Phil Hester (born 1966) is an American comic book artist, penciller and writer. Early life Phil Hester is an alumnus of the University of Iowa. 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 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. 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, 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. 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 Clerks: The Lost Scene Deep Sleeper Nightwing El Diablo (pencils, with writer Jai Nitz and inks by Ande Parks, 6-issue limited series, September 2008) Four Letter Worlds Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #1–4 Green Arrow Firebreather Mythic Nails Namor Oversight (anthology of many previously published short pieces) Rust vol.3 S.T.A.T" (Security Through Acquired Talents) Stronghold Swamp Thing Teddy and the yeti The Anchor Issues 1–8 The Atheist The Coffin The Creeper The Darkness: Accursed The Holy Terror The Wretch Timecop (comics) Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #2–3 Uncle Slam and Firedog Wonder Woman'' #605–614 Notes References Phil Hester at Marvel.com External links 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 American comics artists American comics writers People from