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For decades, Bill Sienkiewicz has been one of the big names in pushing comic books as an art form. A previously announced documentary exploring his career has a new trailer that reveals names like Vincent D’Onofrio, Kevin Smith, Peter Ramsey, and Jim Lee all singing the artist’s praises. Bill Sienkiewicz: That Polish Guy is a documentary that explores one of comic books’ most influential artists.

The first trailer for Bill Sienkiewicz: That Polish Guy was revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2026. “Bill has been incredibly influential in comics, film, music, and beyond, and this trailer is a peek into a film that will let everyone experience the depth of his creativity and his untouchable legacy,” explained producer Sal Abbinanti. It features figures from comic books, film, and television singing the praises of the artist, whose work includes iconic art for Moon Knight, New Mutants, Elektra: Assassin, and Daredevil.

“Comic books have been long looked upon as the bastard stepchild of illustration and fine art, and I don’t believe that,” the trailer’s opening narration by Sienkiewicz reads. “A comic book artist or an illustrator or a fine artist; art is art, and I don’t see any difference.”

“Bill’s a revolutionary tour-de-force,” DC CCO and President Jim Lee added. “And really kind of showed me what could be done in this medium.”

Throughout his career, Bill Sienkiewicz has been one of the figures pushing for comic book art to be more experimental and daring than what we had seen. The new documentary promises to show how he impacted the industry from the 1980s through to today.

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