Phil Hester

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  • Bibliography:
    54 Books
  • First Book:
    October 2001
  • Latest Book:
    January 2024
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Book List in Order: 54 titles

  • Foot Soldiers, Volume 2

    The next five chapters of Jim Krueger's cult-classic series area collected here for the very first time, all under a brand-new cover, created specifically for this volume by Bill Sienkiewicz! In a future oppressed by a police force that keeps a law t...

  • Wretch, Volume 1: Everyday Doomsday

    • This volume collects every story from Phil Hester's original Amaze Ink series, plus previously unpublished material.
    • Somewhere in America lies a small town haunted by every manner of bizarre horror. The only thing weirder than the ...

  • Wretch, Volume 2: Devil's Lullaby

    • Somewhere in the dark heart of America is Glass City, strangeness capital of the world. Here you'll find bigfoot, satanic cults, killer clowns, UFO drive bys, flesh-eating viruses and hook handed serial killers. This is where urban legends a...

  • Wretch, Volume 3: Cradle to Grave

  • Deep Sleeper Trade Paperback

    • Cole Gibson is haunted by vivid and terrifying nightmares that cripple his career and alienate his family. He soon discovers his dreams are merely doorways into a separate, hidden level of reality populated by beings beyond imagining. The me...

  • Oversight: Collected Short Stories, 1990-2005

    • From the creator of The Atheist, The Coffin, Deep Sleeper and the artist of Green Arrow and Nightwing comes a complete -- and long overdue -- collection of this amazing talent's short story work from the last decade and a half! See why t...

  • Accursed

  • The Darkness Accursed, Volume 1

    "Irrevocably changed by the events of First Born, Darkness bearerJackie Estacado has relocated to the secluded nation of Sierra Muñoz,where he subjugates the people by partnering with a scientist who is able tomanipulate The Darkness in ways never be...

  • Storm Damage



  • Firebreather, Volume 2: All the Best Heroes are Orphans

    Divorce is tough for any teenager, but when your Mom is a normal human housewife and your Dad is a 300-foot-tall, city-stomping Monster things get even tougher. This is Duncan Rosenblatt's reality. His Mom wants him to keep up his grades and go to co...

  • Firebreather, Volume 1: Growing Pains

    • Divorce is tough for any teenager, but when your mother is a typical suburban soccer mom and your dad is a 300-foot-tall, city-trampling, battleship-devouring monster, things get even tougher. This is Duncan Rosenblatt's reality. His mom wan...

  • The Irredeemable Ant-Man

    Introducing the world's worst super hero! When a low-level S.H.I.E.L.D. agent gets a hold of Hank Pym's new Ant-Man suit, you know the Marvel Universe is in trouble. He's not concerned with saving the world or helping others - he's concerned with get...

  • The Darkness Accursed, Volume 2

    Weakened and battered after a conflict with The Darkness itself, Jackie Estacado flees Sierra Munoz and heads back to the States. But the road home is no easy journey as he runs afoul of Mexican witches, wannabe gangsters, and even Aphrodite IV! Jack...

  • Project Superpowers: Masquerade, Volume 1

    • The Project Superpowers expansion continues as Dynamite, Alex Ross, Phil Hester, and Carlos Paul present Masquerade!
    • Exploring the origins of the beautiful and mysterious Masquerade, writer Phil Hester opens with young Diana Adams ...

  • The Anchor Volume 1: Five Furies

    Freak of nature, beast of burden, hulking outcast, medieval prize fighter, Viking raider... God's own leg-breaker. One thousand years ago a hulking outcast sought refuge in the crumbling ruins of an ancient monastery and offered in return the one thi...

  • The Darkness Accursed, Volume 3

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    • The groundbreaking relaunch by writer Phil Hester (Firebreather,Green Arrow) continues with this third blockbuster volume. JackieEstacado, the current bearer of The Darkness, has found himself cut off from hispower and his soul and has to ma...

  • Project Superpowers: Black Terror, Volume 2

    The Black Terror returns! Under the direction of Alex Ross, writer Phil(Darkness, Masquerade) Hester joins the team as writer and isjoined by Jonathan (Project Superpowers: Meet the Bad Guys) Lau for thisthrilling second story arc!...

  • The Anchor, Volume 2

    The only things between us and Hell on Earth is… THE ANCHOR. Cataclysmic action, quirky humor, and profound pathos for fans of HELLBOY and THE GOON.Freak of nature, beast of burden, hulking outcast, medieval prize fighter, Viking raider...Gods own ...

  • The Darkness Accursed, Volume 4

    • Jackie Estacado, the current bearer of The Darkness, was blackmailed and lied to by a devil who calls himself The Sovereign. Now free from The Sovereign's grip, Jackie has assembled a motley crew of criminals with one goal ― destroy every ...



