Together they revamped the muck monster's origin, updating the story from his House of Secrets debut for a more modern feel. Swamp Thing #1 debuted in 1972 with both Wein and Wrightson at the helm. He found that his drawing pace was more suited towards covers and short stories, however an eight page story written by Len Wein, illustrated by Wrightson, and published in DC's House of Secrets #92 in 1971, would change that for a time. With Carmine Infantino and Joe Orlando mentoring him, Wrightson began his comics career in earnest at DC. Wrightson's first published comics work became House of Mystery #179 in 1969, after Dick Giordano and Joe Orlando recruited his talents for DC.
al.) his work appeared in issues of Abyss, Amra, Heritage Flash Gordon, Squa Tront, Prism, Spa Fon and many others. Along with a large group of other artists that were heavily influenced by both Frazetta and the 1950s EC horror comics, ( Jeff Jones, Mike Kaluta, Bruce Jones, Richard Corben, Frank Brunner, et. During this time Wrightson was drawing covers and pinups for the burgeoning fanzines of the time. Wrightson started work as a cartoonist for The Baltimore Sun in 1967, but quit soon after, citing petty jealousies and office politics as the impetus for his decision. Comics Work The cover model for this issue was Louise Jones, (later Simonson.) Wrightson announced his retirement in January of 2017, and passed away at his home in Austin Texas on March 18th, 2017 after a long battle with brain cancer. Wrightson entered comics fandom while he was still a teenager, becoming fast friends with Jeff Jones and Mike Kaluta when they attended NYC Comic Con, ostensibly because Frank Frazetta was attending.
He started drawing at an early age, accordingly monsters, zombies, what have you, and while he is mostly self taught, he did take the illustration correspondence course that was founded by Albert Dorne, Robert Fawcett and Norman Rockwell. Wrightson recollects hiding his ECs from his mother under his mattress, and reading them until their covers fell off. While he grew up in a household where even his parents read comics, his secret love was the EC horror titles that were then being reprinted when he was a child.
Personal Life From Bernie Wrightson: A Look Back 1979īernard "Bernie" Wrightson was born in Baltimore Maryland in 1948.
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