Kallas Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 A true legend. RIP John Blanche, I must have spent days worth of my life just pouring over his art in various books, such an incredible body of work and an immeasurable influence on the hobby as a whole. Firedrake Cordova, Petitioner's City, Felix Antipodes and 3 others 1 1 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388022-john-blanche-has-passed-away/page/4/#findComment-6173958 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusted Boltgun Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 I have started the biography @ZeroWolf but haven't finished it. What I have read was certainly interesting but it wasn't quite what I'd hoped for. But it is a biography not an autobiogrpahy which is probably what I really wanted. I ought to go back and finish it as my initial assessment may be unfair. There are also a few recent interviews online which I really want to watch. There are so many anecdotes online from people who knew him that are testament to who he was. What a legend. I backed the recent Möderin Kickstarter and whilst the Femme miniatures were great, for me it was the little Voodoo Bears that resonated, rough little sketches brought to life in miniature - very dark in the way they were stitched together and had sharp little claws but also fun playing their instruments. It is a real shame that he won't get to see 'John Blanche's En Garde' fully realised on the tabletop. firestorm40k, ZeroWolf and Antarius 1 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388022-john-blanche-has-passed-away/page/4/#findComment-6173973 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Longinus Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 What can be said? The was a legend and this is a great loss. I have always loved Blanche's art. Imaginative, weird, having very distinct style. He channelled renaissance masters such as Bosch and Grünewald, and mixed it with scifi and fantasy in absolutely unique way. Not only did Blanche make me fall in love with 40K, he has influenced me professionally; I am an artist, and he has always been a great inspiration to me. It is weird that a person I have never met would have such a big impact on me. I can think only couple of other people who have had such an influence on me. I am really glad I got the Mörderin models based on his art. It will be bittersweet painting them now. Thank you, John. You were one of the greats. Kallas, Firedrake Cordova, ZeroWolf and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388022-john-blanche-has-passed-away/page/4/#findComment-6173991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroWolf Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 1 hour ago, Rusted Boltgun said: I have started the biography @ZeroWolf but haven't finished it. What I have read was certainly interesting but it wasn't quite what I'd hoped for. But it is a biography not an autobiogrpahy which is probably what I really wanted. I ought to go back and finish it as my initial assessment may be unfair. There are also a few recent interviews online which I really want to watch. There are so many anecdotes online from people who knew him that are testament to who he was. What a legend. I backed the recent Möderin Kickstarter and whilst the Femme miniatures were great, for me it was the little Voodoo Bears that resonated, rough little sketches brought to life in miniature - very dark in the way they were stitched together and had sharp little claws but also fun playing their instruments. It is a real shame that he won't get to see 'John Blanche's En Garde' fully realised on the tabletop. Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, I'd loved an autobiography, but guess that was never on the cards sadly. I need to look at more of the interviews he gave. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388022-john-blanche-has-passed-away/page/4/#findComment-6173994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magos Takatus Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 It took me a day to get to it, and for some reason my photos didn't upload to the cloud for an obnoxiously long time, but here. A fantastic book. I wish they would sell this book again so other people could enjoy it, but I'm sure some people would be angry at GW for doing that. Kallas, Casual Heresy, firestorm40k and 3 others 5 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388022-john-blanche-has-passed-away/page/4/#findComment-6173995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtleknife Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 I was just at a My Chemical Romance concert in Wembley. About two thirds of the way through the concert, the band in between songs said something along the lines of "A great artist passed away a few weeks back. His name was John Blanche..." They then mentioned about his work with 40k. Was a bit of a surreal and pretty cool moment. They then dedicated the next song to him. andes, Domhnall, Crimson Longinus and 22 others 5 20 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388022-john-blanche-has-passed-away/page/4/#findComment-6179182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor_Lensoven Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 (edited) Unexpected cross over https://www.wargamer.com/warhammer-40k/my-chemical-romance-tribute-to-john-blanche guess I got beat to the punch lol Edited July 15 by Inquisitor_Lensoven Alby the Slayer, Domhnall, skylerboodie and 3 others 2 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388022-john-blanche-has-passed-away/page/4/#findComment-6179482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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