Original comic art for sale by artist bernie wrightson at romitaman. See more ideas about bernie wrightson, artwork and comic art. Wrightson was a comic book artist known for his intricate art and flair for horror, as well as. See more ideas about bernie wrightson, art and comic art. Bernie wrightsons illustration for jeff jones in comic book artists, comic artist, comic books. Bernie wrightson, the comic book artist whose detailed, illustrative pencil and ink work defined horror comics for a generation of fans, is gone. Bernie wrightson, a widely admired comic book artist who was known for his lush, intricate, otherworldly visions of horror and who was one of the creators of the popular dc comics. Mar 19, 2017 bernie wrightson, famed comic book artist, died sunday after a long battle with brain cancer. Mar 20, 2017 legendary comic book artist and illustrator bernie wrightson died on march 18 at the age of 68 after a long battle with brain cancer, his wife, liz, announced on facebook.
Spotlight on bernie wrightson, master of gothic horror. Wrightson passed away on march 18, 2017 of brain cancer at the age of 68. He is perhaps best known as the cocreator of swamp thing. Nov 09, 2017 the bernie wrightson artifact edition will be available at new york comic con, and can be preordered for pickup at the show. The following year, after meeting artist frank frazetta at a comicbook.
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In 1979, the definitive book about bernie wrightson, a look back, was published. One of the most iconic comic book illustrators bernie. He received training in art from reading comics, particularly those of ec, as well as through a correspondence course from the famous artists school. One of the most iconic comic book illustrators bernie wrightson has passed away last saturday after a lengthy fight with brain cancer.
Bernie wrightson epitomizes the new blood that arrived at dc in the late 60s and theneditorial director carmine infantinos ability to recognize extraordinary talent. Search results for horror artist bernie wrightsons. Wrightson was a product of the second generation of comics. Bernie wrightson won a national cartoonists society award for the idw comic book company 2012 mini series frankenstein alive, alive. Renowned comic book artist and cocreator of dcs swamp thing bernie wrightson has died after battling brain cancer, according to the hollywood reporter. Masters of comic book art eisner, kirby, ditko, adams. Bernie wrightson was one of the best artists of horror comics, with a career spanning from the mid 1960s through the mid 2010s. Bernie berni wrightson, a comic book artist known for his iconic frankenstein illustrations and cocreating dcs swamp thing, has passed away after battling brain cancer. Really love this bernie wrightson piece done as a memorial to steve niles dog. Bernie wrightson obituary bernie wrightson funeral. Bernie wrightson, the prolific horror comic book artist, died on sunday after a long battle with brain cancer, his wife announced on his official website. His impressive list of work includes the cocreation of swamp thing, illustrating mary shellys frankenstein, and, of course, working on dozens of comic book titles.
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Michele wrightson nee robinson october 25, 1941 may 30, 2015, also known as michele brand, was an american artist who worked in the comic book industry. Bernie wrightson is an american artist known for his comic books and horror illustrations. Bernie wrightson, the acclaimed comic book artist who cocreated the horror creature of swamp thing fame, died sunday, march 19, 2017, of brain cancer. Mar 19, 2017 bernie wrightson, the acclaimed comic book artist who cocreated the horror creature of swamp thing fame, died sunday, march 19, 2017, of brain cancer. Soon afterwards he was offered work by dc comics and he moved to new york. The masterworks series of great comic book artists. In 1966, wrightson began working for the baltimore sun newspaper as an illustrator.
Bernie wrightsons frankenstein gets the artists edition. Bernie wrightson horror artist bernie wrightsons official website. Bernie wrightson comic book cover estimated to command up. Bernie wrightson, famed comic book artist, died sunday after a long battle with brain cancer. Bernie wrightson, artist and a creator of swamp thing. A comic book artist and illustrator known for his horror illustrations and comic books, especially for his work on swamp thing and frankenstein. Swamp thing cocreator, comic book artist and illustrator bernie wrightson died march 18th following a long battle with cancer. His wife liz wrightson shared a remembrance of her. Like a bat out of hell chatting with bernie wrightson, dcs monster maker conducted by jon b. He, in fact, gave wrightson his very first comics assignment, at dc comics. Mar 19, 2017 comic book fans took to twitter sunday morning to pay tribute to bernie wrightson, the famed comic book artist and horror novel illustrator who created some of the most detailed horror images ever.
