Author: phinmagic

Phineus : Magician for Hire is the brainchild of creator Barry Linck. Phineus was created in 1987, of then a high school senior after reading too much of Matt Wagner's "Mage", too much Dungeon's and Dragon's and watching too much of John Carpenter's "Big trouble in LittleChina". Over the interviening years Phineus changed from angellic savior, to reluctant hero, to art student who finds he is a mage, until, in 1991, for a comic class at Edinboro University, he became part of a Husband and Wife paranormal investigations team, with Phineus' sidekick and wife Sara. Barry produced and self published from 1993 to the present 33 comics with our erstwhile heroes, garnering a small but rabid fan following.

FK’s Kai by me

My February’s MAX Art exchange piece. One if FK’s characters, a mad scientist named Kai.

Cole Beam By Modesty

From February’s MAX exchange. Comments by Modesty :
Cole’s cold wear. 😀 I have a coat like this. It’s fun and dramatic.

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VDSD NSFW art

Here are two pieces I did for the Valentine’s day sex drive event.

Phineus theme song by David Tulloch!

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David Tulloch at Virtually Comics wrote it. It was done as a part of Drunk Duck. Very cool!

http://www.virtuallycomics.com/music12.htm#tag23

Valentine’s Day Sex Drive 2019

We will be a part of it, this year!

     

     

    Valentine’s Day Sex Drive 2019

     

     

    Stilldown – Theater Of The Bloody Tongue | Matt Burns – Skorgul Tales | Joseph O. Possum – Jack Legend | utzsar – Rocks | Inky – Ink Dolls | Amy Letts – Epic Fail | Sheryl Schopfer – Deer Me | Lou Graziani – Cy-Boar | Barry Linck – Phineus | Barry Linck – Phineus: Teen Wizard | Barry Linck – Phineus: Magician for Hire | hpkomic – RGBots | hpkomic – Cosmic Dash | Julie Devin – Monster Soup | J.E. Draft – The Challenges of Zona | Jaycee Knight – Bloomin’ Faeries | Peter Anckorn – By The Book | Jeremy Begin – After the Dream | The Blood Teller – Alvery Nerveaux’s Secret Case Files | Microraptor – Cryptida | Lirvilas – Bleach Blonde Valkyries of the Fourth Reich | Ebenezer Splooge – SFW Hentai | Ebenezer Splooge – Nine Tails of Titsune | Ebenezer Splooge – Mammazon | rulerbrain – Selling Smiles | Caley Tibbittz Collopy – SwordCat Knights | Andrew Hunter – Delve | Mark Egan – Bata Neart | Mark Egan – Back Office | Alli Perry – My Hero! | jeromatic – Planet Squad | jeromatic – Bunny Wiggins | Arne Cooper – The Androssian Prophecy | Marshall Reeves – Yesterday Bound | Sean Harrington – Spying With Lana | John Harrington – The Savage Sword of Sharona | Dizzaster Juice – WhiteOut | Dizzaster Juice – Offworld: The Crease | Zach Vanzile – West Tree Academy of Heroes | Ben Bourbon – Devilbear: The Grimoires of Bearalzebub | MonicaNG – MoonSlayer |Nick Greaves – The Great Isle of Prentil | Jacob Jones – Ayuri | Scott T. Hicken – Exiern: Dark Reflections | Scott T. Hicken – Exiern | Stef Marcinkowski – Sarah Zero

    Valentine’s Day Sex Drive 2019

    We will be a part of it, this year!

       

       

      Valentine’s Day Sex Drive 2019

       

       

      Stilldown – Theater Of The Bloody Tongue | Matt Burns – Skorgul Tales | Joseph O. Possum – Jack Legend | utzsar – Rocks | Inky – Ink Dolls | Amy Letts – Epic Fail | Sheryl Schopfer – Deer Me | Lou Graziani – Cy-Boar | Barry Linck – Phineus | Barry Linck – Phineus: Teen Wizard | Barry Linck – Phineus: Magician for Hire | hpkomic – RGBots | hpkomic – Cosmic Dash | Julie Devin – Monster Soup | J.E. Draft – The Challenges of Zona | Jaycee Knight – Bloomin’ Faeries | Peter Anckorn – By The Book | Jeremy Begin – After the Dream | The Blood Teller – Alvery Nerveaux’s Secret Case Files | Microraptor – Cryptida | Lirvilas – Bleach Blonde Valkyries of the Fourth Reich | Ebenezer Splooge – SFW Hentai | Ebenezer Splooge – Nine Tails of Titsune | Ebenezer Splooge – Mammazon | rulerbrain – Selling Smiles | Caley Tibbittz Collopy – SwordCat Knights | Andrew Hunter – Delve | Mark Egan – Bata Neart | Mark Egan – Back Office | Alli Perry – My Hero! | jeromatic – Planet Squad | jeromatic – Bunny Wiggins | Arne Cooper – The Androssian Prophecy | Marshall Reeves – Yesterday Bound | Sean Harrington – Spying With Lana | John Harrington – The Savage Sword of Sharona | Dizzaster Juice – WhiteOut | Dizzaster Juice – Offworld: The Crease | Zach Vanzile – West Tree Academy of Heroes | Ben Bourbon – Devilbear: The Grimoires of Bearalzebub | MonicaNG – MoonSlayer | Nick Greaves – The Great Isle of Prentil | Jacob Jones – Ayuri | Scott T. Hicken – Exiern: Dark Reflections | Scott T. Hicken – Exiern | Stef Marcinkowski – Sarah Zero

