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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Aug 8, 12 | 434 – Marching Orders |
Nov 6, 08 | 177 – Lay Some More On Me |
Sep 30, 11 | Chapter 7, “Visiting Day” Recap by Rossana Bugini |
Oct 21, 19 | 805 – Across the Mountaintop |
Jun 23, 14 | 603 – General Will and the Society of Heroes |
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 13, 20 | 846 – Oh, He Dead |
Dec 25, 09 | Merry Christmas From Swifty (2009) |
Oct 16, 19 | 804 – Leaving Washington D.Z.(T?) |
Mar 29, 07 | 128 – Only Two People in the World… |
Dec 30, 10 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” (2010) |
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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Jul 17, 15 | 657 – The Most Difficult Thing Swifty Has Ever Done |
Mar 28, 12 | 399 – Surprise, Swifty Disapproves of Everyone |
May 28, 14 | 599 – Bubbles of Light Sideways |
Jul 8, 08 | Guest Strip by Brian Anderson of “Dog Eat Doug!” |
Jun 25, 09 | 213 – Bubbles of Light 4 |
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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Aug 29, 16 | 694 – Soviet Sam Crackdown |
Mar 18, 20 | 840 – Twice the Thrice |
Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
Jun 11, 09 | 211 – Shrinking Your Carbon Footprint |
Jul 18, 11 | 334 – Whaddaya Wanna Do? |
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 21, 19 | 805 – Across the Mountaintop |
Oct 14, 19 | 803 – Stick to the Shadows |
Oct 5, 16 | 704 – Ankle Biters |
Apr 30, 18 | 782 – The Lone Figure in the Doorway |
Aug 12, 20 | 844 – You Got This, Percy |
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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Jan 21, 07 | 81 – Jerry Denied! |
Jan 13, 11 | 291 – Ear Cancer |
May 17, 08 | SF Collection #3 Cover |
Jul 28, 14 | 613 – President Reed |
Jan 23, 12 | 380 – Mr. Jerry |
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 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
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May 14, 08 | SF Collection #1 Cover |
Dec 10, 06 | 59 – Will Captain Spectacular Stay or Will He Go? |
Dec 9, 06 | 58 – Jerry’s Single Chest Hair |
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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Dec 10, 09 | 237 – A Surprise Visitor |
Apr 13, 12 | Pg. 8 “Enter: The Thrice Evil” |
Mar 24, 14 | 582 – The Discomfort of Dark Maiden |
Oct 16, 06 | 23 – The Incontinent Duo |
Feb 9, 07 | 99 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden Met and Married, Conclusion |
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 13, 06 | 20 – Worse Than He Thought |
Jul 1, 11 | Pg. 12 “Comic Book Clothing Physics” |
Oct 24, 16 | 707 – Demise |
Jul 29, 10 | 267 – Without Pants, Nothing is Possible |
May 21, 14 | 597 – Him Who? |
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Oct 24, 12 | 452 – Book of Mormon Story |
Sep 1, 22 | 920 – …The More They Stay the Same |
Jul 30, 18 | Pg. 9 “Who is Talking?” |
Apr 15, 13 | 497 – Michelle |
Sep 11, 08 | 162 – Just Another Purty Face? |
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 “@#$%!” was uttered! Unbelievable!
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Sep 2, 10 | 274 – Up and Walking |
Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
Jun 2, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 16 “Eagle vs. Bear” |
Dec 8, 20 | 860 – Idiot Martha |
Dec 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
Hey, I’m back! Had a nice little break there and now I’m back in full force (though I’ve been active in the comments and in posting blogs), ready to provide the regular dose of inanity for you to skip over on your way down to the comments. Today’s strip is a reveal I’ve been looking [...]
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Mar 22, 07 | 121 – Swifty Gets Slapped |
Jul 9, 12 | 427 – I Bet He Wishes He Was a Lizard |
Aug 20, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 12 “Party Hard” |
Mar 18, 10 | 248 – The Difference Between Justice and Revenge |
Apr 30, 18 | 782 – The Lone Figure in the Doorway |
Did you hear the big news? SuperFogeys is now on Comixology! We’ve been working on this for what seems like forever and I’m so glad it’s finally, FINALLY real. You can get all the details right here in yesterday’s blog. Please help support SF! Don’t forget there’s a new SuperFogeys Origins page on Friday. This [...]
