NEW CONTEST! BRING A NEW READER TO SUPERFOGEYS–WIN A JOHN JETT SKETCH CARD! Jerry origin artist John Jett has gone the extra mile and dreamed up a fun little competition for you all. He’s created two fantastic sketch cards and he wants YOU to have them! Check ‘em out: Here’s how it’s going to work: 1. [...]
UPDATED! WITH ANNOTATIONS! BEHIND THE SCENES… Want to know what Dr. Klein was up to from his perspective during the first five chapters of the SuperFogeys? Then this week’s strips are for you! Enjoy. For those curious, here’s some links to the strips that are referenced in today’s flashback scenes… Panel 1 - SF 28, “The [...]
THE ANNOTATED SUPERFOGEYS 319 Dr. Klein spells things out a little more today and for those of you who need to know, here’s where you’ve seen these scenes before: Panel 1 – SF 124 – “Shooting” Panel 2 – SF 144 – “Jerry Wakes Up” (Which also features a little clue that almost no one [...]
A PROBLEMATIC PAGE This one was tricky. Up until about 48 hours ago, the second half of this page had an entirely different script attached to it. In a weird bit of synchronicity (I SWEAR I don’t schedule the origin stories to coincide with that week’s strip as sharply as you guys thing I do), [...]
THIS IS WHY I’M GLAD I’M NOT DRAWING SF ANYMORE…WELL, ONE REASON Kudos to Marc for today’s stellar strip. I mean, how freakin’ cool is that thing? I don’t think I ever could have pulled that off. Not like that. I just love everything about how he handled this tricky scene. Nice one, man. And [...]
THE END OF CHAPTER 11, THE DOCTOR AND THE DOCTOR With today’s double-sized strip, Marc takes his art to the next level. I seriously had no idea he was capable of stuff like this when I asked him to hop onboard the SF train. You can imagine how pleased I am. But, honestly, it’s with [...]
UPDATE! THE TRIVIA CONTEST WINNERS and ANSWERS! And the grand prize winner with only one wrong answer is…TYLER HEASLEY! Yeah, that’s my brother. But, honestly, I did not help him. That wouldn’t be right. He’s a very enthusiastic SF reader and just nailed this. Congrats, Tyler! You get to commission a sketch card from artist [...]
WELCOME TO CHAPTER 12, JACKPOT! I’m so, so excited to bring you this chapter. Not only is it the perfect jumping on point for new readers, but this is the chapter I’ve been building towards ever since last year’s HUGE REVEAL. The ducks are in a row. Time to shoot them down one-by-one. MARC COMING [...]
WHAT IS A VILLAIN? Is Soviet Sam right? What do you think? Sound off in the comments below! A SPECIAL SUPERFOGEYS VIDEO TREAT My day job is also art-related and lately a few of us more creative types have taken up the challenge of trying to come with more interesting ways to deliver video content. [...]
JERRY GOES TO COLLEGE That first panel cracks me up. It pretty much encapsulates everything Jerry is. Some commented (I forget who) that Jerry separating from Captain Spectacular to go to college is a lot like what Robin and Batman did during the 70′s. Yep. John Jett did some good work today! I especially love [...]
WHAT IS A HERO? The question put to Soviet Sam in today’s strip is a good one. I’ve seen it debated on talk shows and in chat rooms. In the pages of comics and on reality television shows. I’ve seen it applied liberally enough to include an actor who makes millions of dollars off of [...]
VEGAS! I’ve been to Las Vegas on several occasions, but I can’t honestly say that it’s a city I enjoy visiting. Not only is it the site of one of the biggest romantic blunders of my life, but there’s a bit of darkness hanging over that town. I get the grossest feeling as I near [...]
TRYOUTS! So much great stuff on this page! John came up with some crazy designs for the wannabes and there’s a nice cameo or two in there. See if you can spot ‘em. One wannabe he didn’t design is The Usher, the guy out in front in the first panel. Anyone who owns SuperFogeys Vol. 1 [...]
