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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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Oct 9, 13 | 542 – The Visible Man |
Mar 23, 12 | Pg. 5 “Where Are The Unicef Upstarts?” |
Sep 23, 08 | 165 – Not a Villain? |
Oct 7, 06 | 14 – Watchin’ TV |
Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
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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Jun 10, 11 | Pg. 9 “College Years” |
Jul 8, 15 | 653 – When a Shirtless Captain Spectacular Shows Up |
Sep 2, 08 | 159 – Strange Dreams and Wedding Plans |
Jun 19, 08 | 140 – The Kindness of His Heart |
Nov 7, 11 | 360 – Decision |
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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Mar 19, 18 | 772 – Showdown at the New California Coast |
Dec 23, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 5 “ |
Apr 2, 09 | 202 – He Started Stuttering |
Nov 14, 12 | 458 – Quite An Entrance |
Oct 20, 14 | 629 – Freaky Differences |
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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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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Jan 27, 14 | 566 – Guns Blazin’ |
Oct 9, 19 | 802 – Nothing More Important Than Loyalty |
Feb 13, 13 | 480 – A Bevy of Buxom Beach Beauties |
Nov 12, 13 | 548 – Of Course He’s Working with the Aliens |
Sep 25, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 1! |
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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Jan 30, 12 | 382 – A Better Question |
Apr 14, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 9 “Press Conference” |
Aug 5, 08 | 151 – Peanut Butter Cookies |
Oct 1, 06 | 9 – How to Turn Dr. Rocket On |
Feb 17, 11 | 296 – Even Her |
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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Feb 26, 14 | 575 – Undermined |
Mar 8, 11 | Pg. 6 “Area is Secure” |
Nov 6, 08 | 177 – Lay Some More On Me |
Jun 15, 12 | Pg. 1 “Through the Portal” |
Jan 20, 07 | 77 – Headed for a Time-Out |
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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Apr 23, 18 | 780 – Don’t Be a Jerry |
May 30, 12 | 416 – Alcohol is His Kryptonite |
Jul 27, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 2 “Down” |
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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Nov 13, 19 | 812 – Spy Gal Dual Wields |
Mar 17, 11 | 300 – Stage Four |
Oct 7, 06 | 14 – Watchin’ TV |
Dec 16, 19 | 819 – Time for a Refill? |
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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Mar 9, 20 | 837 – So? |
Sep 2, 10 | 274 – Up and Walking |
May 20, 11 | Pg. 6 “Invisible” |
Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
Aug 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
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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Jan 30, 13 | 476 – Regret |
Dec 10, 20 | 861 – tink tink tink |
Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
Nov 14, 11 | 362 – Robots Don’t Sleep |
Feb 21, 18 | 765 – The Spark Between Them |
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 12, 07 | 67 – Dr. Rocket Draws a Webcomic? |
Mar 23, 21 | 884 – No Good at This |
Mar 27, 13 | 492 – Such Great Heights |
Oct 9, 13 | 542 – The Visible Man |
Mar 1, 11 | Pg. 5 “Couture Fashion” |
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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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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Aug 17, 11 | 343 – Speak No More of This |
Jul 23, 09 | 217 – Jerry’s Family? |
Jan 7, 10 | Guest Strip by Will Boyer of “The Misadventures of Super Milo!” |
Dec 21, 12 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy! |
Dec 19, 12 | 468 – Jerry’s Savior |
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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Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
Feb 26, 20 | 834 – Percy Makes a Choice |
Jul 1, 15 | 650 – GAH! Feelings! |
Apr 9, 09 | 203 – Shame, Shame |
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Nov 21, 11 | 364 – Comrade |
Jul 2, 12 | 425 – The Maiden Within |
Jan 7, 21 | 865 – Balance |
Aug 21, 19 | 793 – The Hero He Hates to Be |
Aug 5, 13 | 523 – The Big Slam |
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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Nov 9, 11 | 361 – The Whole Place is Coming Down |
Sep 26, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 2! |
Feb 5, 07 | 95 – Flying Away |
Mar 25, 10 | 249 – How to Prove Your Love |
Jan 29, 09 | 193 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 10 “Escape” |
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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Oct 26, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 9 “What Is Strength?” |
Jan 13, 07 | 68 – Jerry’s Computer Troubles |
Feb 18, 21 | 875 – Much More Impressive |
Jan 18, 12 | 379 – A True Hero |
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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Oct 8, 06 | 15 – Introducing Swifty! |
Jul 8, 15 | 653 – When a Shirtless Captain Spectacular Shows Up |
Apr 22, 10 | 253 – Destiny Screwed Over |
Oct 15, 20 | 847 – Macho Verve and Vigor |
Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
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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Apr 28, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 11 “Huzzah!” |
Oct 12, 11 | 354 – Snap Out of It! |
Nov 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
Mar 25, 10 | 249 – How to Prove Your Love |
