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Boleslav William Felix Robert Sienkiewicz ( or ; ; born May 3, 1958) is an American artist known for his work in comic books—particularly for ' The New Mutants, , and . He is the co-creator of the character David Haller / Legion, 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 and made use of , , , , and other forms generally uncommon in comic books.

(2025). 9781605490595, TwoMorrows Publishing.
(2025). 9781840231861, Titan Books. .
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Early life
Sienkiewicz was born May 3, 1958, in Blakely, Pennsylvania. When he was five years old, he moved with his family to the Hainesville section of Sandyston Township, New Jersey, where he attended elementary and secondary school. Sienkiewicz began drawing "when he was about four or five", and continued doing and learning about art throughout his childhood. His early comic book influences include artist comics, and artist 's .

Sienkiewicz received his classical art education at the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts in Newark, New Jersey.

After art school, he showed a portfolio of his work to ' , which led to his entering the comics field at age 19. The artist recalled in 1985, "They didn't have any work for me, but that didn't bother me. I just figured that if comics didn't work out I'd have done advertising or illustration. Vinnie called renowned , who put me in touch with Marvel . Soon after that I was drawing , in The Hulk black-and-white magazine". His early art style was heavily influenced by Neal Adams.

Career
Comics
Sienkiewicz continued as the artist of the Moon Knight color comics series, starting with the first issue (November 1980). His eclectic art style helped shed the early perception of Moon Knight as a mere clone. Four years later, after a stint as artist on Fantastic Four, he became the artist on Marvel's The Uncanny X-Men spin-off The New Mutants, beginning with issue No. 18 (August 1984),
(2025). 9780756641238, Dorling Kindersley.
producing cover paintings and character designs. From this period on, Sienkiewicz's art evolved into a much more expressionistic style, and he began experimenting with paint, collage, and mixed media. He illustrated The New Mutants from 1984 to 1985.

Sienkiewicz produced covers for a range of Marvel titles, including Rom, Dazzler, The Mighty Thor, Return of the Jedi and The Transformers, and drew the comic adaptation of Dune.

Sienkiewicz's own first writing credit was for the painted story "Slow Dancer" in in 1986. Sienkiewicz both wrote and illustrated the 1988 miniseries , an idiosyncratic work published by about a criminal psychologist investigating a series of murders. His first major interior work for was contributing to Batman #400 (October 1986).

(2025). 9780756667429, Dorling Kindersley.

He illustrated the 1986-87 eight-issue limited seriesDeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 228: "Produced by Frank Miller and illustrated by Bill Sienkiewicz, Elektra: Assassin was an eight-issue limited series...published by Marvel's Epic Comics imprint." and the Daredevil: Love and War graphic novel which were both written by Frank Miller.

After this, he collaborated with writer on the first six issues of DC Comics' series.

In 1988, he contributed to the Brought to Light with writer . In 1990, Sienkiewicz and Moore published the first two issues of the uncompleted series Big Numbers. Sienkiewicz painted the Classics Illustrated adaptation of the novel .

Sienkiewicz was the subject of a 2008 full-length documentary/interview produced by Woodcrest Productions, The Creator Chronicles: Bill Sienkiewicz.

In 2007, Sienkiewicz penciled 30 Days of Night: Beyond Barrow. In 2008, Sienkiewicz illustrated a story for The Nightmare Factory - Volume 2 graphic novel. That same year, he inked the Reign in Hell limited series for DC.Cowsill, Alan "2000s" in Dolan, p. 334: "DC's version of Hell erupted into all-out war when the rulers of Purgatory, Blaze and Satanus invaded Neron's infernal domain. Written by with art by and Bill Sienkiewicz." Between 2010 and 2012, he inked several issues of Neal Adams' Batman: Odyssey project for DC Comics.

In October 2012, Sienkiewicz teamed with fellow artists and David W. Mack on the eight-issue Marvel mini-series . Regarding the contrast in art styles, Sienkiewicz related that it was deliberate, in order to "give a very definite break from the "everyday reality" that Klaus' art is meant to portray, as well as the impression of a flashback."

