BROTHERS!!!! Welcome back to Flashgitz Friday: your only source for epic production updates for your most favoritest cartoon in the whole wide world, SPACE KING!!
Please, hold your applause. You’ve all been so generous and patient, so you DESERVE these updates. Especially considering how long production takes on cartoons as big as this one.
Someone tell this cheapskate to subscribe to the Patreon.
As I mentioned last week: we've officially kicked off animation! This is a huge deal, and we're keeping a solid pace, already knocking out the first few scenes for Episode 5.
The animators are starting off with the easier shots with the assets that have already been completed. These first bits mostly feature Chestnut along with that pube-necked fellow (check them out below if you need a refresher). This lets the team get in the groove and iron out any initial technical kinks before they dive into the really tough stuff.
The team will soon be ramping up to those intense and action-packed shots that are the heart and soul of Episode 5. We're super stoked about the progress so far and can't wait to share more updates as we get into the main production phase!
Take a look at some of the shots!
An updated version of a scene from last week but with a sassy finger wave this time.
Does Chestnut get MARRIED in this special episode of Space King? (No.)
He really has the most pinchable cheeks. Probably why everyone likes him so much.
Chestnut is given the very same special prod that makes animators work faster.
Animation began, but the other departments are still very much busy. The background guys have been working very diligently on some of these crazy architectural shots. Is that a word? Architectural? They’ve been drawing a lot of spikey churches which probably isn’t easy. Check them out below!
A very wide shot featuring a cool truck on treads. Boys rule!
A beautiful cathedral that’s seemingly inside an abandoned warehouse.
Actually, it’s mounted on the back of a train! Now we just have to tie a few heretics to the tracks.
A panoramic shot that showcases how many times the BG artists have to draw this damn cathedral.
In case Space King’s technology was getting too cartoony, we added spikes to the giant fist.
And we also have a few more special poses that have come in featuring the new alien threats that appear in this episode. Take a look below!
Special poses drawn for the alien proctologist.
More poses showcasing them with the spears they use in the episode. They almost look like platformer enemies at this angle.
Captain charges forward with fervorous energy for his final attack.
That’s all the Space King updates I have for you this week! I have to stop now or you’ll die of a hype-induced heart attack. But worry not, Brothers!You may have to wait for Space King, but there’s a new Tom and Don episode dropping TODAY!Today’s Tom and Don is about AUTISTIC SPORTS! Like, autistic sports that actually exist. Have you ever seen grown-men playing competitive Lightsaber Dueling? How about competitive Quidditch? Well, actually it’s not called Quidditch anymore because these dorks wanted to distance themselves from JK Rowling, but we’ll get into that more in the episode.
We get into all the intense autistic sports action today on the Tom and Don channel! Here’s a little preview:
Fuck YouTube. Let’s just go outside and play Quidditch all day.
Fuck Quidditch. Let’s just go outside and play with ponies all day.
How it feels being a YouTuber in your 30s.
Go check out the newest release on the Tom and Don channel RIGHT NOW!
Well, Brothers, that’s it for this week’s Flashgitz Friday! And as usual, I want to give a big thank-you to all of you Brothers, Greedy Brothers, and Very Greedy Brothers for all the support you’ve given us thus far. Space King is an ambitious independent project that couldn’t survive without your generosity. Without you, we’d be on our hands and knees in Hollywood writing the episode where Hatemonger reveals his black female face. So from the bottom of my cold black heart: thank you! Check in next week for more updates from Space King episode 5!
NOW LET’S GET TO SOME FAN ART!
An intense Captain @Auzdas1 on X. I love the muscular bare arm.
Another sick knuckle-duster piece by @DeanMamnevArt on X! This time the axe-wielding warrior from Episode 3!
An intense Spartan-based painting by @Com_to_X on X. I love the shields with their faces on them.
Thank you, Brothers! And see you next week!
Praise Be!