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I Would Totally Watch A Documentary On ‘BioShock Infinite’s’ Floating City Of Columbia
I so desperately want this documentary on Columbia from BioShock Infinite to be real, because it’s totally something I would watch. I want to learn more about the floating city and its volatile relationship with the United States after it took matters into its own hands with the Boxer Rebellion in 1901. I also want to know more about its leader, Zachary Comstock, and his tyrannical rule over the people of Columbia.
Where too many games take having an interesting story as something to consider tossing in after they’ve made sure the enemy dismemberment looks as gruesome as possible, BioShock has always revolved around its world and the characters that inhabit it. I highly recommend you pop a bag of popcorn and really soak in this two minute tease of what could be, after the jump.
BioShock Infinite releases for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC on March 26th.
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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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