THE LAST REGULAR SUPERFOGEYS STRIP OF 2009 Way to go out, right? If you haven’t already seen the SuperFogeys 2010 teaser poster, I’d suggest doing so now. As you can see, it’s going to pay off sooner than you think. BUT NEVER FEAR, MUCH MORE SUPERFOGEYS CONTENT ON THE WAY! Next week will once again see [...]
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY!!!! DEADLINE FOR GUEST STRIPPIN’ XMAS IS NOW!!! Those of you who are still working on your Guest Strippin’ Xmas Submission, it is now officially time to get worried! You have until midnight tonight to get your submission in to me at heasley (at) th3rdworld (dot) com! You can do it! [...]
Posted on 12/23/09 SECOND APOLOGY So. It’s finally here, page 5 of Harvey’s Origin. Very sorry for the delay, but from the looks of thing a lot of you enjoyed my illustrated apology! Thanks for your patience and kindness. You might notice that this is in black and white. Here’s the skinny: I failed [...]
GUEST STRIPPIN’ XMAS COMES A BIT EARLY! This is my last guest strip received, and the first one posted. I gave it the primo Thursday, Christmas Eve spot for obvious reasons. Rufus just did a bang up job bringing in the holiday cheer here and I could fathom waiting to show it to you. RUFUS [...]
MERRY CHRISTMAS! Merry Christmas to everybody out there. Unlike Swifty, I actually mean it. INKS Every once in a while, I really like how something I draw looks in black and white. This is one of those times, so I thought I’d share it with you since I know at least some of you are [...]
WELCOME TO GUEST STRIPPIN’ XMAS! Hope you’re all enjoying your holidays. I’m probably sleeping right now. Either that or watching a movie or writing. In any case, I’m not drawing this week which is why a talented group of artists and writers have lent a hand and come up with some fantastic takes on characters [...]
WELCOME TO GUEST STRIPPIN’ XMAS! From December 28th until January 8th, SuperFans of the SuperFogeys with talent to spare have taken over this space and will be bringing you their unique takes on the characters you all know so well. Enjoy! THE CRYSTAL MURPHY TWO-PARTER Here’s one of my favorite entries, and one that went [...]
WELCOME TO GUEST STRIPPIN’ XMAS! From December 28th until January 11th, SuperFans of the SuperFogeys with talent to spare have taken over this space and will be bringing you their unique takes on the characters you all know so well. Enjoy! THE ENIGMATIC CRYSTAL MURPHY This is Crystal Murphy’s second page in her two-part guest [...]
WELCOME TO GUEST STRIPPIN’ XMAS! From December 28th until January 11th, SuperFans of the SuperFogeys with talent to spare have taken over this space and will be bringing you their unique takes on the characters you all know so well. Enjoy! SCOTT GALLATIN STRIKES BACK! Last year, Scott Gallatin did a very, very funny guest strip [...]
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Hope everyone had a great 2009 and that 2010 is even better. I’ll be back Jan. 12. See you then! WELCOME TO GUEST STRIPPIN’ XMAS! From December 28th until January 11th, SuperFans of the SuperFogeys with talent to spare have taken over this space and will be bringing you their unique takes [...]
WELCOME TO GUEST STRIPPIN’ XMAS! From December 28th until January 11th, SuperFans of the SuperFogeys with talent to spare have taken over this space and will be bringing you their unique takes on the characters you all know so well. Enjoy! MARC LAPIERRE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND You all know already how great Marc Lapierre [...]
WELCOME TO GUEST STRIPPIN’ XMAS! From December 28th until January 11th, SuperFans of the SuperFogeys with talent to spare have taken over this space and will be bringing you their unique takes on the characters you all know so well. Enjoy! JOE COOK SHOWS GENE WHAT’S WHAT! How great is the ending to this strip? [...]
WELCOME TO GUEST STRIPPIN’ XMAS! From December 28th until January 11th, SuperFans of the SuperFogeys with talent to spare have taken over this space and will be bringing you their unique takes on the characters you all know so well. Enjoy! JERMAINE MCGRUDER REALLY GETS SWIFTY Behold, the sadness that is Swifty. Really love how [...]
WELCOME TO GUEST STRIPPIN’ XMAS! From December 28th until January 11th, SuperFans of the SuperFogeys with talent to spare have taken over this space and will be bringing you their unique takes on the characters you all know so well. Enjoy! WILL BOYER GROSSES EVEN ME OUT! I’ve done a lot of jokes with Space [...]
