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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Aug 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
Mar 25, 13 | 491 – Proof |
Jul 27, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 2 “Down” |
Jan 28, 07 | 88 – Who Smells Like Fish? |
Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
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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Aug 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
May 14, 09 | 208 – Grab the Tush |
May 17, 08 | SF Collection #3 Cover |
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 27, 10 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One (2010) |
Mar 28, 18 | 775 – Raging Percy |
Aug 28, 13 | 530 – Jerry’s Greatest Hits |
Mar 21, 11 | The SuperFogeys 2011 Teaser |
Oct 4, 11 | Chapter 9, “Head Games” Recap by Eric Merritt |
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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Dec 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
May 19, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 14 “Save Him, Dirtlicker” |
Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
Mar 12, 07 | 111 – Forgive Dr. Rocket |
Mar 18, 20 | 840 – Twice the Thrice |
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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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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Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
Nov 11, 13 | 547 – Lashing Out |
Oct 5, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 6 “The Lips That Should Not Be Touched” |
Sep 24, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Gwen Patton! |
Jul 15, 08 | 145 – Wrinkly Butt |
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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Jul 29, 13 | 521 – Spy Gal Awakened |
Sep 23, 10 | 277 – Judging the Future |
Mar 14, 18 | 771 – One Year Earlier… |
Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
Sep 7, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 2 “Cats at the Back” |
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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Aug 10, 11 | 341 – Stop |
Mar 5, 12 | 392 – …Secrets, Secrets Hurt Someone |
Apr 14, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 9 “Press Conference” |
Jan 30, 12 | 382 – A Better Question |
Apr 8, 11 | Cover |
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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Aug 5, 10 | 268 – Sick and Unflattering |
Mar 15, 07 | 114 – Enter: Star Maiden |
Feb 12, 18 | 762 – Jerry vs. Soviet Sam |
Sep 11, 15 | 681 – Man Child |
Jul 10, 15 | 654 – An Honest Conversation |
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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Aug 7, 13 | 524 – Cracked |
Jan 8, 18 | 752 – Like Jerry |
Oct 30, 13 | 544 – Whose Mess Is It, Anyway? |
Nov 3, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 1 “The Mrs. and the Ex” |
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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Apr 1, 13 | 493 – Dr. Rocket’s Game |
Jun 29, 11 | 329 – Ear Twist |
Apr 9, 07 | 138 – Good News and Bad News |
Sep 27, 11 | Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge” Recap by Jeremy Bentley |
Mar 10, 14 | 578 – A Different Kind of Torture |
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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Jan 21, 10 | 240 – ZAP! |
Oct 2, 08 | 168 – Tangerine Gets His Mad On |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
Jul 1, 11 | Pg. 12 “Comic Book Clothing Physics” |
Mar 31, 12 | Pg. 6 “Find the Sharp Metal Instrument” |
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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Mar 15, 07 | 114 – Enter: Star Maiden |
Nov 3, 06 | 31- Spittin’ Oatmeal |
Mar 28, 07 | 127 – Entralean Slime Pellet |
Aug 31, 12 | Pg. 4 “Crib Cage” |
Dec 21, 10 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 3 “Out of Mongoloids” |
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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May 25, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 1 “Where the Story Begins” |
Oct 22, 14 | 530 – The Long Arm of the Universe |
May 30, 11 | 320 – One Thing Left |
Sep 18, 16 | 700 – Happy Tenth Anniversary, SuperFogeys |
Mar 21, 07 | 120 – Swifty’s Losing? |
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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Aug 5, 08 | 151 – Peanut Butter Cookies |
May 16, 12 | 412 – Calling Valhalla |
Jul 19, 22 | 907 – Where is Sam? |
Mar 18, 13 | 489 – Change in Plan |
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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May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
Dec 7, 12 | Valhalla Fight Poster – Spy Gal vs. Zurida! |
Nov 15, 17 | 747 – The Popped Grape |
Nov 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
Jun 12, 13 | 512 – The Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened to Swifty |
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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Dec 14, 10 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 2 “No One Should Die Among Strangers” |
Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
May 26, 22 | 892 – Ejection |
Feb 9, 07 | 99 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden Met and Married, Conclusion |
Oct 31, 11 | 359 – Warmed Up |
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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Jan 28, 07 | 88 – Who Smells Like Fish? |
