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‘Adult Wednesday Addams’ Is Simply Incredible
When I was a kid, I loved the Addams Family movies. They were that perfect mix of playful and creepy that convinced parents to let their children watch it. It was also where I got one of my first big crushes: Wednesday Addams. Before you think I’m some sick freak, please remember that Christina Ricci is four years older than myself, so it’s kosher.
One of the problems with getting older is that the characters we hold so near and dear to our hearts don’t age with us, making it harder and harder to relate to them and their troubles. But that’s where comedian Melissa Hunter, who looks remarkably like Wednesday Addams, comes in and saves the day.
Hunter has created an online series titled Adult Wednesday Addams and it’s just fantastic! It follows Wednesday as she tries to live in the concrete jungle that is Los Angeles, dealing with such issues as driving lessons, online dating, one night stands, and more.
A lot of attention was drawn to the series with the most recent episode, which shows how Wednesday expertly deals with catcallers. But my recommendation is to start at the beginning with below’s video of Wednesday doing some apartment hunting. Then, head on to Melissa’s YouTube channel and binge the rest. 100% worth it.
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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