Sep 23, 13 | 537 – The Guthrie |
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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Mar 19, 18 | 772 – Showdown at the New California Coast |
Feb 21, 18 | 765 – The Spark Between Them |
Aug 14, 20 | 845 – Better and Better |
Oct 12, 11 | 354 – Snap Out of It! |
Jan 15, 09 | 192 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 9 “Supposed to Be Me” |
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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Nov 30, 11 | 367 – The Division Sword |
Oct 10, 06 | 17 – Spy Gal Doesn’t Need Jerry |
Mar 26, 12 | 398 – Rookie Hero Move |
May 20, 08 | SF Collection #4 Cover |
Jan 15, 09 | 192 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 9 “Supposed to Be Me” |
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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Sep 5, 14 | Pg. 9 – Like Other Men |
Nov 20, 19 | 814 – Ptoof! |
Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
Nov 20, 17 | 748 – Good Enough |
Nov 11, 13 | 547 – Lashing Out |
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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Sep 14, 12 | Pg. 6 “Who Could Have Done This?” |
Sep 18, 15 | 684 – Better Than Dyin’ |
Nov 30, 10 | SF Origins: The Death of Mr. Crook, Pg. 3 “A Man Dies, An Idea is Born” |
May 5, 08 | 102 – WebSpace Page: Swifty |
Oct 7, 13 | 541 – Husband |
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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Nov 18, 06 | 46 – The Winner of Bingo Night…? |
Aug 29, 16 | 694 – Soviet Sam Crackdown |
Oct 3, 11 | Chapter 8, “The Captain and the Spy” Recap by Nick Perkins |
Oct 16, 06 | 23 – The Incontinent Duo |
Jan 6, 12 | Pg. 7 “Space Pig the Sidekick?” |
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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Apr 24, 13 | 500 – What Should Not Be |
Feb 1, 17 | 731 – Mr. Brightside |
Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
Aug 20, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 12 “Party Hard” |
Mar 5, 14 | 577 – Who are the Two Queens? |
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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Jul 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 21 “Sayonara, Sucker!” |
Sep 18, 15 | 684 – Better Than Dyin’ |
Mar 6, 07 | 108 – Spy Gal Will Protect Jerry |
Jul 3, 08 | 144 – Jerry Wakes Up |
Oct 3, 11 | Chapter 8, “The Captain and the Spy” Recap by Nick Perkins |
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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Oct 9, 08 | 170 – There Will Be Blood |
Jan 2, 07 | 61 – Dictator Tot in Hel |
Jan 23, 12 | 380 – Mr. Jerry |
Aug 9, 10 | 269 – Sparing Her |
Dec 29, 09 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One |
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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Oct 8, 12 | 447 – Enemy Target Identified |
Mar 11, 21 | 881 – Minutes Away |
Sep 30, 11 | Chapter 7, “Visiting Day” Recap by Rossana Bugini |
Nov 11, 19 | 811 – Attack Pattern |
Dec 7, 16 | 717 – The Fury of Soviet Sam |
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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Apr 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 8 “Ticking Bomb” |
Oct 17, 18 | HUGE NEWS! SuperFogeys Volume One—Inaction Heroes now on Kickstarter! |
May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
Jul 26, 22 | 909 – Get Outta Town |
Mar 26, 07 | 125 – Jerry’s Down |
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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Jan 21, 07 | 81 – Jerry Denied! |
Jun 3, 10 | 259 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 1 “Homesick” |
Feb 26, 18 | 766 – Always |
May 11, 11 | 315 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 4: The Pilatian Power Crystal |
Apr 28, 14 | 590 – Will He Fight? |
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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Sep 30, 11 | Chapter 7, “Visiting Day” Recap by Rossana Bugini |
Apr 28, 14 | 590 – Will He Fight? |
May 27, 13 | 507 – Telling Off Skunk Head |
Apr 8, 11 | Cover |
Apr 25, 12 | 406 – Spy Gal’s Wall of Evidence |
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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Sep 27, 11 | Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge” Recap by Jeremy Bentley |
Sep 9, 11 | Pg. 1 “Blood on the Table” |
Mar 26, 12 | 398 – Rookie Hero Move |
Aug 13, 12 | 435 – A Job Well Done |
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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Aug 31, 11 | 347 – Witch Fontana’s Fortunate Fortunes |
Apr 25, 11 | 310 – Doctor. |
Mar 8, 11 | Pg. 6 “Area is Secure” |
Jul 3, 08 | 144 – Jerry Wakes Up |
Mar 5, 12 | 392 – …Secrets, Secrets Hurt Someone |
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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Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
Nov 14, 16 | 713 – No More Killin’ |
Sep 26, 06 | 5 – The Urine of What!? |
May 11, 11 | 315 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 4: The Pilatian Power Crystal |
Sep 27, 11 | Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge” Recap by Jeremy Bentley |
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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Jan 27, 07 | 87 – The Third Man is Not Pleased |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
Feb 15, 12 | 387 – A Hot Shower |
Dec 28, 11 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy! |
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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Jan 15, 09 | 192 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 9 “Supposed to Be Me” |
Dec 10, 09 | 237 – A Surprise Visitor |
