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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Jul 11, 11 | 332 – Captain Spectacular’s Buds |
Jul 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 21 “Sayonara, Sucker!” |
Aug 3, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 3 “Hitting Bottom” |
Jul 22, 15 | 659 – Wasting Time |
Jul 31, 15 | 663 – Pandora’s Box |
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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Sep 27, 11 | Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge” Recap by Jeremy Bentley |
Sep 28, 11 | Chapter 5, “The Redemption of Dr. Rocket” Recap by Geoff Munn |
Sep 14, 12 | Pg. 6 “Who Could Have Done This?” |
Feb 26, 09 | 197 – Requiem |
Feb 22, 11 | Pg. 4 “Ruined Her Show” |
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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May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
Aug 10, 20 | 843 – What About the Crawfish? |
Dec 29, 08 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” |
Oct 21, 08 | 173 – The Blender of Vengeance |
Aug 18, 14 | 618 – Thanks to Money Man |
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 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
Oct 16, 08 | 172 – The Superhero Code |
Jul 1, 08 | 143 – Ogle |
Mar 1, 07 | 104 – Is Spy Gal Paranoid? |
Feb 25, 10 | 245 – One Week Later |
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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Nov 11, 13 | 547 – Lashing Out |
Jan 18, 07 | 73 – It’s FUN to Share |
Jan 22, 20 | 826 – Into the Suckface |
Dec 16, 13 | 557 – Dog Off the Leash |
Nov 14, 11 | 362 – Robots Don’t Sleep |
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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Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
Nov 20, 19 | 814 – Ptoof! |
Nov 22, 06 | 49 – The Pen is Shinier Than the Sword |
Nov 26, 14 | 640 – Jerry Must Come Back |
Jul 22, 15 | 659 – Wasting Time |
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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Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
Nov 4, 06 | 32 – Bingo Night Begins |
Jan 15, 20 | 824 – Knives Out |
Sep 20, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 1! |
Aug 31, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 1 “Bored” |
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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Mar 10, 07 | 109 – WHO THREW THIS!? |
Jul 14, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 22 “The Society of Heroes” |
Jan 2, 12 | 374 – A Spy Gal Shaped Hole |
May 19, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 14 “Save Him, Dirtlicker” |
Jul 12, 22 | 905 – Big Landing |
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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Feb 27, 12 | 390 – Bubbles of Light 7 |
Aug 4, 22 | 912 – Jerry Speaks |
Feb 7, 18 | 761 – Rolling Peas |
Aug 19, 10 | 273 – All Is Revealed |
Oct 10, 11 | 353 – SHWABOOM!! |
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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Nov 30, 11 | 367 – The Division Sword |
May 27, 11 | Pg. 7 “In the Future” |
Jul 21, 14 | 611 – Escape |
Sep 27, 11 | Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge” Recap by Jeremy Bentley |
Feb 7, 18 | 761 – Rolling Peas |
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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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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Mar 26, 14 | 583 – The Captain is Not as Alone as He Thinks |
Jun 17, 08 | 139 – Jerry’s Fate Revealed |
Jan 16, 12 | 378 – Things Fall Apart |
Aug 28, 13 | 530 – Jerry’s Greatest Hits |
Aug 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
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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Jul 5, 22 | 903 – Big Dumb Floating Ape |
Apr 27, 12 | Pg. 10 “Mother and Child Reunion” |
Apr 8, 13 | 495 – A Willing Prisoner |
Oct 30, 19 | 808 – 2.5 Seconds Later |
Aug 26, 08 | 157 – The Third Man’s Message |
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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Aug 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
Oct 22, 20 | 849 – Break a Hip |
Feb 26, 18 | 766 – Always |
Apr 22, 13 | 499 – Statuesque |
Dec 22, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 4 “His Darlings” |
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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Apr 3, 13 | 494 – Hugging in the Throne Room |
Dec 17, 12 | 467 – Spy Gal Kicks Butt |
Mar 17, 07 | 116 – Still Hot |
Jun 1, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 2 “Fallen Villain” |
Jun 3, 13 | 509 – Villain to Villain |
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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Apr 24, 13 | 500 – What Should Not Be |
Oct 14, 08 | 171 – Hello, Karma |
Nov 2, 16 | 710 – Crimson Oils |
Mar 13, 11 | 299 – Why The Hospital |
Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
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 31, 12 | Pg. 6 “Find the Sharp Metal Instrument” |
May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
Oct 28, 08 | 175 – My Pleasure |
