House of Mystery 92 color composition by Bernie Wrightson
Artist: Bernie Wrightson (All)
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DescriptionThis color study was created by Bernie Wrightson and sent to the colorist (Jack Adler) as a reference. In an interview, Bernie Wrightson described this piece as "It's better than a color guide... it's totally an original piece." As he had no access to a stat machine, once Wrightson had completed the cover's line art, he decided to recreate it in a smaller format and hand-color it as a guide for the color process. So this is 100% pure Wrightson original art from start to finish. It is the very first appearance of Swamp Thing. This work was created in ink and watercolor over graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 6.76" x 10". Signed by Wrightson in the lower margin. It was originally from the Jack Adler Estate.Social/Sharing |
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Marcus Wai 
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 7/5/2025
What a wonderful find! Other than the lighting, I don't think Adler followed this at all.
Mark Owens
Member Since 2024
1 - Posted on 7/6/2025
Marcus Wai wrote:
What a wonderful find! Other than the lighting, I don't think Adler followed this at all.
Yeah thats the interesting part. Adler just sort of did his own thing.
Mark Levy
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 7/6/2025
Sweet piece of history here - I feel the Adler color guides are overlooked, but this is in an entirely different league of course!
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