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Buffy and Willow Join Funko’s “Rock Candy” Toy Line
Because you need someone to slay all your vampire toys.
Not only is Elvira making her way into Funko’s Rocky Candy line this year, but so too are beloved small screen characters Buffy Summers and Willow Rosenberg! Portrayed by Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan, the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” icons get their own vinyl Rock Candy toys this summer.
Via Funko…
This series includes the Vampire Slayer herself, Buffy Summers, and her academically-excelling counterpart Willow Rosenberg… Together they’ll save the world!
Look for the “Buffy” toys in August!
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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