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3 Weeks In A Row, A New Dead Pixels Podcast Is Up!
Yes, we are cranking them out we are. This weeks podcast is about Left 4 Dead 2, as we talk it up about the game and what we thought of it. In next weeks episode we will be having a head to head Adam vs Adam (Nev), as they go at it in a 2 sided Left 4 Dead feud. I am also soon going to make a post where you can post your favorite things a bout Left 4 Dead (2) and your favorite L4D moments, and we will talk about them on the cast.
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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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