BRONY: (n) A Name Given To A Male Fan Of My Little Pony

I'm going to go on record saying I want more My Little Pony and Brony content at New York Comic Con and the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo. We've done a little of it thus far, but it's a community I'd very much like to engage more in our shows. I'll also go on record saying I'm not a Brony myself, but I've got a number of Brony friends, and I adore the quirky, silly, off kilter humor of the show (to the left is My Little Pony's Doctor Whooves) and its surprising level of world building. What's brought all this up? A few weekends ago, NYC's My Little Pony community held BroNYCon.

Taking place January 7th in the Hotel Pennsylvania, it featured My Little Pony fan artists as well as guests from the series itself: Daniel Ingram (composer of Friendship Is Magic's score), Andrea Libman (voice of Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy), Nicole Oliver (Voice of Princess Celestia and Cheerilee), and Ashleigh Ball (Voice of Rainbow Dash and Applejack). Oh, and My Little Pony metal band Neighslayer.

I'm upset as I didn't find out about the event until it was going on, seeing tweets from attendees. Shame on me. The next BroNYCon is this summer. It's June 30-July 1, will span two floors of Hotel Pennsylvania, feature ten times the floor space of the January event, and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic creator Lauren Faust's already announced as a guest. Tickets are on sale now. $60 for both days.

If you'd like to pick up a T-Shirt from January's BroNYCon, WeLoveFine.com has a limited stock. Whether you're a Brony or not, they're pretty awesome.