Bernie Wrightson

Creepshow Graphic Novel Resurrected In New Deluxe Reprint From Plume

... Cameos and starring roles included twisted performances by Leslie Nielsen, Ted Danson, Viveca Lindfors, Ed Harris, Adrienne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook, Fritz Weaver, E. G. Marshall and even King himself, all filmed with a colorful comic-book flair and tongue firmly planted (haha plant!) in cheek. Video of Creepshow Trailer (Stephen King). A beautiful 64-page oversized graphic novelization of the movie filled with killer art by master illustrator Bernie Wrightson was published in July of 1982 by Plume. This unavailable gem has now attained the level of a prized collectible, with Near Mint copies fetching upwards of $200 on Ebay and at pop culture conventions. A new prestige re-issue of the out-of-print Creepshow comic is planned by the original publisher this spring, finally restoring this horror treasure in all its gruesome glory in time for its 35 th anniversary. Here's the official publication release. Now back in print: the graphic novel adaptation of Stephen King's Creepshow, based on the 1982 horror anthology and cult classic film directed by George Romero (Night of the ...

Swamp Thing’s Co-creator Bernie Wrightson Retires Due To Poor Health

... bleeding, and then spend several weeks undergoing in-patient rehabilitation. Unfortunately, it appears that he has lasting damage: he has extremely limited function on his left side, and is unable to walk or reliably use his left hand, among other limitations. Wrightson started off his career with ‘House of Mystery’ # 168 back in 1968. He later co-created Swamp Thing with writer Len Wein and popular ‘The Sandman’ recurring guest character Destiny with Marv Wolfman in 1972′s ‘Weird Mystery Tales’ #1. Later in his career, he worked on multiple Stephen King projects such as ‘Cycle of the Werewolf’, ‘The Stand’, and illustrating the comic adaptation of King’s and George A. Romero ‘s ‘Creepshow.’ Recently, teamed up with Steve Niles of ’30 Days of Night’ fame to bring us ‘Frankenstein Alive, Alive!’. Here is the post which the couple shared on Facebook. Truly a sad day for comic fans everywhere. While they do post that there is hope he may one day return, it isn’t looking likely at this ...

Dundalk Comics Legend Bernie Wrightson Retires

... realism: A busy image of a summer night crab feast with some very Baltimore characters, and perhaps even some distinctly Dundalk details, including someone's barrel-chested dad with a sixer on one shoulder and a cooler on the other. Another Sun illustration, below, accompanies a story about absentee fathers shows a family left behind as a man struts away, a blast of brightness ahead—we see everybody's backs, suggesting universality and the sense that the sight of the family's faces would just be too much. An illustration by Bernie Wrightson from 1968. Courtesy/Baltimore Sun. An illustration by Bernie Wrightson from 1968. (Courtesy/Baltimore Sun). Wrightson is a rogue pragmatist who treats drawing like a craft, which means you do your best always and find a few ways to express yourself along the way. As a result, his career is full of weird deep cuts, back-up stories, and one-offs that might grab you as much as his "Swamp Thing" run or illustrations for Stephen King. In "Epic Illustrated" #25 (Epic was Marvel's dumber version of "Heavy Metal," the cheap beer to its schwag weed), Wrightson contributed "The Potty's Over," an O. ...

Meister Des Schraffierten Horrors

... entwickelte und zur Vollendung brachte. „The Black Cat“ illustriert in kontrastreicher Schwarzweiß-Tuschetechnik kongenial eine berühmte Kurzgeschichte von Edgar Allan Poe, während der selbst verfasste Comic „The Muck Monster“ in expressiven Farben aus der Perspektive eines gerade künstlich zum Leben erweckten Monsters erzählt. Eine rühmliche Gesamtausgabe dieser Arbeiten ( „Creepy präsentiert: Bernie Wrightson“, 144 S., 22,80 ) erschien 2014 im Splitter-Verlag. Importierter Horror: Das Cover der deutschen Gesamtausgabe von Wrightsons Arbeiten für „Creepy“ und,„Eerie“. Foto: Splitter. Neben Comicarbeiten war Wrightson ein Meister der Illustration, vor allem der Cover-Art, die er für Warren-Magazine und später auch für verschiedene Buchprojekte gestaltete. Für die besonders aufwendigen ...

