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Raise Hell with this ‘Devil May Cry 3’ Dante Statue
Okay, so that last Devil May Cry news was a bummer. However, Good Smile Company has something a little more accessible for those DMC fans with the cash to spare.
Set for release in April 2018 is a 1/6 Scale PVC Statue of Dante from Devil May Cry 3. Originally manufactured by Genesis, the statue will set you back $189.99 USD (according to Big Bad Toystore). In terms of customization, you have the option of having Dante wield one of his pistols, or to have it holstered in the back. It’s not the greatest customization, but it’s supposed to be a statue, after all.
For those who missed out on NECA’s Ultimate Dante figure from a few years back, this is probably the next best thing when it comes to having Dante on your mantle.
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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