#mircsyap

[mircsy]

Sharpwolf?😔😓

I could draw them, even write my own fanfic about them, because I think the ship can be taken to interesting directions. The reason why I won’t is because of the people who are oversensitive (must add, without a good reason) about this Telemachus x Antinous ship and I don’t want, nor have the energy to deal with the stupid hate thats source is ignorance, the fact that many take the EPIC adaptation with the mention of SA canon and most likely have never read the Odyssey (in which Telemachus is a sassy bad b!tch and literally tells Penelope in front of the suitors to go back to her room and work), and that they try to pull today’s norm onto the 12th century B.C. Also that many don’t consider Telemachus a 20 year old

[mircsy]

This.

We, artists, interact with each other on a daily basis, either in text or call (or both). It genuinely disgusts me to see how disrespectful and immature some people allow themselves to act online, to act with my friends.

I understand when someone doesn’t like a design, ship, art style or interpretation etc. Like, my gosh, I really wish I could erase my memory of the jetpack-windbag from the official “600 Strike” animation, or Odysseus’ red eyes in the song “Odysseus”, those visuals are JORGE’s ideas and NOT the artist’s who he commissioned, or that Jorge decided to add the mention of SA in “Hold Them Down”, while it was not in the original source, or the way he portays Calypso. (Yet people complain when artists don’t stay “canon”) Yes, Jorge took plenty of artistic liberties while writing this musical. And that is completely OK. Do I go around talk shit about him, spread dreadful misinformation about him, label him as a bad person because I don’t specifically like these changes? No. I still appreciate the hard work he put into the songs, the music, the thoughts behind them, and I accept the way he sees the songs, or I come up with sensible and respectful arguments/constructive critisism why I don’t like something. Or simply accept that it’s not my cup of tea and don’t interact with it to get rid of content I dislike.

Not like those who talk hateful about artists who make their own interpretation of the songs, or when they create something original they get told to go back and work on EPIC content. Or like those who are hateful towards Stories from Styx, because they had expected a second EPIC, while Casper emphasized SEVERAL TIMES that it will NOT be like Jorge’s creation. SfS is a completely different genre, which requires different type of voices, different instruments, different techniques of singing, plus it is the first musical our dear friend Casper ever wrote. And did he use the same artists who Jorge used? Yes, BECAUSE we are NOT “EPIC artists” who are Jorge’s property, we are all individuals who can join and leave, and create in any fandom/topic we want. It’s as if these people had said “How dare Robert Downey Jr. play Sherlock Holmes in the movies, he is a Marvel actor”. But I, and many other artists, have talked about this already enough. And guess what? Even though I loved working with Jorge, I enjoyed working with Casper more. Wild? Not really.

Casper showed he cares about the artists he commissioned. He made us a place where we can interact and help each other too, which made work so much less stressful. He cares so much he is even trying to help us dissolve this hate that reaches some of us, artists. Ryan’s advice about the algorythm and “block the hateful people and move on” is good. Correct, that really is how the algorythm works. But it misses the whole point why we reached out in the first place.

He can talk about community management, but it is not the SfS fandom that is full of immature and toxic people, who I question if they have ever been in fandoms. It is the EPIC fandom. And just like any other fandoms, it will have dark sides, people in the fandom WILL USE dark topics to create fan made content. And for many people it is a coping mechanism. (See sharpwolf ship. Those people who write about this toxic relationship, while themselves are victims, it’s like vent art for them. Helps them understand their own emotions. And also, not every Telemachus x Antinous work is connected to EPIC, keep that in mind. Greek mythology exists outside EPIC)

It just seems that a large part of the EPIC fandom loves the musical. But not the artists, writers, other creators who technically made it popular, those who technically carry the musical on their backs to the top with their fan (or even official) work… And those who could change that, those whose words would be listened to (not just heard), they step back and watch.

But that’s okay. Block those who hate and move on. Right?

Now here’s a fact. If the self entitled kids who spread hate don’t get regulated by someone who they most likely would actually listen to (*glances at the creator of EPIC*), artist will take the advice and will move on. Completely. Because of these people we started loosing enthusiasm over creating EPIC content.

hi guys! just letting you know in response to being notified about an uptick of hate and negativity in the epic fandom (mostly on tiktok) , Ryan Donaldson, the main business strategist of the EPIC team, has issued a statement essentially saying its the creator's fault that they experience so much hate because they drive the algorithm to give them more hate comments by responding to it.

