Snow by Night

This week’s Almanac entry is Chocolate. In colonial times chocolate was made into a drink and not eaten. Solid chocolate will have to wait for another century before the Dutch … er I mean Kleefish process cocoa powder that makes solid chocolate possible. This delectable drink is all the rage of society, and has lead to the creation of the chocolate house. They were so prolific that they were the Starbucks of the 18th century. They became social hot spots, especially for  students. Yes, students have been lounging around in chocolate houses coffee shops for centuries.

Only one day more to submit to our Art Contest. Draw a picture of one of the characters of Snow by Night — any one you want from any chapter and any vignette in any setting, style, or medium that you want (but please keep it PG). Cash prizes (and a lot of cheering by the Snow by Night team) for the winners. Deadline is March 1 at midnight (Eastern time).

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Almanac Reference: Ouais

Mathilde proposes an alternative interpretation to Snow-by-Night’s quest much to Blaise’s dismay in Chapter 6 Page 5. To see a preview of page 6, please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.

Friday is the submission deadline of our ART CONTEST! We would love to see your creations, and we have cash prizes for the top eight winners. As I clarified in a comment earlier this week, you may use your submission for promotional purposes, but please no selling of our characters.

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Almanac References: Chocolate, In the woods, Niteosday, Overlook District, Snowfall

We go back in time four days on Chapter 6 Page 4. Blaise seeks advice from Mathilde at the chocolate house. Our chanteuse certainly has opinions, but will they be of any help to Blaise? Chocolate houses were the Starbucks of the 17th century. We’ll be discussing them on Friday in the Almanac. To see a sneak peek of page 5 (and Brittany’s commentary on the panel), please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.

We’ve started receiving submissions for our Art Contest. I’m really impressed with some of the entries so far. The deadline for entering is March 1. Send us your arts! We want to see them.

Almanac References

Ouais = “Yeah”

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This week’s Almanac entry is Chute L’Heureux, the waterfall in which Snow-by-Night is lurking at the beginning of this chapter. It is based on an actual waterfall — Montmorency Falls in Québec. If you get a chance, go see it. It’s breathtaking and it does form the giant sugarloaf of ice and snow on which Blaise is standing.

ART CONTEST! Only 7 days to go. We have to receive the entry by March 1 for you to be considered. Please consider submitting an entry. We have cash prizes along with all the ooohs and aaaahs of the Snow by Night team.

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Today we bring you Page 3 of our bonus story, The Midnight Chalice. At last we meet our masked hero, the mysterious Midnight Chalice! How dare that rook call our flying hero a mere cup!

In case you’re wondering, Eric hasn’t been eaten by gremlins, he’s just fighting with a migration onto a new computer, so he asked me to cover today’s Journal entry. Wish him luck, or join me in mocking him mercilessly. The latter’s more fun.

To see more of our shiny hero’s adventures, vote for us on Top Web Comics and get a sneak peek at the next page!

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Hello everyone! Brittany and I are back from Ohayocon, where we met a lot of great webcomic fans and creators at the show. I’ll get a full con report (in photo album form) on Snow by Night’s Facebook page later this week. And great news! We sold all the copies of Chapter 1 that we brought to the convention. It’s a big milestone for us. I’m incredibly excited (and planning to increase the number of books that I bring to Katsucon).

Today we’re beginning  The Midnight Chalice. As you may remember, I had to use the vignette (Losing by Winning) for Chapter 5 in October and November to cover for artist illness. So to fill the gap in the schedule between Chapter 5 and Chapter 6, I’m using a bonus story by Ricky Bryant Jr. intended for the print of Volume 1 (chapters 1-4). Way, way back in Chapter 1, Blaise and Jassart are sitting in the Harp & Trumpet, enjoying punch when Blaise’s mug vanishes for a couple pages and then reappears. Where did the mug go? Why is is missing? Obviously the mug went off and had an adventure and that is the story of The Midnight Chalice! Enjoy it while it lasts, because it will not stay on the site forever.

Don’t forget our Art Contest! There are cash prizes for the top eight places. Also, to get a peek at page 2 of the Midnight Chalice, please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comic.

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We conclude our holiday sketches with a beautiful piece by Sunny Lee, the artist of Losing by Winning. She presents Vivienne and Marguerite as the Nutcracker Prince and the Mouse King. I’ve always liked the Nutcracker, but I gained a new appreciation for it after seeing my toddler standing in front of the television twirling along to the Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies.

Pages resume on Monday. So much fun in store for you all. I can hardly wait.

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We hope you all had a wonderful New Year celebration. Our colorist, Naty Baaklini, created today’s holiday sketch of Ald, the Grumpest Elf. Also, Brittany has prepared a holiday special for everyone. She has turned her holiday sketches into desktop wallpapers (five sizes: 728×1024, 1280×1024, 1680×1050, 1920×1080). You can get them as gifts for donating to Snow by Night. Just follow the link on the sidebar to the right. Pages resume on January 7!

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