Barry T. Smith studied art at Tyler University for a year before moving to New Jersey and attending the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. After graduating, he found a job as an animator for a computer game company. Then he did web design for several companies and became a webmaster. He makes comics as a creative outlet and has been able to produce a daily comic, 'Angst Technology', which can be seen on his site, as well as 'Weak-end Warriors', a paintball themed strip.