      Sally from Culture Shock

      I drew Sally from Culture Shock for MAX, this month! Neat that Hawk and I got each other!

      Spring Zine!

      We have officially opened submissions for our second zine!!! We hope you guys like spring! B) Pieces are due February 28th! See more details here: https://www.comicadia.com/zines/

      Sara by Hawk

      Hawk, of the awesome Culture Shock drew Sara for MAX this month! Check out his comic at http://cultureshockcomic.com !

      Sara by Hawk

      Mother of All Monsters

      The brilliant Phineus One shot written and drawn by Jon Towers! Check out Jon’s own stuff at http://www.jonnyaxx.com .

      Continue reading “Mother of All Monsters” →

      Cole Beam By Snarkclaw

      Very awesome Cole Beam by Snarkclaw:
      “Can’t a magician just attend a Christmas party without running into abominable snowmen? Well, I suppose a fireball spell or two should do the trick. (Also, I may have read too much “Calvin & Hobbes” growing up.)”

      Phineus Returns January 2019


      Big, bold new stuff is coming in the new year!

      Phineus returns to weekly updates, in January, along side it’s sequel, Magician for Hire.

      While Magician for Hire follows the adventures of Cole Beam in 2036, Phineus follws her parents and their associates in the present. There’s lots of fun stuff, and more bonus stories to come, going forward.

       

      There are new ways to support us! We have available, print books of the story archives, hand crafted and signed by the creator. We also have Comixology downloads, in their pan and scan format, available for most, with the rest of the archive coming, soon. Many of the books include bonus stories, not previously available on the site.

      Speaking of bonus content, we have many pages of exclusive content available to Patreon patrons, or for sale as downloads from Drivethru comics.

      In addition, we have a gaming section, with Backwaters of Mysticism & Phineus the Roleplaying Game available. Expect additional guidebooks to come in the future, as well.

      Welcome aboard for exciting new stuff from everyone here, and Happy New Year!

       

      Legend of Bill Guest art

      Past fan art of Princess Gina and The Dark Queen Vasheeva, done for David over at Legends of Bill many moons ago.

      Mage


      My homage to Matt Wagner’s Mage. Matt’s work has inspired me and shaped how I make comics and tell stories.

      After 30 years, Wagner’s epic us coming to an end. Thank you, Matt. And Godspeed, Kevin.

      On the disabled list

      Accident
      Just got out of the hospital a while back. Got slammed by a head on collision. and rolled over. Broke my hand. Dislocated my other thumb and gashed it open. Ribs are bruised and have a concussion. Car is toast.

      Comics will be on hold for a while while I heal. My hands took the brunt, but I’m alive.

      Necronomicon 3

      Necronomicon 2

      Necronomicon 1

      The origins of the change in Phin.

      Wedding Jedi Commission


      This was commissioned by and old con friend, for a mutual friend, who go married in a star wars themed wedding. The kicker was, this guy was a kid, who always came by my tables. He even owns my original phineus standee which i gave to him when i retired it.
      So. Neat.

      Congrats, Joe!

      Necronomicon Credits

      Delores from Errant Apprentice


      I did this one for my good friend Kevin Hayman for his comic Errant Apprentice. His mage female lead, Delores. Go give him some love.

      http://everywhencomics.com/errant/

      State of Phineus…

      So. Phineus has time jumped 20 years, so I decided to move it to a new site. I’ll still post art, blogs and bonus pages here. These new bonus pages, can take place in the present, past or future.

      The new free comic is Magician for Hire, that takes place in 2036. Phin and Sara are still around and in it, but it’s definitely Cole Beam’s story, now.

      Where Phineus is my Anakin, Cole is my Luke.

      I hope you come to love her like her parents, she is a lot of fun to write and draw.

      So head over to the new site, often. Check back, here and enjoy my new stuff.

      Thanks,

      Barry

       

      Necronomicon


      A new bonus Phineus story starts today, for members and Patrons. See, i told you to stay tuned!

      Folklore Guest Art

      Folklore Guest Art
      Here is some commissioned guest art for the excellent webcomic, Folklore. It’s a creepy, supernatural, post apocalyptic super hero story. Go check it out at http://www.folklorecomic.com/