Poor Private Doodles. Here we go again.
Army Sexual Harassment class inspired doodles are sometimes the funnest.
A random 80's style car.
Like, what if the Mystery Machine and the A-Team van had, l...
2019-05-15 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We griped and moaned about all kinds of inconveniences but sometimes I had to think a bit and put things in perspective. There were people in Iraq living in garbage dumps or scavenging for food, and begging for clean water while we complained if we ran out of varieties of ice cream. And in between were our fellow troops who got "technically decent" food but unsatisfying by our established norms.
In this one, my "Rock" character is portrayed as an E-5, or Sergeant, so while t...
2019-05-14 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Some doodles of my science-fiction story ships above; a couple of heavy combat assault shuttles.
WW2 German half-track from memory, specifically an SdKfz-250 Hanomag. I am fascinated by half-tracks and the design differences between the various countries' styles.
A WW2 American half-track at top ...
2019-05-08 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I generally do not like to do portraits of real people. They never look right to me. Many years ago I gave it a try --you can tell how old these are because Tony Blair was still PM of England, and Vicente Fox was still just a candidate for President in Mexico-- I wasn't happy then and I am not entirely happy now.
Yossi Sarid, an Israeli politician at the time; I don't remember now what he...
2019-05-03 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
One more round of "strap in and hang on tight" weird crap.
What I look like when my wife puts anything warmer than mustard in my food.
I'm actually not that bad; I used to be though. I can tolerate a lot more heat now. Oddly enough, wasabi horseradish never bothered me and I could slather that stuff on with a trowel.
2019-05-01 17:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Hello!
As you can see, even more new recruits have joined the 213th Battalion on Patreon! This is just in time, too, since the comic is now having an influx of new people coming in as "fills" so it is easy to bring in new people. As of today, though, the end of April 2019, all the slots for Platoon Sergeant and First Sergeant are now filled, so the chances to get a personal character made are, unfortunately, closed.
New Recruits Chad Quinlan, Jeffrey, and Paul Brooks-- check...
2019-04-30 18:37:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Here we see that the character designs of Rock, Glass, and Ricardo are pretty much solidified, and I use corny old humor to put them on display. From this point out they mostly retain their visual appearance, although personal history, backgrounds, and intents for my characters changed.
I always intended for Ricardo to be smarter than Rock even though Ricardo also has enough self-awareness to be hobbled slightly by self-doubt. Rock is smart but not as "book smart" and logical as R...
2019-04-30 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Soon, we will meet our latest Patreon character, Specialist Jeb Folds!
2019-04-24 17:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post
More animal doodles. I like animals.
I especially like doggos! Bet you couldn't tell, huh?
I sometimes practice drawing barnyard/farm animals, something I don't really get a lot of chances to draw much of.
2019-04-24 17:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Coming very soon to a BOHICA Blues comic near us!
2019-04-20 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
More weird and twisted crap from the lotion pit of my mind. Above: Psycho Ed, my crazed serial-killer character who never appears in any comic. Yet.
Whoever he is, he's been FOILED AGAIN!
"Lounging Woman"-- sometimes when I doodle I'm actually making a sorta-kinda attempt to practice real s...
2019-04-17 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The ranks continue to grow! We have one more Platoon sergeant position that can be filled; one 1st sergeant position, and an unlimited amount of Sergeant, Specialist, and Private positions to fill!
Meanwhile, I am getting more "Future Projects" stuff placed in Patreon for the Platoon sergeants, and I continue to post regular updates of Classic Comics for the Sergeant level of recruits (including the sci-fi action graphic novel completed in the 1990's, a reboot of which will be a F...
2019-04-17 16:01:05 +0000 UTC View Post
More weird people. Above, my axe-murderer character, Psycho Ed terrorizes some people.
She kinda looks like Mirav Mizrachi, but not entirely.
A Star Wars-inspired droid.
A chubby dude who's not too...
2019-04-10 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Battalion Roster so far. A few more changes have been made to the rewards tiers. I've eliminate done of the two "1st Sergeant" positions, since realistically I would only be able to support one person at that level with expanded artwork. And a company would only have 1 1st Sergeant anyway.
