Jeff Singh CANADA
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Elektra Assassin Promotional poster recreated by Bill Sienkiewicz

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Elektra commission framed

Partially done commission.
Artwork Details
Location: Bill Sienkiewicz Art
Title: Elektra Assassin Promotional poster recreated by Bill Sienkiewicz
Artist:  Bill Sienkiewicz (All)
Media Type: Mixed Media
Art Type: Interior Page
For Sale Status: When hell freezes over!
Views: 13050
Likes on CAF: 10
Comments: 22
Added to Site: 4/22/2010

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This is a monumental piece for me. I grew up with this poster on my bedroom wall for a decade. Elektra was a the female icon of my adolescence and I have never been as shaken to my core by a comic artist as I was reading Elektra Assassin for the first time. If there is one image that I would consider the pinacle of comic art to date, this is it. I know the original for this exists as do one or two other recreations of it but none of those are remotely affordable or available.

This piece has been the better part of a year in the making. Last year at Fan Expo in Toronto I was lucky to get a great commission from Bill on the Saturday of a retake of the Elektra cover with DD substituted for Garett. It came out great. Sensing Bill was particularly on that weekend I was lucky to be the first to ask for a commission on the Sunday. I asked him to recreate this piece. By the end of the con, he had not started and said that he wanted to take it home to do at his studio. As most of you know, Bill has in the past a bad reputation of taking money and not delivering on commissions and many of these dealings are still ongoing after 5 or 6 years. I decided to take a chance. It was an expensive commission but the gamble of possibly landing a painted Elektra of this image was worth it. Bill assured me at the time that he was doing all the work he promised and so I decided to take the chance.

True to his word, Bill completed the piece. He brought it to the Boston con where Yoram picked it up for me and brought it safely back to Toronto. I picked it up today. It is amazing in person and seeing it for the first time was an indescribable experience.

The piece is mounted on foamcore and has a bit of a warp to it that i hope to fix with framing but it did effect the scan with parts of the image being out of focus. It will soon be in a frame and up on my wall.

A big thank you to Bill Sienkiewicz for making this fanboys dreams come true and following through on this commission.

#9 in the 2010 best of CAF Other category.

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COMIC PARADISE Member Since 2005
Posted On 4/22/2010

amazing commission!
Alex Johnson Member Since 2006
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Posted On 4/22/2010

Jeff, This is an amazing piece of art. Congratulations.
Joseph Melchior Member Since 2005
Posted On 4/22/2010

Jeff, I had considered it myself but friends said I was crazy. Congratulations on having the gumption, it paid off big time.
Alex B Member Since 2008
Posted On 4/22/2010

A masterpiece such as this one is worth every risk ! Sincere congrats for taking the chance. I and A LOT of people are very jealous now ;-)
Rob Stolzer Member Since 2004
Posted On 4/22/2010

Congrats my friend. A terrific piece. Good karma pays off!
Kasra Ghanbari Member Since 2004
CAF Administrator
Posted On 4/22/2010

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
. BRAUNY Member Since 2007
Posted On 4/22/2010

Congrats on an awesome piece!
Shawn  F. Member Since 2005
Posted On 4/22/2010

He showed it to me in Boston. Congrats on such a meaningful piece my friend!
Beta Ray Benny Member Since 2003
Posted On 4/22/2010

Amazing . . . congratulations!!!
Felix  Lu Member Since 2005
Posted On 4/23/2010

You were right to wait...it looks even better with the finishing touches. Congrats!
Crees Tyler Member Since 2008
Posted On 4/23/2010

Great score ! Superb piece of Art! Congratulations ;)
Max C Member Since 2004
Posted On 4/24/2010

My congratulations, Jeff! This piece is magnificent and your comment even more. Childhood's and adolescence's feelings are a big reason why we collect this stuff and the sensation we have when one of this is, somewhat, satisfied, is worthless.
Andrea F. Member Since 2008
Posted On 4/25/2010

Superb commission!! Jaw-dropping!!!!!!!!
Chris K. Member Since 2008
Posted On 4/27/2010

You are going to redefine the word 'commission' with this one. What a superb piece! Congrats!
J L Member Since 2005
Posted On 5/9/2010

Recreation or not....this is just fantastic!!!! congrats.
Dimitrios Z Member Since 2011
Posted On 11/24/2012

That is a very cool and funky piece of art. Bill is so unique and that makes everyone want to own a piece by him. Great recreation.
Alberto Garcia Member Since 2009
Posted On 3/9/2013

Wonderful!!
Tim G Member Since 2010
Posted On 4/12/2013

Well, this is just fantastic! Your Sienkiewicz collection is most impressive.
Damon Wright Member Since 2008
Posted On 10/13/2014

Man's game!
Kyle K Member Since 2012
Posted On 2/28/2016

Unreal!
Bill J Member Since 2009
Posted On 8/24/2018

Wonderful! What an amazing work of art by one of the true modern innovators! Congrats!

Peter Venkman Member Since 2003
Posted On 3/21/2020

Jaws down! Teeth down! And the wolves are howling!

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