The super-prison in the first panel is loosely based on the design of the Hall of Justice from the old Superfriends cartoon show. I don’t have a good reason for this other than it’s a design that always stuck with me and seemed strong enough to house all the wonderful bad guys that must be [...]
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How is it than in one strip I have both my worst and one of my best drawings of Dictator Tot? I like the idea of what I was going for in the first panel, but I don’t think I pulled it off very well. Love the drawing of her in the last panel, though [...]
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Aug 20, 14 | 619 – The Repentant |
Mar 3, 07 | 106 – What’s in the Box? |
Oct 11, 17 | 737 – Dastard Number Two |
Sep 10, 18 | Pg. 15 “Something Missing” |
Mar 25, 07 | 124 – Shooting |
My wife loves, loves, loves Dictator Tot in the first panel. I don’t usually do a lot of shading in SF, but that first panel screamed for a different lighting scheme. I don’t know that you’d be able to tell what’s going on without it. Second panel could have been better. A more arresting visual [...]
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Jul 13, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 8 “Sweet Dreams” |
Mar 20, 07 | 119 – #@$% Heroic |
Dec 10, 06 | 59 – Will Captain Spectacular Stay or Will He Go? |
Oct 4, 11 | Chapter 9, “Head Games” Recap by Eric Merritt |
Jan 20, 07 | 77 – Headed for a Time-Out |
The Third Man is a character that first appears in the backup story in the First SuperFogeys Collection. I have big plans for him. His look is directly inspired by the film “The Third Man,” and Orson Welles’ character in particular. I think it’s fair to say I took a bit of inspiration from one [...]
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Apr 23, 09 | 205 – Here is What I Propose |
Apr 30, 14 | 591 – About That Thing… That One Time |
Jan 1, 09 | Guest Strip by Mark R. Engel of “Prematurely Disappointed!” |
Aug 26, 08 | 157 – The Third Man’s Message |
Jan 3, 07 | 62 – Conditions of Release |
Visually, this strip is meant to be a direct reference to Episode 55. I’ll make it clear right here: Yes, The Third Man is the person the Healer was talking to. The Third Man’s connection to Gene was a surprise to me. I had planned for the Third Man to be involved with the shenanigans [...]
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Oct 3, 06 | 11 – The Power Dampener |
Oct 4, 11 | Chapter 9, “Head Games” Recap by Eric Merritt |
Nov 30, 10 | SF Origins: The Death of Mr. Crook, Pg. 3 “A Man Dies, An Idea is Born” |
Jan 30, 07 | 90 – Introducing Star Maiden! |
Jan 28, 07 | 88 – Who Smells Like Fish? |
Finally we’re back to the Fogeys. It was a conscious decision on my part to not have the Fogeys enter the stage for so many strips—six, to be exact. I wanted to try something new. Re-energize myself. I found I really missed them and the strip seems to come alive when they’re “on screen.” I [...]
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Dec 7, 16 | 717 – The Fury of Soviet Sam |
Dec 15, 20 | 862 – That’s It!? |
May 18, 12 | Pg. 2 “Not Ready or Able” |
Dec 24, 12 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys! |
Aug 10, 15 | 667 – The Importance of Good Hygiene |
Something I’m starting to return to that I haven’t really done since Chapter 1 is repeated panels, something I swore off of (for the most part) for Chapter 2. The difference now is that it’s not a crutch. I truly feel that this strip (and the next one, for that matter) was best served by [...]
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Aug 16, 22 | 915 – Return to Valhalla |
Apr 8, 07 | 137 – The Operating Blues |
Nov 7, 06 | 35 – Healer Q&A |
Dec 2, 08 | 184 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 1 “Laban and Amram” |
Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
Visually, this is one of my absolute favorites. You can see I’m trying something new with the background. I first used the “faded background” technique in a guest strip I did for Wes Molebash’s strip “You’ll Have That” Once I did it there, I knew I needed to try it for SF. More copy/pasting [...]
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Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
Oct 23, 19 | 806 – Space Pigs in the Forest |
Dec 27, 10 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One (2010) |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Jan 28, 13 | 475 – Too Old For This |
Whew. What a mother of a strip this was. For those of your keeping track at home, that’s 21 panels there. This marks Swifty’s return to the story after an absence of about 18 srips. I wanted it to be huge and Swifty playing frustrated is just fun. Originally, the last panel was silent—no joke. [...]
