Hello everyone I’m Eric Merritt. When I comment on the SuperFogeys I’m SUTBEric and I draw the new webcomic Steer Valley. I’d chat it up more but let’s talk about why you know I exist: this strip right here! First I apologize to fans of the characters I didn’t represent but the interactions between Klein/Jerry/Third [...]
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UPDATE: Unfortunately, the person scheduled to do the Chapter 11 Recap was unable to complete the project. However, tomorrow the Recaps will wrap up in fine style with Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Also unfortunate: I’m battling a bad case of food poisoning and that’s why I haven’t been very present on the site in the past [...]
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Nov 28, 16 | 714 – Pathetic Counterpart |
Oct 15, 09 | 229 – Father and Tom |
Jul 31, 15 | 663 – Pandora’s Box |
Sep 21, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 2! |
Nov 11, 11 | Pg. 7 “Nipped” |
Our 5th Anniversary Celebration concludes today with this stellar “recap” of Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” from Steve VanDyken. Steve had the unenviable task of recapping a chapter that isn’t even finished yet, but his take on how it could end is wonderfully dark and cynical–and all the funnier for it. You’ll see how close he gets [...]
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Oct 23, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 4 of 4 |
Sep 11, 13 | 534 – Tangerine’s Mission |
Jan 1, 14 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 4! |
Aug 21, 15 | 672 – To The USZ! |
Jan 29, 18 | 758 – No One Else He Can Think Of |
Weather happens. And sometimes it knocks out Marc Lapierre’s power and he has no way to create the strip, much less post it. Apologies! Marc is one of the more dedicated artists I’ve ever worked with and believe you me–the strip would be done if it were possible. In fact, even the midst of this [...]
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Aug 24, 11 | 345 – Taking a Pill |
Nov 28, 11 | 366 – Who Dares? |
May 12, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 13 “What Are You Doing Here!?” |
Sep 26, 06 | 5 – The Urine of What!? |
Those of you that celebrate it, I hope you had a great Christmas. I hope I did too. I wrote this 5 days ago! Welcome to Guest Strippin’ Xmas! Today and for the next three days I’ll be featuring strips from SuperFans like you who have banded together to give Marc and I a bit [...]
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Oct 13, 06 | 20 – Worse Than He Thought |
Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
Jun 23, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 19 “Did You Save Him?” |
Apr 24, 13 | 500 – What Should Not Be |
Apr 3, 13 | 494 – Hugging in the Throne Room |
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Sep 26, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 2! |
Aug 6, 09 | 219 – Bubbles of Light 5 |
Oct 8, 12 | 447 – Enemy Target Identified |
Apr 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 8 “Ticking Bomb” |
Aug 5, 11 | Pg. 3 “A Decent Fish Stick” |
Guest Strippin’ Xmas Continues! This one comes from longtime guest stripper, Crystal Murphy. Great callback to SF Chapter One. Thanks, Crystal!
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Oct 12, 06 | 19 – Back From the Colonoscopy |
Apr 4, 11 | 304 – Catchy and Mysterious |
Aug 22, 16 | 692 – See! You Are Needed! |
Jul 14, 22 | 906 – He Looks Different |
Oct 23, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 4 of 4 |
Guest Strippin’ Xmas concludes with Marjorie Rishel of Draconis Wicked! Marjorie always does a great job picking some piece of SuperFogeys history and riffing on it and this is no exception. Thanks, Marjorie! Marc and I are back on Monday, Jan. 2. See you in the New Year!
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Nov 15, 17 | 747 – The Popped Grape |
Nov 8, 06 | 36 – Valhalla Stinks! |
May 4, 22 | 885 – Tell Amber |
Jul 11, 11 | 332 – Captain Spectacular’s Buds |
There’s just one week of this hiatus left! Starting today and through Friday–Guest Strips! Today I bring you this deep dive into arcane continuity from Gwen Patton. Gwen is riffing off of something revealed not too long ago–namely that there are Space Monkey’s and their poo has a strange property that can turn human beings [...]
