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Mezco Says ‘Beetlejuice’ Twice
Mezco made two Beetlejuice announcements yesterday as they’ll be bringing a pair of new products to enter the collections of the living this fall.
The first Beetlejuice stands 8 inches tall and features his black and white striped suite and tangled mass of mossy green hair. His sardonic grimace reveals his trademark yellowed teeth. Mezco has captured every detail of the rambunctious ghost and transformed him into the cuddliest ghoul in purgatory.
Beetlejuice comes with an informative hangtag and is sure to thrill any fan of Tim Burton’s Oscar-winning film.
The other is a 6 inch Roto Figure, “From his ghoulish green hair, to his gross, yellowed teeth and dressed to kill in his iconic black and white suit, Mezco has captured every detail of this obnoxious apparition.”
Standing 6 inches tall and featuring 8 points of articulation, Beetlejuice comes packaged in a collector friendly window box suitable for display. NOTE: Box is not sandworm proof!
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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