One Last Deal - TAZ animatic Ep 58 Lunar Interlude V: Reunion Tour

It only took me months and month to finally get around to doing it, but here's the animatic! The success of the last one actually gave me a lot of anxiety and I haven't even been able to watch it since - but I met some of you at Sacanime when I was tabling for the first time and it honestly helped me work past that fear!
This one is a lot more sketchy in style bc of the length, but I hope you enjoy!
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[@zekeram129]

If you think about it, Garfield shares the distinct goofy-voice trait of all known TAZ elves, so Garfield is most likely an elf.

[@katiecat6438]

that's what i thought until this episode, when i just immediately decided he's a cat now

[@lobster9059]

jenkins doesnt have that voice unfortunately

[@zekeram129]

Lobster Jenkins most definitely has a goofy voice.

[@lobster9059]

@@zekeram129 ok but not the specific elf goofy voice

[@urmom-pu3ue]

I always imagined him as a half elf, half goblin haha

[@spockedandloaded]

"Totally not Magnus" "Still not Magnus" "Magnus?"

[@milkychai]

Magnus can't come to the phone right now

[@milkychai]

I can't even begin to express how sad I am about that missed opportunity

[@TNikole11]

"Magnus who?"

[@gulleyfoyle6859]

504: Magnus Not Found

[@dildonius]

"No, this is Travis!"

[@jadecrimmins3583]

GARFIELD'S FACE WHEN TAAKO MENTIONS MAGNUS' BLOOD IS THE BEST 👏👏

[@lucystewart29]

That made it creepy REAL quick

[@DarkGameingGuy]

there is a new season of TAZ starting 31/oct/2019 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHmxXqFnp5qNoJY

[@sosayweall_jpg]

his face at 6:45 is so adorable, it's my favorite

[@jacecoleman6148]

Griffin saying, "I'm a weiner boy..." gives me life

[@GeneralOlde]

Griffin briefly stopping the campaign to talk about how all the fan art of Garfield makes him look like everyone's favorite lasagna cat is one of the funniest moments in the entire arc.

[@DrFunkman]

Even in the official comic he’s drawn as a cloaked figure with a hidden face

[@HenryZhaosTextbook]

Taako signing the autograph on Merle's head is a thing of beauty, as are all of Garfield's expressions

[@rowen9]

I didn’t even notice I love it

[@Romanticoutlaw]

I especially love that it gives context to merle asking if he's dotted the i with a heart

[@k.whatever9046]

i love that taako, right there in the middle of handing over the sword to garfield, starts to laugh and says to merle "i just conned this dumb son of a bi- hold om, let me finish and then ill gloat" and then goes back to going "oh nooo this is avery difficult trade for me :(((" at garfield, this part was so funny

[@ariannasilva4462]

I like how any other DM would detect magic to ruin Justin's amazing cunning skills but Griffin is just so awesome and let's it happen because he respects how amazing that thinking was.

[@cjrockband]

That sword is also possibly the most magical, and in the past when detect magic was used the party was described as blindingly bright from all their magical items, so it probably wouldn't have worked anyway.

[@YOGI-kb9tg]

its good story telling a fun game would be to reward them for thinking but a fun story is to just have something funny even if it bends the rules

[@Turovale]

I mean, not really though. Most if not all DMs I know would’ve let it run.

[@ta1os]

'Rule of Cool' literally started in DnD groups. Also, detect magic would've just said the school of magics used in the enchantments. The "Identify" spell would do the trick, though.

[@jayyz6154]

th answer woukd be alot of it

[@justsomeannoyingredpanda]

I can just imagine Garfield's horror when he checks on the Flaming Raging Poisoning Sword of Doom and see's *it's not there*

[@stormRed]

"Let me finish and then I'll gloat" Iconic.

[@carlyburke1044]

reason #46 why taz could never be a movie: how do garfield??

[@brotherbear92]

Garfield head Pam body.

[@jensenpeacock8395]

Change his name to Gorfield the Deals Warlock

[@laylab17139]

Fursuit

[@nieblas112w]

Just have him be slightly off screen like all you ever see is his cloak.

