Video: Phil Hester talks about Cartoon Network’s Firebreather

Iowa-based writer/artist Phil Hester is a Kansas City comics convention regular. He’s currently writing Wonder Woman, drawing Godzilla, and is the co-creator of Firebreather, now an animated movie from Cartoon Network.

PanelsOnPages.com‘s Robert Eddleman sat down with Hester to discuss the release of Firebreather on DVD and Blu-Ray disc from Warner Home Video, taking over for J. Michael Straczynski on Wonder Woman , and his run on Marvel’s Irredeemable Ant-Man.

Godzilla destroys Overland Park comics shop

Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #1
Elite Comics is smashed by Godzilla on an exclusive variant cover of Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #1, published by IDW.

The green, scaly claws of Godzilla smashed Elite Comics in Overland Park Wednesday – at least on the exclusive variant cover of Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #1.

The new comic book, published by IDW, has 80 cover versions, including one featuring Overland Park comics shop Elite Comic. That version is available exclusively from Elite, which is located at 11842 Quivera Road.

The comic book features Godzilla and other classic monsters like Mothra. According to IDW’s solicitation: “The King of the 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”

The comic book is drawn by Kansas City convention regular Phil Hester and inked by Omaha resident Bruce McCorkindale.