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The Devil Child Returns in ‘Lucius II: The Prophecy’
I think we can all agree that children are the worst. They’re loud, dirty, and they seem incapable of coloring inside the lines like a normal person. In Lucius, you take on the role of six-year-old Lucius as he embraces his inner Damien by wreaking havoc on any unfortunate soul who’s dumb enough to refuse to make him some mac and cheese. I never played the game, but it would seem it performed well enough for developer Shiver Games to announce a sequel.
Lucius II: The Prophecy is slated for an “early 2015” release on Steam. Watch little Lucius murder some folks in the debut trailer below.
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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