call me kalislesbian + agender; all pronounstop fandoms are: The Mandela Catalogue and Danganronpaother interests are FNV, Scott Pilgrim, and Dungeon Meshi
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Alex Kister insta live 10/9/24- important stuff but like not really but stuff worth noting part 2
The main cast is coming back BUT there will maybe be some new characters down the line. It is worth saying tho that Alex is hesitant on adding new characters to the cast cause it would feel overcrowded.
Scrimblo catalogue 3 probably happening? Don’t bet on it tho
Alex has said that the Mandela catalogue movie will come out before volume 6. There will be smaller side videos coming up in the future while we are waiting for volume 6.
Big volumes will take longer
There is no footage for volume 6 yet and there is just a script for the time being.
Volume 6 will most likely be story driven.
Basically The Mandela movie is priority number 1 rn and we have to wait for a bit till any big volume video comes out.
Alex has no clue when Mandela catalogue is ending
Adam and thatcher plush MIGHT be coming this month
Mandela catalogue was gonna be called time shift archive, the original plot was going to follow a messed version of our time line, basically the concept of over throne where every is just getting worse and fucked up.(which isn’t too far off from the story we have now) (honestly the best way I can describe it since I don’t remember much from that section of the live BUT u can see this info within the second qna video uploaded on his second channel to get a better perspective of what the original plot was gonna be like).
Not important stuff: Alex likes mint chocolate and cookie dough ice cream and I have never felt this much betrayal and sadness and despair in my 18 years of living on this hell rock we call earth… That just ruined last night for me🥲/j(I don’t actually mean this but I was absolutely disturbed 😭)
if y’all’s have any questions then I will answer to the best of my abilities :3
okay but is it just me who gets HUGE twin peaks vibes from the mandela catalogue??
i have no idea if there is any legit inspiration from twin peaks but: (!!!!!!!spoilers for both)
- doppelgängers and tulpas
- heavy artistic use of nostalgia, postmodern americana, christian/buddhist lore and the uncanny valley. also both have this gritty, almost film noir-ish vibe. and both have colour schemes and visuals as narratively important
- entities as manifestation of the concept of evil, led by a supreme evil being: in tmc the alternates are depicted through biblical lens, tied to the image of satan (who in this story is gabriel, aka a false angel); in twin peaks, a lot of the creatures, doppelgängers and whatnot are tied to the entity of BOB, which is described as being the personification of “the evil that men do”. also the black lodge, where the entities in twin peaks come from, is described as being the domain of evil and dark power
- entities having otherworldly origin: the alternates from tmc are implied to come from another dimension, which really makes me think of the black lodge again
- use of psychological warfare by entities to lead victims to their demise, which leads me to my next point: i’m reaaaally drawing parallels between mark heathcliff & laura palmer - good christian teenagers (well, at least initially), being driven insane by their tormentors and the process of it all being documented by diaries and film footage; in tmc the way to surviving an alternate attack is to be willing to hear whatever horrific things it’s saying to you, which mark wasn’t so he died. this makes me think of laura’s secret diary that details her emotional abuse at the hands of BOB: one of the things that made her become more and more vulnerable and unstable until him killing her is the fact he was constantly bombarding her with awful images and thoughts and she was pushing them away, convinced it would make them stop or chase him away (but it backlashed). what is more, both mark and laura attempt to use religion as a shield against these attacks, to no avail (“and the angels wouldn’t help you”/“who have i been praying to all this time?”)
- taking place in 80s/90s, with a continuity in the early-ish 21st century. also, in tmc the divide between the 90s and the 2000s eras of the narrative are defined by the shift from analog to digital media, which reminds me how twin peaks:the return(2017, shot digitally), is deliberately given a cleaner, more modern look than the original run(it was between the years of like 89-90, I think? and filmed on film strip, aka analog). and like, the “older” era of both these shows is steeped in retro nostalgia
- alienation between people as a result of tragedy, paranoia (either between characters or on the watchers' part): in tmc, this is likely something the characters experience, given that anyone they love could turn out to just be an alternate doppelgänger or have M.A.D. . in twin peaks, the fact anyone could turn out to be laura’s killer + anyone could turn out to not be themselves but possessed by BOB (like leland palmer was);
- both shows are set in rural small towns that have a facade of homeliness and peace but underneath it, awful things are happening (both supernatural and otherwise)
- ominous, cryptic lines (strange and unique enough to be quotable by fans) ("i feel like i know her but sometimes my arms bend back"/"i am the one true savior. i must reverse the delusion. joseph is next.", that kind of thing...)