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Aug 6, 09 | 219 – Bubbles of Light 5 |
Dec 10, 20 | 861 – tink tink tink |
Nov 18, 08 | 180 – The Many Crimes of Dr. Rocket |
Jan 1, 07 | 60 – Introducing Dictator Tot! |
Jan 18, 17 | 727 – Parlor Tricks |
Crystal Murphy is one of the very best of the SuperFans. She’s contributed many guest strips in the past and they’re always some of my favorites. This page is just a cover to a three page, end-of-summer story you’ll be enjoying from Wednesday to Friday. Then, on October 1st, HIATUS OVER. Don’t forget to check [...]
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Crystal Murphy always goes the extra mile. This is a four part guest strip. See parts three and four tomorrow and Friday! Hiatus ends on October 1st.
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Aug 20, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 12 “Party Hard” |
Dec 2, 11 | Pg. 3 “Enter The Space Pig” |
Dec 22, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 4 “His Darlings” |
Sep 23, 10 | 277 – Judging the Future |
Nov 26, 09 | 235 – In His Shadow |
Crystal Murphy is back again! Last part of “Summer Fun” hits tomorrow. Hiatus is over on October 1st!
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Jan 15, 09 | 192 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 9 “Supposed to Be Me” |
Mar 23, 07 | 122 – Who Will Jerry Fight? |
Nov 2, 16 | 710 – Crimson Oils |
Dec 31, 08 | Guest Strip by Edward Krebes of “Hobo and Bowser!” |
Dec 3, 12 | 463 – May Percy Have a Pet? |
Big thanks to Crystal Murphy for going above and beyond and turning out this very fun story. She and Gwen Patton really kept this week for being a boring slog. Nice job, both of you! See you back here on Monday with the beginning of Chapter 15 – Invasion, Part Two: Inaction Heroes No More!
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This week is the big launch of the Kickstarter Campaign for the SuperFogeys Sourcebook and Adventure Game. Follow this link to check out the campaign, and here’s my blog post on the whole thing with details on how this whole thing got started and what it means for SuperFogeys fans. This is big and it’s [...]
Hi there. Can we talk for a second? Cool. It’s funny. The sixth anniversary of the SuperFogeys flew by last month and I barely noticed it. I have so much fun working on the strip that I forget about stuff like that. Just creating the SuperFogeys is its own reward, one I’m only too happy [...]
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Sep 5, 16 | 696 – Account Closed |
Feb 4, 13 | 477 – The Most Annoying Kid in the World |
Dec 3, 14 | 642 – A Star Falls |
Aug 13, 14 | 617 – 4 Seconds Earlier |
Hey all, Well, it’s been a week since my last “Call to Arms” and in that time the needle on the SuperFogeys Sourcebook & Adventure Game Kickstarter has been moved in a big way! As of this writing, we’re 123% funded with $3,678! That’s incredible. Many of you really stepped up over the last week [...]
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Nov 2, 12 | SuperFogeys Kickstarter! |
Nov 8, 12 | A Call to Arms |
Oct 17, 18 | HUGE NEWS! SuperFogeys Volume One—Inaction Heroes now on Kickstarter! |
Hey everybody, surprise update today! Marc got this sweet idea for a Fight Poster after reading some of the scripts for the strips that are just ahead. The Spy Gal-Zurida throw down promises to be EPIC. It all begins on Monday. I can’t wait to see what Marc does with it. And in case you [...]
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Aug 1, 14 | Pg. 5 “Many Doors, All Locked” |
Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
Mar 19, 18 | 772 – Showdown at the New California Coast |
Nov 12, 13 | 548 – Of Course He’s Working with the Aliens |
Aug 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
Welcome to Guest Strippin’ Xmas 4! I’ve used and abused you guys lots this past year, so this Guest Strippin’ Xmas is gonna be a little lighter than usual. However, as a treat, look for a special piece by Marc Lapierre next week! Big thanks to Crystal Murphy for this very funny and seasonal strip. [...]
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May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
May 23, 11 | 318 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 1 “Getting Rid of Captain Spectacular” |
Nov 18, 10 | 285 – Medical Centre |
Jul 21, 22 | 908 – Torture |
Jul 10, 08 | Guest Strip by Lucas Turnbloom of “Imagine This!” |
Hey, Merry Christmas everyone! Can you believe the above piece? I ask Marc very late last week if there was anything he might be able to do for Christmas and he came up with this in record time. I’m so over the moon in love with it. My wife is, too. She’s determined to get [...]
