Welcome to Chapter 16 – Invasion, Pt. 3: Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun. This promises to be a big, bold chapter taking us right through SF 500. You just know that one’s going to be HUGE. I can say no more right now. Newer SuperFans may be unfamiliar with Soviet Sam’s story. He’ll be telling [...]
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One of the unique things about Soviet Sam is that before he became part of the main cast, he received an extensive introduction in SuperFogeys Origins. Most of you are familiar with his story from there, but my initial concern in introducing him to the Valhalla story was that there was just too much to [...]
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Nov 12, 13 | 548 – Of Course He’s Working with the Aliens |
Jul 16, 14 | 610 – Do the most you can do. |
Jun 13, 11 | 324 – What is a Hero? |
Feb 26, 20 | 834 – Percy Makes a Choice |
Nov 24, 14 | 639 – What She Had to Do |
On the surface, this doesn’t look like a terribly personal strip, but I put a secret part of myself into Sam here. As some of you already know, my father was killed in an armed robbery some years ago, when I was just making the transition into adulthood. I was in no way responsible for [...]
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Jul 1, 11 | Pg. 12 “Comic Book Clothing Physics” |
Dec 23, 11 | Pg. 6 “Battle in the Skies” |
Oct 10, 12 | 448 – Thinking Like a Hero |
Castro! The last time we saw our friendly neighborhood dictator was a long, long time ago. His appearance proved so popular he even inspired a T-shirt! (Did you get one? If you have a photo of you in it, I’d love to post it.) I think there’s a whole ‘nother story to be told about [...]
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Feb 5, 20 | 830 – Literary Twist |
May 16, 11 | 316 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 5: The Last Place Anyone Would Think to Look |
Mar 19, 14 | 581 – Gorgeous Guy Has Feelings |
The alien invaders have desired Dr. Rocket for quite a while that they might make him answer for his crimes. As far as the SF Universe is concerned, there’s no one who has done more damage or more wrong than Dr. Rocket. He is an out and out villain. Never pretends to be otherwise. And [...]
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Last week was good stuff. It’s good to be reminded now and then that SuperFogeys has one of the most engaged and smart readerships out there who are always thinking–not just about the latest twists and turns, but about character. I the variety of opinions on the issue of what makes a character likable or [...]
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Mar 18, 20 | 840 – Twice the Thrice |
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Jun 8, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 3 “Valhalla” |
Aug 10, 20 | 843 – What About the Crawfish? |
There’s no way to overstate how big a domino just fell in today’s strip. Soviet Sam and Space Pig are just catching up to a valuable piece of intel that was dropped on you, the reader, waaaaaaaay back in strip 100. I made a choice back then to reveal something to the reader that none [...]
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Sep 11, 19 | 799 – Redemption is Possible |
Apr 2, 14 | 585 – Atomic Fly’s Special Delivery |
Apr 28, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 11 “Huzzah!” |
It’s been a long, long time since a strip has been tagged as “Bubbles of Light.” What the heck are Bubbles of Light? Here’s a tip: click on the tag below to see a good compilation of all the most important strips involving the Bubbles of Light. Once you’ve done that, come on back here [...]
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Jun 18, 14 | 602 – The Legless Speedster |
Feb 12, 18 | 762 – Jerry vs. Soviet Sam |
Mar 25, 13 | 491 – Proof |
Oct 3, 12 | 446 – General Spy Gal |
I hate giving Marc strips with five panels. Believe it or not, I try to strip these things back as far as I can. If I can get it down to one panel, I will, but as you all know that almost never happens. Marc had a real challenge here. He had to set up [...]
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Apr 8, 13 | 495 – A Willing Prisoner |
Apr 15, 13 | 497 – Michelle |
Jan 23, 17 | 728 – Oh, Brucie… |
Oct 3, 06 | 11 – The Power Dampener |
I was just looking back at Marc’s first work on SuperFogeys yesterday and it really stuck me not only how far along his line work has come, but also how much his method for coloring has changed. There’s just far more shades and details in his coloring now–things that aren’t even in the drawings themselves. [...]
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Jan 23, 17 | 728 – Oh, Brucie… |
Nov 19, 06 | 47 – Bingo Knight! |
Jun 19, 13 | 514 – The Handover |
Today kicks off a short, long overdue flashback showing just what the heck happened to Dark (Star) Maiden after she left Las Vegas. While the 400th strip played out as a fun reveal, I really did see it as a promise of an untold story I’d have to tell one day. Enjoy. Why do you [...]
