Bill Sienkiewicz

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

Sienkiewicz's work in the 1980s was considered revolutionary in mainstream US comics due to his highly stylized art that verged on abstraction and made use of oil painting, photorealism, collage, mimeograph, and other forms generally uncommon in comic books.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Salicrup, Jim (w). "Letters page" Fantastic Four, no. 227 (February 1981).
  2. ^ "Biography". BillSienkiewiczArt.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Bill Sienkiewicz". Lambiek Comiclopedia. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012.
  4. ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011.
  5. ^ Mcmillan, Graeme (February 8, 2017). "Your Guide to the Long, Strange Comic-Book Backstory of FX's Legion". Wired. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  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.