  • Deep Sleeper

    • The critically acclaimed and hard-to-find follow-up graphic novel by the creators of The Coffin is now back in print as a hardcover from Desperado and IDW!
    • Cole Gibson is a frustrated writer and family man haunted by terrifying nigh...

  • Golly, Volume 1: Catching Hell

    What if they threw an Apocalypse and nobody came? The end times are upon us,but to be honest, Heaven and Hell have lost all enthusiasm for anything resembling a Final Judgment. Earth's guardian angel, in an act of cosmic negligence, selects Golly Mun...

  • Black Terror Vol 3: Inhuman Remains

    Writer Phil Hester takes the Terror on a thrilling new adventure! "Inhuman Remains" kicks off and will change the world of Bob Benton and his superhero alter-ego, The Black Terror, FOREVER! Featuring art by Wagner (Vampirella) Reis and Jack (Kirby: G...

  • Days Missing Volume 2: Kestus

    Archaia and Roddenberry Productions are proud to present the thrilling sequel to the critically acclaimed series Days Missing. Days Missing: Kestus continues the saga of The Steward, a mysterious being whose ability to "fold" days of time has resulte...

  • The Darkness Accursed, Volume 5

    Jackie Estacado, the current bearer of The Darkness, was blackmailed and lied to by a devil who calls himself The Sovereign. Now free from The Sovereign's grip, Jackie has assembled a motley crew of criminals with one goal — destroy every last ...

  • Green Hornet, Volume 3: Idols

    • Picking up right where Kevin Smith's Green Hornet left off! The Black Hornet is history, but a new, even deadlier threat has grown right in the heart of Century City, and it may already be too late for The Green Hornet and Kato to stop it. H...

  • Green Hornet Vol 3: Idols

    Collects issues #11-15 in one volume, along with complete cover gallery. Picking up right where Kevin Smith's Green Hornet left off! The Black Hornet is history, but a new, even deadlier threat has grown right in the heart of Century City, and it ma...

  • Darkness #99

    Total Darkness Part Four: The Family BusinessCELEBRATE THE FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY! The Darkness has mustered its considerable defenses in its home dimension to crush its prodigal son and current bearer, Jackie Estacado. Long time writer PHIL HESTER (W...

  • The Darkness Accursed, Volume 6

    • OUTER DARKNESS! In one of the most explosive The Darkness arcs yet, longtime writer Phil Hester (Wonder Woman, Godzilla) and artist Sheldon Mitchell (Pilot Season: Stealth) push Jackie Estacado, current bearer of the Darkness, to the brink. ...

  • The Darkness Accursed, Volume 7

    • Jackie Estacado has been pushed to the limit and beyond. He finally has something worth losing in his life and there is only one true threat to his happiness -- the Darkness, itself! Utilizing the Sun Dagger, Estacado will die and plunge h...



  • Green Hornet Vol 4: Red Hand

    This collection features Issues 16-21 of the hit series by Phil Hester, Andie Parks, Igor Vitorino and Ronan Cliquet as well as a complete cover gallery by Phil Hester, Jonathan Lau and Brian Denham. Red hand. One of the world's most proficient assas...

  • Green Hornet, Volume 4: Red Hand

    • The mysterious and deadly Redhand makes his move against the Kato family. With Mulan ailing, and Hayashi guarding her, it falls to Green Hornet to stand alone against the deadliest foe he has ever faced. An enemy with training and knowledge ...

  • Godzilla

    The King of Monsters rises again and, for the first time in comics, he's bringing lots of other beloved Toho monsters with him in one destructive saga! What starts as a disaster in Japan quickly spreads throughout the world as monsters like Battra, A...

  • Guarding the Globe, Volume 2

    • The Guardians of the Globe are BACK in an all-new, all-exciting ongoing series! Your favorite heroes -- Brit, Invincible, Best Tiger, Robot, Yeti, Kaboomerang, and more -- face new challenges of epic proportions.
    • Collects Guard...

  • The Bionic Man, Volume 2: Bigfoot

    • Steve Austin, the unstoppable hero of The Six Million Dollar Man, tracks a deadly conspiracy to foreign territory, where he discovers his strangest adversary yet -- the legendary Bigfoot! What is this unnatural creature of primal instincts...

  • Invincible Universe, Vol. 1

    In the aftermath of INVINCIBLE: THE DEATH OF EVERYONE, Dinosaurus has left his mark on the world. Can heroes from across the universe - Invincible, the Guardians of the Globe, Tech Jacket, the Astounding Wolf-Man, and more - contain the damage? Or ar...