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Mar 14, 18 | 771 – One Year Earlier… |
Feb 12, 18 | 762 – Jerry vs. Soviet Sam |
Apr 18, 18 | 779 – The Only Failure |
Mar 20, 13 | 490 – Two Thirds of a Secret Revealed |
Jan 19, 07 | 76 – Space Pig’s Feelings Get Hurt |
Happy New Year, everybody! As some of you may have noticed, guest strips were a little light this Christmas (thanks again, Crystal Murphy, for steppin’ up!). Marc did a beautiful piece to fill in the gap a bit, and now I thought I’d give it a try with my “guest” strip. How do you do [...]
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Dec 4, 08 | 185 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 2 “Babylonian Invasion” |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Sep 10, 09 | 224 – The Race |
Jun 6, 11 | 322 – Long Shadow on a Sunny Day |
Welcome to a bit of extra fun. Marc is taking a short vacation from the regular duties and in the mean time I’m taking them back with a short, four-part series that’s a little off from our regular programming. Mostly, these serve to give me a chance to illustrate some characters I’ve never drawn before [...]
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Jul 1, 13 | 517 – The Man in the Iron Cage |
Feb 19, 20 | 832 – The Power of Percy |
Jun 15, 11 | 325 – At Captain Spectacular’s Door |
Jun 29, 15 | 649 – Can You Take a Punch? |
Mar 18, 20 | 840 – Twice the Thrice |
Day 2 of Marc’s break means more extra stuff from just me! Believe it or not, this is the first time I’ve drawn Zurida (and Raptor X, but he’s newer). I’ve inked her, but I’ve never pencilled her until now. It helped me to really appreciate the amazing design artist Rossana Bugini came up with. [...]
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Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
Oct 23, 19 | 806 – Space Pigs in the Forest |
Jun 5, 13 | 510 – The Evil, Evil Plan |
Apr 10, 13 | 496 – The First Condition |
Week 2 of Marc’s break! I do art on these extra strips and Marc comes back next week! Miss the last regular update on the main story? Check it out right here. I couldn’t resist finding an excuse to draw Captain Spectacular. He’s still my favorite character to draw, even after all this time. I [...]
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Feb 12, 09 | 195 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 12 “The Conclusion” |
Dec 24, 12 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys! |
Oct 22, 06 | 28 – The Tragedy of Jerry |
Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
Nov 11, 08 | 178 – Death, M.D. |
This is it! The end of our little Q&A side trip. I had a lot of fun making these, though, to be honest, they came about at a really crummy time in my schedule. I got pretty close to turning in this one a day late. This one is probably the meatiest of the four, [...]
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Oct 21, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 3 of 4 |
Sep 7, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 2 “Cats at the Back” |
May 2, 08 | 85 – WebSpace Page: Spy Gal |
Jan 5, 10 | Guest Strip by Joe Cook of “Shattered Myth!” |
Merry Christmas, everybody! (For real this time. If you missed our final regular strip of 2013, then you don’t know just how unmerry things got.) Last year, Marc kicked butt with this classic holiday piece. This year, he does himself one better with a spot-on Dr. Suess impression. “How Dr. Rocket Stole Christmas.” Brilliant. This [...]
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Mar 23, 12 | Pg. 5 “Where Are The Unicef Upstarts?” |
Jul 30, 18 | Pg. 9 “Who is Talking?” |
Apr 8, 07 | 137 – The Operating Blues |
Jun 24, 11 | Pg. 11 “Partners Again” |
Nov 9, 16 | 712 – Ah-ah-ah |
Guest Strippin’ Xmas begins! Crystal Murphy is the one Guest Stripper (that’s not right) I can always rely on and today is the first of six contributions from her this year, all of them in the coloring book style you see above. You’re in for some pretty insightful and funny stuff. Marc and I return [...]
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Jun 24, 11 | Pg. 11 “Partners Again” |
May 8, 13 | 502 – The Presidio Thumb |
Jul 11, 11 | 332 – Captain Spectacular’s Buds |
Oct 14, 11 | Pg. 3 “Enter: Jimmy-Go-Dead” |
Happy New Year’s Eve, everybody! Crystal is back! For my money, this is friggin’ hilarious. Marc and I will return on Jan. 6!