Jun 17, 11 | Pg. 10 “Lost Faith” |
Jun 29, 11 | 329 – Ear Twist |
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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Dec 31, 09 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott” – The Sequel! |
Sep 21, 15 | 685 – Doom Comes to Abbadon |
May 5, 12 | Pg. 11 “Fly Away” |
Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
Mar 11, 13 | 487 – Innocent Travelers |
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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Sep 27, 17 | 733 – Honey, I Blew Up the Thrice Evil |
Jan 25, 11 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 9 “We Can Work With That” |
Jul 19, 22 | 907 – Where is Sam? |
Sep 14, 15 | 682 – Milk and Cookies |
Feb 18, 21 | 875 – Much More Impressive |
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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Feb 17, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 7 “Two Years” |
Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
Jul 27, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 2 “Down” |
Aug 16, 10 | 271 – Is Spy Gal Not a Good Woman? |
May 17, 08 | SF Collection #3 Cover |
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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Nov 16, 11 | 363 – Liberated |
Mar 11, 07 | 110 – Spanking |
Feb 15, 12 | 387 – A Hot Shower |
Jul 31, 13 | 522 – A Favor for Spy Gal |
Jun 8, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 3 “Valhalla” |
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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Apr 4, 18 | 777 – The Howl |
Jun 24, 11 | Pg. 11 “Partners Again” |
Jul 3, 15 | 651 – Duplicity |
Dec 3, 09 | 236 – You Have to Be Careful Who You Let Into Your Life |
Nov 19, 12 | 459 – A Family Thing |
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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Feb 2, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 4 “Zurida, Mistress of Worlds” |
Dec 24, 09 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “Comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” No. 2! |
Oct 22, 12 | 451 – Will Tangerine Help? |
Nov 9, 16 | 712 – Ah-ah-ah |
Oct 24, 16 | 707 – Demise |
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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Dec 3, 14 | 642 – A Star Falls |
May 26, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 15 “DUDE!” |
Oct 3, 16 | 703 – Like a Television During a Calliou Marathon |
Jun 10, 11 | Pg. 9 “College Years” |
May 25, 12 | Pg. 3 “A Couple of Brothers” |
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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Aug 1, 11 | 338 – The Flying Dragon |
Aug 9, 10 | 269 – Sparing Her |
Nov 2, 06 | 30 – B-I-N-G-O |
Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
Aug 12, 15 | 668 – Dealing in Facts |
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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Nov 29, 17 | 751 – Who Do You Think Paid for All This? |
Nov 2, 06 | 30 – B-I-N-G-O |
Oct 28, 13 | 543 – The Ignored Little Boy |
Dec 28, 11 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy! |
Jan 30, 13 | 476 – Regret |
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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Nov 6, 08 | 177 – Lay Some More On Me |
Jun 9, 22 | 896 – Pushed Aside |
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Sep 2, 10 | 274 – Up and Walking |
Jul 14, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 22 “The Society of Heroes” |
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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Feb 26, 09 | 197 – Requiem |
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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Sep 2, 10 | 274 – Up and Walking |
Aug 19, 11 | Pg. 5 “Why She Left” |
Apr 18, 12 | 404 – President Superknocker |
Jun 25, 14 | 604 – Vs. |
Dec 28, 09 | Guest Strip by Don Oskowski of “Conduit Flux!” |
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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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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Aug 6, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 10 “The Heart” |
Oct 9, 17 | 736 – This Blighted World |
Oct 18, 06 | 25 – Pee On Swifty |
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Mar 26, 12 | 398 – Rookie Hero Move |
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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May 21, 09 | 209 – Coming to Jesus |
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Jul 16, 09 | 216 – Cami |
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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Aug 13, 12 | 435 – A Job Well Done |
Jul 9, 09 | 215 – Little Snot |
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Apr 30, 12 | 407 – Spy Days Are Over |
Jun 2, 14 | 600 – Earth-Avalon |
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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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 29, 14 | 626 – Battle at the Beginning of Time |
Jun 27, 11 | 328 – Pairing Off |
Aug 28, 08 | 158 – Bubbles of Light 2 |
Jan 14, 13 | 471 – Mmm… Spaghetti… |
Jul 23, 14 | 612 – A Tale of Two Swifties. |