Stevethulhu
Studiously Indifferent
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I go the other way. The grim is the part that takes itself too seriously. 2000AD, back when I was reading in the 80s and early 90s, was dark and dealt with some grim stuff. But it also had a self awareness and a sense of humour that I find most so called Grimdark material doesn't have."Dark and Satiracal" is my definition of GrimDark..I wouldn't even call modern 40K Gremdark, because it takes itself too seriously. It's just "dark". The combination of Grim + Dark to me is the expression of the over-the-top, silly nature of it, that I think 2000AD comics pioneered and original Warhammer basically took it's tone from.
Grimdark isn't satire. Because satire is aware that it's poking fun at something.