And we’re back! Thanks for your patience during the past two weeks while we rejuiced and got ready for this next chapter–which is a big one. Seriously, I know we’ve raised a lot of questions and started a lot of mysteries over the years–and certainly we’ve done some big reveals along the way–but with this [...]
Archive for ‘Chapter 19 – The Man Who Sold the World’
This might be the most Thrice Evil (whichever incarnation in whichever story you want to pick) has ever spoken at once. It’s… weird. Marc did a bang-up job with the color orange here, and with the lighting in particular. I mean, look at panel four. Wow. That’s some solid villainy right there. Next week: A whoooole [...]
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People crash through walls a lot in this saga. (<–I’m sure there are more.) You’ve met the Earth-Avalon version of the Lodge of Doom… now, here’s the Society of Heroes. To save you the trouble of looking through the tags, from left to right that’s Ms. Missile, Swifty, Raptor XII, General Will, Captain Spectacular II, [...]
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Oct 1, 12 | 445 – I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told |
Jul 28, 14 | 613 – President Reed |
Jan 10, 18 | 753 – What She’d Like to Know |
Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
There’s a little bit of an info drop in that first panel, but forget about that BECAUSE HOLY CRUD THAT SECOND PANEL! The only bad thing about it is it’s so small. Marc draws battles and combat as good as the best and he did not disappoint here. The new coloring technique he’s been using [...]
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Dec 30, 08 | Guest Strip by Chris Blanchard of “Renaissance Guy!” |
Jul 30, 18 | Pg. 9 “Who is Talking?” |
Oct 3, 16 | 703 – Like a Television During a Calliou Marathon |
Jan 7, 13 | 469 – Beating Into Submission with Peace |
Jul 16, 18 | Pg. 7 “Passion Enough to Change a Heart” |
My scripts are usually pretty detailed, but this is one of those times Marc and I worked in the ‘Marvel Style’–I give Marc the general idea and he illustrates it accordingly, deciding how he wants to break things into panels and what he wants to show. I’ve learned to do this as much as possible [...]
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Dec 7, 16 | 717 – The Fury of Soviet Sam |
May 19, 22 | 890 – Loved In Her Own Way |
Aug 12, 15 | 668 – Dealing in Facts |
Oct 13, 14 | 628 – Earth-Abbadon |
Jun 30, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 20 “He Was a Noncombatant!” |
For a second there I thought this was strip #666. Would have been appropriate if it was. I have to say it’s crazy fun to work on this alternate reality. I love what Marc did here with the Thrice Cave. OF COURSE it looks just like Thrice Evil’s head from the outside. Y’know, Thrice, that [...]
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Dec 11, 19 | 818 – Attack |
Jun 2, 22 | 894 – Idiot |
Jan 29, 18 | 758 – No One Else He Can Think Of |
Jan 26, 21 | 868 – The Blame Game |
Jan 11, 17 | 725 – Slaughter Many, Many More |
Swifty was gone so long from the strip that I kind of forgot how much fun he can be to write. There’s a lot of dialogue crammed into this strip, but his stuff, though incidental, is my favorite. I guess even when you bring a ton of new characters onto the stage, they can’t really [...]
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May 5, 08 | 102 – WebSpace Page: Swifty |
Dec 3, 09 | 236 – You Have to Be Careful Who You Let Into Your Life |
Feb 5, 20 | 830 – Literary Twist |
Oct 8, 12 | 447 – Enemy Target Identified |
Jul 23, 14 | 612 – A Tale of Two Swifties. |
Greetings,Fellow Fogeys Fans! Marc here on posting duties while Brock takes a well deserved family vacation. Here we find ourselves back in Zurida’s torture chamber where our poor Captain has been spending a LOT of his free time.
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Dec 8, 06 | 57 – Captain Spectacular Forgot His Pants |
Mar 11, 07 | 110 – Spanking |
Mar 3, 11 | 298 – Vile Villainous Vole |
Oct 22, 09 | 230 – Cleaning Out Her Ears |
Oct 17, 12 | 450 – Neither One of Them Expected It |
Happy Mondays, folks! I’m not much of a “words” kind of guy. I prefer to let my pictures do the talking, so I’ll keep this brief and let you all handle the speculation. Speaking of my art, did you know you can follow me on Instagram, Tumblr, and Facebook and see some of my other [...]