SUPERFOGEYS VIDEO EXPERIMENT 2 The second SF video experiment is now complete! You may recognize this one as a variation on a story you read back in Chapter 7. Special thanks to Tom Racine for providing killer narration. A note about this video: this is an experiment and a step in a process of refinement for [...]
BUNNIES! We’ve seen this scene before. Most notably here. John really drew the snot out of this page and it is indeed one of his favorites so far. Dude keeps getting better and better. Amazing. GREEN LANTERN REACTIONS I’ve been hearing from many of you that you’re seeing Green Lantern and having a better experience than I [...]
SUPERFOGEYS VOLUME ONE MINI-REVIEW–WITH PICTURES! I ran a contest earlier this year to help get the word out about Marc Lapierre joining me on SF as the new regular artist. There were two winners and one of them, Marjorie Rishel, has done a great writeup on her prize–her autographed copy of SF Vol. 1! It [...]
MARC TOPS HIMSELF AGAIN I don’t know if it’s noticeable to any of you, but for me, as soon as I saw the art for this strip, I realized Marc had made another leap forward in his art on SF. This isn’t a flashy strip, so it’s as subtle difference. But it’s there. I hope [...]
JERRY IS A DINOSAUR! Okay, I fully admit that I scripted in a purple dinosaur wearing a Jerry uniform for my own person amusement. Some images just deserve to be brought to life. It helps tremendously when a guy like John Jett is doing the heavy lifting. NEW WEBCOMIC BY LEE CHEROLIS! Lee Cherolis, the stellar artist [...]
INDEPENDENCE DAY! To my American friends, happy 4th of July, everybody! I’m always so grateful to be living in this country and for the freedoms we have here. I probably take how fortunate and blessed I am for granted too often, so I’m grateful for days like this when I can think back to all [...]
NEW INTERVIEW! HINTS, PREVIEWS AND MORE! This is cool. About a week ago I mentioned on Twitter that it had been a while since I’d done an interview and I kind of missed it. I wasn’t fishing (at least I don’t THINK I was), but Holiday Wars writer and creator Scott King let me know real fast [...]
SUCKING OUT THE MYSTERY Man, how many times are we gonna revisit this scene? And believe it or not, there’s still more secrets to uncover about what happened the day a tree fell on Jerry, Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket. This latest revelation should fit in nicely with what we know. See the first appearance [...]
CHARACTER ACTING Good comics feature good character acting. I believe this. It’s one of the reasons why Calvin & Hobbes is so beloved and the lack of it is partly to blame for why Dilbert is often so derided. Can you imagine Watchmen without Dave Gibbons’ expressive and well-defined characters? I can’t. It’s why I love the work of Kevin Maguire [...]
See you on Friday with the final page of the Jerry Origin!
THE END OF JERRY’S ORIGIN I hope you’ll all join me in offering a big (mostly in our heads) internet round of applause for John Jett. Through 15 weeks(!) of updates, John never failed me once and turned in his gorgeous pages–each one better than the last–on time and with the maximum amount of effort [...]
WELL, WHAT SHOULD SOMEONE DO IN VEGAS? If you’re someone like Star Maiden and you go to Vegas and the “Sin” part doesn’t exactly appeal to you…what do you do? This means no gambling, no nakedness, no drinking, etc. I know when I was a kid, it was video games at Circus Circus and steak. [...]
WELCOME TO DIAGONALLY! And if you don’t get that joke, I can’t help you. But can we all agree that Marc knocked it out the park with the last panel? I love that perspective. Let me tell you as an artist, what he’s doing with Swifty and Star Maiden in that panel is VERY difficult [...]
NEW SUPERFOGEYS ORIGINS BEGINS TODAY! This is gonna be a fun one. I don’t want to say too much about it yet. I think we’ll have more to talk about next week. For now, you should know the returning Michael Odom is drawing this one. Check out his webcomic Holiday Wars (written by Scott King) asap. Will [...]