Feb 11, 13 | 479 – Rescued By Fidel Castro |
Jun 17, 08 | 139 – Jerry’s Fate Revealed |
Jul 21, 22 | 908 – Torture |
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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Oct 29, 14 | 532 – The Lynchpin |
Jul 16, 09 | 216 – Cami |
Jan 1, 09 | Guest Strip by Mark R. Engel of “Prematurely Disappointed!” |
May 28, 09 | 210 – What Happens Next |
Nov 17, 14 | 637 – Dimension-Crossed Haters |
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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Jul 13, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 8 “Sweet Dreams” |
Oct 5, 12 | Pg. 7 “The Babymaker” |
Jan 16, 12 | 378 – Things Fall Apart |
May 5, 22 | 886 – Double Kill |
Sep 11, 08 | 162 – Just Another Purty Face? |
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May 14, 14 | 595 – Gotta Get Some Internet |
Dec 28, 09 | Guest Strip by Don Oskowski of “Conduit Flux!” |
Sep 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
May 27, 11 | Pg. 7 “In the Future” |
Sep 17, 09 | 225 – And the Winner Is… |
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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Apr 23, 09 | 205 – Here is What I Propose |
Nov 4, 08 | 176 – An Evil #@$% |
May 11, 11 | 315 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 4: The Pilatian Power Crystal |
Jun 25, 09 | 213 – Bubbles of Light 4 |
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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Mar 1, 11 | Pg. 5 “Couture Fashion” |
Oct 12, 12 | Pg. 8 “Gross Fetuses” |
Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
Aug 2, 22 | 911 – The Savior of the World |
Sep 14, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 3 “She Dead” |
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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Jul 23, 09 | 217 – Jerry’s Family? |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Apr 7, 07 | 136 – CENSORED! |
Jul 6, 11 | 331 – Paradise |
Mar 5, 14 | 577 – Who are the Two Queens? |
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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Mar 27, 13 | 492 – Such Great Heights |
Oct 30, 19 | 808 – 2.5 Seconds Later |
May 26, 22 | 892 – Ejection |
Jan 20, 07 | 77 – Headed for a Time-Out |
May 2, 11 | 312 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 1: The Real Cause of Dr. Rocket’s Suffering |
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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Jul 8, 11 | Pg. 13 “A Tree Falls in the Forest…” |
Mar 10, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 4 “Arrival in New York” |
Aug 24, 12 | Pg. 3 “Crybabies” |
Aug 10, 16 | 689 – Zurida, the Mother |
Feb 13, 13 | 480 – A Bevy of Buxom Beach Beauties |
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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Apr 8, 13 | 495 – A Willing Prisoner |
Oct 3, 12 | 446 – General Spy Gal |
Sep 20, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 1! |
Feb 3, 14 | 568 – Old Biddy |
Mar 15, 07 | 114 – Enter: Star Maiden |
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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Aug 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
Jun 23, 22 | 900 – Protected |
Jan 8, 18 | 752 – Like Jerry |
Jul 27, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 2 “Down” |
Jan 10, 18 | 753 – What She’d Like to Know |
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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Dec 14, 16 | 719 – It’s Easy When You Know How |
Apr 21, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 10 “The Lodge of Doom” |
Feb 15, 12 | 387 – A Hot Shower |
Jan 10, 07 | 66 – Captain Spectacular’s Fear of Modern Technology |
Aug 5, 13 | 523 – The Big Slam |
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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Mar 10, 14 | 578 – A Different Kind of Torture |
Sep 25, 06 | 4 – Who is Coming to Valhalla? |
Feb 5, 18 | 760 – OG Thrice |
Jul 2, 12 | 425 – The Maiden Within |
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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Mar 24, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 6 “Beaten to the Punch” |
Mar 11, 20 | 838 – The Situation |
Aug 14, 20 | 845 – Better and Better |
Dec 2, 11 | Pg. 3 “Enter The Space Pig” |
Oct 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
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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Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
Sep 25, 06 | 4 – Who is Coming to Valhalla? |
Aug 7, 19 | 789 – The Mantle of Captain Spectacular |
Dec 9, 06 | 58 – Jerry’s Single Chest Hair |
Jul 21, 22 | 908 – Torture |
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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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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Aug 26, 08 | 157 – The Third Man’s Message |
Mar 11, 10 | 247 – Not a Busload of Strangers |
Sep 5, 14 | Pg. 9 – Like Other Men |
Oct 10, 12 | 448 – Thinking Like a Hero |
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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Jan 20, 12 | Pg. 2 “Strange Visitor” |
Oct 18, 06 | 25 – Pee On Swifty |
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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…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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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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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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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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