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Nov 18, 06 | 46 – The Winner of Bingo Night…? |
Aug 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
Nov 10, 14 | 635 – The Blame Game |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
Oct 7, 11 | Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Recap by Steve VanDyken |
The first panel shows a depth of field we haven’t really seen in SF thus far. My goal was to do a drawing that would also work well as a group shot and, possibly, a wallpaper. Plans are in the works for just such a thing. Obviously, this is a huge change of pace for [...]
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Mar 17, 11 | 300 – Stage Four |
Apr 10, 13 | 496 – The First Condition |
Jan 15, 14 | 563 – Wreckage |
Sep 30, 13 | 539 – Spy Gal Beats Up Somebody |
Oct 5, 12 | Pg. 7 “The Babymaker” |
What a nightmare this strip was. Sometimes moving the plot along is a joy. Anytime I do it I already know what the point of the strip is, I just have to figure out what the joke is. Except…for this one…I had no joke. I had a set-up, but no payoff. Still, I started drawing, [...]
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Feb 9, 07 | 99 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden Met and Married, Conclusion |
Aug 19, 08 | 155 – Bait and Switch |
Jun 26, 08 | 142 – Back in Hel |
Jan 5, 10 | Guest Strip by Joe Cook of “Shattered Myth!” |
Feb 10, 07 | 100 – The Third Man Revealed |
Gene’s closing line in panel one was originally something like “Give her your utmost respect.” I quickly discovered at the lettering stage that I didn’t have enough room for that. Thank goodness. I love that he just shouts “Respect!” Kinda’ thing that makes me laugh. Spy Gal threatening violence on a little girl makes me [...]
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Dec 3, 12 | 463 – May Percy Have a Pet? |
Feb 7, 07 | 97 – The Return |
Dec 10, 20 | 861 – tink tink tink |
Jul 20, 11 | 335 – Diagonally |
The Swifty-Jerry dynamic is one of my favorites, and this is one of my favorite exchanges that I’ve had a chance to write. I love how Jerry just ignores Swifty. A fun strip that segued into one of the biggest mistakes I ever made with the SuperFogeys…
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Nov 24, 20 | 858 – She Brewed Beer Yesterday |
Dec 23, 10 | 290 – Too Much Sun |
Aug 28, 13 | 530 – Jerry’s Greatest Hits |
Aug 27, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 13 “Doom” |
Jul 13, 15 | 655 – He’s In |
Could I just not be bothered to draw backgrounds this time? Looks like. Still, the colors are pretty, right? Right? I try to make the Space Pig be an animal of as few words as possible. You never quite know where he’s coming from, I think. He’s a popular character, so he must be [...]
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Dec 29, 09 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One |
Jun 24, 13 | Bubbles of Light 0 |
Jan 30, 13 | 476 – Regret |
Dec 28, 09 | Guest Strip by Don Oskowski of “Conduit Flux!” |
Feb 29, 12 | 391 – Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun… |
I don’t remember if this strip was done this way out of laziness or because I wanted to shake things up. Honestly, if I had to guess I’d say I was trying to shake things up. I think I was trying to create the feeling of overhearing the conversation before you really see who is [...]
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Jan 25, 12 | 381 – Shut Up |
Feb 17, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 7 “Two Years” |
Jul 3, 15 | 651 – Duplicity |
Sep 5, 16 | 696 – Account Closed |
Mar 11, 20 | 838 – The Situation |
Another “colorful” strip. Seriously, this is just ugly. I never pull off the silhouetted figures thing as well as someone like Mike Witmer over at Pinkerton. I try but…no. Still, Jerry getting rejected by Spy Gal…that’s always gold as far as I’m concerned.
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Jun 10, 11 | Pg. 9 “College Years” |
May 27, 13 | 507 – Telling Off Skunk Head |
Jul 7, 14 | 607 – Too Easy |
Dec 3, 14 | 642 – A Star Falls |
Nov 5, 14 | 634 – Twin Plots |
I think my ink line is too thick in these middle Chapter 3 strips. Also, the camera is just a little too tight, a constant problem of mine overall. Knowing what I wanted to do with Dr. Klein by the end of this chapter, it was important to keep him present in the story. That’s [...]
