Phil Hester (comics)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Phil Hester (born 1966 in Iowa) is an American comic book artist, penciller and writer.

This Eisner Award-nominated artist was born in eastern Iowa, where he went on to study at the University of Iowa. His 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.

Since graduating from the University of Iowa, he has been in the comics industry for over 15 years.

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.

Hester continues to reside in Iowa with his wife Christine and their two children, Dean and Emma.

[edit] Partial bibliography

• Ant-Man
• The Atheist
• The Coffin
• Deep Sleeper
• Rust vol.3
• Firebreather
• 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

[edit] External links

• ShocktraumaStudios.Com - Phil's official website
• Phil Hester: Straight Shooter - interview at Silver Bullet Comic Books
• Creator page at Action Planet
• Interview with Top Two Three Films
• Interview with The Outhouse
• Phil Hester on marvel.com
• Interview at Comicbloc.com