Welcome to Chapter 15; Invasion, Part Two – Inaction Heroes No More! This chapter will see the Fogeys begin to embrace a different-or rather, old–way of life as they must step up to defend the Earth from the alien invasion after the Society of Heroes was killed. You’re gonna see some moments you’ve all been [...]
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Today’s strip is a tour de force and the result of a lot of hard work on Marc’s part. New characters are always a risky move because they take time away from the characters you love, but I think it’s important to establish that Valhalla is a lot bigger than we’re used to seeing. I [...]
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| Sep 9, 10 | 275 – A Moment of Silence |
| Feb 10, 14 | 570 – Cavalry |
| Jul 23, 18 | Pg. 8 “Better When She Was a Villain” |
Y’know, for a long time it probably looked like SuperFogeys was the story of Captain Spectacular and his friends and enemies. Then, I think for a little while anyway, it turned into Jerry’s story. Now, I think in what we’re really seeing is Spy Gal’s story. SuperFogeys started with Spy Gal coming to Valhalla as, [...]
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| Aug 13, 12 | 435 – A Job Well Done |
| Jan 2, 17 | 722 – Help or Mourn? |
| Mar 26, 12 | 398 – Rookie Hero Move |
| Sep 7, 12 | Pg. 5 “Who Squished?” |
Double-sized strips are always an iffy proposition. They take more time, obviously, and they need to kind of justify their existence with a big deal event. Last week’s–with the introduction of a bunch of new characters–was a good example of a justified double-sized strip. Today’s strip, on the other hand, could have been broken into [...]
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| Oct 17, 18 | HUGE NEWS! SuperFogeys Volume One—Inaction Heroes now on Kickstarter! |
| Mar 25, 07 | 124 – Shooting |
| Sep 30, 11 | Chapter 7, “Visiting Day” Recap by Rossana Bugini |
| Jan 23, 17 | 728 – Oh, Brucie… |
This is another one of those where I’m super glad I’ve got a collaborator as good as Marc. I had a simple text display in mind for the DNA Scanner, but Marc was all… nah, hologram. Kudos, Mr. Lapierre. You made it sing. Wanna know who the green guy is? We’ve seen him a few [...]
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| May 22, 13 | 506 – Disappearing Act |
| Oct 1, 12 | 445 – I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told |
| Aug 20, 14 | 619 – The Repentant |
| Aug 14, 19 | 791 – The Secret Origin of The Atomic Fly! |
Here it is! The big 450th strip of The SuperFogeys… which, really, isn’t very big at all. These days, I try to save the anniversary mojo for the ones with the 00s. Even so, today’s strip is an important one. It’s the first time Cap and Jerry have really had a chance to talk since [...]
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| Nov 4, 06 | 32 – Bingo Night Begins |
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For those of you keeping score at home, we haven’t seen Tangerine since a couple chapters back. Everyone forgets about the incarcerated. Even still, Tangerine’s journey is one of my favorites. As you can see, he’s been making his way through that stack of books Captain Emo gave him ages ago. Come back on Wednesday [...]
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| Sep 25, 08 | 166 – Beer Don’t Judge |
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| Sep 21, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 2! |
Now, I’m a Mormon. I’ve always been upfront about that. Introducing the Book of Mormon–and talking specifically about one of its stories–was not something I did just because. I have no problem talking about and sharing my faith (did it full-time for two years as a missionary), but that’s not what SuperFogeys is for. So [...]
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| Nov 2, 16 | 710 – Crimson Oils |
| Aug 20, 14 | 619 – The Repentant |
| Jan 15, 09 | 192 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 9 “Supposed to Be Me” |
| Sep 2, 08 | 159 – Strange Dreams and Wedding Plans |
| Jul 6, 11 | 331 – Paradise |
We had a great discussion going last week with regards to Tangerine’s initial telling of the story that inspired this turn towards pacifism. I was mostly silent for that discussion because I knew the story was not fully told until today. Now that it is, what do you think? Tangerine knows himself. He knows what [...]
