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Bill Sienkiewicz

Birth nameBoleslav William Felix Robert Sienkiewicz
BornMay 3, 1958 (1958-05-03) (age 50)
Blakely, Pennsylvania, United States
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)artist, writer
Notable worksStray Toasters
Elektra: Assassin
New Mutants
Awardsfull list

Boleslav (William) Felix Robert Sienkiewicz (IPA: [sɪn 'kɛvɪʧ]; Polish [ɕɛn 'kjeviʧ]; born May 3, 1958, Blakely, Pennsylvania, United States), usually referred to as Bill Sienkiewicz, is a visual artist best known for his comic books, primarily Marvel Comics' Elektra: Assassin. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Blakely is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Elektra Assassin is a seminal eight-issue Miniseries published by Epic Comics, an imprint of Marvel Comics, between 1986 and 87 The New Mutants is the name of two defunct Marvel Comics Superhero teams as well as the title of two series featuring those teams Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Blakely is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Elektra Assassin is a seminal eight-issue Miniseries published by Epic Comics, an imprint of Marvel Comics, between 1986 and 87 Sienkiewicz often utilizes oil painting, collage, mimeograph and other forms generally uncommon in comic books. Oil painting is the process of painting with Pigments that are bound with a medium of Drying oil — especially in early modern Europe Linseed oil A collage (From the coller to glue is a work of formal art primarily in the Visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms thus creating a new whole

He holds the Polish noble class surname of Nobel Prize-winning Polish novelist, Henryk Sienkiewicz. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Nobility is a government-privileged title which may be either hereditary (see Hereditary titles) or for a lifetime Social class refers to the hierarchical distinctions (or stratification) between individuals or groups in Societies or Cultures. A surname is a name added to a Given name and is part of a Personal name. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story

Contents

Biography

Early life and career

Bill Sienkiewicz moved with his family from Blakely, Pennsylvania to Hainesville, New Jersey when he was five years old. Blakely is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The town of Hainesville is an unincorporated community located within Sandyston Township New Jersey. [1] There he attended elementary and secondary school. He later attended the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts in Newark, New Jersey. Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County.

Sienkiewicz began drawing "when I was about four or five", and continued doing and learning about art throughout his childhood. [1] His early comic-book influences include artist Curt Swan Superman comics, and artist Jack Kirby's Fantastic Four. Curtis Douglas Swan ( February 17, 1920 in Willmar Minnesota - June 16, 1996) was an American Comic book Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 &ndash February 6, 1994) was an American Comic book The Fantastic Four is a fictional Superhero team appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. [1] After art school, Sienkiewicz brought a portfolio of his work to DC Comics' art director Vince Colletta. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company The term art director is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in Advertising, Publishing, film and Television, the Internet Vincent Joseph Colletta ( October 15, 1923 - 1991 was an American comic book artist and Art director best known as one of industry 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 done advertising or illustration. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand Vinnie called [renowned comics and advertising artist] Neal Adams, who put me in touch with [Marvel Comics editor-in-chief] Jim Shooter. Neal Adams (born June 6, 1941, Governors Island, Manhattan, New York City) is an American Comic book and James Shooter (born September 27 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American Writer, occasional fill-in artist editor, and Soon after that I was drawing Moon Knight (in The Hulk [black-and-white comics] magazine". Moon Knight ( Marc Spector) is a Fictional character appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. This article is about the comic book character and series For all other media appearances see Hulk in other media. [1]”

Later career

Stray Toasters #3. Front and back covers by Sienkiewicz.
Stray Toasters #3. Front and back covers by Sienkiewicz.

Sienkiewicz continued as artist of the Moon Knight color-comics series, in 1981. Two years later, he began working on the X-Men-related series New Mutants with writer Chris Claremont, where his distinctive cover paintings and character design gained much attention for the series. The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The New Mutants is the name of two defunct Marvel Comics Superhero teams as well as the title of two series featuring those teams Chris Claremont (born November 30, 1950) is a writer of American Comic books known for his 16-year (1975-1991 stint on Uncanny X-Men His own first writing credit was for the painted story "Slow Dancer" in Epic Illustrated magazine in 1986. Epic Illustrated was a comics - Magazine Anthology published in the United States by Marvel Comics.

Sienkiewicz produced covers for a range of Marvel titles, including Rom, Dazzler, The Mighty Thor, Return of the Jedi and The Transformers, and drew the comic adaptation of Dune. Rom Spaceknight was a Comic book series published by Marvel Comics and was set in Marvel's Shared universe (known as the Marvel Universe Dazzler ( Alison Blaire) is a Marvel Comics superheroine, associated with the X-Men. Thor is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi is a 1983 Space opera Film directed by Richard Marquand and written by George Lucas This article is about the 1984 film See Frank Herbert's Dune for the 2000 television adaptation

He illustrated the 1986 eight-issue miniseries Elektra: Assassin written by Frank Miller. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Elektra Assassin is a seminal eight-issue Miniseries published by Epic Comics, an imprint of Marvel Comics, between 1986 and 87 Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American Writer, Artist and Film director best known for his dark That same year, he contributed to the Brought to Light graphic novel with writer Alan Moore. Brought to Light (ISBN 0-913035-67-X is an anthology of two political Graphic novels published originally by Eclipse Comics in 1988. A Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed Sienkiewicz both wrote and illustrated the acclaimed miniseries, Stray Toasters, an idiosyncratic work about a criminal psychologist investigating a series of murders. Stray Toasters is a four-issue Comic book mini-series created written and illustrated by Bill Sienkiewicz and published by Marvel Comics In 1988, Sienkiewicz and Moore published the first two issues of the uncompleted series Big Numbers Two years later, Sienkiewicz painted the Classics Illustrated adaptation of the novel Moby-Dick. Big Numbers is an unfinished Comic book series by Alan Moore (writer and Bill Sienkiewicz (artist Classics Illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Moby Dick, Hamlet, and The Moby-Dick is an 1851 Novel by Herman Melville. The story tells the adventures of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whaleship

