Rise of the Grimdark - authorised biography of John Blanche.

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**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

How do!

Popped up on Tuomas Pirinen’s Facebook feed.

Given Blanche is one of 40k’s key architects, figured it would be of interest to others.

http://www.ralparthaeurope.co.uk/shop/wombat-wargames-c-251/john-blanche-c-251_270/blanche-the-rise-of-grimdark-limited-preorder-p-4841.html?fbclid=IwAR19j6BT4Pjvyklprp44XvGePml_hELC9PRuQx-VRuFWdCHAvZtygPLQhHw

he official, authorised biography of renowned fantasy and science fiction artist and illustrator, John Blanche. Full colour, 218-page publication by Wombat Wargames.

John’s career, which includes an unprecedented forty-year collaboration with Games Workshop, spans five decades. During this time, his work has adorned a plethora of book covers and interiors, record covers, postcards and posters, while also serving as concepts for a swathe of wargaming miniatures, often inspiring whole new ranges of figures. John Blanche is one of the most remarkable and prolific fantasy and science fiction illustrators of his, or any other, generation. This book, his official and authorised biography, tells the story of the master of grimdark himself, the visionary that is John Blanche.

Contributors include: John Blanche, Lin Blanche, Alan Merrett, Tim Pollard, Rick Priestley, Tuomas Pirinen, Tammy Nicholls, Ian Miller, Adam Weir, Eric Weir, Gregory Weir, Trish Carden, Tim Molloy, Alasdair Farrell, Jes Goodwin, Jon Flindall, Victoria Hayward, Lincoln Barnwell, Julian Barnwell, Tom Evans, Paul Bonner.

This book has been written with the intention of offering an insight into John, the person. So, in addition to copies of many of his wonderful illustrations, some previously unpublished, there are pictures of some of his models too, as well as an extensive selection of John’s personal photographs, which document both John and his family.

**The Phazer**

Oh that's neat, I will have to take a look at that.

**BrookM**

I'm interested, but not 65 quid interested, yikes.

**Shakalooloo**

BrookM wrote:
I'm interested, but not 65 quid interested, yikes.

The page does go on to say it's a limited run of 90 (!), so hopefully a cheaper 'regular' version will be along in due course.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

FB post does say to expect a general release in the comments

**RaptorusRex**

Oooooh. Me likey.

The old man's health has been failing, renal failures and the like, so this is certainly something good.

**chazelliott**

looks like the official launch date is dec 1st on Amazon, but there is a preorder of the standard version available at RPE.
http://www.ralparthaeurope.co.uk/shop/wombat-wargames-c-251/john-blanche-c-251_270/blanche-the-rise-of-grimdark-unlimited-preorder-p-4841.html

**Olthannon**

Flipping Nora! I'll wait for the general release