History
Smith acquired the inktank.com domain in 1998 and used it for a personal website and as website for his EverQuest guild.
On August 28, 2000, Smith published the first of his three webcomics, Angst Technology, remaking the Inktank site as a webcomics portal. Over the next five years he added Weak-end Warriors and Sorry, We're Open. After beginning a computer animation degree program, Smith put all three comics on indefinite hiatus. The site is now the home of InkTank Studios, Barry's art and design business.
The best known comic on the site is Angst Technology which ran from 2000-2005. The comic's storyline dealt with a fictional company, Angst Technology, which developed gaming software. The experiences were based on the author's real world experience in working at Sierra Entertainment and in web site development. The comic was run on GameSpy, along with Penny Arcade, and over the years cameoed and referenced in several other comics, among them The WhiteBoard, which also referenced the later comic, Weak-end Warriors. The comic is also referenced on the site ImageTexT which explores the impact of underground comix and the evolution of webcomics from those roots.
Angst Technology won the Best Gaming Comic award in 2001 the first year of the Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards.
From August 4, 2005 to March 31, 2008 the Inktank website was Smith's personal blog. The website has links to the forums and includes his webcomic archives. Many of Smith's blog entries are about art and animation.
On March 31, 2008 a new comic, Inktank, was started on the site and is was updated on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. The new comic is based on the authors real life experiences as a father and web site developer. It ended it's run on July 2, 2010 with a follow up strip posted on July 11, 2011.
On April 23rd, 2012 the InkTank site was relocated from inktank.com to inktank-studios.com, the result of a desire to transition the brand identity of the site towards the "studio" aspect.
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