Bernie Wrightson

Bernard Albert "Bernie" Wrightson (October 27, 1948 – March 18, 2017) was an American artist. He was known for co-creating the creature Swamp Thing, his Frankenstein illustration work, and for his other horror comics and illustrations, which feature his trademark intricate pen and brush work.

Bernie Wrightson
Wrightson at the 2006 Dallas Comic Con
Born	Bernard Albert Wrightson (1948-10-27)October 27, 1948 Dundalk, Maryland, U.S.
Died	March 18, 2017(2017-03-18) (aged 68) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Area(s)	Penciller, Artist, Inker
Pseudonym(s)	Berni Wrightson
Notable works	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 Inkwell Awards Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame 2020[1][2][3]
Spouse(s)	Michele Wrightson Liz Wrightson

Wrightson was born in Dundalk, Maryland.^[4] He was married to comic artist Michele Wrightson from 1976 until her death in 2015. He later remarried to Liz Wrightson and lived together in Austin, Texas.^[5]

Wrightson died on March 18, 2017 at a hospital in Austin, Texas from brain cancer, aged 68.

Early life

Wrightson was born October 27, 1948, in Dundalk, Maryland.^[6] 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.^[7] His art was influenced by the likes of Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Al Dorne, Graham Ingels, Jack Davis and Howard Pyle.^[8] 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).^[9]