ok coming back to comment after watching this video approx. 1 billion times: I love Jod's expression when he looks out the window at his empire. It's like he's saying "Lookit that. Look! Could a depressed person make that?"
every single time i open youtube, it asks me "hey do you wanna watch kiss me son of jod a locked tomb animatic again?" and every time i say hell yeah lets do it
God, every time I watch this I notice something new. The necromancers' eye colors changing to their cavaliers' on the line "look me in the eye." Using Alecto to make the line "the world screams" COMPLETELY LITERAL. The way the poses in the Dios Apate shot are recreated (but completely recontextualized) in the poses Mercy and Augustine are in in their assassination attempts. Alecto interrupting John's fantasy of everyone still liking him. This is so well-thought-out, I adore it
This is, after dozens of viewings, my very favorite Locked Tomb fanvid evars. John Gaius has so many layers in his infrastructure of denial; but this presents a single one of them in its perfection: This is the front line of his defense mechanisms, as he presents them to himself.
Oh my god, this was beautiful. You captured the wistful playfulness of the John Interludes: the world was ending, but they found peace together. The dance between the grimmer parts and the playful parts didn't feel jarring: they're part of the Empire's meta-mythos, the story that John tells himself, that it was all for a good cause, and it was the only way. The imperial vessels encroaching on New Rho felt as terrifying as you'd expect a necromantic armada taking over your world would be! The personal moments felt entwined with the overarching historical/political moments: this is the Empire of the Nine Houses! It's so well done!
i love how there are multiple pieces of media that have existed for decades if not centuries before tlt that also serve as accurate detailed descriptions of it
It's insane that this song was written over 30 years before the first book even came out. This song is just so perfect for John that you'd think it was written for him.
Wow! I just finished Nona yesterday, and was listening to this song this morning, independent of eachother, and thought to myself, "Huh. This song reminds me a bit of Jod when he's talking about his origins". Neat someone already came to that same conclusion and made an animatic already!
I'm obsessed with this animatic. I keep coming back to it because of just the whole EVERYTHING about it. It's helping me deal with the lack of a fourth book whilst I stare at gorgeous drawings. I don't know if I'm explaining it well but I seriously love everything in this! From the designs, to the pacing, to the way you were able to condense the story, to the absolutely brilliant song choice, to... okay, you get the point My personal favourite highlights are -seeing the Lyctor's cavaliers standing behind them as they go from wary/unsure to angry/bitter. -The different styles of halos around Jod's head -The lack of colour except for the eyes (signifying necromancy) and blood (signifying death) so the viewer has their attention drawn to them which all changes as thousands of years pass. Showing that necromancy and death is now everywhere and a common part of the universe. Of course this could just be me overanalysing bUT I THINK THAT'S SUCH A COOL WAY OF SHOWING IT -The eye transitions between Alecto and John... just so sO cool! -the fact that John kept the same mug (0:29 and 1:21) over the 10,000 years... also damn you for sneaking that meme in there /lh -the drawings of the 3rd, 6th and 9th houses all look amazing and I keep replaying that part, as well as literally every other part TLDR; I want this animatic injected into my blood stream.
Thank you for the kind words! Haha I can’t take all the credit for the song choice, it’s been me and a couple of TLT-obsessed friends brainstorming songs and ideas for this obsessively. I’m also so thrilled that people are picking up on the little details!
Oh my fricking stars, this is hilarious and fitting. The little embellishments are so fun. Making the reveal of his necromantic prowess being thumbs up and hearts. The loss.pjg meme on his coffee mug. The Evanescence/MCR wristbands. I would be mad about it except the presence of Memes^tm is a defining feature of the series, so that just makes it even MORE fitting. And the scene with the death of the solar system... Whew. Animated so simply yet so effectively. The swirling black, just coming over the ships before they poof. The black mass of the sun. The formation of Alecto. His expression when his eyes change and the sun comes alight again. You can practically see him coming further unhinged in real time. I also love the Fancy details like the design of everyone at Canaan, their expressions have so much personality! (I love Naberius's only defining feature being his hair. So accurate.) Mercymorn becoming Murderymorn. Gideon kneeling to Jod. Usually towards the end of these things the quality kinda slips downhill, but the background at the stoma and the DETAILS in the "Good morning, Annabel" scene like her monstrous teeth and his unshaven face! It's GREAT. (If anyone reads this comment without reading the books, I pity you.)
