Phoebe and Her Unicorn
Phoebe and Her Unicorn is a daily children's comic strip by American cartoonist Dana Simpson. Originally called Heavenly Nostrils, the strip debuted as a webcomic on April 22, 2012, in Universal Uclick's GoComics website. It was later launched in more than 100 newspapers on March 30, 2015, under the current name. The strip begins when 9-year-old Phoebe Howell skips a rock across a pond and accidentally hits a unicorn in the face. Freed from the trap of gazing at her own reflection in the pond, the unicorn—named Marigold Heavenly Nostrils—gives  Phoebe one wish, which she decides to use by making the unicorn her best friend. Marigold, like all unicorns in the series, is experienced in magic. Through various "spellcraft", she is able to perform such feats as divert or redirect rain and send text messages and broadcast a Wi-Fi hotspot through her horn. However, her most frequently-used spell is "The Shield of Boringness", which causes humans to view her as nothing out of the ordinary and allows her to interact with them on a daily basis. Phoebe deals with childhood challenges both mundane and magical with Marigold, her  friend Max and even her arch frenemy Dakota in a quick-witted romp through a little girl's world. Influences. The design of the unicorns draws inspiration from Medieval depictions, including the series of tapestries entitled "The Lady and the Unicorn" and "The Hunt of the Unicorn". Marigold is drawn with cloven hooves and a swan-shaped body. The latter set of tapestries was referenced in the opening sequence of "The Last Unicorn". Simpson has stated that the book was one of the inspirations for her comic strip. Publications. In addition, translations of the comic are published in Poland, Germany , Russia, and Spain. Other media. Television series adaptation. On June 18, 2020, it was announced that "Phoebe and Her Unicorn" had been optioned for a possible animated television and/or movie series adaptation, which could potentially air on Nickelodeon.