#brian jacques
My brother asked me to draw Sunflash the Mace. So there he is.
Folgrim next, because he’s my favourite character.
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Soooo… I heard there’s going to be a new Redwalladaptation…
Which is kind of funny looking back because Cluny terrified me as a 10 year old but IRL he’d probably look like this:
Rats are adorable. Fight me.
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The best kind of stories, whether it’s fanfiction or published work, are the ones you can’t stop thinking about while you are doing other things during the day. Like, you can’t wait to get back home and just start from where you left off.
“Don’t be ashamed to weep; ‘tis right to grieve. Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water” — Brian Jacques, Taggerung.
“Now I see your face, Ungatt Trunn. Look upon me!” Trunn finally looked into the eyes of his tormentor, but this time it was no vision -the terrifying nemesis of his dreams had at last become flesh and blood. One word escaped the wildcat’s lips and echoed around the silent, crowded shore. “Mercy!”” -Lord Brocktree
You can view the WIP pictures here~
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Calling Redwall fans who speak/read languages other than English and have read non-English translations:
How are riddles that involve anagrams, specifically the “I- am that is” riddle, handled?
Starting March 1, 2022, I’m going to start rereading the Redwall series in publication order. I’ve got a few awesome people already in for the fun and if you’d like to join, the gates are open to my Discord!
Publication order was chosen over chronogical order by Instagram poll, and majority vote says we’ll spend about 1 week per book.
You’re welcome to join to talk Redwall, reading requests, food, and a bunch of other things as well, even if you aren’t joining the reread.
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Rules: Be respectful to others.
June is a wonderful month in this part of the world–the final remnants of spring meld into the warmth of summer. Flowers are blooming and baby birds are making their final flights from their nests. And on June 15, 1939, Redwall author Brian Jacques was born.
Brian passed away on a cold and rainy day in February of 2011–fitting weather for a city that had lost an icon. In February, I always remember his passing and feel such a somber reverence for the man who gave us a world of courage and peace. If he was still with us, he’d be turning 83 this year.
In June, his memory is brighter: this is the time to remember his life. Not just his creation of Redwall, but everything about the adventure driven, family focused, and multi-talented man who made such an impact on his hometown of Liverpool–and the world. His life could arguably have been more action packed than his own stories.
For many years, @dibbunsagainstbedtime has hosted fundraisers in the month of June in Brian’s memory. She isn’t able to run the fundraiser this year, so I’ve taken over. I appreciate everything she’s done in his memory in the past, and I hope to do well in continuing her tradition. If Redwall taught us anything, it is how to be good and do good to the world around us, and I hope this will aid in that cause.
I know we are all drawn to different causes, and pockets are tight coming out of a pandemic and facing a chaotic job market, inflation, and potentially worse. As such, I’m not fundraising in the traditional sense. I want to raise awareness for the causes below, all located in Liverpool.
If you decide to donate after seeing this post, I ask that you name Brian Jacques somewhere in your dedication. If you can’t or don’t want to donate but would like to spread the word, please share!
If you want me to share some results towards the end of this month, you can let me know if you want to be credited, who you supported, and how much you donated. Any part of that info can be anonymous if you’d like as well.
Historically,@dibbunsagainstbedtime fundraised for the Royal School for the Blind in Liverpool. This school has a special place in Brian’s history, and specifically in the history of Redwall. Brian used to read stories to the children when making his routine stops as a truck driver, and he found he didn’t like the books he was reading. As a result, he wrote Redwall for the children there. It was discovered, published, and the rest is history.
The Royal School for the Blind is currently only taking donations by bank transfer and check. I know that process would take more time than a standard website donation, but this is one of the best places for the Redwall fandom to donate in Brian’s memory if you’re comfortable with the options.