I'd always thought this song was practically tailor made for the locked tomb series. I'm so glad to see someone finally make this, and to do such a great job with it as well! Thank you for making this, I'm gonna share it with all of my locked tomb friends.
Okay ive watched this about a million times since catching up to TLT (probably my favourite animatic ever) and i feel like im the only person who doesnt completely hate Jod? like hes just a guy that has no idea what hes doing lmao
The whole tragedy of Jod is that he's just a guy. He was a very decent and likable guy, and in some ways he still is. But like any human being, he had flaws, and being granted unimaginable power magnified those flaws--or at least the consequences of them. -_-
So great! I find myself rewatching and pausing every frame to take in the great details (and just generally awesome art). I especially like the stylizing of the original Lyctors with their ghostly cavs side by side. Such a great way to illustrate the dynamic and also the emotions behind all of the scheming and millennia-long hatred!
absolutely brilliant! i keep watching. the lyrics fit so well! destroyed the bond of friendship of the only people left who would look him in the eye! building an empire! calling him your highness! the world screams!
Oops I'm commenting yet again but I'm watching this once more on repeat because it's just so observant and clever. My favorite piece of Locked Tomb fan art.
did you know that cows watch sunsets? also legit fantastic work, great scene choices and beautiful art and the characterisation choices are really interesting! thank you for the great work
Bahahah this is so good. We'll done. My husband is a huge TMBG fan and I want to show him this so bad but he is only through the first two! He'll have to wait lol
I can't get over how perfect this song is for God. And all your fully illustrated drawings are just - insane. I can tell what all of them are, they're both humourous and tragic; this is just really well done!
I've been watching locked tomb animatics all evening and this is my favorite. I've watched it three times now. The upbeat music combined with the dark lyrics make this song fit the series perfectly, the art is great, and all the references are amazing.
For a series so centered around death, it's amazing how alive and animated everything looks. The transitions alone are _phenomenal_ (1:30 might be my favorite, just because of how creative it is with how it segues their positions into a _completely_ different context.) This video's only 2 minutes long, and it took me twice that to go through and find all the little details. I loved every second of it.
I cannot overstate how many times I've watched this in the past few hours I knew it existed. I am carving a section of my psyche out to stitch this into.
God every time the boppy musical notes with the final text lines gets me. How does such macabre imagery and story elements vibe so naturally with TMBG??
holy shit this is without a doubt one of the best tlt animatics i've seen so far!!! it's kind of funny and a lot of awful, which is also the best way to describe jod's entire....thing. the last bit with alecto and john was PHENOMENAL.
Watching this again because it is just so good! The timing, the character designs, the linking of song and image...everything is brilliant and so well thought out.
Holy. Shit. Oh my lord. Oh my jod oh my this is so beautiful I am so happy u made this. I am so happy you are so dedicated and have the patience to make this.
ok coming back to comment after watching this video approx. 1 billion times: I love Jod's expression when he looks out the window at his empire. It's like he's saying "Lookit that. Look! Could a depressed person make that?"
And he still has the same loss.jpg mug as at 00:27. Nice
i laughed out loud at "could a depressed person make that?"
Well put.
every single time i open youtube, it asks me "hey do you wanna watch kiss me son of jod a locked tomb animatic again?" and every time i say hell yeah lets do it
And Babs appears separate from and then is obscured by Ianthe and Coronabeth. I especially love all the representations for the lyctors presumptive.