- the entities of twin peaks look, move and speak in…pretty uncanny ways lol, which again makes me think of the alternates in tmc. especially with the nonstop cryptic ominous riddles
- the us government getting involved, classified files, secret operations etc
- tragic dynamics with parents/parent figures
- tmc has some cop show elements like twin peaks, and one of the main characters being an investigator
- a lot of teen characters, also both shows having an entity that often targets kids (BOB & 6)
- mirror fuckeries
tbh i have no idea if alex kister has even watched twin peaks (though he likely has or at least heard of it because i know he’s a fan of the shining, which is a cult classic vintage horror movie, much akin to twin peaks) but even if he hasn’t, i feel like it has still indirectly affected his work, as twin peaks has a massive cultural legacy and has been pivotal in establishing the small town mystery genre and modern horror as a whole, and i think whether intentional or not, analog horror as a whole owes a great deal to david lynch (not even just twin peaks but also inland empire, lost highway, eraserhead…)
(please yap with me about this in comments and tags, i am so hyperfixated lately)
alt cesar because i can
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This was fun lmao I like to imagine that despite how high contrast some images are light work pretty normal for alternates, but when less assimilated they have pitch-black permanent shadows in places. Just looks cool
tried a brush I haven't used much for this too. That was fun, I usually use things with a lot of size variation but the set pencil width kept me from getting too detail-obsessed, which probably helped the overall piece tbh.
Anyways this took a bit under an hour and a half which means I'm getting faster at drawing, that's always good. Generally just kinda happy with this one. :)
Some things stay the same even when everything around you changes.
NO CESAR OR MARK RETURN? Kill me
The Alex Kister insta live 10/4/24 : important stuff
Characters returning :
Thatcher is coming back, Adam yes is coming back but more down the line , Sarah and Evelin are a maybe but yes they will return. Cesar is not coming back, mark isn’t coming back (?) and yea u know the rest.
Mandela Halloween video is coming (before Halloween )
up soon
As everyone knows a tmc movie is happening but Alex can’t say to not to spoil anything. Movie Script has been worked on for 3 or 2 years.
Thatcher and Adam plushie confirmed and we are getting Mandela pins too. New cool make ship stuff coming up down the line. NO RELEASE DATES YET !(FUCK YEA) Mandela Make ship plushie commercials will be reuploaded but in a playlist.
MAYBE a mystifying oracle 4 video but unlikely
Alex says mark was supposed to be in vol 5 within the temoil commercial section. An reenactment of when mark shoots at the door. (This info can be also found in the wendigoon vol 5 live reaction video too.)
For people not sure of mark’s age he is confirmed to be 17. Alex just refuses to go back to that era of uh “young 17 year old mark” as he says. I don’t blame them 💀
( I say this info cause for some reason his birth year is wrong and there is a on going debate on mark’s age so yea 💀)
Mandela catalogue will not end unless Alex decides otherwise :3 cause he would feel bad if Mandela ended so soon. So after volume 6 there will be more videos to come.
Not important: people kept saying hawtuah 💀during the live.(literally wanted to pull a mark while that was going on) context : Alex posted a pic of her at a store in front of hawktuah merch, Alex looking like what I can say is the definition of “unpleasantness”. humanity is truly not healing Jesus Christ all mighty 😭
Not my usual post doubt this will get any attention but for the people that missed out on the live and so people can stay informed:D
If anyone has any questions then let me know.
TMC OC
“Two long childhood friends who drifted apart eventually found each other again. However, their reunion took place in Mandela County, a place more than unfavorable for its countless demise and rumors.”
angel gabriel mandela catalog for goretober day 3 sry rlly rough sketch
I always saw it as them just mimicking clothes they see and transforming their body to replicate it
have no evidence to back that up other than I like the idea of alternates having like impossible clothing
like, imagine their clothes having a skin texture, blending into itself (no clear start or end to it’s shirt and pants), etc
Do you think alternates are stealing clothes from the corpse of their last victim or just... Make their body looks like it has clothes but it is actually just an illusion???
having audio processing issues is so humiliating like yeah i heard you and yeah i was actively listening but the problem is i dont know what the fuck you sayed
rip jonah marshall you would've loved billie eilish...
read more for pics without text!
"I should kill myself": self-serving, reactionary
"we should all kill ourselves": building community and connection, ideologically correct
Started watching Mandela Catalogue to predictable results . Sighs
Alt ver beneath cut
