Bernie Wrightson SIGNED #253/275 Frankenstein & Monster in Graveyard Art Print for Sale

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Bernie Wrightson SIGNED #253/275 Frankenstein & Monster in Graveyard Art Print For Sale

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Bernie Wrightson SIGNED #253/275 Frankenstein & Monster in Graveyard Art Print:
$399.99

About the item:
A ghastly grin wrinkled his lips as he gazed on me, where I sat fulfilling the task which he had allotted to me. Yes, he had followed me in my travels; he had loitered in forests, hid himself in caves, or taken refuge in wide and desert heaths; and he now came to mark my progress and claim the fulfillmentof my promise...Victor Frankenstein

Released by Glimmer Graphics (1991), this fine art print features Frankenstein and his Monster (subtly looming in the background behind the tree as his creator contemplates the task of making a mate for his creation). The artwork is by the legendary Bernie Wrightson and is a previously unpublished rendering inspired by his 1983 magnum opus, Frankenstein (which represented Mary Shelley's classic horror novel with numerous then-new illustrations by Wrightson). The print has an image area measuring approximately 14 by 20 inches (with an overall print size of approximately 20 by 27 inches), is beautifully printed on textured white paper with embossed "Frankenstein" logo as well as decorative flourishes. It comes rolled in nm/mint condition - never displayed - and will be shipped with the utmost care. Hand autographed by the artist and hand numbered as well, the print is #253 of only 275 produced. The first and second images are stock photos (print is too large for my scanner) but the third image is a scan of a portion of the print including the autograph and number designation).

About the artist:

Acknowledged as the Master of the Macabre, no other name in comics conjures up more images of the horrifying than that of the legendary Bernie Wrightson (1948 - 2017). Inspired after meeting Frank Frazetta at a New York Comic convention, Wrightson soon submitted his work to Dick Giordano at DC Comics and was quickly given a freelance assignment. His first published comics work, "The Man who Murdered Himself," appeared in House of Mystery #179 in 1969.

Wrightson would go on to produce numerous stories and covers for that classic horror series as well as its sister title, House of Secrets. He also drew The Shadow, Weird Mystery Tales, JLA: The Weird, Batman: The Cult, Batman/Aliens and, of course, Swamp Thing. He has also drawn both Chamber of Darkness and Tower of Shadows for Marvel. Most recently, Wrightson's work has graced the pages of Dead, She Said and Doc Macabre.

While Wrightson's comic work alone has cemented his reputation as the aforementioned Master of the Macabre, he has also produced numerous illustrations for Hollywood and adapted several horror novel classics - including many works of Edgar Allan Poe - into graphic form. He is, however, perhaps best known for his stunning adaptation of Mary Shelly’s classic horror novel, Frankenstein, a project on which he spent seven years drawing fifty meticulous scenes from the novel. To his fans delight, he revisited the Monster in IDW's Frankenstein Alive, Alive! series with writer Steve Niles in 2012.