As we usher in the new year, and say a fine FU to 2016, I thought I’d update you all on what to expect from Phineus in the new year…

Black and white– for a while: I love my work in black and white, I think the lines really hold up well without colors to muddy them, so we’ll do that for a while.

Full pages (as opposed to half pages): I have been designing pages to be split for years. While it spreads out the updates more, it does limit my design choices quite a bit, so I’ve decided to go back to full pages (for however long). This means, I’ll be updating less days each week, with full size pages.

Comics –

• “Family Secrets” will continue for a while.
• After that, we’ll be posting the 5 part Phineus/ William Feist crossover, “Should I Say Or Should I MiGo”. This is written by Vaughn Reynolds, drawn by Calvin Garcia & Myself. It’s only been available on the now defunct “ODK Presents” and was never finished. We will be adding covers for each chapter, drawn my Calvin, Barry and Kevin Hayman and Barry will be drawing the last two chapters to finish up the story. It takes place while Sara was pregnant with Nikki and really shows why she is the chosen one of Shub Niggarath.
• “How We Won The War” returns soon, for my patrons as a Patreon special comic.
• Toying with another bonus story based on Max Forward’s Sara and the Snowman guest art.
• “Teen Wizard” returns soon, to finish up the “Naome Glin” storyline.
• “Creephunter”? Maybe.
• More Bonus stories. I plan to post a page a week for my Patreon patrons in the new year. (Once I get caught back up)
• Other stuff I’m not ready to divulge, just yet.

Comixology: Releasing all my trade paperbacks digitally on Comixology. I have three available, now. A forth is being processed and more are on the way.

Pod-casting: I’d love to do a pod cast in conjunction with my Patreon. I don’t want to do the same old boring bitch and whine podcast, though, so I am brain storming some neat things I can do on that front. Think: Radio Play.

Plus, more that I haven’t though of yet. So, Happy New Year and read more comics!

Barry

Bonus content. https://www.patreon.com/Phinmagic

Here’s a panel from the bonus story that is posting on my Patreon, for $2+ patrons.

“Nameless City” starring Fr. Ben Billings. Go. Now. Patronize me.

Yeah, so I am taking a week off from the comic to get some freelance work done and some overtime at work. I’ll be back with new pages, next week and new stuff up on Patreon next week as well.

You know me, I never take a break. Guess I need it, this time.

See you next week!

The complete “Living Saint” issue is available as a PDF and CBZ download shop. Only $1.11!

http://www.drivethrucomics.com/product/185093/Phineus-67-Living-Saint

http://www.drivethrucomics.com/product/178237/Phineus-66Blackened

Blackened downloadable comic is available a full Month and a half before in finishes up on my site! Only $1.11! Go download it, today!

The Drunk Duck Podcast has a shout out to Phineus in the form of an awesome Theme song for Phinues by the uber talented Gunwallace! My song is right at the 1:00:00 mark, but why not listen to all the cool songs?

Big thanks to Drunk Duck for the nod, even bigger thanks to Gunwallace for the song!

My Drunk Duck mirror is at http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Phineus_Magician_for_Hire/

http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/quackcast/episode-262-duck-radio-3/

I am diligently working away on Phineus pages. I am attempting to get a buffer up. Trying to get at least an issue ahead of what’s posted on the sites.

You, good Patrons of Patreon, will get to see all the Phineus pages as soon as I get them done.

In addition, as I get caught up with this venture, I will get back to Phineus: Teen Wizard, for all patrons to read.

I will also be getting back to bonus storues, that will only be available in trade paperbacks, PDFs for sale and to 2nd level patrons, as I finish them. I have to Hollow Earth related bonus stories in the hopper (my brain). I just need to get the buffer ramped up.

I am doing all this to make it worth your while to support me every month.

I appreciate all your support, and if there’s anything else you’d like to see, let me know!

I’ve added a new reward! A monthly bag (or box) of swag for just $25 a month. The exact contents will vary from month to month, based upon what I can pull together.

You’ll get a variety of printed comics, ashcans, sketchcards, original art, sketchbook pages, toys, trading cards, gaming supplies, baked goods, you name it.

I will post, once a month what will be in this month’s Loot Bag.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/loot-bag-4448378

So, this year marks the 25th anniversary of the first issue of Phineus. 66+ issues in the same continuity and story.

The first issue was created for a comic and drawing class in my senior year at Edinboro University in 1991 . I had been fiddling with the character, Phineus, since high school.  Phineus has his 30th birthday, next year, himself.

I am proud of and addicted to this character and this world. I plan on many more years of the comic.

I will be celebrating the anniversary all year, by finishing up Hollow Earth in the next months, posting a true epic fan comic (Werewolf Conundrum by Noeland Collins – posting, now at Patreon) & doing a 25th Anniversary commemorative comic in the fall (which was when the first issue was created).

As always, I gladly accept fan art and/or fan fiction… hint* hint*.

So, keep coming back, check out all the great stuff I am creating. You can also check out my Patreon, toss me a couple bucks and gain access to all the bonus stuff over there.

Word.

Barry

http://www.drivethrucomics.com/product/167510/

All the Trade Paperbacks collected in a MEGA BUNDLE on sale for $25!!

http://www.drivethrucomics.com/product/173669/Phineus-64-Kringles-Last-STand?force_not_tooltip=

Kringle’s Last Stand PDF download is up for sale, on sale for $1.11 at Drivethru comics! In PDF and CBZ!

Got a great review over at Indy Graphic Novels from Paul Schmitt. Well written, nicely thought out. Go check out his blog, read up on the books he bought and go buy some books from me!

Go to Indy Graphic Novels and read the article!

To order books from me go to our book store, here:

A new PDF download is available at our Drive Thru Comics webstore!

Both PDF and CBZ Formats.

http://www.drivethrucomics.com/product/167785/Phineus-63-Buried-History

Volume 8 of my Complete Phineus Trade Paperbacks is up for download at Drive Thru. All the books will soon be up on Amazon, for sale as Kindle and printed books, soon.

http://www.drivethrucomics.com/product/167556/The-Complete-Phineus-Volume-8

My life with working two jobs (and specifically the one job is kicking my ass right now), I’m gonna have to change my update schedule a bit for a little while.

I’ll be doing two pages a week for a while and the Teen Wizard stuff up on Patreon until I can buffer up again.

I may have another page up, later this week, then Tuesday and Thursday updates for a while after that.

Sorry to let you guys down, but life sometimes gets in the way.

Word.

Barry