Bill Sienkiewicz is a visual artist probably best known for his unique and recognizable work on various comic books, notably Marvel Comics' Elektra: Assassin.

Boleslav (William) Felix Robert Sienkiewicz was born May 3, 1958 in Blakely, Pennsylvania, USA. He attended the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts in Newark, New Jersey.

Sienkiewicz often utilizes oil painting, collage, mimeograph and other forms generally uncommon in comic books. Some critics have suggested the influence of abstract and expressionist art on Sienkiewicz's work. He has had a major influence on the style of comic illustration from 1980 onwards. His use of unconventional media and heightening of the comic cover as a stand alone artwork have been an influence on Dave McKean and others.

His first credited work for Marvel Comics was on an issue of the Fantastic Four. This led to him securing a regular role as penciller for the series Moon Knight; his unconventional graphic style and use of collage on the series won him a cult status in the industry, even though the Moon Knight title suffered poor sales. When the Moon Knight title was moved to direct sales in 1981 Sienkiewicz was given greater creative freedom culminating in the story "Beat It" that marked a creative breakthrough.
In 1983 he started working on New Mutants with Chris Claremont where his distinctive cover paintings and character design gained much attention for the series. Also written by Claremont was a series based around the character Galactus that appeared in Epic magazine. Sienkiewicz produced one-off covers for a range of Marvel titles including 'ROM' and 'Go-Bots' and drew the comic adaptation of "Dune".

In 1986 he illustrated the six part mini-series written by Frank Miller; for which he won The Kirby Award for Best Artist in 1987 and the he prestigious Yellow Kid Award. That same year he contributed to the Brought to Light graphic novel with Alan Moore. In 1987 Sienkiewicz wrote and illustrated the critically acclaimed mini-series, Stray Toasters , an idiosyncratic work. In 1988 Sienkiewicz and Alan Moore published the first two issues of Big Numbers an ambitious project that remains incomplete.

In 1995 he produced the artwork for the biography on Jimi Hendrix, Voodoo Child: The Illustrated Legend of Jimi Hendrix.
He published a children's book called: Santa My Life & Times: An Illustrated Autobiography in 1998.

Works for DC

• Sandman: Endless Nights Illustrator
• Illustrator
• Nightwing/Huntress Illustrator
• Illustrator

Works for Marvel

• Black Widow Volume 1
• New Mutants

External links

• Official site