Welcome to a new chapter–and a new era–of The SuperFogeys! I’m sure a lot of you are still reeling from the revelation of our jump to one year later on Monday, but we’re not wasting any time here. We gotta dive into this new world, and first up is a villain I’ve wanted to bring [...]
Archive for ‘Chapter 18 – One Year Later’
Marc knocked me out with the art in this one. A lot of it is in the coloring, particularly that last panel. I see every step of the art, from roughs to pencils to inks and finally to colors. There was nothing in any of the stages that prepared me for how awesome the background [...]
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Jun 23, 22 | 900 – Protected |
Apr 9, 07 | 138 – Good News and Bad News |
Jun 4, 12 | 417 – Guess Who’s Back? |
Apr 2, 14 | 585 – Atomic Fly’s Special Delivery |
Sep 12, 16 | 698 – Good Thing or Bad Thing? |
Hel, the opposite of Valhalla. You first went inside it here. And then you saw the outside. And, of course, Gene worked there. Now, it’s a day spa. Makes sense, right? A lot’s changed in a year. Zurida’s in charge of (most of) The United States. Soviet Sam wears an eye patch. Spy Gal got [...]
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Jan 28, 07 | 88 – Who Smells Like Fish? |
Nov 7, 06 | 35 – Healer Q&A |
Oct 21, 08 | 173 – The Blender of Vengeance |
Dec 4, 13 | 554 – Not In a Way That Matters |
Dec 14, 16 | 719 – It’s Easy When You Know How |
Today is your first real look at the Reactors. What are Reactors? They’re basically Zurida’s peacekeeping force in this new world. For their design, I had Marc draw upon equal parts Mad Max and a particular kind of soldier in US history (I’m sure some astute reader will guess it correctly in the first or [...]
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Jan 28, 07 | 88 – Who Smells Like Fish? |
Jul 29, 13 | 521 – Spy Gal Awakened |
Dec 28, 11 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy! |
Dec 5, 11 | 368 – Darn That Dr. Klein |
Sep 16, 08 | 163 – Dr. Klein’s Got Some Splainin’ to Do |
569 – Don’t Call Him a Communist When You’ve Been One For a Year
by Brock Heasley on February 5th, 2014I want Suckface in all the strips. Marc has turned him into such a powerhouse I’m trying to think of a way to work him into all storylines. Does he fall in love with Dark Maiden? Should he be pen pals with Atomic Fly? What if Mega Matt was his annoying sidekick? The possibilities are [...]
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Oct 3, 06 | 11 – The Power Dampener |
May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
Aug 29, 16 | 694 – Soviet Sam Crackdown |
Sep 28, 11 | Chapter 5, “The Redemption of Dr. Rocket” Recap by Geoff Munn |
Feb 13, 12 | 386 – The Papanazi Report: Vegas |
And boom, like that, old favorites returning, new characters showing up for the first time. This is perhaps the motliest of crews, but together they are enough to strike fear in the heart of even someone as vile and powerful as Suckface. Marc, once again, stepped up in a big way with some great new [...]
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Mar 12, 14 | 579 – The Romantic Smell of Blood and Suffering |
Jul 5, 22 | 903 – Big Dumb Floating Ape |
Aug 20, 09 | 221 – And By Books Do You Mean Skin Rags? |
Sep 15, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 3 “The 80s” |
Apr 2, 14 | 585 – Atomic Fly’s Special Delivery |
I told someone yesterday to watch out because today’s SuperFogeys has a lot of text. His response? “Dude, I can read.” Fair enough. This is the info dump that is not an info dump. I actually am a fan of exposition (I like just kind of getting on with it and moving on to the [...]
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May 27, 13 | 507 – Telling Off Skunk Head |
Nov 21, 11 | 364 – Comrade |
Oct 9, 06 | 16 – Spy Gal Wakes Up |
Nov 16, 11 | 363 – Liberated |
UPDATE 2:30pm PST: Whoops. Sorry about that folks. I have never, ever let it go so long without writing up something short to go beneath a strip. I spoke in church yesterday, and between that and the video I’ve spent weeks putting together for Violent Violet’s 3rd Birthday and my wife being sick and my [...]
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Nov 13, 19 | 812 – Spy Gal Dual Wields |
Jan 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
Dec 12, 16 | 718 – What is Deserved |
Aug 31, 15 | 676 – Jerry, Meet Thrice Evil |
Aug 28, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 5 “A Spot of Drool” |
Welcome to the most accurate and boringly named SuperFogeys strip yet! Who says we don’t do pulse-pounding around here? I hope you all have seen the Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer by now. Hoo-boy. I’ve read the run on which this movie is based and while I think the comics fall into the “just okay” [...]
