Magnus Archives #92 Animatic: Nothing Beside Remains 

Good man!

The #1 reason why I'm "ehhhhhh" on Black!Martin headcanons. Like, whatever floats your boat, but...?????? ?? ? ???

Martin is the CUTEST

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed that tasty, tasty visual storytelling~ This is one of my favorite scenes for a reason! Had to do it justice. I almost shrugged and did the remaining 7-ish minutes... but I was ready to Be Done With It. Storyboarder was just NOT having it that day. With my first animatic, it sat at a low viewcount for the first month or so? So I'm hoping The Algorithm will make itself useful eventually.

Instablaster.

You're the first person to make note of "Why did I kill him?"! I honestly thought that would be the blink-and-you-miss-it joke that everyone latched onto. That and Excalibur!Face!Melanie XD I'm very proud of my Elias design (even if I spent so much time drawing those goddamn l a p e l s). I gave him hooded eyes (the better to leer with, my dear) but otherwise he's mostly based on Vincent Price-figured it was fitting.

@@chaoticblades2382 That is amazing, and I agree, very fitting design. XD

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed! A good place to look for fun stuff is in the group reaction shots ;D It was actually less effort than my previous one, despite being higher quality? Partially because I didn't bother with the pen tool, partially because anytime I got bored of shot/reverse shot I had more wiggle room to liven things up (other chars reactions, flashbacks, etc.). Not having to deal with Gerry's hair helped too XD

@@chaoticblades2382 Ok so I also loved Tim flipping off Elias, 'cop' boot, Breekon & Hope booty, and Georgie's shirt slipping further off Jon's shoulder as the scene progresses

Thank you! It means a lot to get detailed comments like this

Thank you! I put a lot (possibly too much) thought into what I wanted each design to say, how to make designs where the viewer can tell at a glance which character each was meant to portray.

Thanks! It's one of my faves too-really fleshes all of the characters out and sets up for some delicious drama~

YEPPP that's p much my take. That, and for him to know such a specific Polish word as "wypalać"... like, how often does cauterization come up in conversation for him to know that? It implies a high level of fluency in a language that you kinda have to go out of your way to learn if you're in an Anglophonic country. It's entirely possible he's a POC and of Polish descent but :/ And anyway, anti-Polonism is a thing? A well-established thing, with a 12k+ Wikipedia article, a solid chunk of which discusses it in relation to the UK? (I'm American, not British, but people forget that Slavs being considered white is super recent, even on this side of the pond? Like, my babci's generation recent?)

Thank you! The devil is in the details~ (The devil is Elias.) When I rewatch to bask in the feeling of achievement, I try to pick a single character to focus on... though I usually forget to anyway ^^; As a tiny, tiny man (5'/152cm), this is an example of art imitating life. No need for a reference pic, can draw from memory! The comedy of animated wardrobe malfunctions is severely underrated.

I work night shift, which tends to be better for creators, apparently? (In the Q&A's, Johnny and Alex mention that's where they met for precisely that reason.) I've actually been using these animatics to level up my art for a comic I wanna write. You also gotta remember that the current state of affairs is... unfriendly to personal pursuits/wellbeing, to put it lightly. Just do your best to hang in there, maybe keep paper on hand so that if the urge to create hits you, you don't have to waste spoons on gathering together supplies. I still have days where all I do is draw a bunch of right eyes on scrap! Little accomplishments are what gets the ball rolling, and not just if you wanna do something bigger-our brains like it best when the fruit comes shortly after the labor. It can be as simple as doodling a cat on a sticky note and putting it on your door. Any way you can find that joy will help keep that fire lit until you have the space to give it your all. Things that are helpful for me to draw when I'm feeling the slump: eyessss, ridiculously over-designed dresses, elaborate shading on mundane objects (e.g. a hotdog), fairies, frogs in period/festival dress, mermaids

Thank you! I'm super glad you mentioned that sequence-see, my approach with these animatics was to treat them as excerpts from a full series. So those are actually "recycled animation" from "earlier episodes" of formative interactions with Jon, memories juxtaposed with all they've just learned/who they're abandoning him to. Martin: Jon ushering him and Tim out the night of his confrontation with the Not!Sasha Melanie: that ever-so-brief moment of rapport when she explained her research and he gave her access to the library Tim: going pubbing with his friend back in their research days Daisy: Jon begging for his life in the woods Basira: Jon's paranoid breakdown taking a pause so he can roast Martin

You're the only one who's commented on it and for that you have my deepest gratitude OTL

Oh, that's actually supposed to be Jonah! I figure the Institute is full of art dedicated to its great founder and tried to look up period-typical fashion (didn't work out-British eras are confusing and find reliably tagged sources was more effort than I was willing to go to... after the first such research spiral into period-typical architecture/office designs). I have done an animatic with Gerry being fabulous and hair-flippy if you're curious. Just know that it was my first attempt ever and I Learned My Lessons Well ^^; Thank you for checking out my vid!

Thank you! It has the added bonus of aging really, really well with the end of the series XD

Thank you! Gotta use the medium to its full potential~ ;D

I thought about doing a serious take, rife with esoteric symbolism~... but the gag was too funny not to do XD