tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post1334524006465541928..comments2024-03-10T22:13:11.974-04:00Comments on Marvel Comics of the 1980s: Circa 1982 - Bill Sienkiewicz's sketch to convince Jim Shooter to let him draw the X-MenJason Shayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12326506125878276176noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-82184757977771727432011-11-26T12:14:02.551-05:002011-11-26T12:14:02.551-05:00I recall reading an interview with him where he sa...I recall reading an interview with him where he said that he was offered the X-Men, but asked for the New Mutants instead because he wanted to start experimenting with his style and felt he would have more leeway to do that on a lower-profile title.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-16852973302408261072011-11-23T11:03:48.867-05:002011-11-23T11:03:48.867-05:00It still has some marks of what would be his own s...It still has some marks of what would be his own style, though.<br /><br />No doubt he was good.Icecypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999359003183615788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-18375799109969318022011-11-22T17:37:47.587-05:002011-11-22T17:37:47.587-05:00Ha! As I think I mentioned before, this was around...Ha! As I think I mentioned before, this was around the time Sienk was still a Neal Adams clone, if a good one. Guess Shooter didn't bite, except to throw an annual his way... Sienk would have been a better choice than about three X-Men artists post-Paul SmithEsteban aka Stephen Gurrnoreply@blogger.com