Hal Haney
@HalHaneyArt
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Artist/Illustrator/Dad -comics, cartoons, pro wrestling. @upwvideogame character designer. Check out my art on IG @ halhaneyart and my website link is below!👇
Joined January 2014
A thread 🧵 of my “rogues gallery” style art, starting with the first 1 vs everybody idea I had, Punch-Out!! This is kind of how you saw the fights as Little Mac anyway.
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Christ, it’s a PS2, not a horse-drawn carriage.
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MJ vs THE NBA - FINISHED PIECE!! Here is a love letter to my favorite era of basketball, with MJ facing off with the stars of the league during his run with the Bulls, and some personal rivals and famous victims. What time is it?!?! GAMETIME!!
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MAMBA VS NBA - FINISHED PIECE!! The Mamba takes on 64 of his best opponents, rivals, and beefs!
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About halfway done with colors. Cutting it here for the night.
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Colors about 75% done. Should finish this one up tomorrow.
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FINALLY. @TheRock HAS COME BACK. TO A FINISHED PIECE!! The People’s 50 Shades is finished after 67 hours on this puppy, and I need a People’s beer! #TheRock #WrestlingArt
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Here’s “50 Shades of Showtime” from a few years ago, the second one of this series after Macho Man. This was some of the most fun I ever had making art.
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One tag team will protect you. The rest will try to kill you. Choose wisely.
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DAREDEVIL ROGUES GALLERY - FINISHED PIECE!! Here’s my tribute to Daredevil, seen here facing off with over 60 of his rivals, enemies, and of course, ex-girlfriends. Prints are available on my Etsy shop!
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MOOORRTAAAL KOOMMMBAAAAAT!!! - FINISHED PIECE!! Here’s my tribute to the Mortal Kombat games of the ‘90s, featuring 42 characters created before the year 2000. Prints are available in my Etsy shop, so use the link in my profile to test your might! #mortalkombat #mortalkombatart
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50 Shades of Bubbly - Finished piece! After 2 weeks, I’ve finally got #LeChampion @IAmJericho fully colored, so DRINK IT IN, MAN! This one was a shitload of fun. Enjoy, Jerichoholics! ALL HAIL THE AYATOLLAH OF ROCK AND ROLLAH!! #AEW #ChrisJericho #DoubleOrNothing
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RIC FLAIR 1980s ROGUES GALLERY - WOOOOOOOOO!!!! BYYY GODDDDD….FINISHED PIECE!! The Nature Boy is walkin’ that aisle, stylin’ and profilin’ against 57 of his opponents from the 1980s in my tribute to the limousine-ridin’, jet-flyin’, kiss-stealin’, wheelin-dealin’ son of a gun!
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CODY VS WWE - FINISHED PIECE! Finally got this one done after 82 hours from sketch to colors! Kinda like a snapshot of what WWE looked like when @CodyRhodes came through the door a couple months ago. Keep those titles warm, Roman. See you in a few months, Nightmare.
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Hahaha I can’t even deal with this! SNOOP POSTED MY ART ON INSTAGRAM?! That’s crazy.
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This poor dude was just trying to finish his haul and get home to his wife and kids.
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#AEW Roster - Finished piece! After 56 hours of labor, all 54 members of the in-ring roster are fully colored! @CodyRhodes @IAmJericho @MattJackson13 @KennyOmegamanX
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Here’s a piece I did for the City of Charlotte featuring @AEW stars and some of the history of Charlotte wrestling! Only 10 prints were made and signed by AEW stars, and proceeds go to Loaves and Fishes, a charity to help those battling food insecurity.
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I gotta say real quick. I’ve seen a lot of people try to compare AEW to WCW 2000. Let me tell you, as one of the few people (and the only one in my high school) that stuck it out with WCW until the bitter, bitter end…you don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about.
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HITMAN ROGUES GALLERY - FINISHED PIECE!! Bret is up against 54 of his opponents and adversaries from his WWF days in my tribute to the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be!
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Here’s a thread 🧵 of my wrestling comic covers the last few years, starting with Macho Man vs Ric Flair from Wrestlemania 8.
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John Tenta, Jr with the framed original Earthquake vs Hogan piece I made for him. Also sporting a badass shirt.
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This is a one-off character from the ‘90s X-Men cartoon called Watchdog. Only appeared in “Secrets Not Long Buried” and wasn’t from the comics. You can’t tell me he isn’t based on Rick Steiner.
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It’s official: I got the toy design gig! Damn, this is exciting. There will actually be WWE-licensed toys designed by yours truly! Can’t wait to get started! It’s not action figures, but this will look good on a resume if that opportunity ever comes up. THE FOOT IS IN THE DOOR!.
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A thread 🧵 of my wrestling comic cover pieces, shoutout to @blamesworthy on the graphics for almost all of these. First up, The Macho/Flair Affair from WrestleMania 8.