Nowhere in the video does he say that he doesn't condone this sort of behavior, which is weird considering that he was a large contributor in creating and curating the fandom. He repeatedly pushes the idea of 'banning and moving on,' saying that Stories from Styx experiences more hate because Casper responds to hateful comments and implies that he may have hired "abusive collaborators" (whatever that means). Nowhere in this video does he talk about the role of the audience in defining the behavior of a fandom space. Ryan then plugs epic by talking about how positive everyone involved in the project is . Generally a dogshit response

Ryan is @ tiktokdungeonmaster on well. Tiktok

[mircsy]

Hello!! WolfytheWitch just recently reposted their Troy and Cyclops saga videos with the updated audio. I was wondering if you'd ever consider doing the same? (And also what would it cost me for you to do Remember Them so I could just have a full Mircsy Cyclops saga???)

I’ve been planning to do that for a long time now, I actually have a Youtube post about it, I just never get there.

I eventually want to do a Remember Them animatic AND so many more, I am just in my last year at highschool, I’ll graduate in less than a month and studying for the finals in a messed up education system where half of the teachers are incompatible has been consuming all my motivation to do anything.

But, not going to lie, also the fandom’s attitude toward artists make me consider if I want to continue posting art of this musical…

[mircsy]

Hi! First of all, I hope you're having a great day and if not then that it will get better very soon 💙

I was wondering about one thing - how does being popular in the fandom/liked by people here make you feel? I mean, is that annoying or maybe more heartwarming? Did you want it when you first started animating? And when people want to befriend you do you feel bad about it/tired of it or maybe you are happy about it (or something totally else)? I'm just curious, if you don't want to answer, you don't have to, obviously!

Oh, these are some interesting questions that I have never really considered before, hmm…

I definitely didn’t do my first EPIC animatic to become popular, I never thought it would become popular, let alone lead to working with Jorge later. Until now I was used to that my works don’t get much attention, and I just accepted that. If twenty, thirty, at top fifty people see them, that’s already a huge success for me even now. What heartwarming is when people freak out when I pop in the EPIC discord server chats now and then, although those times I freak out as well because I’m always surprised someone recognises me ahaha. Or when I see people discuss what they like about my works BUT reading reasonable, constructive critisism is also very much appreciated and welcome.

When the fandom was smaller I made some good friends, and keep contact with them even today. Nowadays not many want to befriend me, though there is a bunch of EPIC and other artists who’ve been brought together about half a year ago to play gartic phone (I’ll always be deeply grateful to you @abandoned-raccoon ) and that group works like a found family now😂

And honorable mentions to @arwenmusic and Casper Fox, top tier song writers and musicians

If fans tried to reach out to me to befriend me, however, even if not annoying, it would definitely be overwhelming. Therefore, I am standoff-ish when it happens. Especially because on the internet one can never know the true intention of another.

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Have you considered changing the music from the old soundtracks to the new ones on your epic animatics? No pressure to do so of course but I was just caught off guard hearing the old tracks again

Yes, I’ve been planning it for quite a time now to reupload the animatics with the new versions (because YT doesn’t let me change just the audio)

But I also want to do slight changes in them, like adding Ody’s scar on his thigh, some expression fixes, changing that freaking apple at the end of Open Arm/beginning of WoTM to a fig or something

And these changes take time, given especially now when my motivation to do stuff is very impulsive

[mircsy]

HOW ARE WE FEELING ABOUT THE RETURN

Have you seen anything yet? Because I haven't but I'm so excited!

AAAAAAAAH I can’t wait to see The Return!! I’m extremely curious how they adapted the source. But it’s not coming to my country (at least not yet) I can just hope it’ll be up on a streaming platform😭 I only saw the trailer and some edits on TikTok

[mircsy]

hello Mrs wonderful artist! mayhaps i ask what was your inspiration for making your “family friendly” Odysseus/poseidon art? (not hating, i think it’s adorable)

I just wanted to try something new, as in topic🥹 (have never drawn such thing before so I said why not)

[mircsy]

Hi! I hope you're having a nice time when you're reading this, whatever you're doing and that you had a great day overall. I wanted to tell you that I absolutely love your art and even though I'm not an artist myself, I can see your anatomy improving DRASTICALLY overtime, especially lately and I think it's insanely good progress. Also some of your recent works were so beautiful I had to fight the urge to make a Mircsy wall in my room /lh

I'm having a rough day so I decided to share some positivity here and there 💙

Thank you so much!!😭🙏 My anatomy improvement is thanks to @ardenzia777 who is one of the most AMMMAAAZING people I've ever met