Phil Hester is an American

United States

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 comic book

Comic book

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 artist

Artist

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, penciller

Penciller

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 and writer

Writer

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Biography

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

Eisner Award

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 for Best New Series), Aliens: Purge, and Green Arrow.

Since graduating from the University of Iowa

University of Iowa

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, he has been in the comics industry for over 15 years.

During his run on Green Arrow

Green Arrow

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, he created the characters Mia Dearden

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 #2...

 and Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia (comics)

Onomatopoeia is a DC Comics supervillain, an enemy of Green Arrow and Batman. He first appeared in Green Arrow #12 . He was created by writer Kevin Smith and artist Phil Hester...

 with writer Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

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 as well as Constantine Drakon

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 as a villain to Green Arrow, and he first appeared in Green Arrow vol. 3 #27 .-Childhood:...

 with writer Judd Winick

Judd Winick

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Hester co-created Uncle Slam and Firedog with his Green Arrow collaborator, artist Ande Parks

Ande Parks

Ande Parks is a professional American comic book artist, known for his work as an inker and writer in the industry. His greatest notoriety has come from his stint with fellow artist Phil Hester on DC Comics’ Green Arrow series from 2001 to 2004 and writing the graphic novels Union Station and...

. He also created El Diablo, a new character (with a common name in DC Comics) who debuted in an eponym

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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, taking plot cues from Alex Ross, the series follows the stories set out by Ross et al. in the Project Superpowers Universe.

He is also writing DC's Wonder Woman based on notes from J. Michael Straczynski.

Personal life

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

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