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Magical doubletap!

Hannah Holmes

Here’s a character concept for a new Brian Babyok scripted Phineus story called, “Phineus – Queen of the Cold Night“. Coming soon, after I finish up a few other stories, first!

New Stuff is On the Way

I’ve been working on new pages and fleshing out story ideas. A lot of my time, recently has been spent working on a commission story. This has been financially helpful, as well as a good kick in my creativity! I haven’t felt this good about art and art making since before the car accident that ruined my drawing thumb. I’m so excited!

The plan is to work on the commission AND my comic at the same time. Now that I’ve unstuck myself, should be doable!

I have been working out some kinks in the two current stories, buy sketching them out in my sketchbook. God, I missed sketchbooking. So, more of sketchbooking to come, as well. Helps me think out loud.

I should have a new page of “Barcrawl” out this week. Above are what I’ve been drawing in the last few days!

Early Phin and Sara Sketchbooking

Here are some old sketches from my college sketchbooks for Phin and Sara. This was all prepping for what would eventually be “Dismember Me When You’re Gone”, the official first Phineus comic.

There was a lot of playing with looks and poses. As well as a lot of sloppy texture. It’s a fun look back at where I was way back in 1990-1991.

Contessa

The Contessa is (barring Howie from Teen Wizard) my oldest existing character. I’ve been drawing her ever since I saw Tobe Hooper’s “Lifeforce”.

The Contessa was ported into my comic as a major villain, however, aside from a cameo in “Wake the Dead” she didn’t show up until 2012’s, “Have a Drink on Me”.

I am missing the first picture I made of her, which was confiscated in Middle school, due to nudity. In the class where I fleshed out Phineus, a pre-college art class at CMU, using an early Photoshop like program called Pandavision, I traced a pencil drawing into the program to digitally draw and color it (you can see it below). Keep in mind this was in 1987.

There’s lot’s of boobs involved with her.

Phineus through the years

I updated the strip I had of this from 2015 to include the newest stuff.

Draw or Die Draw Together

So, on Tuesday I attended the second monthly Draw Together event put on my D.J.Coffman and his wife Ally for Draw or Die Club in downtown Pittsburgh at the Federal Gallery

It was super fun, and I got to hang out with some old friends and met a bunch of new artists to sit, eat, talk and DRAW together. It’s a really fun thing to do, to draw around other people and socialize. As an artist, I usually sit and draw by myself. It’s so much more fun, with company

Draw or Die Club is a club that promotes drawing, every day. For fun, for profit, for mental well-being. It’s awesome. https://drawordie.co/

DJ had a list of prompts to go from and you could roll a dice and see what to draw. I ended up doing one of each and an extra doodle, too.

I’ll probably do this next month, too. And if you’re in Pittsburgh come on down and hang out!

The Evolution of Cole Beam

The idea of “Magician for Hire” started long , long ago as “Phineus 2036”.

I had the idea as far back as 2005. Cole has evolved many times, in look, name and character since then. As has the story.

I really like the curly haired version, and she may be a future, older version of Cole.

Barcrawl of the Damned 1

Hell MI is a real place, I’ve never been. Walpurgis night is NOT a big thing there, but in my world it really is! Been wanting to do this story for a long time. Enjoy!

Ro is a downer.

Merv and the Magictones

Phineus Xmas 3

Here is my 3rd page of the Xmas special. I have 2 more drawn and scanned, I just didn’t get them lettered over the weekend. It was my anniversary, after all.

All in all, I had a very productive week, 5 Weirdlings strips, 3 Phineus pages & two commissions.

Hope this week is as good…

Cheers

Barry

Drunk Duck Crossover!

Here is my rendition of the major characters from the up coming Crossover over at Drunk Duck called “Mother”. It stars Sara from “Phineus” http://www.drunkduck.com/Phineus_magician_for_hire/ ,as well as Chance from http://www.drunkduck.com/The_Path/ and Terry from http://www.drunkduck.com/The_Errant_Apprentice/ .

Should be great fun!

Cheers’
Barry

Stuff and stuff from Noeland Collins

Here’s an awesome pic from our good friend Noel, from his upcoming One shot, “The Werewolf Conundrum”.

In other news there will be a crossover with several Drunk Duck comics coming soon. More on that later.

Cheers

Barry

Phineus Boy Wizard Sneak Peek Cover

I got his done with all the Fathers Day festivities, this weekend.

Also, as I drew tomorrows Weirdlings, I appropriately watched “Dagon” a pretty creepy adaptation of Lovecrafts story. Very different from the original, but still pretty cool!

Cheers!

Long Time

Wow it’s been a long time since I’ve Posted!

My computer has been down since I got back from vacation and I was stuck with my old computer. The last thing I wanted to do was be on that thing!

I have been busy working on my newest story, “Phineus: Boy Wizard”, this should be up on my sites in October!

Speaking of my sites, I have been featured on Drunk Duck! My page views have been through the roof, boosting my rating to , at best #19 out of 5904 comics on the site! Yay!

Head on over to: http://www.drunkduck.com/Phineus_Magician_for_Hire/ and check it out!

There are all kinds of cool comics over there, Atland, Strumhaus’ own Orenda, and much more!

I gotta go get some sleep, now.

Cya

Barry

New Phineus Homepage

Hello, all! I ahve completely revamped my Phineus Homepage over at strumhaus. It links everywhere and to all the different stories, you’ll even get a glipse of what is to come! So head on over and take a gander!

Barry

Merry Christmas!

The Radon Farting Bastard Aliens from Hell

Here is the completed “The Radon Farting Bastard Aliens from Hell”…, check it out now as it’s will only be up for a little while and not seen again until next year on my site! That’s why it’s a preview….

Cheers

Barry

Phineus Strumhaus Site Updated!

Check it out!

Barry

Productivity!!

Here is the new TPB #2 cover.
I also got Friday and Monday’s Weirdlings strips done(Tues and Wed) to follow tomorrow.

I also got 4 pages of “The Radon Farting Bastard Aliens From Hell”(the failed 24 hr comic) pencilled and inked!

I also prepped the pages for two whole issues for the TBP. Busy , busy , busy!

Cya

Barry

The New Cover for The Complete Phineus TPB

Phineus and the Web

I have been working on the websites this weekend, I have the Drunk DUck tailored the way I want it now. I have also created a “Gallery” page with my more “artsy” stuff on it , it’s at http://phinmagic.comicgenesis.com/Sketchbook.htm

Check it out!

Now I can spend the rest of the day cleaning and drawing! Yay!

My new site

Hello, all. I have finally gotten the “New” Phineus site over at Comicgenesis tweaked the way I want it, AND I have set up shop at http://www.cafepress.com/phinstuff to sell merchandise. Soon I’ll have my online shop for printed books. I just gotta do it a little ata a time. I really need to be done with all this set up and get back to what I want to be doing, drawing!

Please head on aver and check things out. I appreciate it!

Barry

The new site and my shop!

Please head on aver and check things out. I appreciate it!

Barry

OLD Phin and Sara

These are the two earliest pics I have of Phin and Sara, how eighties can you get. I don’t know if I even had names for them , yet. I did these waaaay back in 1987, I was still just a kid. Phin is going to be 20 next year! WOW. Gonna be a big year, and it should be my most prolific and productive!

Cool things coming!

Barry