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Wrightson Swamp Thing 9 prelim

Location: Bronze Age
Artist: Bernie Wrightson (Penciller)

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Location: Bronze Age
Title: Wrightson Swamp Thing 9 prelim*
Artist:  Bernie Wrightson (Penciller)
Media Type: Pencil
Art Type: Prelim
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 159
Likes on CAF: 5
Comments: 6
Added to Site: 12/4/2025

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Bernie was a master of the comic form, not just a great illustrator. This prelim is for one of my favorite pages from the whole run, and it doesn't have any main cast on it and Bernie didn't even ink it (supposedly it was Jones, but I see Kaluta). What's great about these prelims is they aren't thumbnails--they're the same size as the final, and typically, as here, it's the sheet on which Bernie did the whole work of constructing the images and sequencing the story. It's an honor to hold this in my hands!

There's an interesting technical effect here, in the presentation of two different durations. The character's movements and dialog are about a minute's worth, but the sky registers a much slower shift. We know this was chosen by Bernie, because he has the color codes for the sky here already in the prelim.

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Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
Posted On 12/5/2025

It was offbeat as a Swamp Thing story, but it's very on brand from a Wrightson perspective.  It shows he still had a cartoonist mind and thought about page design when creating illustration.     

Paul Roach Member Since 2014
Posted On 12/5/2025

It is always interesting to see what prelim lines an artist finds useful. The figure on the right is given more precision and character, while others have such sketchy poses - seemingly nothing like a Wrightson figure - and no indications of faces. Thanks for sharing this insightful piece.

Kavi H Member Since 2018
Posted On 12/5/2025

Excellent Wrightson process/prelim piece on a really interesting page. I love seeing Bernie's crafting from early stages to the final work like this, thank you for sharing and great addition. congrats!

Mark Levy Member Since 2004
Posted On 12/5/2025

Pretty fortunate to have a personal favorite like this one pop-up!

Steve Kro Member Since 2007
Posted On 12/6/2025

Super cool to see this and awesome you landed it! One of the most interestingly designed pages in the Bernie Swampy run. 

John  Kelly Member Since 2015
Posted On 12/7/2025

These are an excellent way to get nice vintage prime period Wrightson and not break the bank. It's weird the price disparity between the finished ink pages and these fairly tight pencils prelims. 

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