Bernie Wrightson

Husband, father and comic book artist Bernie died yesterday, March 18, 2017. Anyone who had visited this blog more than once probably knows my affection for him and his work. Almost everything you have seen posted on this blog grew out of my fascination with Wrightson and his work. He opened me up to a whole world of art, from his contemporaries and The Studio gang, to the EC artists, Roy Krenkel and earlier masters like Alex Raymond, J.C. Coll and N.C. Wyeth. Thank you Bernie, for all the wonderful art you've given us over the years.

Science-Fiction Plus

Science Fiction Plus was a large format science fiction and fact magazine first published by Hugo Gernsback in March 1953. The magazine featured top writers like Clifford Simak, Frank Belknap Long, Robert Bloch and Philip Jose Farmer. It also had covers and illustrations by legendary science-fiction artists Alex Schomburg, Frank R. Paul, Virgil Finlay and Lawrence Sterne Stevens. Sadly, the magazine only published seven issues.

Science-Fiction Plus, March 1953. Cover art by Alex Schomburg.

Science-Fiction Plus, April 1953. Cover art by Alex Schomburg.

Science-Fiction Plus, June 1953. Cover art by Alex Schomburg.

Science-Fiction Plus, August 1953. Cover art by Frank R. Paul.

Science-Fiction Plus, October 1953. Cover art by Frank R. Paul.

Science-Fiction Plus, October 1953. Back cover art by Frank R. Paul.

Science-Fiction Plus, December 1953. Cover art by Frank R. Paul.

All these magazines are for sale at my eBay store.