ARTS & CULTURE
Comic book artist Bernie Wrightson
died on Sunday at the age of 68.
LOS
ANGELES (Variety.com) - 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. He was 68.
Wrightson
is best known for co-creating the DC Comics monster Swamp Thing with Len Wein
in 1971. The character would go on to be the subject of Wes Craven’s 1982 cult
horror classic.
The illustrator began his career as
a freelance artist for the Baltimore Sun at the age of 18. He joined DC Comics
two years later, going by “Berni” in his early professional work.
Wrightson’s many other projects
include a 1983 version of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” released by Marvel and
comprised of 50 ink illustrations. He also illustrated the comic book
adaptation of the Stephen King-written horror film “Creepshow.” He worked as a
conceptual artist on movies such as “Galaxy Quest,” “Ghostbusters,” and “Land
of the Dead.”
Wrightson was known for his vivid
attention to detail and took on the works of such authors as Edgar Allen Poe
and H.P. Lovecraft. He released his own interpretations of other famous
superheroes, including Spider-Man and Batman.
Fans took to social media to
remember Wrightson on Sunday morning.
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