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Mar 12, 07 | 111 – Forgive Dr. Rocket |
Oct 16, 08 | 172 – The Superhero Code |
Sep 16, 10 | 276 – “Sweetie” |
Jan 19, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 2 “Homewreckers” |
Nov 5, 06 | 33 – Why Walk When You Can Fly? |
I love the panel with the close-up of the hands. From the drawing to the colors, it just works. Too bad the rest of the strip doesn’t. A lot readers asked me what those sparks near Spy Gal’s wrist were in the last panel. Then answer: My feeble attempt at visually depicting her arthritis. …I [...]
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Swifty coming in at the end was kind of cheap. I didn’t have a real gag for this one, and he usually does in a pinch. It was an important Dr. Klein moment though.
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Nov 7, 06 | 35 – Healer Q&A |
Dec 10, 06 | 59 – Will Captain Spectacular Stay or Will He Go? |
Jun 19, 13 | 514 – The Handover |
Mar 4, 20 | 836 – Keep Away |
Nov 6, 06 | 34 – Introducing the Healer! |
Just keeping the Third Man alive here. Also, it was important to me that Dictator Tot get her animal crackers.
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Apr 29, 10 | 254 – Why Kill An Innocent? |
Jul 31, 13 | 522 – A Favor for Spy Gal |
Dec 5, 06 | 54 – Gene Gets What’s Coming to Him |
Jan 26, 07 | 84 – You Don’t Mess with Dr. Klein |
Jan 8, 10 | Guest Strip by Cory Thomas of “Watch Your Head!” |
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Dr. Rocket is always a lot of fun. Perversity is one of the worst evils, I think, because it reduces people to objects. That’s pretty dangerous thinking. Here, the good doctor is showing another side of his evil–the clumsy, bid-for-power type of evil. It’s not a very good plan for world domination, but in the [...]
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Dec 18, 08 | 189 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 6 “The Medallion” |
Nov 8, 17 | 745 – The Song of Rocket’s Loyalty |
Jun 19, 08 | 140 – The Kindness of His Heart |
Sep 25, 06 | 4 – Who is Coming to Valhalla? |
Aug 26, 19 | 794 – 3,000 Miles Away |
And now we see the real plan. Get the Captain on the computer to see his ex-wife. In the end, it’s kind of weak. There should have been something extra on the plan, or a bigger reaction from the Captain. It bears fruit, sure, but I think the Captain’s reaction could have been stronger and [...]
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Aug 25, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 2 “Interrupting Tea Time” |
Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
Nov 16, 11 | 363 – Liberated |
Nov 18, 11 | Pg. 1 “The Usher” |
A fun, fun page. Star Maiden is just a pure pleasure to right. Star Maiden started out as Star Woman. Eventually, that character turned into Spy Gal (as explained in the commentary for episode 6, I think). Still, the initial idea for Star Woman wouldn’t let go. I knew I wanted a Wonder Woman type. [...]
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Apr 2, 12 | 400 – Dark Maiden |
Dec 2, 19 | 815 – Two of Them |
Mar 18, 10 | 248 – The Difference Between Justice and Revenge |
Mar 11, 21 | 881 – Minutes Away |
Nov 3, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 1 “The Mrs. and the Ex” |
That last panel of Star Maiden is something I’m really pleased with. I wanted a really fluid figure and I often have a hard time drawing women. I surprised myself here. For some reason, readers really latched onto the phrase “Spill it, Gramps!” I have no idea why. I didn’t think it was particularly funny. [...]
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Feb 20, 12 | 388 – Bay-buh |
Sep 14, 16 | 699 – How Captain Spectacular Takes Care of Business |
Jun 8, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 3 “Valhalla” |
Jan 22, 20 | 826 – Into the Suckface |
Aug 22, 16 | 692 – See! You Are Needed! |
93 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met and Married Star Maiden
by Brock Heasley on February 2nd, 2007The genesis for this flashback came from Daniel Woodhouse, artist on “Thog Infinitron” and sometime artist of “Beaver and Steve.” I asked Dan to do a short backup story for the second SuperFogeys book and asked him what he wanted to draw. He said “Captain Spectacular fighting in the skies above a city. Maybe a [...]
