The dangers of the desert are many and myriad. The vultures are ready.
We are always warned about things like Hantavirus and the Plague when we go to the desert, so I imagine a little Rodent Death fellow.
You know what will happen-- you'll swell up and die, just like your mothers warned you!
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I work for the United States Immigration Service. I made a couple comics depicting that agency, which management told me never to make public. But we're not public here, we're fam, right?
An "I-130" is "Immigration form 130", a petition to allow a foreign relative to come live legally in the US with you. It can be any relative, but spouses, parents, children, and siblings are the most common types applied for. And since Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt commonly married brother & sister, tha...
2019-01-01 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This one got turned into a webcomic eventually; I really liked the imagery.
This WILL be turned into a webcomic at some point soon; stay tuned!
Oh, yeah, and how to determine your retirement pay. I'm starting to get to the point where I need to pay attention to that crap.
The front of ...
2018-12-26 19:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
If you're a Patron here, then you're in the Battalion! I've sent messages to you through the emails you've provided, so be on the lookout. Also, make sure the email addresses you have with me here are the up to date ones, so messages don't go to old, unused accounts. I try not to send out too many messages (don't want to be a spammer after all) but I am going to try some new things in the coming year and show more stuff like videos and the like, as well as other projects I am beg...
2018-12-20 16:07:36 +0000 UTC View Post
I doodle even when I am downrange on military exercises! How crazy is that?
Above, a comic I did on behalf of a friend of mine, who was one of those "man behind the curtain" types that made everything happen, of course without any recognition or credit.
Another comic I did for a colleague at the time, who likened her job to "herding cats".
2018-12-19 16:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Some doodles, many of which were done in an Army SHARP class.
Elements presented here got turned into a webcomic. I use a lot of doodles as testing grounds for ideas.
They talk a lot about "Wolf Whistling" in SHARP class; I can only imagine a lot of experience with lecherous wolves. The "Blocktopu...
2018-12-11 19:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, Battalion! If you have some time you can check out this podcast. I am interviewed by Albert Frank Asker, the unofficial historian for all things having to do with Comics and Comics Creators in Idaho.
The interview is about an hour and a half long and informal; and while BOHICA Blues is discussed, the bulk of the interview is largely about me, my experiences as a comics creator, and my ties to Idaho and the history and context of Idaho comics. I also discuss a lot of the "Empires: Ace of S...
2018-12-10 16:23:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Your brain hurt, too? Maybe it's the Bad Dog.
Stereotypes -R- Us! Or Stereotypes Are Rus?
This doodle ended up getting used in a webcomic not too terribly long ago.
Angry chick is angry. What did you do t...
2018-12-04 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is a FREE greeting card for all members of the Battalion! You can confuse and annoy just about everyone on your holiday mailing list by sending them this greeting card with your signature, love, and any other oddities you like to tantalize people with.
The inside (when folded correctly) will say,
"From Our Team to Yours, Happy Generic Winter Holidaymas!"
Print, fold, and sign and it is yours! Happy HannuKwanzSolsticeMas from everyone at BOHICA Blues!
2018-12-01 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Dive! Dive! Dive! Bow planes at 32 degrees on the down angle; all crew brace for steep & deep.
Ohhh, crap, young soldier. You're in it now.
This isn't what ACTUALLY happens, but it is what it SEEMS like.
2018-11-27 19:00:02 +0000 UTC
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For all my peeps who celebrate Hanukkah, have a free holiday card to perplex and bamboozle people on your greeting cards list! Just print out and fold and your greeting card requirements for the year are done!
2018-11-26 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Where does my head go? Above; Max Headroom and a short-barreled blaster from my "Empires" sci-fi setting.
Above, a study of a figure in running motion. Sometimes I use my doodles to actually try to learn stuff. Weird. Also, a stylized robot idea.
Did I show people "Psycho Ed" before? I don't remember-- ...
2018-11-20 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The first BOHICA Blues trade paperback is being assembled. Called "Mobilized!", it will include the first 40+ comics with some brief chapter introductions. Above is the cover, about 75% complete. The pages inside have already been converted to .pdf and will soon be sent to the printer. I hope to have the book printed in time for March of 2019.
If you are reading this, then you will be among the first recipients of the book, signed by me, as soon as I unpack the first box! Stay tuned for ...
2018-11-14 16:11:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh, crap, here we go again... above, a Tiger-I tank of World War Two, and, um, the Voyager deep-space probe.
