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Brian Hurtt

@brihurtt.bsky.social

Comic book artist/writer. Artist on the upcoming Oni Press book: FORT PSYCHO. Other works: THE SIXTH GUN, THE DAMNED, MIDNITE SHOW, MANOR BLACK, HARD TIME

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Brian Hurtt @brihurtt.bsky.social · 14h ago

I’m patiently waiting by my keyboard for this to go live so I can back it!

Kyle Starks - COMIC CON NEBRASKA!@thekylestarks.bsky.social · 16h ago

Make sure you follow so you know when the project goes live! Or set an alarm for September 1! If you loved End of Life or any of my hitman books you're going to love this one.

Kyle Starks - COMIC CON NEBRASKA!@thekylestarks.bsky.social · 16h ago

Make sure you follow so you know when the project goes live! Or set an alarm for September 1! If you loved End of Life or any of my hitman books you're going to love this one.

Kyle Starks - COMIC CON NEBRASKA!@thekylestarks.bsky.social · 2d ago

The launch page for my upcoming Kickstarter LOUISE SPROUSE STOLE MY HEART (AND I HAVE TWO HOURS TO GET IT BACK) - a coming of age hitman story - is now LIVE! If you like END OF LIFE at all you'll love this. www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

AIPT @aiptcomics.com · yesterday

‘Fort Psycho’ #1 is an immediately intriguing espionage thriller @oni-press.bsky.social @mattkindt.bsky.social #comicsky Out tomorrow, read @davidbrooke.bsky.social’s review:

‘Fort Psycho’ #1 is an immediately intriguing espionage thriller

An explosive opening gives way to one of the year's most intriguing mystery boxes.

aiptcomics.com

Brian Hurtt @brihurtt.bsky.social · 23h ago

In or near Chicago this week? Come out and help @mattkindt and I celebrate the release of Fort Psycho #1!!!

Impulse Creations Comics & Collectibles @impulsecreations.com · yesterday

WELCOME TO FORT PSYCHO—THE EXTREME ACTION COMIC THAT ONLY STOPS TO RELOAD! On sale this week! impulsecreations.com/collections/... @mattkindt.bsky.social @brihurtt.bsky.social @lewislarosa.bsky.social @oni-press.bsky.social

Kyle Starks - COMIC CON NEBRASKA!@thekylestarks.bsky.social · 2d ago

Coming soon: Louise Sprouse Stole My Heart

A coming-of-age hitman comic from the three time Eisner nominated cartoonist Kyle Starks (END OF LIFE, RICK AND MORTY, LOBO, PEACEMAKER

kickstarter.com

Ryan Kelly @ryankelly.bsky.social · 2d ago

I’m looking for a gig. Here’s a detail of a short story i’m working on now. I LOVE short stories, love them!!!! but i need one of those big things like a miniseries or something to survive. Thanks for the consideration.

Detail from a black and white comic page showing a beaten and bloody guy in a dark space with torches

Brian Hurtt @brihurtt.bsky.social · 2d ago

I just backed this book on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/121...

Start Your Engines #1: A 48-page Action-Adventure

A race car driver and his team face off against saboteurs and mutant dinosaurs in one book!

kickstarter.com

Farel Dal @farel.bsky.social · 5d ago

my older sister and her sweet dog Starry were viciously attacked by a neighbor’s dog that got under the fence in their yard. my sister is a single mom who also takes care of our elderly mother with dementia. they need some financial help. gofund.me/e5dffb87f

Donate to Help Us Heal After Starry’s Attack, organized by Krista Dalrymple

Help Us Close This Chapter After Starry’s Attack Some of you may have followed… Krista Dalrymple needs your support for Help Us Heal After Starry’s Attack

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Jennifer Liao @averagejenn.bsky.social · 5d ago

I was at SDCC for a day and aside from forcing people to look at preview images from the comic I wrote, I bought one fun thing, the @mattkindt.bsky.social & @brihurtt.bsky.social FORT PSYCHO comic-in-a-can with army men inside; a silver army man got me a MIND MGMT @jesselonergan.bsky.social variant.

Photo of a large can with a soup-style label reading FORT PSYCHO COMIC IN A A CAN, 4 pink plastic army men figures, a small comic book cover with an image of sardines (FORT PSYCHO "Sardines") and a MIND MGMT NEW & IMPROVED comic book cover with an illustration of a man and a grid of squares with individual items in them.