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What is Money Man’s escape plan? How much fight is left in Cap? What is up with Dark Maiden? Tune in next week!
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Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Dec 16, 11 | Pg. 5 “Full Power, Harvey!” |
Dec 22, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 4 “His Darlings” |
May 22, 13 | 506 – Disappearing Act |
Feb 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 1 “Spy Gal” |
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Jan 22, 18 | 756 – Professional Shill |
Oct 27, 14 | 631 – Two Decisions |
Apr 5, 07 | 135 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein, Conclusion |
May 20, 11 | Pg. 6 “Invisible” |
Sep 12, 12 | 444 – A New Mission |
Once again, Brock keeps the twists and surprises coming. I mean, here we have two versions of Swifty in the same place at the same time and not a single “@#$%!” was uttered! Unbelievable!
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Jun 30, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 20 “He Was a Noncombatant!” |
Sep 3, 09 | 223 – On Your Marks… |
Apr 23, 18 | 780 – Don’t Be a Jerry |
Aug 19, 11 | Pg. 5 “Why She Left” |
Apr 1, 10 | 250 – To Be So Stupid |
Hey, I’m back! Had a nice little break there and now I’m back in full force (though I’ve been active in the comments and in posting blogs), ready to provide the regular dose of inanity for you to skip over on your way down to the comments. Today’s strip is a reveal I’ve been looking [...]
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May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
Dec 14, 11 | 371 – Leaving Las Vegas |
Aug 14, 15 | 669 – Press Conference, Interrupted |
May 5, 08 | 102 – WebSpace Page: Swifty |
Aug 17, 10 | SF Origins: Baby Swifty’s First Words, Pg. 1 “Back to Start” |
Did you hear the big news? SuperFogeys is now on Comixology! We’ve been working on this for what seems like forever and I’m so glad it’s finally, FINALLY real. You can get all the details right here in yesterday’s blog. Please help support SF! Don’t forget there’s a new SuperFogeys Origins page on Friday. This [...]
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Jun 23, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 19 “Did You Save Him?” |
Apr 28, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 11 “Huzzah!” |
Jul 25, 11 | 336 – Walking Diagonally |
Jan 10, 18 | 753 – What She’d Like to Know |
Nov 27, 08 | 183 – Eloquence |
Just for the record: this is 100% what I would do if I ever went to the White House. What woman doesn’t like to hear she’s sane? Hey! Guess what? SuperFogey is a featured free comic on Comixology! How cool is that? Don’t forget to rate the book if you pick it up!
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Aug 23, 10 | SF Origins: Baby Swifty’s First Words, Pg. 2 “Preposterous” |
Aug 14, 15 | 669 – Press Conference, Interrupted |
Jun 25, 18 | Pg. 4 “The Greatest Woman Who Ever Lived” |
Jun 25, 12 | 423 – Family Resemblance (or Lack Thereof) |
Jul 5, 22 | 903 – Big Dumb Floating Ape |
This chapter is gonna zip back and forth pretty often between Earth-Avalon and Earth-? (so named for now, though the number of this strip–616–has a nice ring to it, don’t you think? (major Captain-America-Wizard-of-Oz points if you get that)), so get your charts out. Actually–hopefully–you shouldn’t need them. If you’ll notice, something I’ve been doing [...]
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Mar 5, 09 | 198 – Not Lookin’ Too Good Yourself |
Sep 16, 10 | 276 – “Sweetie” |
Dec 28, 09 | Guest Strip by Don Oskowski of “Conduit Flux!” |
Aug 15, 11 | 342 – The Wrong Man |
Jul 6, 11 | 331 – Paradise |
Another beautiful effort by Marc, treading over ground we just covered last week. I try to think of interesting ways to put in bits of action here and there (always with a purpose–this strip also gets Cap right past all the powerless stuff he was saddled with during the Invasion) because Marc is so great [...]
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Dec 16, 11 | Pg. 5 “Full Power, Harvey!” |
Dec 22, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 4 “His Darlings” |
Jun 15, 12 | Pg. 1 “Through the Portal” |
Sep 7, 16 | 697 – No Fun Being Ignored |
Yikes! I’m posting this a bit late so I better make it quick. How’s that? See you on Wednesday with a double-sized strip!