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Nov 27, 08 | 183 – Eloquence |
Sep 23, 16 | Guest Strip by Alethea Lim (Alecat)! |
May 11, 10 | SF Origins: Star Maiden, Pg. 5 “Hurts to Look at Her” |
May 25, 08 | SF Collection # 5 Cover (Unused) |
Sep 10, 12 | 443 – “Open to Ideas” |
I don’t know why Mr. Crook is in there. It doesn’t really add anything to the story to have him there. Great Dr. Rocket moment though. I had a lot of fun drawing that tongue and making it as yucky as possible.
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Apr 8, 07 | 137 – The Operating Blues |
Oct 10, 11 | 353 – SHWABOOM!! |
Oct 20, 14 | 629 – Freaky Differences |
The obvious signified of a flashback is to do the art in black and white. That gray shading I add in there is an effect I wish I had time to do on all the SuperFogeys strips. Plans are for that effect to be added to the strips for the trade collections. Once that happens, [...]
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Feb 19, 18 | 764 – Meanwhile, Inside Dr. Rocket’s Bedchamber |
Dec 24, 09 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “Comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” No. 2! |
Nov 8, 06 | 36 – Valhalla Stinks! |
Sep 11, 08 | 162 – Just Another Purty Face? |
Apr 13, 10 | SF Origins: Star Maiden, Pg. 1 “Troubled Birth” |
This strip is a favorite of mine. It’s some of my favorite dialog I’ve written and the sparse look really works for it. Portal could have been drawn better though.
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Dec 8, 20 | 860 – Idiot Martha |
Jul 21, 14 | 611 – Escape |
Jan 16, 17 | 726 – Harrison Ford Finger of Doom |
Jun 20, 12 | 422 – Whoof! |
Oct 7, 06 | 14 – Watchin’ TV |
Obviously, something big went down in that other dimension. For the whole story, check out the backup tale “Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden in the Inevitable Dimension” in the second SuperFogeys book. It’s drawn by Julio Molina-Muscara, artist on “Omega Chase.” I wanted a “no bad guy” break-up here. I think you get where everyone [...]
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Jun 27, 11 | 328 – Pairing Off |
Jan 8, 20 | 822 – You Talkin’ to Me? |
Nov 10, 06 | 38 – The Good Ol’ Days |
Mar 13, 11 | 299 – Why The Hospital |
Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
The Pig is the minister! That’s the payoff to the Space Pig’s WebSpace page. Don’t know how many people picked up on that. I had a lot of fun with this page. Designing the Ninja Bridesmaid was particularly fun.
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Some people objected to the Captain and Star Maiden getting a divorce over a stinky sock. Them I would say: it’s one panel. Obviously, there’s a much bigger story there. I had a lot of fun with the interplay between Dictator Tot and Captain Spectacular here. I need to get those two together again.
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Sep 26, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 2! |
Oct 16, 08 | 172 – The Superhero Code |
Apr 8, 11 | Cover |
Nov 11, 08 | 178 – Death, M.D. |
Mar 5, 09 | 198 – Not Lookin’ Too Good Yourself |
Remind me never to do a triple-sized again. In fact, this burned me out so much that not a single double or triple-sized strip appeared in all of Chapter 4. I had been waiting a long time to do this one. I knew from before the beginning of Chapter 2 that the Third Man and [...]
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Apr 4, 07 | 134 – Driving Everybody Off |
Jun 24, 13 | Bubbles of Light 0 |
Nov 2, 06 | 30 – B-I-N-G-O |
Jan 25, 07 | 83 – The Seduction of Dr. Klein |
Jun 12, 13 | 512 – The Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened to Swifty |
Kind of a weird way to start a chapter. You could argue that this really belongs in Chapter 3 (as it’s mostly old business), but I knew Dr. Klein was going to be disappearing for the bulk of the chapter and wanted to make sure he got in there in some way so that things [...]
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Feb 17, 11 | 296 – Even Her |
Feb 3, 14 | 568 – Old Biddy |
Mar 25, 10 | 249 – How to Prove Your Love |
Dec 5, 16 | 716 – Boy Haircut |
Nov 27, 17 | 750 – The Big Slap |
After the reveal of the last chapter that Dr. Klein is the Third Man, everything he says is just a little more sinister. This is my playing with that a bit. Artistically, this strip is bunk. Nothing looks right and that third panel is atrocious.
