Phil Hester (comics)
| Phil Hester | |
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 Hester at the 2012 Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo. | |
| Born |
1966 Iowa |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Artist, writer |
| http://www.shocktraumastudios.com | |
Phil Hester (born 1966 in Iowa) is an American comic book artist, penciller and writer.
Early life
Phil Hester is an alumnus University of Iowa.[1]
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 (nominated for the 1997 Eisner Award for Best New Series), 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 (with a common name in DC Comics) who debuted in an eponymous limited series.[2] His last comic 13 Steps will adapted in a Comedy Horror film.[3]
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.[4]
Bibliography
- Ant-Man
- The Atheist
- The Coffin
- Deep Sleeper
- The Darkness: Accursed
- Rust vol.3
- Firebreather
- Mythic
- Nails
- Oversight (anthology of many previously published short pieces)
- The Wretch
- Uncle Slam and Firedog
- Clerks: The Lost Scene
- Four Letter Worlds
- Green Arrow
- Swamp Thing
- Namor
- Nightwing
- The Creeper
- Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #2-3
- The Holy Terror
- El Diablo (pencils, with writer Jai Nitz and inks by Ande Parks, 6-issue limited series, September 2008)
- S.T.A.T" (Security Through Acquired Talents)
- Timecop (comics)
- Teddy and the yeti
- The Anchor Issues 1-8
- Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #1-4
- Wonder Woman #605-614
Notes
- ↑ "Iowa’s Own Caped Crusader – A Few Words with Phil Hester". KWWL. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
- ↑ Rogers, Vaneta. "Jai Nitz & Phil Hester - Introducing El Diablo". Newsarama. August 2, 2008
- ↑ "Group Therapy for Monsters in '13 Steps'!". Bloody Disgusting. March 24, 2010
- ↑ McElhatton, Greg. "Wonder Woman #605". Comic Book Resources. December 22, 2010
References
- Phil Hester at Marvel.com
External links
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- Official website
- Phil Hester at the Comic Book DB
- Creator page at Action Planet
Interviews
- Phil Hester: Straight Shooter - interview at Silver Bullet Comic Books
- Interview with Futureal Studio
- Interview with The Outhouse
- Interview at Comicbloc.com
- Interview: Phil Hester On His Unorthodox Journey Into Comics
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