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Here you go, process junkies! How do you destroy a Pilatian Power Crystal? In today’s SuperFogeys we give you panel-by-panel instructions. For those times when you absolutely have to dispose of the ultimate power source/weapon and there’s no volcanoes where it was forged lying around. I think I first talked about this a looooong time [...]
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Dec 19, 12 | 468 – Jerry’s Savior |
Oct 12, 11 | 354 – Snap Out of It! |
May 20, 11 | Pg. 6 “Invisible” |
Feb 15, 12 | 387 – A Hot Shower |
Sep 22, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 4 “I Am Dr. Rocket” |
The Crimson Spelunker has been mostly a background character, but he’s a great design and I always look forward to finding new opportunities to use him. Marc designed a terrific vehicle for him with that driller. Some of you had some questions about Jerry’s escape in the previous strip and the nature of his powers. [...]
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Dec 30, 08 | Guest Strip by Chris Blanchard of “Renaissance Guy!” |
Sep 19, 11 | 352 – Megatron is Copyrighted |
Aug 17, 11 | 343 – Speak No More of This |
Jul 15, 11 | Pg. 14 “Why Wouldn’t She?” |
Took us a little while to get here, but we’ve finally caught up with Dr. Rocket and Captain Spectacular one year later. There was a lot of thought (mostly on Marc’s part) that went into Dr. Rocket’s new look. Points to those of you who can identify the influences. If you’re reading this and scratching [...]
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Feb 27, 13 | 484 – Beaten Into Submission |
Jul 1, 08 | 143 – Ogle |
Oct 26, 12 | Pg. 10 “The End?” |
Mar 7, 12 | 393 – Impasse |
Jul 21, 14 | 611 – Escape |
I thought Marc did a particularly stellar job with the inking and the coloring of this strip. Especially in that last panel, where you can really feel Cap’s pain. Cap was one of those characters where I had to really work out in detail the journey he’d taken during the missing year. Obviously, it was [...]
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May 15, 13 | 504 – A Striking Mustache |
Jun 19, 08 | 140 – The Kindness of His Heart |
Nov 8, 17 | 745 – The Song of Rocket’s Loyalty |
Dec 22, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 4 “His Darlings” |
Aug 14, 20 | 845 – Better and Better |
For those wondering, Dr. Rocket’s look here in One Year Later is based on Dr. No’s from the first James Bond film, “Dr. No.” What he’s wearing is called a nehru jacket. Apologies for my lack of engagement last week. You know those weeks you have that are just kind of awful and don’t leave [...]
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Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
Oct 9, 19 | 802 – Nothing More Important Than Loyalty |
Mar 28, 07 | 127 – Entralean Slime Pellet |
Oct 16, 06 | 23 – The Incontinent Duo |
Mar 9, 20 | 837 – So? |
Fun fact: the first panel of this strip was originally intended as the last panel of the previous strip. Marc had the great idea of splitting it differently to give the previous strip a heavier, more cinematic feel. I like the moodiness of it, which leads oddly perfectly into the more goofy/gross tone of today’s [...]
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Mar 9, 20 | 837 – So? |
Sep 26, 06 | 5 – The Urine of What!? |
Mar 16, 12 | Pg. 4 “An Unexpected Cellmate” |
Jul 8, 11 | Pg. 13 “A Tree Falls in the Forest…” |
Apr 18, 12 | 404 – President Superknocker |
Many of you were a little grossed out by last week’s strip. I don’t think a little is enough, hence today’s strip. I want you to experience the full spectrum of grossed-outness. Anyone notice Zurida’s new outfit? Marc thought she was due for something more regal. The changes can be subtle if your’e not looking [...]
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Mar 13, 13 | 488 – A Pale Queen Commands Them |
Sep 4, 13 | 532 – How Hard is the Rock Upon Which Stands Your Principles? |
Oct 9, 08 | 170 – There Will Be Blood |
Dec 23, 11 | Pg. 6 “Battle in the Skies” |
Oct 1, 06 | 9 – How to Turn Dr. Rocket On |
Been a lot of speculation as to the identity of Gorgeous Guy (still technically unnamed in the strip, but the tags give it away). Some of you have guessed clone, some have guessed an altered Percy. One person suggested he was Justin Bieber after a lot of hamburgers and a healthy exercise regimen (no one [...]
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Sep 8, 22 | 922 – The New Normal |
Nov 18, 13 | 549 – Zurida’s Visitors |
Jun 20, 12 | 422 – Whoof! |
Jul 9, 08 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” |
Jun 3, 13 | 509 – Villain to Villain |
UPDATE: The comments below reminded me that I really should have included a link to what Captain Spectacular is referring to in the last panel. Start here and just continue through the black and white strips if you’re curious! I should probably update this post later today with Marc’s inks from this this strip. Marc [...]