Brian Hurtt @brihurtt.bsky.social · 6d ago

The single best thing you could do for yourself today is to back this Kickstarter! We’re in the final hours! I can’t stress how important passion projects like this are to the life blood of the comics creative class! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sch...

Outlaw's Apprentice: Broken Blade

Book one of the Appalachian-inspired swashbuckling fantasy graphic novel series

kickstarter.com

Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 6d ago

Would like to see this on every social media website, and I’m glad we’re calling it what it is now

Tits McGee@scientits.bsky.social · 6d ago

Oh my God, this is not a drill - LinkedIn has added 'seems like AI slop' as an option on posts Genuinely thought it was a joke until I clicked on a few posts

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Chris Schweizer @schweizercomics.bsky.social · last yr.

Revised the ol' "Schweizer Guide to Spotting Tangents" lecture. 1/2

Text: TANGENTS
In geometry, a tangent is when a line touches a curve at a single point.
(images illustrating this, with a curve and a circle touching the lines)
The point where they touch is called the tangent. in a drawing, this is what I call a “bump-up” tangent (more on that
later), but the term “tangent” is a bit more flexible when applied to visual art.
When an artist (or art critic, or art teacher, etc) mentions a tangent, they’re generally referring to any relationship between lines (or elements) in a drawing that interact in a way that the artist didn’t intend.
When I was a teacher, I found it helpful to differentiate the various offenses that fell under the catch-all term “tangents” and give them each a name, to make identification of problem areas in a drawing easier.

An earlier version of these examples was published online in 2011 under the title “The Schweizer Guide to Spotting Tangents.”

Text:
Long-Line Tangent
The “long-line” tangent is when the line from one subject in the drawing leads into the line of another.
(image where the line from a figure's wide-brimmed hat"becomes" the line of the roof)
See how the hat of this fella runs into the line of the roof? that’s bad!
(image where they do NOT intersect)
Not so bad!
Try to avoid near-tangents, too! Even if a line doesn’t actually connect with another, “close” isn’t great, either.
(image illustrating this point using the same iconography as above)

Text:
Bump-Up Tangent
A bump-up tangent is when one element of a drawing bumps up against another.
(image where the outside a figure's elbow touches a wall)
When the bump-up is the result of different subjects touching, correct it by making one clearly overlap the other.
(Same image repeated twice, but in one the elbow is in front of the wall, and in the other behind it)
Either of these works just fine!
Sometimes using the principle of “what’s closer?” overlap won’t always be the best solution. you can do that (like the nose in the example) or you can just redraw the offending lines (like the lapel).
Images: a drawing with tangents, and that same drawing with the tangents eliminated

Text:
Beyond just the drawing itself, make sure to avoid bumping your image against the formal components of the comic: word balloons, sound effects, panel borders, etc. They’re in the image, therefore, regardless of what stage they’re introduced into the art, they’re PART OF THE COMPOSITION, and need to be treated as such.

(Image: example drawing where the balloon and panel borders are creating bump-up tangents with the drawing)

There are many publishers who insist on live (editable) balloons and dialogue text to make easier foreign sales and online publishing; I vehemently disagree with this approach, because it makes flexible what should be the sole purview of a cartoonist: the intersection of lines in the art, and lines in the art, like it or not, iNCLUDE the lines that surround a word balloon.

For this reason, LETTERiNG SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE iNKS. Then your inks can accommodate the balloons. This was standard practice until the advent of digital lettering, and while there’s nothing wrong with digital lettering, its placement in the pipeline order generally results in a poorer overall comic than would be the case were it done between the roughs/pencils stage and the inks.

Chris Schweizer @schweizercomics.bsky.social · last wk.

Only two day left on the Kickstarter campaign for OUTLAW'S APPRENTICE: BROKEN BLADE. If you're wanting extras, this is your chance to get them! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sch...

Sketch of some (not all! there are a bunch of digital goodies, too, as well as a civic one, and another civic one on the horizon) of the stretch goal goodies that people backing the kickstarter will receive with the book: A fold-out bird's eye view map of Cedarcrest, a cutaway illustration of the castle, coloring pages, a bookmark, a keychain, stickers, and a field book.

Brian Hurtt @brihurtt.bsky.social · last wk.

Come and join us in Chicago as we launch Fort Psycho!

Challengers Comics@challengers.bsky.social · last wk.

