Nightly Discussion #65

Aww, these are the most adorable versions of the Diamond Dogs I've ever seen I think! And adding in a cute Spike as well is just icing on the cake.

We're halfway through the week already! Hope it is going well for you guys. Now it's time to chat!

Twitter: Calpain

Music of the Day #354

I can't wait for more COCO POMMEL.  Why don't you guys ever make music about her? What's with Vinyl Scratch and Luna stealing the spotlight all the time?

Get some music below!

More Teasers from New Animation by "Children of the Night" Team

With their panel reveal right around the corner, the guys from Children of the Night have a few teaser shots to show off for everyone.  While not taking place in Friendship is Magic, it's still completely pony based.  Head on down below the break for another shot and description on it for those avoiding spoilers!

MLP #22 Comic Preview Arrives! EQD Now Relocated to Manehattan!

The iTunes preview for My Little Pony #22 has arrived, continuing the Trixie saga from the 21st.  And what is that I see in the first page? Only the best newspaper I'd say! Thanks Comic People! The Summer of Trixie really does Rock.  Was there ever any doubt~?

Head on down below the break to check it out!

Cardapalooza! Saturday at BronyCon!

Cardapalooza! What's that, you ask? Why, it's only a crazy-huge party this weekend at BronyCon, celebrating the My Little Pony CCG! Everyone who walks in gets a special(?!) booster pack, everyone there has chances to win plenty more prizes, there's contests, games, Twitter challenges, trivia, t-shirts (using the image above!), special appearances from the Pony CCG staff... and even more!

Going to BronyCon? Looking for an awesome way to spend a couple hours on Saturday at 2:30, even if you've never played the CCG before? Check it out!

Cardapalooza is 90 minutes of pure prizes, surprises, and just plain fun that you'd frankly be silly to miss! Are you a huge fan of My Little Pony CCG? Have you never played the game in your life? It doesn't matter, EVERYPONY is invited, and we've got room for 1000 of you! The fun starts at 2:30 on Saturday in the Hall of the Sun at BronyCon!

Packbreakers has booked Dean "Flank Sinatra" Irwin to host this wild event! Everyone who attends will snag a free special booster pack of MLP: CCG, courtesy of Packbreakers. What's so special about it? You'll just have to come and find out!

Then stick around for the mayhem as we give away lots more random prizes and t-shirts, shoot party cannons into the audience, run contests like a live Create-a-Costume contest and a trivia competition (with special guest!), and host interactive Twitter Challenges (follow @MLP_CCG to see these live) for even MORE prizes--anyone can win!

Equestria Daily Interview Series: Interview with IDW MLP Colorist Heather Breckel

The art of Friendship is Magic has always been one of the big draws of the show, and the fan art community only helps fuel it.  We have styles ranging from heavily detailed paintings to anime-esque chibi fueling a variety of different portrayals of our favorite characters. 

This is something the comic series has always been an interesting topic on. With a variety of artists and colorists on the stage, things stay fresh on that front.  Heather Breckel here is one of the colorists on staff, and The Illustrious Q decided to ask her a whole bunch of questions about that, and the other projects she has worked on or is currently working on.

Head on down below the break to check it all out!

Drawfriend Stuff #1242

Elemental ponies! We need this concept in the show.  I love me some of that primal elementaly fantasy thing. Lightning and wind for life.

Now go get some art.

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The Ancients of Wind

New Friendship is Magic Writer Approaches: Nick Confalone

A new writer has been added to the season 5 cast! Nick Confalone has taken part in various cartoons across Disney and WB according to his IMDB page and Twitter Profile. It's going to be interesting to see what he brings to the world of MLP!

 You can find his announcement tweet over here. 

Thanks to Leon, Nick, and everyone else for sending it!

Comic: Princesses / It's Not My Fault I'm a Horse 4 / Sweet Talk / Tree.exe Has Stopped Working / Paradox 1:7

As the comic description points out: even princesses were fillies once. And what an adorable pair of fillies they are.

Comic gang, click for full!

Twitter: Calpain

Artist Interviews: Alasou

Good day, mares and gentlecolts! I am Twilight is Magic, the guy responsible for making this artist interview series happen. Previously, Calpain was the one to post them, but this time I've been given the honour of presenting the interview myself.

Today our guest is an artist whose works many of you will instantly recognize and “hnnng!” at – Alasou! With his remarkable talent for cute and beautiful things of all kinds, there’s no doubt most of you know and love his art. All the more interesting, then, to hear what the man himself has to say about it!

Catch Alasou’s insights, suits and Rarispiders beyond the break!

And if you – yes, you there! – want to suggest some artists to be interviewed as part of this series, go ahead and do so in the comments or mention them to me on my dA page.

BUCK 2014 Animation Promo and News

I'm really liking this trend of conventions putting out amazing promotional videos for their events! GalaCon did a wonderful job with their promos over the past few months, but now it is BUCK's turn as they share with us an action packed 3 minute animation!

Check on after the break for the vid. Excellent work BUCK crew!

Animation: Horse M.D.

Fluffle Puff is back.  Need I say more? Get 2 minutes of gloriousness below the break, House M.D style. 

This is so much more relevant after I just marathoned it on Netflix

Seeds of Kindness 4 Charity Album: Shine Together

Seeds of Kindness has been doing loads of good stuff for years now, and we now have the 4th in line "Shine Togeather" hoping to continue that tradition.  If you are a musician in either pony or even other worlds, this is your chance to help a good cause.

Head on down below the break for all the relevant information on it!

Story: Another Day

[Sad][Slice of Life]

Author: wYvern

Description: A life lived, and a lifetime worth of memories. But time drags on, and this place... I don't know. I don't know what I'm still doing here.

Another Day

Additional Tags: Applejack in a nursing home

Reminder: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic: The Keys Of Friendship - Officially Available

Keys of Friendship, the next installment in the Shout Factory lineup, was announced a few months ago.  For those collecting these, it is finally available for purchase.  Right now Amazon has it in stock for 10 bucks a pop.  If you want it, head on over here to grab it! The DVD has also started invading stores, including Walmart according to a few submitters. 

Head on down below the break for the details on it!

SDCC IDW Panel Recording - The Pony Section

SDCC had more than just the main pony panel dropping equine news.  The IDW Comics panel also had some pony to top it off.  If you want to see the artists and writers outside of just their signatures on the covers, this is a good way to check it out.  They also drop a few tidbits of information on upcoming and current comics.

Head on down below the break for it!

Thanks to Trent for the heads up.

Eat it up...

Nightly Roundup #1027

Every so often we all just need a cuddle from a friend, you know? Sure does make the world seem like a less lonely place!

News time folks! Get it while it's hot!