BUBBLES OF LIGHT BEGINS NOW! Welcome to Chapter 10 of the SuperFogeys, Bubbles of Light. If chapters 1-5 are Volume One (available for sale in print here), and chapters 6-9 are Volume 2 (available in print pending demand!), then today officially kicks off Volume 3! I don’t want to say too much about what this chapter [...]
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MONSTERPLEX IS OVER All of the unseen Monsterplex (my Zuda Winning/Zuda Booted comic, co-created with David Schlotterback and colored by Michael DeVito) pages are now out there for your consumption, along with two unproduced script pages. Head on over to monsterplex.com and lament what might have been! CHARACTERS PAGE UPDATED Do you use the handy [...]
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Aug 24, 12 | Pg. 3 “Crybabies” |
Aug 27, 14 | 621 – Jerry’s Powers |
Jul 8, 11 | Pg. 13 “A Tree Falls in the Forest…” |
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Jan 19, 14 | 564 – One Year Later |
A SURPRISE VISITOR! Yeah, you all tried to guess who it was going to be and no one got it right. But I set you up for failure. I’m mean like that. Today’s strip kicks Bubbles of Light into high gear. Crazy fun ahead. THE SUPERFOGEYS AT RECESS Was hanging out with my daughter Elora (7-years-old [...]
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May 27, 13 | 507 – Telling Off Skunk Head |
Dec 3, 20 | 859 – Snakes on a Swifty |
Nov 18, 08 | 180 – The Many Crimes of Dr. Rocket |
Feb 2, 21 | 870 – Spy Gal’s Patience Runs Out |
Oct 22, 06 | 28 – The Tragedy of Jerry |
YOUNG SPY GAL If you’d like to know more about Spy Gal’s younger years, might I recommend her origin, currently running on Tuesdays in SuperFogeys Origins with art by the talented Lee Cherolis? Check it out right now! CHANGE IN THE APPROACH TO THE COLORING I don’t know if any of you noticed, but this week [...]
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Oct 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
Jul 30, 12 | 431 – Blights of the Round Table |
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Jan 19, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 2 “Homewreckers” |
REMIND ME TO DO/NOT DO THAT AGAIN… Today’s strip is another example of a time when my reach has exceeded my grasp. As both writer and artist, I have the luxury of scripting things that I know I can draw. But, every once in a while, I bring the story to a point where I [...]
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Nov 23, 06 | 50 – And the Actual Winner of Bingo Night is… |
Oct 9, 19 | 802 – Nothing More Important Than Loyalty |
Nov 28, 11 | 366 – Who Dares? |
Oct 27, 14 | 631 – Two Decisions |
Jun 2, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 16 “Eagle vs. Bear” |
UPDATE! READER GREG BULMASH BREAKS IT DOWN! I’ve gotta thank Greg for this. He posted it earlier today in the comments and it just made me smile. He puts the point across in a way that I, as the person asking for the donation, would be too ashamed to. So just know that I didn’t [...]
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May 2, 12 | 408 – Remember Your Mission |
Oct 23, 08 | 174 – Big Mistake |
Apr 4, 12 | The SuperFogeys 2012 Teaser |
May 21, 09 | 209 – Coming to Jesus |
Oct 31, 11 | 359 – Warmed Up |
THE THIRD GIRL After 21 weeks, my wife and I have finally decided to make the impending arrival of our third child and girl public knowledge. She’ll be arriving on February 18th of next year and we’re incredibly happy about it. How this impacts the SuperFogeys remains to be seen…but don’t worry, I’m taking measures! [...]
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Jul 22, 08 | 147 – Three Plus Seven |
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Feb 26, 09 | 197 – Requiem |
Dec 9, 19 | 817 – Master Masticate Stands with Fork Ready |
WORKING BACKWARDS Typically, I write a script before drawing a strip. That’s logical, right? Well, with this one, for whatever reason, I drew it first. Oh sure, I had an idea about what the strip should be about. I always outline chapters strip-by-strip. I think my outline for this strip was something like “Captain Spectacular [...]
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Nov 4, 08 | 176 – An Evil #@$% |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
Sep 19, 11 | 352 – Megatron is Copyrighted |
Aug 18, 14 | 618 – Thanks to Money Man |
Sep 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
THE ANNOTATED SUPERFOGEYS 282 Finally, finally, finally. Future Swifty reaches his destination. It’s been a long road getting to this moment, so for those of you who need a little primer, let’s chart Future Swifty’s past appearances (appearances are in the order in which they appeared on the site–it’s debatable whether Future Swifty experienced them [...]
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Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
Oct 19, 11 | 356 – Best Luck of Her Life |
Jun 2, 14 | 600 – Earth-Avalon |
Mar 29, 07 | 128 – Only Two People in the World… |
Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
NEXT WEEK: On Tuesday, the Spy Gal Origin reaches its big finish! A big deal? Oh yes. Don’t miss it. Then, on Thursday, Gina Galloway sets the Fogeys and their younger counterparts on their way. Way to what, you ask? You’ll see.