WELCOME TO GUEST STRIPPIN’ XMAS! From December 28th until January 11th, SuperFans of the SuperFogeys with talent to spare have taken over this space and will be bringing you their unique takes on the characters you all know so well. Enjoy! CORY THOMAS BRINGS THE OLD! There’s something about Cory Thomas’ linework that just makes [...]
WELCOME TO GUEST STRIPPIN’ XMAS! From December 28th until January 11th, SuperFans of the SuperFogeys with talent to spare have taken over this space and will be bringing you their unique takes on the characters you all know so well. Enjoy! This marks the end of Guest Strippin’ Xmas. Hope you enjoyed it as much [...]
WELCOME TO SUPERFOGEYS ORIGINS, ROSSANA BUGINI! Today’s origin has been a long, long time in coming. I first wrote the script back in June of 2009. Rossana had the art done on the 9-page story a short two months later. Since then, the posting of the story has been delayed for various reasons, not the [...]
THE ANNOTATED SUPERFOGEYS 239 Bit of a recap as it’s been nearly one month since SuperFogeys 238: When last we left the SuperFogeys, Captain Spectacular’s son, Tom, was introducing his father to his new girlfriend–Dr. Rocket’s adopted daughter Ms. Missile. Just then, The Third Man appeared in all his menace and made the claim that [...]
THE ANNOTATED “SIX WIVES” PAGE 2 While this is the first we’ve seen of the Captain’s second wife, Betty Hofstadt, we’ve known that Star Maiden was one of Captain Spectacular’s ex -wives for a while. Check out this flashback to see what we know so far. Come on back next for the full look into why [...]
THE ANNONTATED SUPERFOGEYS 240 For those wondering, Captain Spectacular is thinking back to something that happened way back in Chapter 5. Click here to see it in its entirety, and click here to see him discuss it. And, hey, remember this? THE QUINTUPLE-SIZED UPDATE THAT WAS NOT MEANT TO BE If you follow me on Twitter, then you [...]
UPDATE! ELORA MAKES A PASSIONATE PLEA FOR HAITI My daughter Elora (the proto Dictator Tot, you’ll recall) just turned 7 a few months ago and has decided to skip her childhood and teen years and move right into the college activist phase. Please take a minute to listen to her impassioned call to help in [...]
THE ANNOTATED SUPERFOGEYS 241 Seems like a good time to take a look back at Tom his journey in SuperFogeys and SuperFogeys Origins, don’t it? Tom’s first appearance Tom’s struggles with Jetpack addicition Tom meets with his father at Valhalla Tom talks about his mother Tom gets a girlfrend Tom introduces his father to the [...]
THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT I’m gonna cut right to the chase here: I have a shot at a contract with DC Comics. This is it. This is what I’ve been waiting to tell you for months now. This is the “secret comics project.” What is it? It’s the story of a old movie theater [...]
THE NEWS IS BIG THIS WEEK. IT MUST BE REPEATED. In case you missed it on Tuesday… I have a comic in the monthly competition over at Zuda (the webcomics arm of DC Comics). At stake: a one-year contract with DC to keep making my comic. That’s comic’s name? MONSTERPLEX. If you like SuperFogeys, I’ve got [...]
UPDATE! NOW IN COLOR! Thanks, Jon! WHY BLACK AND WHITE? Unfortunately, the colorist of the Six Wives story, Jon Conkling, threw his back out last week and was not able to get the colors for this page done in time. Here’s hoping he feels better and is able to return to us soon. When he [...]
Thanks to those of you that have already voted and supported MONSTERPLEX! (You’re probably the same ones who read this section every week!) As of this writing, we’re number two, but the margin between us and first place appears to be quite slim. Team Monsterplex can still win this thing! I’ll shut up about it [...]
UPDATED! NOW IN FULL COLOR! Thanks, Jon! THE MONSTERPLEX PROMO IN FULL COLOR! MONSTERPLEX is really falling behind this week as the number one ranked comic pulled way ahead in the number of favorites. I know we can still catch up! And we can’t do it without you. I’m asking you call to please register, [...]
SIX WIVES PAGES 6 AND 7 I have to say that with this page and yesterday’s, Rossana really outdid herself. Originally, both of these pages were supposed to be one page, but she saw it a different way and I think the moment depicted above has a different impact because of that. Love that choice. Only [...]
UPDATE – MONSTERPLEX/SUPERFOGEYS LIVE CHAT ON SUNDAY, 9PM EST Hey all, just a quick note to let you know about a Live Chat and Podcast I’ll be doing with the guys over at TGT Webcomics this Sunday at 9pm EST/6pm PST. The chat will be done through Talk Shoe, so anyone who would like to be [...]
