Bernie Wrightson Neanderthal Original Art

The incredible piece offered here featuring some ancient tribal men is a fine example of the treasures he’s left us with. It was published in Bernie Wrightson: A Look Back, a retrospective on the artist’s career that was originally published in 1979. This prime era (1970) Bernie Wrightson piece demonstrates why Wrightson will always be considered one of the greatest artists to work in the comic medium. The piece features the trademark deep shadows and fine brush work Wrightson has been known for over the past five decades.

Since the dawn of his career in the early 1970s, Bernie Wrightson has been considered one of the true masters of the horror genre. From his groundbreaking work on Swamp Thing, into the “Studio” era with colleagues Barry Windsor Smith, Michael Kaluta, and Jeff Jones, and onto mainstream visibility in the 1980s with projects like Cycle of the Werewolf and Creepshow, Wrightson’s accomplishment and influence has been as broad as any artist emerging from the realm of comic art. His work in comics and illustration art is in a class by itself among collectors of the macabre.