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Aug 12, 11 | Pg. 4 “Fear of the Space Pig” |
Jan 14, 07 | 69 – Swifty’s Computer Problems |
Jul 23, 14 | 612 – A Tale of Two Swifties. |
Oct 9, 08 | 170 – There Will Be Blood |
May 14, 08 | SF Collection #1 Cover |
THE 2ND ANNUAL VERY MERRY GUEST STRIPPIN’ CHRISTMAS! Man, what a year, right? Can’t believe it’s the end of year already. As per usual, I’ll be taking a week or two off around Christmas to spend time with my family and recharge my batteries a bit. This has been a heckuva year for SF, with [...]
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Mar 31, 12 | Pg. 6 “Find the Sharp Metal Instrument” |
Jul 30, 12 | 431 – Blights of the Round Table |
Dec 5, 06 | 54 – Gene Gets What’s Coming to Him |
Oct 22, 06 | 28 – The Tragedy of Jerry |
Jul 6, 12 | Pg. 4 “The Very, Very Long Battle” |
I WROTE THE WORDS “THE END” For those of you keeping score at home, it was 23 months ago that I announced I’d be cutting the regular SuperFogeys strip back to once a week. This was the move that inspired the creation of SuperFogeys Origins. The reason for the schedule change was to allow me time [...]
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Feb 25, 10 | 245 – One Week Later |
Jul 9, 14 | 608 – Gumdrops and Rainbows |
Nov 16, 06 | 44 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed |
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Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
HAPPY THANKSGIVING (MY AMERICAN FRIENDS)! Today is Turkey Day in the U.S. and my day will be spent going off-diet and not online a whole lot. If you’re reading this on Thursday you’re one of the dedicated and as a special treat (actually, your mileage may vary on that), here’s a link to an excerpt from [...]
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Sep 18, 08 | 164 – Why “Tangerine?” |
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Dec 29, 08 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” |
Apr 18, 11 | 308 – Time Displaced/Erased/No Taste |
Oct 20, 14 | 629 – Freaky Differences |
MONSTER I’ll tell you what’s a monster–THIS STRIP! I knew for a while how I wanted to handle the monster, but when it came to doing it–that was another bit of business altogether. This reminded me a lot of my first foray into comics making with the art of inking. I really love inking other [...]
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Jul 8, 08 | Guest Strip by Brian Anderson of “Dog Eat Doug!” |
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May 13, 11 | Pg. 5 “Jerry the Superhero” |
May 17, 08 | SF Collection #3 Cover |
May 25, 11 | 319 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 2 “Isn’t Everybody?” |
DID YOU SEE THE NEW SUPERFOGEYS ORIGIN? Two days ago, a brand new SuperFogeys Origin started with art by Steve “Moon Town” Ogden, featuring none other than The Thrice Evil. Many of you went over the moon for Steve’s artwork and requested wallpapers for your desktops. Well, Steve is such a nice guy that he went ahead [...]
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Dec 17, 12 | 467 – Spy Gal Kicks Butt |
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Oct 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
Oct 7, 13 | 541 – Husband |
Feb 24, 11 | 297 – A Strong Man |
TODAY’S STRIP There’s a lot to be said about today’s strip, but I’m gonna let you guys say it below. But, for the record: Sexiest. Shoulder. Pop. Ever. DICTATOR TOT – LOCAL HERO?!? As some of you may recall, the villain that menaced our heroes through chapters 3-5, Dictator Tot, was loosely based on my daughter, [...]
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Aug 24, 12 | Pg. 3 “Crybabies” |
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Jan 28, 10 | 241 – He’s Gone |
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Aug 18, 22 | 916 – Restoration |
SKIN! Who says I don’t give the people what they want? A VERY, MERRY GUEST STRIPPIN’ XMAS STARTS NEXT WEEK! It’s that time of year again when I take a little breather and you take over! I received many wonderful, out-of-the-box submissions this year and I can’t wait for you guys to see them all. [...]
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May 19, 14 | 596 – That’s the Mission |
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IT’S A NEW YEAR! But the same old story. Which is no bad thing! If you need a refresher on what’s going on this chapter of the SuperFogeys so far, this link will take you back to the beginning of Chapter 10, Bubbles of Light so you can get caught back up to now. Enjoy! STEVE OGDEN [...]
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Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
ON THIS DAY 34 YEARS AGO… I was born. So now you know that. Here is what I have learned in my three plus decades on this Earth: nothing beats a good pair of socks and you can’t change the minds of people in the moment, but don’t discount the power your words have to [...]
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Jul 8, 15 | 653 – When a Shirtless Captain Spectacular Shows Up |
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Jun 7, 22 | 895 – Can’t Stop Won’t Stop |
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Apr 1, 10 | 250 – To Be So Stupid |
CHAPTER TWO I caved in to pressure and went ahead and posted Chapter Two-Shooting from the book I’ve written–Raised By a Dead Man. I know some of your enjoy my prose stuff (but not everyone–move along if that’s you), so here’s a preview and a link: At the end of each workday, Dad would remove [...]
