Phil Hester (comics)


Phil Hester is an American comic book artist, penciller and writer.
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Early life

Phil Hester is an alumnus of the University of Iowa.

Career

Hester's pencilling credits include Swamp Thing, Brave New World, Flinch, Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Clerks: The Lost Scene, The Crow: Waking Nightmares, The Wretch, Aliens: Purge, and Green Arrow.
During his run on Green Arrow, he created the characters Mia Dearden and Onomatopoeia with writer Kevin Smith as well as Constantine Drakon with writer Judd Winick.
Hester co-created Uncle Slam and Firedog with his Green Arrow collaborator, artist Ande Parks. He also created El Diablo, a new character who debuted in an eponymous limited series. His last comic 13 Steps was adapted in a Comedy Horror film.
Hester is currently writing the new adventures of Golden Age hero The Black Terror for Dynamite Entertainment, based on plot ideas by Alex Ross, as part of the Project Superpowers Universe.
He also wrote DC's Wonder Woman, based on the notes and outline by J. Michael Straczynski, after Straczynski left the title.
In December 2020 he was announced as the new artist on Superman, alongside writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson.
Known for his extensive collection of original comic art, he is the originator of the "Hester paradox", wherein a collection is so large that it is prohibitively expensive to insure and yet is too valuable not to insure.

As writer

Aftershock Comics

Stronghold #1-5

Boom! Studios

The Anchor #1-8

DC Comics

Future Quest Presents #5-7Gen 13 #35-39Titans: Titans Together #1-2, 4Wonder Woman #605–614Wonder Woman #750

Dynamite Comics

Gold Key: Alliance #1-5

Image Comics

Firebreather #1–4Golly! #1-5

IDW Publishing

Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #1–4 T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1-8

Oni Press

Deep Sleeper #1–4The Coffin #1–4

Other publishers

Timecop (comics)Uncle Slam and FiredogNailsOversight S.T.A.T

As artist

Aftershock Comics

Artemis & the Assassin #1-5
  • Shipwreck #1–6 collected as ''Shipwreck''

Dark Horse Comics

Aliens: Purge #1

DC Comics

Action Comics #1029Argus #1-4, 6Ape-ril Special #1, short story "Detour"

Marvel Comics

Dynamite Comics

Green Hornet #1-6, 9-33

Image Comics

Four Letter WorldsFamily Tree #1-12The Holy Terror #1-2
  • *Crossover #7, #12 collected in ''Crossover: The Ten-Cent Plague''

Other publishers

Clerks: The Lost Scene Rust vol.3 The Crow: Waking Nightmares #1-4
  • The Operation
  • * A short prelude story titled "Friday I'm in Love" was published in Oni Press Color Special '02
  • * The production on the series was abandoned due to Hester reportedly overcommiting to various other projects.Negative Burn :
  • * "Positively Bridge Street"
  • Captain Ginger #1: "The Electric Sky Bear That Inspired Ben Franklin!" City of Angels, #2–3, 3-issue mini-series, 1995, TPB, Titan Books, 1996,

As writer and artist

DC Nuclear Winter Special #1, short story "Northern Lights"G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Beach HeadThe Wretch #1-6The Nameless #1-5Xino #1, short story "She Took the Air"

Interviews