From the early days to his Warhammer years, dive into the life and art of John Blanche in this new book: The Rise of Grimdark!
The new full-color 218-page biography delves into his life, how he got onboard at Games Workshop and more. If you love John Blanche, this book is a must, as it not only contains a bunch of his models and art but also photos of his life.
He shaped the Grimdark of Warhammer we’ve all come to love so much over the course of five decades at GW! This also has unpublished works from him, so even if you’ve seen everything he’s put out, this will still have something for you.
John Blanche Art: The Rise of Grimdark Book
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The new John Blanche book hit pre-order on December 1st, so if you want it, there’s no need to wait! You can go and order this right now!
Full colour, 218-page publication by Wombat Wargames.
Such was the close collaboration between parties, everything from the book’s cover, which holds great personal significance to him, through to general book layout and ratio of pictures to text, John Blanche has approved all aspects of this title.
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.
This book also has a ton of amazing collaborators with John Blanche, including Lin Blanche, Alan Merrett, Tim Pollard, Rick Priestley, Tuomas Pirinen, Tammy Nicholls, Ian Miller, Adam Wier, Eric Wier, Gregory Wier, Trish Carden, Tim Molloy, Alasdair Farrell, Jes Goodwin, Jon Flindall, Victoria Hayward, Lincoln Barnwell, Julian Barnwell, Tom Evans, Paul Bonner.
There are plenty of GW favorites in there, and he’s really branching out since leaving the company!
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
Travis Pasch
Job Title: Head Writer & Editor
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
