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Death’s World Is Pretty Epic And Massive In Darksiders II
I JUST finished Darksiders. Needless to say, it was a blast and I can’t effing wait for Darksiders II to be released. The video below gives you an awesome look in Death’s world in the second game. Also, his horse has green sweet as hell flames. Also, it looks as if you’re getting your horse a bit earlier on in Darksiders II. Which is awesome because I did way wayyyy too much walking in the 1st game. It also looks like the sequel’s world will be on a much larger scale.
I’m hoping Darksiders 5 will be a full on 4 player co-op all 4 horsemen going nutso awesome style crazy balls. And a horde mode plz? Darksiders II is coming out June 26th on the PC, Playstation 3, and Xbox 360.
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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