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Phil Hester has been writing and drawing comics since the dawn of time.
He has drawn Kevin Smith's
Green Arrow, Mark Millar's
Swamp Thing, Robert Kirkman's
Ant-Man, and Jeff Lemire's
Family Tree, as well as notable runs on
Nightwing,
The Flash,
Batman Beyond,
Justice League, and Kevin Smith's
Tales from the Quick Stop. His recent assignments include
Gotham City: Year One with Tom King, CREEPSHOW, and a return to
Green Arrow. Phil has written
Wonder Woman, THE DARKNESS,
Deathstroke, MYTHIC,
Titans Giant, Swamp Thing Giant, INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE, and his co-creations
The Coffin with artist Mike Huddleston, and FIREBREATHER with artist Andy Kuhn, which became an Emmy-winning feature on Cartoon Network.
He wrote and drew
The Wretch, which was nominated for an Eisner Award. He lives in the sticks.
Rob Levin is a producer, writer, editor, and creative consultant. He began his career with Top Cow Productions and oversaw the company's entire publishing output, including the development of the innovative Pilot Season initiative (which received more than 4 million votes in its initial campaign). After a stretch as a freelance writer, editor, and consultant, he joined DC Comics, editing everything from top-selling titles including
Batman,
Justice League, and
The Flash to digital-first titles like Injustice. He became the Executive Editor at Humanoids in 2019, developing and producing original comic books, bandes dessinées, and graphic novels for the U.S. and French markets. In July 2021 he joined Valiant Entertainment as Executive Editor to oversee their shared superhero universe. In September 2022, he formed Authentic Impostor, Inc. where he consults for a wide variety of clients, produces video games, and writes & edits comics.
His comics editing covers everything from shared universe superhero titles to licensed projects, manga translations to European albums, and custom comics to webcomics.
His solo writing credits include
Bushido,
Witchblade,
The Darkness, and the
DC Comics Holiday Special. He co-wrote
7 Days From Hell, Netherworld, and
Broken Trinity: Pandora’s Box (all with Bryan Edward Hill), and
Abattoir (with Troy Peteri). He has worked with Radical Publishing and Archaia Entertainment on original projects, as well as editing
Nailbiter,
Mind the Gap,
Severed,
Lost Vegas, The Last of the Greats, and
Firebreather for Image Comics.
He is a graduate of USC's School of Cinema-Television.
Michael Broussard is a freelance concept artist and illustrator currently living and working in Los Angeles, CA. He's been in the business for over a decade, with eight years as a professional illustrator and five years as a concept artist in the video game industry.
Riassunto
Irrevocably changed by the events of First Born, Darkness bearer
Jackie Estacado has relocated to the secluded nation of Sierra Muñoz,
where he subjugates the people by partnering with a scientist who is able to
manipulate The Darkness in ways never before imagined.
Following in the wake
of the hugely successful The Darkness video game and summer 2007's smash
hit, First Born, The Darkness returns in a brand-new ongoing
series by Phil Hester (Green Arrow) and Michael Broussard (Unholy
Union). This volume collects Hester and Broussard's first arc on the series,
"Empire."
