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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Jan 1, 14 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 4! |
Mar 19, 07 | 118 – Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden |
Feb 26, 20 | 834 – Percy Makes a Choice |
Oct 3, 16 | 703 – Like a Television During a Calliou Marathon |
Jan 28, 13 | 475 – Too Old For This |
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 9, 19 | 798 – A Dark Past, A Questionable Present |
Aug 22, 14 | Pg. 8 “The Captor Revealed” |
Apr 28, 14 | 590 – Will He Fight? |
May 14, 09 | 208 – Grab the Tush |
Jul 3, 15 | 651 – Duplicity |
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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Dec 12, 16 | 718 – What is Deserved |
Jul 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 21 “Sayonara, Sucker!” |
Aug 31, 16 | 695 – The Mighty Money Man |
Aug 26, 13 | 529 – Why Did Jerry Do It? |
Nov 12, 09 | 233 – She Was Undercover |
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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Sep 14, 12 | Pg. 6 “Who Could Have Done This?” |
Mar 18, 07 | 117 – Dementia |
Jul 11, 14 | Pg. 2 “The Devil in the Dark” |
Jul 29, 13 | 521 – Spy Gal Awakened |
Jan 30, 13 | 476 – Regret |
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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Sep 24, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Gwen Patton! |
May 23, 11 | 318 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 1 “Getting Rid of Captain Spectacular” |
Feb 3, 20 | 829 – Too. Far. |
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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Apr 30, 18 | 782 – The Lone Figure in the Doorway |
Jan 10, 07 | 66 – Captain Spectacular’s Fear of Modern Technology |
Oct 14, 10 | 280 – Twin Sisters |
May 26, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 15 “DUDE!” |
Mar 23, 21 | 884 – No Good at This |
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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Sep 25, 08 | 166 – Beer Don’t Judge |
Nov 20, 19 | 814 – Ptoof! |
Jun 30, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 20 “He Was a Noncombatant!” |
Apr 4, 11 | 304 – Catchy and Mysterious |
Mar 28, 07 | 127 – Entralean Slime Pellet |
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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Feb 5, 18 | 760 – OG Thrice |
Apr 2, 07 | 132 – Shake! Shake! Shake! |
Apr 21, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 10 “The Lodge of Doom” |
Oct 11, 06 | 18 – Ben Gay Smell |
Aug 5, 13 | 523 – The Big Slam |
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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Jan 4, 11 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar, Part Two |
Oct 17, 12 | 450 – Neither One of Them Expected It |
Apr 4, 12 | The SuperFogeys 2012 Teaser |
Dec 31, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 3 |
Apr 29, 11 | Pg. 3 “Lucky” |
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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Mar 21, 11 | The SuperFogeys 2011 Teaser |
Apr 21, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 10 “The Lodge of Doom” |
Mar 28, 07 | 127 – Entralean Slime Pellet |
Nov 19, 12 | 459 – A Family Thing |
Jul 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 21 “Sayonara, Sucker!” |
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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Nov 14, 11 | 362 – Robots Don’t Sleep |
May 9, 11 | 314 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 3: The One He Truly Hunts |
Sep 5, 16 | 696 – Account Closed |
Oct 1, 06 | 9 – How to Turn Dr. Rocket On |
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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Dec 5, 06 | 54 – Gene Gets What’s Coming to Him |
Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
Apr 23, 09 | 205 – Here is What I Propose |
Sep 2, 08 | 159 – Strange Dreams and Wedding Plans |
May 28, 09 | 210 – What Happens Next |
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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Nov 17, 06 | 45 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed, Conclusion |
Dec 28, 09 | Guest Strip by Don Oskowski of “Conduit Flux!” |
Jan 15, 07 | 70 – Gene and Dictator Tot Reunite |
Sep 27, 06 | 6 – Introducing Spy Gal! |
Nov 8, 06 | 36 – Valhalla Stinks! |
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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Oct 27, 20 | 850 – Grand Entrance |
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Aug 5, 08 | 151 – Peanut Butter Cookies |
Jun 11, 12 | 419 – Adrenalin |
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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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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Nov 8, 06 | 36 – Valhalla Stinks! |