[@matthewesslemont5965]

Different form every time we see him

[@JadeXHarley]

yo YOUR GARFIELD IS SO PETTABLE

[@cafedruid9532]

Holy fudge my dude's I just realized something, Garfield is a warlock a WARLOCK! That means he got his magic from a patron of some sort, who the fudge gave him his powers?

[@witch.y]

lasagna god or john. proabably lasagna god

[@chasezach1277]

Capitalism

[@gingersnap6004]

Jim Davis

[@Animallovercomedian]

Himself

[@dogwithacoolhat]

costco

[@zigzagzoom369]

Given what happens later on that signed picture is probably worth a lot

[@whalesharko4465]

I'd never thought about that!

[@dinofeino1811]

@@whalesharko4465 ah ah but! He probably sells those babies on the regular.

[@AnimeLover930]

Now I need to watch to see what happens to make it worth it

[@wolf23ify]

After Story and Song when they're universally known, that autograph is actually probably worth a hell of a lot.

[@smartyart3728]

I love your taako so much it's by far my favorite design for him

[@christianlecroy980]

Taako has multi classed as con artist 😂

[@mephostopheles3752]

35% wizard 35% chef 20% performer 10% trickster 100% gay

[@alastorlapid2365]

@@mephostopheles3752 All in all, he's 200 fucking percent.

[@wolfofsummerbreeze]

God, Taako using Merle as a desk is so in character

[@bumbylbea9715]

The delivery on “well, that didn’t take into account…the apocalypse.” Is incredibly underrated.

[@row7603]

if garfield could tell it was the apocalypse then he must have been able to see the hunger.. is garfield undead?? is he alive??? is he okay???

[@mephostopheles3752]

It was monday

[@falcore91]

He survived, and showed up in follow up episodes.

[@statelyelms]

@@mephostopheles3752 he just made a rational assumption then

[@statelyelms]

@@falcore91 well, I mean, he was *kinda* dead for a bit..

[@KerkorDragonblood]

I feel like this and when he first got the sword is the definition of what Taako is XD

[@MrLegendofLP]

Kerkor Taako is a Rouge that fucked up and became a Wizard.

[@mylahobbit1815]

idk why, but in all the times i've listened to this perfect perfect bit, it never occurred to me that garfield KNOWS that they'll find magnus' body back there the second they say they want his blood, and that's the real reason for the hmmmmMMMMMMMM

[@murmurgamy]

oh my gooood Taako's signed photo is JUST as i imagined it. nice job im glad this is so long!!! i kept checking mid-way and being like "oh fucking thank god im only half way through" love it!!!! also "Magnus who?" genius

[@TajesMahoney]

This is great! Just a random tip: you may want to add to the title what arc this is from in case anyone's mid-series and doesn't want to spoil themselves.

[@milkychai]

Thank you! I edited the title after I saw your comment, that possibility totally slipped my mind and I appreciate you pointing it out!

[@murmurgamy]

hey you're doing gods work! !!!

[@DarkGameingGuy]

there is a new season of TAZ starting 31/oct/2019 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHmxXqFnp5qNoJY

[@FullFrontalNurdity]

I love his rendition of Taako. So pretty.

[@GippyHappy]

3:44 wasn't sold on this taako design until that frame. He's such a BABE.

[@averychaco8831]

I looove how Garfield knows whats up the moment they ask for his blood XD Also Garfield wtf whyyyyy Do they ever explain why he already had that in the works?

[@cjboyo]

DM bullshit

[@williamjenkins4913]

I assumed it was a sex thing.

[@aidanleffler4897]

dark machinations

[@Moose_Hawkins]

I believe Griffin's exact words were "I am taking that to the fucking grave."

[@whalesharko4465]

@@williamjenkins4913 that's what I was thinking

[@thatstheway103]

OHMYGOD YOUR TAAKO IS BACK ❤️ The original animatic was one of the reasons I listened to the show in the first place, it's so cool to see this callback scene as an animatic too! The facial expressions on everyone especially Taako and Garfield are so charming. Good stuff. :)

[@milkychai]

oh gosh thank you so much!!

[@bwolff7364]

6:15 "Hold on, let me finish and then I'll gloat" What a fucking power move XD

[@WLPWolfGirl]

After how long did it take for him to realize he never gave Garfield a description

[@pseudoregalia]

Taako is so fucking clever, oh my god

[@partlyironic]

I am just...DYING to know if they are going to put Fantasy Costco in the graphic novel and if so, like...how, literally HOW.