In June 2014, Sienkiewicz was the guest of honor at ceremony for the 2014 at HeroesCon in Charlotte, North Carolina.

In April 2022, Sienkiewicz was reported among the more than three dozen comics creators who contributed to 's benefit anthology book, Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds, a project spearheaded by Special Projects Editor , whose profits would be donated to relief efforts for Ukrainian refugees resulting from the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sienkiewicz would provide one of the covers to the softcover edition of the book.

Other work
In addition to his work in comics, Sienkiewicz has also worked in numerous other media, especially in the music and trading card industries. His artwork has been published in magazines including Entertainment Weekly and Spin. In 1998, he collaborated with writer Martin I. Green to produce the children's book , My Life & Times.

In 1989, Sienkiewicz painted the art for the Friendly Dictators card set published by which portrayed various foreign leaders such as Mobutu Sese Seko, , and Anastasio Somoza Debayle. This card set was followed by Coup d'etat : the assassination of John F. Kennedy (1990), a 36-card set including his meticulously detailed and stylized imagery of Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, and .

Sienkiewicz has illustrated cards for the collectible card game. In 2004, Sienkiewicz contributed to card art for , a collectible card game published by Upper Deck Entertainment. In 1995, he illustrated Voodoo Child: The Illustrated Legend of Jimi Hendrix the biography of by Martin I. Green. In 1996, he provided the artwork for the album The Charity of Night. Additional Sienkiewicz album covers include 's Bobby Digital in Stereo (1998), 's Business as Usual (1990), and 's (2009). Also in 2006, Sienkiewicz teamed with Neal Adams to create art for former bassist .

Sienkiewicz has worked on character design for animation. His work on the television series Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? received two nominations in 1995 and 1996.

(2025). 9780313357473, ABC-CLIO. .
In 2006, Sienkiewicz designed the layout and art for The Venture Bros. season one DVD set. He designed the cover art for the season three DVD and Blu-ray set.

Awards
  • 1981: Eagle Award for Best New Artist
  • 1981: Inkpot Award
  • 1982: Eagle Award for Best Artist
  • 1983: Eagle Award for Best Artist
  • 1986: Yellow Kid Award, Lucca, , for "bridging the gap between American and European artistic sensibilities"
  • 1986: , Lucca, Italy
  • 1987: Eagle Award for Favourite Artist (penciller)
  • 1987: for Best Artist (for Elektra: Assassin)
  • 1988: March of Dimes Award, for charity work
  • 1989: for Best Cover (for Question #10)
  • 1991: Alpe d'Huez Award, Grenoble, France
  • 1992: , for Daredevil, and graphic experiments
  • 2004: for Best Anthology (for contributions to The Sandman: Endless Nights)
  • 2014: Guest of Honor, 2014 Awards Ceremony
  • 2019: for Eisner Award#Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books for Bill Sienkiewicz's Mutants and Moon Knights… And Assassins... Artifact Edition

Personal life
In October 1979 Sienkiewicz married Francis Ann Dawson (Franki), who worked at Marvel as the administrative assistant for editor-in-chief and later was Marvel's Administrative Manager of International Licensing.Shooter, Jim. "Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel Comics cover-dated January 1983. They divorced in 1983.

