What does blog mean, anyway?

From Wikipedia: A blog (a truncation of the expression “weblog“)^[1] is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (“posts”).

So, yeah. I need to Talk more. I get rolled up in creating and I forget to write stuff. I’m a pictures guy, more than a writer. Always have been.

Even when I write, it’s in a photograph form.

So, today we spent the day in Cleveland at Cleveland Clinic for my daughter. She’s been struggling with a chronic illness called Cyclical Vomiting Syndrome. It’s an auto immune disease that cause uncontrollable vomiting for days at a time, several times a month. We’ve taken her to CC, as they have specialists for this very very rare condition. She’s making progress, but it’s a very long road.

So, during the times I don’t post stuff, it’s usually due to a long hospital stay. I’m working to keep on task despite this stuff.

Going forward, I am finishing up Paranormal Pickers and Teen Wizard, while I prepare for the new era of Phineus. It will be revealed very soon. I’m pretty excited and it’s been planned for YEARS.

So, stay tuned!

An oldie but a goodie

Cthulhu Cult Magus

More preliminary design work being done.

Flying Cars

Working on some design stuff for the new Phineus, coming very soon!

Hollow Earth TPB cover

Since I finally got the second bonus story done for the Hollow Earth, I can get the TPB ready to buy.

Cthulhu Cultists

Cthulhu Cult Bio

Some of the new stuff coming up in the very near future.

Scapula Guest Art

Some guest art I did for a Christmas Art exchange with my Collective of Heroes brother, AIDAN CASSERLY for his awesome comic @ http://www.scapulacomic.com/

Delays, yet again…

So sorry for the delays. We’ve had, yet more setbacks with my daughters condition. Various doctor’s appointments, setbacks and trips to specialists in other states.

While, we believe we’re on the right path to her wellness, it’s a long road to get there.

I am attempting to get right in the head to do art, but I’m not quite there, yet.

So, hang in there with me and I promise more comics, soon.

Thanks,

Barry

Phineus guest art by Kenn Minter

Some Halloween guest art from my Collective of Heroes brother, Kenn Minter. Ken does Emerald Yeti at: http://notfromherecomic.blogspot.com/p/tales-of-emerald-yeti.html

Our Supermom Halloween guest art

Check out “Our Supermom” webcomic at http://www.oursupermom.com/ by Scott Bachmann. It is a fellow member of the Collective of Heroes network.

Patreon is for Bonuses!

Not only do we have MANY pages of bonus content at our Patreon, but the free comics posted here are posted there, first. In fact Should I Stay or Should I Go Part 4 has started posting there, almost TWO MONTHS before they post on this site!

There is a lot of content available to patrons an our Patreon, so head on over, subscribe and ENJOY!

Patreon updates!

Since revamping the Patreon, one month ago and making new tiers, much has been posted at my Patreon. We’ve had no fewer than 29 new posts, a lot of which contain Patreon exclusive content.

NSFW sketches and prelim drawing for the NEW Witches Brew (The first strip posts on Tuesday for the 4th!)
PDFs for all the current, 7 completed bonus stories & all 3 chapters of Should I Stay or Should I Migo (so far!)
New pages of How We Won the War, the newest bonus story
Phineus: Teen Wizard Tales strips (which continues exclusively on Patreon!)
Gil: The Walking Dead strips (which also continues exclusively on Patreon!)
All new pages go up at Patreon, first!
Access to all this content, right here, at Phinmagic.net

So, if you want to get in on this gooness (and who doesn’t?) head on over to my PATREON and sign up!

My Patreon activity

So, with the revamp of my Patreon tiers, I have posted a lot of content in th east month.
There are 26 patron only posts, of various levels over there.

I will be using Patreon as my primary blog, there, as well. Most blog posts will be for everyone, but I want to start hanging out there, primarily.

So, come and join us over at Patreon!

New Patreon Tiers

Changing up my Patreon tiers. Check it out and become a supporter! It’s not just good for me and my comic, it’s good for you, too! Just check out what you get!

Witches Brew

Movies

Man, watching this, from a real hero of mine, makes me want to do some animation, again. Gears are turning…I have a degree in film, specifically stop motion animation. Would something like this be something people would want to see, here?

