Bill Sienkiewicz

BILL SIENKIEWICZ remains one of the premier stylists working in the American comic book field.

Bill Sienkiewicz began working for Marvel Comics back in the early 80s, and became a fan favourite drawing Moon Knight, scripted by Doug Moench.

His early work feartured the stylisations of Neal Adams, but he became increasingly influenced by modern illustrators such as Bob Peak and Ralph Steadman, developing his own idiosyncratic style combining illustrative, advertising and traditional comic book storytelling tools to become his own man; invoking horror, humour and excitement, not infrequently on the same page.

Major works thereafter included Elektra: Assassin scripted by Frank Miller, New Mutants with Chris Claremont, and his own mini-series, Stray Toasters. He also collaborated with writer Alan Moore on Brought to Light and two issues of Big Numbers.

Sienkiewicz turned his hand increasingly towards the advertising world and illustration, producing material for a diverse range of clients, from business to electronics, with the rock and roll world thrown in for good measure.

Not only has he produced album cover art but collaborated on art for a video featured during former Pink Floyd member Roger Water's live tours.

In recent years he has returned to comics on an infrequent basis, initially mainly inking, then as finishing artist on books such as Black Widow but also drawing Steve Niles' 30 Days of Night: Beyond Barrow.

The Joker sketch featured here by Sienkiewicz is currently a Speech Balloons featured exclusive.

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