Bibliography
Interior art
DC Comics
  • #800 (2003)
  • : A Visitor's Guide (pin-up) (2004)
  • The Adventures of Superman #595 (2001)
  • vol. 4 #52 (inker, over ) (1999)
  • Batman #400, 533–534 (inker, over Jim Aparo), 568 (inker, over ) (1986, 1996)
  • Batman 80-Page Giant #3 (2000)
  • Batman 80-Page Giant 2011 #1 (inker, over Cristina Coronas) (2011)
  • Batman and Robin: The Official Comic Adaptation #1 (inker, over ) (1997)
  • Batman Black and White #3 (1996)
  • The Batman Chronicles #1 (inker, over ), 3 (inker, over ), 10, 12 (inker, over ), 15 (inker, over ), 17 (inker, over ) (1995–1999)
  • GN (inker, over ) (1998)
  • #1 (inker, over Joe Staton) (1996)
  • #1–4 (inker, over Jim Aparo) (1996)
  • #33 (inker, over Mike Collins) (2002)
  • Batman: Huntress & Spoiler #1 (inker, over ) (1998)
  • Batman: Odyssey #6 (inker, over ) (2011)
  • Batman: Odyssey vol. 2 #1–5 (inker, over Neal Adams) (2011–2012)
  • #88 (inker, over Dan Jurgens), 93 (inker, over Paul Ryan) (1999–2000)
  • Batman Villains Secret Files and Origins #1 (inker, over ) (1998)
  • Bat-Thing #1 (inker, over Rodolfo Damaggio) (1997)
  • : Nite Owl #3–4 (inker, over ) (2012–2013)
  • Birds of Prey #22 (inker, over ) (2000)
  • Bizarro #1 (one page only) (2015)
  • /Hong Kong Phooey Special (inker, over ) (2018)
  • Black Racer and Special (inker, over Denys Cowan) (2017)
  • Convergence Detective Comics #1–2 (inker, over Denys Cowan) (2015)
  • Infinite Hour Exxxtreme (inker, over Denys Cowan) (2020)
  • DC 1st: Batgirl/The Joker #1 (2002)
  • DCU Holiday Bash #3 (inker, over Joe Staton) (1999)
  • #9 (2011)
  • vol. 4 #11, Annual #1 (inker, over Denys Cowan) (2017, 2018)
  • #708–710 (inker, over Graham Nolan), 735 (inker, over Dan Jurgens), 1027 (inker, over Emanuela Lupacchino) (1997–2020)
  • Endless Gallery (pin-up) (1995)
  • Fanboy #3 (1999)
  • Flinch #2 (1999)
  • #7 (inker, over Tommy Lee Edwards) (1997)
  • vol. 2 #109 (inker, over Jim Aparo) (1996)
  • Green Arrow vol. 5 #25 (inker, over Denys Cowan) (2014)
  • Green Arrow/Black Canary #22–29 (inker, over ) (2009–2010)
  • Green Lantern: The Last Will and Testament of graphic novel (inker, over Brent Anderson) (2002)
  • Heroes Against Hunger (back cover) (1986)
  • (inker, over ) (2010)
  • JSA 80-Page Giant 2010 #1 (inker, over Mike Norton) (2010)
  • /Huntress #1–4 (inker, over ) (1998)
  • The Question #37 (inker, over Denys Cowan) (2010)
  • The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage #1-4 (inker, over Denys Cowan) (2020)
  • #1 (inker, over Tom Derenick) (2009)
  • #1 (inker, over Tom Derenick) (2009)
  • Reign in Hell #1–8 (inker, over Tom Derenick) (2008–2009)
  • Rogues Gallery #1 (pin-up) (1996)
  • GN (2003)
  • vol. 3 #4 (inker, over Denys Cowan) (2014)
  • vol. 3 #1–6 (1987–1988)
  • #1 (inker, over Jim Aparo) (1997)
  • The Spirit vol. 2 #1 (2010)
  • Starman #81 (inker, over Fernando Dagnino) (2010)
  • Steel #48 (inker, over Denys Cowan) (1998)
  • Superman #400 (pin-up) (1984)
  • Superman vol. 2 #173 (2002)
  • Superman: Day of Doom #1–4 (inker, over Dan Jurgens) (2003)
  • Stormwatch #11 (inker, over C. P. Smith) (2003)
  • Transmetropolitan: Filth of the City (2001)
  • #3 (2014)
  • Web #1–10 (inker, over Tom Derenick) (2009–2010)
  • World's Finest: Our Worlds at War #1 (2001)

