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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Jun 12, 13 | 512 – The Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened to Swifty |
Feb 3, 20 | 829 – Too. Far. |
Aug 26, 11 | Pg. 6 “The Missing Spark” |
Aug 17, 10 | SF Origins: Baby Swifty’s First Words, Pg. 1 “Back to Start” |
Jun 24, 15 | 647 – Ms. Carter Sings the Blues |
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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Nov 25, 08 | 182 – Someone Steps Forward (Bubbles of Light 3) |
Jan 1, 09 | Guest Strip by Mark R. Engel of “Prematurely Disappointed!” |
Jun 25, 12 | 423 – Family Resemblance (or Lack Thereof) |
Mar 27, 07 | 126 – Who the @#$% is the Third Man? |
Oct 30, 19 | 808 – 2.5 Seconds Later |
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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Aug 6, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 10 “The Heart” |
Dec 30, 09 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part Two |
Jun 20, 11 | 326 – Air Valhalla |
Jun 4, 18 | Pg. 1 “My Name is Gordon Jones” |
Mar 26, 07 | 125 – Jerry’s Down |
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 30, 10 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” (2010) |
Nov 4, 19 | 809 – The Jerry Cradle |
Jun 10, 11 | Pg. 9 “College Years” |
Jun 9, 22 | 896 – Pushed Aside |
Apr 20, 11 | 309 – Time Travelin’ Scamps |
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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Oct 20, 14 | 629 – Freaky Differences |
Jun 23, 14 | 603 – General Will and the Society of Heroes |
Jan 6, 20 | 821 – Frightening Frogs |
Aug 14, 20 | 845 – Better and Better |
Sep 2, 15 | 677 – His Greatest Creation |
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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Jun 10, 11 | Pg. 9 “College Years” |
Jan 4, 10 | Guest Strip by Marc Lapierre of “Spooky Doofus!” |
Jan 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
Jul 28, 14 | 613 – President Reed |
Dec 30, 08 | Guest Strip by Chris Blanchard of “Renaissance Guy!” |
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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Aug 11, 14 | Marc Lapierre and The SuperFogeys |
Aug 6, 14 | 616 – One of Zurida’s |
Jan 15, 18 | 754 – Not Strong Anymore |
Aug 29, 16 | 694 – Soviet Sam Crackdown |
Aug 13, 14 | 617 – 4 Seconds Earlier |
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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Nov 2, 16 | 710 – Crimson Oils |
May 26, 22 | 892 – Ejection |
Aug 26, 15 | 674 – A Little Window Above His Head |
Mar 27, 13 | 492 – Such Great Heights |
Nov 18, 08 | 180 – The Many Crimes of Dr. Rocket |
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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Oct 7, 06 | 14 – Watchin’ TV |
Oct 18, 06 | 25 – Pee On Swifty |
Nov 17, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 3 “The Last Punch” |
Mar 17, 11 | 300 – Stage Four |
Apr 15, 13 | 497 – Michelle |
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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Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
Jun 18, 18 | Pg. 3 “The Prophecy” |
Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
Sep 29, 11 | Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” Recap by Crystal Murphy |
Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
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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Oct 16, 17 | 738 – Old Lady McGoth |
Dec 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
Aug 10, 20 | 843 – What About the Crawfish? |
Dec 19, 16 | 720 – Thank You for Making Me Angry |
Sep 27, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 3 |
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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Jan 18, 07 | 73 – It’s FUN to Share |
Oct 16, 17 | 738 – Old Lady McGoth |
Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
Jan 15, 20 | 824 – Knives Out |
Oct 30, 19 | 808 – 2.5 Seconds Later |
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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Dec 12, 11 | 370 – Ugly Little Man |
Nov 12, 14 | 636 – Rotten Little Saplings |
Sep 1, 22 | 920 – …The More They Stay the Same |