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For Soviet Sam, the journey to this moment has been a long one. I’d encourage you to click on Sam’s name in the tags (or right here) to check out his past appearances to see the full scope of what this hug might mean to him. Infamous Nefarious commented on Monday’s strip (which saw Sam [...]
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Nov 11, 06 | 39 – Jerry Arrives Late |
Oct 19, 12 | Pg. 9 “Let’s Go!” |
Aug 31, 12 | Pg. 4 “Crib Cage” |
Sep 29, 11 | Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” Recap by Crystal Murphy |
Nov 6, 19 | 810 – Meanwhile, In Las Vegas |
One of Marc’s artistic high watermarks has got to be the Donutron destruction of Las Vegas. That’s a sequence that also took place at night. I think Marc is just really good at nighttime stuff, and this strip is no exception. The colors sing. This chapter is about to get down to brass tacks. You [...]
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Jan 28, 21 | 869 – A Wonderful Side Effect |
Nov 14, 11 | 362 – Robots Don’t Sleep |
Mar 9, 21 | 880 – Boy, You Sure Got Old! |
Aug 20, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 12 “Party Hard” |
Jun 9, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 17 “Er-Hurm!” |
I’m INCREDIBLY excited for what this strip is leading into. One thing we used to do a lot of around here is flashbacks. Been a while since we had a good one, but that’s about to change in a big way. You want to know stuff? You will know stuff. ANNOUNCEMENT: Because of scheduling conflicts [...]
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May 22, 13 | 506 – Disappearing Act |
Nov 18, 08 | 180 – The Many Crimes of Dr. Rocket |
Oct 7, 11 | Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Recap by Steve VanDyken |
Aug 5, 13 | 523 – The Big Slam |
Nov 19, 14 | 638 – The Man Who Sold the World |
Hey everyone, I want to take away from today’s strip (I count at least two revelations! One I’m pretty sure some of you saw coming, and one I don’t think anyone did), but I wanted to let you know about a little situation here at SuperFogeys Central. Unfortunately, in a double whammy, my wife and [...]
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Mar 15, 07 | 114 – Enter: Star Maiden |
Sep 7, 12 | Pg. 5 “Who Squished?” |
May 17, 22 | 889 – So Much Love to Share |
Jul 23, 14 | 612 – A Tale of Two Swifties. |
Feb 2, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 4 “Zurida, Mistress of Worlds” |
Gotta be honest with you, guys. I don’t have it in me for much of a post tonight. This unemployment thing is emotionally draining. I’m barely eating and just seem to be nervous a lot. I know things will get better, but right now I’m kind of living in the muck of it all. Apologies [...]
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Nov 1, 17 | 743 – Never Inspired Anybody |
Sep 9, 15 | 680 – Thrice Evil is Not Pleased |
Dec 15, 20 | 862 – That’s It!? |
Jun 18, 14 | 602 – The Legless Speedster |
Oct 27, 20 | 850 – Grand Entrance |
Marc here with a brand new strip full of Earth (or Earths) shattering information. Both Brock and I thank you for your patience while the dust settles from Brock’s unemployment situation. For the time being, we’ll be scaling back our schedule a bit to accommodate the unexpected curve balls of life. There will be no [...]
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Hey, everybody! Sorry I’ve been gone so long. These past couple of weeks have been rough ones. There have been good times, but I haven’t been unemployed since I was 21-years-old and trying to figure out how this new life is supposed to work while also figuring out how to put food on the table [...]
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Nov 12, 20 | 855 – Making Thrice Evil Sad |
Feb 4, 13 | 477 – The Most Annoying Kid in the World |
Mar 16, 21 | 882 – Says You |
Oct 29, 14 | 532 – The Lynchpin |
Oct 9, 19 | 802 – Nothing More Important Than Loyalty |
I just can’t even comprehend the amount of work that had to go into that second panel. Strips may be small, but that deserves blowing up. Wow. I haven’t counted how many characters Marc managed to cram in there, but I know it’s a lot. I script these things but Marc always, always turns it [...]
