

Wrightson, Bernie Jones, Kelley (illustrator). "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Hardcover. Later works include Frankenstein Alive, Alive Dead She Said The Ghoul and Doc Macabre (IDW Publishing) all co-created with horror author Steve Niles.

He worked on Spider-man, Batman, and The Punisher, and provided painted covers for the DC comics Nevermore and Toe Tags, among many others. He also co-created Destiny, later to become famous in the work of Neil Gaiman. In 1971, with writer Len Wein, Wrightson co-created the muck creature Swamp Thing for DC. He went on to work on a variety of mystery and anthology titles for both DC and its principal rival, Marvel. His first professional comic work appeared in House of Mystery #179 in 1968. He received training in art from reading comics, particularly those of EC, as well as through a correspondence course from the Famous Artists School.

He is credited among other contemporary writers with bringing horror comics back to prominence.īernie Wrightson (1948-2017) was an American artist known for his horror illustrations and comic books. Steve Niles is a comic book author and novelist, known for works such as 30 Days of Night Criminal Macabre Simon Dark Frankenstein Alive, Alive Mystery Society and Batman: Gotham County Line.
