Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution

by Bill Sienkiewicz, Ben Davis, Neil Gaiman (Introduction)

Bill Sienkiewicz (pronounced sin-KEV-itch) is an Eisner-winning, Emmy-nominated artist best known for revolutionizing the way comic books are drawn and made. His work has graced the National Museum of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; art galleries in Paris, Barcelona, and Tuscany; and advertising campaigns for Nike, MTV, Nissan, the 2006 Winter Olympics, and dozens of Hollywood movies. Sienkiewicz is a classically trained painter whose artworks incorporate abstract and expressionist influences and combine oil painting, acrylics, watercolor, mixed media, collage, and mimeograph.

Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution is the first time the artist’s work and career have been taken out of the context of comic books and evaluated as fine art. Ben Davis, award-winning Senior Writer for Artnet News, considers Sienkiewicz’s process and places him within the context of art and popular culture.

Edited by Sal Abbinanti, Sienkiewicz’s representative and colleague for 12 years, Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution features an introduction by Neil Gaiman, who collaborated with Sienkiewicz on the New York Times bestseller The Sandman, and an interview in which the artist explains his influences and techniques and offers his view on the future of comic book art. The book is covered in luxurious 100% cloth fabric, with two embossed, tipped-in images on the front and back cover.

Genres: Art, Comics

224 pages, Hardcover

Published November 5, 2019

About the author

Boleslav William Felix Robert Sienkiewicz is an American artist known for his work in comic books—particularly for Marvel Comics' New Mutants, Moon Knight, and Elektra: Assassin. 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 abstraction and made use of oil painting, photorealism, collage, mimeograph, and other forms generally uncommon in comic books.

Reviews

[Patrick Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Any time any publisher wants to collect Bill’s works and make them available to a wider audience, I will be there. His first run on New Mutants synced up with my young comic fans heart and convinced me that comics can be so much more than what gets pushed into a young readers hands.
The book seems to have a couple of attribution issues with a few of the images. But other than that, the accompanying text pieces are informative, and the paper and printing are top notch.

[M.R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best aspect of this book is the blurb "Vol 1" on the cover.

[Larry Jarocki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Happened upon this one at Barnes and Noble, and it brought back everything I loved about comics in the 80s. I first saw Sienkiewicz' work in the Moon Knight run he did, and it blew me away at the time. He was doing things in this genre back then that has the rest of the industry still playing catch-up. The edition is beautiful, and the selection of prints really highlights just how diverse his output is. I wish the interview with him went on for longer, it's nice to see him getting his due. This is a book I will come back to again and again, as it's a bit overwhelming taken in one sitting.

[Vern · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bill Sienkiewicz is one of my all time favorite artists out there and this collection is amazing to have in one place. I borrowed this book from my library but now I might end up having to buy a copy

[Tony · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will read this book again and again. Such is the genius of Bill Sienkiewicz, this portfolio is amazing and shows what he’s capable of. I’m going to get great joy from rereading the comics he has contributed to over the years.

[Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing artwork and background on the artist. I was hoping for more of his illustrations from Moby Dick etc. but maybe that is coming in a new volume?

[Pete · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like Bill's work you'll love this book.

Page after page of beautiful artwork. A lot of New Mutants art if that is especially your bag.