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Mar 3, 11 | 298 – Vile Villainous Vole |
Jul 21, 14 | 611 – Escape |
Oct 21, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 3 of 4 |
Jun 19, 08 | 140 – The Kindness of His Heart |
Apr 16, 09 | 204 – Florida Beckons |
Writing this kind of on the fly as my presence is due elsewhere in about half an hour (he said, to the interest of no one). A lot of you had some questions a couple days ago about stuff that hearkens back to the early days of the strip and I didn’t do a very [...]
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Feb 24, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 2 “Swifty” |
Aug 29, 16 | 694 – Soviet Sam Crackdown |
Apr 15, 11 | Pg. 1 “A Sudden Meeting” |
Sep 25, 13 | 538 – The Amazing Zurida |
Apr 5, 07 | 135 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein, Conclusion |
Here’s a secret: these types of strips are some of my favorites. Moving this particular story along doesn’t always allow for these moments of reflection and contemplation, but when they can happen I love to see them. The gold standard, for me, is still this one, but there’s a lot to love in today’s as [...]
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Dec 3, 14 | 642 – A Star Falls |
Mar 2, 21 | 878 – Impulsive, Lovestruck Schoolgirl |
Feb 23, 21 | 876 – Never Be Careful |
Oct 16, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 2 of 4 |
Sep 10, 09 | 224 – The Race |
We’re getting pretty deep into One Year Later here and we’ve almost caught up with all the characters to see their new status quo. Obviously, there’s a promise in the last panel that Monday’s strip will fulfill. I can’t wait for you guys to see it. Anybody else seeing Captain America: The Winter Soldier this [...]
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Sep 9, 10 | 275 – A Moment of Silence |
Jun 1, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 2 “Fallen Villain” |
Jul 11, 14 | Pg. 2 “The Devil in the Dark” |
Jan 30, 17 | 730 – Broken Sam |
Aug 27, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 4 “Talking Turnips” |
Big thanks to Marc for this strip. We had a technical glitch with all the lettering I did and at the last minute Marc purchased the font himself and did it up real special like for us. I’ll be updating later today with the real lettering (just for the sake of consistency), but Marc did [...]
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Jul 11, 14 | Pg. 2 “The Devil in the Dark” |
May 22, 13 | 506 – Disappearing Act |
Sep 29, 11 | Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” Recap by Crystal Murphy |
Nov 13, 08 | 179 – Reverend Space Pig |
Oct 1, 06 | 9 – How to Turn Dr. Rocket On |
Greetings, Fellow Fogey Fans! Marc here posting while Brock is out of town for the rest of the week on business. While he’s away, we’ll be taking next week off. Regular strips will return on Monday April 21, 2014 when we check in with a Fogey who was greatly affected by the events of the [...]
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Oct 12, 06 | 19 – Back From the Colonoscopy |
Nov 18, 13 | 549 – Zurida’s Visitors |
Feb 25, 21 | 877 – The Honor is Hers |
Mar 26, 18 | 774 – Thwarted |
Oct 20, 09 | SF Origins: JA – Tom’s Story, Pg. 3 “That Bird Had It Coming” |
Welcome back! We just took a short, one week break, but it felt a lot longer for some reason. This one’s on me as I had to leave town for work and it threw off our whole schedule. Good to be back now. As I type this, my daughter Cami is going nuts while Elsa [...]
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May 25, 12 | Pg. 3 “A Couple of Brothers” |
Jun 22, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 5 “How People Look at You” |
Feb 12, 18 | 762 – Jerry vs. Soviet Sam |
Apr 16, 09 | 204 – Florida Beckons |
Jan 22, 14 | 565 – Suckface |
Have you ever done something really, truly awful? This is a yes or a no question, not a tell-us-all-about-it question. I feel like I certainly have. I’ve done things that made me feel like I didn’t deserve love or a second chance or just basic, decent, good things in my life. I’ve also known people [...]
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Oct 17, 16 | 705 – Saber |
Jun 1, 12 | Pg. 4 “The O’Hara Family Tragedy” |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
Sep 12, 12 | 444 – A New Mission |
Dec 1, 14 | 641 – A Different World, A Different Thrice |
I think generals and leaders of men have a terrible burden of responsibility. We’re so quick to judge them, and sometimes rightly so, but if they’re actually good at what they do then they make the tough calls in favor of the greatest good and sometimes that means doing the unpopular or the seemingly insane. [...]
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Apr 27, 12 | Pg. 10 “Mother and Child Reunion” |
Sep 24, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Gwen Patton! |
Sep 4, 08 | 160 – Best Friends Forever? |
Mar 20, 13 | 490 – Two Thirds of a Secret Revealed |
For those wondering what in the world Soviet Sam is referring to, you can see it for yourself right here. I’m looking forward to the discussion today. The past several weeks you guys have really dug into the themes of SF and shown your love for the characters by how closely you pay attention. Like [...]
