I remember carefully perusing Bernie's "Frankenstein". . . it was like I was leafing through the "Lindisfarne Gospels," I was awestruck. This was a beautiful tribute . . . thank you!
The best tribute video I have found on Bernie, thank you so much, he was an inspiration to tens of thousands. I am so glad I met him a few times and am so sorry to the world for our loss.
Great video. I remember the (undeserved) swell of pride when I found out Bernie was born less than a mile where I was raised. I finally got to meet him at Baltimore Comic Con and he signed my Batman The Cult trade. He was such a generous guy, for someone who was ailing from his cancer. I won’t ever forget him.
Berni Wrightson's earliest published work in Eerie, Creepy & Web of Horror presented his brilliant ouevre unscensored to present the fullness of his vision in the horror genre. In the mid to late 70s, when he published his series of portfolios, and became a part of The Studio, one could view his fantastic talent outside the comic realm. And then we have his incredible run of art through Swamp Thing. Happy to say I was there for it all. We'll miss you Berni
What a talent! You missed out some of his wonderful cover art for the DC "House of Mystery" & similar titles & what about those haunting short stories like "Jennifer" & (Lovecraft's) "Cool Air". There was such a sense of humour with his stuff too; hence Captain Sternn & "Uncle Bill's Barrell" & his re-telling of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" & that bonkers story about the Frenchman who was rather too fond of eating frog's legs! Such an innovator too! When he did the first King Kull story for Marvel "The Skull of Silence" - the way he tried to convey silence in his art (which Marvel did not quite follow!) and the way he would sometimes tell a story just with 'pillar'panels; "A Martian Saga" & "Is the Kid asleep yet?/Billy" & others. He also had a wonderful way with the gesture/posture of his characters; in "King of the Mountain Man" the movements and attitudes are marvellous, and the slow-timed face sequences so well done! That was him doing a Jack Davis, almost! The long arms & high cheekbones were a trait, it's true, as were the over intricate clothes foldings which made folks look like they'd taken a shower whilst still dressed! I used to like the way he would draw the details on the back of a hand. I'm sure that you are right; Frankenstein was his masterpiece! Have you seen the "Frankenstein; Forgotten Pages" book which collects some of the pictures that were left out? (along with sketches, alternative versions etc). Why you would leave out ANY of those is beyond me! Of course such painstaking artistry came at the price of speed. Yet, I confess, i much prefer his older slower stuff to his later work like "Batman; Cult" & Captain Sternn in which a faster, more formulaic approach is evident. Compare the female faces in Sternn & later works to the ones in "Clarice" & in the stories cited above & you'll quickly see what I mean. Something similar has been happening with Mike Ploog, unfortunately. As you say though - what a legacy all told! I like to draw my own stuff too, like yourself, but it will NEVER compare to Berni Wrightson level God-given talent! Aren't we glad of his encouragement by inspiration though, eh? :)
Truly one of the best ever artists, in the comics world or otherwise.
I remember carefully perusing Bernie's "Frankenstein". . . it was like I was leafing through the "Lindisfarne Gospels," I was awestruck. This was a beautiful tribute . . . thank you!
Never heard of him until the walking dead season finale but great video and may Bernie Wrightson rest in peace
The best tribute video I have found on Bernie, thank you so much, he was an inspiration to tens of thousands. I am so glad I met him a few times and am so sorry to the world for our loss.
Hey thanks! Yeah, such a great artist. Someone (who is much better at making videos than me) should do a proper documentary on him.
Agreed, best one. Thanks for showing so many examples of his work.
Great video. I remember the (undeserved) swell of pride when I found out Bernie was born less than a mile where I was raised. I finally got to meet him at Baltimore Comic Con and he signed my Batman The Cult trade. He was such a generous guy, for someone who was ailing from his cancer. I won’t ever forget him.
Berni Wrightson's earliest published work in Eerie, Creepy & Web of Horror presented his brilliant ouevre unscensored to present the fullness of his vision in the horror genre.
In the mid to late 70s, when he published his series of portfolios, and became a part of The Studio, one could view his fantastic talent outside the comic realm.
And then we have his incredible run of art through Swamp Thing.
Happy to say I was there for it all.
We'll miss you Berni
my pap showed me HeavyMetal when I was terribly young, but it is one of my favorite animated movies, by far. Still is
What a talent! You missed out some of his wonderful cover art for the DC "House of Mystery" & similar titles & what about those haunting short stories like "Jennifer" & (Lovecraft's) "Cool Air". There was such a sense of humour with his stuff too; hence Captain Sternn & "Uncle Bill's Barrell" & his re-telling of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" & that bonkers story about the Frenchman who was rather too fond of eating frog's legs!
Such an innovator too! When he did the first King Kull story for Marvel "The Skull of Silence" - the way he tried to convey silence in his art (which Marvel did not quite follow!) and the way he would sometimes tell a story just with 'pillar'panels; "A Martian Saga" & "Is the Kid asleep yet?/Billy" & others.
He also had a wonderful way with the gesture/posture of his characters; in "King of the Mountain Man" the movements and attitudes are marvellous, and the slow-timed face sequences so well done! That was him doing a Jack Davis, almost!
The long arms & high cheekbones were a trait, it's true, as were the over intricate clothes foldings which made folks look like they'd taken a shower whilst still dressed! I used to like the way he would draw the details on the back of a hand.
I'm sure that you are right; Frankenstein was his masterpiece! Have you seen the "Frankenstein; Forgotten Pages" book which collects some of the pictures that were left out? (along with sketches, alternative versions etc). Why you would leave out ANY of those is beyond me!
Of course such painstaking artistry came at the price of speed. Yet, I confess, i much prefer his older slower stuff to his later work like "Batman; Cult" & Captain Sternn in which a faster, more formulaic approach is evident. Compare the female faces in Sternn & later works to the ones in "Clarice" & in the stories cited above & you'll quickly see what I mean. Something similar has been happening with Mike Ploog, unfortunately.
As you say though - what a legacy all told!
I like to draw my own stuff too, like yourself, but it will NEVER compare to Berni Wrightson level God-given talent!
Aren't we glad of his encouragement by inspiration though, eh? :)
Feels bad man
How’d ya leave out Franklin Booth 🤨 still, enjoyed the video. 🙏
Ah... you're right!
Smile Titans 👍
master of the macabre
Hey man, great video! Where is that clip of Bernie drawing at around 3:10 in this video from please! I would love to see the full thing! Thanks again!
Thanks! Here you go: ruclips.net/video/btJ6CI5SiUM/видео.html
Wow, thank you so much for the quick reply! And once again, great tribute video to Bernie.
Great tribute! Good that he lived! Yes I did laugh at the spot...