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 31, 15 | 676 – Jerry, Meet Thrice Evil |
Jan 26, 07 | 84 – You Don’t Mess with Dr. Klein |
May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
Nov 4, 19 | 809 – The Jerry Cradle |
Oct 16, 17 | 738 – Old Lady McGoth |
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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Apr 1, 11 | Pg. 9 “Always” |
Jul 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 21 “Sayonara, Sucker!” |
Jul 9, 08 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” |
Mar 26, 07 | 125 – Jerry’s Down |
Sep 22, 14 | 625 – The Edict of Chaos |
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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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 19, 15 | 671 – A Little Window Above My Head |
May 12, 14 | 594 – The State of Valhalla |
Jun 30, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 20 “He Was a Noncombatant!” |
Jul 9, 12 | 427 – I Bet He Wishes He Was a Lizard |
Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
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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Feb 23, 21 | 876 – Never Be Careful |
Oct 17, 16 | 705 – Saber |
Jan 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
Nov 12, 20 | 855 – Making Thrice Evil Sad |
Oct 14, 19 | 803 – Stick to the Shadows |
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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Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
Apr 5, 07 | 135 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein, Conclusion |
Jun 19, 13 | 514 – The Handover |
Jan 15, 18 | 754 – Not Strong Anymore |
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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Sep 28, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 4 |
Nov 11, 06 | 39 – Jerry Arrives Late |
Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
Nov 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
Nov 18, 10 | 285 – Medical Centre |
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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Mar 30, 07 | 129 – Captain Spectacular’s Plea |
Dec 29, 09 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One |
Feb 6, 13 | 478 – What If Money Man Had Lived? |
Apr 9, 07 | 138 – Good News and Bad News |
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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Aug 22, 16 | 692 – See! You Are Needed! |
Aug 5, 08 | 151 – Peanut Butter Cookies |
Sep 18, 08 | 164 – Why “Tangerine?” |
Jun 16, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 18 “KAPOW!” |
Nov 5, 06 | 33 – Why Walk When You Can Fly? |
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Oct 22, 09 | 230 – Cleaning Out Her Ears |
Aug 24, 12 | Pg. 3 “Crybabies” |
May 28, 12 | 415 – Someone REALLY Hates Space Monkeys |
Feb 8, 07 | 98 – The Wedding of Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden |
Mar 24, 14 | 582 – The Discomfort of Dark Maiden |
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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Mar 16, 21 | 882 – Says You |
Jan 5, 10 | Guest Strip by Joe Cook of “Shattered Myth!” |
May 26, 22 | 892 – Ejection |
Jan 14, 07 | 69 – Swifty’s Computer Problems |
Dec 28, 09 | Guest Strip by Don Oskowski of “Conduit Flux!” |
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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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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Nov 6, 08 | 177 – Lay Some More On Me |
Nov 27, 08 | 183 – Eloquence |
Jun 24, 13 | Bubbles of Light 0 |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
May 17, 22 | 889 – So Much Love to Share |
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 28, 11 | 366 – Who Dares? |
Dec 29, 09 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One |
Sep 11, 08 | 162 – Just Another Purty Face? |
Jun 10, 11 | Pg. 9 “College Years” |
May 20, 11 | Pg. 6 “Invisible” |
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 25, 08 | 182 – Someone Steps Forward (Bubbles of Light 3) |
Dec 8, 06 | 57 – Captain Spectacular Forgot His Pants |
Feb 17, 11 | 296 – Even Her |
Oct 9, 06 | 16 – Spy Gal Wakes Up |
Dec 18, 19 | 820 – Heart-Stopping Great Looks |
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 15, 20 | 862 – That’s It!? |
Nov 18, 06 | 46 – The Winner of Bingo Night…? |
Apr 22, 13 | 499 – Statuesque |
Dec 30, 08 | Guest Strip by Chris Blanchard of “Renaissance Guy!” |
Dec 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
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 14, 12 | Pg. 6 “Who Could Have Done This?” |
Jul 29, 13 | 521 – Spy Gal Awakened |
Aug 29, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 6 “Spy Gal Arrives” |
Sep 25, 06 | 4 – Who is Coming to Valhalla? |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
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 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
Oct 21, 08 | 173 – The Blender of Vengeance |
Jan 10, 07 | 66 – Captain Spectacular’s Fear of Modern Technology |
Mar 10, 14 | 578 – A Different Kind of Torture |
Mar 13, 13 | 488 – A Pale Queen Commands Them |
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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Jul 30, 18 | Pg. 9 “Who is Talking?” |
Sep 9, 10 | 275 – A Moment of Silence |
Feb 10, 09 | SF Origins: The Money Man, Pg. 2 “The Bat” |
Aug 11, 14 | Marc Lapierre and The SuperFogeys |
Nov 6, 19 | 810 – Meanwhile, In Las Vegas |
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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Jan 23, 07 | 82 – Refuge in Dr. Klein’s Office |
Mar 1, 11 | Pg. 5 “Couture Fashion” |
Apr 23, 14 | 589 – The Lie of Never |
Mar 4, 10 | 246 – Righteous Kill |
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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Apr 28, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 11 “Huzzah!” |