Site stuff

New blog post at my Patreon.

http://www.patreon.com/posts/10691937

Collective of Heroes FCBD Cover

This is what I’ve been working on, this week. Our collective does a free sampler every year for Free Comic Book Day. I volunteered to do the cover.

It’s a play on the “Days of Future Past” cover by Byrne and Austin.

The book will be available for download fromDrive Thru Comics, HERE, on Saturday, May 6.

Phineus: Magician for Hire Vol. 2 Complete is available at Comixology

Phineus: Magician for Hire Vol. 2

Complete Volume 2
The complete second series of Phineus. Phin and Sara fight Cthulhu, Nazis in a flying saucer, beholders, ghosts and even see Cleveland destroyed.

Head HERE to buy your’s, today!

Commitment to comments and stuff

As you have probably noticed, there haven’t been and page of “How We Won the War” , recently. We my illness and all, I got behind. I have decided to finish up Family Secrets, first, then back at the bonus stories.

Speaking if bonus stuff, you guys know, that as Patreon patrons, you get access to HUNDREDS of bonus pages and stiries, right? Well, now you do.

And guy, let me know what you think of the new art style. I’ve switched styles, using gray tones and having a blast. Hope you are, too.

When we finish up “Family Secrets “, we start the epic Phineus/Feist crossover, “Should I Stay Or Should I Migo”, by Myself, Vaughn Reynolds & Calvin Garcia. It’s totally refreshed art, new covers and a 3rd chapter that I haven’t drawn, yet! Exciting!!!

So, yeah, that’s what I’ve been up to. Let me know what you’ve been up to!

Cheers,

Barry

Getting back in the swing…

After 2 weeks of being sick, then trying to get caught up on all the work I missed afterwards, I am finally working on a new page. So sorry for the delay.

I haven’t been THAT sick in a long time. Really took it’s toll on me.

Should have new pages starting up again this week.

Thanks for your patience.

Barry

House of the sick

Been home sick with my daughter for the last 3 days. Em has the flu, I have bronchitis, double ear infections, gastroenteritis and a URI. Went back to the doctor, today, and found out I have the flu on top of it all.

I am super sick and can’t concentrate, so not Art for a bit. I may or.may not have a page next week. If I do, I’ll probably only have one up. Sorry for the delays.

Even more delays…

So, I thought I’d be back to normal updates, but family illness has been keeping me busy.

My daughter has been fighting her chronic illness on an exceptionally rough month for it, she and her sister are also fighting the flu or strep, so we’ve been to a lot of Doctors, lately.

I have a new page started, mostly just roughed out at the one EEG appointment. I’m working, just not as much or quickly as I’d like.

Please be patient with me, I’ll get back to normal. Hopefully soon.

Building a better Landraider

Step by step scratch build of my new Squat Landraider. This will be for Kris Kringle and his acolyte retinue.

I built the bones of this out of chipboard, using a template I found online. My first Squat Landraider was made from a pattern I made myself, which I since lost.

I printed the template onto letter sized pieces of chipboard on one of the big printers at work. I cut it apart with utility knives and scissors and glued most of the pieces together using white glue, holding it together for drying with rubber bands.

i also used odd bits and bobs from random kits in my bits box. I crafter the twin las cannons from plastic tubing I got from my hobby shop, combined with parts from a GW Landraider.

I also sketched out and decoupaged a Dwarven face on the fron hull.

I have armed the tank with a very old multi meltas and a hunter killer missle.

I Need to find some time to toss some paint on this. It’ll be gold and reds, fitting for Kris Kringle! Remember my squat army is fashioned after Kris Kringle and Rugnar and all the North Pole dwarves from the comic.

More to come, soon.

Barry

Edit: Finished Landraider

Phineus 2036/ World War Mage

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This has been an idea for a long while. Putting Cole into the main character mode. Set in the future, magic is out in the open, and Cole is the focus.

I also have plans for grand armies of mages, fighting. We’ve seen a bit of that in Kali Saga. I want to expand on it.

The above drawing were all done back in 2006 or so. Just starting to start planning this stuff, now. As you can see, there’s a boy Beam, who, according to the timeline, was replaced by another daughter.