Bill Sienkiewicz
Bill Sienkiewicz was born on May 3, 1958, in Blakely, and holds citizenship in the United States. His work is conducted in English, placing him within the American comics tradition. He received his formal artistic education at the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts, a training that preceded his career across several creative disciplines.
Sienkiewicz works as a comics artist, comics writer, and painter. Two of his notable works are Elektra: Assassin and Stray Toasters, each recognized as significant contributions to his body of output. His standing in the comics field has been acknowledged through multiple awards: he received the Kirby Award for Best Artist, the Inkpot Award, and the Yellow Kid Award.
Beyond those honors, Sienkiewicz was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame, a formal recognition extended by the comics industry. His career spans the roles of visual artist, writer, and painter, as reflected in works such as Elektra: Assassin and Stray Toasters, both of which remain part of the documented record of his creative output.
Quotes by Bill Sienkiewicz
And that, to me, is the main attraction to comics. It's an avenue to say what you want to say.
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.
But with comics you're reading and assimilating an image simultaneously, instead of just reading or watching the tube.
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.
I was lucky enough to be given books that weren't top sellers; books that were kind of under the radar.
If you're going to establish a certain level of unreality than you have to deal with it.
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.