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Bill Sienkiewicz

Boleslav William Felix Robert Sienkiewicz (/sɪnˈkɛvɪtʃ/sin-KYEV-itch;[1][2]Polish:[ɕɛnˈkʲɛvit͡ʂ]; born May 3, 1958)[3][4] is an American artist known for his work in comic books—particularly forMarvel Comics'New Mutants,Moon Knight, andElektra: Assassin. He is the co-creator of the characterDavid Haller / Legion,[5] the basis for theFX television seriesLegion.

Bill Sienkiewicz
Bill Sienkiewicz speaking at the 2024 WonderCon
BornBoleslav William Felix Robert Sienkiewicz
(1958-05-03)May 3, 1958 (age 66)
Blakely, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Area(s)Writer,Penciller,Inker
Notable works
Elektra: Assassin
Moon Knight
New Mutants
Stray Toasters
AwardsFull list
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Sienkiewicz's work in the 1980s was considered revolutionary in mainstream US comics due to his highly stylized art that verged onabstraction and made use ofoil painting,photorealism,collage,mimeograph, and other forms generally uncommon in comic books.[6][7][8]

Early life

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Sienkiewicz was born May 3, 1958, inBlakely, Pennsylvania.[3] When he was five years old, he moved with his family to theHainesville section ofSandyston Township, New Jersey, where he attended elementary and secondary school. Sienkiewicz began drawing "when [he] was about four or five", and continued doing and learning about art throughout his childhood. His early comic book influences include artistCurt SwanSuperman comics, and artistJack Kirby'sFantastic Four.[9]

Sienkiewicz received his classical art education[2] at theNewark School of Fine and Industrial Arts inNewark, New Jersey.[3]

After art school, he showed a portfolio of his work toDC Comics'art directorVince Colletta, which led to his entering the comics field at age 19.[10] The artist recalled in 1985, "They didn't have any work for me, but that didn't bother me. I just figured that if comics didn't work out I'd have done advertising or illustration. Vinnie called [renowned comics and advertising artist]Neal Adams, who put me in touch with [Marvel Comics editor-in-chief]Jim Shooter. Soon after that I was drawingMoon Knight, inThe Hulk [black-and-white comics] magazine".[9] His early art style was heavily influenced by Neal Adams.[11]

Career

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Comics

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Sienkiewicz, during a 1997 appearance inGijón, Spain

Sienkiewicz continued as the artist of theMoon Knight color comics series, starting with the first issue (November 1980). His eclectic art style helped shed the early perception of Moon Knight as a mereBatman clone.[12] Four years later, after a stint as artist on theFantastic Four, he became the artist on Marvel'sX-Men spin-offNew Mutants, beginning with issue No. 18 (August 1984),[13] producing cover paintings and character designs. From this period on, Sienkiewicz's art evolved into a much more expressionistic style, and he began experimenting with paint, collage, and mixed media.[12] He illustratedNew Mutants from 1984 to 1985.[14]

Sienkiewicz produced covers for a range of Marvel titles, includingRom,Dazzler,The Mighty Thor,Return of the Jedi andThe Transformers, and drew the comic adaptation ofDune.[14]

Sienkiewicz's own first writing credit was for the painted story "Slow Dancer" inEpic Illustrated in 1986. Sienkiewicz both wrote and illustrated the 1988 miniseriesStray Toasters, an idiosyncratic work published byEpic Comics about a criminal psychologist investigating a series of murders.[14] His first major interior work forDC Comics was contributing toBatman #400 (October 1986).[15]

He illustrated the 1986-87 eight-issueElektra: Assassinlimited series[16] and theDaredevil: Love and War graphic novel which were both written byFrank Miller.[17][18]

After this, he collaborated with writerAndy Helfer on the first six issues of DC Comics'The Shadow series.[19]

In 1988, he contributed to theBrought to Lightgraphic novel with writerAlan Moore. In 1990, Sienkiewicz and Moore published the first two issues of the uncompleted seriesBig Numbers. Sienkiewicz painted theClassics Illustrated adaptation of the novelMoby-Dick.[14]

Sienkiewicz was the subject of a 2008 full-length documentary/interview produced by Woodcrest Productions,The Creator Chronicles: Bill Sienkiewicz.[20]

In 2007, Sienkiewicz penciled30 Days of Night: Beyond Barrow. In 2008, Sienkiewicz illustrated a story forThe Nightmare Factory - Volume 2 graphic novel. That same year, he inked theReign in Hell limited series for DC.[21] In 2010–2012, he inked several issues of Neal Adams'Batman: Odyssey project for DC Comics.[14]

In October 2012, Sienkiewicz teamed with fellow artistsKlaus Janson andDavid W. Mack on the eight-issue Marvel mini-seriesDaredevil: End of Days. Regarding the contrast in art styles, Sienkiewicz related that it was deliberate, in order to "give a very definite break from the "everyday reality" that Klaus' art is meant to portray, as well as the impression of a flashback."[22]

