Barry Thomas Smith
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Barry Thomas Smith (November 26, 1969[1]) is a comics artist and creator of Inktank.com, which features popular webcomics as Angst Technology, Sorry, We're Open and Weak-end Warriors.
[edit] Biography
During Smith's high school years, he served as an intern at the prestigious independent comic book company, Comico. After completing his required education, he then went on to college at the prestigious Tyler University, Temple University's art annex.
Smith 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".
Smith ended up working as an animator for Sierra On-Line for six years and worked on a variety of games, eventually working his way up to art director.
Smith did some freelance work for other gaming companies such as Interplay, Legend Entertainment, 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.
[edit] Geek Code
Smith's Geek Code is:
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