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I was reminded this past week that not everyone shares the encyclopedic knowledge of SuperFogeys I have. That brain in the jar? That really is Star Maiden’s father, she’s not THAT crazy. This flashback is a bit of a sequel to both Star Maiden’s origin and the flashback that showed her trip home. If you’re [...]
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There were two issues that plagued this strip kind of from the get-go. One was what Percy was going to eat in panel two. I originally scripted it as the femur of one of Zurida’s palace guards, but after seeing Marc draw it I realized that was just one cannibal too many for SuperFogeys. Plus, [...]
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May 9, 11 | 314 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 3: The One He Truly Hunts |
Sep 29, 14 | 626 – Battle at the Beginning of Time |
Jun 18, 12 | 421 – Space Monkey Report |
Dec 11, 13 | 556 – Sisters Rule, Pilatius Drools |
Oct 13, 20 | 846 – Oh, He Dead |
Here’s a tip to writers of comics: Wanna go easy on your artist? Script a bunch of head shots. Writing comics is often about balance. I can’t load up the detail and the backgrounds for multiple strips at a time or I’m gonna wear Marc out, so I’ve gotta also write stuff that it’s a [...]
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Nov 19, 06 | 47 – Bingo Knight! |
Oct 21, 11 | Pg. 4 “Zombie Madness” |
May 19, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 14 “Save Him, Dirtlicker” |
Mar 7, 12 | 393 – Impasse |
Dec 17, 12 | 467 – Spy Gal Kicks Butt |
I don’t know when we’ve ever fit so many characters into a panel so small. I’m not even sure who all of those guys are! That’s exciting. Cami Fans: The real life Cami had her eighth birthday on Monday. On Saturday, we held our 4th Annual Birthday Ball Party in her honor–a half hour party [...]
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Mar 18, 20 | 840 – Twice the Thrice |
Aug 3, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 3 “Hitting Bottom” |
Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
Mar 30, 10 | SF Origins: Swifty and the Prophecy, Pg. 4 “SMACK!” |
Okay, I kind of love how Marc draws Spy Gal when she’s in bad@$$ mode. That door never saw it coming. Last week was basically Cami week at my house as we celebrated her 8th birthday. My wife and daughter spoke at a school assembly about the damage the R-Word does and why it’s a [...]
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Feb 26, 20 | 834 – Percy Makes a Choice |
Jan 30, 12 | 382 – A Better Question |
Aug 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
Aug 18, 14 | 618 – Thanks to Money Man |
Apr 25, 12 | 406 – Spy Gal’s Wall of Evidence |
One of the things that’s really hard to achieve in the strip format is any sense of scale. A comic book page gives you that vertical space that really allows you to expand the visuals out that a strip just doesn’t. True, there’s nothing saying we HAVE to do this in strips–that’s a self-imposed restriction–but [...]
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May 16, 11 | 316 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 5: The Last Place Anyone Would Think to Look |
Dec 22, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 4 “His Darlings” |
Nov 9, 16 | 712 – Ah-ah-ah |
May 16, 12 | 412 – Calling Valhalla |
May 20, 08 | SF Collection #4 Cover |
Last Wednesday’s strip generated some great discussion about what Dr. Rocket and Zurida are up to. Today’s strip should provide those answers handily. Those of you with good memories should recall that Zurida saw Jerry quite clearly when she “visited” Valhalla in the previous chapter. Zurida’s invitation to Dr. Rocket to enter her palace kicks [...]
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Sep 18, 16 | 700 – Happy Tenth Anniversary, SuperFogeys |
I’m starting to find some unique joys in having a long-running webcomic. One of them is scenes like this. There’s a huge gap between how Cap and Doc related to each other at the beginning of the strip and how they are now. I believe firmly in change. People don’t stay one way through their [...]
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I derive an unexpected amount of satisfaction from this interaction between Dr. Rocket and Captain Spectacular. Even more than the hug last week, I just love that they’re so simpatico here. Maybe this is born of my secret desire for Superman and Lex Luthor to knock back a couple of root beers and work their [...]
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May 23, 12 | 414 – Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe |
I know I can be a wordy sonuvagun (though I’d like to think I’ve gotten better with time and experience), but I really do love strips like this that are more about economy of storytelling than how many words I can stick in a panel. Marc nailed the emotion in a big way, putting the [...]
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Jul 9, 08 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” |
Sometimes you just have to slow things down to give them their proper weight. I know if you’re following the updates on the days they come out there’s not much new here, but I think for future readers who get to experience this chapter in book form or all at once, this will be a [...]
