![]() ![]() ![]() At one point Wrightson lived in the same Queens apartment building as artists. It was for Marvel's and titles where he was first encouraged to slightly simplify his intricate pen-and-ink drawing, and where his lush brushwork, a hallmark of his comics inking in the 1970s, was first evidenced.Like many artists in the 1970s and 1980s, Wrightson moved to New York in hopes of finding work with comics publishers such as. He continued to work on a variety of mystery and anthology titles for both DC and, a few years later, its principal rival. ![]() Wrightson began spelling his name 'Berni' in his professional work to distinguish himself from an Olympic named, but later restored the final 'e' to his name.In 1968, he drew his first professional comic book story, 'The Man Who Murdered Himself', which appeared in No. In 1968, he showed copies of his to editor and was given a freelance assignment. The following year, after meeting artist at a in New York City, he was inspired to produce his own stories. He published a piece of, containing a headstone bearing the inscription 'Berni Wrightson, Dec.ฤก5, 1965', on page 33 of 's #9 ( June 1966).Career In 1966, Wrightson began working for newspaper as an illustrator. He received training in art from watching on television, reading comics, particularly those of, as well as through a from the. ![]() Contents.Early life Wrightson was born October 27, 1948, in. ![]()
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