Talk:Bernie Wrightson/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Thebiguglyalien (talk · contribs) 05:59, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

I will be reviewing this article. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 05:59, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * This article still needs more work before it can be classified as a Good Article. I'm going to leave the review on hold for now to give some time for improvements. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 07:14, 30 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Well-written


 * Wrightson moved to New York in hopes of finding work with comics publishers such as DC Comics or Marvel Comics. – This is confusing because it already said earlier that he worked for Marvel and DC. This should be clarified.
 * The phrase "battle" with cancer is used twice. Euphemisms such as these should be avoided.
 * tributes by colleagues and professional admirers that included Joss Whedon, Neil Gaiman, Guillermo del Toro, Walter Simonson Mike Mignola and [the dedication to John Carpenter's "The Thing Artbook" (2017)]. – Who's that last one? I don't think that's a colleague or a professional admirer.
 * Simonson's quote provides too much detail. We don't need the definition of value in this article.
 * The lead does not summarize the body, and it needs to be much longer to do so. See WP:LEAD.
 * An individual sentence should not be on its own line. Find a way to combine them into paragraphs while still making sure that they flow.

Comprehensive references in a standard references list.
 * Verifiable with no original research

[12] Woerner (2017) from LA Times is a problem. It uses lots of direct quotations and some close paraphrasing, and the "Creative legacy" section is 100% dependent on it. Overall, several quotes in the article could probably be summarized or rewritten.

Most sources seem reliable, but some need to be removed and/or replaced:
 * His official website is used three times ([5], [39], [43]). It's a primary source and it appears to copy information from Wikipedia, so it cannot be used as a source.
 * [15], [33] Grand Comics Database appears to be based on user generated content, and unless I'm mistaken, it cannot be used as a source.
 * Is [36] The Sendai Bubble a reliable source?
 * [45] Wrightson's Facebook post can be removed, because a primary source doesn't add anything to something that's already sourced.

I've spot checked the following sources for plagiarism and accurate use: Thebiguglyalien (talk) 06:51, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * [9] Cooke (1999) – Good.
 * [20] Ringgenberg (2017) – Good. It's a little close, but this is inevitable given that it's one simple fact with technical terminology.
 * [26] Henriksen (2017) – The article says 1983, but the source says 1982.
 * [28] Carey (2008) – Good.
 * [44] McMillan (2017) – The article says that he announced his retirement, but the source said his wife announced it.


 * Broad in its coverage
 * Abigail Arcane, a major supporting character in the Swamp Thing mythos was introduced in issue #3 (Feb.-March 1973). – What does this have to do with Bernie Wrightson? If he created her, the article should say so.
 * The article says very little about what he was doing in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. The "Later career" section needs a lot more for the article's coverage to be sufficient.

No neutrality issues.
 * Neutral

No conflicts on the article or on the talk page. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 06:02, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Stable

Both images of Wrightson are Creative Commons. One image of his artwork is used with a valid non-free use rationale, and the article would be incomplete without it. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 06:02, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Illustrated


 * Thank you for the feedback. I've made most of the minor changes, am working on an expanded lead, and doing research on more of Wrightson's later life. I should be done by Saturday at the very latest, if that's alright with you. And I think Grand Comics Database is a reliable source, at least concerning comic book credits when no other source is available. The database has a complex verification process and it has been praised by Comic Book Resources and is even reccommended for art history and literature research by the University of Wisconsin–Madison. As for the other questionable sources, I am looking for alternative sources to use. --FlairTale (talk) 05:02, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Take all the time you need! As far as the Grand Comics Database, collaboratively created websites generally aren't considered reliable per WP:UGC, and neither of those sources dispute that it's user generated. If you think it warrants a closer look or that UGC doesn't apply here, you can open a post at the reliable sources noticeboard and I'll go by whatever conclusion is reached there. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 05:41, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I've finished, and decided to just replace the GCD citations that needed another source. How does the lead look? Is it alright to use the 'Message' source from his personal website (previously [5], now [43]) for his sons and where he was living at the time of his death? That part does not seem to be copied from Wikipedia. I added some more of Wrightson's work in the 1990s, but his 2000s and 2010s work seems to be few and sporadic. He would've been in his 50s and 60s at this time, so he was probably semi-retired. --FlairTale (talk) 05:29, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Everything looks good. I'll go ahead and pass this review. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 06:13, 6 February 2023 (UTC)