Jun 16, 22 | 898 – Palace Falls |
May 5, 22 | 886 – Double Kill |
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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Nov 28, 16 | 714 – Pathetic Counterpart |
Aug 16, 22 | 915 – Return to Valhalla |
Jan 17, 07 | 72 – Dictator Tot’s Marching Orders |
Oct 29, 12 | 453 – Buried Weapons |
Jun 1, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 2 “Fallen Villain” |
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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Nov 30, 16 | 715 – Master and Student |
May 3, 09 | 206 – The Valhalla Basement Dungeon |
Nov 18, 11 | Pg. 1 “The Usher” |
Sep 16, 13 | 535 – A Superhero, His Sons, His Ex and His Evil Best Friend are Locked Up in a Palace… |
Mar 24, 14 | 582 – The Discomfort of Dark Maiden |
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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Sep 8, 22 | 922 – The New Normal |
Apr 23, 14 | 589 – The Lie of Never |
May 12, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 13 “What Are You Doing Here!?” |
Dec 7, 06 | 56 – Dr. Rocket Will Have His Revenge |
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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Sep 2, 08 | 159 – Strange Dreams and Wedding Plans |
Jan 11, 17 | 725 – Slaughter Many, Many More |
Jul 3, 13 | 518 – The Last Secret |
Dec 9, 06 | 58 – Jerry’s Single Chest Hair |
Mar 3, 07 | 106 – What’s in the Box? |
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 18, 17 | 727 – Parlor Tricks |
Nov 27, 08 | 183 – Eloquence |
Jan 17, 07 | 72 – Dictator Tot’s Marching Orders |
Dec 26, 11 | Guest Strip by Will Boyer! |
Mar 28, 18 | 775 – Raging Percy |
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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Aug 26, 11 | Pg. 6 “The Missing Spark” |
Mar 28, 07 | 127 – Entralean Slime Pellet |
Feb 9, 21 | 872 – Zurida Down |
Mar 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 5 “Prison Stripes” |
Oct 28, 19 | 807 – Space Pig vs. Space Pigs |
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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Jul 5, 22 | 903 – Big Dumb Floating Ape |
Aug 17, 10 | SF Origins: Baby Swifty’s First Words, Pg. 1 “Back to Start” |
Mar 4, 07 | 107 – Bubbles of Light 1 |
Oct 28, 10 | 282 – Mucking with Space and Time |
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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Sep 29, 14 | 626 – Battle at the Beginning of Time |
Dec 15, 20 | 862 – That’s It!? |
Aug 22, 16 | 692 – See! You Are Needed! |
Oct 31, 16 | 709 – Gina Galloway to the Rescue |
Jan 11, 17 | 725 – Slaughter Many, Many More |
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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Aug 31, 12 | Pg. 4 “Crib Cage” |
Jan 25, 07 | 83 – The Seduction of Dr. Klein |
Feb 26, 20 | 834 – Percy Makes a Choice |
Nov 26, 12 | 461 – He Escaped |
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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Dec 16, 08 | 188 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 5 “In The Dark” |
Jan 31, 18 | 759 – The Color of Thrice |
Oct 21, 19 | 805 – Across the Mountaintop |
Jun 26, 15 | 648 – Ready Air Force One |
Jul 1, 10 | 263 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 5 “A Parting Gift” |
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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Apr 4, 18 | 777 – The Howl |
Aug 17, 15 | 670 – Maybe They’re Just Stopping By for a Cup of Coffee |
Oct 29, 14 | 532 – The Lynchpin |
Jan 8, 20 | 822 – You Talkin’ to Me? |
Jul 28, 14 | 613 – President Reed |
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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Sep 29, 14 | 626 – Battle at the Beginning of Time |
Nov 3, 14 | 633 – A Different Destiny |
Sep 1, 14 | 622 – Portalmaker |
Apr 20, 11 | 309 – Time Travelin’ Scamps |
Apr 18, 11 | 308 – Time Displaced/Erased/No Taste |
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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Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
Jul 10, 15 | 654 – An Honest Conversation |
Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
Dec 3, 12 | 463 – May Percy Have a Pet? |
May 22, 13 | 506 – Disappearing Act |
