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This is one of those that’s a favorite of a lot of people (or so I’m told) but that I’ve never really liked much. Bathroom humor always feels cheap and forced to me. On these early strips I was drawing at a smaller size and using paper and pens that were quite a bit different [...]
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Jun 10, 13 | 511 – Zurida’s Plan |
Oct 27, 14 | 631 – Two Decisions |
Sep 14, 15 | 682 – Milk and Cookies |
Oct 21, 10 | 281 – Expected |
Jul 9, 18 | Pg. 6 “Date or Fight?” |
After I did the first 10 SuperFogeys strips on my blog at MySpace, I decided to try to find a place to get the strip hosted and see if I could produce something like it on a regular basis. When the SuperFogeys did find a host site (pre-Th3rd World) I decided to start the strip [...]
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Mar 18, 10 | 248 – The Difference Between Justice and Revenge |
Sep 27, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 3 |
Jun 29, 11 | 329 – Ear Twist |
Aug 21, 15 | 672 – To The USZ! |
This is the first strip where I’m really demonstrating the perverseness of Dr. Rocket, an aspect of his personality that would come to define him later. It’s hard writing a perverse character in what is essentially an all-ages strip, but I think this strip is a good example of how it can be done. It’s [...]
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Jan 6, 12 | Pg. 7 “Space Pig the Sidekick?” |
Jan 6, 09 | Guest Strip by T.L. Collins of “Bullfinch!” |
Jan 15, 07 | 70 – Gene and Dictator Tot Reunite |
Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
Oct 24, 12 | 452 – Book of Mormon Story |
I knew I wanted Dr. Rocket’s monologue to be about how he got Spy Gal unconscious, but I wanted his means of accomplishing that to be something humorous, brief and unique. I thought he might drug her, but just any ol’ drug wouldn’t do. It had to be something exotic. Boom: Space Pig Urine. It [...]
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Oct 7, 08 | 169 – Faker! |
Mar 19, 18 | 772 – Showdown at the New California Coast |
Nov 4, 08 | 176 – An Evil #@$% |
Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
Oct 1, 12 | 445 – I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told |
There are essentially two ways to do a comic strip (as I see it): with or without a continuing story. The intro of Spy Gal is when I realized that I just wasn’t capable of doing one-off jokes. I ALWAYS have a story to tell. Spy Gal was originally supposed to be a character named [...]
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Jul 15, 11 | Pg. 14 “Why Wouldn’t She?” |
Apr 15, 13 | 497 – Michelle |
Jan 27, 14 | 566 – Guns Blazin’ |
Sep 22, 06 | 1 – Introducing Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket! |
Nov 15, 17 | 747 – The Popped Grape |
For Spy Gal’s intro, I wanted to push the boundaries of good taste a little. Is it right to make light of the dementia that all-too-often takes over the minds of older people? …Depends on how you do it. Turns out Spy Gal was faking, but it’s a theme I plan on revisting. Why Turnip? [...]
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Oct 21, 19 | 805 – Across the Mountaintop |
Dec 28, 11 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy! |
Dec 30, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 2 |
Sep 4, 08 | 160 – Best Friends Forever? |
Aug 4, 22 | 912 – Jerry Speaks |
It still pains me to look at the art in a lot of these early strips. Where the crud are the frickin’ wheelchairs? The only answer I have is that I was lazy and was trying to draw as little as possible. I really saw the strips as more of an exercise in pacing and [...]
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Jan 9, 12 | 376 – Beaten But Not Broken |
Nov 6, 06 | 34 – Introducing the Healer! |
Dec 1, 06 | 51 – Can Hair Eat? |
Mar 29, 07 | 128 – Only Two People in the World… |
his is the second of the additions I made to the original 10 black and white strips I did to kick off the SuperFogeys. Originally, episode 8 went into what is now episode 10 without this minor stopover to make explicit what was once subtle. She’s Spy Gal. Spy Gal is a spy. Duh. It [...]