THE NEW SUPERFOGEYS SITE ENTERS BETA…WANNA BE A BETA TESTER? Hey, hey! I FINALLY have some good news about the new site. We are officially beta testing and I’m looking for a few of you to join me in exploring the site and working out the kinks. I’m looking for those who would be willing [...]
COMMUNIST BUGGER Don’t judge us, Soviet Sam! We’ll judge you back. So there. Nyah. See you on Friday with The Ballad of Rhonda and Gordon, pg.2!
THE AZULARES EMPIRE Believe it or not, we’ve seen the Azulare Commander before. 10 points to whoever can correctly identify where. Big thanks to Michael Odom and Will Terrell for the truly great art on this page. Nice work, guys! Really love how the last two panels are handled in particular. But what I wanna know is…who the heck [...]
ROLLER COASTERS IN VEGAS? One of the traditions I have when traveling through Vegas (because I very rarely travel TO Vegas–in fact I can only think of one time I’ve ever done that, and it was for a girl [now THAT'S a long story...]) is to stop at this hotel/casino that’s on just the other [...]
A MONUMENTAL SUPERFOGEYS Kind of hard to overstate the importance of today’s strip. So…I think I’ll just let Marc’s beautiful artwork do the talking. And you guys, of course. Here’s a little look at some of the great work Marc did to make that last panel just right. The rough sketch and the final pencils: [...]
ONE OF MY FAVORITE SWIFTY PAGES…FINALLY REVEALED As I said before, this story is one I wrote YEARS ago, before SuperFogeys Origins even existed. I always lamented the fact that it didn’t get made–mostly because of this page. It’s one of my favorite Swifty moments and something I guarantee you’re not gonna see in a [...]
LOVE CONFESSION If I were Spy Gal, I’d be swooning right now. How about you? Kudos once again to SF artist Marc Lapierre for some astutely rendered body language and facial expressions. These are the kinds of strips I love the most and I’m pleased to say that Marc reports he’s enjoying this part of [...]
IN THE NAME OF LOVE File this strip under: Things Robin Never Did to Batman. I don’t really do commentaries anymore (anyone miss ‘em?), but I will tell you that writing this multiple strip conversation between Spy Gal and Jerry was one of the easiest things I’ve ever written. I think, having lived with the [...]
SPACE PIG ASCENDANT Finally, the (most?) powerful resident of Valhalla gets a chance to shine! Stellar artwork on this page brought to you by Michael Odom and Will Terrell! NEXT WEEK: MONDAY – 342 – It’s Spy Gal’s turn. Time to tell Jerry how it is… WEDNESDAY – 343 – A decision is made, but will Jerry be [...]
OH, SWEETIE… One of the things that I’ve really appreciated working with Marc on this last several strips is the depth of thought he’s been putting into the characters’ actions. He really thinks about each character on a psychological level and sees stuff about who they are that not even I have come up with. [...]
ONE YEAR AGO THIS WEEK… This strip, revealing Dr. Klein/Third Man’s true identity was revealed. Today’s strip seems a fitting way to commemorate that. I’m curious…how do you think SF has been faring post-reveal? See you on Friday with the Ballad of Rhonda and Gordon, pg. 5!
LOVE IS IN THE AIR. SO ARE ALIENS. This is just a ridiculously fun page. Kudos to both Michael Odom and Will Terrell for pulling off these moments flawlessly. That last panel is a kicker.
SILENCE Originally, this strip was not silent. There was one word (the same word that now serves as the title of this strip) spoken by Jerry in the last panel, but when Marc handed in the art I knew it just didn’t need it. It’s pretty obvious that something big is gonna happen. That’s all [...]
TWO OLD FRIENDS I was looking back over my run as artist on The SuperFogeys today (something that’s A LOT easier to do on the new site, by the way–you’ll find out why soon) and I couldn’t help but note the lack of backgrounds. Granted, I was never known for doing detailed backgrounds–or very many [...]