A Monster Of A Collection

... movies that are often dark and always visually inventive, including “Pan’s Labyrinth” — a fable set in Franco-era Spain that earned del Toro Academy Awards nominations for best screenplay and best foreign language film — and the supernatural adventure series “Hellboy,” based on Mike Mignola’s comic books. “At Home with Monsters” debuted in August at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and next travels to Art Gallery of Ontario, but it originated in the mind of Mia Director Kaywin Feldman. Inspiration hit mid-workout; Feldman was reading a 2011 New Yorker profile of del Toro while training on an elliptical machine and was taken with reporter Daniel Zalewski’s characterization of the director as someone who drew inspiration from both Alfred Hitchcock and Hieronymus Bosch — but perhaps more from the latter. Just as Bleak House mixes fine art with movie props and pop-culture collectibles, the Mia exhibition is peppered with pieces from the museum’s collection, each selected by del Toro. In some cases, it works. Philip Guston’s 1942 painting of four costumed trick-or-treaters, “Halloween Party,” is a delight in any context, and here it’s hung ...

6.3 Million Sold At Heritage’s First 2017 Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction

... Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction. March 2, 2017 9:48 AM. | More. DALLAS, Texas (March 1, 2017) -  Iconic and rare comic books and original art sold for $6,332,633 at Heritage Auctions Feb. 23-25, with the first appearance of Spider-Man and art by Frank Frazetta and Robert Crumb selling for $155,350 each. “The auction exceeded our estimates by more than $1.2 million,” said Barry Sandoval, Director of Comics Operations at Heritage Auctions. “The market is red hot.”. A high-grade copy of Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962), CGC VF+ 8.5 , sold for $155,350 during the first day of the sale. It was followed by Frank Frazetta’s oil painting Thor’s Flight , published on the cover of the paperback edition of Thongor in the City of Magicians by Lin Carter, which also sold for $155,350. Likewise a four-page complete story of original art by Underground Comix master Robert Crumb , closed at $155,350. Batman fans ...

È Morto Bernie Wrightson, Maestro Dell’horror A Fumetti

... L’artista americano, creatore del personaggio di Swamp Thing, era noto anche per le sue collaborazioni con Stephen King. Bernie Wrightson. Ultima modifica il 19/03/2017 alle ore 22:44. stefano priarone. In un mondo del fumetto ancora dominato dai supereroi, aveva portato il terrore, il perturbante, l’insolito. Il 18 marzo è morto, ad Austin, Texas Bernie Wrightson, fra i massimi fumettisti e illustratori horror americani. Nato il 27 ottobre 1948, entra nel mondo del fumetto alla fine degli anni Sessanta, in un momento di grandi trasformazioni: il Comics Code, il codice censorio di autoregolamentazione dell’industria americana del fumetto, viene “ammorbidito”, dopo anni si possono di nuovo realizzare vere storie horror a fumetti. Si afferma presto come maestro del genere: nel 1971, con i testi di Len Wein crea il mostro “buono” Swamp Thing, un ibrido uomo-pianta, all’inizio si credeva fosse lo scienziato Alec Holland trasformato, in seguito verrà spiegato che in realtà è una pianta con i ricordi di Holland. Il personaggio è ancora pubblicato adesso, dalla DC Comics di Batman, e gli sono stati dedicati due film (il primo, del 1982 diretto ...

Bernie Wrightson, Queers & Comics, And Jane Mai

... for presenters — if you have something to talk about, it’d probably be worth taking a look. On the website it says the conference is looking for “presenters from outside the U. S., and by LGBTQ cartoonists working pre-1980 s, LGBTQ cartoonists of color, queer women cartoonists, artists and writers with disabilities, trans and genderqueer cartoonists, new queer voices in comics, as well as scholars from all of these backgrounds.”. SPX 2017 hase a table lottery system that they open up every year for exhibitors — and hey, today is the day for this year’s event! If you want to exhibit at SPX this year, best get over and send in your submission! You’d be joining a whole load of guests who have already been announced (none of them particularly unexpected), including Trina Robbins, Los Bros, Daniel Clowes and more. This year’s festival is scheduled to take place September 16-17, over in Bethesda. And then ...

Swamp Thing' Co-creator Announces Retirement Due To Poor Health

... with perception," she wrote. "He had to undergo yet another brain surgery to relieve bleeding, and then spend several weeks undergoing in-patient rehabilitation. Unfortunately, it appears that he has lasting damage: he has extremely limited function on his left side, and is unable to walk or reliably use his left hand, among other limitations.". The Facebook statement continued by declaring the artist "effectively retired: he will produce no new art, and he is unable to attend conventions," although it added, "Should this situation change I will happily announce it here.". Wrightson's career stretches back to 1968's House of Mystery No. 168. A regular contributor to DC titles in his early career, he not only co-created Swamp Thing with writer Len Wein, but also co-created the character Destiny with ...