Comments on: Bill Sienkiewicz, comicbook demiurge

Bill Sienkiewicz, comicbook demiurge

signal — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 11:25:40 -0800

Bill Sienkiewicz: aside from being an award winning comic-book artist (his New Mutants stint is my particular favorite), has also done some amazing film, televison and graphic work.

By: tcobretti

tcobretti — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 11:51:34 -0800

Two Words: Elektra: Assassin

By: Scoo

Scoo — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 12:06:26 -0800

You got that right. I must have read Elektra Assassin a million time when I was in college. It's brilliant. Leave nothing living.

By: jazon

jazon — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 13:24:25 -0800

For me, it's all about Stray Toasters. Make mine 11-T-9!

By: infowar

infowar — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 14:18:41 -0800

Aye, Stray Toasters be it. I wonder why he hasn't done alcoholic beverage illos like Ralph Steadman whose work seems to have inspired Sienkiewicz in my uninformed opinion.

By: samh23

samh23 — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 14:53:22 -0800

Great link, Sienkiewicz has been one of my favorites for years. I'll chip in and say Big Numbers is my fave by him. Also worth checking out are these recently drawn pages from a Batman story-- according to rumor, they won't be printed as planned.

By: LairBob

LairBob — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 16:01:19 -0800

I love Sienkiewicz (especially Elektra), and those Batman drawings are very cool, but anyone who'd plunk down almost $3K for a comic panel these days has got to be nuts. (At least, if they're doing it for an investment--if they've got the cash, and they just love the illustration, god bless 'em.) There was a good documentary on the History Channel last week on the evolution of comics and the comic industry, reviewing how the whole "collectible" craze of the early '90s practically killed the industry. (And may yet--the repercussions of that time are still being felt, and haven't ended so far.) Really too bad--like probably a whole bunch of people here, I've always felt that comics are under-appreciated as a legitimate art form.

By: Joey Michaels

Joey Michaels — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 17:14:33 -0800

Sienkiewicz's work on The New Mutants in the 1980's was my bridge into quality art and writing in comics. Without him, I would not have ever even tried Moore, Miller, Gaiman, Morrison, Busiek or even Sim. Also, let me add my general support for Stray Toasters - a wonderful, bizarre little story.

By: inpHilltr8r

inpHilltr8r — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 19:34:25 -0800

I love Bill's work, but I still haven't completely forgiven him for the Big Numbers debacle.

By: daver

daver — Wed, 07 Jul 2004 23:38:51 -0800

God God, late to the debate. Let me throw my weight in for Stray Toasters too. I think I may still have mine...

By: black8

black8 — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 00:17:48 -0800

Jeez that's creepy. Not five minutes ago I was looking at the new Sonic Youth album wondering if Bill had done the cover painting. (It was Richard Prince actually) and then I hit refresh. Chalk me up as a Stray Tosters fan, I'll have to pull out my copies and reread them (again!)