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May 30, 12 | 416 – Alcohol is His Kryptonite |
Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
Jan 10, 07 | 66 – Captain Spectacular’s Fear of Modern Technology |
Jul 3, 13 | 518 – The Last Secret |
May 23, 12 | 414 – Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe |
Hands down, this is my most favorite Dictator Tot strip. I think I really scored with her dialog here, none of which I can take credit for. This is very, very similar to conversations I’ve had with my daughter Elora. It was fun to break the 4 panel structure a bit as well, even though [...]
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Jun 12, 13 | 512 – The Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened to Swifty |
Mar 11, 07 | 110 – Spanking |
Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
Mar 26, 09 | 201 – The Orphan BBQ Will Have to Wait |
Jun 26, 08 | 142 – Back in Hel |
Another ugly, ugly strip. An important one though. This is one of those that I think people read and then didn’t ask the right questions about. Jerry’s tears are a leftover plot thread from Chapter 3. The last time anyone talked about him it was in Episode 88 when Captain Spectacular mentioned that Jerry had [...]
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Aug 13, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 11 “Erased” |
Oct 20, 06 | 26 – How Jerry Met Spy Gal |
Apr 9, 07 | 138 – Good News and Bad News |
Jul 9, 18 | Pg. 6 “Date or Fight?” |
Jan 8, 18 | 752 – Like Jerry |
Slapsticky? Yes, definitely. But I still love it. Shoot, I love it because it’s slapsticky. Obviously, I’m riffing on the Nintendo Wii here, notorious for it’s flying game remotes. I got a Wii in December of 2006. Love that thing and with all the reports of the sytem being used in nursing homes across the [...]
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Mar 2, 20 | 835 – Because of the Struggle |
Aug 19, 13 | 527 – A Concerned Husband |
Jun 27, 11 | 328 – Pairing Off |
Sep 7, 16 | 697 – No Fun Being Ignored |
Nov 7, 06 | 35 – Healer Q&A |
As bad as the art was in the firs few strips of this chapter, I think it got that much better once the Wii stuff came in. Spy Gal’s jumping pose was something I was nervous about doing (I’m not good with the action), but I’m really pleased with how it turned out. All of [...]
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Mar 18, 20 | 840 – Twice the Thrice |
Aug 26, 19 | 794 – 3,000 Miles Away |
Mar 12, 14 | 579 – The Romantic Smell of Blood and Suffering |
Nov 30, 16 | 715 – Master and Student |
Jan 14, 10 | 239 – How Captain Spectacular Knows The Third Man |
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Nov 4, 19 | 809 – The Jerry Cradle |
Feb 15, 11 | Pg. 3 “For The Girls” |
Jun 23, 22 | 900 – Protected |
Nov 22, 06 | 49 – The Pen is Shinier Than the Sword |
Some readers thought Jerry was out-of-character here. In my mind, Jerry is basically a decent guy, but even decent guys can be pushed too far. If it’s Swifty talking, then you can be sure that Jerry is being pushed too far. I labored and labored over the wording of Dr. Rocket’s apology. It had to [...]
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Nov 26, 14 | 640 – Jerry Must Come Back |
Sep 1, 14 | 622 – Portalmaker |
Apr 22, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Boy Who Lived” |
Dec 23, 11 | Pg. 6 “Battle in the Skies” |
Feb 4, 21 | 871 – To Save a Dark World |
I had a TON of fun with this episode. Webcomics can, at times, be a bit of a grind. That schedule, even at just twice a week, can be killer. A visually interesting episode like this where I get to play with depth of field and extreme reactions is just a blast. I had only [...]
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Mar 22, 07 | 121 – Swifty Gets Slapped |
Sep 17, 09 | 225 – And the Winner Is… |
Sep 27, 06 | 6 – Introducing Spy Gal! |
Nov 4, 19 | 809 – The Jerry Cradle |
Oct 22, 06 | 28 – The Tragedy of Jerry |
Eh. I can take or leave this one. I think there’s some neat character animation going on in those first panels, but it’s not drawn very well. This is one of the first strips I wrote for this chapter, and one of the least successful. When I first wrote it, it seemed to encapsulate what [...]
