Has Anyone Ever… Like…. Casually Listened To The Magnus Archives. Did Anyone Ever Consume That Podcast

this is what I was trying to get at with my gertrudeposting earlier today, though not nearly as thoroughly or eloquently as OP

regardless of its other successes or failures one thing i feel that the magnus archives did really well was create a narrative and worldbuilding that refuses to allow you to categorize its characters by the dichotomy of 'abuser' and 'victim' without ignoring major themes that define the shape and course of the entire story. despite one of its most central themes being that "we all get a choice, even if it doesn't feel like one" many of the characters we encounter are faced with genuinely horrifying ethical dilemmas that emphasize just how difficult that choice actually is to make, and allow the audience to sympathize with their plight even if not with their actions and decisions. many of the avatars are arguably just as much victims of the entities they serve as they are perpetrators of the violence they cause, and those who fight them in many cases choose to descend to monstrosity themselves in order to be able to keep pushing back - a choice some of them try to rationalize to themselves by arguing that the magnitude of the threat they face necessitates that the ends justify the means, but which is nevertheless a choice that they make, and one with a devastatingly high cost that is repeatedly, unflinchingly presented to both them and the audience. the human capacity to exercize our free will for better or for worse whilst taking into account the various internal and external influences that may affect the decisions we make is thoroughly explored with a great deal of care and nuance that i appreciate.

glad to see this post reached robin lennox

has anyone ever… like…. casually listened to the magnus archives. did anyone ever consume that podcast normally and then just.. do something else. I’ve never met someone who listened to tma and didn’t absorb it into their blood and bones

this art is already so satisfying to look at but fun fold-out formatting unleashes the serotonin gates. pet treat hidden inside a toy type beat.

anyway if I’m correct in assuming that the layered parts fold out, I’d go absolutely feral for a distortion version with opening doors/panels

Made a sketchbook page for Agnes Montague:)

I might do one page/spread for all prominent tma characters (or whichever ones I choose). If you want to see more of that, please tell me! Also, if you want to you can recommend any tma character you want me to do a similar page of!

the scrunkly

every chonny jash song is like *voice with the most autotune and layering possible* ME AT THE SUICIDE STORE *the fastest drums youve ever heard in your life* *voices in the background saying some words you arent really sure are real* ohhh my fucking god theyre arguing again *RANDOM XYLOPHONE* were like jekyll and hyde if there were 3 Of Them. and then you look at his directors commentary and hes like “gonna be honest i dont fucking know what i was doing either”

Me when i lie

(Added the full image description down here this time because it turned out way longer than usual):

[Image Description:

The first image is a digital drawing of the character the distortion from the magnus archives, with michael on the top facing to the left and helen upside-down on the bottom facing to the right, in the style of a joker playing card. The background is white, with warped colourful lines decorating the border. Michael and helen each have a hand in front of their faces; Michael is peeking through his fingers; helen is resting her chin on her palm. Their hands and fingers are elongated and their fingernails are overgrown and spiraling. They are wearing matching pink pinstripe suits, with spiral buttons and white dress shirts with spiral cufflinks. Helen has an afro hairstyle with a section on the left side of her head pulled back into a braid, and laid edges that form spirals along her forehead. Michael has long blond hair that falls in much looser curls across his shoulders. Both of their irises are pink with a spiral design in them. Their proportions are overall semi-realistic; a clean rendering style is used.

The second image is exactly the same as the first, just flipped 180 degrees to put helen on the top instead of michael.

End ID.]

and when the web is spun, will you find yourself the spider or the fly?

couldn’t stop thinking about my own dumbass post

ive started making pokemon-style tma trading cards because im insane. is there enough interest in this project/my fanart to make a sideblog or should I just make an art tag

listened to mag101 since making this post and this is now a gertrude hate blog

lurking around making bitter shitposts and comments and then i see michael shelley fanart all of a sudden I’m giggling and kicking my feet