@Psyga315  
I don’t think that means she was a “hermit,” she just didn’t understand how important friendship was, and wasn’t very social. Even the first ep’ showed she had some aquaintences, and ponies whom knew her trying to invite her to a party. (Which gets a callback episode later.)
 
Also, relationships with family are a bit different then friendships with others. Plus, she mostly socialized with him when they were younger, she even stated she missed him.
 
By that logic, then her being around Spike contradicts her whole “not having time for friends” schtick too. But like Shining, he’s more like a brother too.

@PonyPon
 
@Beau Skunky  
Not to mention that Twilight proceeds to break into a song of how important of a friend he was… when it’s clearly established that past Twilight was all “got no time for friends”.

@thps48  
And probably why they didn’t mention Maud Pie or Fluttershy’s family appearing out of nowhere :3

I don’t fully recall, but I thought there was no source the first time I view this page. However, yes, making jokes based on Shining’s existence was more relevant in the year of this comic’s creation. ;D

Hey this comic/fanart really is from 2012. That’s what I get for never checking links/sources :x

And Pinkie Pie still has the strongest grasp on the 4th wall.

@Scrounge  

 
My bad.
 

 
I wasn’t refering to the artist, nor comic above in regards to that, I’m sorry if it seemed that way.
 

 
Indeed.

@Beau Skunky  

 
I believe that was actually “The Cutie Mark Chronicles.”
 
Although “Call of the Cutie” kinda goes in the opposite direction by dropping in Sweetie Belle in without bothering to mention her being Rarity’s sister.
 
 
@Beau Skunky  

 
If it helps, this isn’t a “still griping” thing so much as a “comic from 2012” thing.
 

 
@Beau Skunky  

 
Which makes it that much funnier that Pinkie’s the one grumbling in the last panel. Kinda becomes one of those pot/kettle things, doesn’t it?

@OneOverTwo  
He probably even brought Cadence with him and wanted to announce they’re starting to date.

@MadVillan  
Man that just makes pop into my head:
 
Shining Armor: “Hey sis!Guess who came all the way to Ponyville for your birthday!”
 
Shining Armor:”…”
 
Shining Armor:“Hello?”

@Beau Skunky  
The party was hosted at the castle and he didn’t even stop by. Looking back on it knowing what we know now she probably hosted it there specifically so he could come.

@PonyPon  
Honestly, no… Could easily be countered considering, nothing ever said only 2 alicorns existed, and nothing ever said whom the captain of the royal guard was, nor anything saying Twi’ never had a sibling.  
Considering, Twi’ lived in Canterlot, and is Princess Celestia’s student, is it really that odd a coincidence her brother works with the royals too? Many ponies work for them I imagine.
 
Meanwhile, “Call of the Cutie” only showed that Pinkie had 2 sisters. So that was more of an ass-pull to me. (Though, a good one, sense Maud is a unique & popular character.) Still, one could argue Maud was busy with some rock farm duty, and joined the party later as an easy way to write around that.
 
Though, honestly part of me just wants to repeat to himself the MST3K mantra. “It’s just a cartoon,” I’ve seen worse revisions, contradictions, or rewrites honestly in other shows. (Heck, many older cartoons had no continuity whatsoever.)
 
@MadVillan  
Could’ve been busy with his job.

There’s better occurrences they could’ve used here, like Twilgiht’s own birthday which happened in canterlot, where shining is supposed to work. But then again even Spike didn’t get an invite to that.

A very similar comic could be made for Fluttershy’s brother, though I think she was trying to hide his existence because of a few reasons.
 
I really appreciate all the work you’ve done, comic artist. I thought of the same idea a few times before too, I call this “revisionist history” :3

@Beau Skunky  
Probably the scale of the reveal.
 
Maud is just another rock farmer back home, coming by for a visit.
 
Shy’s family is pretty normal as well, prick brother included.
 
Whereas Shining is Leader of the Guard, getting married to the Third Alicorn we apparently always had.
 
You get what I am saying?

I don’t get why some still gripe about Shining Armor. To be honest, I felt Shining wasn’t that big a deal, sense we just got to the second season, (heck, Sweetie Belle wasn’t considered Rarity’s sister until near the end of Season 1, and didn’t have parents ‘till S2.) and the show was still world & character building. (Heck, sometimes it’s still doing that. We recently met Fluttershy’s family.)
 
Frankly, I thought Maud Pie was more contradictory, (remember >>539316 this?) and “out of nowhere,” but nobody minds that much, ’cause Maud rocks!