A single-panel color comic by Madscott (madscottcomic.com), rendered in a muted gray and pop-art halftone style with colorful characters. A large purple blob-like alien lies on the ground holding a smoking pistol, grinning slyly. Smoke billows dramatically in the background. Facing it is a small, round blue alien with a single large yellow eye, two yellow horns, fanged smile, and hands confidently on its hips — apparently unfazed. The purple alien's speech bubble reads: "I can't believe they always fall for that 'we come in peace' line if B.S." A caption box at the bottom reads: "Hint: It was never going to be a fair fight." The comic plays on the classic sci-fi trope of deceptive alien first contact, with the twist that the seemingly more menacing alien has clearly come off worse in the encounter.

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Peace
Posted on March 18, 2026 by Scott

Stop assuming this will be fair. It was never going to be fair.

WIP

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Scott
I’ve been slow with the comics so I thought you might like to see how far I am on the latest one. work in progress

Method

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Scott
So I am trying out a new system starting this week. I am going to start drawing a comic on one morning and finish it on the next and then start on the next comic. Maybe that will mean a regular schedule. As a reminder we have a store now. You can find it at Back40Arts over on Etsy. If you’re looking for a custom card or drawing let me know.

We have a store!

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Scott
I do in fact have a shop… now.. Okay it’s an Etsy shop but that should work out for the best. You can find it at Back40Arts over on Etsy. Please do stop and look around. It’s a bit sparse yet but more to come soon. We will be listing items from both myself and my family. Eventually we will have sketches, photos, crafts, quilts, and likely more for you.

State of the site

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Scott
So things are actually good.
  • I still want to upload the years of old strips. I’m torn between waiting until the comic easel bulk up-loader works and just doing a week at a time until I’ve caught up.
  • No comic this morning due to snowplowing. We got 12 inches of snow and I normally get up early to draw but instead I had to plow the driveway. Maybe tonight.
  • Holiday Geek Expo was a blast and profitable. I still have some prints for sale and I think I’m going to blow out my old sketch cards to freshen the set up.