God, every time I watch this I notice something new. The necromancers' eye colors changing to their cavaliers' on the line "look me in the eye." Using Alecto to make the line "the world screams" COMPLETELY LITERAL. The way the poses in the Dios Apate shot are recreated (but completely recontextualized) in the poses Mercy and Augustine are in in their assassination attempts. Alecto interrupting John's fantasy of everyone still liking him. This is so well-thought-out, I adore it
This is, after dozens of viewings, my very favorite Locked Tomb fanvid evars.
John Gaius has so many layers in his infrastructure of denial; but this presents a single one of them in its perfection: This is the front line of his defense mechanisms, as he presents them to himself.
Ok but the details tho... John's Homestuck shirt, MCR and Evanescence bracelets. Perfection
Also the Loss bone mug
theres so many amazing things in this but i cannot stop laughing at the loss meme in bones on his mug. its so perfect
Oh my god, this was beautiful. You captured the wistful playfulness of the John Interludes: the world was ending, but they found peace together. The dance between the grimmer parts and the playful parts didn't feel jarring: they're part of the Empire's meta-mythos, the story that John tells himself, that it was all for a good cause, and it was the only way. The imperial vessels encroaching on New Rho felt as terrifying as you'd expect a necromantic armada taking over your world would be! The personal moments felt entwined with the overarching historical/political moments: this is the Empire of the Nine Houses! It's so well done!
Not gonna lie, this song almost feels like it was written for the locked tomb, i love it
i love how there are multiple pieces of media that have existed for decades if not centuries before tlt that also serve as accurate detailed descriptions of it
finished nona and immediately came here to finally view the last 30 seconds of this animatic in all their apocalyptic glory
SAME
I SEE THAT LOSS ON HIS COFFEE CUP
Seriously, I love the transition from the threesome to the murder attempts and everyone disappearing and everything!
It's insane that this song was written over 30 years before the first book even came out. This song is just so perfect for John that you'd think it was written for him.
It *was* written about him, which is what makes this video great. John is a tyrant, and the song is about tyrants.
Wow! I just finished Nona yesterday, and was listening to this song this morning, independent of eachother, and thought to myself, "Huh. This song reminds me a bit of Jod when he's talking about his origins". Neat someone already came to that same conclusion and made an animatic already!
I'm obsessed with this animatic. I keep coming back to it because of just the whole EVERYTHING about it. It's helping me deal with the lack of a fourth book whilst I stare at gorgeous drawings. I don't know if I'm explaining it well but I seriously love everything in this! From the designs, to the pacing, to the way you were able to condense the story, to the absolutely brilliant song choice, to... okay, you get the point
My personal favourite highlights are
-seeing the Lyctor's cavaliers standing behind them as they go from wary/unsure to angry/bitter.
-The different styles of halos around Jod's head
-The lack of colour except for the eyes (signifying necromancy) and blood (signifying death) so the viewer has their attention drawn to them which all changes as thousands of years pass. Showing that necromancy and death is now everywhere and a common part of the universe. Of course this could just be me overanalysing bUT I THINK THAT'S SUCH A COOL WAY OF SHOWING IT
-The eye transitions between Alecto and John... just so sO cool!
-the fact that John kept the same mug (0:29 and 1:21) over the 10,000 years... also damn you for sneaking that meme in there /lh
-the drawings of the 3rd, 6th and 9th houses all look amazing and I keep replaying that part, as well as literally every other part
TLDR; I want this animatic injected into my blood stream.
Thank you for the kind words! Haha I can’t take all the credit for the song choice, it’s been me and a couple of TLT-obsessed friends brainstorming songs and ideas for this obsessively. I’m also so thrilled that people are picking up on the little details!
This, 100%
I mean frankly this encapsulates the very unhinged vibe of the books EXTREMELY well. bravo.
This is officially my favorite TLT animatic ever! Thank you for doing Jod's work 🙏🏻
Oh my fricking stars, this is hilarious and fitting.
The little embellishments are so fun. Making the reveal of his necromantic prowess being thumbs up and hearts. The loss.pjg meme on his coffee mug. The Evanescence/MCR wristbands. I would be mad about it except the presence of Memes^tm is a defining feature of the series, so that just makes it even MORE fitting.
