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Bernie Wrightson - "Traveler" Sketches Original Art (circa 1978).

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Bernie Wrightson -  Traveler  Sketches Original Art (circa 1978).
<B>Bernie Wrightson - "Traveler" Sketches Original Art (circa 1978).</B></I> After the success of the "Star Wars" film, Bernie Wrightson was approached by a small firm to design the main characters for a prospective SF/fantasy movie. It was a speculative project, entitled "Traveler," and was never produced. The main character had a touch of the E. R. Burroughs <B>John Carter of Mars</B></I> flavor, and his companion was a Chewbacca-like werewolf. Reproductions of the work that Wrightson produced for this project were featured in the <B>Berni Wrightson: A Look Back</B></I> hardcover retrospective published by Land of Enchantment in 1979. Two of the detailed portraits on this page appeared on page 336 of the book. The condition of the art is Very Good, and the overall size of the piece is 14" x 17". The art was drawn in graphite, with touches of colored pencil, and the bristol drawing paper has been mounted onto a thicker art board. In the realm of fantasy-horror illustration, Bernie Wrightson's work remains unsurpassed, and this drawing is one of his earliest forays into film work. <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.