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Aug 29, 16 | 694 – Soviet Sam Crackdown |
Aug 21, 19 | 793 – The Hero He Hates to Be |
Dec 2, 08 | 184 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 1 “Laban and Amram” |
Nov 27, 17 | 750 – The Big Slap |
Jan 5, 21 | 864 – Walking the Dark Side |
Today’s strip reads a little weird without the context surrounding it. I try to avoid this sort of thing. I much prefer it when the strips can stand at least somewhat on their own, but the nature of this section of the chapter makes that a little difficult. I highly recommend going back a few [...]
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Jul 24, 13 | 520 – Too Late |
Jul 22, 13 | 519 – Three Months Ago |
Sep 29, 14 | 626 – Battle at the Beginning of Time |
Oct 14, 10 | 280 – Twin Sisters |
Apr 20, 11 | 309 – Time Travelin’ Scamps |
One of the things noted in a recent comment (forgive me for not remembering who said it) was that this storyline is making SuperFogeys the inverse of the “mirror universe” trope in which alternate realities are generally worse. That’s pretty much exactly right, as today’s strip makes abundantly clear. You guys are so smart. GOOD [...]
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Mar 23, 12 | Pg. 5 “Where Are The Unicef Upstarts?” |
May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
May 2, 12 | 408 – Remember Your Mission |
Dec 19, 12 | 468 – Jerry’s Savior |
Aug 20, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 12 “Party Hard” |
From the beginning you’ve all been weirded out by the whole three finger hand thing. Well, this one’s for you. This week we’re finally back to our twice-a-week schedule. You’ll be glad we are. Lots of juice still left in this chapter. Unemployment update: I’m still unemployed and working hard on fixing that. Some recent [...]
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Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
Jun 30, 22 | 902 – Devastation |
Nov 5, 06 | 33 – Why Walk When You Can Fly? |
Jun 2, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 16 “Eagle vs. Bear” |
Jun 23, 22 | 900 – Protected |
Getting some good discussions going in the comments lately. Even though the dark secret of the SF Universe has been revealed, many of you are still wondering about certain things, certain… details that don’t quite make sense or suggest still other mysteries. There’s still some big revelations coming this chapter, don’t worry. Things are gonna [...]
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Dec 23, 13 | 559 – A Death in the Family |
Nov 14, 11 | 362 – Robots Don’t Sleep |
Oct 14, 08 | 171 – Hello, Karma |
Jun 22, 15 | 646 – Dark Maiden Wants What Now? |
Mar 12, 12 | 394 – The Bottom Drops Out |
Sometimes, I ask Marc to accomplish the tricky task of communicating a character’s entire state of mind or silent conversation purely through a facial expression. I think in order to write effective character dramas within the comics medium, you’ve GOT to be able to handle facial expressions well. It’s why Marc is such an effective [...]
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May 28, 14 | 599 – Bubbles of Light Sideways |
Jan 6, 20 | 821 – Frightening Frogs |
Jul 6, 11 | 331 – Paradise |
Dec 7, 06 | 56 – Dr. Rocket Will Have His Revenge |
Dec 22, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 4 “His Darlings” |
Every once in a while someone will make a comment about how everything goes back to Jerry. How right they are. He may disappear for a chapter on some crazy, worldwide scavenger hunt, but still he lurks. He underlines everything in this story. It’s always been that way and it always will be. Had a [...]
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May 29, 13 | 508 – Slightly More Conclusive Evidence |
Jun 18, 14 | 602 – The Legless Speedster |
Dec 14, 11 | 371 – Leaving Las Vegas |
Sep 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
Sep 25, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 1! |
Today’s strip kind of unlocks a big piece of the puzzle and I’m looking forward to seeing what you guys make of it. I know some of you have objections to the way these flashbacks are playing out, and that’s okay. Chapter’s not over yet. A flashback heavy strip like today deserves a few annotations. [...]
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Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
Aug 22, 11 | 344 – Now |
Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
Mar 13, 11 | 299 – Why The Hospital |
Man, this is a real trip down memory lane. Longtime readers will recognize these scenes from throughout both SuperFogeys and SuperFogeys Origins. Newbies, don’t worry. Knowing all these references or not knowing them isn’t going to impact future reading. But, for those who want to know, I present to you: annotations! Panel 1: This is [...]