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Happy birthday to the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be, @BretHart !
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Working my way up the page row by row. I should have this one done by Monday
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#XMen is trending and I’m not sure why, but here’s my X-Men ‘92 and X-Men Rogues Gallery bookend collage pieces from a couple months ago. #PreviouslyOnXMen
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Stone Cold Rogues Gallery - Finished inks! Finally finished drawing and inking @steveaustinBSR flipping the double birds to 54 of his opponents and adversaries from the Stone Cold in-ring run, and now it’s ready for colors! AND THAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE. CAUSE STONE COLD SAID SO!!
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CMFTR - FINISHED PIECE! Just finished up this piece featuring @CMPunk @DaxFTR and @CashWheelerFTR, done entirely in neutral grayscale markers over India inks. Hopefully we get to see a lot more from this trio when Punk heals up. Sons of the Hitman!
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RVD ECW ROGUES GALLERY - THE WHOLE F’N FINISHED PIECE!! Here I’ve finally finished up my RVD ECW piece, so here’s Mr. Monday Night vs a whole bunch of people he fought while he was in ECW. (including a couple from WWF in 97) I’ve got some prints ready!
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Had another travel day today, but here’s where I left the Daredevil Rogues Gallery colors last night:
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HULK HOGAN ROGUES GALLERY - FINISHED PIECE, BROTHER!! The Hulkster’s ripping the shirt and about to hulk up and drop the leg on 52 of his rivals and heel managers from the original WWF Hulkamania run from 1984-93. 61 hours from sketch to colors on this one. WHATCHA GONNA DO?!
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Tonight’s the night, Little Stingers. Bittersweet. Here are a couple of my most prized possessions. Sting’s assistant reached out to me a few years ago and said @stinger saw my work and wanted me to send him prints of it, so of course I freaked out and sent them immediately…
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If you’re not going to acknowledge that wrestling existed before Vince McMahon, then sell the other goddamn tape libraries to somebody who will.
There will reportedly be "very little" WWE archive content on Netflix: . "The answer is ‘not much’. There’ll be all the current shows. All the pay-per-views, everything is going to be on Netflix. As far as your archives, there will be some, but very little. When everything
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Top Guy vs Everybody series so far, each one in a specific era: Flair, Hogan, Hitman, and Austin.
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@GailSimone The nerdiest thing I’ve ever done is draw myself a 4x9 ft Marvel superheroes mural with over 350 characters in it. Started in 2008, still ongoing. #MyNerdiestThing
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STONE COLD ROGUES GALLERY - FINISHED PIECE!!! WHAT?! Got all the colors done on this tribute to the hellacious run of @steveaustinBSR in the ring from 1996-2003, and I’m fixing to have a swig of beer for the workin’ man, AND THAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE. CAUSE STONE COLD SAID SO!!
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LOD ROGUES GALLERY - WHAT A RUSH!! Finally got this tribute to the Road Warriors and old school tag team wrestling finished! Tell ‘em, Hal! “WELLLLL!!!! I’m gonna go have a damn beer!!”
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Owen Hart 7-Panel commission - FINISHED PIECE!! This custom commission for an Owen Hart fan is fully colored and off to the customer!
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50 SHADES OF WHOOPASS - OH HELL YEAH!! My tribute to the World’s Toughest S.O.B., The Texas Rattlesnake, Stone Cold Steve Austin is complete! There are guest appearances and Easter eggs galore in this one, so have fun, AND THAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE. @steveaustinBSR
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Look who got his print! .🖤💗🖤💗🖤💗🖤💗🖤. Thank you @georgiasmith87 for making this happen and thank you @BretHart for the photo!. Super proud of this. Wow.
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DANGEROUS ALLIANCE - FINISHED PIECE!! My tribute to one of my favorite wrestling stables ever is complete. A real Murderer’s Row of wrestling talent. Arn Anderson, Steve Austin, Bobby Eaton, Paul E. Dangerously, Madusa, Rick Rude, and Larry Zbyszko. This was a joy to make.
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Hitman Rogues Gallery - Finished inks! I’ve squeezed Bret and 54 of his big match opponents, heels, and arch-nemeses just from his days in the WWF into this one, and it’s ready for colors! So I’ll spend the next couple days putting the pink in the Pink and Black Attack.
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It’s Owen Hart’s birthday, so here’s a 7-panel Owen commission I did a few months back. Cool to be hearing his name on TV every week again.
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Steve Austin in is the 7th wrestler I’ve done in my “50 Shades” series. The first one was Macho Man Randy Savage in 50 Shades of Madness. Can’t believe it’s been ten years. LONG LIVE THE MADNESS, OOOOOOH YEEEEAAAAH!!!!