Dec 23, 11 | Pg. 6 “Battle in the Skies” |
Jan 5, 10 | Guest Strip by Joe Cook of “Shattered Myth!” |
May 26, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 15 “DUDE!” |
Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
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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Aug 31, 15 | 676 – Jerry, Meet Thrice Evil |
Jul 13, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 8 “Sweet Dreams” |
Aug 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
May 10, 22 | 887 – Swipe |
Oct 1, 12 | 445 – I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told |
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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Mar 24, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 6 “Beaten to the Punch” |
Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
May 22, 13 | 506 – Disappearing Act |
Nov 19, 14 | 638 – The Man Who Sold the World |
Jul 27, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 2 “Down” |
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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Sep 20, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 1! |
Jul 11, 11 | 332 – Captain Spectacular’s Buds |
Nov 23, 06 | 50 – And the Actual Winner of Bingo Night is… |
Jan 10, 07 | 66 – Captain Spectacular’s Fear of Modern Technology |
Mar 10, 07 | 109 – WHO THREW THIS!? |
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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Jan 18, 17 | 727 – Parlor Tricks |
Apr 4, 18 | 777 – The Howl |
Jun 19, 15 | 645 – Say the Name Correctly, Idiot |
Feb 19, 20 | 832 – The Power of Percy |
Feb 9, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 5 “Michelle Masters” |
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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Aug 21, 08 | 156 – An Utter Lack of Decorum |
Jul 29, 13 | 521 – Spy Gal Awakened |
Jan 9, 13 | 470 – Soviet Sam Strikes Again |
Jun 15, 15 | 643 – Special Delivery |
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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Mar 23, 21 | 884 – No Good at This |
Jan 13, 14 | 562 – Violent Amputation |
Feb 10, 11 | 295 – It’s Got Him Thinkin’ |
Mar 19, 18 | 772 – Showdown at the New California Coast |
May 3, 09 | 206 – The Valhalla Basement Dungeon |
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 22, 20 | 826 – Into the Suckface |
Oct 17, 18 | HUGE NEWS! SuperFogeys Volume One—Inaction Heroes now on Kickstarter! |
Jul 22, 08 | 147 – Three Plus Seven |
Mar 28, 07 | 127 – Entralean Slime Pellet |
Dec 8, 06 | 57 – Captain Spectacular Forgot His Pants |
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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Aug 7, 15 | 666 – When He Can Smell You From in There, It’s a Problem |
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Jul 1, 13 | 517 – The Man in the Iron Cage |
Nov 11, 13 | 547 – Lashing Out |
Aug 7, 08 | 152 – Best Man |
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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Jul 9, 12 | 427 – I Bet He Wishes He Was a Lizard |
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Nov 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
Everything I said about how great Marc art was on the previous strip 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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May 21, 14 | 597 – Him Who? |
Nov 2, 11 | The 2nd SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page |
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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Jul 29, 08 | 149 – Santa Rocket |
Feb 26, 09 | 197 – Requiem |
Apr 8, 10 | 251 – One-On-One |
Aug 16, 22 | 915 – Return to Valhalla |
Oct 18, 06 | 25 – Pee On 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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Jan 6, 10 | Guest Strip by Jermaine McGruder of “Warrior Born!” |
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Jun 24, 15 | 647 – Ms. Carter Sings the Blues |
Nov 27, 08 | 183 – Eloquence |
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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Nov 13, 17 | 746 – The New Maid |
Mar 27, 13 | 492 – Such Great Heights |
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Mar 18, 10 | 248 – The Difference Between Justice and Revenge |
Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
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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Dec 26, 11 | Guest Strip by Will Boyer! |
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Apr 20, 11 | 309 – Time Travelin’ Scamps |
Sep 14, 12 | Pg. 6 “Who Could Have Done This?” |
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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Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
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Oct 8, 06 | 15 – Introducing Swifty! |
Jan 6, 20 | 821 – Frightening Frogs |
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 9, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 17 “Er-Hurm!” |
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Nov 23, 11 | 365 – Bloody Roofie |
Oct 19, 12 | Pg. 9 “Let’s Go!” |
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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Jan 26, 07 | 84 – You Don’t Mess with Dr. Klein |
Nov 11, 08 | 178 – Death, M.D. |
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Oct 31, 16 | 709 – Gina Galloway to the Rescue |