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Oct 14, 08 | 171 – Hello, Karma |
Sep 16, 13 | 535 – A Superhero, His Sons, His Ex and His Evil Best Friend are Locked Up in a Palace… |
Oct 9, 19 | 802 – Nothing More Important Than Loyalty |
May 30, 12 | 416 – Alcohol is His Kryptonite |
Jan 17, 07 | 72 – Dictator Tot’s Marching Orders |
And now you see the entire impetus for the Wii storyline. I knew I wanted Star Maiden to be so deranged that she actually sees the Fogeys as their younger selves. With that in mind, I thought her interpretation of “air boxing” would be hilarious. Turned out to be more dramatic, but what are you [...]
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Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
Nov 18, 10 | 285 – Medical Centre |
Aug 16, 22 | 915 – Return to Valhalla |
Apr 22, 13 | 499 – Statuesque |
Aug 19, 10 | 273 – All Is Revealed |
Visually, this is a very exciting strip for me. Even the lame “Kirby Dot” I used for the energy effect on Star Maiden’s blast look pretty decent. This is the strip where I began to realize just how much fun writing Star Maiden was going to be. I mean, here I have a character that [...]
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Apr 25, 11 | 310 – Doctor. |
Nov 12, 20 | 855 – Making Thrice Evil Sad |
Sep 11, 19 | 799 – Redemption is Possible |
Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
This is another callback to Spy Gal’s initial appearance in Chapter 1 where the Fogeys discussed her “hotness.” Again, Star Maiden’s reference to bunnies is not so random as it first appears. A quick read of episodes 44 and 45 of Chapter 2 should give enough of a clue to what she might be talking [...]
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Oct 30, 19 | 808 – 2.5 Seconds Later |
Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
Jan 16, 12 | 378 – Things Fall Apart |
Sep 23, 06 | 2 – Introducing Jerry! |
Dec 24, 12 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys! |
Some pretty loaded dialog here, and one of my favorite CS/Jerry conversations at that. I like the talky stuff. Action is fun and I understand the need for it, but I always see the core of the SuperFogeys being the interplay between the characters. That’s where the meat is. Love the promise of the last [...]
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Aug 24, 11 | 345 – Taking a Pill |
Jul 31, 13 | 522 – A Favor for Spy Gal |
Mar 4, 07 | 107 – Bubbles of Light 1 |
Dec 8, 20 | 860 – Idiot Martha |
May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
I did it. I did a strip with no males in it. In one sense, I really like writing women. It’s different and it’s fun to get outside of myself like that. On the other hand…I”m no woman. There’s a lot going on here. Star Maiden is obviously not on the same page as Spy [...]
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Aug 18, 10 | 272 – GET OUT! |
Jun 29, 11 | 329 – Ear Twist |
Aug 27, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 4 “Talking Turnips” |
Sep 7, 16 | 697 – No Fun Being Ignored |
Some readers misunderstood this strip to mean that Spy Gal is upset at Star Maiden again. Not my intention at all, something I hope becomes clear in the next strip. Swifty’s line at the end came from trial and error. All of his dialog in the last panel went through many iterations. I think the [...]
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Feb 26, 20 | 834 – Percy Makes a Choice |
Nov 2, 06 | 30 – B-I-N-G-O |
Jan 28, 10 | 241 – He’s Gone |
Aug 6, 09 | 219 – Bubbles of Light 5 |
Jan 13, 11 | 291 – Ear Cancer |
The rare one-paneler! Very rarely do I have an idea for a strip that lends itself to this. The challenge is the layout. Getting all those characters into one frame isn’t easy for me, but well worth it, I think.
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Apr 25, 12 | 406 – Spy Gal’s Wall of Evidence |
Mar 5, 09 | 198 – Not Lookin’ Too Good Yourself |
Jul 8, 15 | 653 – When a Shirtless Captain Spectacular Shows Up |
Oct 12, 12 | Pg. 8 “Gross Fetuses” |
My mother hates the language in the SuperFogeys. This bleeped out stuff isn’t for her. Can’t imagine what she’d say if I didn’t censor. Personally, I can’t stand foul language. I think I’ve said the “F” word twice in my life. Once out of anger and another time by accident. Both times, it ruined my [...]
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Aug 16, 22 | 915 – Return to Valhalla |
Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
Sep 27, 11 | Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge” Recap by Jeremy Bentley |
Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
Sep 17, 09 | 225 – And the Winner Is… |
A transitional strip. I hate these. Usually, I’m able to cover it up better with a joke, but not so much here.
