Wrightson, Bernie - Swamp Thing, issue 4, page 20 (May 1973)
Artist: Bernie Wrightson (All)
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DescriptionBernie Wrightson certainly needs no introduction to anyone reading this. And, an attempt to encapsulate his career or even just contextualize this page against the backdrop of his involvement in creating and giving life to the character of Swamp Thing would just diminish the art. I’m just a collector who, while deeply appreciative of the artistic skills of others, does not have a creative bone in his body.So, I looked around at what actual creators had to say about Bernie when he passed away in March of 2017 at the age of 68. I figured one of their voices, at a time of trying to capture the essence of someone, might be the best way to speak to who Wrightson was as a creator. Well, the words spoken about him were really wonderful – folks spoke of his artistic gifts, his inspiration to so many other artists, his general genius, his commitment to his craft and his defining of horror to a generation of comic readers. But, to me, it was Mike Mignola who captured Bernie Wrightson best with a very simple sentence – ‘Everything Bernie did had soul.’ No matter what you do for a living, there might not be a higher compliment. I’ll leave it at that and let you enjoy some art from the ‘Monster on the Moors’ story from Swamp Thing #4. Thanks, Rob! Social/Sharing |
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Ruben DaCollector 
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 8/17/2020
A great battle page from the famous werewolf issue? You're really killing it now, Chris!
Steven Filosa
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 8/17/2020
Fabulous addition to an awesome collection.
Congrats!
J H
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 8/17/2020
Amazing page and lovely write-up. Congrats all around!
Mark Howland
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 8/17/2020
Silky, silky inking on a lovely page. You need to get a bigger vault, Chris.
Rick W
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 8/17/2020
All you could want in a classic Wrightson Swampy page! Congrats!
Michael Kenyon
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 8/18/2020
‘Everything Bernie did had soul.’ --------You had me at Bernie.
bob fish
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 8/18/2020
Bernie's soul will follow us with such piece of art...thank's for sharing
Aaron N.
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 8/18/2020
His rendering gets so much attention, but as this page demonstrates, his pacing and staging was world class.
Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 8/20/2020
Hi work always lives on the page. It oozes vitality .
Davide G.
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 9/8/2020
Six panels of pure perfection. And he was just 24 at that time!
Michael Weigant
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 10/19/2020
Nice one Chris,the werewolf story was fantastic!
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