Phil Hester (born 1966) is an American comic book artist,

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and writer.

Early life

Phil Hester is an alumnus of the

University of Iowa The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized into 12 co ...

. He is originally from North English, 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'' (nominated for the 1997

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for Best New Series), ''Aliens: Purge'', and ''Green Arrow''. During his run on ''

Green Arrow Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in '' More Fun Comics'' #73 in November 1941. His real name is Oliver Jonas Quee ...

'', he created the characters

Mia Dearden Mia Dearden is a DC Comics superheroine, the second character to take the mantle of Green Arrow's sidekick Speedy. Created by writer Kevin Smith and artist Phil Hester, she first appeared in ''Green Arrow'' (vol. 3) #2 (May 2001). She is one ...

and

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with writer

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as well as

Constantine Drakon Constantine Drakon is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He is a martial artist created by writer Judd Winick and artist Phil Hester. He is a villain and enemy of Green Arrow, and he first appeared in ''Green Arrow'' (vol. 3) #27 ...

with writer

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. Hester co-created ''Uncle Slam and Firedog'' with his ''Green Arrow'' collaborator, artist

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. He also created

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, a new character (with a common name in DC Comics) who debuted in an

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ous limited series. His last comic 13 Steps will adapted in a Comedy Horror film. Hester is currently writing the new adventures of Golden Age hero ''The Black Terror'' for

Dynamite Entertainment Dynamite Entertainment is an American comic book publisher founded by Nick Barrucci in 2004 at Mount Laurel, New Jersey. It is best known as the owners of '' The Boys'' franchise across several IP medias. Dynamite primarily publishes adaptations ...

, based on plot ideas by

Alex Ross Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries ''Marvels'', on which he collaborated wit ...

, as part of the

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Universe. He also wrote DC's ''

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'', based on the notes and outline by

J. Michael Straczynski Joseph Michael Straczynski (; born July 17, 1954) is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is the founder of Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS and is best known as the creator of the science fiction television series ''Babylon 5'' ...

, 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 the a collection is so large that it is prohibitively expensive to insure and yet is too valuable not to insure.

Bibliography

* ''

Ant-Man Ant-Man is the name of several superheroes appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, Ant-Man's first appearance was in ''Tales to Astonish'' #27 (January 1962) but first appeared in cost ...

'' * '' Clerks: The Lost Scene'' * ''Deep Sleeper'' * ''

Nightwing Nightwing is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character has appeared in various incarnations; the identity was adopted by Dick Grayson when he left his role as Batman's vigilante partner Robin. Although ...

'' * ''

'' (pencils, with writer Jai Nitz and inks by

, 6-issue limited series, September 2008) * ''

Four Letter Worlds ''Four Letter Worlds'' is a comics anthology published by American company Image Comics in 2005; it tells 16 stories revolving around four lettered words: Love, Hate, Fear, and Fate. Organized by Image Comics' Executive Director Eric Stephenso ...

'' * '' Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters'' #1–4 * ''

'' * '' Firebreather'' * ''Mythic'' * ''Nails'' * ''

Namor Namor (), also known as the Sub-Mariner, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in early 1939, the character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies Inc ...

'' * ''Oversight'' (anthology of many previously published short pieces) * ''Rust vol.3'' * ''S.T.A.T" (Security Through Acquired Talents) * ''Stronghold'' * ''

Swamp Thing The Swamp Thing is a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics. A humanoid/plant elemental creature, created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, the Swamp Thing has had several humanoid or monster incarnations in v ...

'' * '' Teddy and the yeti'' * ''The Anchor'' Issues 1–8 * '' The Atheist'' * ''The Coffin'' * '' The Creeper'' * '' The Darkness: Accursed'' * ''The Holy Terror'' * ''

The Wretch ''The Wretch'' is a comic book created by Phil Hester and published by Slave Labor Graphics. The series focuses on the creepy town of Glass City and its residents who are protected by a strange entity known only as the Wretch. Weird things can al ...

'' * ''

Timecop (comics) ''Timecop'' was originally published as a three-part story, "Time Cop: A Man Out of Time", in the anthology comic ''Dark Horse Comics'' (August–October 1992) and spawned the successful film '' Timecop''. After the film reached #1 at the box off ...

'' * ''

Ultimate Marvel Team-Up ''Ultimate Marvel Team-Up'' is a comic book series, published by Marvel Comics which ran for 16 issues, including a concluding ''Ultimate Spider-Man Super Special''. It is set in one of Marvel's shared universes, the Ultimate Universe and is base ...

'' #2–3 * ''Uncle Slam and Firedog'' * ''

'' #605–614

Notes

References

Phil Hester
at Marvel.com

External links

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Interviews

– interview at Silver Bullet Comic Books

Interview with The Outhouse

Interview at Comicbloc.com

Interview: Phil Hester On His Unorthodox Journey Into Comics
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