Dec 2, 08 | 184 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 1 “Laban and Amram” |
Dec 5, 16 | 716 – Boy Haircut |
Mar 5, 14 | 577 – Who are the Two Queens? |
May 30, 11 | 320 – One Thing Left |
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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Jan 22, 18 | 756 – Professional Shill |
Jun 3, 09 | The SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page! |
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Feb 5, 07 | 95 – Flying Away |
Mar 21, 11 | The SuperFogeys 2011 Teaser |
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 21, 12 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy! |
Jan 8, 18 | 752 – Like Jerry |
Jul 3, 08 | 144 – Jerry Wakes Up |
Jun 29, 11 | 329 – Ear Twist |
Apr 21, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 10 “The Lodge of Doom” |
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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Mar 7, 12 | 393 – Impasse |
Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
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Nov 29, 17 | 751 – Who Do You Think Paid for All This? |
Dec 21, 10 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 3 “Out of Mongoloids” |
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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Jun 30, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 20 “He Was a Noncombatant!” |
Jan 2, 17 | 722 – Help or Mourn? |
Jan 17, 07 | 72 – Dictator Tot’s Marching Orders |
Sep 14, 15 | 682 – Milk and Cookies |
Sep 1, 22 | 920 – …The More They Stay the Same |
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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May 31, 22 | 893 – All the Way to Vegas |
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Feb 25, 10 | 245 – One Week Later |
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 11, 17 | 737 – Dastard Number Two |
Aug 12, 20 | 844 – You Got This, Percy |
Sep 2, 15 | 677 – His Greatest Creation |
Sep 21, 15 | 685 – Doom Comes to Abbadon |
May 15, 13 | 504 – A Striking Mustache |
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 24, 20 | 833 – You are Who You Choose to Be |
Oct 12, 12 | Pg. 8 “Gross Fetuses” |
Aug 4, 09 | SF Origins: Tangerine, Pg. 2 “Master Masticate and the Concubine Cannibals” |
Apr 21, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 10 “The Lodge of Doom” |
Jul 29, 15 | 662 – Lazy Villainy |
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 26, 16 | 708 – Don’t Worry, He’s Okay |
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Sep 4, 13 | 532 – How Hard is the Rock Upon Which Stands Your Principles? |
Feb 17, 14 | 572 – The New War Room |
Jun 3, 09 | The SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page! |
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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Jan 28, 07 | 88 – Who Smells Like Fish? |
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Apr 2, 14 | 585 – Atomic Fly’s Special Delivery |
Jan 30, 07 | 90 – Introducing Star Maiden! |
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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Jul 14, 22 | 906 – He Looks Different |
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 2, 12 | 425 – The Maiden Within |
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Mar 21, 07 | 120 – Swifty’s Losing? |
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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Aug 21, 19 | 793 – The Hero He Hates to Be |
Aug 31, 12 | Pg. 4 “Crib Cage” |
Nov 27, 08 | 183 – Eloquence |
Oct 19, 11 | 356 – Best Luck of Her Life |
Jun 12, 13 | 512 – The Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened to Swifty |
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 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
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Apr 18, 12 | 404 – President Superknocker |
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 13, 12 | 435 – A Job Well Done |
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Aug 19, 19 | 792 – Dashing, Like Hyphens |
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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Sep 27, 17 | 733 – Honey, I Blew Up the Thrice Evil |
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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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Nov 7, 06 | 35 – Healer Q&A |
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Jul 29, 08 | 149 – Santa Rocket |
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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Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
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Aug 1, 12 | 432 – Tea Time, Interrupted |
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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Feb 5, 20 | 830 – Literary Twist |
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May 24, 22 | 891 – Third Eye Blind |