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Oct 10, 11 | 353 – SHWABOOM!! |
Jan 23, 17 | 728 – Oh, Brucie… |
Jun 16, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 18 “KAPOW!” |
Feb 3, 14 | 568 – Old Biddy |
This isn’t any kind of secret, but at the same time I’m not sure anyone has noticed that Swifty is the one character who has not changed one bit since Chapter 1. There’s no arc for him, no softening of his hard edges. Swifty is Swifty. Does that mean he can NEVER change? No, but [...]
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Dec 18, 19 | 820 – Heart-Stopping Great Looks |
Jan 8, 18 | 752 – Like Jerry |
Jun 1, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 2 “Fallen Villain” |
Sep 11, 08 | 162 – Just Another Purty Face? |
Mar 9, 10 | SF Origins: Swifty and the Prophecy, Pg. 1 “Nice Moves” |
I challenge you to not love Marc’s Carl Sagan-esque redesign of Dr. Rocket. You can’t do it. Zurida’s pretty smokin’ as well. Enough of that! Did you see our latest blog? Marvel used some of Marc’s art for their 75th Anniversary television special without his permission. This is a thing that happened! Well, Marc’s friends [...]
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Nov 10, 14 | 635 – The Blame Game |
Jan 30, 17 | 730 – Broken Sam |
Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
Nov 3, 14 | 633 – A Different Destiny |
Mar 24, 19 | Get SuperFogeys Going Again |
Swifty. Nothing if not consistent. If you missed it–and because it’s such a big deal it deserves repeating–Marc’s art was recently used by Marvel without his persmission for their 75th Anniversary television special. All of his friends jumped on this and took to social media and the result was quite surprising. You can read all [...]
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Jun 12, 13 | 512 – The Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened to Swifty |
Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
Jul 18, 11 | 334 – Whaddaya Wanna Do? |
Oct 3, 12 | 446 – General Spy Gal |
May 26, 14 | 598 – Do You Moisturize? |
This is a subject that’s been in much debate in the comments lately. Is Jerry at fault for the things he’s done? Do you agree or disagree with Money Man?
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Hey, everyone! The intense debate that followed last week’s strip took me a bit by surprise. I opted out of commenting because I didn’t want to give weight to one view over another, but at some point today I’m finally going to dive in and try my hand at a little opining. The issue of [...]
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Jul 18, 14 | Pg. 3 “Naughty Girl” |
Aug 17, 11 | 343 – Speak No More of This |
Jul 9, 14 | 608 – Gumdrops and Rainbows |
Dec 7, 12 | Valhalla Fight Poster – Spy Gal vs. Zurida! |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
Suddenly, Jerry is a very popular guy. Won’t he be so pleased when he finds out? Great shot at the end there by Marc. That’s a total hero shot. And shirtless! You’re welcome. Chapter 19 – The Man Who Sold the World ends next week!
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Jan 2, 12 | 374 – A Spy Gal Shaped Hole |
Dec 7, 12 | Valhalla Fight Poster – Spy Gal vs. Zurida! |
Jun 4, 12 | 417 – Guess Who’s Back? |
Feb 3, 11 | 294 – Funny Ya Should Mention That |
Jul 11, 14 | Pg. 2 “The Devil in the Dark” |
Yikes! Sorry, folks. Didn’t mean to take so long to get some notes up. The big revelation with this strip hearkens allllll the way back to this strip, when we saw for the first (and only) time what the Thrice Evil of Earth-Abaddon would be like were certain controls not in place. And now you [...]
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Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
Oct 9, 06 | 16 – Spy Gal Wakes Up |
Jan 12, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 1 “Sweet Samantha” |
Aug 25, 14 | 620 – Her Husband’s Keeper |
Nov 2, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 10 “Anywhere But Here” |
Today, Chapter Nineteen comes to a close. More than any other chapter, I think this one may be best read in one sitting. You can start it at the beginning right here. This has been, for me anyway, a vastly different chapter from any we’ve done before. I was going through old SuperFogeys files just [...]
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Feb 26, 20 | 834 – Percy Makes a Choice |
Dec 19, 12 | 468 – Jerry’s Savior |
Oct 14, 08 | 171 – Hello, Karma |
Aug 22, 16 | 692 – See! You Are Needed! |
Jan 30, 13 | 476 – Regret |