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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Random Panels I have drawn. From a Dr. Strange parody in WHAT THE--?! With co-writer Doug Rice, colorist Paul Mounts, and letterer Willie Schubert. #screwytuesday #hilarybarta #randompanelsihavedrawn #cartooning #comicbooks #comicbookart #drstrange #marvelcomics #whatthecomics

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The wonderfully weird (and obsessively detailed) art of Jonathan La Mantia!

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Random Panels I have drawn. Pencils from a story for the next Hero Initiative benefit book from Doc Schaefer. #screwytuesday #hilarybarta #randompanelsihavedrawn #cartooning #comicbooks #comicbookart #pencilart

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Random Panels I have drawn. From a Punisher/Wolverine parody in WHAT THE--?! With writer Peter Gillis and letterer Willie Schubert. #screwytuesday #randompanelsihavedrawn #cartooning #comicbooks #comicbookart #marvelcomics #wolverine #punisher #whatthecomics #hilarybarta

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Random Panels I have drawn. From a Dr. Strange parody in WHAT THE--?! With co-writer Doug Rice and letterer Willie Schubert. #screwytuesday #hilarybarta #randompanelsihavedrawn #cartooning #comicbooks #comicbookart #marvelcomics #drstrange #whatthecomics

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Random Panels I have drawn. From Sh*tstorm!, a story written by Bill Wray for the Garbage Pail Kids Comic-Book Puke-tacular. Color by Jason Millet. #screwytuesday #randompanelsihavedrawn #cartooning #comicbooks #comicbookart #garbagepailkidsart #garbagepailkids #hilarybarta

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Random Panels I have drawn. Pencils from my unsuccessful Conan tryout. Kidding. First take on my strip for the Pretty Conan minicomic. #screwytuesday #hilarybarta #randompanelsihavedrawn #cartooning #comicbooks #comicbookart #conan #pencildrawing

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Random Panels I have drawn. From "The Origin of the Pulverizer", What The--?!" #6 (1990). Script by me and the ever-surprising Doug Rice, lettering by the always legible Willie Schubert. #screwytuesday #randompanelsihavedrawn #cartooning #comicbookart #marvel #marvelcomics #brushinking #hilarybarta

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Random panels I have drawn. Some grumpy old men in my first story for Munden's Bar in Grimjack #4, 1984. #screwytuesday #randompanelsihavedrawn #cartooning #comicbooks #comicbookart #mundensbar #hilarybarta

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Random panels I have drawn. An exciting moment from my story for the next issue of the German underground anthology U-Comix. #screwytuesday #randompanelsihavedrawn #cartooning #brushinking #scifi #scifiart #aliens #hilarybarta

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Screwy Silver Surfer. I might have drawn this for the Marvel VS System cards. Has anyone seen this one? Silver Surfer vs. Impossible Man. #screwytuesday #marvel #marvelcomics #cartooning #tcgcollector #tcgcommunity

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Another Super Bowl, another opportunity to post this cover. Oh, yeah: Bad Bunny for me.

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Random (screwy) panels I have drawn. From the Plastic Man mini-series by Phil Foglio, Doug Rice and me, inks by John Nyberg, letters by Willie Schubert. Doug and I will be at the NWI Comic-Con Saturday. #randompanelsihavedrawn #screwytuesday #plasticman #cartooning #DC #dccomics #hilarybarta

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Happy birthday to Joe Staton! Met Joe when he was AD at First Comics. I was young and didn't know that I didn't know anything. Joe was patient, kind, and tolerant. From a Weapon X parody in What The--?!, pencils by Joe, inks by me, written by Doug Rice and me, lettered by Willie Schubert.

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Just two of the many pages of my original art for sale LIVE online TODAY, Jan 3 at 1 PM CST. Live on the CAF+ YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3p5... #comicbookart #comicbooks #marvelcomics #dccomics

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Random panels I have drawn. From GOOF #2, available now. For info on ordering copies go to goofcomic.co.uk #randompanelsihavedrawn #screwytuesday #cartooning #inking #brushinking #scifiart #scifi #hilarybarta

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to one and all. May your hopes not dim during these trying times. This was drawn many decades ago, sometime in 1970s #christmas #merrychristmas #happyholidays #elves #hilarybarta

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

RO-MAN has landed! Got my comps for Robot Monster Comics in 3-D! Wow! The 3-D just POPS in this book! #robotmonster #scifiart #scifimovies #scificomics #comics #cartooning #inking #brushinking #hilarybarta

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Random screwy panels I have drawn. From the Trollords, script by Bill Loebs, lettering by Willie Schubert. FYI, there's a new Trollords book coming soon from Scott Beaderstadt. #randompanelsihavedrawn #screwytuesday #cartooning #brushinking #inking #comicbooks #trollords

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

The Worst Thanksgiving The perfect host never complains He's gracious when he entertains If company's starving he does all the carving and serves them up white meat and brains Surly Director William Castle's traditional dinner of stuffed Hitchcock and ham. Happy Thanksgiving to all!

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Screwy Tuesday meets wacky Wednesday: Random panels I have drawn. Note: I don't hate beets. #randompanelsihavedrawn #screwytuesday #cartooning #comicbooks #pencilart #hilarybarta

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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack @hilaryhack.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Random screwy panels I have drawn. From the Plastic Man series I did with Phil Foglio and Doug Rice, with inks by John Nyberg and lettering by Willie Schubert. #randompanelsihavedrawn #screwytuesday #cartooning #brushinking #inking #comicbooks #plasticman #hilarybarta

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