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Reebok is Bringing Back the ‘Aliens’ Stompers for “Alien Day”!
As you may recall, the very first “Alien Day” saw the release of Reebok’s “Alien Stompers,” exact replicas of the futuristic shoes worn by Ripley and Bishop in James Cameron’s Aliens. For this year’s fourth annual “Alien Day,” they’re coming back!
Reported by Sole Collector, Reebok has whipped up a limited number of Stompers based on the mid-top shoes worn by Bishop in Aliens, which will go up for grabs for $180 from select retailers on “Alien Day,” April 26th.
The site details, “The shoe maintains its OG appearance with a cream leather upper, grey suede on the heel and strap, large midfoot strap, and red detailing. Reebok branding can be seen on the lateral and medial portion of the strap, ankle strap, and heel.”
The high-tops worn by Ripley have not been recreated this year.
At this time, Overkill is the only participating retailer we’re aware of.
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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