I am Barry Linck, a dedicated artist and creator with over 37 years of experience in sequential art, bringing stories and client visions to life through comic books and graphic novels. I have a passion for creatively illustrating and managing projects from inception to completion, ensuring a compelling visual narrative. Throughout my career, I have worked independently and on freelance projects, utilizing my skills in writing, drawing, inking, toning, lettering, and digital marketing. I thrive on transforming scripts into vivid sequential art and managing online presence across websites and social media platforms to engage and grow audiences.…

Barry Linck

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I am Barry Linck, a dedicated artist and creator with over 37 years of experience in sequential art, bringing stories and client visions to life through comic books and graphic novels. I have a passion for creatively illustrating and managing projects from inception to completion, ensuring a compelling visual narrative. Throughout my career, I have worked independently and on freelance projects, utilizing my skills in writing, drawing, inking, toning, lettering, and digital marketing. I thrive on transforming scripts into vivid sequential art and managing online presence across websites and social media platforms to engage and grow audiences.…

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I am Barry Linck, a dedicated artist and creator with over 37 years of experience in sequential art, bringing stories and client visions to life through comic books and graphic novels. I have a passion for creatively illustrating and managing projects from inception to completion, ensuring a compelling visual narrative.

Throughout my career, I have worked independently and on freelance projects, utilizing my skills in writing, drawing, inking, toning, lettering, and digital marketing. I thrive on transforming scripts into vivid sequential art and managing online presence across websites and social media platforms to engage and grow audiences.

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Language

English
Fluent
German
Beginner

Work Experience

Creator/Owner at Phineus +Magician for Hire
November 1, 1991 - Present
Wrote, drew, colored, and lettered 37 years of sequential art on a creator-owned comic book. Created marketing strategies and managed social media platforms and the website for the comic.
Freelance Artist at Nightmare in Dreamland
April 1, 2024 - August 7, 2025
Penciled, inked, toned, and lettered a full graphic novel. Translated writers’ scripts into sequential art through thumbnails, sketches, and finished comic art pages.
Freelancer at Arts Anywhere
August 1, 2016 - August 7, 2025
Provided prepress art and design for print and downloadable textbooks. Utilized Adobe Creative Suite to layout chapters of a modular online arts course.
Freelancer at Cult Stuff
August 1, 2015 - August 7, 2025
Designed and produced hand-drawn sketch cards for sale. Worked on several different card sets for the company.

Education

Bachelors of Fine Arts at Edinboro University of PA
January 1, 1988 - May 1, 1992
Applied Media Arts, Illustration, Animation
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (Animation/Film/Illustration) at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
January 11, 2030 - August 7, 2025

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services
    uniE621 Phineus + Magician for Hire Comic series
    Phineus is a 30+ year Modern Epic Graphic Novel in Webcomic form. Phineus and his wife Sara combine firearms and fireballs to protect the people of Pittsburgh from the forces of Darkness! Phineus is set in the modern word where magic, monsters and all manner of the paranormal exist. Phineus is a Mage and his wife Sara is an archaeologist and ex-superhero and they are in a never ending battle against the darkness. Our Heroes live in Pittsburgh, while Phineus acts as Mage-Protector of Cleveland & Pittsburgh for the International Council of Mages. Phineus and Sara have battled zombies, vampires, mummies, aliens, Lovecraftian evils and demons in their time. https://www.twine.net/signin…
    uniE621 Phineus : Dragon Attack
    A page from Phineus : Dragon Attack.…
    uniE621 Phineus + Magician for Hire : Apocalypse Child
    A page from Phineus: Apocalypse Child…
    uniE621 Nameless City page
    A page from an issue of the ongoing comic, Phineus + Magician for Hire.…
    uniE621 Vortempest Celestial Incident
    the cover on an issue from the ongoing series, Phineus + Magician for Hire.…
    uniE621 A Day in the Life 21 Page
    A page from the ongoing Series, Phineus + Magician for Hire.…
    uniE621 Dagon Come and Me Wanna Go Home Page
    A page from the ongoing comic.…
    uniE621 Another Mistake by the Lake page 3
    A page from Phineus: The Kali Saga Ch 10: Mistake by the Lake.…
    uniE621 Nightmare in Dreamland
    Illustrated a creator owned Graphic novel, based on written script. https://www.twine.net/signin…
    uniE621 Weirdlings 4 cover
    Cover art for Weirdlings, a comic strip I drew, colored and lettered for writer Brian Babyok. The strip ran for 4 years,…
    uniE621 War of the World Sketchcards
    Part of several projects done for Cult Stuff trading card company. Individual original sketch cards that were placed in packs of their card sets.…