Bill Sienkiewicz
Bill Sienkiewicz
Boleslav William Felix Robert "Bill" Sienkiewicz is an Eisner Award-winning American artist and writer best known for his comic book work, primarily for Marvel Comics' The New Mutants and Elektra: Assassin. Sienkiewicz often utilizes oil painting, collage, mimeograph, and other forms generally uncommon in comic books...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth3 May 1958
CountryUnited States of America
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To me, I always felt that Elektra was much more of a character that men would put their fantasies into. I felt there was a level of mystery to her.
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If you're going to establish a certain level of unreality than you have to deal with it
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That was a real learning element for me, because I realized that the more true you are to yourself, the more you will lose people.
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You're telling the story, creating the sets, doing the lighting, the designing, and establishing the pace.
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So, when the special effects are at the service of the story and draw you into it, that is really the magic.
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Toasters was a really interesting experience for me because it did take a lot out of me. It was wonderful, certainly very liberating, and I loved it.
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After that I jumped, especially being in art school, to the illustrators.
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But there's still an avenue for smaller comics and personal expression
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But if I really want to produce my own work and tell stories, then I will
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Cartooning is an honorable thing
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I wanted to be complete, because I figured that, visually, there was an avenue to explore with painted stuff
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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
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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
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And I've never viewed comics as assignments for the client