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Jan 25, 17 | 729 – After the Battle |
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Jan 14, 10 | 239 – How Captain Spectacular Knows The Third Man |
Marc did such a great job pacing this strip and conveying the emotion that you almost don’t even need words to get what’s happening here between Cap, Zurida and Michelle. In fact, I was able to get rid of a little bit of dialogue, and it’s a stronger strip for it. Next week we’ll be [...]
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May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
Jul 3, 08 | 144 – Jerry Wakes Up |
May 20, 11 | Pg. 6 “Invisible” |
I wish I had a lot more space to give over to Percy as I think he’s a pretty fascinating dude with some real identity issues. Hopefully, tidbits like the ones you’re getting today are enticing. I’d love to do a SuperFogeys Origin with Percy someday. I mean, with a hot, despot mom and a [...]
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If we’ve done our job right, today’s post is not quite what you were expecting. I’ve been touting SF 500 for weeks now as a gigantic update–and it certainly is at quadruple the normal size–but the scope of the tale is actually quite intimate, not unlike SF 300 a couple years back. This is, simply, [...]
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Nov 29, 17 | 751 – Who Do You Think Paid for All This? |
Mar 19, 12 | 396 – Give Tom a Chance |
Oct 17, 06 | 24 – Too Little Too Late |
Welcome back, everyone! Last week’s break was, I’m sure, completely unwelcome, but we both appreciate your patience and understanding. Your response to SF 500 was overwhelming and so, so positive. 107 comments and counting. For a webcomic with a modest readership like ours, that’s a big friggin’ deal. That makes today’s update sort of long-awaited. [...]
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Mar 19, 14 | 581 – Gorgeous Guy Has Feelings |
Nov 7, 12 | 456 – Percy and Tom |
Apr 15, 11 | Pg. 1 “A Sudden Meeting” |
This strip is a Marc Lapierre special. I’ve learned that with action scenes the less scripting I do the better. Marc has references to pull from that I can’t touch and a much better visual mind for the choreography and how it should play out across panels than I do. Even in the last panel, [...]
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May 13, 11 | Pg. 5 “Jerry the Superhero” |
Nov 17, 06 | 45 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed, Conclusion |
Mar 19, 18 | 772 – Showdown at the New California Coast |
Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
May 19, 14 | 596 – That’s the Mission |
I imagine when you’re older you have to really conserve your movements. Think about it: energy reserves are lower than in the past and maybe the bones don’t work as well. So, you don’t do anything that requires more energy than necessary. Money Man has obviously learned this lesson well. Lots of great, (sometimes) crazy [...]
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Aug 24, 11 | 345 – Taking a Pill |
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Apr 24, 13 | 500 – What Should Not Be |
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Oct 7, 10 | 279 – Gina Galloway |
I don’t think you get to strike the pose Money Man is OWNING in the first panel and not be considered a total bad@$$. Like, he’s not even gonna give you his front. Naw, you gotta look at him from the side if you wanna admire him after he takes out the bad guy (or [...]
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Sep 23, 16 | Guest Strip by Alethea Lim (Alecat)! |
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Jan 6, 14 | 560 – Lifeless |
May 9, 11 | 314 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 3: The One He Truly Hunts |
This is probably the week you’ve been waiting for. Maybe you’re like Cap and you want to know how Money Man is back, but is that really the question you should be asking? Money Man says no. And when Money Man says no, that’s it. He’s rich. He can do what he wants. In other [...]
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Nov 11, 10 | 284 – Pairing Off |
May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
I’m gonna be honest with you guys–I did not plan on introducing this story thread in this chapter. I mean, there’s an alien invasion going on. How many more threats do the Fogeys need to deal with? This isn’t the same as saying this is an unplanned story. What Money Man is talking about is [...]
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Apr 9, 09 | 203 – Shame, Shame |
May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
I think I mentioned that I’ve been rereading SF lately as I prepare files for Comixology. In the course of that, I’ve noticed that one thing I have a tendency to do is cut rapidly between simultaneously occurring scenes, jumping from character to character sometimes after only one or two strips. That’s fun and it [...]
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Nov 11, 08 | 178 – Death, M.D. |
Dec 8, 20 | 860 – Idiot Martha |
May 27, 11 | Pg. 7 “In the Future” |
Some expert storytelling from Marc in this strip. It looks deceptively simple, but there’s really a lot going on across these four panels and fitting all the beats in and choosing just the right angle is no mean trick. I honestly didn’t know how Marc was going to interpret the script, but he did a [...]