SIX WIVES PAGE 8 The color is back and it’s brought Zurida with it! Big thanks to Jon Conkling for getting back on the SFO horse after his back-breaking ordeal. Jon will also be coloring the past pages that he had to skip over, so be sure and check back to see them when they [...]
CHAPTER 8 – “THE CAPTAIN AND THE SPY” Very, very short chapter this time around. About 7 weeks. I know, I know. Don’t think I can do it, do you? Just watch me. Special thanks to Monsterplex colorist Michael DeVito for the assist with this strip. He helped me see the temperature of this chapter [...]
‘SIX WIVES’ ENDS I think today’s conclusion to the ‘Six Wives’ storyline is probably more of a whimper than a bang, but I think that’s important. The story isn’t really over, is it? In fact, this story kind of dovetails nicely with the current SuperFogeys chapter, Chapter 8 – The Captain and the Spy. Big, [...]
RESPONSE TO “THE SIX WIVES OF CAPTAIN SPECTACULAR” Just wanted to take a second to thank everyone for their positive responses to the ‘Six Wives’ origin tale. At 9 pages and mostly filled with dry narration, I wasn’t really sure how it would go over. My impression had been that your response to the story [...]
WELCOME TO SUPERFOGEYS ORIGINS, JASON SIGLER! Today begins a brand new Origins tale with art by Jason Sigler. Jason is the co-host of the the Digital Stripspodcast and also the artist of the supremely fun and funny Digital Strip Adventures. Jason has been a friend of the Fogeys for a long time now and I’m super pleased [...]
REVENGE It’s an interesting dilemma. If someone you loved was killed and you had the power, would you go after the one who hurt them? Well, would you? SUPERFOGEYS IN JUSTICE LEAGUE MOVIE??? (NO, BUT…) How crazy is this? This is from super commenter Cartoonist Will, also the creator behind The Misadventures of SuperMilo! What do [...]
WELCOME TO SUPERFOGEYS ORIGINS, JASON SIGLER! Today begins a brand new Origins tale with art by Jason Sigler. Jason is the co-host of the the Digital Stripspodcast and also the artist of the supremely fun and funny Digital Strip Adventures. Jason has been a friend of the Fogeys for a long time now and I’m super pleased [...]
REVENGE AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BEING HUMAN Last week a lot of great comments were generated when I asked the question “If someone you loved was killed and you had the power, would you go after the one who hurt them?” The responses were as varied as you might expect. From the extreme “YES!” to [...]
JASON SIGLER KICKS SERIOUS BUTT I just love the energy of today’s SuperFogeys Origins page. Jason has been topping himself with each new page and doing some of his very best work, in my opinion. Hope you guys are digging it as much as I am. Be sure and check out Jason’s work as both [...]
SPY GAL FAN ART! By far the most popular subject for SuperFogeys fan art is Spy Gal. It’s not hard to see why and, truthfully, depictions of her never get old for me. Everyone’s takes are so different from each other. Stepping into the fray with a gorgeously penciled piece is new SuperFogeys SuperFan, Cliff [...]
NOW UPDATED WITH THE FULL POST (scroll down to see additional content)! JASON SIGLER TOPS HIMSELF Is it just my imagination or is the artist of this month’s SuperFogeys Origin actually growing as an artist right before our eyes? Every page has been better than the last and it’s been a pure pleasure to watch [...]
CHAPTER 9 “HEAD GAMES” BEGINS! MAN, does it feel good to finally be here! Head Games is probably the chapter I’ve most been looking forward to. Despite this low key beginning, there’s gonna be some meaty stuff for you guys to unpack as we go forward. Here’s hoping I can pull it off and you [...]
SWIFTY AND THE PROPHECY ENDS! I can’t thank Jason Sigler enough for the stellar job he did on this story! He brought a real energy and zaniness that you don’t often see with SF, but that was absolutely what this story called for. Thanks a bunch, man! Be sure and listen to the Digitial Strips podcast [...]
CHAPTER 9 “HEAD GAMES” BEGINS! MAN, does it feel good to finally be here! Head Games is probably the chapter I’ve most been looking forward to. Despite this low key beginning, there’s gonna be some meaty stuff for you guys to unpack as we go forward. Here’s hoping I can pull it off and you [...]
SCROLL DOWN FOR THE MEGA DAVID REDDICK/BROCK HEASLEY ANNOUNCEMENT! WELCOME TO SUPERFOGEYS ORIGINS, WES MOLEBASH! In a lot of ways, Wes Molebash is the man who got me into webcomics. Now, I don’t know if that’s something he wants to take credit for. It’s certainly not something he did consciously! It was his now finished [...]
