Bernie Wrightson, famed comic book artist, died Sunday after a long battle with brain cancer. He was 68. Wrightson was known as one of the most prolific horror illustrators of all time, co-creating the DC comic book monster Swamp Thing, which was adapted by Wes Craven into a cult horror classic in 1982. Wrightson began his career at the age of 18 as an illustrator for The Baltimore Sun. Two years later, he became a freelance artist with DC Comics, spelling his name as “Berni” in his professional work to distinguish himself from an Olympic diver that shared his name. Though...
- 3/19/2017
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
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