Inktank
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Inktank is a blog and webcomics portal created by Barry Smith.
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[edit] History
Smith acquired the inktank.com domain in 1998 and used it for a personal website and as website for his Everquest guild.
On August 28, 2000, Smith published the first of his three webcomics, Angst Technology, remaking the Inktank site as a webcomics portal. Over the next five years he added Weak-end Warriors and Sorry, We're Open. After beginning a Computer Animation degree program, Smith put all three comics on indefinite hiatus.
Since August 4, 2005, the Inktank website has been Smith's personal blog. The website has links to the forums and includes his webcomic archives. Many of Smith's blog entries are about art and animation.
[edit] Comics
Smith had three webcomics hosted on Inktank.com.
[edit] Angst Technology
| Angst Technology | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Barry T. Smith |
| Website | http://www.inktank.com/ |
| Current status | Ended |
| Launch date | 2000 August 28 |
| End Date | 2005 June 20 |
| Genre(s) | Humor, Video Games |
Angst Technology is based around the staff of a small computer gaming company. The humor is derived from everyday office shenanigans, computer and RPG game sources and a myriad of pop-culture references.
The first Angst Technology strip ran on August 28, 2000. The last ran on June 20, 2005. Smith went on hiatus between July 18, 2003 and March 31, 2004. All together, there were around 1060 Angst Technology strips.
[edit] Major characters
In order of appearance:
- Marc is the young project manager. The innocent of the bunch, Marc started off as customer support. He is roommates with Yaz and while they give each other a hard time, deep down they are best buds. First Appearance
- Dante is the coffee-loving lead programmer. Cynical and grounded, he's the linchpin of the company. The only one who seems to get any work done. First Appearance
- Webmonkey is literally a monkey who's employed as the webmaster. He doesn't speak, but his caffeine fueled deathmatches speak for him. First Appearance
- Hugh is the wealthy and fairly naïve boss. His love of gaming and his staff is only outstripped by his love of karaoke. First Appearance
- Yaz is the graphic artist and resident letch. Since opposites attract, he has hooked up as Marc's roommate where (thankfully) his ribald ways have not rubbed off on Marc. First Appearance
- The IT Ninjas do all the behind the scenes maintenance. Excellent at keeping the company servers and computers running, they are not so good outside their element (like fighting or sneaking around like normal ninja). Dante, Hugh, and Kit are the only ones aware of the Ninja's existence, although Marc once stumbled into their secret office. First Appearance
- Kit is the office manager and human resources manager. Sweet and sexy, she is an eye of calm in the whirlwind office.
- Lance is basically a superman-style superhero taking a day job as customer support. He is actually customer support who is dumber than the customers who call him.
- Salvadore is literally a llama in charge of network security. It takes a hacker to catch a hacker.
[edit] Weak-End Warriors
Weak-End Warriors takes place at a paintball park.
[edit] Sorry, We're Open
Sorry, We're Open takes place at a games and comics store, owned by two brothers.