WHO IS DRAWING THE NEXT SUPERFOGEYS ORIGIN? COULD IT BE…YOU? Wanted to repost this in case people missed it on Tuesday. Big thanks to Jason Sigler for covering it over at Digital Strips! Believe it or not, we already have our first submission. Scroll down to see it! Original post as follows: Have I got some [...]
STAR MAIDEN’S PARENTS, BEZUEL AND NIADA This was a tricky, tricky page to script. Bezuel and Niada have a bit of a complicated interplay going on here and getting the ideas AND the emotion across was the challenge of this page. In these short origin stories the job is always the same–conveying the maximum amount [...]
THE ANNOTATED SUPERFOGEYS 253 Bringing together a lot of characters and a lot of threads here. Let me see if I can break it down a little. (Remember: I only do these as a service to you, the reader. Feel free to skip it.) 1. Michelle is the ex-wife of Captain Spectacular and mother to his son, [...]
WES MOLEBASH DRAWS A PRE-TEEN STAR MAIDEN! Did you know he draws other things as well? And writes? It’s true! Check out his great comic Max vs. Max right away. (No joke. Do it now. It’s good, good stuff.) Thank me later. ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT TO GET YOUR SPY GAL ORIGIN SUBMISSIONS IN! That’s [...]
THE SUPERFOGEYS AND FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! Guess what? This Saturday is Free Comic Book Day! Once a year, all the publishers and retailers get together to offer a slew of new, free books. All you have to do is walk into your local comic book shop and snag ‘em. Last year, Th3rd World’s free [...]
WES MOLEBASH DRAWS CAPES! WES MOLEBASH DRAWS MORE STAR MAIDEN! We’re four pages into this origin and we’re only just now seeing capes! Wes has been tackling each and every beat of this story with flair and this page is no exception. Hopefully my colors aren’t mucking things up too badly. Are you reading Wes’ [...]
AND THE WINNER OF THE SPY GAL ORIGIN COMPETITION IS…LEE CHEROLIS! I can’t begin to tell you how much fun the past few weeks have been. Seeing one entry after another come in–all those great pinups of Spy Gal–I just got a huge kick out of it. It was also humbling to see how much [...]
NOT THE END OF THE ORIGIN OF STAR MAIDEN…BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN Originally, this was to be the final page of the Star Maiden origin, with a big ol’ “The End” slapped on the final panel there. Would that have been satisfying? You tell me. As artist Wes Molebash (creator of one of my [...]
THE ANNOTATED SUPERFOGEYS 256 This is admittedly a strip that draws on a lot of continuity. Well, some. This whole chapter is going to be like this. Hopefully, you longtime readers will see this as a reward for your investment. As for the newbies…well, that’s what the annotations are for! Okay, on with it. The [...]
THE ORIGIN OF STAR MAIDEN ENDS! Man, was this one ever fun–which is an odd thing to say considering there’s not a single joke across the six pages of Star Maiden’s origin. To tell you the truth, that was on purpose. To me, it seemed like the most unexpected thing to do with Star Maiden’s [...]
AH, WEBCOMICS If I had my way about things, I’d be able to freeze time and spend as long as humanly possible honing each strip. As it is, I not only have a deadline but I have other life stuff too. Only so much effort can go into each strip. And believe me, time = [...]
SOVIET SAM and T.L. COLLINS Welcome back, T.L. Collins! More than any other artist, T.L. defines what a SuperFogeys Origin should look like. We haven’t seen him grace these “pages” since 2009, but he comes back in a big way with this 8-page Soviet Sam story. Sam is a character we’ve only glimpsed briefly in the [...]
STAR MAIDEN RETURNS It’s been so long since Star Maiden has had any significant face time in the regular SF strip. Anyone else notice that? Glad we had theStar Maiden origin these past several weeks. Although it’s tough to connect this Star Maiden with that one, they are indeed the same person. Gonna be having [...]
T.L. COLLINS BUSTS OUT THE BRILLIANCE I love this page. I think it’s a bit of risk, storytelling wise, but I think it works and T.L. just brought his A game to the page. Be sure and check out the fantastic work he’s doing on his own webcomic, Bullfinch. BACK IN FIGHTING SHAPE I spent the [...]
THE ANNOTATED SUPERFOGEYS 259 I doubt you can tell, but I just got new Micron pens and paper yesterday. I can always tell because the lines I draw are just a little too thick and a little too lacking in energy when I’m using new pens. Takes a little while for the flow to settle [...]
THE TROUBLE WITH SOVIET SAM PAGE 3 So…you may have noticed that this page is missing some colors and some elements of the panels seem out of whack. T.L. and I regret bringing the page to you this way, but we figured this was better than no page at all. The sad truth is that T.L. [...]
