Editing Bernie Wrightson (section)

==Personal life==
Wrightson's first wife [[Michele Wrightson]] was involved in [[underground comix]], contributing stories to such publications as ''[[It Ain't Me, Babe (comics)|It Ain't Me, Babe]]'', ''[[Wimmen's Comix]]'', and ''[[Arcade (comics magazine)|Arcade]]''. She died in 2015. Wrightson and Michelle had two sons together,<ref>{{cite web|last=MacDonald|first= Heidi| url= http://www.comicsbeat.com/rip-michele-wrightson/ |archive-date=December 20, 2016|title=RIP Michele Wrightson| publisher=ComicsBeat.com|date=June 1, 2015| access-date= January 30, 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161220101240/http://www.comicsbeat.com/rip-michele-wrightson/|url-status=live}}</ref> John and Jeffrey.<ref name=officialsite-obit>{{cite web|url=http://berniewrightson.com/a-message-from-liz-wrightson/|title=A Message from Liz Wrightson|date=March 19, 2017|publisher=Bernie Wrightson official site|access-date=March 26, 2017|archive-date=March 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321012108/http://berniewrightson.com/a-message-from-liz-wrightson|url-status=live}}</ref> Wrightson lived with his second wife Liz Wrightson and his stepson Thomas Adamson in [[Austin, Texas]].<ref name=officialsite-obit />

Wrightson and his wife announced in January 2017 that he was retiring due to having limited body function after multiple brain surgeries.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McMillan|first1=Graeme|title='Swamp Thing' Co-Creator Announces Retirement Due to Poor Health|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/swamp-thing-bernie-wrightson-retiring-due-poor-health-970242|access-date=January 31, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 30, 2017|language=en| archive-date= January 31, 2017| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170131022956/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/swamp-thing-bernie-wrightson-retiring-due-poor-health-970242| url-status=live}}</ref> He died on March 18, 2017, at the age of 68. The next day, Liz Wrightson confirmed that his death followed a long diagnosis with [[brain cancer]].<ref name=LATimes>{{cite news|last=Woerner|first=Meredith|date=March 25, 2017|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-bernie-wrightson-20170320-htmlstory.html|title=How Bernie Wrightson uncovered the soul of the monster in his work|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326035447/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-bernie-wrightson-20170320-htmlstory.html|url-status=live}}</ref> "[[The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (The Walking Dead)|The First Day of the Rest of Your Life]]", the April 2, 2017, season 7 finale of the TV series ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'', was dedicated to Wrightson's memory.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/the-walking-dead-season-7-finale-episode-16-who-is-bernie-wrightson-dedicated-loving-memory-a7663661.html |title=The Walking Dead season 7 finale: Who is Bernie Wrightson, the person episode 16 was dedicated to? |last=Stolworthy |first=Jacob |date=April 3, 2017|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170521060037/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/the-walking-dead-season-7-finale-episode-16-who-is-bernie-wrightson-dedicated-loving-memory-a7663661.html|archive-date= May 21, 2017|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref>