Welcome to Wonderland

[@th4nkyoub3n]

magnus screams and hits the female vogue elf at 45% power

[@Zen-zr9wn]

Saddest Sad don't do a hit!

[@maxhornby6592]

Because the energy in wonderland, fuckin sucks

[@spacetearable]

You gotta be ready!

[@CPTHAP]

45% of Magnus power is basically tantamount to when Saitama parts the clouds in OPM.

[@TheShandango]

I love my dwarf dad.

[@ImmortanJill]

As we all should. Best dwarf dad.

[@ceilingeye]

He reminds me of every grandfather and father simultaneously

[@dildonius]

The proper pronunciation is Dwarven Papa. (And the "Papa" papart is papapronounced like Puh-Paw. Like "Papa" but without that first "A" ya dig? P-pawww. Ppaw. P'pa. Yee. U c? Oui? Indee? Okeeey. H'heee!).

[@povotaknight2063]

Dwad

[@ZephyzWorld]

I LOVE how distraught Tako sounds when he says "This feels wack as all hell."

[@marlesimms]

I can tell this was a labor of love, because the timing on Taako's "Taako is delighted" hits the perfect comedic beat. Hard to add anything to this scene, but your artwork manages to bring something special out

[@Disendent]

Especially the change in his face when the lights start changing, you can see his eyes go from dull to enamoured.

[@EmptyFeet]

this is the animatic that made me wanna listen to TAZ and it still absolutely slaps

[@jimhirl2194]

This got me into Taz as well!

[@yumiendercat3685]

This, the ‘let’s get this over with’ animatic and ‘I can’t decide’ got me into TAZ

[@k.whatever9046]

this is so cool to me bc i used to watch taz animatics all the time without any intention to listen to taz myself (podcasts are (were) hard for me, adhd is a hit or miss) but it was one of ur animatics from years and years ago that made me change my mind and now im almost 60 episodes in. its the ciiiiircle of liiiife

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen9281]

holy shit hi, this just popped up and im havin a great time so i can only hope that you are too

[@thetalesofdaneandco]

TAZ animatic royalty right here.

[@RachelRoseMitchell]

i've never listened to the adventure zone before but after seeing this thing of beauty i sure as hell am going to now

[@geekandgamerasylum6855]

Rachel Rose Mitchell it's worth every second of joy

[@SamIAmWich]

SHE LISTENED TO IT AND MADE AM ENTIRE SONG FOR THEM (PS I'm a HUGE fan. Keep it up, Rachel!)

[@TMSlovacek]

That' how I got started watching TAZ, happened to see one of these animatics, which led to more animatics, and eventually just had to pick up the podcast and give it a listen to myself!

[@spookycinnamon3425]

how did it go bud

[@thegamingwizard1233]

It ain't as friendly as it seems-

[@sinjinreed2091]

In the words of a certain mage: (clap, clap, clap,) "Fucking amazing!"

[@z.m.stewart1996]

Sinjin Reed I quote that regularly and I've half forgotten what it's even from

[@flame_warp]

Guys what do you do if you have a crush on two fictional undead elves

[@hannahrohlfing7898]

Flame Warp Whatever you seek, you will find it in Wonderland

[@marsisgay936]

get undeadeded

[@boredasfudge7106]

Pray for the impossible.

[@lovedd9291]

Draw a lot of fanart and let time pass.

[@RYCKroll]

Tell them your feelings

[@Zarak342]

The comedic timing of that scream in the end has me coming back every other day to watch this. I have been convinced. I must figure out where to listen to this show. Amazing art! I love their character designs!

[@CdogGHs]

Zarak it’s on Spotify and Podcasts as The Adventure Zone

[@kittymowmow12]

hell, theyre even on youtube now

[@mandaispanda]

Did you ever listen to the show?

[@Vladdyboy]

I use KZbin. They posted the episodes and good news KZbin doesnt crash in the middle of the story and there are friendly people posting times where the 15 minute long ad in the middle ends (not that I dont enjoy McElroy content but I just hear about mbmbam all the time, I get it)

[@ahrrow4204]

Its also on google music if that's more your jam

[@cyan0corax]

man, i looove how you incorporated the jessie and james vibe into the designs, while also making them so unique!!! her hair is just amazing!! and the lil earrings?? nice touch! reminds me of gambling, which wonderland ultimately is

[@mollybutler4797]

Indi Raw don't forget the booty

[@alexzander7386]

I love how uncomfortable magnus is, sure he barrels in here but he is also super off pit by a stranger touching him out of nowhere

[@eyetooth]

aaah man this is legit incredible!! I love your character designs and the way you did the vogue-ing elves was so fun! also just, the emphasized size difference between magnus and the lady elf when she startles him at the end is super charming, like what a cute magnus

[@salamencerobot]

cute wall magnus is the best thing ever.

