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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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Dec 2, 10 | 287 – GAH! |
Oct 17, 06 | 24 – Too Little Too Late |
Feb 16, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 6 “The Bottle and the Women” |
Jun 27, 11 | 328 – Pairing Off |
May 13, 11 | Pg. 5 “Jerry the Superhero” |
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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May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
Feb 6, 07 | 96 – Portal? |
Jul 16, 14 | 610 – Do the most you can do. |
Jul 29, 15 | 662 – Lazy Villainy |
Sep 19, 11 | 352 – Megatron is Copyrighted |
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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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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Jan 4, 12 | 375 – In The Zone |
Aug 26, 19 | 794 – 3,000 Miles Away |
Aug 14, 19 | 791 – The Secret Origin of The Atomic Fly! |
Sep 8, 22 | 922 – The New Normal |
Mar 17, 07 | 116 – Still Hot |
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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Jun 5, 13 | 510 – The Evil, Evil Plan |
Mar 12, 18 | 770 – Bumps in the Road |
Apr 10, 13 | 496 – The First Condition |
May 18, 11 | 317 – Why Dr. Klein Needs a Robot |
Dec 9, 10 | 288 – Fill Me In |
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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Aug 3, 12 | Pg. 6 “Inevitably Betrayed” |
Feb 7, 18 | 761 – Rolling Peas |
Nov 12, 20 | 855 – Making Thrice Evil Sad |
Apr 3, 07 | 133 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein |
Apr 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 8 “Ticking Bomb” |
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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Aug 3, 11 | 339 – Love |
Feb 19, 18 | 764 – Meanwhile, Inside Dr. Rocket’s Bedchamber |
Feb 1, 17 | 731 – Mr. Brightside |
Mar 5, 14 | 577 – Who are the Two Queens? |
Sep 28, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 5 “Mercenary Spies” |
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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Feb 26, 18 | 766 – Always |
May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
Mar 6, 07 | 108 – Spy Gal Will Protect Jerry |
Feb 9, 07 | 99 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden Met and Married, Conclusion |
Sep 7, 15 | 679 – The Design of His Life |
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 10, 06 | 17 – Spy Gal Doesn’t Need Jerry |
Apr 30, 12 | 407 – Spy Days Are Over |
Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
Dec 19, 16 | 720 – Thank You for Making Me Angry |
Dec 14, 10 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 2 “No One Should Die Among Strangers” |
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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Oct 24, 16 | 707 – Demise |
Aug 8, 14 | Pg. 6 “Back From the Dead” |
Oct 5, 12 | Pg. 7 “The Babymaker” |
Jan 27, 14 | 566 – Guns Blazin’ |
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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Oct 20, 14 | 629 – Freaky Differences |
Feb 11, 13 | 479 – Rescued By Fidel Castro |
Aug 18, 10 | 272 – GET OUT! |
Mar 6, 07 | 108 – Spy Gal Will Protect Jerry |
Dec 3, 14 | 642 – A Star Falls |
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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Aug 28, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 5 “A Spot of Drool” |
Oct 5, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 6 “The Lips That Should Not Be Touched” |
Nov 21, 12 | 460 – Riding the Sunway |
Jan 20, 07 | 77 – Headed for a Time-Out |
Jan 28, 21 | 869 – A Wonderful Side Effect |
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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Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
Nov 11, 13 | 547 – Lashing Out |
Jun 4, 12 | 417 – Guess Who’s Back? |
Jan 12, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 1 “Sweet Samantha” |
Aug 5, 10 | 268 – Sick and Unflattering |
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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Dec 2, 13 | 553 – Capture and Rescue Mission |
Oct 13, 06 | 20 – Worse Than He Thought |
Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
Mar 26, 12 | 398 – Rookie Hero Move |
Aug 5, 08 | 151 – Peanut Butter Cookies |
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 12, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg.7 “BOOM” |
Nov 19, 06 | 47 – Bingo Knight! |
Sep 30, 11 | Chapter 7, “Visiting Day” Recap by Rossana Bugini |
Feb 8, 11 | Pg. 2 “New Designer in Town” |
Sep 29, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 5 “Time to Move On” |
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Sep 12, 14 | Pg. 10 – Breaking Free |
Sep 1, 14 | 622 – Portalmaker |
Jul 23, 18 | Pg. 8 “Better When She Was a Villain” |
Jan 27, 14 | 566 – Guns Blazin’ |
Apr 30, 12 | 407 – Spy Days Are Over |
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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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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Nov 7, 06 | 35 – Healer Q&A |
Oct 9, 13 | 542 – The Visible Man |
Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
Aug 27, 14 | 621 – Jerry’s Powers |
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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Nov 27, 08 | 183 – Eloquence |
Dec 3, 06 | 53 – The Healing |
Oct 4, 06 | 12 – Introducing Space Pig! |
Dec 3, 14 | 642 – A Star Falls |
Apr 18, 11 | 308 – Time Displaced/Erased/No Taste |