  • Invincible Universe, Volume 1

    • In the aftermath of Invincible: The Death of Everyone, Dinosaurus has left his mark on the world. Can heroes from across the universe -- Invincible, the Guardians of the Globe, Tech Jacket, the Astounding Wolf-Man, and more -- contain th...

  • T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Volume 1

    • The T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents are dead, or will soon be, unless new recruit Dynamo can master the incredible but lethal power of the Thunderbelt in time to rescue his teammates from the mysterious Iron Maiden. The timeless heroes return to comic...

  • T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Vol. 1

    The T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents are dead, or will soon be, unless new recruit Dynamo can master the incredible but lethal power of the Thunderbelt in time to rescue his teammates from the mysterious Iron Maiden. The timeless heroes return to comics with a ...

  • Invincible Universe Vol. 2



  • Invincible Universe, Volume 2

    • In the aftermath of Invincible : The Death of Everyone, Dinosaurus has left his mark on the world. Can heroes from across the universe -- Invincible, the Guardians of the Globe, Tech Jacket, the Astounding Wolf-Man, and more -- contain t...

  • T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Vol. 2

  • T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Volume 2

    • The hunt for the hidden Judgment Towers between T.H.U.N.D.E.R. and The Subterraneans takes a twist when a mysterious third organization makes a play for the alien artifacts. Lightning receives some sobering news and a powerful new recruit na...

  • The Shadow Special 2014

    • The weed of crime, which once grew madly in the rich soil of the Great Depression, is now withering on the streets of New York. A new factory has sprung up among the shuttered sweatshops, sweeping the city's most notorious criminals and desp...

  • Days Missing, Volume 3: Enox

    "The highly-anticipated 3rd installment of the Days Missing trilogy is HERE! Make sure you pick up all three volumes of the graphic novel series that Newsarama describes with, ""the touch of parable that permeates this work evokes the best parts of R...

  • Days Missing, Volume 1 New Edition

    "Before the much-anticipated release of the Days Missing trilogy''s Volume 3, Days Missing: Enox, catch up on the series that Warren Ellis called ""some of the strongest science fiction comic works of the year"" and the book Ain''t It Cool News calle...

  • Days Missing, Volume 2: Kestus

    "Days Missing: Kestus continues the saga that Warren Ellis describes as "".greatly entertaining material, tightly and inventively told"" and Ain''t It Cool News responded to with, ""I can say with certainty that even though Gene Roddenberry is no lon...

  • Gold Key: Alliance

    Turok, Dinosaur Hunter. Magnus, Robot Fighter. Solar, Man of the Atom. The Mighty Samson. The legendary heroes whose adventures have thrilled comic book readers for over half a century are back, only this time they all share the same time and the sam...

  • Green Hornet Omnibus Vol 1

    A daring new vision of the iconic pulp hero Green Hornet by trailblazing filmmaker Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy)! When a mysterious figure brutally and publicly murders his father, frivolous playboy Britt Reid Jr. inherits the legacy and mantle o...

  • Green Hornet Omnibus, Volume2

    "The mysterious and deadly Redhand makes his move against the Kato family. With Mulan ailing, and Hayashi guarding her, it falls to Green Hornet to stand alone against the deadliest foe he has ever faced. An enemy with training and knowledge surpassi...



  • Project Superpowers Omnibus Vol 2: Black Terror

    Spinning out of Alex Ross' Project Superpowers is the Black Terror -- opening with this four-part story arc by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger, and Mike Lilly! This new story arc will lead directly in to Project Superpowers Chapter Two!...

  • Black Terror Vol 2

    The second volume of the Black Terror from writers Phil Hester and ALEX ROSS, along with artists Jonathan Lau (issues 5-8) and Mike Lilly (issue #9)! Featured within, the debut of the all-new American Crusader (along with the saga of the original!). ...

  • Stronghold, Vol 1

    Michael Grey believes he’s an ordinary, unassuming, Midwestern insurance underwriter â€" and that’s the way the operatives of Stronghold would like to keep it. They’re the ones that wiped his memory and gave him this identity in the first place...

  • XINO

    “If you like your sci-fi comics as weird as they are high-concept, then you'll definitely want to be on the lookout for Xino. —IGN “An absolute who’s who of rising creators. Every story in this collection is a banger, and I ca...

  • The Coffin

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    Since the birth of man, eternal life has been one of the species' greatest dreams. For Dr. Ashtar Ahmad, it has been more than a dream; it's been a lifelong obsession. And while he has not conquered death's rule over the body, he has found a way to k...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Phil Hester has published 54 books.

Phil Hester does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, XINO, was published in January 2024.

The first book by Phil Hester, Foot Soldiers, Volume 2, was published in October 2001.

No. Phil Hester does not write books in series.
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