Warren Publishing and its many imitators were hiring kids who honed their craft in public – just like their forebears had to.Ī respectable number of those Young Turks – such as Bruce Jones, Mike Kaluta, and “Berni†(a young man who soon became a living legend even in that prestigious cabal) – grew into big names by making pastiches of the EC Comics they had loved as kids: paving the way for when the market again turned to shock, mystery and black comedy to sell issues. Despite his wide range of creations in many genres, and irrepressible sense of fun and whimsy, Bernard Albert Wrightson will always be the king of graphic suspense and macabre imagination.Īs the turbulent 1960s closed, a cluster of fresh talent was trying to break into the comics industry at a time when a number of publishers were experimenting with black & white magazines rather than four-colour comic books. In our house, just as Christmas is all about Disney and Archie and Batman comics, in the days leading up to “Knock! Knock!BOO!! Nightâ€, my thoughts always settle like a murder of crows on one particular artist.
Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: Masterfully Macabre Masterpiece… 9/10 By Steven Niles & Bernie Wrightson, with Kelley Jones & various (IDW)
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