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‘OZombie’ Mixes Steampunk, Zombies And The Wizard Of Oz
American McGee’s Spicy Horse Games, the makers of the Alice series and Akaneiro: Demon Hunters recently unveiled their next project, a zombified take on The Wizard of Oz — injected with a little steampunk, for added flavor — titled OZombie. It features Dorothy, Toto, Lion, and Tin Man, only this time the Scarecrow is a brain-loving baddie.
McGee is also interested in developing another Alice sequel, dubbed Alice: Otherlands, though which game his studio ends up working on may depend on whether or not Electronic Arts will greenlight development of Otherlands, since they own the IP. If OZombie does see the light of day, you can expect to see it on tablets, PC, Mac and Linux.
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In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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