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Monthly Freebies: Because We Love You
There’s something you should know. This is hard for us to admit but we’ve been holding something back for a while. In fact, we’ve held it in for so long that we just can’t hide it anymore. Ready? Alright, here it is: we fucking love you. There, it’s out there. To show our affection for the people that keep us going, the guys and gals that put a smile on our face and the readers that we fantasize about each and every night before we go to sleep, we’re going to start handing out little rewards to random people. “What do I have to do,” You ask? It’s pretty simple actually.

To have a chance at winning whatever it is we’re giving out at the time what you need to do is just be yourself. At the end of each month we’re going to start picking out commenters on our articles to give away free things to. The more you participate in the Dead Pixels section only improves your chances of winning. Now, if you think posting a dozen pointless comments is going to up your chances I’ll spoil it right now by saying it won’t. We’re picking comments that interest us and the they can’t be negative toward others. Head past the break to see what we’re giving away this month. This month I have two download tokens for a couple of Mortal Kombat outfits for your Xbox 360 avatar. That means at the end of the month there we will be picking two comments posted during the month of April and the two winners will get these tokens of our undying love and affection. Just to be clear, this isn’t a contest and you don’t have to comment on this specific article to have a chance to win: every comment for the month of April will be considered, so long as they’re not slathered in hate or say things like “FIRST!” because we don’t like that too much. Hitler said “FIRST!” a lot and you don’t want to be like him, right?
So that’s it. Now get to commenting, or else.
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Legendary Grimdark ‘Warhammer 40,000’ Artist John Blanche Has Passed Away at 78
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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