In June 2014, Sienkiewicz was the guest of honor at ceremony for the 2014Inkwell Awards atHeroesCon in Charlotte, North Carolina.[23][24]

In April 2022, Sienkiewicz was reported among the more than three dozen comics creators who contributed toOperation USA's benefit anthology book,Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds, a project spearheaded byIDW Publishing Special Projects EditorScott Dunbier, whose profits would be donated to relief efforts for Ukrainian refugees resulting from the February2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sienkiewicz would provide one of the covers to the softcover edition of the book.[25][26][27]

Other work

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In addition to his work in comics, Sienkiewicz has also worked in numerous other media, especially in the music and trading card industries. His artwork has been published in magazines includingEntertainment Weekly andSpin. In 1998, he collaborated with writerMartin I. Green to produce the children's bookSanta, My Life & Times.

In 1989, Sienkiewicz painted the art for theFriendly Dictators card set published byEclipse Comics which portrayed various foreign leaders such asMobutu Sese Seko,Ferdinand Marcos, andAnastasio Somoza Debayle.[28] This card set was followed byCoup d'etat : the assassination ofJohn F. Kennedy (1990), a 36-card set including his meticulously detailed and stylized imagery of Kennedy,Lee Harvey Oswald, andMarilyn Monroe.[citation needed]

Sienkiewicz has illustrated cards for theMagic: The Gathering collectible card game.[29] In 2004, Sienkiewicz contributed to card art forVS System, acollectible card game published byUpper Deck Entertainment. In 1995, he illustratedVoodoo Child: The Illustrated Legend of Jimi Hendrix the biography ofJimi Hendrix by Martin I. Green.[30] In 1996, he provided the artwork for theBruce Cockburn albumThe Charity of Night. Additional Sienkiewicz album covers includeRZA'sBobby Digital in Stereo (1998),EPMD'sBusiness as Usual (1990), andKid Cudi'sMan on the Moon: The End of Day (2009). Also in 2006, Sienkiewicz teamed with Neal Adams to create art for formerPink Floyd bassistRoger Waters.[31]

Sienkiewicz has worked on character design for animation. His work on the television seriesWhere on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? received twoEmmy Award nominations in 1995 and 1996.[32] In 2006, Sienkiewicz designed the layout and art forThe Venture Bros. season one DVD set. He designed the cover art for the season three DVD and Blu-ray set.[33]

Awards

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Personal life

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In October 1979 Sienkiewicz married Francis Ann Dawson (Franki), who worked at Marvel as the administrative assistant for editor-in-chiefJim Shooter and later was Marvel's Administrative Manager of International Licensing.[39] They divorced in 1983.[40]

Bibliography

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Sienkiewicz's front and back covers forStray Toasters #3

Interior art

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DC Comics

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Marvel Comics

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Cover work

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DC Comics

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Marvel Comics

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Other publishers

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  • 30 Days of Night: Beyond Barrow (three-issue mini-series, covers and full interior art)
  • The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist #2, by Dark Horse Comics
  • Big Numbers #1–2 (Covers and full interior art and several pages of #3 which was unpublished and the series discontinued)
  • Bitter Root #2 – by Image Comics (B cover only)
  • Brought to Light graphic novel (cover and interior art)
  • Cerebus the Aardvark: Cerebus Jam #1 (cover only)
  • Classics Illustrated #4 –Moby-Dick (Berkley Publishing)
  • John Wick #1 (cover only)
  • Judge Dredd #12–22 – Titan Books collected edition (covers only)
  • Judge Dredd and the Angel Gang – Collected edition graphic novel (cover only)
  • Judge Dredd: City of the Damned – Collected edition graphic novel (cover only)
  • Judge Dredd: Innocents Abroad – Collected edition graphic novel (cover only — this is a cropped version of the cover of the Titan books Judge Dredd #14)
  • Judge Dredd: Oz Books One to Three – Titan books collected edition (covers only — all three covers interlink to form larger image)
  • Judge Dredd: The Complete Oz – Collected edition graphic novel (cover only — the cover features a mix of covers #2 & 3 from the single reprint books)
  • "Leaf" #2 by NAB (cover only)
  • Lone Wolf and Cub #14–20 – US reprint books by First Publishing (covers only)
  • M3 #2, Hound Comics (cover only)
  • Oni Double Feature #4–5 ("A River in Egypt" part one and two)
  • The Nightmare Factory — Volume 2 graphic novel,Fox Atomic Comics
  • The Shadow/Batman #1 (cover only)
  • Shaft #1–6 (covers only)
  • Total Eclipse #1–5 (covers only)
  • The Matrix graphic novel (Interior art on story section)
  • Twelve Devils Dancing TPB, Action Lab Danger Zone (cover only)
  • Vampirella Quarterly Spring 2007 (cover only)
  • Wonder Woman '77 Meets Bionic Woman #4 (cover only)

