hilarybartaSqua Tront! Spafon Wood!Like most kids growing up in the 1960s, I liked monster and sci-fi movies. But the primary inspiration for the aliens and space-men I...
hilarybartaThe Shadows Know When adding shadows to your drawings, always go with what's graphically right. Forget tepid, anemic notions of "realism". Save that for...
hilarybartaThe Dreaded Deadline DoomThe bane of every commercial artist is the deadline. Blow a deadline, and you might not get another job from that editor or art director....
hilarybartaBarbarian BarberingI've drawn a two-page strip for Pretty Conan #2. Looks like volume one is also still available. Both are available at the link, here. The...
hilarybartaPep Talk #13: Leap of Faith by Paul CzarnowskiPaul Czarnowski lives in Chcago and is the caffeinated brain behind the cartoon Robots With Coffee. Look for Paul on social media with...
hilarybartaStupid CensorsIn a recent post from artist Mitch O'Connell he included the following quote from an email that he had received, along with the photo...
hilarybartaA Brush With DestinyMany years ago Canadian artist George Freeman was visiting Chicago, and somehow he ended up in my apartment. Possibly for one of the wild...
hilarybartaPep Talk #12: O'Brother! by Dan Dougherty The tall, handsome representative of the Chicago area comics community, Dan Dougherty is an award-winning writer and illustrator of...
hilarybartaThat Time I Inked Art Adams, Part 2This is a follow-up post on the creation of the ABC Sketchbook cover and poster. Chris Sprouse was the first artist to pencil and ink...
hilarybartaPep Talk #11: Splendor! by Dan Dougherty Chicago area creator Dan Dougherty told me to say that he is an award-winning writer and illustrator of comics and children's books. He's...
hilarybartaThat Time I Inked Art AdamsOne of the best gigs I ever had was drawing Splash Brannigan for Alan Moore's line of comics, ABC. Splash was both a descendent of Jack...
hilarybartaPep Talk#10: Donald Benson Writer Donald Benson is contemplating writing his second novel. His first is Her Temporary Prince. Donald also writes the occasional...
hilarybartaYackety JackThis is the latest comic strip in my Flip the Script project. Which means I draw the strip first, and you can see that process on my...
hilarybartaPep Talk #9: The Sim-Phony by John Arcudi and Herman MelvilleWriter John Arcudi's entry on Wikipedia reads as follows: John Arcudi is an American comic book writer, best known for his work on The...
hilarybartaPep Talk#8: Donald BensonWriter Donald Benson is contemplating writing his second novel. His first is Her Temporary Prince. One reader wrote of it, "Absorbing...
hilarybartaPep Talk# 7: Chris Duffy I've known Chris Duffy since his days at Nickelodeon Magazine. More recently we worked together on the late, lamented, SpongeBob Comics....
hilarybartaPep Talk #6: David Cairns David Cairns is a filmmaker, writer and critic. David has directed and written several films, including the multi-award-winning CRY FOR...
hilarybartaPep Talk #5: Ian BoothbyIan Boothby is a Canadian television and comic book writer and...comic. No, Ian's not a comic book -- he's a stand-up, sketch and improv...
hilarybartaLiteral AlienThis is my second collaboration with director/writer/animator/artist Jay Lender. It's part of my ongoing comics project Flip the Script....
hilarybartaPep Talk #4: Change by Tim SeeleyI've been friends with Chicago transplant Tim Seeley for many years. His comic book credits are too numerous to mention, but here's his...