Phil Hester (comics)

Phil Hester

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 of the 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

Notes

  1. ↑ "Iowa’s Own Caped Crusader – A Few Words with Phil Hester". KWWL. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
  2. ↑ Rogers, Vaneta. "Jai Nitz & Phil Hester - Introducing El Diablo". Newsarama. August 2, 2008
  3. ↑ "Group Therapy for Monsters in '13 Steps'!". Bloody Disgusting. March 24, 2010
  4. ↑ McElhatton, Greg. "Wonder Woman #605". Comic Book Resources. December 22, 2010

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