SILENT COMICS There’s a mistaken belief among some people that if there aren’t very many words in a comic then the writer didn’t do much. Some even go so far as to believe that a comics writer literally only writes that which appears in the captions and word balloons. This could not be further from [...]
I’M A GYPSY, NOT A WITCH. NEVER MIND THE HAT. Gypsys and witches… at some point ignorance makes them one and same, right? Right?
THE BALLAD CONCLUDES! Big thanks to Michael Odom and Will Terrell for carrying this story across the finish line in fine style. Between Michael’s detailed pencils and inks and Will’s stunning colors, they did right by this little tale of Swifty’s cold, silent heart. Wanna read it all from the beginning? Start here. Be sure to [...]
Sometimes, the most fun part of writing is the research. I love to learn about new things and Tarot Cards are certainly new territory for me. Not that anyone needs to know a thing about Tarot Cards to enjoy this strip. If you see things through Star Maiden’s eyes, you can enjoy just about anything. [...]
I don’t even want to know how long it took Marc to color this little beast. Stunning job though. Maybe SuperFogeys should be an all-silent strip, ala Owly? Tempting, but… nah, I could never do it. For the record, the names of the games Space Pig is playing are, in order: Big Gulp O’ Troll, [...]
Welcome to a brand new SuperFogeys Origins–Harvey The Science Rabbit, Part 2! This one has a pretty long history. Originally written around the same time as Harvey the Science Rabbit, Part 1, the fates conspired and original artist Charles P. Wilson, III (The Stuff of Legend) was never able to do more than a few [...]
I think the thing I love most about Bingo Knight’s shows is their intimate feel. No matter how large the crowd or how famous he gets, it always feels like he’s talking directly to me. UPDATE! I neglected to mention that not only is this the 350th SF strip (WOW), but this is Marc Lapierre’s [...]
One of my goals is to try to keep up with Marc by continually challenging him to draw cool stuff. It seems like the more I do, the more he steps up in a big way. That middle panel is about 1000 times better than it would have been under my pen. We’re at a [...]
When Chip handed in this page, I didn’t know what to think. I mean… that’s a lot of blood. A LOT of blood. But the page is well designed that it doesn’t feel gruesome to me. Just sad. Incredibly, incredibly sad. It’s not funny when bunnies bleed. REMINDER! The SuperFogeys 5th Anniversary is next week. [...]
If you’re like me, you’ve been waiting for this moment for a looooong time! Marc worked extra hard to do this one up right as his last strip heading into the two week break that will be the SuperFogeys 5th Anniversary Celebration. Be back here on Wednesday to see the finished print I drew up [...]
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the creation of the SuperFogeys. Can you believe that? Why, it seems like only yesterday… wait, not it doesn’t. It’s been a long freakin’ time and I can feel it in my bones. To celebrate, I drew up the above image (and inked and colored it meself) to [...]
As you can see above, the Chapter Recaps kick off today and will be running weekdaily all the way through October 7th! Each day, a new artist will be taking on one of the Valhalla chapters and retelling it in his or her own way. There are practically no rules about how to go about [...]
Our celebration of the 5th Anniversary of The SuperFogeys continues with this EPIC recap of Chapter 2, “Bingo Night” by Jared Jaworski. See more of Jared’s work on his own webcomic, My HMP!
The 5th Anniversary celebration continues with this recap of Chapter 3, “The Techno Shuffle” from artist Marjorie Rishel. See more of Marj’s great work at her site!
The 5th Anniversay Celebration of the SuperFogeys continues with this awesome poster recapping in images all of Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge!” See more of Jeremy’s work and his own webcomic, The Ouro Bros., at his site!
The 5th Anniversary Celebration continues today with a recap of Chapter 5, “The Redemption of Dr. Rocket” by Geoff Munn! See more of Geoff’s work at his site, www.pocketsciencecomics.com !
The 5th Anniversary Celebration Continues with today’s Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” recap by SuperFan Crystal Murphy! Thanks, Crystal!
