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Kotobukiya Previews “Sexy Ash Williams” Statue at #SDCC
And yet, still not as sexy as Bruce Campbell.
The last few years, Japanese company Kotobukiya has brought a handful of iconic horror characters into their line of “Bishoujo” (which translates to “beautiful girl”) statues. Yes, they’ve been turning male horror icons into sexy females, kicking off the line with Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees and even Chucky.
Chucky’s bride Tiffany is also in the mix, though that makes a bit more sense.
At Comic-Con, Kotobukiya just revealed that Ash Williams is next up in the Bishoujo line, with the sexy female version of the chainsaw-handed deadite slayer based on sequel Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn. For now, all we have is concept art to look at, which teases a female Ash in a torn up work shirt and brown daisy duke shorts.
The company also teased that Pinhead will soon be getting his/her own Bishoujo statue, though we don’t yet have any images of that one.
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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