Artist/Illustrator/Dad -comics, cartoons, pro wrestling, etc.
@upwvideogame
Art Director. Check out my art on IG @ halhaneyart and my website link is below!👇
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.
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!!
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
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.
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
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
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
WOWWOWWOWWOWWOWWOW!!!! Talk about a mail call! A few weeks ago, I sent
@Sting
some prints of my artwork he liked and I just got this one back signed today. Totally nuts. Christmas came early. Thank you so much, Stinger, this really means a lot. What a nice guy!
#sting
STING vs NWO - SURVEY SAID... FINISHED PIECE! Stinger is on his own to run the nWo gauntlet in my tribute to the Black & White Express! This one brought back a lot of memories and I had a hell of a good time drawing it.
#nWo4Life
#2Sweet
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.
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!
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.
#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
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!!
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!
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…
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?!
@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
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!!
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!!”
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
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.
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.
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!!!!
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!!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!!!
“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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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
BY THE POWER OF GRAYSKULL…I HAAAAVE A FINISHED PIIIEEEEEECE!!! The He-Man Rogues Gallery is all full of Evil Warriors, Snake Men, Space Mutants, Evil Horde, and a few deep cuts from the MOTU mythos. Hold aloft your magic sword and get it while I got it!
TRIPLE THREAT COMIC - FINISHED PIECE!! Got all the ECW hardcore chaos colored in this comic cover commission based on Warriors Three by Salva Espin, and now it’s off to the customer! This group was an all-timer if you were watching ECW back then. E-C-DUB! E-C-DUB! E-C-DUB!!
Hulk Hogan Rogues Gallery - Finished inks! Got the Hulkster ripping the shirt getting ready to hulk up on 52 of his rivals, heel managers, and opponents from the original WWF Hulkamania run from 1984-93, all drawn and inked and ready for colors! WHATCHA GONNA DO?!
Did a little more work on this Hell in a Cell comic cover commission today, just adding colors to Foley and Taker. Still a lot of work to do on this one.
Roddy Piper split portrait - FINISHED PIECE!! Worked late tonight and just finished up a fully colored life size split portrait of Roddy Piper and Nada from the 80s cult classic They Live. I have come here to draw wrestlers and chew bubble gum…and I’m all out of bubble gum.