MATT KINDT! BRIAN HURTT! Both signing at Challengers on Friday, August 7th! 5PM - 7PM! So excited to have them both back again! And we'll have some fun stuff, for sure!! @mattkindt.bsky.social @brihurtt.bsky.social

Challengers Comics @challengers.bsky.social · last wk.

Brian Hurtt @brihurtt.bsky.social · last wk.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic book—a book only @schweizercomics.bsky.social could do! Only three days left to back it!

Chris Schweizer@schweizercomics.bsky.social · last wk.

Just THREE DAYS LEFT on the Outlaw's Apprentice kickstarter! Lots of stretch goals unlocked, so backers are also getting stickers, a fieldbook, fold-out map and castle cutaway posters, a keychain, a paper figure booklet, coloring sheets, and more! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sch...

Chris Schweizer @schweizercomics.bsky.social · last wk.

Outlaw's Apprentice: Broken Blade

Book one of the Appalachian-inspired swashbuckling fantasy graphic novel series

kickstarter.com

Robots From Tomorrow!@rftpodcast.bsky.social · last wk.

NEW EPISODE! I talk with @schweizercomics.bsky.social about his new series OUTLAW'S APPRENTICE, its Appalachian origins, why THIS series at THIS point in his career, the ongoing Kickstarter campaign, the double-edged nature of swords, and much more! robotsfromtomorrow.net/schweizer-ou...

Poster for ROBOTS FROM TOMORROW episode 840 with cartoonist Chris Schweizer about his new creator-owned series OUTLAW'S APPRENTICE.

Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 2w ago

gamera obscura@ohrobin.bsky.social · 2w ago

Texas Republicans doing recruitment for us.

A post from the Comal County (TX) Republican Party:

Democratic Socialists of America

The DSA's mission is to replace capitalism with democratic socialism by shifting economic and political power from corporations and wealthy owners to workers and the public.

Is this what you want for America?

Mr. Tyler Crook @mrtylercrook.bsky.social · 2w ago

To celebrate Out of Alcatraz being nominated for an Eisner Award, we are having a flash sale! Get 10% off all Alcatraz pages from now until next Monday (7/27). www.mistercrook.com/store/origin...

Out of Alcatraz Eisner flash sale 10% off original art now through 7/27

Redacted Pancakes @jellyzedsy.bsky.social · 3w ago

I cannot stop laughing at this. They were so close to cracking lmao #InfoWars #MAJA

Richard Pace @rpace.bsky.social · 3w ago

Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 3w ago

SDCC ’26: Grab your own FORST PSYCHO “COMIC IN A CAN” Oni Press has announced a particularly unique exclusive for San Diego Comic-Con 2026: the Fort Psycho "Comic in a Can". Available in the Psycho Mart at Oni Press booth #1829, this collectible features a brand new mini-comic and a giveaway for…

SDCC ’26: Grab your own FORST PSYCHO “COMIC IN A CAN”

Oni Press has announced a particularly unique exclusive for San Diego Comic-Con 2026: the Fort Psycho "Comic in a Can". Available in the Psycho Mart at Oni Press booth #1829, this collectible features a brand new mini-comic and a giveaway for original art by Matt Kindt. The Fort Psycho "Comic in a Can" retails for $25 and is limited to just 250 copies, so it's first come, first served.

comicsbeat.com

io9 @io9.com · 4w ago

Oni Press Unveils the World's First Comic Book in a Can Preserved Exclusively for San Diego Comic-Con

Oni Press is rolling into SDCC with a literal canned comic—an exclusive 'FORT PSYCHO' prequel packed with toys, chaos, and only 250 chances to crack one open.

gizmodo.com

Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 4w ago

The son of the man shot and killed by ICE: I am Ronaldo Salgado, the oldest son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. He should've been picking up the last of his guys before heading to finish up construction. Unbeknownst to all of us, my dad had been shot inside his van by ICE agents in unmarked cars.

David Lapham @davidlapham.bsky.social · 4w ago

My COMMISSION LIST is open. If you're interested, DM and I'll send you samples and info!

Brian Hurtt @brihurtt.bsky.social · last mo.

From the drawing board. A detail from the pages of the upcoming Fort Psycho! Art by me, written by @mattkindt.bsky.social and published by @oni-press.bsky.social

Brian Hurtt @brihurtt.bsky.social · last mo.

Day two of this exciting Kickstarter and it's really taken off! So thrilled for @schweizercomics.bsky.social getting to do what I know is a passion project for him. Let's keep it going!

Chris Schweizer@schweizercomics.bsky.social · last mo.