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Creepy Presents: Bernie Wrightson
by
Bernie Wrightson,
Bruce Jones (Goodreads Author), Nicola Cuti
All of horror legend Bernie Wrightson's Creepy and Eerie short stories, color illustrations, and frontispieces are finally collected in one deluxe hardcover! These classic tales from the 1970s and early 1980s include collaborations with fellow superstars and Warren Publishing alumni Bruce Jones, Carmine Infantino, Howard Chaykin, and others, as well as several adaptations...more
Hardcover, 139 pages
Published
September 13th 2011
by Dark Horse Comics
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Bernie Wrightson's claim to fame began in the seventies. A leader in the new wave of comics, Bernie created a darker sort of comic in contrast to the superhero comics that came before. Some might contribute the salvation of comics to artists like Bernie Wrightson. His work was featured in Creepy and Eerie, two publications of his time.
While I don't have a reader relationship with Bernie Wrightson, I know his work. In fact, I'm rather sad that I didn't know his name before. His art is black and w...more
While I don't have a reader relationship with Bernie Wrightson, I know his work. In fact, I'm rather sad that I didn't know his name before. His art is black and w...more
Creepy Presents: Bernie Wrightson (Dark Horse, 2011) is a newly released hardcover collection of the works of comic book artist Bernie Wrightson that appeared in Creepy and Eerie. Also included is an introduction by Bruce Jones that gives insight into Wrightson’s talent, and the behind the scenes workings at Warren Publishing. Reading these comics really took me back. These are the same gruesome tales that were originally presented in the 1970s and 1980s, and the presentation is beautiful. One o...more
I got an advanced reading copy of this book through NetGalley.com. I had seen Berni's artwork before and was anxious to read some of his stories. I really enjoyed this and now I wonder why I never read anything by him before!
This collection of Bernie Wrightson's work is broken into three parts. The first contains Bernie's independent works: The Black Cat, Jenifer, Clarice, Country Pie, Dick Swift and His Electric Power Ring, Martian Saga, and the Laughing Man. The second part contains stories t...more
This collection of Bernie Wrightson's work is broken into three parts. The first contains Bernie's independent works: The Black Cat, Jenifer, Clarice, Country Pie, Dick Swift and His Electric Power Ring, Martian Saga, and the Laughing Man. The second part contains stories t...more
Bernie Wrightson is quite possibly the best comic artist of the macabre. Creepy Presents: Bernie Wrightson gathers the work he did for the Warren magazines "Creepy" and "Eerie" after leaving DC and "Swamp Thing" (probably my first exposure to his art).
The only problem with this collection is that it isn't big enough. However as it appears to contain all of Wrightson's art fron those two magazines, I don't really have anything to omplain about.
The collection doesn't contain a story he wrote, "Co...more
The only problem with this collection is that it isn't big enough. However as it appears to contain all of Wrightson's art fron those two magazines, I don't really have anything to omplain about.
The collection doesn't contain a story he wrote, "Co...more
I'm somewhat new to the horror comic genre, and this was quite the introduction. This is a collection of stories from the mid to late seventies and it's funny to look at them with a modern eye.
We've seen so much that it takes quite a bit to shock or disgust us. I found myself smiling at the quaintness of some of the stories, or rolling my eyes at the predictability of the story lines.
The first story was a huge turn-off and actually one of the more shocking ones in the collection, but I decided t...more
We've seen so much that it takes quite a bit to shock or disgust us. I found myself smiling at the quaintness of some of the stories, or rolling my eyes at the predictability of the story lines.
The first story was a huge turn-off and actually one of the more shocking ones in the collection, but I decided t...more
This book is a great introduction to Wrightson's work at Creepy and Eerie, especially for those who are new to "old school" 70s and 80s horror comics. No matter what the story is about, Wrightson finds just the right tone, including classics such as Poe's "The Black Cat" and Lovecraft's "Cool Air," as well as several other great stories.
My only criticism is that this collection includes too many frontpieces from the magazines featuring Uncle Creepy and Cousin Eerie. Fewer of these, and we would'...more
My only criticism is that this collection includes too many frontpieces from the magazines featuring Uncle Creepy and Cousin Eerie. Fewer of these, and we would'...more
I'm a sucker for a good spooky story, and there's just something about the old horror comics that draws me right in. "Creepy Presents: Bernie Wrightson" hits two sweet spots - good art, and good story-telling. From a beautifully rendered version of Poe's "The Black Cat" to an eerie poem about a man on Mars, who is (to paraphrase) left with three days of air, with rescue ships three weeks away, there’s plenty to pique the reader’s interest… and fear level. The level of attention to detail in the...more
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During my teenage years, no magazines had a greater influence on my imagination than Creeepy and Eerie. These magazines also featured work from perhaps the greatest horror comics artist of all time, Bernie Wrightson. He's one of those people whose impact was far greater than his output, especially in the case of these two magazines. I remember most of his ghoulish stories to this very day, but its shocking to see just how slim this "definitive" collection actually is. There are twelve stories he...more
This is a very nice collection, but I was surprised that it wasn't longer. I guess Wrightson didn't do as many Creepy/Eerie stories as I'd figured. Most of the ones that are real classics ("The Black Cat," "Jenifer," "Cool Air," "The Pepper Lake Monster," etc.) weren't new to me, but it's nice to have them in a decent format.
Maybe the best part of this particular collection was the inclusion of all of Wrightson's frontispieces from Creepy and Eerie, which were pretty great.
Maybe the best part of this particular collection was the inclusion of all of Wrightson's frontispieces from Creepy and Eerie, which were pretty great.
We can all pretty much agree Bernie Wrightson is amazing, yes? Okay, good. Now on to the stories. I sincerely loved most of the stories in this book - definitely creepy - and Wrightson just has this spectacular way of making them all come to life. The Muck Monster was particularly awesome - it's like Wrightson's retelling of Frankenstein.
By far the most influential and graphically pleasing artist to ever grace the genre of horror comics. This book is a pleasure to read and any fan needs to have it in their library.
Several ghoulish masterpieces here including adaptations of Poe and Lovecraft stories. Another genius innovator of the comic medium.
Kauniita kuvia, klassisia tarinoita mutta se nyt vaan on niin ärsyttävää lukea sarjakuvia, jotka on kirjoitettu runomuotoon.
One of my fav drawers
What can you say about Wrightson? I'm so grateful that dark horse has put out this edition of his stories for Warren. This stuff is truly "creepy."
Full Review on HorrorTalk.com: http://www.horrortalk.com/comic-revie...
A fantastic compilation of the Wrightson illustrated stories from Creepy and Eerie on high quality paper in a high-quality bounded book at an affordable price.
It doesn't take much to make me happy... this collection makes me ecstatic!
It doesn't take much to make me happy... this collection makes me ecstatic!
Some disturbingly bad writing within (Bernie's self-written stories easily surpassing the "professional writers"), but Bernie is...Bernie. Some astonishing work here. Especially the pinups.
Great collection, I simply love this stuff!
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