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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Oct 3, 11 | Chapter 8, “The Captain and the Spy” Recap by Nick Perkins |
Aug 5, 13 | 523 – The Big Slam |
Oct 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
Aug 27, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 4 “Talking Turnips” |
Feb 3, 07 | 94 – Everything Changed |
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 11, 10 | 247 – Not a Busload of Strangers |
Sep 8, 22 | 922 – The New Normal |
Jun 30, 22 | 902 – Devastation |
Oct 2, 13 | 540 – Jerry is Committed |
Nov 6, 06 | 34 – Introducing the Healer! |
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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Oct 22, 06 | 28 – The Tragedy of Jerry |
Feb 13, 12 | 386 – The Papanazi Report: Vegas |
Oct 8, 06 | 15 – Introducing Swifty! |
Jul 23, 18 | Pg. 8 “Better When She Was a Villain” |
Nov 18, 10 | 285 – Medical Centre |
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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Dec 16, 10 | 289 – Not Yet |
Sep 9, 10 | 275 – A Moment of Silence |
Dec 2, 06 | 52 – What Captain Spectacular Wants |
Jun 4, 18 | Pg. 1 “My Name is Gordon Jones” |
Nov 20, 08 | 181 – The Thrice Evil |
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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Oct 7, 06 | 14 – Watchin’ TV |
Apr 23, 18 | 780 – Don’t Be a Jerry |
Jul 15, 11 | Pg. 14 “Why Wouldn’t She?” |
Mar 16, 10 | SF Origins: Swifty and the Prophecy, Pg. 2 “The Prophecy” |
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 25, 10 | 245 – One Week Later |
Sep 5, 16 | 696 – Account Closed |
Aug 18, 22 | 916 – Restoration |
Oct 7, 19 | 801 – The Next Best Thing |
Jan 1, 14 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 4! |
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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Aug 31, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 1 “Bored” |
Oct 30, 13 | 544 – Whose Mess Is It, Anyway? |
May 25, 11 | 319 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 2 “Isn’t Everybody?” |
Jul 1, 08 | 143 – Ogle |
Sep 12, 14 | Pg. 10 – Breaking Free |
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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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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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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Jan 30, 07 | 90 – Introducing Star Maiden! |
Dec 29, 10 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar (Extra) |
Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
Sep 10, 18 | Pg. 15 “Something Missing” |
Nov 30, 11 | 367 – The Division Sword |
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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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 15, 07 | 70 – Gene and Dictator Tot Reunite |
Nov 11, 13 | 547 – Lashing Out |
Aug 7, 19 | 789 – The Mantle of Captain Spectacular |
Sep 26, 06 | 5 – The Urine of What!? |
Mar 12, 12 | 394 – The Bottom Drops Out |
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, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
Dec 14, 11 | 371 – Leaving Las Vegas |
Mar 10, 07 | 109 – WHO THREW THIS!? |
Aug 12, 19 | 790 – Hey-O! |
May 30, 11 | 320 – One Thing Left |
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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Oct 7, 11 | Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Recap by Steve VanDyken |
Jul 9, 12 | 427 – I Bet He Wishes He Was a Lizard |
Feb 27, 12 | 390 – Bubbles of Light 7 |
Mar 9, 10 | SF Origins: Swifty and the Prophecy, Pg. 1 “Nice Moves” |
Sep 10, 12 | 443 – “Open to Ideas” |
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 30, 11 | 367 – The Division Sword |
Jan 29, 07 | 89 – WebSpace Page: Dr. Rocket |
Feb 27, 13 | 484 – Beaten Into Submission |
Mar 9, 12 | Pg. 3 “His Old Flame” |
Sep 2, 08 | 159 – Strange Dreams and Wedding Plans |
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 5, 12 | Pg. 7 “The Babymaker” |
Oct 5, 11 | Chapter 10, “Bubbles of Light” Recap by Danny Burleson |
Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
Nov 4, 19 | 809 – The Jerry Cradle |
Aug 18, 14 | 618 – Thanks to Money Man |
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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Feb 15, 12 | 387 – A Hot Shower |
Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
May 7, 09 | 207 – Not My Story to Tell |
Jul 16, 14 | 610 – Do the most you can do. |
Aug 31, 16 | 695 – The Mighty Money Man |
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 15, 13 | 504 – A Striking Mustache |
Aug 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
Dec 8, 14 | The SuperFogeys 2015 Teaser and Special Announcements |
Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
Nov 14, 11 | 362 – Robots Don’t Sleep |
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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Feb 13, 12 | 386 – The Papanazi Report: Vegas |
Oct 7, 06 | 14 – Watchin’ TV |
Aug 8, 11 | 340 – What Lovely Teeth You Have |
May 7, 14 | 593 – When Did Swifty Die? |
Aug 28, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 5 “A Spot of Drool” |
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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Dec 8, 14 | The SuperFogeys 2015 Teaser and Special Announcements |
Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
Dec 1, 14 | 641 – A Different World, A Different Thrice |
Jul 10, 15 | 654 – An Honest Conversation |
Aug 6, 12 | 433 – Isn’t the Alien Invasion Over By Now? |
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Nov 15, 06 | 43 – The Healer Approaches the Captain |
Jun 25, 12 | 423 – Family Resemblance (or Lack Thereof) |
May 21, 14 | 597 – Him Who? |