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Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
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May 5, 14 | 592 – Bubbles of Light 9 |
Dec 19, 12 | 468 – Jerry’s Savior |
THIS IS A BIG WEEK FOR ME I put the finishing touches on the second draft of me memoir this week. It’s done and ready to be sent off to agents and publishers. That’s a crazy feeling, but sad. I think I enjoy the actual process of writing more than I do having done it. [...]
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May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
THE ANNOTATED SUPERFOGEYS 295 …or, The Spiritual Journey of Tangerine. Take a trip with me, won’t you? You’ll recall that when Tangerine first came to Valhalla, things didn’t go so well for one of its residents. Soon afterwards, Big T was incarcerated in the Valhalla dungeon. He was not the least bit repentant. His sons then came to visit [...]
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TOMORROW IS A VERY BIG DAY FOR MY FAMILY I’m gonna be a father the third time tomorrow morning and I could not be more excited. It was a long road getting to this point. Elora, our first daughter, lights up rooms and the world. Cami, our second, is the most purely innocent thing I’ve even seen, [...]
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THE JOURNEY OF JERRY I’ve mentioned it before, but the origin of Jerry is currently in production. I know it’s something you guys have been anticipating ever since it was revealed that Jerry is both Dr. Klein and the Third Man. I do think the wait will be worth it. The artist working on it, [...]
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THE INNER LIFE OF DR. ROCKET You’ll recall that the Dr. Rocket we knew in the first five chapters was not really Dr. Rocket. This new Dr. Rocket (really, the old one finally come to Valhalla) has been here for a few chapters now, but there’s still a lot about him that we don’t know. That’s [...]
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SUPERFOGEYS 299? BUT THAT MEANS… Yep, SuperFogeys 300 lands next week. You know what that means…milestone! In SuperFogeys 100 we found out that Dr. Klein and the Third Man were one and the same. In SuperFogeys 200 we found out that the Dr. Rocket we thought we knew wasn’t really Dr. Rocket at all. While I don’t [...]
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WARNING: Don’t freak out. Read this entire post. To the end. You’ll see. MY LAST SUPERFOGEYS A couple of months ago I decided to stop doing the SuperFogeys. It wasn’t an easy decision, believe me. Every part of me didn’t want to do it and I fought it like crazy. But, in the back of [...]
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MARC’S FIRST OFFICIAL STRIP! This is it! Your first official look at Marc Lapierre on SF art duties. This is Marc penciling, inking and coloring. Now, part of the challenge of these first strips is that Marc is having to wrap up a chapter. Which means drawing a lot of things that I’ve already drawn. [...]
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A GOOD CAUSE My fellow webcomicker and SuperFogeys SuperFan Dawn Griffin sent me an email last week about a charity project she’s involved with for relief in Japan. It’s a good cause and a great chance to get your hands on some sweet art, so I wanted to be sure and post what Dawn’s up [...]
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AND THE WINNERS OF A SIGNED COPY OF SUPERFOGEYS VOL. 1 ARE… MATTHEW NEW and MARJ! You both get a free, signed copy of SuperFogeys Vol. 1 with a sketch of your favorite character on the inside cover. Please send me your name and address to bwhheasley (at) gmail (dot) com! And don’t forget to [...]
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IN CASE YOU DON’T REMEMBER… When last we left Jerry and the Spy Gals, this happened. And then this. BACK FROM FUNERAL I’m back from my grandfather’s funeral and there’s some things I’d like to say about it, but a crying baby demands my attention. Perhaps more on Wednesday. LATER TODAY… The last page of Spy Gal [...]
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UPDATE! You can now see the completed version of Spy Gal & Friends vs. C.O.W. with the full color treatment by Chris Watkins! Go see! MY ARIZONA TRIP Going back to Arizona always feels a bit like coming home to me. I lived there for two years while serving as a missionary. It has changed a [...]
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DR. ROCKET DYING? A ROBOT? Points for you if you get the meta joke that is Spy Gal wondering if Dr. Rocket is a robot now. I’ll admit I had some trepidation about going down this path with Dr. Rocket. Him dying is something we’ve sort ofalready seen. This strip seemed like a good chance [...]
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BEAUTIFUL COLORS For me, this is the first strip of Marc’s where I feel like he’s really coming into his own on SF and making it his own thing. The way he treated Gina in the first panel is just so cool and so right and so different from how I would have done it. [...]
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WHAT THE HECK!?!? I don’t know what the deal is with all the blank panels today. I promise you Marc is a better artist than this. We’re gonna have words, believe you me. UPDATE ON BOOK PROGRESS For those of your that don’t know, I’ve been writing a memoir (a personal, true history written more [...]
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CHAPTER 10, BUBBLES OF LIGHT IS OVER! Today marks the very last strip of Chapter 10, Bubbles of Light. Have some fun and read the whole thing from the beginning by clicking here. For me, this chapter was about answering questions. After upsetting the apple cart at the end of the previous chapter, I knew there was some splainin’ [...]
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