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Nov 10, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 2 “Girlfight” |
Aug 21, 19 | 793 – The Hero He Hates to Be |
May 25, 08 | SF Collection # 5 Cover (Unused) |
Nov 24, 14 | 639 – What She Had to Do |
Jan 25, 11 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 9 “We Can Work With That” |
This is one of my favorites. I think it really brings home the idea that these guys are old. We don’t know how Mr. Crook died, but he was in a nursing home and that’s what people tend to do there so we don’t even wonder what the cause was. Maybe that’s a story I’ll [...]
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Oct 22, 06 | 28 – The Tragedy of Jerry |
Dec 12, 16 | 718 – What is Deserved |
Aug 31, 16 | 695 – The Mighty Money Man |
Oct 15, 20 | 847 – Macho Verve and Vigor |
Sep 9, 19 | 798 – A Dark Past, A Questionable Present |
I had written myself into a bit of a corner. I had Spy Gal come to Valhalla, but she didn’t really need to be there. Somehow, I had to make her stay. Enter the Orderly (later named Gene) and the Power Dampener. Visually, Spy Gal would never be the same after this strip and I [...]
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Jun 8, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 3 “Valhalla” |
Jun 17, 08 | 139 – Jerry’s Fate Revealed |
May 18, 11 | 317 – Why Dr. Klein Needs a Robot |
May 28, 12 | 415 – Someone REALLY Hates Space Monkeys |
Aug 31, 12 | Pg. 4 “Crib Cage” |
This is one of my absolute favorites. I think it’s one of the funniest last panels I’ve ever come up with. So, of course, only about half the people who read it actually get it. This one gets knocked down by a lot of people for not standing too well on its own. I suppose [...]
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Mar 2, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 9 “Mature Love” |
Oct 10, 11 | 353 – SHWABOOM!! |
Oct 2, 06 | 10 – Why Spy Gal Came to Valhalla |
Feb 6, 13 | 478 – What If Money Man Had Lived? |
Mar 5, 12 | 392 – …Secrets, Secrets Hurt Someone |
Time between the creation of SuperFogeys 12 and 13: 2 months. This is the first strip that really sets the tone for what the SuperFogeys would be. The art is finally coming into its own, resulting in a strip that I’m really proud of. I love the subtle pacing of the camera zoom. It’s a [...]
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Jan 7, 21 | 865 – Balance |
Aug 10, 20 | 843 – What About the Crawfish? |
Sep 2, 10 | 274 – Up and Walking |
Jan 27, 14 | 566 – Guns Blazin’ |
First of all: yes, they’re watching Jeopardy. The real point of this strip was to show Jerry’s concern for Spy Gal and Captain Spectacular’s utter lack of it. I wrapped that point in a Jeopardy joke recycled from Groundhog Day because I figured I’d better do this joke now and early in order to get [...]
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Aug 10, 12 | Pg. 1 “Baby Hands” |
Dec 10, 09 | 237 – A Surprise Visitor |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Apr 8, 11 | Cover |
Sep 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
What’s sadder than a guy who can run really fast that’s stuck behind a walker? The answer is nothing, my friends, nothing. That’s what makes Swifty so much fun–we all know exactly why he’s so bitter and grumpy and you just can’t blame the guy. For Swifty’s design, I couldn’t make him look too much [...]
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Oct 16, 06 | 23 – The Incontinent Duo |
Sep 24, 06 | 3 – Escape From the Carpathian Bug People |
Sep 11, 15 | 681 – Man Child |
Nov 6, 08 | 177 – Lay Some More On Me |
Nov 16, 11 | 363 – Liberated |
This is one of those strips I really, really struggled with. I knew the last thing I wanted was for Dr. Rocket to successfully take advantage of Spy Gal. I mean, this just isn’t that kind of strip. The simplest solution would have been to have Jerry or Captain Spectacular bust through the wall and [...]
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Jan 17, 11 | Guest Strip by Gabe Altomare |
Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
Oct 21, 11 | Pg. 4 “Zombie Madness” |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
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Aug 10, 20 | 843 – What About the Crawfish? |
May 27, 11 | Pg. 7 “In the Future” |
Jun 3, 11 | Pg. 8 “Future Imperfect” |
Aug 27, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 4 “Talking Turnips” |
Aug 31, 11 | 347 – Witch Fontana’s Fortunate Fortunes |
This one is just ugly. None of the characters look right, though I do love how the idea of Spy Gal kissing Dr. Rocket just rolls off Captain Spectacular. The man just does not care. Plus: sexy shoulder blades.