Aug 27, 12 | 439 – So IMPOLITE! |
Aug 16, 22 | 915 – Return to Valhalla |
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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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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May 7, 18 | 784 – What is Jerry Missing? |
Nov 19, 20 | 857 – Knocked Off the Perch |
Nov 2, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 10 “Anywhere But Here” |
Jan 26, 21 | 868 – The Blame Game |
Dec 29, 10 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar (Extra) |
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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May 8, 13 | 502 – The Presidio Thumb |
Feb 13, 12 | 386 – The Papanazi Report: Vegas |
Dec 16, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 3 “The New Dr. Rocket” |
May 1, 08 | 101 – WebSpace Page: Captain Spectacular |
Mar 9, 12 | Pg. 3 “His Old Flame” |
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 9, 20 | 837 – So? |
Oct 17, 12 | 450 – Neither One of Them Expected It |
Jun 15, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 4 “Pantsless” |
Nov 12, 20 | 855 – Making Thrice Evil Sad |
Jul 13, 11 | 333 – A Word with Her Fiancee |
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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Feb 27, 13 | 484 – Beaten Into Submission |
Nov 18, 08 | 180 – The Many Crimes of Dr. Rocket |
Aug 8, 12 | 434 – Marching Orders |
Feb 11, 13 | 479 – Rescued By Fidel Castro |
Nov 11, 11 | Pg. 7 “Nipped” |
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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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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May 7, 09 | 207 – Not My Story to Tell |
Apr 15, 11 | Pg. 1 “A Sudden Meeting” |
Dec 2, 11 | Pg. 3 “Enter The Space Pig” |
Dec 16, 08 | 188 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 5 “In The Dark” |
Sep 25, 13 | 538 – The Amazing Zurida |
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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Oct 31, 11 | 359 – Warmed Up |
Dec 12, 16 | 718 – What is Deserved |
Nov 5, 06 | 33 – Why Walk When You Can Fly? |
Aug 11, 22 | 914 – Time to Go |
Mar 20, 13 | 490 – Two Thirds of a Secret Revealed |
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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May 24, 22 | 891 – Third Eye Blind |
Aug 29, 12 | 440 – Up, Up and CRASH |
Dec 4, 08 | 185 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 2 “Babylonian Invasion” |
Mar 10, 14 | 578 – A Different Kind of Torture |
Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
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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Apr 17, 13 | 498 – Zurida’s Conditions |
Sep 22, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 4 “I Am Dr. Rocket” |
Apr 20, 12 | Pg. 9 “The Unicef Upstarts” |
Nov 2, 11 | The 2nd SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page |
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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Jul 1, 08 | 143 – Ogle |
Jan 28, 07 | 88 – Who Smells Like Fish? |
Aug 18, 14 | 618 – Thanks to Money Man |
Jan 15, 09 | 192 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 9 “Supposed to Be Me” |
Apr 15, 13 | 497 – Michelle |
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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Mar 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 5 “Prison Stripes” |
Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
Aug 18, 22 | 916 – Restoration |
Aug 7, 08 | 152 – Best Man |
Dec 16, 11 | Pg. 5 “Full Power, Harvey!” |
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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Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
Jul 1, 15 | 650 – GAH! Feelings! |
Mar 9, 12 | Pg. 3 “His Old Flame” |
Feb 23, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 8 “The Return of Zurida” |
Jan 27, 07 | 87 – The Third Man is Not Pleased |
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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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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Mar 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 5 “Prison Stripes” |
Feb 7, 07 | 97 – The Return |
Nov 3, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 1 “The Mrs. and the Ex” |
Apr 1, 07 | 131 – Spy Gal Cares |
Jun 4, 18 | Pg. 1 “My Name is Gordon Jones” |
…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, 11 | 300 – Stage Four |
Oct 2, 06 | 10 – Why Spy Gal Came to Valhalla |
May 21, 09 | 209 – Coming to Jesus |
Jun 23, 22 | 900 – Protected |
Jun 29, 15 | 649 – Can You Take a Punch? |
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 6, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 10 “The Heart” |
Mar 17, 11 | 300 – Stage Four |
Nov 28, 12 | 462 – Favoritism |
Aug 22, 11 | 344 – Now |
Aug 3, 12 | Pg. 6 “Inevitably Betrayed” |
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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Jan 23, 13 | 474 – Overwhelmed |
Jul 16, 18 | Pg. 7 “Passion Enough to Change a Heart” |
Jun 30, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 20 “He Was a Noncombatant!” |
Nov 5, 06 | 33 – Why Walk When You Can Fly? |
Aug 14, 19 | 791 – The Secret Origin of The Atomic Fly! |
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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Jul 23, 12 | 429 – Shenanigans |
Jul 11, 12 | 428 – You Know Who You Sound Like? |
Sep 27, 11 | Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge” Recap by Jeremy Bentley |
Feb 10, 12 | Pg. 1 “Ozzy Osbourne” |
Jan 14, 07 | 69 – Swifty’s Computer Problems |