bernie wrightson frankenstein alive alive the complete collection

Published as a limited run of 1,200 copies (this edition is #81) the set contains six high quality black and white prints measuring 16 x 11 inches printed on thick watercolour stock. Bernie Wrightson’s Frankenstein Portfolio, back cover This portfolio – the third – was released in 1980 and contains illustrations not used in the final book.

As a life-long fan of the book he originally penned the illustrations purely for this own amusement and fitted the work in between paid assignments. But with artwork of such high quality it was inevitable that the drawings would see print and in 1983 Marvel Comics published a special edition of Frankenstein incorporating 43 of Wrightson’s wonderfully detailed illustrations.īut before that edition was published three six-plate portfolio collections featuring drawings from the book were released: two by Tyrannosaurus Press and a third by French publisher Les Editions Du Triton. Wrightson, a mainstay at DC Comics in the Seventies and co-creator of fan-favourite Swamp Thing, set himself the goal of mimicking the engraved style of illustration popular when Shelley’s story first saw print. The 1983 Marvel Edition of Bernie Wrightson’s Frankensteinīetween 19 comic book artist Bernie Wrightson (during the ’70’s and early ’80s he dropped the ‘ e‘ from his name to avoid confusion with the Olympic diver) drew 50 pen and ink illustrations to accompany Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly’s gothic masterpiece Frankenstein. These 4-6 print sets, many from the early 1980’s, have always held a fascination for me, and while most of those in my collection are visually striking, Bernie Wrightson’s Frankenstein Portfolio from 1980 is easily the most beautiful. Over the years I’ve amassed a large collection of Portfolios by comic book artists, some of which I’ve already posted on this site.

Bernie wrightson frankenstein alive alive the complete collection