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May 14, 14 | 595 – Gotta Get Some Internet |
Mar 27, 07 | 126 – Who the @#$% is the Third Man? |
Jan 21, 10 | 240 – ZAP! |
Jul 16, 09 | 216 – Cami |
Dec 14, 16 | 719 – It’s Easy When You Know How |
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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Nov 22, 17 | 749 – Caught in the Act |
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Nov 13, 06 | 41 – Swifty’s Litany |
Feb 18, 21 | 875 – Much More Impressive |
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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Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
Jan 26, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 3 “Explosive Ending” |
Mar 14, 18 | 771 – One Year Earlier… |
Jan 28, 21 | 869 – A Wonderful Side Effect |
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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Oct 15, 09 | 229 – Father and Tom |
Mar 9, 12 | Pg. 3 “His Old Flame” |
May 7, 09 | 207 – Not My Story to Tell |
May 23, 11 | 318 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 1 “Getting Rid of Captain Spectacular” |
Mar 16, 07 | 115 – Star Maiden Flattens Dr. Rocket |
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 1, 22 | 920 – …The More They Stay the Same |
Mar 25, 11 | Pg. 8 “Get Her” |
Jan 18, 12 | 379 – A True Hero |
Jul 8, 11 | Pg. 13 “A Tree Falls in the Forest…” |
Jul 18, 14 | Pg. 3 “Naughty Girl” |
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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Jul 13, 15 | 655 – He’s In |
Dec 16, 10 | 289 – Not Yet |
May 15, 13 | 504 – A Striking Mustache |
Oct 27, 20 | 850 – Grand Entrance |
Feb 2, 21 | 870 – Spy Gal’s Patience Runs Out |
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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Mar 11, 21 | 881 – Minutes Away |
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Jan 25, 12 | 381 – Shut Up |
Nov 18, 11 | Pg. 1 “The Usher” |
Jun 16, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 18 “KAPOW!” |
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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Mar 30, 11 | 303 – Namby-Pamby Religious Jaghole |
Jun 9, 22 | 896 – Pushed Aside |
Jan 28, 10 | 241 – He’s Gone |
Jun 29, 15 | 649 – Can You Take a Punch? |
Oct 24, 16 | 707 – Demise |
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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Oct 30, 17 | 742 – Catching Up on WWE |
Jul 25, 11 | 336 – Walking Diagonally |
Jan 6, 09 | Guest Strip by T.L. Collins of “Bullfinch!” |
Jun 25, 14 | 604 – Vs. |
Aug 28, 08 | 158 – Bubbles of Light 2 |
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 13, 19 | 812 – Spy Gal Dual Wields |
Jun 23, 14 | 603 – General Will and the Society of Heroes |
Nov 11, 19 | 811 – Attack Pattern |
Oct 21, 19 | 805 – Across the Mountaintop |
Dec 15, 20 | 862 – That’s It!? |
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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Mar 12, 09 | 199 – Life is Like Pastry |
Oct 23, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 4 of 4 |
Jun 15, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 4 “Pantsless” |
Oct 14, 06 | 21 – You Must Respect Women, Dr. Rocket! |
Jul 29, 10 | 267 – Without Pants, Nothing is Possible |
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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Mar 11, 13 | 487 – Innocent Travelers |
Jul 7, 14 | 607 – Too Easy |
Jun 3, 10 | 259 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 1 “Homesick” |
Apr 3, 07 | 133 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein |
Mar 16, 21 | 882 – Says You |
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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Jul 7, 14 | 607 – Too Easy |
Nov 20, 19 | 814 – Ptoof! |
Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
Aug 24, 15 | 673 – Captain Spectacular’s New Duds |
Jul 19, 22 | 907 – Where is Sam? |
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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Nov 11, 10 | 284 – Pairing Off |
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Oct 7, 10 | 279 – Gina Galloway |
Nov 3, 14 | 633 – A Different Destiny |
Aug 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
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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Sep 12, 11 | 350 – Great Things Ahead |
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Mar 16, 20 | 839 – What What |
Jun 23, 22 | 900 – Protected |
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 8, 11 | 340 – What Lovely Teeth You Have |
Jul 6, 11 | 331 – Paradise |
Jan 23, 17 | 728 – Oh, Brucie… |
Feb 16, 21 | 874 – The One True |
Aug 6, 14 | 616 – One of Zurida’s |
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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Oct 31, 12 | 454 – The New Congress |
Nov 15, 17 | 747 – The Popped Grape |
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Dec 17, 12 | 467 – Spy Gal Kicks Butt |
Jun 1, 12 | Pg. 4 “The O’Hara Family Tragedy” |
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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Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
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Nov 25, 13 | 551 – The Guthrie is Turned On |
Jul 1, 11 | Pg. 12 “Comic Book Clothing Physics” |
Jun 29, 15 | 649 – Can You Take a Punch? |
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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Aug 24, 12 | Pg. 3 “Crybabies” |
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Oct 20, 14 | 629 – Freaky Differences |
Nov 6, 08 | 177 – Lay Some More On Me |
Oct 1, 12 | 445 – I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told |
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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Feb 25, 10 | 245 – One Week Later |
Nov 16, 11 | 363 – Liberated |
Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
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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Jun 24, 10 | 262 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 4 “All Hail” |
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Jan 15, 18 | 754 – Not Strong Anymore |
Mar 25, 20 | 842 – Someone to Hit |
Nov 3, 14 | 633 – A Different Destiny |
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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May 20, 08 | SF Collection #4 Cover |
Aug 10, 20 | 843 – What About the Crawfish? |
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Apr 9, 07 | 138 – Good News and Bad News |
Jan 6, 10 | Guest Strip by Jermaine McGruder of “Warrior Born!” |
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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Sep 1, 14 | 622 – Portalmaker |
Dec 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
Apr 16, 18 | 778 – Sam’s Guilt |
Jan 8, 20 | 822 – You Talkin’ to Me? |
Jan 23, 17 | 728 – Oh, Brucie… |
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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Oct 20, 14 | 629 – Freaky Differences |
Dec 2, 19 | 815 – Two of Them |
Sep 5, 11 | 348 – The Wheel of Fortune |
Jul 28, 14 | 613 – President Reed |
Feb 5, 20 | 830 – Literary Twist |
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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Jun 10, 13 | 511 – Zurida’s Plan |
Mar 7, 18 | 769 – Weeping Wandering Fat Children |
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Aug 8, 11 | 340 – What Lovely Teeth You Have |
Dec 4, 13 | 554 – Not In a Way That Matters |
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 22, 14 | 565 – Suckface |
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Oct 7, 13 | 541 – Husband |
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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Aug 2, 22 | 911 – The Savior of the World |
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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Sep 28, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 5 “Mercenary Spies” |