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Mar 26, 12 | 398 – Rookie Hero Move |
Oct 5, 16 | 704 – Ankle Biters |
Apr 20, 12 | Pg. 9 “The Unicef Upstarts” |
Aug 27, 14 | 621 – Jerry’s Powers |
You asked for him, you got–well, his return was already planned for this moment. The last time we saw Swifty was in “Bubbles of Light 0.” An important SF strip if there ever was one. The Bubbles of Light, in case you don’t already know, are always a sure sign of time travel. Swifty has [...]
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Everything I said about how great Marc art was on theĀ previous stripĀ carries over here. This is the kind of stuff that makes what I was doing in the first few chapters a joke. You should get a better sense of Swifty’s perspective from today’s strip. I don’t know about you, but I didn’t really know [...]
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Jul 29, 11 | Pg.2 “Bio Signature Giveaway” |
Jun 1, 12 | Pg. 4 “The O’Hara Family Tragedy” |
Jul 22, 11 | Pg. 1 “Uh Oh” |
Dec 10, 20 | 861 – tink tink tink |
Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
Gotta make this one fast because as I type this it’s Mother’s Day. Hope all of you gave your mom/wife/woman-in-your-life her due. This is our first look at Valhalla post-one year jump. It’s… looked better. See you on Wednesday!
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Nov 19, 20 | 857 – Knocked Off the Perch |
Aug 12, 11 | Pg. 4 “Fear of the Space Pig” |
Apr 1, 10 | 250 – To Be So Stupid |
Jan 5, 10 | Guest Strip by Joe Cook of “Shattered Myth!” |
Jun 25, 09 | 213 – Bubbles of Light 4 |
UPDATE! Marc’s still not 100%, but he was at least feeling well enough to get the strip into color, so there you go. For the curious, what everybody else saw for the first 18 hours after posting is below. Previous Post: Marc is super sick with a stomach flu, but managed to get these pencils [...]
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Sep 17, 09 | 225 – And the Winner Is… |
Dec 8, 20 | 860 – Idiot Martha |
Oct 8, 06 | 15 – Introducing Swifty! |
Dec 12, 11 | 370 – Ugly Little Man |
Sep 29, 11 | Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” Recap by Crystal Murphy |
This is T-Magus and Gina. Their big intro was in Chapter 10 “Bubbles of Light” where they did some time travel shenanigans and put into motion a lot of stuff that’s still reverberating through the strip even today. Then we saw them again here, just before the One Year Later jump. If you’re finding yourself [...]
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Jun 25, 12 | 423 – Family Resemblance (or Lack Thereof) |
Jun 23, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 19 “Did You Save Him?” |
Oct 19, 12 | Pg. 9 “Let’s Go!” |
Oct 17, 11 | 355 – Bubbles of Light 6 |
Dec 14, 16 | 719 – It’s Easy When You Know How |
Look! A hand! Next week: Will Gina get Swifty to leave? Will T-Magus discover his presence? Will Swifty get back to his own time? Will Zurida come out of her palace and do the Hustle? Be here next week as only one of these questions get answered in the affirmative!
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Aug 1, 12 | 432 – Tea Time, Interrupted |
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Dec 10, 20 | 861 – tink tink tink |
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Mar 26, 12 | 398 – Rookie Hero Move |
Saw a show last week (24) in which a woman got a couple fingers cut off. It looked like an awful experience. Gina doesn’t explain how “he” did it, but basically how it went down on the show was they put a metal wedge on her finger and then hit with a hammer. Popped the [...]
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Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
Dec 23, 10 | 290 – Too Much Sun |
Jul 22, 13 | 519 – Three Months Ago |
Jul 2, 18 | Pg. 5 “Promise” |
Aug 1, 12 | 432 – Tea Time, Interrupted |
UPDATE: I’m seeing a lot of confusion in the comments about the nature of what T-Magus is doing to Swifty, so Marc went ahead and updated the art a little to make it clear he is NOT using a different kind of Bubbles of Light. He’s using his own magic to hold Swifty in place. [...]
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Jun 27, 11 | 328 – Pairing Off |
Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
Jan 21, 10 | 240 – ZAP! |
Sep 5, 11 | 348 – The Wheel of Fortune |
Oct 8, 12 | 447 – Enemy Target Identified |
Holy stinking snot bunnies. We just hit 600 strips. 600 STRIPS! How did this happen? How is it even possible that SuperFogeys is still going strong almost 7 years after it first debuted? I’ll tell you how: Marc Lapierre. Today marks the publication of Marc’s 300th SuperFogeys strip. Those of you with long memories will [...]
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Sep 30, 11 | Chapter 7, “Visiting Day” Recap by Rossana Bugini |
Jan 15, 20 | 824 – Knives Out |
Dec 30, 09 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part Two |
Jul 7, 14 | 607 – Too Easy |