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FROM PARTS ABSURD - FINISHED PIECE!! Behold my love letter to wrestling’s goofy side, from the fantastic, to the hilarious, to the weird, to the Hall of Fame great! Going back and finding gimmicks to include in this has been an absolute joy. LONG LIVE THE WACKY SHIT!!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE LATE GREAT MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE, OOOH YEEAHH!! Macho Man has always been one of my favorite wrestlers to draw. What a character. Here’s 50 Shades of Madness from a while back. Savage fans can probably hear this picture. CUPPA COFFEE IN THE BIG TIME, YEAH!
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Happy birthday to one of the best wrestling characters of all time, Rowdy Roddy Piper.
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Here are the four wrestling “Rogues Gallery” style pieces I’ve done so far: Austin, Hitman, Hogan, and Sting vs nWo. More of these coming soon. Next one is the Flair ‘80s Rogues Gallery.
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I’m not ready to say goodbye to him. @Sting has been one of the consistent joys of my wrestling fandom.
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In honor of tonight’s series finale of The Righteous Gemstones, here’s a 3-way split I did a few years back of Danny McBride in his 3 HBO series roles. This piece was commissioned by Tony Cavalero, who plays Keefe, and given to Danny as a season 2 wrap gift. Such an honor.
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You might find a few Von Erichs in the Ric Flair ‘80s Rogues Gallery
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Mercedes Moné is awesome and a total sweetheart. A few years ago, she found me and hired me to draw this as a birthday present for Bayley. I’m an insanely lucky dude.
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One of a few times I’ve had a chance to draw The Iron Sheik. RIP to a great one.
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Hitman Rogues Gallery update - Stopping point for the weekend at about 3/4 finished. Travel day tomorrow and then I’ll finish it up on Monday.
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FINISHED PIECE!!
Here’s a picture I drew this morning of @therealRVD kicking the shit out of Ghost Rider. When I got to talk to Rob a couple weeks ago, I found out this dude KNOWS his damn Ghost Rider. Legit hardcore GR geek. One of the coolest dudes I’ve ever met.
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I couldn’t make it to Revolution last night, but I was there in spirit.
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Now *that’s* a picture. Never gets old seeing your heroes holding your artwork in their hands. Thank you @BretHart
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GIANT-SIZE NWO WOLFPAC - FINISHED PIECE! Got the 98 Wolfpac squad in full color busting through nWo Hollywood in grayscale, done after Dave Cockrum’s famous Giant-Size X-Men cover. WOLFPAC IN THA HOOOUUUUUUSE!!!
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For those of you new to my work through @TheRock, here are the first 4 in my “50 Shades” series I started last December. 50 Shades of Madness, Showtime, Pythons, and Phenom. These are a lot of fun and a LOT of work. So far through 6 pieces, this series has over 300 hours in it.
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“Just more ex-WWE talent!” . I’ve said it before: imagine you’re running a sports team and a bunch of all-stars become free agents. Are you going to try to sign some of them or are you going to be stupid? Pretty much your two choices.
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DOINKAMANIA! - FINISHED PIECE!! Here I’ve got The Immortal One beset by a gaggle of Doinks in this What If style homage to Detective Comics 1000 by Mike Mayhew. What could have been at WrestleMania 9 instead of the weird Bret/Yoko/Hogan deal.
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BRET HART 7-PANEL - FINISHED PIECE!! Got my @BretHart piece done and now the original is headed for my customer’s house. Really proud of how this one turned out. Here’s to the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be!
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I don’t tell my story a lot, but times like these, I feel pretty good about the fact that on this day just 4 years ago, I was a stay at home dad with my little girl in a single wide trailer in Virginia, drawing at the kitchen table. Now my WWE toy designs are in Walmart. Jeez.
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Here’s a fun piece I did a couple years back of the 1997 Hart Foundation in the famous Iwo Jima pose. Several members of the Hart Family including Bret himself have prints of this one, and who bought the original from me? None other than Stone Cold Steve Austin. Pretty damn cool.
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Time to release the locker room footage of Vader and Orndorff.
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Here’s the second wrestling collage piece I did in this style a couple years ago, the WCW Cruiserweight Division. Obviously, tonight had me thinking about these guys.
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Here’s my WCW Cruiserweight Division piece from last summer, and a number of the guys in it or their families actually have one for themselves, which is super cool. This was always my favorite part of the Nitro Era of WCW.
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So I just got off the phone with Stone Cold Steve Austin, and that was a damn half hour trip, let me tell you! What an honor! He’d seen some of my stuff and called me up to talk! I feel like somebody let me into the damn Cool Kids Club! Thank you for the call, @steveaustinBSR.
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Here’s a slideshow I made of my #AEW roster piece progress over 56 hours from sketch to full colors, set appropriately to TNT by AC/DC. Damn this piece was fun. @CodyRhodes @IAmJericho @MattJackson13 @KennyOmegamanX @dustinrhodes
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