Ships! A tall ship of old, and a modern cutter. Exploration through the ages, perhaps?
Watch out! Lose some of that weight or... hungry Eskimos!
(I think the word "Eskimo" is considered insult...
Oh, fetch, here we go.
Curious dog can't figure you out.
A dog. And a head. Huh.
Gr, I'm a wolf. Better watch out for me! I'll git ya. And stuff. Gr.
2018-10-30 14:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Oh, for the love of... seriously? Here we go again.
We heard ya the first time, dude.
Rotten kids! Now I'm gonna git ya!
Run, kid, run! You'll never escape!
2018-10-23 15:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Seriously, what the hell..?
Not all my doodles are corrupt. Some are downright wholesome.
An imagined scene from the Battle of Midway, World War 2.
The lady has found something stupid in your proposal. Al...
2018-10-19 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe current feature in my "Classic Comics" category is a sort of dual story I wrote in the 1990's. It is "Empires: the Ace of Spades" and "Empires: Morrigan's War". Of the two interwoven tales, I default to "Ace of Spades" as the primary plotline.
In 1989 some friends of mine were putting together a fan magazine, or "fanzine". They knew I was interested in doing a comic and asked if I could commit; I agreed to do "a mini-series or something". I had a military-genre science-fiction setting in m...
2018-10-09 16:53:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Animal doodles. Above: a wolf.
An angry mouse, a nervous horse, a dog that isn't sure what to think.
A coyote displays varying levels of enthusiasm.
A hound dog... and a tank, too. M-60 Patton, to be exac...
2018-10-09 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Howdy, neighbor! It's that nice young Mormon fellow come to talk to you!
The ol' steam train! I used to love to draw trains when I was a kid; I'd fill pages of them.
Above: a Me262 jet fighter from World War 2.
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Monday afternoon, the 1st of October, will have a podcast on Mystery House Radio's series "Idaho Comics With Al Asker" in which Al Asker, Idaho's (un)Official Comics Historian, will interview Arik Grant (me) about my contribution to Idaho comics over the course of the last several years.
We'll talk about early comics I did back in High School (some of which my Sergeant-level Patrons have already read in "Classic Comics"), BOHICA Blues, and future projects!
Tune in at the link...
2018-09-29 17:54:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh God here we go again. Above: That Guy.
A collection of World War II aircraft. And the Israeli flag, for some reason.
You go to Gulag... Comrade.
People drinking at work because of teleconferences... yo...
2018-09-29 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I've talked about a 1990's-era comic I did for a fanzine... starting in October I'll begin posting it here as a "classic comic"! It was originally supposed to be a purely science-fiction enterprise but the fanzine was devoted to "furry" readership and they asked if I could change the aliens into furries. The project is done and all 40 chapters, 440 pages, will be featured here for your enjoyment at the "Sergeant" level and above! Stay tuned!
2018-09-24 21:16:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Just when you thought you were safe...
A couple of lovable dogs. Not all my doodles are unsavory or bizarre!
On the other hand, here is a tank. A Merkava 3, I believe.
Airplanes (World War Two Axis ...
2018-09-20 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
People can get so crazy sometimes. Above, Pirate Girl is Pirating.
I think this may actually be a self-portrait from the middle of a teleconference.
I think Older Makeup Lady has had quite enough of your BS.
2018-09-10 12:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Check out my new unitard!
Enough is enough. Get in the box.
I think work would love it if I actually did this.
Nazis... I hate these guys!
2018-09-04 12:00:01 +0000 UTC
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An upcoming post will feature a Road March... I will also try to get some more "classic comics" and future articles loaded. I've had a pretty busy couple of weeks and the Boise Comics Arts Festival kinda threw me off my schedule a bit.
The "Basic Training" story arc will continue for a bit longer but soon I will get back to the regular gang and some humor with them. I'm thinking about doing some videos as well here soon about how I put together "BOHICA Blues" from start to finish; that c...
2018-09-03 21:13:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Time for another serving. This time, we explore.... horror clowns.
Even fat horrorclowns need love.
At least he warns us, right?
An Elderly Juggalo-- clown makeup and wrinkly old age! What could be ...
2018-08-24 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Some more doodles from the fevered imagination. Above: the doodle that inspired my image of "Sadie", the Military Working Dog that eventualy appeared in BOHICA Blues.
A young woman scaring someone/thing. I did not intend for her to look like Meg from "Family Guy" but that was how she turned out. Weird.
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2018-08-14 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
