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This “The Walking Dead”/”Rick And Morty” Telltale Games Crossover is Everything I Want
Telltale Games has a history over the past several years of releasing some of the most exciting and immersive video games around. Their first season of “The Walking Dead” was hailed as a masterpiece of storytelling and audiences the world over were drawn in by the characters Clementine and Lee. Each release since has seen critics and casual players alike thrilled by the prospect of what’s to come. But what if Telltale decided to crossover two distinct universes into one cohesive plotline? That’s where Mashed comes in.
They’ve created a video where the titular characters of the TV show “Rick and Morty” fall into the world of the AMC zombie drama previously mentioned and must work through the various scenarios presented. What’s great about the video is that it captures the style of the Telltale games while also breaking the fourth wall and specifically addressing that same construction.
The video isn’t 100% perfect but it’s damn good and it makes me wish that something like this existed because I’d play the unholy HELL out of that game!
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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