#Blackrock Chronicle

[miviaceleste]

A Blackrock Story: A Boy with Turquoise Eyes

Happy 12th Anniversary to Blackrock Chronicle!

This comic ended up being 47 pages long (when I first sketched it, it was only 20 pages long). Since I can only upload 30 images in a post, I had to combine 2 pages into 1 image so hopefully it's still visually fine and not annoying to scroll through!

I wrote this mini-story more than 10 years ago, so I figured it was time to finally make it into a comic (after editing the writing a lot because I became a much better writer since lol).

Be aware of the TWs, and I hope you enjoy this comic!

TW: Violence || Blood || Injuries/Scars/Burn Marks || Kidnapping || (Temporary) Death || Loss of Limb / Amputation

Thank you all for reading one of my most insane projects ever!

Now, here’s another long story:

About 8 years ago, my life became so busy that to stay on top of my studies and activities, I stopped watching a lot of YouTubers, including the Yogscast.

I’ve grown up throughout the years. I had to stop acting like a kid to figure out what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I’m still an artist today, but I haven’t drawn in this way for about 3 years to pursue my real passion. I love to draw, but I didn’t have the time or inspiration to make something grand.

About 3 months ago, I suddenly got curious about how all those YouTubers I stopped watching were doing, so I checked out their channels and watched a video or two before moving on. When I got to the Yogscast channel, on the other hand, I quickly fell in love with the new content and with everyone again.

It was insane to see how immediately my love for them came back. In 3 months, I’ve watched so many videos and streams/VODs. It’s all so comforting, funny, and uplifting. Clearly, I missed so much content in the past 8 years, but at least I don’t have to worry about running out of things to watch for a while.

What made me most happy was that despite changing a lot, I never stopped being that kid who laughed at the Yogscast’s shenanigans. It just goes to show that no matter how much the world tries to push you around, you never lose that sense of joy you had as a child.

Now, about Rythian:

Since I started watching the Yogscast in 2011, Rythian has always been my favorite. I loved his series so much, especially with how he got into character to give us an immersive experience. It was an escape for me as a kid. When difficult moments were thrown at me, I watched Rythian’s series to find a sense of comfort.

So when I started watching his and Zoey’s Blackrock series, my mind was blown. The storytelling, acting, humor, and drama of the series were so immersive and touching that my creativity exploded.

I mainly use art to express myself and my interests because I struggle to talk about it. But funny enough, Blackrock was the only interest of mine that got me to not draw, but to write. I wrote a lot of short stories about the series—even how I envisioned the series would end. I was so inspired to create all the time from this series.

And what’s crazy is that at the beginning of this summer, I found all of those written drafts and notes from when I was a kid. I kept them all for 10+ years and found a very loose (and not that good) draft of this comic and I felt really inspired to finish it.

It was roughly when I was first watching Blackrock too when I realized that I can be creative in the future. The Yogscast helped me understand that I can do whatever I want for the rest of my life. If they could do it, then why can’t I?

What’s also wonderful is that even after so many years, Rythian never stopped being my favorite. When I started watching the main channel again a few months ago, I immediately found myself rooting for him whenever he was in the group videos. I just remembered how much happiness he brought me when I was younger and it makes me so happy that I still get so much joy whenever I hear his voice.

While working on this comic, I watched all of Kirbycraft and caught up on Kirby Farm. I can’t help but smile the whole time Rythian, Briony, and Kirsty interact with one another. The dynamic of these three brings me so much laughter and comfort. A part of me is upset that I didn’t get back to watching everyone when Kirbycraft was still live, but better late than never, right?

I also originally started this comic without the intention of posting it. But then I figured, Hey, it’d be great to share it with everyone who’s also been impacted by this series and the Yogscast in general, so I made this blog to post it here. Honestly, I’m not sure when the next time I’ll be able to draw is (who knew building a career takes away a lot of your energy and time?). But I think that’s what’s so wonderful about my love for Yogscast and particularly Blackrock: I didn’t make this comic for the likes or views. It was just because I wanted to, and I’m so happy to see there are so many people on here who feel the same love for them as I do.

This series and the people who made it, along with the people who supported it and loved it and continued to love it, impacted me for the better. I learned so many years ago that I can be creative for a living, and have been working hard towards doing that since.

Happy 12th Anniversary to the Blackrock Chronicle. To Rythian and Zoey who put a smile on this kid’s face even during the toughest of times.

And to the Yogscast, thank you for being there for me when I needed you all the most and for still being here when I came back. Your ability to inspire me and make me laugh never disappeared throughout the years I was gone, and I’m ready to laugh some more.

[emlarrr25]

she is consuming every one of my waking thoughts

[crimewizards]

me, age 13: goes as rythian for halloween me, age 23: goes as zoeya for halloween

bonus: me age 13 in rythian cosplay

[cheeryfairies]

omg her

[artataliaf]

dream designs!

[yoglab]

Day 19: Rythian, Zoeya, Teep

the three genders

[raccoonclty]

hey thanks for permanently altering my brain chemistry all those years ago @rythian

[yogurtyogitup]

Yogtober 2024 day 18: Fancy

[fadedandromeda]

Blackrock posting in the year 2024

[sutekiredux]

Yogscast Fan Merch Anyone?

Hi, I haven't been on Tumblr and forever and am not expecting any responses to this question HOWEVER I'm asking anyway lol. @ the Yogscast Fandom who still enjoy the series like Tekkit, Moon Quest, Jaffa Factory, Black Rock Chronicles, etc etc... Would you (and how many of you) would be interested in some fan merch here in 2024 (maybe 2025) I've noticed no one seems to sell anything for the Yogs anymore on Etsy and really feel like tapping into the dream I had of making fan merch for them way back when I was a kid (2012 to 2016). Now that I am in my 20s, established on Etsy, and like 100x better at art (lmao) I want to get a gauge on how the fandom is holding up here on Tumblr before I start anything. ALSO If there's any Discord Servers related to the early Yogs MCYT fandom please let me know, I would love to join!!!!! TLDR; Would you 100% buy Yogs MCYT Fan-Merch in 2024? What would you like to see?

Here is my Etsy Shop! It's not everything I've made, but It's everything I have in stock.

[corntort]

mygirlfriend has kept the same wallpaper of my old rythian art from 2019-ish and said she'd only replace it when i redrew it. i then kept forgetting for 5 years

[melongraph56]

"...I am just so tired of this, of you, of everything. I've already almost lost more than I ever wanted to lose." *cue rain*

[twevara]

What is Rythian?

[crimewizards]

day 3 - princess

so the initial plan for this week was that i was gonna do pixel art of all the prompts and then cross stitch them, because this series is near and dear to my heart, but then the Entire Month of November kicked my ass. however, i DID do most of the prompts, so here's day 3! minimalist twilight zoeya my beloved

[cheeryfairies]

take a zoeya as an apology for my inactivity

[artataliaf]

the friendly dinosaur 🦖🏹