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Jan 23, 17 | 728 – Oh, Brucie… |
Jun 28, 22 | 901 – Vanished |
Feb 7, 18 | 761 – Rolling Peas |
Sep 14, 16 | 699 – How Captain Spectacular Takes Care of Business |
Oct 5, 12 | Pg. 7 “The Babymaker” |
Although I didn’t realize it at the time, this was a step in the right artistic direction for the SuperFogeys. The changing camera views were necesitated by the storyline and made for a much stronger reading experience. There’s a little easter egg in this one with the picture of the girl on the wall in [...]
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Sep 27, 06 | 6 – Introducing Spy Gal! |
Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
Sep 16, 10 | 276 – “Sweetie” |
Aug 10, 20 | 843 – What About the Crawfish? |
Feb 26, 20 | 834 – Percy Makes a Choice |
I love this strip. I think this is the one where you get the best sense of the relationship between Captain Spectacular and Jerry. The first panel alone–I think if the entire strip were just that panel, I’d be happy. I don’t think anyone else laughs at that first panel (That’s not where the joke [...]
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Jan 7, 10 | Guest Strip by Will Boyer of “The Misadventures of Super Milo!” |
Mar 9, 21 | 880 – Boy, You Sure Got Old! |
Aug 22, 14 | Pg. 8 “The Captor Revealed” |
Sep 27, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 3 |
Feb 22, 12 | 389 – The Invisible Pain |
Me: Hey, I’ve got a great idea. Me: What’s that? Me: You know how we could get a lot of strips done quickly? Me: How? Me: We could just cut/paste all the best bits from previous strips and add only minor alterations! Me: Genius. Future Me: I beg to differ.
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Nov 20, 19 | 814 – Ptoof! |
Mar 11, 20 | 838 – The Situation |
Aug 15, 11 | 342 – The Wrong Man |
Dec 5, 11 | 368 – Darn That Dr. Klein |
Aug 3, 15 | 664 – Too Old to Drive |
My lazy self strikes again. As for the story here, this strip was important to me because I had a very real fear at the time that it was going to be perceived that I had a hatred towards women. Dumb, right? I mean, Dr. Rocket is a character, he doesn’t speak for me, but [...]
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Aug 21, 13 | 528 – Spy Gal vs. Jerry |
Sep 30, 13 | 539 – Spy Gal Beats Up Somebody |
Jun 29, 15 | 649 – Can You Take a Punch? |
Oct 7, 11 | Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Recap by Steve VanDyken |
This is the strip that finally broke me. I enjoy the dialogue here a lot, but the art is the (seemingly) umpteenth strip made out of spare parts. This is when I realized things had to change.
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May 27, 13 | 507 – Telling Off Skunk Head |
Jul 19, 22 | 907 – Where is Sam? |
Jul 23, 14 | 612 – A Tale of Two Swifties. |
Dec 21, 12 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy! |
Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
I do believe this strip marks the first close-up I’d ever done in the Superfogeys. I began looking for ways to change the camera around and push the framing into the storytelling more. It was just one panel, but it was a start.
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Mar 17, 11 | 300 – Stage Four |
Apr 30, 14 | 591 – About That Thing… That One Time |
Oct 16, 08 | 172 – The Superhero Code |
Jul 3, 15 | 651 – Duplicity |
Feb 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 1 “Spy Gal” |
I love this little experiment. It’s two jokes, one the main plot and one a jokey subplot, that don’t work so well on their own but that compliment each other, I think, pretty well. Jerry’s frustration here is my own. Sleep, it seems, will always be denied me. I had no idea the Space Pig [...]
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Aug 19, 11 | Pg. 5 “Why She Left” |
Aug 10, 11 | 341 – Stop |
May 27, 11 | Pg. 7 “In the Future” |
Jul 30, 09 | 218 – Good Friends |
Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
Double-sized strips are always fun, but I’m not sure this is the best use of it. The flashback certainly was fun to do. The idea here should be clear: Jerry is Captain Spectacular’s sidekick. This is all set-up and revelation. You should be getting the idea by now that Chapter 1 is really Jerry’s story.
