Feathers and Frost – Page 6
June 21st, 2011I’ve posted Page 6 of Feathers and Frost. The trees intervene and Winter wrecks havoc on the wilderness of Everique. Once again, Eric Schneider does a fantastic job with this page. My thanks to him for spelling Brittany while we put Chapter 2 together. Speaking of Chapter 2, only two more weeks before we pick up the main narrative and switch to posting two pages a week. I can’t wait!
Feathers and Frost – Page 4
June 7th, 2011Page 4 of Feathers and Frost is up. Brittany and I have returned from the back-to-back insanity that was doing Balticon and then HeroesCon. Both conventions were fantastic, but I haven’t had a chance to write up a con report yet. I’m still trying to dig myself out of the backlog that built up while we were gone for two weeks. I’ll do my best to have something up later this week.
Feathers and Frost – Page 3
May 31st, 2011Page 3 of Feathers and Frost is up. Eric Schneider continues to amaze me with his work.
Balticon was a fantastic experience for Brittany and me. We were in the Artists’ Alley which was right outside the main ballroom and in the hall that lead to the con suite. You couldn’t ask for better placement. We met with hundreds of sci-fi and fantasy fans and got to spread the word about Snow by Night. We met some great webcomic creators too. It was quite the list. Barb Fischer and Chris Impink have a great comic about roller-derby girls named Sledgebunny. Travis Surber tells of geeks living in a redneck town in Hainted Holler. Eric Kimball tells the story of a very unusual barbarian in Exiern, Elaine Corvidae terrifies me with her futuristic horror in Riven Sol. And our good friend Jennifer Zyren Smith continues her adventures on the high seas in LaSalle’s Legacy.
Whew. One con down and it’s off to another. Brit and I are heading down to Charlotte for HeroesCon this weekend. HeroesCon is a comic book convention that has a strong indie focus. I’m hoping to meet a lot of great fans and creators while I’m down there. If you’re coming to the convention, please come by and say hello. We’re at table SP-45.
Feathers and Frost – Page 1
May 17th, 2011Almanac References: Father Winter, Hot Toddy
This week, I’m posting the first page of the vignette Feathers and Frost. Vignettes are short stories set in the world of Snow by Night. They’re designed to tell stories that are outside the main narrative but have an impact upon the story. Also, they give me an opportunity to work with guestartists. This vignette is illustrated by Eric Schneider of Graphichive. I chose him for this project because he is excellent with animals and birds, which figure prominently in this story. He is a joy to work with and his creations are breathtaking.
Chapter 1 Page 28
May 10th, 2011Page 28 is up and that completes Chapter 1. I already have Brittany hard at work on Chapter 2, which is titled “The Trap.” In this chapter, we meet the dreaded Cienan and possibly find out who is behind the mysterious thefts. It’s going to be a great chapter, and I want to share it with you as quickly as possible. So we’re going to two pages a week when we start posting it on July 4. Our update schedule will be a page on Monday, another on Wednesday, and an Almanac entry on Friday.
So what do I have planned for the interim? Great stuff. Starting next week, I have a 7-page vignette written by me and illustrated by the incredibly talented Eric Schneider. These vignettes (I’ll have one after each chapter) tell stories that relate to the main narrative. I get to explore other characters as well as some of the history and legends of Corthis (the world of Snow by Night). And yes, it will have bearing on the main plot.
Eric Schneider’s art is… wow. Just wow. A preview of this incredible page 1 is our voting incentive on Top Web Comics. Give Snow by Night a vote and see what’s coming.
Almanac – People
April 10th, 2011The entry for this week’s Almanac update is Laurent Rivière. He is a thief and rival sharp to Jassart. He can be found under the Rogues heading of the People section. He also appears on the Cast page. Please enjoy learning more about another member of the Sherbourg underworld.
In other news, it’s been a very busy week for Snow by Night. Brittany has finished all the pages for chapter 1. I’m putting the finishing touches on the script for Chapter 2. I have also started receiving pages from Eric Schneider for the the vignette that follows chapter 1. His art is breathtaking. I am also in the final negotiations with another artist to do a vignette that follows Chapter 2. So many stories are coming. It’s going to be a great summer.
