Snow by Night

Peyre speaks to us about the unbridled freedom of the Upper Country in A Life So Free page 7. Think about the Canadiens of the early 1700s. They’ve come to this vast wilderness after leaving a hyper-civilized Europe where everything is controlled, monitored, and prescribed. The forests of Europe are long gone. Every scrap of land is claimed. And then they come here. The North American wilderness must have been intoxicating. It was complete freedom without structure or restriction.

Minuiko did a fantastic job at capturing that feeling with this page. The flying geese above Peyre as he stands as straight and unbent as the pine trees behind him. And to contrast that, we have the woodcuts of Japethan life, bound in squares, with figures bent in servitude. Wonderfully done on this page, Minuiko. To see a preview of her next page, please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.

This week’s SpiderForest Webcomic of the Week is What It Takes by Kez. This is the story of Colbey, a martial artist who has survived the end of the world. In this grim, post-apocalypte landscape, the strong exploit the weak. But there is a glimmer of hope. a city where it is rumored to have technology, safety, and even an elected government. Yet can this place be real or is it just a legend, and what does it have to do with a man named Peter Wolfe. Read and find out!

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Today, I wanted to talk about Beavers in the Almanac. Yes, I said beavers. Beavers! I want to talk about these furry little rodents. They’re the basis of the economy in Aradie and the lure that drew so voyageurs like Peyre deep into the Upper Country. Peyre is lucky. He only had to paddle to the Great Lakes from Montreal. As the beaver thinned out, the voyageurs had to paddle further and further into first Manitoba and then Saskatchewan  to get the furs they wanted. That’s a really long way.

In non-beaver related news, Snow by Night will be returning to Katsucon in 2014. It’s a fun convention with a heavily emphasis on cosplay. It also has one of the best venues I’ve ever seen.

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The Upper Country is big sky country, and it made quite the impression on the voyageurs who ventured that deep into the continental interior. Peyre echoes their awe in Page 6 of A Life So Free. You may have noticed that I changed the style of the caption boxes for this vignette. The drop shadows were causing issues in Illustrator so I switched them over to a standard stroke behind the fill. I think it looks cleaner. As always, to see a preview of the next page, please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.

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Peyre reveals his generosity on Page 5 of A Life So Free. The wealth obtained by the voyageurs and the coureur des bois were enormous. Yet many of them died impoverished. To see a preview of the next page, please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.

The SpiderForest webcomic of the week is Snow by Night! Hey, that’s us. It’s a great comic, if we say so ourselves. You should totally read it.

If you’re visiting us for the first time on a referral from one of the other webcomics in SpiderForest, welcome! We’re glad you can came by to visit. We’re in the middle of a vignette at the moment. These are short stories by a guest artist we run after each chapter. This one is drawn by Minuiko and tells the story of a voyageur and his love of the wilderness of the Upper Country.

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This week’s Almanac entry is canoes. One of my favorite outdoor activities is going canoeing. It’s a beautiful way to travel. I grew up on the St. John’s River in north Florida and my father had a canoe. I took that boat everywhere, for miles up and down the river.  For our comic, these light watercraft are the backbone of transportation in Aradie. Roads are few and far between. Instead, it’s so much easier to slide these canoes into the rivers and paddle your way through the wilderness.

My apologies for not getting the update up on Wednesday. We should be back on track for next week. Thank you for your patience!

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My apologies. I have not received the next page from the vignette artist. I’ll try to have that up as the Friday update. Until then, please enjoy this illustration of Mathilde. We’re redoing our business cards and this is the new updated image of our chanteuse.

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Almanac References: gambling hells, tomahawks

Peyre and the other voyageurs reach the nations of the Sweet Seas (the Great Lakes) in Page 4 of A Life So Free. To see a preview of the next page (and some doggies!), please vote for Snow by Night on Top Web Comics.

The SpiderForest comic of the week is Chirault by Thane. This fantasy comic about curses, demons, and the imminent end of the world started in 2007 so there’s a vast archive. Plenty of entertainment for you!

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Hello, everyone! This is Diane here, reporting in for duty while Brittany and Eric pack for NekoCon tomorrow! If you’re attending, please swing by the Artist Alley to say hello and check out our awesome merchandise – or just bother Brittany and Eric. They need a good bothering at conventions.

NekoCon may also be the last chance to pick up one of our Snow-by-Night business cards, since Brittany has worked on some new artwork to replace the cards that were first designed during Chapter 1. Today’s post features Blaise’s illustration, which includes a bit of symbolism that you’ve probably picked up on in the story thus far.

On Monday we return to the Chapter 7 vignette, A Life So Free. You can get a sneak peek at the next page by voting for us on Top Web Comics!

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