Bernie Wrightson
| Bernie Wrightson | |
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Wrightson at the 2006 Dallas Comic Con
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| Born |
October 27, 1948 Dundalk, Maryland, United States |
| Died | March 18, 2017 (aged 68) Austin, Texas, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Artist, Inker |
| Pseudonym(s) | Berni Wrightson |
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Notable works
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Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein, House of Mystery, House of Secrets, Swamp Thing |
| Awards | Shazam Award 1972, 1973, 1974; Inkpot Award 1987; H.P. Lovecraft Award 2007; National Cartoonists Society Award 2012; Inkwell Awards Special Recognition Award 2015 |
| Spouse(s) | Michele (née Robinson) |
Bernard Albert "Bernie" Wrightson (October 27, 1948 – March 18, 2017), sometimes credited as Berni Wrightson, was an American artist, known for co-creating the Swamp Thing, his Frankenstein illustration work, and for his other horror comics and illustrations, which feature his trademark intricate pen and brush work.
Wrightson was born in Dundalk, Maryland.
He received training in art from watching Jon Gnagy on television, reading comics, particularly those of EC, as well as through a correspondence course from the Famous Artists School. His early (and lasting) artistic influences were Frank Frazetta and Graham Ingels. He published a piece of fan art, containing a headstone bearing the inscription "Berni Wrightson, Dec. 15, 1965", on page 33 of Warren Publishing's Creepy #9 (cover-dated June 1966).
In 1966, Wrightson began working for The Baltimore Sun newspaper as an illustrator. The following year, after meeting artist Frank Frazetta at a comic-book convention in New York City, he was inspired to produce his own stories. In 1968, he showed copies of his sequential art to DC Comics editor Dick Giordano and was given a freelance assignment. Wrightson began spelling his name "Berni" in his professional work to distinguish himself from an Olympic diver named Bernie Wrightson, but later restored the final "e" to his name.
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