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Feb 26, 20 | 834 – Percy Makes a Choice |
Mar 21, 07 | 120 – Swifty’s Losing? |
Jul 15, 11 | Pg. 14 “Why Wouldn’t She?” |
Jun 1, 12 | Pg. 4 “The O’Hara Family Tragedy” |
Apr 8, 07 | 137 – The Operating Blues |
This is the episode that almost never was. My original plan was to go from strip 26 to the last strip of Chapter 1–what is now strip 28. However, I realized fairly late in the game that I hadn’t really done anything to set up WHY CS and Spy Gal would get back together. I [...]
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Sep 7, 16 | 697 – No Fun Being Ignored |
Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
Oct 7, 11 | Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Recap by Steve VanDyken |
Jul 1, 13 | 517 – The Man in the Iron Cage |
Apr 9, 07 | 138 – Good News and Bad News |
The last strip of Chapter One is one that I had planned for a long, long time. Once I decided to do the SuperFogeys for real, I quickly came up with a grand plan. This plan extends far, far beyond this chapter, though this ending is the first touchstone in that plan. If you ever [...]
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Dec 18, 13 | 558 – Sokol Steps Up |
Feb 9, 07 | 99 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden Met and Married, Conclusion |
Dec 24, 12 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys! |
Feb 5, 18 | 760 – OG Thrice |
Nov 25, 10 | 286 – Duty and Retirement |
This first strip in chapter 2 is all about setting up the game and introducing Dr. Klein, an obviously important figure at Valhalla. When I started the SuperFogeys, I always had it in the back of my mind that I would need to create a “man-in-charge” at some point. Dr. Klein, with his german name [...]
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Jul 18, 11 | 334 – Whaddaya Wanna Do? |
Apr 22, 10 | 253 – Destiny Screwed Over |
Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
May 2, 12 | 408 – Remember Your Mission |
Dec 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
I love Spy Gal. It’s probably the adolescent schoolboy in me, but I have a lot of fun teasing her and putting her in some horrible situations. It’s always fun to see what she’ll do. Gene is the stand-in for my fifteen-year-old self. And, in case you can’t make it out, the book Spy Gal [...]
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Jul 22, 15 | 659 – Wasting Time |
Apr 7, 14 | 586 – The New Percy |
Mar 12, 18 | 770 – Bumps in the Road |
Sep 29, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 5 “Time to Move On” |
May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
One of the better-paced strips I’ve done (or so I’ve been told) and a solid, economical reintroduction to three of the main characters.
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Feb 12, 09 | 195 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 12 “The Conclusion” |
Dec 31, 09 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott” – The Sequel! |
Nov 21, 12 | 460 – Riding the Sunway |
Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
Feb 11, 13 | 479 – Rescued By Fidel Castro |
Some people thought Dr. Klein’s look in the third panel coupled with his German name mean that Dr. Klein is evil. I won’t comment on the prejudices of my readership, but I will say that I did not have that in mind when I drew it. I was just experimenting with what I could do [...]
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Apr 15, 11 | Pg. 1 “A Sudden Meeting” |
Mar 19, 09 | 200 – Where is He!? |
Apr 25, 11 | 310 – Doctor. |
Oct 1, 06 | 9 – How to Turn Dr. Rocket On |
Aug 24, 11 | 345 – Taking a Pill |
Ugh. This is my failed experiment. Like Strip 25, I had two ideas for a strip and tried to make them into one. As drawn, panel 3 preceded panel 2, but at the last minute I got the idea to integrate them more. It didn’t work. Not helping matters is the last panel. For the [...]
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Like Spy Gal in Chapter 1, I had spent two strips building up the arrival of the Healer. I wanted his entrance to be important and surprising. Originally, the Healer was going to be an old man in a cloak. Much more like Dr. Strange or something like that. After being comfortable with that for [...]
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Aug 1, 12 | 432 – Tea Time, Interrupted |
Oct 27, 14 | 631 – Two Decisions |
Mar 1, 07 | 104 – Is Spy Gal Paranoid? |
Apr 21, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 10 “The Lodge of Doom” |
The SuperFogeys are so stiff and immobile, it was fun to cut loose a little on a character like the Healer. I made it double-sized because I wanted the figures to breathe a little and see what I could do with a character who is real expressive. There’s some good lines in this one (Dr. [...]
