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New DLC Pack Adds Hellboy to ‘Injustice 2’
Superman vs. Hellboy is soon a thing you can make reality.
NetherRealm and Warner Bros’ fight game Injustice 2, released earlier this year, already appealed to us horror fans by bringing in Robert Englund to voice DC villain Scarecrow, but the game is about to get an injection of a whole new breed of cool with the addition of Hellboy as a playable character!
Just revealed today, Fighter Pack 2 is coming soon, and it also brings DC Comics character Black Manta and Mortal Kombat‘s Raiden into the game. The three new characters will be included in both the forthcoming DLC pack and in the game’s Ultimate Edition.
Check out the reveal trailer below!
“Injustice 2 continues the epic cinematic story introduced in Injustice: Gods Among Us as Batman and his allies work towards putting the pieces of society back together while struggling against those who want to restore Superman’s regime. In the midst of the chaos, a new threat appears that will put Earth’s existence at risk.This long hard fought battle will end friendships, form new ones, and have more enemies.”
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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