Moby was very fortunate again recently, hearing back from another artist who worked for Silverwolf, Mr. Phil Hester (@philhester).
When one reads the wikipedia for the artists who got their start at Silverwolf his name is conspicuously absent, though I doubt he minds this. It is a bit unfair though, if the truth be told. Of all the artists that got their start at Silverwolf, Phil has without a doubt had one of the best careers of the bunch. He writes, draws, and has about 300 published issues to his credit.
He went on to truly ‘break-in’ on Marvel’s Swamp Thing, and is also known for his revival of DC’s The Green Arrow (with none other than Kevin Smith writing). He also won the Eisner Award for Best New Series in 1997 for The Wretch, published by Caliber Comics.
As usual, I asked about six questions (five actually), and they were the usual ones, too. Mr. Hester was very kind in sharing his thoughts on the company and his experience there.
He also kindly accepted a commission for a new illustration, with Port and Grips, which you can see [HERE].
A huge thank you to Mr. Hester for his time, and his insights.
How did you come to work for Silverwolf?
It was a time, I think my sophomore year in college, when a lot of little publishers like Silverwolf were starting up. I was very eager to work in comics, so I would go into the comic shop every new comics day and select all the debuting publishers to get their mailing addresses from the indicia– this was back when people mailed things. I worked up new samples every few months and would send photocopies off to all the publishers on my list. Thankfully, Silverwolf really needed new talent and Kris gave me a shot. Continue reading »
Last summer I was fortunate to meet and interview former Silverwolf Comics artist Dane McCart. He was very nice, and had a lot of insight into the history of the company and what it was like to work for Kris Silver way back around 1986 or so.