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Jun 8, 12 | Pg. 5 “In the 1950s” |
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Jan 8, 10 | Guest Strip by Cory Thomas of “Watch Your Head!” |
Nov 6, 06 | 34 – Introducing the Healer! |
Sep 2, 11 | Pg. 7 – “Silent Heart” |
While it may not have seemed like it at the beginning, this chapter is, I think, aptly named. Every single character has got so many different secrets and agendas and a rule of storytelling (at least one of my rules) is that nothing that is hidden remains so forever. True, new mysteries have been introduced [...]
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Jul 15, 11 | Pg. 14 “Why Wouldn’t She?” |
Oct 1, 06 | 9 – How to Turn Dr. Rocket On |
Oct 29, 12 | 453 – Buried Weapons |
New to SuperFogeys? Then you’ve come on the right day. Though the invaders first arrived at Earth in SF 400, this is the first time their overall plan has been spelled out. We’ve known their motivation–Dr. Rocket made a genocidal sweep of the universe in a merciless act of vengeance–but their goal has been somewhat [...]
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Mar 7, 12 | 393 – Impasse |
I confess the speculation last week’s strip inspired caught me unawares. It didn’t even occur to me that Zurida’s words in the last panel might be construed to mean that she was suggesting another mastermind behind everything. Obviously, that’s not exactly the case. Of course, there IS another mastermind lurking somewhere and we’ll meet him [...]
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Nov 15, 17 | 747 – The Popped Grape |
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Jan 30, 17 | 730 – Broken Sam |
Oct 10, 06 | 17 – Spy Gal Doesn’t Need Jerry |
The end of a chapter is my favorite part. It’s when everything comes together and the design of the thing is made clear. The chapter basically has three endings. You’ve seen one already, but this next one coming up should be obvious to longtime readers with good memories. But it’s the third ending I’m REALLY [...]
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Aug 5, 11 | Pg. 3 “A Decent Fish Stick” |
Oct 27, 20 | 850 – Grand Entrance |
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Nov 11, 13 | 547 – Lashing Out |
Nov 12, 13 | 548 – Of Course He’s Working with the Aliens |
If there’s something you want that you’ll do just about ANYTHING to have it… then what would you do to keep it? I feel like the tide is always shifting on Jerry. Sometimes you guys love him, sometimes you hate him. I wonder if today’s strip will garner reactions just as divisive. Huge kudos to [...]
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Oct 28, 13 | 543 – The Ignored Little Boy |
Oct 10, 12 | 448 – Thinking Like a Hero |
Apr 30, 12 | 407 – Spy Days Are Over |
…and Swifty saw it all. Speculate at will. Next week will be a lot of fun. Hey, quick note about an update to the website. There is now a handy dandy “Like” button for The SuperFogeys Facebook page on the left side. SuperFans on Facebook not only get the privilege of being admitted to Valhalla, [...]
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Jun 29, 11 | 329 – Ear Twist |
Oct 10, 06 | 17 – Spy Gal Doesn’t Need Jerry |
UPDATE 2! Since this time travel business has been woven so much into the background of the story of the SuperFogeys (and time travel can be kind of confusing), I want to help point you guys towards the right places as much as possible. Some of you are wondering WHY this is happening, and I [...]
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Feb 13, 12 | 386 – The Papanazi Report: Vegas |
I’ve been much encouraged by the way Soviet Sam has been accepted by the majority of you since his proper introduction to the strip in SF 322. In a story with A LOT of characters (seriously, the cast is getting too big. I gotta kill a few off), he’s managed to come in fairly late [...]
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Jan 28, 10 | 241 – He’s Gone |
This is it! The Penultimate strip of Chapter 16 – Invasion, Pt. 3: Secrets, Secrets are No Fun. It’s all been building to what happens on Wednesday. There was a seed planted a long, long time ago that is finally gonna pay off–one I don’t think anyone has ever noticed. My mind has already turned [...]
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Jun 8, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 3 “Valhalla” |
Dec 12, 16 | 718 – What is Deserved |
Sep 14, 12 | Pg. 6 “Who Could Have Done This?” |
Nov 19, 09 | 234 – Time to Read |
Nov 9, 11 | 361 – The Whole Place is Coming Down |
UPDATE! Have some fun and read Chapter 16 from the beginning all the way through right here! Secrets, secrets are no fun Secrets, secrets hurt someone Here’s the deal, the title of this chapter is a lie. Secrets are really fun. It’s fun to have them, it’s fun to keep them and, in storytelling, they’re [...]
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Mar 11, 07 | 110 – Spanking |
Apr 23, 14 | 589 – The Lie of Never |