Also, I've eliminated one of the five "Platoon Sergeant" positions, for much the same reason: it would be difficult for me to support a whole lot of new characters since I already have an ensemble cas...
2019-04-05 16:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Practicing people & faces. Above: I have a system at work called "NABISCOP". It's an acronym, I don't remember what it is for and I myself rarely actually use it, but this is what I think of each time I hear it: a cop making sure everyone knows who has the best chips.
When our budget is cut.
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My supervisor at work. Have I mentioned I don't like her?
I think anyone who says something on the Internet that starts as "Well, actually..." looks something like this.
A few years ago, a Turkish detective confronted the Russian Ambassador to his country and accused him of undermining their gove...
2019-03-27 15:59:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, everyone, we just recruited a new Specialist! Give a warm welcome to Chuck Sherman!
Chuck, there will be a brief "initiation ceremony" but it's nothing; just a formality. Really, the only hard part will be afterwards, when you're getting the peanut butter out of your hair.
2019-03-26 22:18:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Tomorrow's comic, today! For my Patrons to enjoy!
2019-03-21 01:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Volkswagens are always cute, nicht wahr?
A choo-choo! Or actually an SD-40.
Passenger airliner, for some reason.
2019-03-20 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey, check it out; it's the latest and greatest 213th Battalion personnel roster! We've been joined by Jeb Folds as a brand-new Platoon Sergeant, so soon I will be coming up with a character design to insert into the action.
As you can see, there are still plenty of open slots left so hopefully we can recruit some more!
More things are on the way, including the first two TRADE PAPERBACK collector's books of BOHICA Blues! I am already converting files to the required fo...
2019-03-15 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Above: the "2404" or "Twenty-Four-Oh-Four" form, the maintenance check & request form for pretty much everything in the Army. 90% of your time seems to revolve around this form.
For an upcoming comic. The "X" through it means I have accounted for it in my script and can disregard the rough sketch.
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Sometimes I work on faces and facial expressions or character designs; sometimes I just doodle silly things because I can.
Like.... Lurch in a polo shirt, I guess.
A quick Kylo Ren helmet.
My favor...
2019-03-05 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Doodles from the Army, some have been used in comics already and some will be in the future. Enjoy!
A water trailer commonly called a "water buffalo".
The frustrations of rifle qualifications on windy days.
2019-02-26 16:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Time for some horseshit from my Army training.
My quasi-Archer asking if you want a SHARP (Sexual Harassment Awareness and Rape Prevention) briefing. 'Cause that's how you get 'em.
The latest in Civil War Medicine!
2019-02-12 16:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Ever feel like you're hitched to the same 'ol plow, day in and day out..?
Don't worry; you're in FREEDOMERICA!
Being old sometimes be like....
Well, crap, that was unexpected.
2019-02-05 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Don't worry; there's no actual doo-doo appearing in this set. Above: girl's not chillaxin' fo' shizzle and stuff.
I swear I thought I had roller skates on her.
Firing weapons from an aircraft: Arial Gunnery.
What I imagined was something totally different.
2019-01-29 15:59:59 +0000 UTC
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Cops and donuts-- I have to play to stereotypes.
Oh, dear. Best be out of town by sundown!
Jewish kid doesn't know what the hell is going on here.
My proposed badge for a "Canine Medic"!
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I'm also beginning work on a long-awaited unit roster, which I hope will only get better looking in time. I will replace the rank badges with thumbnails, using rank badges only for "unfilled" positions. Coordinating Microsoft Excel with good-looking page art is something that can be done, but darned if I know how to do it. I will continue to experiment!
2019-01-14 18:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This week: things done in groups of two. Above, I practice two birds in flight.
A pair of dogs.
Two of my colleagues from a previous military unit were retiring from service. These two were good, close friends for years and did much together, so their retirement party was held together as well. I...
2019-01-08 21:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
One of my Patrons, Sam Davis, is at the Platoon sergeant level, so he gets a character in the story! I have been way too slow to include this character, partly because of a busy real-life schedule but also because I had a specific time period and in-story event I wanted to take place to start bringing lots of new people.
Sam Davis's character will be a new Second Lieutenant that joins the Battalion in upcoming stories. He will be loosely based on the real person, since of course s...
2019-01-03 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post