And the scene with the death of the solar system... Whew. Animated so simply yet so effectively. The swirling black, just coming over the ships before they poof. The black mass of the sun. The formation of Alecto. His expression when his eyes change and the sun comes alight again. You can practically see him coming further unhinged in real time.
I also love the Fancy details like the design of everyone at Canaan, their expressions have so much personality! (I love Naberius's only defining feature being his hair. So accurate.) Mercymorn becoming Murderymorn. Gideon kneeling to Jod. Usually towards the end of these things the quality kinda slips downhill, but the background at the stoma and the DETAILS in the "Good morning, Annabel" scene like her monstrous teeth and his unshaven face! It's GREAT.
(If anyone reads this comment without reading the books, I pity you.)
NOT THE LOSS MEME ON JODS MUG
I’m a grown-assed man and this makes me cry each time I watch it.
I was immediately on board the second I saw the loss mug. This is amazing!
It’s the mug that kills me.
KISS ME, NECROLORD PRIME!!
This animatic cures my depression
I'd always thought this song was practically tailor made for the locked tomb series. I'm so glad to see someone finally make this, and to do such a great job with it as well! Thank you for making this, I'm gonna share it with all of my locked tomb friends.
God hes so goofy 😭😭 I love this
Okay ive watched this about a million times since catching up to TLT (probably my favourite animatic ever) and i feel like im the only person who doesnt completely hate Jod? like hes just a guy that has no idea what hes doing lmao
The whole tragedy of Jod is that he's just a guy. He was a very decent and likable guy, and in some ways he still is. But like any human being, he had flaws, and being granted unimaginable power magnified those flaws--or at least the consequences of them. -_-
@@elizabethbelyeu3160 yes I 100% agree
So great! I find myself rewatching and pausing every frame to take in the great details (and just generally awesome art). I especially like the stylizing of the original Lyctors with their ghostly cavs side by side. Such a great way to illustrate the dynamic and also the emotions behind all of the scheming and millennia-long hatred!
absolutely brilliant! i keep watching. the lyrics fit so well! destroyed the bond of friendship of the only people left who would look him in the eye! building an empire! calling him your highness! the world screams!
Love the Vriska shirt. Nice touch extremely in character.
Oops I'm commenting yet again but I'm watching this once more on repeat because it's just so observant and clever. My favorite piece of Locked Tomb fan art.
The Loss mug is killing me.
I watched this like 50 times when I first found it and I keep coming back to it every few weeks and watching it again. Everything about it is perfect.
Oh my Jod this works so well
Long-time TMBG fan and recent TLT fan, I'm absolutely blown away
did you know that cows watch sunsets?
also legit fantastic work, great scene choices and beautiful art and the characterisation choices are really interesting! thank you for the great work
John you spiteful, cowardly, beatiful bastard. Wonderful work my friend
Unreal how good this is.
You need to sell the loss mug.
Bahahah this is so good. We'll done. My husband is a huge TMBG fan and I want to show him this so bad but he is only through the first two! He'll have to wait lol
I cannot get over how good this animatic is. The choice of song, the illustrations, all the little details -- amazingly well done.
This was delightfully wonderful
watching this for the first time and 30 seconds in??? when jod has a loss mug in bones???? LOVE
I can't get over how perfect this song is for God. And all your fully illustrated drawings are just - insane. I can tell what all of them are, they're both humourous and tragic; this is just really well done!
WHAT THIS SONG FITS SO WELL I LOVE TMBG
I've been watching locked tomb animatics all evening and this is my favorite. I've watched it three times now. The upbeat music combined with the dark lyrics make this song fit the series perfectly, the art is great, and all the references are amazing.
This is so good, I don't even know where to start.
This perfectly conveys the fantastic tone changes from chill to chilling in the novel. Amazing work.
this song is sooooo john coded and this is one of the best animatics ive ever seen
I have watched this dozens of times because it is just so perfect
john's vriska hoodie...incredible
also i’ve always thought this song fit jod perfectly!
