Varian: Who Are You?

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Heeyyyy haven’t posted in awhile haha… please take this Rapunzel as an offering

I got to be apart of an art trade and this is what I wiped up! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays guys!!!

For those who don’t know: 

Tom Ruegger is the original creator of Animaniacs. He’s the guy you have to thank for the iconic characters Yakko, Wakko, and Dot (for whom the primary inspiration was his own three sons.) Among many others, including the equally popular Pinky and the Brain.  He was also an involved writer/lyricist for the show and played a huge part in coming up with new song & story ideas.

Yet despite all of this, Tom was never asked back for the 2020 reboot. In fact, he wasn’t even aware that a reboot was in production until it was announced to the public. Although Tom has expressed plenty of interest in being involved in the reboot, WB/Hulu has repeatedly turned him away.

Tom’s oldest son, Nate Ruegger (voice of Skippy Squirrel,) has spoken out about this on his twitter: 

“the naked greed on display here to reboot a series without involving any of the original creative team so they can make *more* money, & then joke about it, is gross.” (x)

And he’s absolutely right. Outside of the main voice cast, none of the original team was consulted for the reboot. Tom was/is an integral part of Animaniacs. Without him, the show would never have existed, let alone become a cultural phenomenon. It doesn’t seem right for him to be cut out of the revival of a show that he is largely responsible for bringing to life in the first place.

The mistreatment and blatant disrespect of creators by big-name companies is something I’ve seen way too much of lately, and even though this is far from the first time, that doesn’t make the practice in anyway right or okay.

I’ve seen petitions for this going around, but they rarely gain enough traction, so I’m taking a more direct approach:

I’m asking fans of the series - new & old alike, regardless of your opinion on the reboot itself - to please reblog this. Or, simply spread the hashtag #BringBackTomRuegger somewhere on your social media.

So that we can let the new showrunners know that we, the fans, want to see Tom brought back for future seasons!!!

I’m not asking for a full rewrite, I just want the man who created these characters to have some say in what happens to them, as he should. Please share to show support, if you agree!

Reblog if the mouse on the left is just as cute as the mouse on the right <3

HAHA FINALLY CAUGHT UP DAY 9

So Instagram is being a piece of shit so I might start posting on here more often🧍🏻 I’m still trying to figure out how exactly tumblr works but I’m getting the hang of it. Anyways please enjoy these Virgil doodles I did a while back💜

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BESTEST OF BEST BOYS!!! Varian is one of my biggest comfort character and has and has continued to help me through some of the darkest times of my life I love him so much 🥰

hey friends!!! so another update on my life situation, things have still been pretty rough and i’ve only just managed to keep my family’s head above water, but this next month(December) will be the hardest one yet since i’ll be going into it completely broke.

I’m still taking commissions and my patreon is still up, but if you find yourself with extra cash and wanting to support me in some way i’ll also be opening paypal donations. again youre under no obligation too, but any and all support would be greatly appreciated

if things smooth out this month then i should be home free when it comes to dealing with financial difficulties, so here’s to hoping^^ i hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and stay safe in your celebrating knowing i love you<3

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