Bill Sienkiewicz

"Astounding... extraordinary... Jumping between highlighting his indie cult status as an artist and the mindset behind the abstraction of some of comics most beloved characters, the collection ultimately acts as a stunning visual love letter to one of comics most revered artists." — Comics Beat 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, Vol. I (Limited Edition)—the first time the artist’s work and career have been taken out of the context of comic books and evaluated as fine art—is a numbered edition of 1,000 copies, each signed by the artist. Contained in a fabric-covered clamshell box is a collection of 40 individual deluxe reproductions of previously unpublished paintings, drawings, sketches, and mixed media works from four decades of Sienkiewicz’s notebooks and personal collection as well as other private collections. A booklet signed by the artist includes a text explaining his influences and techniques and offer his view on the future of comic book art.

Everybody wants to co-opt the term "Cutting Edge." To truly be cutting-edge, one must push the envelope and test the boundaries of conventional thought. The EDGE is filled with stories by and about the world's greatest cutting-edge creators. These are tales from the EDGE. This collection celebrates the 10th anniversary of Vanguard's flagship cutting-edge comics anthology, EDGE, with a softcover tour-de-force packed with new works, and a few classics, by the world's most innovative graphic storytellers! These talents have riveted the world with their visionary contributions to fine art, comics, film and illustration. Best-selling author Neil Gaiman, Smithsonian Institute's Marshall Arisman, Sandman cover artist Dave McKean, award-winning Time magazine illustrator Barron Storey, groundbreaking Electra Assassin graphic novelist Bill Sienkiewicz, Marilyn Manson poster artist Justin Hampton, award-winning writer/director/producer Brian McDonald, Kabuki creator David Mack, Mosquito Coast author Paul Theroux, Dean Motter, J. David Spurlock and multi-media innovator Steranko all contribute to this tome.