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| Aug 21, 13 | 528 – Spy Gal vs. Jerry |
| Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
| Mar 11, 10 | 247 – Not a Busload of Strangers |
| Oct 10, 11 | 353 – SHWABOOM!! |
| Nov 11, 10 | 284 – Pairing Off |
What a fantastic job Marc did fitting in a lot of demanding action in just a few panels. Amazing. Also, looks like Dark Maiden is up to old tricks, but dow you know what’s new? THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN for the SUPERFOGEYS SOURCEBOOK AND ADVENTURE GAME! I’m so, so friggin’ excited about this. We’ve been working in [...]
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| Apr 18, 12 | 404 – President Superknocker |
| Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
| Aug 22, 16 | 692 – See! You Are Needed! |
| Jan 6, 14 | 560 – Lifeless |
Longtime readers know how BIG this is! Dr. Rocket is free once again, but Tom has been locked up for far, far longer. I mean, he was first put there waaaaay back at the end of Chapter 7! I’ve been looking forward to this particular strip for a long, long time. Now, Tom is out. He [...]
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| Feb 18, 10 | 244 – Locked Away |
| Aug 14, 20 | 845 – Better and Better |
| Jul 30, 18 | Pg. 9 “Who is Talking?” |
| Mar 4, 13 | 485 – To The Stars |
| Jan 18, 12 | 379 – A True Hero |
Has Percy ever been named before now? I’m not entirely sure. I know he’s always been Percy to me and I’ve been tagging him as such, but did you guys know that was his name before now? Man, you know the story has gotten big when I can’t even remember simple stuff like that. You [...]
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| Apr 9, 14 | 587 – Your Attention Please |
| May 15, 13 | 504 – A Striking Mustache |
| May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
Late this past Thursday I posted a special piece of art and an important message to go along with it called “A Call to Arms.” If you missed it, I encourage you to go check it out first before reading on here. When I posted the Call to Arms, the Kickstarter campaign for the SuperFogeys [...]
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| Jan 9, 13 | 470 – Soviet Sam Strikes Again |
| Sep 10, 18 | Pg. 15 “Something Missing” |
I think I’m gonna write a chapter that takes place entirely in rubble. Marc draws destruction so well. Big kudos to him for the major overhaul to the pacing and storytelling in this strip. Dialogue is the same, but Marc rescued the visual from the abyss I stuck them in with my script. Big happenings [...]
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| Aug 5, 13 | 523 – The Big Slam |
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| Aug 14, 13 | 526 – Stolen Away |
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| Feb 14, 18 | 763 – Serious Issues |
Y’know, I wrote the outline some months back, but I don’t think I quite realized how many big moments we’ve been waiting on for a while are in this chapter. Tom pointing the finger at Jerry is something a lot of you suspected would come to pass ever since this SuperFogeys Origin page, but I’d [...]
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| Feb 15, 12 | 387 – A Hot Shower |
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| Jul 27, 15 | 661 – Jerry is the Portalmaker |
| Sep 14, 12 | Pg. 6 “Who Could Have Done This?” |
| Oct 30, 13 | 544 – Whose Mess Is It, Anyway? |
We’re in the home stretch! The Kickstarter has just one week left to go. Can we hit the $4500 goal? Can we go higher? It’s up to you guys, but I just wanna say already how grateful I am for how you’ve come out and shown your support for this project and for The SuperFogeys. [...]
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| Mar 13, 11 | 299 – Why The Hospital |
| Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
| Dec 16, 13 | 557 – Dog Off the Leash |
| Feb 29, 12 | 391 – Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun… |
| Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
As you can see above, we’re in the home stretch for the Kickstarter. Little over two days left. As you can also see, we’ve lost a few backers of late. I’m told every Kickstarter experiences this. Not everyone has the cash they think they will when it’s time to pay up. Still, at this point, [...]
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| Dec 18, 08 | 189 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 6 “The Medallion” |
If you’re reading this… the Kickstarter may already be over! If it’s before 4pm PST on Nov. 28th, 2012… then there’s still time to get in there! Yesterday, we hit the $4,500 stretch goal and everyone who pledged at the Hero level or higher WILL be getting the soon-to-be-created Spy Gal mini absolutely free. Want [...]
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| Mar 10, 14 | 578 – A Different Kind of Torture |
| Aug 17, 16 | 691 – That’s Enough |
In case you missed it last week… 157% funded! Huge, HUGE thanks to everyone for stepping up and supporting this project! I put the call out and you answered in a big way. Now, I hope we can start making some other cool stuff for you. More details as I know ‘em. Talks are already [...]
