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Hilary Barta aka Surly Hack

@hilaryhack.bsky.social

Cartoonist and film buff. Splash Brannigan, Plastic Man, What The--?!, Munden's Bar, The Illustrated AL...

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Random panels I have drawn.
From Munden's Bar, the second of several stories starring Foody the Magicker. Sloshed script by John Ostrander and Del Close, lush letters by Steve Haynie. #randompanelsihavedrawn #screwytuesday #cartooning #brushinking #inking #comicbooks #firstcomics #hilarybarta

14.10.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Frightening, sickening, appalling...

14.10.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Random panels I have drawn.
From Splash Brannigan, with slippery script by Alan Moore, liquid letters by Todd Klein. #screwytuesday #randompanelsihavedrawn #cartooning #brushinking #inking #comicbooks #splashbrannigan #hilarybarta

07.10.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Random panels I have drawn.
Splash Brannigan was written by able Alan Moore, lettered by modest Todd Klein. #screwytuesday #radompanelsihavedrawn #cartooning #brushinking #inking #comicbooks #splashbrannigan #hilarybarta

30.09.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Random panels I have drawn.
From Splash Brannigan by Alan Moore, in the Tomorrow Stories anthology. Lettering by Todd Klein. #screwytuesday #splashbrannigan #radompanelsihavedrawn #cartooning #brushinking #inking #comicbooks #hilarybarta #alanmoore

23.09.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Random panels I have drawn.

This is from "The Midget and the Eyeball", a story written by Douglas Wheeler that appeared in the Alien Encounters comics anthology back in 1987. #screwytuesday #comicbooks #radompanelsihavedrawn #cartooning #brushinking #inking #hilarybarta

16.09.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Give me a few more years to get to panel two.

09.09.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Random panels I have drawn.

This is from a Mask story written by Evan Dorkin, sending up the hyper-violent world of Quentin Tarantino and friends. #radompanelsihavedrawn #cartooning #inking #comicbooks #themask #EvanDorkin #hilarybarta

09.09.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Random panels I have drawn.
#screwytuesday #cartooning #brushinking #inking #randompanelsihavedrawn #madmagazine #hilarybarta

02.09.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Random panels I have drawn.
#screwytuesday #cartooning #comics #randompanelsihavedrawn #hilarybarta

26.08.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He's trolling MAGA. Not getting the joke is a joke.

20.08.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Screwy brain surgery. #screwytuesday #cartooning #brushinking #inking #hilarybarta

19.08.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Random comics panels I have drawn...Screwy Accountants. #screwytuesday #cartooning #comicbooks #comicart #in

12.08.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Screwy Summer. A panel from an old What The--?! story. #screwytuesday #wolverine #punisher #thepunisher #hilarybarta

05.08.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Interview and Art Sale with Comic Artist Hilary Barta
YouTube video by CAF+ Interview and Art Sale with Comic Artist Hilary Barta

TODAY!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_17...

19.07.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, I can't argue with that, but I still feel guilty!

18.07.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Aww...thanks?

18.07.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yay!

18.07.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Join me and Bill Cox for an interview and sale of my original art!

18.07.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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TODAY at 9 am CST I'll be chatting live with Duy Tano on the Comics Cube. We'll be talking about my art sale this Saturday and, I'm sure, other things as well.
Link in the comments. youtube.com/live/VZM22in...

17.07.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What Jim said! Original art from Marvel, DC, First Comics...even Alan Moore scripts!

15.07.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Screwy science! This page will be for sale Saturday at 1 PM CST, live on the Comic Art Fans Youtube channel. This is the very first time I'm selling art from Splash Brannigan. Even if you don't want to buy, come for the talk. It's LIVE--I might say ANYTHING. #screwytuesday #alanmoore #hilarybarta

15.07.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One thing is for sure: I will talk too much!

08.07.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'll be live on Comic Art Fans +, where my original art will be on sale. I've been down in the art vault uncovering treasures from my days inking and drawing at Marvel, DC, First and elsewhere. Set a reminder now or tune in live at same link:
youtube.com/watch?v=2_17ecAQ6Jg pic.x.com/LxUl25gTWR

08.07.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Screwy ads. #screwytuesday #comicart #mundensbar #scifi #inking #brushinking #hilarybarta

08.07.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trying to read the nightmare issue of U-Comix is screwy--it's in German! But the pictures translate easily. #screwytuesday #newcomics #ucomix #hilarybarta

01.07.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Screwy Tuesday is taking a call.
#screwytuesday #hilarybarta #scifiart

25.06.2025 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don't screw with Screwy Tuesday.
#screwytuesday

10.06.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don't screw with Screwy Tuesday.
#screwytuesday

10.06.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Screwy nightmares. #screwytuesday #cartooning #inking #brushinking #nightmare #hilarybarta

27.05.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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