Bill Sienkiewicz Biography

Bill Sienkiewicz, Artist
Born asBoleslav Felix Robert Sienkiewicz
Occup.Artist
FromUSA
BornMay 3, 1958
Blakely, Pennsylvania
Age66 years
Boleslav Felix Robert "Bill" Sienkiewicz is an American comic book artist and also painter, and illustrator.

Sienkiewicz, who comes from a household of Polish descent, matured initially in Blakey, Pennsylvania and later in Haines City, New Jersey, where he likewise participated in institution. It was followed by the research at the Newark School of Fine and also Industrial Arts in Newark, New Jersey.

Sienkiewicz started drawing "when he was about 4 or five", as well as continued doing and learning more about art throughout his childhood years. His early comic-book affects consist of artist Curt Swan (Superman), and also artist Jack Kirby (Fantastic Four).

The first engagement he took it as a real illustrator was for the publishing firm Marvel Comics, he showed the initial series such as Moon Knight (1981-1983) and Chris Claremont's New Mutants (1983) as well as a comic adaptation of the motion picture Dune. In 1986 Sienkiewicz started working for the magazine Epic Illustrated, here he dealt with several comics, yet especially the background of Slow Dancer - had ended up being energetic, complied with later that year, the eight-part, by Frank Miller created miniseries Elektra: Assassin, a significant commercial and artistic success was. After that he was utilized as an illustrator for Marvel Comics on about such characters as Captain America, Wolverine, Spider-Man as well as the X-Men.

For Marvel's rivals DC Comics miniseries attracted Sienkiewicz, specifically as Nightwing/ Huntress (# 1-4, 1998), Batman: GCPD (# 1-4, 1996) and also Superman: Day of Doom (# 1-4, 2002), one-shots like DC 1st: Batgirl/ The Joker as well as comics such as Dark Knight Dynasty as well as The Last Will as well as Testament of Hal Jordan along with occasional job as a visitor artist on programs such as Aquaman, Batman (# 533, 534), Detective Comics (# 709 ), Green Arrow (# 109) and also Superman (# 173) and also pin-up contributions for numerous Secret Files and also Galleries.

Together with Alan Moore comic to place Sienkiewicz Brought to Light ahead and on their own, he generated the miniseries Stray Toasters. He also made many covers for titles such as Lone Wolf as well as Cub, Rom, Dazzler, The Mighty Thor, Return of the Jedi and The Transformers.

As an illustrator, Sienkiewicz 'accomplishments include Voodoo Child a bio of guitar player Jimi Hendrix (1995), and the album Charity of Night Bruce Cockburn (1996), Bobby Digital In Stereo by RZA (1998) and also Business customarily by EPMD (1990). On top of that, exposures were for publications such as Entertainment Weekly as well as Spin Magazine and also the picture of Herman Melville's traditional novel Moby Dick for the Classics Illustrated collection.

1998 expanded its range of activities Sienkiewicz, by using a picture publication Santa: My Life & Times (An Illustrated Autobiography) first appeared as a kids's book writer. Amongst the honors he has actually obtained for his job consist of, among others, Eagle Award (1981, 1982, 1983, 1987), Kirby Award (1987), Inkpot Award (1981) and also Eisner Award (2004).

Our collection contains 31 quotes who is written / told by Bill.

Related authors: Jimi Hendrix (Musician), Jack Kirby (Cartoonist), Alan Moore (Writer), Bruce Cockburn (Musician), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Frank Miller (Artist), Herman Melville (Novelist)

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31 Famous quotes by Bill Sienkiewicz