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Jul 1, 11 | Pg. 12 “Comic Book Clothing Physics” |
Jul 1, 08 | 143 – Ogle |
Feb 20, 12 | 388 – Bay-buh |
Jan 13, 07 | 68 – Jerry’s Computer Troubles |
Jun 24, 08 | 141 – Why, Little D? |
The plot of this particular strip was pretty simple: Jerry and Dictator Tot play Wii Bowling. DT loses. DT pulls out a gun. Here’s the script, as originally written: 123 – 1: DT assuming the bowling stance. DT: Bowling is very simple. The remote is like the ball. You pull it back with the button… [...]
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Jun 26, 08 | 142 – Back in Hel |
Nov 16, 06 | 44 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed |
May 27, 11 | Pg. 7 “In the Future” |
Aug 25, 14 | 620 – Her Husband’s Keeper |
Aug 31, 12 | Pg. 4 “Crib Cage” |
I’ve made no secret that I have a long, long term plan for the SuperFogeys. Pieces of a puzzle that I want to lay down and that will add up into something (I hope) special one day. This is one of those pieces. I won’t say I always knew it would be Jerry to get [...]
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Aug 5, 08 | 151 – Peanut Butter Cookies |
Jun 24, 13 | Bubbles of Light 0 |
Dec 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
Oct 18, 06 | 25 – Pee On Swifty |
Jan 28, 07 | 88 – Who Smells Like Fish? |
There’s a kid with a gun. The kid’s a villain though, so I’m asking you to go with it. There’s not much funny about gun violence. This isn’t the place to really get into it, but my life has certainly been affected by gun violence on more than one occasion. My feeling is that if [...]
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Dec 14, 16 | 719 – It’s Easy When You Know How |
Nov 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
Jan 3, 11 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar, Part One |
Aug 21, 19 | 793 – The Hero He Hates to Be |
May 7, 14 | 593 – When Did Swifty Die? |
I love this strip. You need that reaction to the name “Third Man” and the leap in logic Star Maiden makes here is a nice shout-out to one of my heroes, Orson Welles. Some day, I have to actually draw a Zombie Orson Welles. In that first panel, Dictator Tot is being removed from the room [...]
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Did Swifty go too far? That’s what some readers thought. I admit that I had second thoughts about this one as well, but knowing what I know about Swifty and Jerry’s relationship, I think he is justified. True, I haven’t actually REVEALED why Swifty hates Jerry so much, but still… The second panel with Spy Gal’s [...]
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May 18, 12 | Pg. 2 “Not Ready or Able” |
Aug 17, 11 | 343 – Speak No More of This |
May 2, 12 | 408 – Remember Your Mission |
Feb 4, 21 | 871 – To Save a Dark World |
Nov 10, 14 | 635 – The Blame Game |
Here’s a bit of a storytelling trick…by keeping Dr. Rocket out of the strip for several weeks (off camera–he was in the room the whole time), I make his appearance in the last panel just that much more surprising. That’s the hope anyway. It all seems terribly convenient, I agree. You’re supposed to be thinking [...]
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May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
Jul 29, 13 | 521 – Spy Gal Awakened |
Nov 5, 09 | 232 – It’s Insane Here |
Oct 28, 10 | 282 – Mucking with Space and Time |
Oct 19, 12 | Pg. 9 “Let’s Go!” |
Nothing funny here. Again. I’m pushing the readers’ limits, but all for a (hopefully) good purpose. Some people felt the Captain was out of character here. I disagree, of course, but I think I understand why they might think that. To me, the Captain sees Jerry as his “son.” He would do anything for him, [...]
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Nov 11, 11 | Pg. 7 “Nipped” |
Sep 9, 11 | Pg. 1 “Blood on the Table” |
Dec 14, 10 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 2 “No One Should Die Among Strangers” |
Jan 18, 17 | 727 – Parlor Tricks |
How did I go this long without a “When Pigs Fly” joke? That first panel was a challenge for me. In case you haven’t already been able to tell, perspective isn’t my strong suit. Still, I’m pleased with how it turned out. I think it works for what it is. Again, Star Maiden is just [...]
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Aug 5, 11 | Pg. 3 “A Decent Fish Stick” |
Aug 22, 12 | 438 – Don’t Insult the ‘Do |
Jan 1, 14 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 4! |
Nov 4, 11 | Pg. 6 “A Zombie Rabbit” |