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| Sep 18, 13 | 536 – Zurida and Her Subjects |
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Marc knocked me out with the last panel. I’m guessing some of you as well. He’s got a new method for creating the art now, though it’s impossible for any of you to have noticed. Now, instead of roughing things out in blue pencil first, he’s doing his roughs digitally. This allows him to size [...]
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| Oct 30, 19 | 808 – 2.5 Seconds Later |
| Dec 31, 08 | Guest Strip by Edward Krebes of “Hobo and Bowser!” |
| Jan 4, 12 | 375 – In The Zone |
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| Feb 5, 18 | 760 – OG Thrice |
And so it begins–the end game for this chapter. In this strip, Spy Gal and Zurida are referring to a conversation we’ve all already seen over in SuperFogeys Origins. Spy Gal’s Secret Mission is a more than worth a look, but it’s the last page that gives the lowdown on the bad blood on display [...]
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| Jan 14, 13 | 471 – Mmm… Spaghetti… |
| Jun 25, 18 | Pg. 4 “The Greatest Woman Who Ever Lived” |
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| Feb 21, 18 | 765 – The Spark Between Them |
| Mar 12, 14 | 579 – The Romantic Smell of Blood and Suffering |
A huge battle deserves a proper ramp up and that’s what you’ve gotten this week. Next week sees the fight begin in earnest and Marc and I are pulling out all the stops. We’re even approaching things a little differently, with Marc essentially assuming the role of co-plotter for the rest of this chapter as [...]
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As you can see, the title of today’s strip is to be taken quite literally. Kudos to Marc for this strip and for the next several. As I think I mentioned last week, we did the end of this chapter a little differently in that I gave Marc a rough idea of what I wanted [...]
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| Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
| Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
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| Sep 14, 16 | 699 – How Captain Spectacular Takes Care of Business |
Debris! I love it when Marc gets to draw debris. Today is the last day to submit your guest strip for Guest Strippin’ Xmas 4! Send it along to me at bwhheasley (at) gmail (dot) com. See here for more details.
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| Jul 3, 08 | 144 – Jerry Wakes Up |
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| Oct 12, 12 | Pg. 8 “Gross Fetuses” |
| Apr 15, 10 | 252 – Like A Son |
We’re back! I have a love/hate relationship with our Christmas break. While I enjoy the time with my family and friends, I miss working on the strip and continuing the story. So glad to be back on it. There’s only 5 strips left in this chapter (after this one) and I’m WAY eager to get [...]
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We keep things pretty solidly rectangular around here, but once in a while there’s an opportunity to do something a little different and Marc took advantage of that here. Oddly enough, panel layout experimentation seems to involve Tangerine more often than not. Go ahead and click on his tag below to see what I mean. [...]
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| Jan 3, 14 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 6! |
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You didn’t really think Spy Gal was done with Zurida already? Not by a long shot! Be sure to tune in on Wednesday to see how Spy Gal handles that incoming Space Monkey ambush!
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I gotta admit I struggled with this one. Remember, Marc and I are doing the end of this chapter Stan and Jack style–he’s drawing from a basic plot, and I’m adding in the dialogue after the fact. It’s definitely fun, but also stressful. I don’t want to take anything away from Marc’s great illustrations. I [...]
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A lot of you have been commenting lately that you’re enjoying one of the newer additions to the cast, Fly Guy. Actually, his name is Atomic Fly, but you’re forgiven since his name has only been mentioned once or twice. Hopefully we’ll get see a few more newbies in the strips ahead. Fun fact! I [...]
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| Jan 19, 21 | 866 – Who Wants to Be Safe? |
Silent strip! For those who hate to read. Thanks, Marc, for doing the heavy lifting on this one. Chapter 15 – Invasion, Pt. 2: Inaction Heroes No More! ends on Monday! Chapter 16 – Invasion, Pt. 3: Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun begins on Wednesday!
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| Mar 11, 20 | 838 – The Situation |
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End Chapter 15! This one was fun for us for a number of reasons. New characters… family reunions… fights! Marc and I got to try some new stuff and you guys were really good about being open to it. It’s interesting to me how the comments tapered off during the fight stuff. I mean, it [...]
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