Phil Hester – illustratör

When an eight-year-old girl begins to transform into a tree, her single Mom, troubled brother, and possibly insane grandfather embark on a bizarre and heart-wrenching odyssey across the back roads of America, desperately searching for a way to cure her horrifying transformation before it''s too late. Bestselling, award-winning writer JEFF LEMIRE (ROYAL CITY, DESCENDER, Sweet Tooth) and superstar artist PHIL HESTER (Shipwreck, Green Arrow) come together for FAMILY TREE, a genre-defying epic about the lengths a mother will go to keep her children safe in a world of unspeakable horrors. Collects FAMILY TREE #1-4

Based on the popular Hollywood stage show and podcast, The Thrilling Adventure Hour: A Spirited Romance follows fan-favorite characters Frank and Sadie Doyle in “Beyond Belief”.It’s time to send the little ones to dreamland and set your radio’s dial to “spooky.” Steel yourself for mysterious suspense in…BEYOND BELIEF!Meet Frank and Sadie Doyle, toast of the upper crust. Headliners on the society pages. And, oh yes, they see ghosts. Trading quips and tossing back cocktails, the Doyles take what they want and hoodwink their clientele for the rest. Ghosts, vampires, werewolves, mummies, even diabolical gingerbread men are nothing but obstacles in the way of the liquor cabinet for our fast-talking, hard-drinking sleuths.Written by the creators of the wildly popular Hollywood stage show and podcast, Ben Acker and Ben Blacker (Deadpool, Star Wars Adventures), and illustrated by Phil Hester (Batman Beyond), The Thrilling Adventure Hour: A Spirited Romance is a rip-roaring adventure that harkens back to the heyday of old-time radio entertainment.Collects The Thrilling Adventure Hour Presents: Beyond Belief #0 - #4

There once was a shining city on the water, a home for families, hope, and prosperity. It was Gotham and it was glorious.The story of its fall from grace, the legend that would birth the Bat, has remained untold for 80 years.That’s about to change.Superstar creators Tom King and Phil Hester team up for the first time to tell the definitive origin of Gotham City: how it became the cesspool of violence and corruption it is today, and how it harbored and then unleashed the sin that led to the rise of the Dark Knight. Two generations before Batman, private investigator Slam Bradley gets tangled in the “kidnapping of the century” as the infant Wayne heir disappears in the night…and so begins a brutal, hard-boiled, epic tale of a man living on the edge and a city about to burn.

Spellbinding Swamp Thing tales from superstar writer Mark Millar and acclaimed artist Phil Hester are back in print, and collected in the omnibus format for the first time!Before Mark Millar was the superstar writer behind Kick-Ass, Wanted, and Kingsman, some of his first high-profile work in comics was more than 30 issues of DC/Vertigo’s Swamp Thing, following the seminal work of writers like Alan Moore and Nancy A. Collins.  In this run, Millar was joined by Phil Hester, one of the most celebrated artists in comics, also in an early point in his career. Hester subsequently gained renown for his work on Green Arrow, Firebreather, The Irredeemable Ant-Man, and more.  This formative work from two of the medium’s top creators returns in Swamp Thing by Mark Millar and Phil Hester Omnibus, collecting their full run on the series in the omnibus format, along with a slew of extras!This volume collects Swamp Thing (vol. 2) #140-171, with a brand-new introduction by Hester, a brand-new afterword by Millar, and a gallery of never-before-seen behind-the-scenes artwork.

#1 New York Times best-selling writer Brad Meltzer (Identity Crisis) and acclaimed artist Phil Hester (Green Arrow: Quiver) take Oliver Queen from the grave and onto the road for an adventure of past, present, and future! Oliver Queen has recently returned from the dead and like all iconic ghosts he s looking to get closure on some unfinished business. Packing his bags and hitting the road, Green Arrow will travel cross country with his old apprentice, now known as Arsenal, in search of lost treasures. Alongside encounters with Shade, Solomon Grundy, and Catman, Green Arrow will discover what it means to really live a life worth living. Honoring the Emerald Archer s past, present, and future Brad Meltzer and Phil Hester craft a quest that s sure to leave Green Arrow fan satisfied. Collects: Green Lantern #162-164; Green Arrow #1-39; Green Arrow Secret Files & Origins #1.

There once was a shining city on the water, a home for families, hope, and prosperity. It was Gotham and it was glorious.There once was a shining city on the water, a home for families, hope, and prosperity. It was Gotham, and it was glorious. The story of its fall from grace, the legend that would birth the Bat, has remained untold for 80 years. That’s about to change. Superstar creators Tom King and Phil Hester team up for the first time to tell the definitive origin of Gotham City: how it became the cesspool of violence and corruption it is today and how it harbored and then unleashed the sin that led to the rise of the Dark Knight. Two generations before Batman, private investigator Slam Bradley gets entangled in the kidnapping of the century as the infant Wayne heir disappears in the night…and so begins a brutal, hard-boiled, epic tale of a man living on the edge and a city about to burn. Collecting Gotham City: Year One #1-6.