Other work

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  • 1990 —Bill Sienkiewicz Sketchbook (Fantagraphics)
  • 1995 —Voodoo Child: The Illustrated Legend of Jimi Hendrix (illustrated storybook with CD, cover and full interior art)
  • 1998 —Santa, My Life & Times (illustrated storybook, cover and full interior art)
  • 2003 —Bill Sienkiewicz: Precursor (Art Book,Hermes Press)
  • Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Guide to Camarilla & Sabbat covers

Media

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Trading cards

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  • VS System, various sets
  • Big Budget Circus (Eclipse Enterprises)
  • Friendly Dictators (Eclipse Enterprises)
  • Coup D'Etat (Eclipse Enterprises)
  • Rock Bottom Awards (Eclipse Enterprises)
  • Marvel Masterpieces, Series 2 and Series 3, assorted cards
  • 1994 Fleer Ultra X-Men, assorted cards

References

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  1. ^Salicrup, Jim (w). "Letters page"Fantastic Four, no. 227 (February 1, 1981).
  2. ^ab"Biography". BillSienkiewiczArt.com.Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. RetrievedAugust 20, 2018.
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  4. ^Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005)."Comics Industry Birthdays".Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived fromthe original on February 18, 2011.
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  6. ^Comtois, Pierre (2015).Marvel Comics In The 1980s: An Issue-By-Issue Field Guide To A Pop Culture Phenomenon. Raleigh, North Carolina:TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 104–105.ISBN 978-1605490595.
  7. ^Salisbury, Mark (2002).Artists on Comics Art. London:Titan Books. p. 182.ISBN 978-1840231861.
  8. ^Dallas, Keith (2013).American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1980s. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 109.ISBN 978-1605490465.
  9. ^ab"The Marvel Age Interview: Bill Sienkiewicz"Marvel Age, no. 28, p. 20–22 (July 1, 1985).
  10. ^Shooter, Jim (w). "Introduction"Moon Knight Special Edition, no. 1 (November 1, 1983).
  11. ^Thomas, Michael (July 17, 2001)."Bill Sienkiewicz Interview".Comic Book Resources.Archived from the original on October 12, 2012.Studying Neal's work, ... I became obsessed ... and became fixated on it. It was like my intention was to be Neal. ... There was no one at this point saying don't do that, you've got to be your own person. ... When I finally got started, what got me hired was the fact that I drew like Neal. Neal in fact called upShooter and said, 'I've got this kid fresh off the street and he draws like me. Is that a problem?'
  12. ^abBuchanan, Bruce (August 2008). "The New Mutants: From Superhero Spin-Off to Sci-Fi/Fantasy".Back Issue! (29). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing:65–66.
  13. ^DeFalco, Tom (2008). "1980s". In Gilbert, Laura (ed.).Marvel Chronicle: A Year by Year History. London:Dorling Kindersley. p. 211.ISBN 978-0756641238.Professor Xavier's young students were given their own monthly title. It was written byChris Claremont and drawn by...Bill Sienkiewicz, who illustrated #18 to #31.
  14. ^abcdeBill Sienkiewicz at theGrand Comics Database
  15. ^Manning, Matthew K. (2010). "1980s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.).DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. London:Dorling Kindersley. p. 221.ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.Batman celebrated the 400th issue of his self-titled comic with a blockbuster featuring dozens of famous comic book creators and nearly as many infamous villains. Written by Doug Moench, with an introduction by novelist Stephen King...[it was] drawn by George Pérez, Bill Sienkiewicz, Arthur Adams, Joe Kubert, Brian Bolland, and others.
  16. ^DeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 228: "Produced by Frank Miller and illustrated by Bill Sienkiewicz,Elektra: Assassin was an eight-issue limited series...published by Marvel's Epic Comics imprint."
  17. ^Mithra, Kuljit (January 2000)."Interview With Bill Sienkiewicz". ManWithoutFear.com.Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. RetrievedAugust 10, 2013.
  18. ^Larochelle, Christopher (August 2016). "Elektra: Assassin".Back Issue! (90). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing:2–10.
  19. ^Schweier, Philip (July 2016). "Shedding Light on The Shadow".Back Issue! (89). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing:16–17.
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  21. ^Cowsill, Alan "2000s" in Dolan, p. 334: "DC's version of Hell erupted into all-out war when the rulers of Purgatory, Blaze and Satanus invaded Neron's infernal domain. Written byKeith Giffen with art byTom Derenick and Bill Sienkiewicz."
  22. ^Lombardi, J.D. (April 5, 2013)."Interview: Superstar Artist Bill Sienkiewicz & the Creative Process Behind Marvel ComicsDaredevil: End of Days".Pop-topia.com. Archived fromthe original on September 22, 2015. RetrievedApril 5, 2013.
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