Role Playing Game: Tails of Equestria. It took a while before we got to see an official RPG, but I think the success of the MLP:CCG was one of the triggers for Hasbro to get into it.

According to an interview with the makers, who got into it by watching the show, the game will be everything you expect from a tabletop RPG: Character sheets, dice, skills, levels and story line. Every player will pick either a Pegasus, Unicorn or Earth Pony and your chosen cutie mark will heavily impact the way you play. It also has some similarities to the CCG, for example with 'face-offs' to decide winners in direct battles, being it with other ponies or environmental objects and enemies.
At this moment there are plans for a hardcover book, with character sheets, some RPG adventures and a map. No figures will be included, but as you wish you can always use regular brushables or blind bags to your liking.

We'll write a more in depth story as more information comes out. For now we rest with one simple question for you all: Are you planning to play this My Little Pony Tabletop Role Playing Game?

Kmart got a premiere this year with the first known listings of the Explore Equestria Donut Shop & Cloudominium Playets. The playsets come with, as expected, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash respectively and plenty of accessories. This is the first time we see actual stock images of both sets, after a brief sighting at the 2016 NY Toy Fair.
You can find the listings for both below, but be warned: Kmart is known for messing up orders, and the names and images of these listings are mixed up! While the listings are currently not available to begin with, it's safest to get these sets in Kmart stores rather than online.

Toys"R"Us will host a new event in their stores this Saturday (March 19th, 2016) called the Pet Swap Event. Collectors can meet up and trade their MLP ponies and LPS pets with others are get exclusive items and discounts and Toys"R"Us too.
Update: The website mentions (in the small print) that this event is intended for children only:

Event intended for children, ages 6-up. Parental supervision required at all times. All giveaways and event materials are available while supplies last and distributed to participating children only. Limit one per child.

Some of the new Playskool merch that got announced during the Toy Fair has now appeared on Amazon. The merch listed are the Pony & Vehicle Packs and the Pinkie Pie Ride 'n Slide Ramp Playset. All of these listings aren't available yet so we just have to wait. They will probably be released this summer/fall. Have the listings below together with the images and descriptions.

A new MLP book has been listed on Amazon together with an image of the cover. This time it's a book named "My Little Pony: Read and Glow" There have been several Read & Glow books before, most of them Disney-themed. This book includes a storybook, 2 markers and a light-up pad. When you're reading the story you're able to draw with the pencils and then the drawings will come to life with the "magic" of colorful effects.

Here's something Ossie will like a lot. *cough* Smyths has listed this fun little Glitter Pony Set on their website. The box contains one Pinkie Pie figure, three bags of glitter for Pinkie Pie and the base, some glue and some eye stickers. When the piece is finished you can use her as a money box. This set is listed for £4.99 on the Smyths website but it should be available in several (Smyths) stores as well.

Entertainment Earth had these listed for several weeks already but since today the listing has been updated with images of some of the figures. Judging by the look of these I think it's safe to assume that these will be the "single" story packs containing one single figure with some small accessories. The figures listed are Mayor Mare in her clown costume. The first "show-accurate" Season 2 Princess Luna Blind Bag. Derpy/Muffins and Rainbow Dash in her Shadowbolt Costume.

At last the 7th expansion for the My Little Pony CCG has been officially announced on the Enterplay Facebook page and it's named: "Marks in Time" and it looks like this one will focus on the CMC as well as Starlight Glimmer. This set will be released on the 20th of May. Have some of the details below!

Some new Glitter Blind Bags like the ones from wave 13 have been found on Ebay. A total of four characters has been found and they're all royal: Princess Cadance, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna and Shining Armor. It's unclear if they will be part of any future waves or that they will be part of a collectors set. Perhaps they will also include a (little) Flurry Heart Blind Bag... Anyways we'll keep you updated!

A new Friendship is Magic Comic has been released. This one will explain how Twilight Sparkle met Spike when she was young. Sounds cool. This issue is written by Ted Anderson and the drawings are done by Brenda Hickey. There are four covers available.

• The Regular Cover by Brenda Hickey
• The Subscription Cover by Sara Richard
• The Retailer Incentive Variant by Jennifer Myer
• The Hot Topic Variant by Tony Fleecs

Some people might get the reference of the Hot Topic one as it's based around one of the movie posters of "Hangover"
Like always we've included the Amazon Listings as well:

• Regular Cover - $4.49
• Regular Cover (Kindle) - $3.89
• Subscription Variant - $4.98

Three interesting new books have just been listed on Amazon. None of them has a cover yet, but the titles might get you excited!
The first book revolves around Maud Pie, who is going to buy a gift for Pinkie Pie and vice versa. I bet this book is full of Maud's fantastic ice cold comments!
The second book "The Dragons on Dazzle Island" is about the Great Dragon Migration ruining Rarity's order of gems. She, together with Fluttershy and Spike are going to visit the Dazzle Island to settle the problem. More background info about the dragons is always welcome!
Starlight Glimmer's book has no description yet, nor a proper title actually... but hey, it's Starlight Glimmer!
More info and links to the pre-orders for the books below:

Update: A new eBook called "My Little Pony: Magical Story Collection" has also been announced and we've added the details below!

Last week we asked you what kind of non-pony characters should get more merch releases. Griffons on this round with 21.5% of the votes, but the votes were pretty divided in this poll. Other Pets (from the Mane 6) got over 16% of the votes, and Zebras were popular too with around 15%. More Spike figures and Mythological creatures were some well chosen options too. Bottom 3 positions are for Donkies, Dragons and Bisons. And I'd also like to included a honorable mention for the Sirens, who were suggested twice in the comments!