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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May 23, 11 | 318 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 1 “Getting Rid of Captain Spectacular” |
Mar 8, 11 | Pg. 6 “Area is Secure” |
Dec 18, 13 | 558 – Sokol Steps Up |
Oct 10, 12 | 448 – Thinking Like a Hero |
Nov 11, 08 | 178 – Death, M.D. |
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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May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
Dec 18, 13 | 558 – Sokol Steps Up |
Jan 23, 17 | 728 – Oh, Brucie… |
Aug 29, 12 | 440 – Up, Up and CRASH |
Oct 30, 17 | 742 – Catching Up on WWE |
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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Oct 7, 11 | Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Recap by Steve VanDyken |
Jan 17, 11 | Guest Strip by Gabe Altomare |
Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
Jun 6, 12 | 418 – President Superknocker Addresses The Nation |
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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Dec 24, 12 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys! |
Mar 13, 07 | 112 – Budapest ’68 All Over Again |
Aug 10, 12 | Pg. 1 “Baby Hands” |
Nov 15, 06 | 43 – The Healer Approaches the Captain |
Apr 20, 11 | 309 – Time Travelin’ Scamps |
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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Oct 26, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 9 “What Is Strength?” |
Feb 17, 11 | 296 – Even Her |
Mar 31, 12 | Pg. 6 “Find the Sharp Metal Instrument” |
Oct 28, 10 | 282 – Mucking with Space and Time |
Sep 8, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 2 “The Happiest Year” |
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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Nov 5, 09 | 232 – It’s Insane Here |
Sep 19, 11 | 352 – Megatron is Copyrighted |
Jan 15, 07 | 70 – Gene and Dictator Tot Reunite |
Oct 30, 13 | 544 – Whose Mess Is It, Anyway? |
Mar 4, 20 | 836 – Keep Away |
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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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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Mar 14, 18 | 771 – One Year Earlier… |
Dec 19, 16 | 720 – Thank You for Making Me Angry |
Dec 14, 16 | 719 – It’s Easy When You Know How |
Aug 10, 20 | 843 – What About the Crawfish? |
Dec 2, 19 | 815 – Two of Them |
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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Sep 17, 09 | 225 – And the Winner Is… |
Mar 9, 21 | 880 – Boy, You Sure Got Old! |
May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
May 5, 14 | 592 – Bubbles of Light 9 |
Sep 5, 11 | 348 – The Wheel of Fortune |
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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Feb 17, 11 | 296 – Even Her |
May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
Mar 13, 07 | 112 – Budapest ’68 All Over Again |
Jan 7, 21 | 865 – Balance |
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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Feb 4, 21 | 871 – To Save a Dark World |
Mar 25, 11 | Pg. 8 “Get Her” |
Nov 7, 11 | 360 – Decision |
Apr 28, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 11 “Huzzah!” |
Nov 19, 06 | 47 – Bingo Knight! |
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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Oct 12, 11 | 354 – Snap Out of It! |
Sep 16, 15 | 683 – What Makes Peace Worthless |
Aug 8, 14 | Pg. 6 “Back From the Dead” |
Oct 19, 16 | 706 – Money Man’s Daughter |
Nov 19, 06 | 47 – Bingo Knight! |
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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Oct 10, 11 | 353 – SHWABOOM!! |
Feb 13, 12 | 386 – The Papanazi Report: Vegas |
Sep 20, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 1! |
Nov 27, 17 | 750 – The Big Slap |
May 13, 10 | 256 – A Misnomerstanding |
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 22, 11 | Pg. 4 “Ruined Her Show” |
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Jan 2, 17 | 722 – Help or Mourn? |
Nov 7, 06 | 35 – Healer Q&A |
Jan 28, 21 | 869 – A Wonderful Side Effect |