Never Stop Growing

I am very sad to hear of the passing of John Blanche. For many of us, John Blanche IS warhammer, and his artwork is what initially drew us into the hobby.

It cannot be overstated how much he contributed to this space that we love and cherish, in a way that is to me more significant than simply publishing books, writing rules, and selling miniatures.

John Blanche helped create the setting and bring to life many of the characters that we have grown to love over the years that we have enjoyed this hobby. His artwork stands alone in its style, the definitive aesthetic of “grimdark” that influences the game to this day.

As a person with a deep artistic background, Mr. Blanche’s work stood beside many that inspired my own work throughout the years and I cannot help but feel that the world is less bright because of his passing.

In a way, he will live forever, and I can only hope that his work continues to be shared and admired within this space.

Anthony Head (1954-2026) as Rupert Giles

by Edna St. Vincent Millay

And what are you that, wanting you, I should be kept awake As many nights as there are days With weeping for your sake?

And what are you that, missing you, As many days as crawl I should be listening to the wind And looking at the wall?

I know a man that's a braver man And twenty men as kind, And what are you, that you should be The one man on my mind?