Channeling

This is a pretty nice cover by Mike Vosburg, who seems to be channeling a bit of Bill Sienkiewicz channeling a bit of Bob Peak.

Mike Vosburg —Sisterhood of Steel #1 — circa 1980s

Graphic Style

Some more Sienkiewicz. Back in the days when Bill evolved from channeling Neal Adams to developing his own very graphic style of storytelling, many people seemed to divvy up to either hate his work or love it. I chose to love it and especially so after hearing him talk about his methods at a comic con. He gave a panel talk and then I chatted with him afterwards and what he had to say has affected me and my work all these many years later. I will blog about that somewhere down the road.

I bought these comics just for the covers.

Distinctive

And here we have a distinctive view of Conan with the distinctive style of Bill Sienkiewicz.

Strength of Man

'Strength of Man' was the premise of this limited-edition portfolio for select graphic artists to create specific drawings. That was a somewhat nebulous concept that allowed for artistic freedom. I guess so, since most of the artists drew whatever the heck they wanted. Here I'm only showing 6 of the 13 participating artists, and out of this group Will Eisner came closest to following directions, Moebius is my favorite of the batch, and Bill Sienkiewicz was the most honest for disregarding the premise. The artists personally signed each of their plates.

Homage

I'm sure this is an homage, not a swipe, but it shows the value of a good morgue...

Coles Phillips_1919

Bill Sienkiewicz_MoonKnight #24-Oct 1982