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‘Resident Evil’ And ‘Devil May Cry’ Collide In This Epic Fan Film
This fan-made film is a little cheesy, but then again, I suppose that’s appropriate since both Resident Evil and Devil May Cry have brought their fair share of cheese over the years. In Resident Evil: The Nightmare of Dante, half of the S.T.A.R.S. team — the good half, with Jill, Chris and Barry — team up with Dante to mow down a couple dozen zombies, including a couple of the chainsaw-wielding Ganados from Resident Evil 4. Sadly, neither gets much screen time.
The stunts and special effects are fantastic for a fan-made short, and it does make me wonder whether or not Dante would retain his powers, and possibly his sarcasm, if he were reanimated by the T-virus. Discuss?
My lingering questions: did anyone else hear the Smoker and Hunter sound effects, or am I making that up? And did Wesker have an accent?
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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