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[Video] ‘Dying Light’ Adds Touching George Romero Tribute into Game
“Thank you for inspiring us,” said the Dying Light team.
You may have noticed that this past Sunday night’s episode of “The Walking Dead” ended with a tribute to the late George A. Romero, who unquestionably paved the way for the AMC series to even exist. With Night of the Living Dead, Romero created the zombie as we know it today, so all subsequent zombie projects owe a huge debt to the master.
That includes the post-apocalyptic survival horror game Dying Light, which just added a wonderful in-game tribute to the fittingly nicknamed “Father of the Zombies.”
“You can find it in the area around Jaffar’s Garage,” the team noted, revealing the George Romero tribute wall mural with a touching video you can watch below.
Our tribute to The Master. #filmsusedtobedangerous #filmisfearless pic.twitter.com/UEmQYf050w
— Dying Light (@DyingLightGame) October 19, 2017
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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