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Nov 18, 10 | 285 – Medical Centre |
Sep 3, 12 | 441 – She Misses Brunch |
Feb 8, 07 | 98 – The Wedding of Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden |
Jul 30, 09 | 218 – Good Friends |
Oct 31, 11 | 359 – Warmed Up |
More Healer nonsense. You can see how my camera is really changing up now. I’ve left behind almost completely the cut/paste of the previous chapter, something I was real glad to do. The Space Pig is always fun to bring back. There’s no way to explain him and his function every time out, so I [...]
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Oct 28, 19 | 807 – Space Pig vs. Space Pigs |
May 1, 08 | 101 – WebSpace Page: Captain Spectacular |
Nov 13, 06 | 41 – Swifty’s Litany |
Apr 3, 13 | 494 – Hugging in the Throne Room |
Sep 7, 11 | 349 – Avalanche of Wins |
I hate the first panel of this one. CS and Spy Gal just don’t look right and I don’t know what I was thinking. The entire point of this strip was to establish that Spy Gal is attracted to Dr. Klein. I don’t do anything more with it for the whole of Chapter 2, but [...]
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This is a strip I’m really proud of. It’s very much a side-trip from the main story, but I think it’s poignant in a way that SuperFogeys hasn’t been up until now. While writing the SuperFogeys, I often have to ask myself, “What will it be like when I’m old?” I guess this is one [...]
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May 17, 08 | SF Collection #3 Cover |
Apr 20, 11 | 309 – Time Travelin’ Scamps |
Nov 15, 17 | 747 – The Popped Grape |
Nov 7, 06 | 35 – Healer Q&A |
Oct 23, 19 | 806 – Space Pigs in the Forest |
Jerry was late to the party because I needed to remind the audience of his feelings for Spy Gal. I’m sure there was a better way to do that. Not a favorite of mine.
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Jun 3, 11 | Pg. 8 “Future Imperfect” |
Aug 10, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 4 “Courtesy Call” |
Jan 19, 14 | 564 – One Year Later |
Oct 1, 06 | 9 – How to Turn Dr. Rocket On |
Jan 3, 11 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar, Part One |
I knew the back half of this chapter would be light on the Swifty, so I wanted to make sure his last time in the spotlight was a memorable one. Everyone seems to have a different favorite Swifty ailment, but the one I like the best (and the first one I wrote) is the one [...]
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Jan 15, 07 | 70 – Gene and Dictator Tot Reunite |
Nov 14, 11 | 362 – Robots Don’t Sleep |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
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Sep 29, 11 | Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” Recap by Crystal Murphy |
Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
Nov 11, 08 | 178 – Death, M.D. |
May 21, 14 | 597 – Him Who? |
May 19, 14 | 596 – That’s the Mission |
Yeah, I did a Viagra joke. You almost have to, given the subject matter. I think I did it in the best possible way. It was important to me to have the Healer is so disapproving and grossed out. I think that’s how we all felt the first time we saw Bob Dole talking about [...]
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Feb 5, 20 | 830 – Literary Twist |
Dec 10, 09 | 237 – A Surprise Visitor |
Jul 19, 22 | 907 – Where is Sam? |
Jan 21, 10 | 240 – ZAP! |
May 12, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 13 “What Are You Doing Here!?” |
I had been looking for an excuse to do a single-panel strip for a long time and this conclusion of the Healer’s interviews with all the SuperFogeys was a good excuse for it. Originally, the dialogue on this one was vastly different. It was a back and forth between the Healer and the Captain; none [...]
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Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
Jul 25, 14 | Pg. 4 “Daddy’s Little Girl Packs a Punch” |
Mar 4, 10 | 246 – Righteous Kill |
Oct 22, 14 | 530 – The Long Arm of the Universe |
Mar 10, 07 | 109 – WHO THREW THIS!? |
44 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed
by Brock Heasley on November 16th, 2006This is one of those connecting strips that I didn’t know I needed until I did. Strip 45 was always a story I was going to tell, but before I got to that story I realized that I had nothing leading into it. What would be Dr. Rocket’s final scheme? Why, bunnies of course. Why [...]
