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Bernie Albert (Berni) Wrightson

Bernie Albert (Berni) Wrightson (1948 - 2017) was active/lived in New York, Maryland.  Bernie Wrightson is known for Horror illustration comic book art.

"Bernie Wrightson, Artist and a Creator of Swamp Thing, Dies at 68"
By George Gene Gustines, March 24, 2017, The New York Times, Obituaries

Bernie Wrightson, a widely admired comic book artist who was known for his lush, intricate, otherworldly visions of horror and who was one of the creators of the popular DC Comics character Swamp Thing, died on March 18 in Austin, Tex. He was 68.

His death, at St. David’s South Austin Medical Center, was announced by his wife, Liz Wrightson, on Mr. Wrightson’s website. The cause was brain cancer, which had been diagnosed in 2014.

Besides his comic book work, Mr. Wrightson did illustrations for horror magazines and novels, including several by Stephen King and Mary Shelley’s 1818 classic, “Frankenstein.” He also contributed character designs for films, including creatures, aliens and ghouls for The Mist, Galaxy Quest and the original Ghostbusters.

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