[@rhyswhite7659]

I wouldve loved to see this style of art when Magnus crushed the sapphire and retrieved the sword lmao

[@ryananchors1967]

I know I was hoping it would cut to that scene after this lol

[@rebeccatrishel]

How would you illustrate the part where Taako gives up some of his beauty?

[@spruce1101]

Taako's hair is so fluffy and gorgeous. I'm jealous.

[@fluckadrift]

This is such a great Taco design. The expressions are just terrific. So smug and yet so beautiful and yet so smug about being beautiful.

[@fluckadrift]

Heh, until people started liking this, I didn't realize autocorrect had "fixed" the spelling of Taako's name for me. Thanks, automation.

[@j4ckt741]

There should be D&D type of game in a infinite IKEA

[@conwool2609]

SCP 3008?

[@j4ckt741]

@@conwool2609 yeah... that one

[@18Hongo]

So... an IKEA, then?

[@MizuShadowWolf]

Goodness I just want to say I'm 500% in love with how you draw taako. I'm just past this episode so I won't check out your tumblr yet, but as soon as I finish I'm absolutely coming your way!

[@liamcurtin3262]

I know a lot of people like to think that Garfield is a tabaxi but I personally have head-cannoned him as a rakshasa. In the monster manuals description of rakshasas it says they sometimes masquerade as rich merchants, plus then he would definitely have easy access to a fiendish patron. Also why else would he all the equipment to grow humanoid flesh because it certainly wasn’t out of the kindness of his heart.

[@cheetocrumbs_jpg2751]

Taako: con master extraordinaire

[@annastraea]

You draw Taako really well!! He looks super adorable in your style and design!!!

[@lemon2612]

Everyone’s talking about Taako and Garfield but MERLE!!!!! He’s so detailed!

[@mantismantis6408]

YOUR TAAKO IS SO BEAUTIFUL I'LL CRY .......

[@digitalwanderer6809]

The emotions that you convey through Garfield honestly are making my heart sing, thank you so much for animating this and filling me wish such joy.

[@EmilyHechtOnline]

Yay! I'm so glad you did another, I missed your fabulous Taako eyeliner.

[@coconutcreampie7930]

I think my favorite thing about this is Taako and how fabulous he is in every frame.

[@Moose_Hawkins]

Gotta say, I am in LOVE with your Taako, his hair is just so FLUFFY

[@radiantburrito]

Holy shit. I'm so glad you made this. Your original animatic is one of my favorites and this one is just as good. Keep up the great work.

[@milkychai]

oh gosh thank you!! i'm definitely planning on doing more animatics ♥ Thanks so much for the support!

[@TheSuperNyx]

"I'm a wiener booooooooy..."

[@spacetcade]

*ERROR 404: MAGNUS NOT FOUND*

[@oobieboobiekanoobiscoobied5972]

This is my favorite rendition of taako

[@ezradunlap4557]

I love Taako's expressions of anger in this, its really good

[@NestanSvensk]

Oh shit, it's my favorite Taako! Excellent excellent work.

[@Romanticoutlaw]

this fills me with an unmatched amount of joy. Taako's devious grin when he's casting the spell, ugh! Perfection

[@John_Smith_Dumfugg]

Taako is so.... So.... I would pay for his premium snap is I guess the best way to put it

[@blodiger34]

I love that little moment when taako uses Merle's head to sign the photo.

[@alexboedeker6177]

I absolutely adore your artwork. Every single thing that you've made for taz has been an absolute delight to view! From the way the characters look (especially Taako; he's PERFECT) to the subtle backgrounds has been amazing. Thank you so much for making this content. 💕

[@Animallovercomedian]

Everyone else: what a dark and nasty storm Garfield: THE APOCALYPSE IS COMING Also I LOVE your art style

[@faithfreeman849]

I always pictured Garfield as a Tabaxi Warlock, was that wrong?