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Apr 29, 11 | Pg. 3 “Lucky” |
Nov 15, 06 | 43 – The Healer Approaches the Captain |
Nov 18, 10 | 285 – Medical Centre |
Dec 18, 19 | 820 – Heart-Stopping Great Looks |
45 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed, Conclusion
by Brock Heasley on November 17th, 2006See the bunny? I liked the idea that Dr. Rocket kept one bunny for himself. Of course it begs the question…what happened to the bunny? That answer is coming in Chapter 6. This strip took a little longer than your average strip. In the end, I think I probably pumped a little too much detail [...]
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May 14, 18 | 786 – The Opening of the Door |
Jun 4, 12 | 417 – Guess Who’s Back? |
Jan 29, 20 | 828 – Sorry About the Torture |
Nov 14, 11 | 362 – Robots Don’t Sleep |
Aug 26, 13 | 529 – Why Did Jerry Do It? |
Another “ugh” strip for me. I have a real problem with drawing too big for the panel. I truly need to zoom the camera out more. The Healer declaring the Captain the winner without checking the score should come across as a bit strange. He’s just being too nice. It’s the first hint there might [...]
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Sep 22, 06 | 1 – Introducing Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket! |
Jul 14, 22 | 906 – He Looks Different |
Aug 25, 14 | 620 – Her Husband’s Keeper |
May 11, 11 | 315 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 4: The Pilatian Power Crystal |
Sep 23, 16 | Guest Strip by Alethea Lim (Alecat)! |
I absolutely love this strip. This is a case of art elevating the script. On paper, this one didn’t seem like it would be much. If anything, I felt like I was trying to do too much. However…I think it works. Bingo Knight was a character name given to me by a reader of my [...]
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Nov 21, 12 | 460 – Riding the Sunway |
Sep 7, 12 | Pg. 5 “Who Squished?” |
Jan 10, 07 | 66 – Captain Spectacular’s Fear of Modern Technology |
Mar 31, 12 | Pg. 6 “Find the Sharp Metal Instrument” |
Oct 30, 13 | 544 – Whose Mess Is It, Anyway? |
Bingo Knight’s design came from the idea that he is essentially a super accountant. I mean, a super hero who settles Bingo scores? How could he be anything BUT an accountant? Once I knew that, all I had to do was put a dorky guy in a Knight costume and the idea sold itself.
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Dec 19, 12 | 468 – Jerry’s Savior |
Oct 17, 12 | 450 – Neither One of Them Expected It |
Mar 12, 07 | 111 – Forgive Dr. Rocket |
Aug 5, 08 | 151 – Peanut Butter Cookies |
I don’t know how much this strip actually adds to the plot, but it makes me laugh and sometimes that’s enough. A genuinely well-drawn Spy Gal in this strip, I think. She’s a tough one to draw just right and I always have a hard time with her hair.
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Nov 9, 06 | 37 – Is Dr. Klein a Sexy Beast? |
May 21, 09 | 209 – Coming to Jesus |
Aug 29, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 6 “Spy Gal Arrives” |
Apr 7, 14 | 586 – The New Percy |
I tried and tried to not make this one a double-sized. I had just done one and I didn’t want to take the time to do another one, but there just wasn’t any other way to make it work. Too many characters all interacting with each other. It has been said that this is one [...]
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Dec 11, 08 | 187 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 4 “New Clothes” |
Sep 12, 16 | 698 – Good Thing or Bad Thing? |
Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
Jul 16, 14 | 610 – Do the most you can do. |
Dec 30, 10 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” (2010) |
This is the one that was lifted almost entirely from the rejected version of strip 43. That’s how a lot of strips get written. I may write lots and lots of possible dialogue for any given strip and if something isn’t right for the idea, but the dialogue is good anyway, I’ll save it and [...]
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Jun 3, 09 | The SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page! |
Jul 13, 15 | 655 – He’s In |
Mar 21, 07 | 120 – Swifty’s Losing? |
Jun 1, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 2 “Fallen Villain” |
Oct 31, 11 | 359 – Warmed Up |
This is one I was really excited about doing. The art in the SuperFogeys represents a style that I invented just for this strip. I work in a lot of different styles at my 9-to-5 and in my freelance work, so it was fun to show off one of those styles in this strip. Plus, [...]