For a series so centered around death, it's amazing how alive and animated everything looks. The transitions alone are _phenomenal_ (1:30 might be my favorite, just because of how creative it is with how it segues their positions into a _completely_ different context.)
This video's only 2 minutes long, and it took me twice that to go through and find all the little details. I loved every second of it.
this. this is beautiful.
NOT THE LOSS MUG AT THE 1:21?
I didn’t know this TMBG song, but holy hell, it’s so perfect for Jod! I looooove this video!
This is probably my favourite TLT animatic, the song fits perfectly. It's amazing
I love how both of my favourite book series have amazing AMV's set to this song
At least this one doesn't make me want to cry (as much)
a locked tomb animatic with a song from one of my favorite bands?? yes please!!
The song choice is stellar. Can't believe I didn't think of the connection myself. 10/10 animatic!
0:29 this is like the eighth time i've watched this and i JUST noticed the loss mug xD
I cannot overstate how many times I've watched this in the past few hours I knew it existed. I am carving a section of my psyche out to stitch this into.
this is absolutely incredible. i'm going insane. thank you so much for sharing!!!!!
This entire animatic and the song is so good
song fits surprisingly well
God every time the boppy musical notes with the final text lines gets me. How does such macabre imagery and story elements vibe so naturally with TMBG??
This is absolutely amazing. There’s so many incredible details and you’ve really nailed the comedy/horror tone of both song and the series.
This is amazing, the lyctor frame transition with the eyes is brilliant and I paused the video to take in all the details!
holy shit this is without a doubt one of the best tlt animatics i've seen so far!!! it's kind of funny and a lot of awful, which is also the best way to describe jod's entire....thing. the last bit with alecto and john was PHENOMENAL.
Holy shit, this is incredible. I love the loss mug and the fuckin vriska shirt. John Gaius Homestuck is SO real
i lost it at the loss meme on the mug lmaoooo
I am ASTOUNDED. I am AMAZED. Absolutely beautiful work!!
This is perfection. As soon as I was done watching I watched it again.
Literally can't stop watching this
Watching this again because it is just so good! The timing, the character designs, the linking of song and image...everything is brilliant and so well thought out.
incredible, gorgeous, perfect, absolutely without flaw
Absolutely perfect, no notes.
Holy. Shit. Oh my lord. Oh my jod oh my this is so beautiful I am so happy u made this. I am so happy you are so dedicated and have the patience to make this.
Goddamnit this comes up randomly in YT and suddenly I gotta cry AND re- re-re-read 3 books.
I’m in for the bone Loss mugs too.
This is my new favorite thing. So well done, and the music matches perfectly!
Oh my god this is so fucking good, never stop. I wish i had more words to say how much i love this.
Perfection! I lost it at Jod's mug... It works so well!
Brillianst. Inspired. I adore every frame (but I especially love all the parts with Alecto!). Awesome!!!
THE LOSS MUG. AMAZING
YESSSS I've had this on my tlt playlist for ages
This is so good, I keep rewatching it! I love how well it captured the events from the books! *chef's kiss*
This is fantastic, and I'm always here for more Locked Tomb fan content.
Absoultely awesome !! I Iove how you painted the Lyctor transformation.
Im going insane im so happy you made this i have to watch it on loop for like at least a month
in love with all the details on this one! I love Babs silly hair swirl. Great work!
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THIS IS FUCKING FANTASTIC
This is amazing! So perfectly synced!
SO GOOD so good
I've watched this like a billion times and omg it's so good
This is so great! Perfect. Thank you for your work ❤
This is fantastic!
This was really good!! Thank you!
How does this only have 315 likes?
Obviously, the perfect song for this.
Perfect song pick and perfect video
THIS IS PERFECT AND AMAZING HOLY FRICKLE
I'M SO IN LOVE WITH THIS!!!!
I LOVE THIS THANKYOU FOR MAKING IT