Alan Durband, who was once Brian’s teacher and later discovered Redwall and was pivotal in its publication, co-founded Merseyside’s Everyman Theatre in 1964. Brian later joined this theatre as a resident playwright. Everyman Theatre merged with another company, Playhouse, in 2000–hence the name change! Supporting this cause assists in ongoing representation of the arts that were an important part of Brian’s life.
Food banks offer resources to individuals with food insecurities. Coming from a fandom with such an emphasis on food–and knowing Brian himself grew up with food insecurities–this is an excellent charity to contribute to.
This charity provides mental health support to young people through music, technology, training, and volunteering. These services are for anyone aged 15-30.
The leading charity in Liverpool for the homeless and those struggling to maintain housing. We can’t open our gates to everyone, but we can help provide services to those who can.
Remember:
If you are unable to donate to any of these causes for any reason, I want you to know that you are valid. Being good and doing good isn’t rooted in money: it’s rooted in action, and changing the world for good doesn’t have to be large, well-organized movements. Just being a warm smile, friendly shoulder, or listening ear brings some of that Redwall peace to the world and is an honor to Brian’s life.
So, I know the past few years I have run a charity event for Brian Jacques’s birthday. I’ve also struggled a lot to keep up with it, especially last year, which is why I’ve elected not to run it this year.
Someone has already volunteered to do so, I’ve given them the green light.
Sorry y’all, wishing you all the best.
That volunteer is me!
I’m excited to continue your tradition, @dibbunsagainstbedtime! It is my honor to take your years of success and continue them to honor Brian Jacques’s memory while enacting positive change.
We will begin reading The Bellmaker tomorrow! If you’d like to read (or reread) the story with some awesome people, we’d love to have you on my Discord!
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You don’t have to be reading along with us to join the Discord! You’re welcome to come hang out and chat about Redwall in general.
Brian Jacques and his Redwall series are so interesting from a writing perspective because half of the characters don’t have character arcs?
In these novels that are hundreds of pages? Like literally half of the characters, dare I say most of the characters, are the exact same person at the finish as they were at the start. But it works. Somehow it works. The story is still compelling, you still get invested in the characters and the plot and you get sucked in to his world.
To say nothing of his writing process. 22 successful books in the series? Millions of copies sold, and he never wrote a second draft for any of them. Yes you read that right. This man would finish a page, and then rework that page until it conveyed what he wanted, then on to the next one.
And over 30 million copies sold. And they’re all brilliant.
TL;DR write in whatever way works for you. Do what makes you happy. No writing “rule” is set in stone. There are always exceptions, and maybe that exception is you.
You’ve traveled a long way–welcome home!
Brian Jacques looks at a villain in his book series and asks “is anyone gonna drive that creature absolutely insane?” and then doesn’t wait for an answer
Really liking the 90’s Redwall cartoon, Wonder if book fans like it too.
Never knew about the franchise till the Netflix annoucement, so i dint get to read.
The Nelvana cartoon was how I discovered the books. I loved the cartoons when they were all I knew, but once I read them it was easy to see that the show isn’t as strong. I still loved it and have fond memories, but Brian is a master and the show didn’t capture it fully.
Mattimeo reread starts tomorrow, March 25, 2022! Feel free to join my Discord to read along with others!
Does anybody know if Brian Jacques had an opinion on people writing Redwall fanfiction?
It’s not like I knew him personally or anything, but from what I do know about him, he seems like the kind of guy who would be cool with it.
One thing I will never understand about the ending of Redwallis why Brian Jacques set up Matthias and Cornflower as a thing during the whole book only for Matthias to have to rescue…Friar Hugo.
Explain, Brian. Explain.
Some more old art from a few years ago when I was on a “Redwall’ kick.
I absolutely adore the books and animated series which was why I had created my own OC, ‘Rosewood’ the gypsy mouth. She is skilled in the art of clairvoyance as well as dream reading which is why she now sadly ended up in Cluny’s clutches. The murderous rat hopes to convince her with good old fashion threats to help rid him of his nightmares of Martin the Warrior.