[@ellispedersen4192]

this is drop dead gorgeous. looks like a professional animatic done in a studio

[@jakeh2034]

Oh my god~ Taako's facial expressions look so adorable. You did an amazing job!

[@CaseyLaFalce]

YOOOOOOOOOO. I'm in a state of disbelief, this is some next-level shit. the designs, the LIGHTING, the expressions and poses, i can't wait to show this to everyone i know, TAZ listener or not

[@angelacollins1312]

Mettaton and these elves need to party together. Lovely animatic by the way

[@WispyWoodsman]

Angela Collins I'm glad I wasn't the only one to think of hot, hot legs.

[@TheWarLizard]

Angela Collins only got two words for you. OOOH YESSS.

[@Dawkinzz]

Absolutely fucking incredible! How do we all collectively give you our money to see more of this?

[@likethebookshop]

Seriously we will spend money at you

[@Sneakysneaky88]

Get this artist signed on with the McElroys, a kickstarter thrown out, and an animated (or at least keyframed, like this) video edition of the whole podcast made. FUND IIITTTT~

[@spicemoss]

This is _exactly_ how I imagined this scene, somehow combining Mettaton vibes with the Jessie and James aesthetic, I live for it

[@BrooklynJackBlue]

The shared glance between Merle and Magnus has me CRYING. Just "..." The perfect explanation of an ellipsis.

[@fiachverity4105]

your art style is so cute, I love taako's buck teeth and how big magnus is and everything

[@alexlee4331]

Story time: I saw this animatic before I had really even heard of taz. I might have seen it mentioned but I didnt know anything about it. I stumbled across this animatic and found it amazing, but I didnt bother listening to taz until many months later. Now im on the last few episodes of the series, and this podcast is now one of my favorite peices of media Ive experienced. The characters, the plot, the jokes, its all so good. Its an immediate classic and this animatic was a contributing factor to my discovery of the series that has become an instant favorite and classic to me. So uh, thank you.

[@AGuyWithAChannel]

These character designs are the best I've seen in these animatics - I prefer these to the "official" ones, thrown together before it really took off.

[@LaramasBee]

I love the way you draw Merle. :)

[@sarahkin36]

I am so ridiculously in love with this animatic, you don’t understand. The CHARACTER DESIGN, especially for Taako, holy shit! Merle’s arm and the way it connects to the rest of him, Taako, Magnus’s gentle giant energy, TAAKO! The expressions and the smoothness with which the scene was portrayed. I’m trying to remember if I’ve ever seen an adventure zone scene done this much justice before, it’s just So Good.

[@InAbbyLand]

The ending is perfectttttionnnnn!

[@Cloverheartx]

just like Taako clapped at the vogue-ing(?) elves - iM CLAPPING AT THIS STORYBOARD OH MAN

[@j___4408]

Merle looks like a Disney prince

[@CashCatMoney]

Your character designs are my head canon.

[@WaalkR]

Amazing! Ahh the timing and expressions were great, super inspiring!

[@fredbillsworth8311]

*peeks head through hole in the universe* "Welcome to Taako Bell can I take yer orda?"

[@conwool2609]

“I’ll take one Taako, with extra Destiny”

[@kieranczyzyk5264]

I'm in loooooooooooove with how you draw these characters! I yelled when I saw you had another TAZ animatic up! This one is so good, so cool. I love the female elf's face when Magnus jumps.

[@shmabss]

This had me in stitches! I didn't think it got better than the other Taako animation you did but wooow was I wrong. Everything about your work is phenomenal- the expressions, the style, the consistency, the list goes on and on. I'm really looking forward to seeing more in the future and can't wait for your next masterpiece.

[@josephg7833]

I just can't emphasize enough how great the art design is here. Honestly some of the best fan stuff I've seen in years. Thank you!