Marvel Comics
  • Alias #7 (two pages), 8 (three pages) (2001)
  • The Avengers Annual #16 (inker, over John Romita Jr.) (1987)
  • Bizarre Adventures #31 (1982)
  • Black Widow vol. 3 #1–6 (2004–2005)
  • Black Widow: The Things They Say About Her... #1–6 (2005–2006)
  • Blade: Vampire Hunter #3 (inker, over ) (2000)
  • : Red, White & Blue (one story only) (2002)
  • #1–8 (inker, over ) (2012–2013)
  • Daredevil: Love and War GN (1986)
  • #1–8 (1986–1987)
  • #34 ("Slow Dancer") (1986)
  • Excalibur #27 (inker, over Barry Windsor-Smith) (1990)
  • Fantastic Four #219, 222–231 (1980–1981)
  • The Devourer #1–6 (inker, over Jon J Muth and ) (1999–2000)
  • Gambit #3–4 (inker, over Klaus Janson) (1997)
  • Generation X Annual '95 #1 (inker, over multiple artists) (1995)
  • Heroes for Hope starring the X-Men #1 (inker, over Frank Miller) (1985)
  • The Hulk! #13–15, 17–18, 20 (Moon Knight backup stories) (1979–1980)
  • #38 (inker, over ), 42 (inker, over Bob Hall) (1988–1989)
  • #18, 21 (1979–1980)
  • #8 (1986)
  • Marvel Super Special #36 (comics adaptation of Dune (1985))
  • #1, 3, 9–15, 22–26, 28–30 (penciller and inker); 2, 4–8, 17–20 (penciller only); 33 (inker, over ); 200 (penciller and inker) (1980–2016)
  • The New Mutants #18–31 (penciller and inker); 35–37 (inker, over ); 38 (inker, over ) (1984–1986)
  • New X-Men #127, 131 (inker, over John Paul Leon) (2002)
  • Return of the Jedi #1–4 first page and pinups (1983)
  • The Spectacular Spider-Man #220–229 (inker, over ) (1995)
  • #0 (inker, over ) (2006)
  • Spider-Man 2099 #40, 42 (inker, over ) (1996)
  • #1–4 (1989)
  • Tomb of Dracula #6 (1980)
  • Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #6–8 (2001)
  • The Uncanny X-Men #159 (penciller); 288 (inker, over Andy Kubert), 314 (inker, over Lee Weeks), Annual #6 (1982–1994)
  • Wolverine: Inner Fury #1 (1993)
  • Wolverine vol. 2 #10–16 (inker, over John Buscema), 123–124 (inker, over Denys Cowan) (1989–1998)
  • #9 (inker, over Lee Weeks) (1995)
  • #43 (2003)

Cover work
DC Comics
  • #1 (variant cover)
  • #1 (1:25 variant cover)
  • #1
  • #741, 772–773, 775
  • JLA #59
  • Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 3 #38
  • The Question #1–19 #21–23, Annual #1
  • #1-6
  • #1–6
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation graphic novel collecting six issue mini series with variant cover
  • Spotlight #10

Marvel Comics
  • ALF Annual #2
  • Amazing High Adventure #1
  • Beauty and the Beast #1–4
  • Black Panther #14
  • The Brotherhood #1–3
  • Clive Barker's Hellraiser #10
  • #1–6
  • Daredevil #197, 204, 207, 236, 338
  • The Dark Phoenix Saga trade paperback
  • Dazzler #8–9, 15–16, 18, 27–35, 42
  • The Defenders #123
  • Doom 2099 #35
  • Elektra vol 2. #23–27
  • Elektra: The Hand #1–5
  • Excalibur #83
  • The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones #26
  • #1–6
  • #58
  • The Incredible Hulk #295–297, 301, 312
  • The trade paperback
  • #11
  • Kull the Conqueror #2
  • Marc Spector: #26–31, 34
  • Marvel Graphic Novel #8 ("Super Boxers"); #12 ("Dazzler: The Movie")
  • The Marvel Masterpieces Collection 2 #3
  • vol. 2 #6
  • trade paperback cover
  • The New Defenders #125, 131, 135
  • The New Mutants #18–31, 37, 39
  • Nick Fury versus S.H.I.E.L.D. #2
  • The Official Marvel Index To The X-Men vol. 2 #3
  • The Power of Iron Man trade paperback
  • The Punisher vol. 2 #93
  • The Punisher Holiday Special #2
  • Rom #46–47, 52–54, 68, 71, Annual 2–3
  • Savage Sword of Conan #102, 116
  • Annual '99
  • #16
  • #1–4
  • Star Wars #92, 101
  • Thor #332–333
  • Thor vol. 2 #75
  • The Transformers #1
  • The Uncanny X-Men #195, 252
  • What If...? #43–47
  • #1
  • X-Calibre #3
  • Only the 1994 trade paperback edition
  • X-Men Unlimited #3

