#Tom Hester

[monstersonscreen]

The infamous 'Nazi werewolf' nightmare sequence in American Werewolf in London was perhaps the easiest part for Rick Baker's special makeup effects team; all the demon werewolves were realized as simple 'pull over' latex masks.

Tom Hester sculpted the bald demon, Steve Johnson sculpted the mohawked demon and Shawn McEnroe did the 'wolfman' mask.

[asmolwatermelondog]

[nocakesformissedith]

always a sucker for the dynamic where the leader(/person in the position of power) constantly mistreats their subordinate BUT also with almost zero hesitation forgives said subordinate’s countless betrayals and attempts to overthrow them or even murder them

[bayou-lafontaine]

Are there any other Mortal Engines fans on here? If so, please speak up in the comments.

Im very surprised how little presence this fandom has online, the wiki is barebones, theres hardly any fanart and yet the books are popular enough.

Tbh i kinda want to make a CivilizationEx style Mortal Engines Lore YT channel.

Perhaps even foster some sort of community on Discord.

[we-stan-adam-stanheight]

starting darling plain rn had anyone read it? Is it good?

[odyooles]

some sketches + a bigger piece for weird island's anniversary!

aaand, though i drew this a while ago, i can't remember if i posted it, so, here!

(ft. some of my bestie @karl-raccoon-in-a-teacup's fusion ocs (go look at their blog for them @bungou-stray-chimera))

[hetxtom]

[snails-and-cinnamon]

Some mortal engines fanart because I never stop thinking about these silly billies.

Yes I think I’m funny.

[karl-raccoon-in-a-teacup]

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oscar! what's the thing you miss most about gide

paratom! what would you do if one of you died early

hester! do you think you could ever be brainwashed like nathaniel was and does that haunt you

shelley! what is your biggest regret

orwell! is there anything in particular you miss about your childhood

OSCAR WILDE

"...A four, in difficulty." Slender fingers tapping against the arm of his chair. "I suppose... what I miss most?

His presence. Having him simply there, knowing where he stands by simple, invisible things, even when my eyes were not on him. Soft breathes, you know, his footsteps were often quiet, but I could hear them anyways.

The way his hand would rest with mine..."

Oscar trails off, staring at the window. He is not a man easy to read, his expression does not waver.

"I retract my earlier statement. I would call this an eight, rather than four."

To say words is easy, after all.

To not feel pain from them is what's truly difficult.

PARADOX AND TOM

A laugh, from one, laying on the other as they're both entwined as always.

"Two, obviously," Paradox says, "I mean, we're both planning to die early, what sort of thing is that?"

"Mmh, I'd say it's a four, moreso," Tom would say, nuzzling his partner. "Like, it kinda depends how it goes. But I think it's safe to say whoever goes first, the other'll follow after. Right?"

"Right." Paradox, lanky like a cat, slides into their partner's lap. "It'd be a shame not to go together, but I'm sure we'll at least get buried together. And that's what matters."

"Together in life..." He squeezes their hand. "Together in death."

"Forever, and always."

HESTER O'HARA

A swallow, tense and thick.

"Jesus, why would you ask something like that?" He looks away, hands shoved in his pockets as he sweats, nervous. "Fuck off, I-"

She grits her teeth. The less he thinks about it the better, really, but...

"Probably. Yeah." It comes out softer than she means it to, more shaky and less strong. "I mean- partway there, really. Whether it haunts me- wouldn't it haunt anyone?"

He fidgets, staring away. "Ten. Leave me alone."

DR. SHELLEY

"Regret?" She laughs, smiling in a way to show teeth. "Darling, do you know the type of person I am?"

She leans back in her hair, taping on the desk with her pen. "I find it such a silly word, regret. To act like there's a point in feeling sorry for yourself, actions you took all on your own."

She rocks in her chair, back and forth. Eventually, the smile drops somewhat, becoming more somber.

"Well... I was going to call this a one and move on, but I had to think for a moment- so let's call it a three. After all..." Tap. Tap. "I'm not exactly pleased with the Bloodwolf being half a child. And had I known Teruko's true identity, she would not exist."

Tap. Tap. Tap.

"Is that satisfactory enough?"

GEORGE ORWELL

"...My childhood, huh?"

He scratches at his neck, a long held nervous habit he's never gotten rid of.

"Uh- I don't... think about it much. It feels weird to, really, cause things used to be so... quiet, I guess? Simple. Uh... miss the pigs. Most of the animals, really, they're all... long gone, now."

He laughs, somewhat nervously.

"I guess I miss how I used to be happy, really. But it seems a little odd to focus on that of all things, eh?"

He stares out the window, fog covering the city, and scratches his neck again.

"Six- no, seven. That's how... hard it was."

[nfcomics]

GOTHAM CITY YEAR ONE no.1 • cover art • Ryan Sook [Oct 2022]

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.

(W) Tom King (A) Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur (CA) Ryan Sook

[dirtyriver]

Gotham City Year One #1-6, covers by Phil Hester (pencils) and Eric Gapstur (inks)

[monstersonscreen]

The titular werecats in Mick Garris' Sleepwalkers were realized by Alterian Studios, with Tony Gardner acting as project supervisor and Tom Hester credited for the actual creature design. Two suits were fabricated, one male and one female, to represent Brian Krause and Alice Krige's characters.

[alethianightsong]

Why it's called "Mortal Engines"

You know how the Snowpiercer has a perpetual motion machine powering its engine? The engines of the traction cities don't have that, so they must constantly burn something to fuel themselves, making them 'mortal engines.' To summarize, earth's crust is rendered unstable due to earthquakes brought on by war, so cities are put on wheels cuz that's cheaper than constantly rebuilding after weekly earthquakes(?). Roll with it. Thousands of years into the future, the earth's crust has stabilized but big cities still consume smaller cities for their resources in a process known as "municipal Darwinism" which was supposed to be a temporary solution but humans are stubborn and the traditionalists refuse to go back to stationary cities. The result is that the UK and Europe are treeless wastelands of churned dirt, the forests ran over and consumed by centuries of moving cities.

Spoilers beyond this point:

The last few pages of Book 4 are dedicated to Shrike's pov where he sits guard and watches Tom & Hester's bodies decay. When he awakes, a forest has grown around him, the first forest in millennia. None of our characters save Shrike get to live long enough to see this forest and while it is sad, it's beautiful and sweet and fitting.

[readingabookmostofthetimes]

Hester and Tom are one of the luckiest people on earth. They always get rescued before it is too late

[warrier-queann]

Variants

[superheroes-or-whatever]

Gotham City: Year One (2022-2023) by Tom King & Phil Hester