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Jan 18, 07 | 73 – It’s FUN to Share |
Nov 27, 13 | 552 – Is Jerry Really Such a Bad Guy? |
Sep 25, 06 | 4 – Who is Coming to Valhalla? |
Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
Feb 2, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 4 “Zurida, Mistress of Worlds” |
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Nov 6, 19 | 810 – Meanwhile, In Las Vegas |
Feb 13, 12 | 386 – The Papanazi Report: Vegas |
Oct 20, 14 | 629 – Freaky Differences |
May 20, 08 | SF Collection #4 Cover |
May 5, 12 | Pg. 11 “Fly Away” |
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Apr 1, 11 | Pg. 9 “Always” |
Dec 28, 09 | Guest Strip by Don Oskowski of “Conduit Flux!” |
Feb 26, 09 | 197 – Requiem |
May 20, 11 | Pg. 6 “Invisible” |
Jan 30, 07 | 90 – Introducing Star Maiden! |
Annnnnd here’s Crystal Murphy with the big finish. Thanks so much, Crystal! You literally made Guest Strippin’ Xmas possible this year. Marc and I return Jan. 6th–MONDAY! There’s only four strips left in the current chapter. Everybody remember where we left off?
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Jan 27, 20 | 827 – Lay Her Down |
Aug 10, 16 | 689 – Zurida, the Mother |
Sep 16, 13 | 535 – A Superhero, His Sons, His Ex and His Evil Best Friend are Locked Up in a Palace… |
Aug 21, 15 | 672 – To The USZ! |
Oct 25, 17 | 741 – Scumbag Jerry |
There’s a great story behind this one. A few months back, Marc’s wife Stephanie contacted me and several of Marc’s artist friends on Facebook to recruit us for help with an amazing present for Marc’s 40th birthday. Those of you who follow Marc on Twitter and Facebook know he’s a prolific artist. He draws on [...]
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Mar 26, 09 | 201 – The Orphan BBQ Will Have to Wait |
Oct 17, 16 | 705 – Saber |
Jul 29, 08 | 149 – Santa Rocket |
Sep 2, 13 | 531 – Phantom Limb |
Apr 25, 12 | 406 – Spy Gal’s Wall of Evidence |
Marc here with a look at my design sketch for The Caretaker, a new and important character in the secret history of the SuperFogeys universe. Here’s Brock’s description for The Caretaker in the script for Monday’s strip: The Caretaker—a cosmic god who lives on the Moon (think the Watcher, but actually active)—stands watch at Earthrise [...]
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Oct 29, 14 | 532 – The Lynchpin |
Jul 17, 15 | 657 – The Most Difficult Thing Swifty Has Ever Done |
Jun 26, 15 | 648 – Ready Air Force One |
Jun 2, 14 | 600 – Earth-Avalon |
Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
THIRD UPDATE 5/11/15: In case you missed it in the blog, SuperFogeys will be moving to a 3-times-a-week schedule when we return in June to make things a bit easier on our patrons. Also, SuperFogeys issue 3 is now available on Comixology! SECOND UPDATE 5/5/15: Whoa! Just a few hours after we hit our first [...]
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Well, it’s finally settled. After six long months SuperFogeys is finally on its way back. With the majority of Chapter 20′s strip in progress or already finished, Marc and I are confident is saying definitively that we will be back with Chapter 20, “Crossing Worlds,” for a three-times-a-week engagement (MWF) starting June 15th! I’ve got [...]
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Oct 12, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg.7 “BOOM” |
Jan 17, 07 | 72 – Dictator Tot’s Marching Orders |
Oct 21, 19 | 805 – Across the Mountaintop |
Jan 2, 12 | 374 – A Spy Gal Shaped Hole |
Nov 18, 11 | Pg. 1 “The Usher” |
UPDATE 7/13/16: SUPERFOGEYS RETURNS MONDAY, AUG. 1st, 2016. GET ALL THE DETAILS RIGHT HERE! UPDATE! Is the comic dead? No! Full details right here. ORIGINAL POST: Marc and I are about to start work on Chapter 21 and in the meantime we give you this INCREDIBLE poster courtesy of Marc to show off a bit [...]
