#Jorge rivera-herrans

[future-king-of-ithaca]

Jorge: MERCY? MERCY? MY MERCY HAS LONG SINCE DROWNED!! IT DIED TO BRING ME HOME!!! AND AS LONG AS YOU'RE AROUND??? MY FAMILIES FATE IS LEFT UNKNOWN!!! ALL OF YOU. ARE GOING. TO. DIE.

That same Jorge, a few months prior: I am the monster rawr rawr rawr :)

[a-fucking-tornado]

UPDATE: I got 100% in this presentation 💪💪

Guess who my English oral presentation is going to be about~ ✨

[letsplaythermalnuclearwar]

Homer!Odysseus and Epic!Odysseus would try to kill each other if they ever met

[epicthemusicalstuff]

GUYS WE COLLECTED ANOTHER ONE

IN DANGEROUS

I THINK ITS THE WINION VOCALS THAT ARE DONE BY ANOTHER RIVERA-HERRANS

[reagan-the-saunders]

WHAT DO YOU MEEEEAN JORGE IS STREAMING THE ITHACA RELEASE PARTY FROM THE MOTHERFUCKING ISLAND OF ITHACA I'M SORRY?????

[ns2dstudios]

My EPIC Journey

Where do I even begin? I have dreamt of being an animator ever since I was a little girl, growing up with the Disney animation renaissance era as well as a non-stop barrage of anime, in particular Dragonball Z. I even wrote in my high school yearbook that I dreamed of one day working for the studio that worked on Dragonball Z just so I can animate for that very series. And I made sure everyone knew it LOL

The dream didn't materialize, but after decades of struggle, I got something far better than I could ever have imagined. I get to animate at the comfort of my own home. I get the career I've always wanted, and am able to generally work at my own time. I get to work with a wonderful team (drawmisu, Camalemsy, Novi, Nathan Kuan, Jenny) who are generous with their time and talents and are fun to work with. And I get to work with wonderful clients who have changed my life and afforded me and my family the comforts we are enjoying, from Mortius, to Casper Fox, but most of all to Jorge Rivera-Herrans, whom I fondly call simply as Jay.

Jay gave me the amazing opportunity to be part of the roster of talented (skillented according to Casper) animator for the official EPIC: The Musical animatics and animations. He entrusted me with his vision, is just an overall joy to work with, and as some of you may know during the Vengeance Saga, literally saved my life for the simple fact that he commissioned me two animations (Dangerous and 600 strike finale), which allowed me, who does not have health insurance, to afford expensive care for a bad case of pneumonia. Without Jay, I would not only have reached my dreams, but I would literally not be here typing this. (Don't worry, with the generosity of my clients, I am actually now shopping around for a good health insurance company....which I know is a hot button topic right now, but I don't live in the US and our private health care here is often times better than public).

But I digress.

With the premiere of the Ithaca Saga, comes the conclusion of the concept album of EPIC: The Musical. But as Jay mentioned, the journey is far from done. I have so many things planned: more commissioned animatics from clients whom I also consider dear friends, more EPIC fan animatics and animations, more musical animatics from other IPs, an animated short, an animated trailer for my upcoming animated pilot episode, and so much more in the future!

Everything I have, the happiness and contentment that I am experiencing right now would not be possible had my paths not crossed with Jay's and his wonderful EPIC the Musical project. Our paths would not have crossed where it not for the EPIC fans who relentlessly tagged him in my animated works, which made him take notice and reach out. And I would not have become a big fan of EPIC, where it not for my cousin Julia, who had been relentless in her goal to turn me into an EPIC fan ever since the TROY saga dropped (I will never stop thank you, pinsan! Love you so much!)

This is not goodbye. This is see you again soon.

REAL SOON.

Bye for now, you guys! This has been Gwendy from NS2D Studios saying, I will see you, when I see you.

[k-is-for-potassium]

"and ithaca's waitiiiinggg!"

"my kingdom is waitiiiiinggg!"

"penelope's waiiitiiiiiinggg!"

"waaaaiting"

"waaaaaitng..."

"waaaaaaiting....."

"odysseus when you come home i'll be waaaaaaiting"

[plutozwebjpg]

I’m not sure if anyones noticed this yet, but whilst i was listening to ‘My Goodbye’ i noticed that after the part where Odysseus says “You’re alone” the music sounds very similar to the one of the end of Thunder Bringer, where Zeus killed the whole Odysseus’s crew, therefore becoming alone, just like he said Athena was.

anyway Jorge’s an actual musical genius and that was just something i noticed :)

[charlesoberonn]

I like Epic: The Musical and I think Jorge Rivera-Herrans is a great singer but he does not in any way sound like a middle aged sailor who spent the last decade at war.

[mystichoneymain]

In Zeus' first interaction with Odyseus, he gives him the option of his future or dropping Astyanax off the wall.

"The blood on your hands is something you won't lose. All you can do is choose."

He follows that up with his second interaction, making him choose between himself and his crew.

"Someone's got to die today, and you have got the final say. You? Or your crew?"

All odyseus can do in the face of Zeus, both times, is make a choice between who lives or dies in that moment, and the parallels are peak content for me.

[lilymistdesigns]

Someone: What's your favorite cut song from EPIC? Everyone else: "'Olive Tree'! It's so beautiful" "Definitely 'I Need Her To Be Mine'!" Me: GIVE ME THAT BABY AND ID YEET IT OFF A TOWER

[caleohateclub]

i don't think christopher nolan's odyssey movie is going to be nearly as good as the modern irl odyssey happening to the epic the musical cast.

[chironeis]

epic the musical is so funny bc like. if it ever gets staged it's gonna be a show with like 12 princess tracks and only about 3 characters who end up on stage consistently throughout the show. and 2 of those 3 characters are stretching the definition of "consistent"

[iamroyalgayness]

The Ithica saga is officially out, Epic the musical is now complete. I am so glad I was able to be one of the people able to watch the live stream this last time.

Jorge and everyone, please keep in touch with each other and keep being awesome every single one of you!

Fans, you better go thank every person who has helped Epic The Musical be possible. From the artist to the musicians to the voice actors and singers. Even tho Epic is complete, it doesn't mean you can't go out and follow all of those who made this possible and absolutely stunning.

Thank you everyone, to cast, crew, fans. Thank you for making Epic well, epic.

[reagan-the-saunders]