Aug 27, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 13 “Doom” |
Mar 25, 20 | 842 – Someone to Hit |
Aug 11, 09 | SF Origins: Tangerine, Pg. 3 “New Parts” |
Dec 30, 08 | Guest Strip by Chris Blanchard of “Renaissance Guy!” |
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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Jun 30, 14 | 605 – Underground Brawl |
Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
Jan 25, 17 | 729 – After the Battle |
Nov 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
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 23, 21 | 884 – No Good at This |
Jan 5, 21 | 864 – Walking the Dark Side |
Dec 4, 13 | 554 – Not In a Way That Matters |
Jan 16, 17 | 726 – Harrison Ford Finger of Doom |
Jan 3, 07 | 62 – Conditions of Release |
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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Jan 31, 18 | 759 – The Color of Thrice |
Apr 22, 10 | 253 – Destiny Screwed Over |
Dec 9, 08 | 186 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 3 “Going Up” |
Jul 17, 15 | 657 – The Most Difficult Thing Swifty Has Ever Done |
Mar 11, 13 | 487 – Innocent Travelers |
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 2, 14 | 606 – Mommy in Peril |
Nov 1, 17 | 743 – Never Inspired Anybody |
Sep 28, 16 | 702 – He’s Got Gloves |
Feb 9, 21 | 872 – Zurida Down |
Aug 8, 16 | 688 – Zurida, The Peacemaker |
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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Oct 14, 10 | 280 – Twin Sisters |
Feb 3, 11 | 294 – Funny Ya Should Mention That |
May 26, 14 | 598 – Do You Moisturize? |
Oct 7, 10 | 279 – Gina Galloway |
Jul 24, 13 | 520 – Too Late |
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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Feb 1, 11 | Pg. 1 “Who You Callin’ Cow?” |
Aug 10, 11 | 341 – Stop |
Sep 2, 10 | 274 – Up and Walking |
Nov 2, 16 | 710 – Crimson Oils |
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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Nov 9, 06 | 37 – Is Dr. Klein a Sexy Beast? |
Jul 17, 08 | 146 – Cad and a Layabout |
Aug 12, 19 | 790 – Hey-O! |
Feb 3, 07 | 94 – Everything Changed |
Dec 19, 16 | 720 – Thank You for Making Me Angry |
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 11, 19 | 818 – Attack |
Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
Sep 5, 12 | 442 – The Rest of Them |
Nov 11, 11 | Pg. 7 “Nipped” |
Jul 2, 12 | 425 – The Maiden Within |
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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Feb 11, 13 | 479 – Rescued By Fidel Castro |
Aug 29, 12 | 440 – Up, Up and CRASH |
Jan 17, 11 | Guest Strip by Gabe Altomare |
May 4, 11 | 313 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 2: A Lovely Woman |
May 23, 12 | 414 – Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe |
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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Jun 24, 13 | Bubbles of Light 0 |
May 26, 22 | 892 – Ejection |
Apr 9, 07 | 138 – Good News and Bad News |
Jul 5, 22 | 903 – Big Dumb Floating Ape |
Nov 27, 08 | 183 – Eloquence |
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 7, 11 | Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Recap by Steve VanDyken |
Jun 8, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 3 “Valhalla” |
Mar 9, 12 | Pg. 3 “His Old Flame” |
Jan 22, 20 | 826 – Into the Suckface |
Sep 12, 12 | 444 – A New Mission |
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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Feb 13, 12 | 386 – The Papanazi Report: Vegas |
Dec 15, 20 | 862 – That’s It!? |
Mar 25, 20 | 842 – Someone to Hit |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
Nov 30, 10 | SF Origins: The Death of Mr. Crook, Pg. 3 “A Man Dies, An Idea is Born” |
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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Oct 1, 12 | 445 – I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told |
Jun 25, 14 | 604 – Vs. |
Oct 20, 14 | 629 – Freaky Differences |
Apr 1, 10 | 250 – To Be So Stupid |
Dec 29, 09 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One |
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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Aug 12, 20 | 844 – You Got This, Percy |
Jul 26, 22 | 909 – Get Outta Town |
Mar 4, 20 | 836 – Keep Away |
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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May 5, 08 | 102 – WebSpace Page: Swifty |
Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
Mar 4, 20 | 836 – Keep Away |
Nov 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
Jul 9, 08 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” |
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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Sep 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
Oct 2, 13 | 540 – Jerry is Committed |
Jul 4, 14 | Pg. 1 “One Month Later” |
Feb 6, 13 | 478 – What If Money Man Had Lived? |
Dec 8, 14 | The SuperFogeys 2015 Teaser and Special Announcements |
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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Nov 20, 08 | 181 – The Thrice Evil |
Jun 17, 15 | 644 – tickticktickticktick… |
Oct 20, 20 | 848 – Organic Deodorant |
Feb 9, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 5 “Michelle Masters” |
Mar 18, 21 | 883 – Through the Mall! |
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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Sep 20, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 1! |
Sep 4, 19 | 797 – Squishiness in the War Room |
Nov 5, 14 | 634 – Twin Plots |
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 21, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 2! |
Mar 2, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 9 “Mature Love” |
Jan 9, 13 | 470 – Soviet Sam Strikes Again |
Dec 9, 06 | 58 – Jerry’s Single Chest Hair |
Nov 30, 16 | 715 – Master and Student |