Small: So theres kind of a simultaneous aspect to pushing the boundaries, and being very safe
"So there's kind of a simultaneous aspect to pushing the boundaries, and being very safe"
Small: So cartooning, for me, is an honorable thing. Its pushing the envelope. Its the truth of something thro
"So cartooning, for me, is an honorable thing. It's pushing the envelope. It's the truth of something through exaggeration"
Small: Kyle Bakers work is really funny, but its also got a very clear vision
"Kyle Baker's work is really funny, but it's also got a very clear vision"
Small: But Im aware of the fact that Im working in a commercial venue where Im producing something that I woul
"But I'm aware of the fact that I'm working in a commercial venue where I'm producing something that I wouldn't normally be approaching the way I'm doing it"
Small: People who can pull you in and take you on a journey, as opposed to simply adding flash. Again, that fe
"People who can pull you in and take you on a journey, as opposed to simply adding flash. Again, that feels very clinical, and I don't respond to that the way I used to"
Small: If youre going to establish a certain level of unreality than you have to deal with it
"If you're going to establish a certain level of unreality than you have to deal with it"
Small: Do the story in the way it really demands to be done, which may mean using several different styles or
"Do the story in the way it really demands to be done, which may mean using several different styles or only one style; but it's still about respecting the story"
Small: And Ive never viewed comics as assignments for the client
"And I've never viewed comics as assignments for the client"
Small: Its interesting, because in the corporate stuff theres a dichotomy there, depending on the creator.
"It's interesting, because in the corporate stuff there's a dichotomy there, depending on the creator. Even what, in essence, may be a very safe corporate approach, there is some stuff that is allowed to be pushed"
Small: I didnt want to feel constrained, so I took on the Mutants
"I didn't want to feel constrained, so I took on the Mutants"
Small: To me, thats one of the things that I love about doing this stuff. One day I can work on this piece in
"To me, that's one of the things that I love about doing this stuff. One day I can work on this piece in watercolor, and then work on something else on the computer, or work on something else that's a completely different approach"
Small: So I look at a lot of stuff now that I did and some of it looks tame to me, but my interest in terms of
"So I look at a lot of stuff now that I did and some of it looks tame to me, but my interest in terms of what I want to say with it is a little different"
Small: If somebody can inspire me, it feels really special
"If somebody can inspire me, it feels really special"
Small: I was lucky enough to be given books that werent top sellers books that were kind of under the radar
"I was lucky enough to be given books that weren't top sellers; books that were kind of under the radar"
Small: I wanted to learn how to paint rather than just doing black-and-white work
"I wanted to learn how to paint rather than just doing black-and-white work"
Small: I still love a lot of the guys who just paint
"I still love a lot of the guys who just paint"
Small: And that, to me, is the main attraction to comics. Its an avenue to say what you want to say
"And that, to me, is the main attraction to comics. It's an avenue to say what you want to say"
Small: After that I jumped, especially being in art school, to the illustrators
"After that I jumped, especially being in art school, to the illustrators"
Small: For a while I felt very alone sort of out there in the world of comics, especially here in the States
"For a while I felt very alone; sort of out there in the world of comics, especially here in the States"
Small: Comics are really my life blood in a lot of respects
"Comics are really my life blood in a lot of respects"
Small: Especially with Elektra, because Im doing a lot of the covers for the new version of Elektra
"Especially with Elektra, because I'm doing a lot of the covers for the new version of Elektra"
Small: Nothing is really media driven or committee driven, so you can actually just produce something
"Nothing is really media driven or committee driven, so you can actually just produce something"
Small: Like Godfather, you look at a movie like that, or something that James Gray has directed, a film with m
"Like Godfather, you look at a movie like that, or something that James Gray has directed, a film with minimal or pin lighting as opposed to everything being lit bright and flat, where everything is evident"
Small: I wanted to be complete, because I figured that, visually, there was an avenue to explore with painted
"I wanted to be complete, because I figured that, visually, there was an avenue to explore with painted stuff"
Small: I want to say 90% of stuff out there is just crap that got made. The main point is that it got produced
"I want to say 90% of stuff out there is just crap that got made. The main point is that it got produced"
Small: Cartooning is an honorable thing
"Cartooning is an honorable thing"
Small: But if I really want to produce my own work and tell stories, then I will
"But if I really want to produce my own work and tell stories, then I will"
Small: One of the problems I have with a lot of movies these days is that everything is too well lit.
"One of the problems I have with a lot of movies these days is that everything is too well lit. In the world of digital creations there is a tendency to show too much"
Small: But with comics youre reading and assimilating an image simultaneously, instead of just reading or watc
"But with comics you're reading and assimilating an image simultaneously, instead of just reading or watching the tube"
Small: But theres still an avenue for smaller comics and personal expression
"But there's still an avenue for smaller comics and personal expression"
Small: So much of Jaws was amazing because the mind filled in what was missing
"So much of Jaws was amazing because the mind filled in what was missing"