[@lobster9059]

nah thats completely possible

[@ryananchors1967]

Nothing is “wrong“ when you’re reading or listening to a story. That’s one of the advantages those mediums have over visual storytelling. The reader/listener gets to imagine characters, places, etc the way they want to an extent. When I was a kid and saw the Harry Potter movies it actually kinda bummed me out later because I realized I had forgotten some of the ways I had imagined characters looking that differed from the movie and now when I read it, I only picture the movie versions of them

[@noahwilson7497]

Has anyone ever wondered why Garfield was growing his own Magnus

[@nostrobothnia]

Ive never listened to taz but god fucking damn i love this and your taako is the most beautiful thing ive ever seen

[@rattatattattattat2027]

I absolutely fucking love how you draw Takko, 100% my favorite character

[@deleijon3415]

I've watched this animatic 2 years ago and you made me discover podcasts (I didn't know it was a thing xD) So 2 years later I'm still listening to a bunch thanks to you :D

[@catguy2043]

So I paused this realizing that I haven’t reached this point in the show yet. But I paused exactly when the “paused” screen came up at 0:48

[@statelyelms]

I fucking LOVE your taako this is basically how I pictured him but even better.. he is very femininely pretty but also has a masculine aspect and it's fucking PERFECT

[@izyman123ify]

I love the way Taako looks in this animatic

[@christygolding8852]

Love the 'totallg not magnus' on the mannequins chest 😂😂 dead!

[@Strix182]

Fantastic follow up!

[@milkychai]

thank you so much! I was pretty nervous about it aa

[@dongobongo3556]

This video genuinely was the reason why I started TAZ, credit where it's due; thank you!

[@giannaaaaa2299]

This is amazing aaa!!! The detail oh my gosh

[@vazak11]

This was incredible,the designs, the body language, the expressiveness, oh my gosh so amazing!

[@npcflip]

i got SO excited when i saw this on the taz fb page!!!!!!!!! i loved ur last taz animatic and this one was so worth the wait 💗💗💗💗

[@thelocalmaniac]

Your Taako is so goddamn pretty

[@argo6043]

Hell yeah, keep up the good work! Your doing great and the whole anxiety thing is understandable, you do you, don't let the popularity of the last one make you feel like you need to do anything different!

[@dov5850]

I love the atmosphere you create in the beginning with the backgrounds

[@SiennaBlossom420]

the way you draw taako is so cute...

[@Cocad12]

This is awesome! Some good good art, 10/10

[@rosemarycat5]

this is excellent, and your character designs and expressions delight me

[@bobstyles8520]

This is so well done im crying

[@nicholassullivan1239]

This series is just fantastic! Sooo funny and at the same time, I have been chocked up with happy/sad emotions at times. Bravo bravo! boys 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🖐️

[@AvyBaby]

yoooo your taako is absolutely stunning!

[@hayleynbd]

I absolutely LOVE the way you draw Taako

[@noodleTony]

I forgot how much I love TAZ:B

[@geekandgamerasylum6855]

Took me awhile but finally got through the entire story and it still makes me laugh. Wanted to get people together for my own campaign world that's been going for over 10 years. These guys would love it.

[@SpookyDeerArt]

this is so rad!!

[@AmpleGames]

I love the way you drew Taako's hair throughout this animatic :D

[@Watsonmakesandpaints]

Great animation i love the visual jokes youve added!

[@Naturetoa]

Your animations are so brilliant!

[@audreyhall137]

Omg your Taako is goooooregeoussss 😍😍😍😍😍 I think this is my fav TAZ animation of all time

[@sleepyselkiesiren]

This was a joy to watch

[@kquinnvandevelde1384]

Your artwork is so beautiful!!!!

[@leahl5007]

Taako is so sassy and fabulous!

[@yormpbirdhouse4407]

This is amazing.

[@PolinaCedric]

this is beautiful

[@samnoonan6447]

Love the writing on Magnus

[@gigitheskeleton6202]

"I'm a Weiner boy TvT"

[@Sn4keBytes]

I always thought of Garfield as like a Casper the friendly ghost but with Garfield head and color with like a robe on

[@thuslydude]

Garfield looked so excited at the sword?

[@normanwhitmore6377]

Melody Shockey they essentially conned him out of the most valuable item in the store, which was the sword

[@adcon00]

@@normanwhitmore6377 twice

[@kayleebrace5917]

Yessss this rocks !!!

[@zyvlynbayne6821]

Your Garfield expressions are a treasure.