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Apr 30, 18 | 782 – The Lone Figure in the Doorway |
Jun 19, 13 | 514 – The Handover |
Mar 25, 20 | 842 – Someone to Hit |
Jan 22, 18 | 756 – Professional Shill |
Aug 15, 14 | Pg. 7 “Kill ‘Em All” |
Welcome to the first of this week’s bonus strips! Each of the two strips will demonstrate a different side of the SuperFogeys, the humor and the serious. Today is humor. This actually constitutes a deleted scene from Chapter 20, and would have come directly after this strip. Looking back, I kind of wish I’d thought [...]
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Jun 29, 15 | 649 – Can You Take a Punch? |
Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
Oct 30, 19 | 808 – 2.5 Seconds Later |
Nov 19, 14 | 638 – The Man Who Sold the World |
Oct 23, 19 | 806 – Space Pigs in the Forest |
Monday was action. Tuesday was humor. Today is the drama. I didn’t realize it until now, but each of the updates for this week’s 10th Anniversary Celebration represents of the three keys SuperFogeys typically plays in. That’s probably why today’s strip felt so right. So, in case you haven’t noticed, today’s strip marks my return [...]
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Oct 14, 10 | 280 – Twin Sisters |
Oct 2, 06 | 10 – Why Spy Gal Came to Valhalla |
Nov 19, 14 | 638 – The Man Who Sold the World |
Jul 15, 08 | 145 – Wrinkly Butt |
Jan 1, 14 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 4! |
I love this. I love that it takes Money Man–a character usually identified (correctly) as a Batman analogue–and makes him Iron Man. Hilarious alternate take. This comes to us from Alethea Lim, a frequent commenter round these parts under the name “Alecat.” Thanks, Alethea, for being such a great fan! You did SF proud. 10th [...]
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Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
Mar 19, 09 | 200 – Where is He!? |
Jul 17, 08 | 146 – Cad and a Layabout |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
HUGE NEWS! SuperFogeys Volume One—Inaction Heroes now on Kickstarter!
by Brock Heasley on October 17th, 2018UPDATE 11/15/18 This is the LAST DAY to pledge your support! We are over 250% funded at this point and there are so many Kickstarter-exclusive goodies available through our stretch goals for all those who pledge $35 and above that it’s insane. The book is done, it only needs to be printed. And now we [...]
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Mar 18, 10 | 248 – The Difference Between Justice and Revenge |
Nov 11, 10 | 284 – Pairing Off |
Jun 29, 12 | Pg. 3 “Sounds Like Monsters” |
Jul 10, 15 | 654 – An Honest Conversation |
Jan 23, 07 | 82 – Refuge in Dr. Klein’s Office |
THIS IS IT! There is less than 24 hours left to back the SuperFogeys Kickstarter and secure your copy of Volume One: Inaction Heroes, a 300-page book collecting the first SEVENTEEN chapters of the SuperFogeys saga and bunch of SuperFogeys Origins stories besides. We’ve blown past SIX stretch goals, so there’s a bunch of goodies [...]
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UPDATE: Great news! After just a day and a half we have met our goal and Marc can officially get what he needs and start drawing again! To say we’re both blown away would be an understatement. I knew the fans would come through for us, but to have it happen so fast is astounding. My [...]
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May 5, 15 | The SuperFogeys is Now on Patreon! |
Yes! After more than a YEAR, we are finally coming back with Chapter 23: The Captain and His Father on Monday, August 5, 2019. Not only that, but we are promising TWO chapters before our next significant hiatus, with only a two-week break in between them. We’re so sorry it’s taken us this long to [...]
Beginning today, there’s new SuperFogeys issues on ComiXology coming at you every week! You can pick up Issue 7 right now, and I highly recommend subscribing so you don’t miss a single one. They’re only .99 cents each because comics should cost a dollar, dangit! Why buy on ComiXology? Besides the obvious ease of reading [...]
Hey there! It’s been…a minute. Couple years? It’s been awhile. Bet you thought we forgot all about you, but we didn’t. Let’s get the main questions out of the way first: Q: Is The SuperFogeys dead? A: No. Q: Is it currently being produced? A: Yes. See the sample art from SF 933 that leads [...]
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May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
May 15, 13 | 504 – A Striking Mustache |
Nov 28, 12 | 462 – Favoritism |
Apr 2, 12 | 400 – Dark Maiden |
Dec 7, 12 | Valhalla Fight Poster – Spy Gal vs. Zurida! |