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[Next On] “Preacher”: Jesse Tests Out His (Godly) New Power
It’s only been 20 years but it has finally happened, Garth Ennis’ “Preacher” (read my review) is now a television series, thanks to Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and AMC.
Fans of the comic now know how different the series, while everyone should have been blown away by how strange and wonderful the concept is.
The new take is going to require patience, as it moves at a much slower pace than the source material; I’ve seen four episodes, and I think it works quite well the way it’s presented (so far).
Next week audiences finally get to see Jesse Custer’s (Dominic Cooper) Godly new power, which he tests on his bad influence of a sidekick, Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun), while Tulip makes an exchange for some important information.
Check out this first look clip to go along with the promo that shows a lot of the film’s colorful characters.
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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