Nightly Discussion #497

Darker versions of Twilight are kind of cool! They add a certain badass factor to her that makes her both elegant, but super dangerous looking.

Evening my friends! Are you all ready for some chatting?

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Daughter of Discord: Episode 1 Sneak Peek

Here's a neat little project in the pipeline. Apparently Discord and Fluttershy hooked up in this alternate universe, and a full animation is on it's way for the occasion. If that sounds interesting to you, get the animatic below!

Turns out this is not going to lead to an animation, but is a radio play. Still cool regardless! Check it out!

Senior Storyboarder Sibsy to Leave FiM

Today is the 5th anniversary of pony and while the show has come a long way, some people's journeys have to end. Sabrina Alberghetti, known as Sibsy in the fandom and a senior storyboarder for FiM, is stepping away from pony to pursue other ventures. She's been with us since the beginning and having met her at EFNW in 2013, she put every ounce of effort she had into her work!

While a part of the old guard is leaving us, we should be happy about the things to come for Sibs! We here at EqD wish her the best of luck and look forward to her future projects! You rock Sibsy! Thanks for being part of the ride for these past five years.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in! Make sure to visit Sibsy here and send your well wishes or at the least down in the comments.

Twitter: Calpain

Possible Hint from Big Jim About AJ's Parents?

The mystery behind Applejack's parents continues to grow, with a tweet response dropped by Big Jim over on twitter in regards to today's episode. Since things are gettin spoilery, I'll leave it after the break for those that forget to turn that filter on.

Head on down below for it!

Animation: Applejack, They Miss You Too

These seems somewhat relevant considering the days events. We have a new animation dedicated to Applejack's parents. Head on down below to check it out!

Comic: Pip Off the Old Block / To Love Alicorn 38 / Without Magic 71 / Constellation 19 / Overload / Timey Wimey 48

Nothing too spoilery yet in the comics we've gotten! Make sure to see the episode as soon as you can so you go in blind. It's well worth it!

Comic time, all updates below! Click for full!

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Ponycon Announces the Dynamic Duo of Lauren Faust and Bonnie Zacherle

Didn't get a chance to see Lauren and Bonnie this year? Ponycon has your back as they happily announce tonight the attendance of both Lauren Faust and Bonnie Zacherle next year in February! That's right, the two Goddesses of Pony are making their way to the Big Apple!

Got your interest? Check on after the break for the big announcement and how you can participate in one heck of a convention!

The Great Equestria Daily Holiday Banner Contest! Win Awesome Funko Stuff, Make Banners!

(Thanks to the awesome January3rd for the Spotlight Splash Bat!)

It's that glorious time of the year again when the world is flooded with all sorts of fun major holidays to break up the otherwise boring 12 month cycle. Where would we be without holidays to ditch work and eat ridiculous amounts of food? Not happy, that's where. Though,  I guess you don't get to ditch if you run a website or work retail. Thus is life.

This year, Entertainment Earth has donated some of those awesome Hikari Rainbow Dash figures that Funko is releasing. If you have no idea what those are, have a banner:

The Chrome limited edition (only 250 being made) Entertainment Earth exclusive, along with the original flat one (1000 being made) and the rainbowfied special edition (500 being made) are all up for grabs. Each of these guys clocks in at a $79 bucks a pop with limited collector style runs.

And joining them, just for entering the event, Cadance and Spike are also available.

So, want to flex those art bones and possibly win some collectbales? Head on down below for the rules and how to join!

Drawfriend Stuff #1677 - Spoilers Below the Break Edition!

You have been warned. Stuff happened, and now it's spoiler city!  Go watch the episode, then come check out the Drawfriend post afterward.

Now go get some art below!

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Pip Squeak and the CMC by mysticalpha

Top Ten Pony Videos of September 2015

The pony train just keeps chugging today with all sorts of news! Today we've got the Top Ten Pony Videos for September as voted by you guys! It was a great month for pony, so what videos ended up on top?

Well, check on after the break to find out!

Livestream Saturdays and Drawfriend

Now that was one heck of an episode! If this one doesn't light a fire under the community I don't know what will! Let's see how that translates into streams today, shall we?

As always with this event, if you want to partake in the madness make sure to send an email to me at [email protected] with your name, the type of art you'll be doing, a gallery link (optional) a link to your livestream and a banner (also optional). Make sure that your stream follows our content guidelines as laid out under our submit tab and also make sure to that you can be ready to stream at our standard time of 4pm EST / 1pm PST on Saturday. Also, if you participated in this week's stream event please send me the art you made so I can include it in next week's Livestream Drawfriend.

Twitter: Calpain

Children of the Night Creators Teasing New Luna Animation - "The Moon Rises"

CELEBRATE THE MOON!

Luna is getting more love out of the team over at Duo Cartoonist. A new teaser revealed this glorious idea up above, with a title going by the name of "The Moon Rises". If you need a recap of the awesome stuff they have already created, go check out Chip of Discord and Children of the night below.

Get hype!

After the Fact: Rainbow Rocks

In true After the Fact style, SilverQuill is here today with his Rainbow Rocks analysis and review! Prepare yourself for almost a half hour of hippogryph goodness as he dives right into what makes Rainbow Rocks tick.

Check on after the break for the full analysis!

Title card by the awesome James Corck!

"The Mane Attraction" Air Date Revealed!

It looks like we can thank guest star Lena Hall for revealing the air date of her upcoming episode! She shared the news over on Twitter that episode 24 "The Mane Attraction" will air on November 21.

That means 11 episodes of pony in a row! Nice. Thanksgiving is the following weekend, and it's uncommon to air new episodes on major vacation weekends, so we MIGHT have to wait until after November 28 for the season finale. Or maybe not; only time will tell.

Season 5 Episode 18 - Crusaders of the Lost Mark

The CMC getting another episode? Heck yeah that is something for them to get excited about! Though AJ and the others are going to have to put up with their antics for another episode. Hang in their gang, maybe they would get covered in sap this time!

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Nightly Roundup #1253

Chrysalis has the most character portrayal whiplash I've seen in the fandom. She can be adorable while hanging out with Flufflepuff or an absolute monster! She really is quite versatile.

News time guys! Just a little bit to start your weekend with. Get it all after the break.