[@explolsivecake2045]

*me finally being able to confidently watch a bunch of TAZ content cuz I’ve binged almost all of it over a week*

[@starrats444]

aw i love your taako....his faces while he's watching the vogue elves are perfect and merle is adorable

[@octochan]

GLORIOUS there needs to be more of this. I'm also glad that this bit of AZ you chose isn't just The Taako Show

[@hannahr2824]

I don't normally sign into KZbin bc I don't post and I don't comment but I had to log in to tell you how much I love this. Like I think all artists are doing a great job representing all the characters but you've nailed their physicalities, expressions, and appearances completely. Your Magnus is so precious and I cannot get over how much I love your Merle. Keep this up PLEASE I love it SM

[@candidcandy9320]

This animatic got me truly into the adventure zone, Thank you

[@kittehcuttie13]

I rarely comment on videos, but the way you ended this. It's too perfect! The emotions are so stunningly captured! I love the way you've drawn everyone! Fucking Fantastic.

[@bleedorange2332]

your versions of the characters are absolutely my head cannon. so goddamn good

[@kimmykuma]

I remember seeing this a while ago before I got to this episode so I had to wait to see it. Now that I've finally caught up, I'm so fricken delighted I can finally sing praise to you!! Your designs are by far my favorite and this set of story boards is just incredible. You captured the fun and spunky nature of Griffin's story telling and brought it to life with your drawings. Absolutely amazing!

[@faroshscale]

"Taako is fucking _delighted"_ LMAO i love

[@partlyironic]

I love this so so so much. You got the twins absolutely spot on. Only thing is I almost wish Taako could look fucking fabulous too in this scene, just so he isnt upstaged ;)

[@TheSleepysleep]

There's a lot of amazing TAZ animatics on here, but this is next level.

[@supersoulfilledsanvich9869]

I stumbled upon this video a few month's ago with no knowledge whatsoever. Bow that I am a massive taz fan, I really appreciate this piece of work you have done here, absolutely captured the vibe that this arc is

[@Neonstalgia]

"Fucking amazing!"

[@qapleulia]

my guy!!!!! this looks fucking amazing i love your designs

[@k.whatever9046]

this is INCREDIBLE. i LOVE all of these char designs holy moly

[@Haphazardous31]

I found this animation a month or so ago by accident, and I'm so glad I did! Not only is the animation itself super good, I love these character designs, but I had never heard about TAZ before this. I checked it out and now I'm all caught up 😊 and honestly it's one of my favorite things and I may never have known about it if I didn't see this first. So thank you!!!

[@NancyDrewAndStuff84]

Can you believe that Magic Brian used to be my favorite villain in all of The Adventure Zone? Man, as soon as I got to the Suffering Game, I knew I was in fucking love, and you captured them sooooo perfectly. Lydia and Edward for life

[@MsNinjacrab]

I started listening to the podcast because of this, so I wanted to thank you for introducing me to such a great podcast! The characters look so perfect it's ridiculous

[@allyp305]

This is the first video of TAZ that I watched, this is what got me into TAZ :) Thank you sooo much!!

[@Abby55777]

I watched this a long time ago before actually listening to the podcast, and I just got to this episode, and I had to come back and watch it again, because it is freakin' amazing dude, heck yea.

[@tenatopps]

AMAZING YOURE AMAZING !!!! they have such a Disney style I'm really loving it !!! Thank you for sharing your work !

[@heyitsferal]

your work is consistently incredible. you nailed their characters for sure!

[@kendrag6113]

I'm so in love with how you draw the boys!!

[@OtaconAmiibo]

This is lovely, exactly how I saw it

[@mariadele6205]

The Tay Trash

[@amberpdavis]

This is one of my favorite scenes 😂 I love the detail you put in and the emotion on their faces

[@L-sillybrained]

I pictured both of them as vaugely Mettaton before this and you have done my brain JUSTICE 10/10

[@JamesHardisty]

This is NOTHING like I imagined it! It's so wildly better! Amazing work!

[@Jerms2pimp4u]

Holy shit, bravo! Such a good job on this

[@marissabonnell1984]

superb as always. I love that little Easter egg of Merle attempting to steal Stephen the goldfish conveniently in the dark ;D

[@TheFillem]

Amazing work. Thank you for this. The facial expressions are pretty much priceless and spot on :)

[@homelybiscuit6136]

I'm in loooove with these designs! Like it's so whimsical and almost like classic Disney like? I love the way you draw them, especially Taako.

[@soquedhozii]

REALLY GOOD MERLE!! taako's expressions are also spot on, absolutely incredible work!