Other publishers
  • 30 Days of Night: Beyond Barrow (three-issue mini-series, covers and full interior art)
  • The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist #2, by Dark Horse Comics
  • Big Numbers #1–2 (Covers and full interior art and several pages of #3 which was unpublished and the series discontinued)
  • Bitter Root #2 – by Image Comics (B cover only)
  • Brought to Light graphic novel (cover and interior art)
  • Cerebus the Aardvark: Cerebus Jam #1 (cover only)
  • Classics Illustrated #4 – Moby-Dick (Berkley Publishing)
  • #1 (cover only)
  • #12–22 – Titan Books collected edition (covers only)
  • Judge Dredd and the Angel Gang – Collected edition graphic novel (cover only)
  • Judge Dredd: City of the Damned – Collected edition graphic novel (cover only)
  • Judge Dredd: Innocents Abroad – Collected edition graphic novel (cover only — this is a cropped version of the cover of the Titan books Judge Dredd #14)
  • Judge Dredd: Oz Books One to Three – Titan Books collected edition (covers only — all three covers interlink to form larger image)
  • Judge Dredd: The Complete Oz – Collected edition graphic novel (cover only — the cover features a mix of covers #2 & 3 from the single reprint books)
  • "Leaf" #2 by NAB (cover only)
  • Lone Wolf and Cub #14–20 – US reprint books by First Publishing (covers only)
  • M3 #2, Hound Comics (cover only)
  • Oni Double Feature #4–5 ("A River in Egypt" part one and two)
  • The Nightmare Factory — Volume 2 graphic novel, Fox Atomic Comics
  • / #1 (cover only)
  • Shaft #1–6 (covers only)
  • Total Eclipse #1–5 (covers only)
  • The Matrix graphic novel (Interior art on story section)
  • Twelve Devils Dancing TPB, Action Lab Danger Zone (cover only)
  • Quarterly Spring 2007 (cover only)
  • Wonder Woman '77 Meets Bionic Woman #4 (cover only)

Other work
  • 1990 — Bill Sienkiewicz Sketchbook (Fantagraphics)
  • 1995 — Voodoo Child: The Illustrated Legend of Jimi Hendrix (illustrated storybook with CD, cover and full interior art)
  • 1998 — Santa, My Life & Times (illustrated storybook, cover and full interior art)
  • 2003 — Bill Sienkiewicz: Precursor (Art Book, )
  • Revised Guide to Camarilla & Sabbat covers

Media
  • The Venture Bros. Seasons 1 and 3, Warner Home Video
  • 's album The Charity of Night
  • 's album Bobby Digital in Stereo
  • 's album Business as Usual
  • Entertainment Weekly, various covers
  • Spin, various covers
  • Resident Evil, cover artwork for the American and European release of the PlayStation version
  • '
  • 's Man on the Moon albums, and

Trading cards
  • , various sets
  • Big Budget Circus ()
  • Friendly Dictators (Eclipse Enterprises)
  • Coup D'Etat (Eclipse Enterprises)
  • Rock Bottom Awards (Eclipse Enterprises)
  • Marvel Masterpieces, Series 2 and Series 3, assorted cards
  • 1994 Fleer Ultra X-Men, assorted cards

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