Gotham’s darkest truth doesn’t begin with Batman—it begins with a crime that rewrites the soul of a city. Tom King (Mister Miracle) and Phil Hester (Green Arrow) deliver a razor-sharp noir that delivers the definitive origin of Gotham City!Gotham City, 1961. Helen Wayne, the "princess of Gotham" and heir of Richard and Constance Wayne has been kidnapped, and P.I. Slam Bradley finds himself embroiled in the case. As his investigation deepens, Gotham’s history of police corruption and fragile race relations is revealed. And as the threat of a race riot grows with every new revelation, Slam begins to realize that the city he grew up in still has lots of secrets to hide.This deluxe edition, written by Eisner Award–winning writer Tom King (Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow) and illustrated by Eisner-nominated artist Phil Hester (Swamp Thing), collects Gotham City: Year One #1-6 and features a brand-new cover and foreword by Phil Hester, a director’s cut of issue #1 showcasing the final lettering script and inks, behind-the scenes art by Hester, a variant cover gallery, and more!

Oliver Queen kehrt von den Toten zurück und kämpft wie eh und je gegen Verbrechen und Ungerechtigkeit. Der viel gerühmte Green Arrow-Meilenstein von Profi-Nerd, Comic-Crack und Film-Ikone Kevin Smith (DAREDEVIL, Dogma, Jay und Silent Bob schlagen zurück) zum ersten Mal in gesammelter Form!

Das Finale der viel gelobten Green Arrow- Neudefinition von Comic- und Filmemacher Kevin Smith (Dogma, Jay und Silent Bob schlagen zurück)! Oliver Queen versucht, sein Verhältnis zu Black Canary und seiner Familie ins Reine zu bringen. Allerdings macht ein Killer Jagd auf Verbrechensbekämpfer und hat auch den Bogenschützen auf seiner Abschussliste.

DER TOD VON SUPERMAN … ODER EIN NEUER ANFANG?Superboy ist aus der Zukunft in die Gegenwart zurückgekehrt … doch was er im 31. Jahrhundert erfuhr, hat ihn zutiefst schockiert. Denn laut Geschichtsschreibung wird sein Vater Superman sterben – und zwar hier und jetzt, als durch einen Dimensionsriss kriegerische Kreaturen aus einer anderen Wirklichkeit über die Erde herfallen. Dennoch stellen sich Vater und Sohn der Bedrohung, um die Welt zu retten … während sich in den Tiefen des Alls eine andere Gefahr erneut erhebt, die der Mann aus Stahl vor langer Zeit bekämpfte und besiegt glaubte!Supermans Start in die aufregende neue Infinite Frontier-Ära, die kein Fan verpassen darf! Geschrieben vom neuen SUPERMAN-Autor Phillip Kennedy Johnson, gezeichnet von Phil Hester (GREEN ARROW: AUFERSTEHUNG, GREEN ARROW: DER KLANG DER GEWALT) und Scott Godlewski (YOUNG JUSTICE)!ENTHÄLT: SUPERMAN 29-32 & ACTION COMICS 1029

IKONE MIT PFEIL UND BOGENIm Jahr 1941 ging Multimillionär Oliver Queen erstmals als grüner Bogenschütze Green Arrow auf Verbrecherjagd – und seither hat er sich unter der Federführung so berühmter Comic-Legenden wie Dennis O''Neil beständig weiterentwickelt und gewandelt: vom fröhlich-unbekümmerten Draufgänger in den 1940ern über den politisch engagierten Kämpfer für Gerechtigkeit in den 1970ern bis hin zum modernen, vielschichtig charakterisierten Helden, als den man ihn auch in der erfolgreichen TV-Serie Arrow sah. Dieser Band präsentiert eine Vielzahl neuer Storys, die all die Stationen im Werdegang von Green Arrow noch einmal aufzeigen, von großartigen Autoren und Top-Zeichnern, von denen einige prägend für ihn waren!GREEN ARROW-Urgestein Mike Grell (WARLORD), Bestsellerautor Jeff Lemire (SWEET TOOTH), Jorge Fornés (RORSCHACH), Phil Hester (GREEN ARROW: DER KLANG DER GEWALT), Andrea Sorrentino (JOKER: KILLER SMILE) und andere herausragende Künstler zelebrieren mit diesem Band DCs berühmten Bogenschützen!ENTHÄLT: GREEN ARROW 80TH ANNIVERSARY 100-PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR

MINISERIES PREMIEREThe smash-hit horror anthology based on the hit Shudder TV series is back and CREEPIER than ever!In the debut issue, master of the macabre GARTH ENNIS (Preacher, The Boys) and superstar creator BECKY CLOONAN (Wonder Woman) team up for the very first time to deliver a disturbing tale of the unborn!Then, freaky PHIL HESTER (Gotham City: Year One) tells the story of a grieving son who bends the laws of nature to see his mother one last time…this can’t end well!Each issue of CREEPSHOW, VOL. 2 will feature different creative teams with uniquely horrifying standalone stories and a 1:10 connecting cover from iconic horror artist SKINNER!

SUPERSTAR CREATORS PRESENT UNFORGETTABLE ALL-NEW G.I. JOE SILENT MISSIONS The face of comic books changed forever when G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO #21 introduced fans to the Silent Interlude, an action-packed story with NO DIALOGUE. Now, in a standalone silent issue from PHIL HESTER (Green Arrow), fan favorite BEACH HEAD is trapped in a DMZ and hunted by the forces of Cobra. But can Beach Head save himself and the war orphans he's vowed to protect?

From Eisner Award winner JOE PRUETT, comes a collection of disturbing tales, chilling revelations, and magical adventures. Drawn by some of today''''s top artistic talents, including MICHAEL GAYDOS (Jessica Jones), PHIL HESTER (THE FAMILY TREE), ANDREW ROBINSON (DUSTY STAR), and JUAN DOE (Dark Ark), with a cover by BRIAN BOLLAND!