[@RyokiF]

This is the best animatic and character design I've seen yet for TAZ. The poses and timing are perfect! Thank you for making my night

[@kae4636]

The comic timing is perfect, exactly how I imagined it too.

[@larksmith629]

This has team rocket energy

[@jamieg2427]

Yes, I will donate. Every so often, I come around looking if you've done any more of these because your linework and characterization is freaking spot-on. I love this!

[@helpme5785]

I haven't listened to much of the adventure zone (I'm in towards the end of the crystal kingdom arc rn) but the I love about it the most is how everything I've seen of it suggests that's elves are just Like That(tm)

[@janeemccullough154]

This is truly illustrated beautifully, and exactly how I had imagined it.

[@aaronrodriguez3212]

10/10 would read your comic form of this. Love the art

[@space-qu33n]

(I can't remember if I said this before but just in case) This animatic is the thing that got me into TAZ and I don't regret it for a second

[@bellyit]

Oh my fucking god these fucking beautiful character designs I can't even stand it!

[@ElizabethWarne390]

this is AMAZING oh man you captured it perfectly

[@notinuse-x1g]

I LOVE this… the art, the timing, the designs- it’s all so good and this was one of my Favorite parts of TAZ. You did an AMAZING job bringing even more life to it. Especially Taako; he is my all-time fave and he looks so happy and cute in this ❤

[@bravetherainbow]

such a good Taako moment

[@trashynecromancer1155]

I am so using Wonderland as a concept for my next One-Shot

[@universeer8746]

Oh my goodness your character designs are wonderful!!!! They are so expressive and just!!!!! I love them!!!!! This is exactly how I imagined this scene!!

[@nerezza23]

You are a wizard...this is amazing

[@Dorretta]

There were a lot of great, magical, powerful moments in Balance, but this one is probably my favorite ☺️

[@Padenjs]

this is great. best adventure zone/mcelroy animation i've seen by far, and a big step up from your last animation. excited to see what you produce in the future.

[@isaaccabal7054]

Out of all the drawings I’ve seen of the Adventure Zone trio, this art style is by far the best I’ve seen!

[@TRegan86]

Taako's smile at the 1:53 mark is just perfect. Nicely done!

[@falsemisfortune]

I GOT CHILLS, THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY FUCKING AMAZING!! MY HEART WAS PROBABLY GONNA BURST WHEN THE ELVES WENT DOWN THE RUNWAY YOU CAPTURED THIS SO WELL HOLY SHIT!!!!! I'M DESTINED TO WATCH THIS ANOTHER HUNDRED TIMES!!

[@nickmendez2067]

I was really fuckin worried that u wouldn't include the scare at the end THANK U SO MUCH FOR THAT

[@roseghouled_]

this animatic is so awesome omg. I love it. I’ve been looking for the song in it for AGES it’s pure serotonin.

[@Patch3dPho3nix]

Oh my god one of the elves is mettaton

[@knightboulegard5483]

This was the video that introduced to the wonderful and fantastic world of the adventure zone, along with MBMBaM, car boys, monster factory and so much more. Thank you.

[@Samu-oe9pf]

This video is the one that introduced me to The Adventure Zone, thank you! I just caught up to this episode and decided to watch this again, amazing work! Bless you!

[@SuccuLeaf_VT]

The designs are amazing, the whole thing is superb I love it you are the greatest

[@flipflopzthreeonethree1873]

This is the first animatic I saw from you and it blew me away. So good. I watch it at least once a month.

[@qcumberSodazz]

I absolutely adore this! The art is so lovely and so are the character designs! Your Taako is soooo cute!!

[@CreepsMcGerald]

His little "what the heeelll?" Is so great

[@amandafawn6894]

this is SO CUTE. I looove love love all your character designs!!

[@avinoam0land]

When I started watching I thought to myself: "Whoa, the artist's gonna draw the two elves from Wonderland? There's a lot of hype connected to this; I don't know if it's a great idea", and then I saw them and they're beautiful and perfect, and I'm sorry I ever doubted you.

[@tofu1394]

2:18 OMG ITS THE MAGIC GOLDFISH!!! =D I MADE FANART OF DAT! Omg thank you for letting me freak out XD

[@Furiousa96]

This is amazing! I’m so glad you included that bit where magnus gets startled.

[@deafechos]

i would legit watch the entire series like this. this was amazing nice job, very well done!

[@chaiky6556]

This is the video that made me listen to this podcast. I was like, "Is that wizard named... Taco?"