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KNB FX Created “The Walking Dead” Posters That Pay Tribute to Classic Film Art
The ultimate in zombie terror.
In celebration of the forthcoming 100th episode of “The Walking Dead,“ which also happens to be the series’ Season 8 premiere, episode director/executive producer/makeup effects master Greg Nicotero has partnered with his KNB FX design team to recreate several classic movie posters… in the style of “The Walking Dead.”
Nicotero has been unleashing the art over on Instagram, where he’s thus far shown off tributes to Back to the Future, The Thing, Alien, Thunderball and The Omega Man.
Check out the fun tribute art below, courtesy of Mike Broom & John Wheaton!
“The Walking Dead” kicks off its eighth season on October 22.
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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