Artist seeks fame and fortune by drawing funny!

Lin was an artist and screen printer in the t-shirt industry for almost 20 years, and is currently a graphic artist designing monuments for West Memorials in Memphis, TN.

Lin is the creator of the web-comic Scared Silly and is co-creator of the self-published comic book series Bushi Tales (with Pencil Neck Studios partner Dave Beaty).

Lin has also done his fair share of freelance art for clients such as the Memphis Riverkings (CHL), Blockbuster Video, Kevin Paige (CD cover art), 96X, and Rock103 (Lin did cover art for The Wake-Up Crew’s ‘Best of’ boxed set, and teamed-up with MSCA member Greg Cravens to create Rock103’s latest ‘walrus’ logo). Lin has done mural work for Pancho’s, McDonald’s and Fitzgerald’s Casino, and his artwork has also appeared in The Memphis Flyer, Commercial Appeal, Airbrush Action Magazine, Amazing Figure Modeler, Stargodz (comic book with Conquest Studios), on Rock103 (Wake Up Crew web comic) and The Outdoor Channel’s websites, the MSCA (MidSouth Cartoonists Association) comics It Came From Beneath The Drawing Board and Overdrawn and Underwritten, in author Christa Michael’s first book – Ramblings With Redde: Why Does My Life Seem Like A Bad “B” Flick?, and Comic Geek Speak’s CGS:The End comic.

Lin is a volunteer for the Memphis Ronald McDonald House, and is the art director for the Haunted Web Of Horrors charity haunted house (which benefits Youth Villages). He was named the Memphis Ronald McDonald House’s Special Events Volunteer of the Year in 2001, and again with RMH ‘A-Team’ and Nightmarez/HauntedWeb.com co-horts Patrick French and Todd Patton in 2002. He was awarded the “Superman Of Metropolis” award at the 2005 Metropolis Superman Celebration, and was the Artist Guest Of Honor at ShadowconXIII in 2009. He has also won two M.A.R.S. (Memphis Area Radio Stations) awards for writing and voicing radio commercials.

Lin served as the President and Vice-President of the Mid-South Cartoonists Association (MSCA) for 4 years and 9 years, respectively.

Lin’s Fun (and Not So Fun) Facts

• Lin is the third “Lindsay/Lin” in a row in his family, but is only a “Lindsay/Lin Workman, Jr.” Has two nieces named after him- Shena Lin and Lindsay Nicole.

• Lin was due to be born on Halloween, but as usual he was late. He has the same birthday (Nov. 2, 1966) as actor David Schwimmer from FRIENDS and Eunice Huthart- Angelina Jolie’s stunt-double, and was born the day after his mother’s birthday (Nov. 1st for those of you keeping score at home- and yep she was in labor with Lin on her birthday).

• Lin’s father is Mormon, his mother is Southern Baptist, he has an ex-stepmother who is Jewish, and he attended a Catholic elementary school. When asked what he is Lin usually just replies, “Confused.”

• Lin was born in Millington, TN (Justin Timberlake’s home town). He grew up in Ogden, UT and Memphis, TN and graduated high school from Southaven High School in Southaven, MS (same high school author John Grisham and Lin’s girlfriend Nicki both graduated from).

• Lin once lived across the street from Graceland, and attended Graceland Jr. High (7th grade) for a year in the late 70’s. His mom Shirley knew Elvis when she was growing up in Memphis.

• Lin dressed up as Elvis for comedian/musician Rev. Billy C. Wirtz and Sister Judy’s wedding at the Memphis Botanical Gardens. They are divorced now (not Lin’s fault).

• Lin is an Honorary Citizen of Metropolis, IL (2009) and occasionally wears his red underwear on the outside of his pants while in Metropolis.

• Lin has received a Christmas card from Noel Neill.

• Lin has judged costume contests with artist Murphy Anderson and writer Marv Wolfman, and has gone bowling with Wolverine/Swamp Thing co-creator Len Wein.

• The first comic Lin ever read was Marvel Team-Up #4 (Spidey/X-Men). The first comic he ever bought was Amazing Spiderman #171 (Spidey/Nova). Both issues were the second part of two part stories. Again, Lin was a wee bit late.

• The first art book was “How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way” and received a rejection letter from Marvel a few years later when he was in high school. He hopes to submit to Marvel again some day.

• Lin came up with the “Bushi Tales” comic series (with David Beaty) while riding around Memphis in the mid-90’s in his ‘73 SuperBeetle (which thankfully had a busted radio). He regrets selling that car to this day.

• He has taken many martial arts, but is a master of none.

• He has performed as one half of the Memphis Blues Brothers – Linwood and Soloman Blues with Kevin L. Williams (twice for charity in front of Isaac Hayes and once in a lesbian bar just for fun), and has met Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi. He is also in the special features section of the 25 anniversary edition DVD of the Blues Brothers movie (mug shot cover).

• Lin loves to do voice impressions, but isn’t going professional with it any time soon.

• Lin can juggle and stilt walk (and run much to his girlfriend’s discomfort), but isn’t up to doing both at the same time or using chainsaws yet.

• The first haunt he ever volunteered for was held in the basement of a Mormon church in Utah.

• Lin’s day job is designing tombstones.

• Lin draws/paints left-handed outside the computer, and right-handed inside the computer.

• He can use chopsticks with either hand, but he hasn’t quite got the hang of using them with his feet yet.

• Lin loves monkeys and evil clowns- and believes in aliens, ghosts, Elvis and that a man can fly. (Thanks, Chris!)

• He eats ketchup on just about anything and thinks A&W draft root beer in a frosted mug is da’ bomb.

• Lin is related to actor/Football Hall of Fame’s Merlin Olsen (cousins on father’s side).

• Lin is not athletic, but he has run up the stairs of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (twice), done the “Rocky pose”, and followed it up both times by eating a large Philly Cheesesteak (with Cheez Whiz- Mmmmm…).

• He collects Batmobile toy cars (and most anything Batman).  His dream is to own a real Batmobile when he grows up.

• Lin sold worms (nightcrawlers) as a kid.

• His favorite sports teams are the New York Yankees, St. Louis Rams, Nashville Predators, and Memphis Riverkings. Lin played for the Yankees in the second and third grades (ok, it was little league).

• Lin’s hero as a kid was Evel Knievel and growing up Lin rode an Evel Knievel bike. Lin once built a ramp in the driveway before watching the George Hamilton “Evel Knievel” movie and forgot about that ramp until his dad backed the family car over it the next morning. His dad didn’t make the jump, but Lin survived the stunt. Lin’s parents never bought him a motorcycle.

• Lin’s favorite band is KISS (and yes, had Lin has worn make-up and high heels to a KISS concert).

• Boxer-briefs.

• Paper or plastic – has been known to go both ways.

• Has flown with Chewbacca.

• Lin has never been married and met his girlfriend Nicki because of a Darth Vader thread on a Star Wars message board and a bad Wampa joke at a sci-fi convention. (Thanks George!)