Other work

In addition to his work in comics, Sienkiewicz has also worked in numerous other media. In 1995, he illustrated the biography of Jimi Hendrix, Voodoo Child: The Illustrated Legend of Jimi Hendrix. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter The following year he provided the artwork for the Bruce Cockburn album Charity Of Night, and went on to provide album covers for RZA's Bobby Digital In Stereo (1998) and EPMD's Business As Usual (1990). Bruce Douglas Cockburn, OC (ˈkoʊbɚn phonetically "co-burn" (born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian folk/rock Guitarist Robert F Diggs (born July 5, 1969) better known as RZA (pronounced) is an American Music producer, Rapper, and occasional Bobby Digital in Stereo is the debut solo album by the American hip hop artist The RZA, a member of Wu-Tang Clan. EPMD is an American Hip hop group from Brentwood, New York, active for more than 20 years ( 1986 –present is one of the most

He has also published a children's book, Santa: My Life & Times (An Illustrated Autobiography) (1998). His artwork has been published in magazines including Entertainment Weekly and Spin Magazine. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc Spin is a Music Magazine that reports on Music for Life Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr

In 2004, development began on a script for a Stray Toasters movie co-written by Sienkiewicz with Jeff Renfroe and Marteinn Thorsson. Also that year, Sienkiewicz contributed to card art for VS System, a collectible card game published by Upper Deck Entertainment. VS System (pronounced "Versus System" is a set of rules designed by Upper Deck Entertainment for Collectible card games (CCG's Collectible card games (CCGs also called trading card games (TCGs or customizable card games (CCGs are played using specially designed sets of cards The Upper Deck Company LLC (colloquially as Upper Deck and Upper Deck Authenticated Ltd

In 2006, Sienkiewicz designed the layout and art for The Venture Bros. Season One DVD set. The Venture Bros (alternatively The Venture Brothers) is an American Animated television series airing as part of Adult Swim

In 2007, he pencilled 30 Days of Night: Beyond Barrow. 30 Days of Night is a three-issue horror Comic book Limited series written by Steve Niles, illustrated by Ben Templesmith

Works for DC

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Works for Marvel

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Other works

Awards

The New Mutants #20 (Oct. 1984). Cover art by Sienkiewicz.
The New Mutants #20 (Oct. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded The "Age of Apocalypse" is a popular X-Men Story arc. Big Numbers is an unfinished Comic book series by Alan Moore (writer and Bill Sienkiewicz (artist Brought to Light (ISBN 0-913035-67-X is an anthology of two political Graphic novels published originally by Eclipse Comics in 1988. Moby-Dick is an 1851 Novel by Herman Melville. The story tells the adventures of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whaleship The Venture Bros (alternatively The Venture Brothers) is an American Animated television series airing as part of Adult Swim Created by Mark Rein·Hagen, Vampire The Masquerade was the first of White Wolf Game Studio's World of Darkness live-action The New Mutants is the name of two defunct Marvel Comics Superhero teams as well as the title of two series featuring those teams 1984). Cover art by Sienkiewicz.

Sienkiewicz was twice nominated for an Emmy Award, in 1995 and 1996, for his production and character design on Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?. The Inkpot Award, bestowed annually since 1974 by Comic-Con International, is given to professionals in Comic book, Comic strip, Animation, The Jack Kirby Award for achievement in Comic books was presented from 1985-1987 by Amazing Heroes magazine and managed by Dave Olbrich The Jack Kirby Award for achievement in Comic books was presented from 1985-1987 by Amazing Heroes magazine and managed by Dave Olbrich The Haxtur Award ( Premios Haxtur) is a Spanish award for Comics published in Spain. The Haxtur Award ( Premios Haxtur) is a Spanish award for Comics published in Spain. Adamson Awards is a Swedish award awarded to notable cartoonists named after the famous Swedish comic strip "Adamson" (Silent Sam The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is a prize given for creative achievement in American Comic books It is named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is a prize given for creative achievement in American Comic books It is named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner Carmen Sandiego refers to a media franchise of educational computer & video games television programs books and other media featuring Carmen Sandiego a thieving villainess

Foonotes

  1. ^ a b c d Marvel Age' #53 (July 1985): "The Marvel Age Interview: Bill Sienkiewicz", pp. 20-22
  2. ^ a b c d e f g wordsandpictures. org. Bill Sienkiewicz-Awards, Exhibits.
  3. ^ a b Immagine-Centro Studi Iconografici. 17° SALONE, 1986 (Italian).

References

Preceded by
John Byrne		Fantastic Four artist
1980–1981		Succeeded by
John Byrne
John Lindley Byrne (born July 6 1950) is a British -born Canadian - American author and artist of Comic books Since the The Fantastic Four is a fictional Superhero team appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. John Lindley Byrne (born July 6 1950) is a British -born Canadian - American author and artist of Comic books Since the
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