Nov 17, 2017 the bernie wrightson artifact edition collects some of the best work from the artists dc comics years. Legendary comic book artist bernie wrightson passes away. Bernie started out as an illustrator for the baltimore sun, his local newspaper. The gist of it was, a hack writer hired a hack comic book artist and itll. He combined a modern sensibility with a distinctive drafting ability rare to the thenmoribund industry, bridging the gap between the previous decades giddy optimism and the explosion of more sophisticated content ahead. Bernie wrightson is the penultimate comic book horror artist after graham ghastly ingels and one of the first superstars of the field to emerge in the 1970s, acclaimed primarily for his work on dcs. Mar 19, 2017 bernie wrightson, the acclaimed comic book artist and cocreator of dcs swamp thing, has died after a battle with brain cancer. You grew up in baltimore and were obviously a fan of ec comics. Mar 21, 2017 swamp thing cocreator, comic book artist and illustrator bernie wrightson died march 18th following a long battle with cancer.
Wrightson is primarily selftrained and grew up learning art from watching jon gnagy on television and reading comics. Comic book fans honor bernie wrightson by posting his. While i talked about my admiration for wrightsons work, fellow students off camera started talking within earshot. Bernie wrightson epitomizes the new blood that arrived at dc in the late.
I used to have the color the monster book actually signed by bernie. Bernie wrightson was an american artist and painter, best known for his lush horror illustrations and for cocreating dc comics swamp thing. Acclaimed horror comic artist bernie wrightson dead at 68. Bernie wrightson age, dead, wife, family, net worth, kids. Legendary comic book artist and illustrator bernie wrightson died on march 18 at the age of 68 after a long battle with brain cancer, his wife, liz, announced on facebook. The bernie wrightson artifact edition will be available at new york comic con, and can be preordered for pickup at the show.
May 07, 2020 bernie wrightson is an american comic book artist who was born on october 27, 1948, in dundalk, maryland. Sep 05, 2017 bernie wrightson was a legendary horror comics artist. Bernard albert wrightson october 27, 1948 march 18, 2017, sometimes credited as bernie wrightson, was an american artist, known for cocreating the swamp thing, his adaptation of the novel. Covers, splashes, and interior pages, as well as some rare and neverbeforeseen art. Wrightson is primarily selftrained and grew up learning art from watching jon. Wrightson was a product of the second generation of comics fandom and began contributing to fanzines in the late 1960s, before breaking into the comics industry in 1969, with work for web of horror and dcs showcase, including two issues of the dark fantasy strip. Wrightson spent seven years drawing approximately 50 penandink illustrations to accompany an. Wrightson had a meeting with another, already long familiar artist to comic book fare, dick giordano. Bernie wrightson, a widely admired comic book artist who was known for his lush, intricate, otherworldly visions of horror and who was one of the creators of the popular dc comics character swamp. When i was a kid of six or seven, i read the ec horror comics off the stands. See more ideas about bernie wrightson, comic art and comic books art. Bernard albert wrightson october 27, 1948 march 18, 2017, sometimes credited as berni wrightson, was an american artist, known for cocreating the swamp thing, his adaptation of the novel frankenstein illustration work, and for his other horror comics and illustrations, which feature his trademark intricate pen and brushwork.
A nice, hard cover reprint of this book with an introduction by horror icon, stephen king is currently available on amazon for less than thirty dollars. Nicknamed the master of the macabre, he was at his best when drawing grotesque monsters, vampires, werewolves, cyclopses, mummys and other eerie creatures. Bernie wrightson dundalk, 27 oktober 1948 austin, 18 maart 2017 was een amerikaanse. Original comic art for sale by artist bernie wrightson at. Mar 19, 2017 bernie wrightson, the prolific horror comic book artist, died on sunday after a long battle with brain cancer, his wife announced on his official website. Few works by comicbook artists have earned the universal acclaim and reverence that bernie wrightsons illustrated version of mary wollstonecraft shelleys frankenstein was met with upon its. A compilation book of the work created by the fab four at the studio was released by dragons dream in 1979. Wrightson was known as one of the most prolific horror illustrators of all time, co.
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