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Oct 13, 06 | 20 – Worse Than He Thought |
Oct 18, 06 | 25 – Pee On Swifty |
Mar 31, 12 | Pg. 6 “Find the Sharp Metal Instrument” |
Aug 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
By the time I got to this strip I’d really tossed away any notion I had of keeping the same structure of four panels for each strip. This is another of those ideas I had from almost the very beginning of Chapter 2. It’s so weird seeing the Captain standing. I don’t know that I’ll [...]
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Jul 23, 12 | 429 – Shenanigans |
Dec 29, 08 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” |
Mar 13, 11 | 299 – Why The Hospital |
Nov 20, 06 | 48 – “Old Marm?” |
Jun 25, 09 | 213 – Bubbles of Light 4 |
I love Gene. He’s such a jerk and yet, I think, you feel sorry for him. I don’t really know why. Maybe it’s just me. I broke my rule of having Spy Gal being tough enough to defend herself because I couldn’t pass up the joke. I hope no one minded.
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Oct 10, 11 | 353 – SHWABOOM!! |
Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
Dec 9, 08 | 186 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 3 “Going Up” |
Talk about left field, huh? All I’ll say here is that I do know who the Healer is talking to and it is a hint at something greater and we WILL find out who it is. There are more questions to be asked about this one, but I’ll let you figure out what they are.
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Aug 29, 12 | 440 – Up, Up and CRASH |
Aug 8, 12 | 434 – Marching Orders |
Jun 11, 09 | 211 – Shrinking Your Carbon Footprint |
Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
Mar 21, 11 | The SuperFogeys 2011 Teaser |
I’m color-blind (mildly so, but still…), but the SuperFogeys are a one man show so you all have to put up with my puke palette. However, it’s always nice when a strip looks pretty like I think this one does. The entire point of this strip is to justify the next one…
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Feb 19, 18 | 764 – Meanwhile, Inside Dr. Rocket’s Bedchamber |
Aug 20, 14 | 619 – The Repentant |
Mar 4, 13 | 485 – To The Stars |
Oct 13, 06 | 20 – Worse Than He Thought |
…just as the entire point of Chapter 2 was to justify this one joke. See, I wrote this one as one of the first 10 strips back in the first weeks of the creation of the SuperFogeys. I quickly realized that I couldn’t use it because, uh, hello? Captain Spectacular can’t walk. Thus, Chapter 2 [...]
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Mar 17, 07 | 116 – Still Hot |
Nov 26, 09 | 235 – In His Shadow |
Nov 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
Nov 9, 06 | 37 – Is Dr. Klein a Sexy Beast? |
May 23, 11 | 318 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 1 “Getting Rid of Captain Spectacular” |
This is an important call back to the end of Chapter 1. I had to keep Jerry’s unrequited love alive somehow and it seems particularly harsh that it’s now Spy Gal herself who is diminishing him. Jerry’s just fun to mess with.
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Aug 18, 14 | 618 – Thanks to Money Man |
Jun 17, 11 | Pg. 10 “Lost Faith” |
Dec 3, 09 | 236 – You Have to Be Careful Who You Let Into Your Life |
Dec 7, 16 | 717 – The Fury of Soviet Sam |
And that’s it, folks! Captain Spectacular’s dialogue here with Dr. Klein offers real insight into his character. CS has retired from not only the hero business, but also from life. Even though this seems like a return to the status quo, the Captain will remain healed and able to walk. Might make things interesting later [...]
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Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
Nov 17, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 3 “The Last Punch” |
Nov 3, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 1 “The Mrs. and the Ex” |
Sep 16, 08 | 163 – Dr. Klein’s Got Some Splainin’ to Do |
Jun 27, 11 | 328 – Pairing Off |
Titling a chapter is a source of great stress for me. I’m not very good at it and I put it off until I absolutely have to come up with something. That said, “The Techno Shuffle” very much fits what this chapter is going to be all about. Originally, this chapter opened on two characters [...]
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Jan 20, 07 | 77 – Headed for a Time-Out |
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