We have a new interesting listing for you. While looking on Amazon we've found a listing named: My Little Pony Fan Series DJ Pony Doll. Don't be fooled by the listings name as the word "doll" means nothing as this word was also used in the listing for the first FiM Collection. But what could this be? Well the word "Fan Series" might ring some bells with some people as the Guardians of Harmony line has a side-line named: "Fan Series" take for example the Nightmare Moon and Princess Celestia figures. Does this mean she could be part of the Guardians of Harmony line? So far we know nothing and we just have to wait for pictures of more information to confirm this thought.

If you live in Australia you can count yourself lucky: The 2016 Happy Meal MLP figures will also be coming to your local McDonalds soon! They come only 1 month after the original US release and gives other countries some hope too. In some US McDonalds restaurants these figures were released all together from day 1, but under the ad on the Australian website is explicitly says new figures every week. The exact release date is not mentioned anywhere, but it will be the next line of Happy Meal toys.
Thanks to Leanne for the info!

Possible new Friendship is Magic Collection Sets have been listed on Amazon. No images yet but the listings themselves are very interesting. We will see characters like Aloe, Photo Finish, Rarity and Twilight with a Spa Chair. Perhaps this one will be themed around the "Green Isn't Your Color" episode. But there has also been a listings for a Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle Playset so it's unsure yet,. Also an interesting thing is that one listings is called "Aloe & La Ti Da Spa Playset" We all know Aloe but then there's "La Ti Da". By doing some research I figured out it's actually the name of the Spa Playset from the 3.5 Generation of MLP. So perhaps we will get a large playset of the Spa from the show.
But by judging the names of the listings I think we can confirm that these are from the FiM Collection. Now we just have to wait for more information. You can find the listings below.

The first Wave 16 Blind Bag has been spotted. It's Sassaflash in her Nightmare Night outfit. So we all know that Hasbro announced a Nightmare Night FiM Collection during the Toy Fair but there would be also some new Blind Bag Waves themed after the event with possible chase figures of ponies dressed in their costumes. Sassaflash wasn't included in the descriptions for the normal FiM Collection figures so there's a high chance she's part of Wave 16. If you read our post about the reveal of the Wave 16 Box you can see that the second pony from the right on the top row looks a lot like her.

What's also interesting is that she was sold by a Chinese Ebay seller. 2 Months ago it was revealed that Hasbro has moved part of their production to India like the Playskool Ponies and the Brushables. But the appearance of this blind bag might mean that these are still being produced in China. Let's hope we see the other Blind Bags appear soon as well.

Thanks to Violet CLM for the heads up!

A new MLP Omnibus Volume has been listed on Amazon, for quite some time already actually but the listing has gotten an update and now we can take a look at the official cover. People who perhaps collect the comics might recognize this cover as it's the same as the Subscription one from FiM #29. It's made by S. Bis.

The first ever book about Lyra and Bon Bon has finally been released today. The book is about Lyra and Bon Bon's secret double life as undercover agent to prove their friendship. Expect a lot of references and unforeseen moments in this book! This is the latest addition of G.M. Berrow to the MLP-book universe and there's more to come later this year.

You can get the book now on Amazon for only $5.09!

It's been pretty quiet around these brushables for a while, but they've finally popped up at a major western website: Amazon UK. The final wave of Fashion Style brushables from the Cutie Mark Magic line consists of Rarity & Rainbow Dash in their gala dresses, and have been announced months ago. The last time we heard about them was back in January, when they were spotted in Australia.
Is this a sign of another International Exclusive release?

Listings (Amazon UK):
- Rarity Cutie Mark Magic Fashion Style
- Rainbow Dash Cutie Mark Magic Fashion Style

Last week we asked you if you collect(ed) older generations of ponies. There seems to be some question about the poll as we've put the answers in past tense, but this was not our intention and if you still collect older generations you were free to answer so.
Anyway, back to the answers! The majority of the visitors only collect G4 ponies,around 40% actually. G3 was a popular line to collect amongst you, as over 22% of the visitors collect(ed) G3 ponies. G1 also has its share of collectors: almost 17% of the respondents. 11% Collected G3.5 ponies and only 8% of our visitors collects or ever collected G2 ponies.

So we've seen several of the new Hasbro Pop/Design-a-Pony appear online. We've found them on Taobao and the official MLP Website posted these as well. But we all began to wonder when and where they would appear. The first reports are in. They've been found at Toys'R'Us and ASDA in the UK and they've also been spotted in Sweden, all the Scandinavian TRU websites have listed these as well so there's a high chance the other Northern countries have these as well.
No reports yet on from people of the US. I've you find them please feel free to let us know.

Thanks to SETC and Josefin for the heads up!

We first saw the My Moji's at the New York Toy Fair where Funko introduced them all. Now Entertainment Earth has listed them and you can pre-order them now. According to the listing they will be available in June so we have to wait some time to eventually get them.
You can pre-order 4 bags of them which will cost you $9.99, or you can pre-order a whole case of 24 pieces for $64.99. Have the listings below:

• Funko My Moji MLP Figures (4 pieces) - $9.99
• Funko My Moji MLP Figures (Box of 24) - $64.99

Last week we asked you which of the announced Guardians of Harmony Sets is your current favourite. It might not be a complete surprise to most people: the fan series Nightmare Moon won this poll! Of course Queen Chrysalis and the fan series Princess Celestia also scored very well. Twilight Sparkle & Changeling and Big Dragon Spike scored over 10% of the votes each, and all other figures scored below 10%. Last spot is for the Shadowbolt & Cockatrice set with only 1.7% of the votes.