Barry Thomas Smith (November 26, 1968) is a comics artist and creator of Inktank.com, which features popular webcomics as Angst Technology, Sorry, We're Open and Weak-end Warriors.

Biography

During his high school years, he served as an intern at the prestigious independent comic book company, Comico. Comico produced works such as Grendel, Mage, and Robotech. After completing his required education, he then went on to college at the prestigious Tyler University, Temple University's art annex.

He then headed off to New Jersey to study art at the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. He learned the artistic as well as the business end of cartooning. He graduated with a classical animation degree and headed to California to make his fortune in the "gold rush".

He ended up working as an animator for Sierra On-Line, a computer game company responsible for such classics as King's Quest, Hero's Quest, and Space Quest. He worked there for six years and worked on a variety of games, eventually working his way up to art director.

He did some freelance work for other gaming companies such as Interplay, Legend, Sega USA, and others. He also attempted to start up his own game company, but a severe lack of business sense caused the whole thing to blow up in his face. He has also done web work for McAfee, IMX, GlobalSight, and various other employers across Silicon Valley. Making his way north, he settled into the role as webmaster for Falcon Northwest.

Geek Code

His Geek Code is:
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External links

Inktank.com