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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Jan 6, 09 | Guest Strip by T.L. Collins of “Bullfinch!” |
Dec 24, 09 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “Comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” No. 2! |
Mar 13, 07 | 112 – Budapest ’68 All Over Again |
May 19, 14 | 596 – That’s the Mission |
May 29, 13 | 508 – Slightly More Conclusive Evidence |
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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Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
Nov 2, 16 | 710 – Crimson Oils |
Aug 24, 12 | Pg. 3 “Crybabies” |
May 20, 08 | SF Collection #4 Cover |
Jun 25, 12 | 423 – Family Resemblance (or Lack Thereof) |
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 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
Dec 29, 09 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One |
May 20, 11 | Pg. 6 “Invisible” |
Dec 12, 16 | 718 – What is Deserved |
Jan 7, 10 | Guest Strip by Will Boyer of “The Misadventures of Super Milo!” |
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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Apr 30, 18 | 782 – The Lone Figure in the Doorway |
Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
Feb 25, 21 | 877 – The Honor is Hers |
Oct 17, 16 | 705 – Saber |
Sep 27, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 3 |
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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Apr 30, 18 | 782 – The Lone Figure in the Doorway |
Sep 3, 14 | 623 – Kirbyesque |
Aug 31, 16 | 695 – The Mighty Money Man |
Nov 17, 14 | 637 – Dimension-Crossed Haters |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
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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Nov 12, 06 | 40 – Jumpin’ Jujubees! |
Aug 6, 12 | 433 – Isn’t the Alien Invasion Over By Now? |
Oct 29, 14 | 532 – The Lynchpin |
Mar 22, 07 | 121 – Swifty Gets Slapped |
Jun 11, 12 | 419 – Adrenalin |
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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Jan 23, 17 | 728 – Oh, Brucie… |
Dec 31, 09 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott” – The Sequel! |
Dec 14, 10 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 2 “No One Should Die Among Strangers” |
May 28, 12 | 415 – Someone REALLY Hates Space Monkeys |
Sep 5, 16 | 696 – Account Closed |
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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May 7, 09 | 207 – Not My Story to Tell |
Oct 18, 06 | 25 – Pee On Swifty |
Nov 18, 11 | Pg. 1 “The Usher” |
Mar 16, 12 | Pg. 4 “An Unexpected Cellmate” |
Oct 4, 17 | 735 – The MSNBC-FOX News Coalition |
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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Mar 3, 11 | 298 – Vile Villainous Vole |
Oct 20, 20 | 848 – Organic Deodorant |
Aug 31, 16 | 695 – The Mighty Money Man |
Jul 1, 08 | 143 – Ogle |
Nov 20, 06 | 48 – “Old Marm?” |
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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May 20, 08 | SF Collection #4 Cover |
Jul 16, 18 | Pg. 7 “Passion Enough to Change a Heart” |
Jun 11, 09 | 211 – Shrinking Your Carbon Footprint |
Dec 19, 16 | 720 – Thank You for Making Me Angry |
Nov 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
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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Jan 21, 07 | 81 – Jerry Denied! |
Jun 7, 22 | 895 – Can’t Stop Won’t Stop |
Jan 2, 17 | 722 – Help or Mourn? |
Nov 10, 14 | 635 – The Blame Game |
Jul 17, 15 | 657 – The Most Difficult Thing Swifty Has Ever Done |
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 27, 17 | 750 – The Big Slap |
Dec 15, 20 | 862 – That’s It!? |
Nov 12, 06 | 40 – Jumpin’ Jujubees! |
Mar 13, 07 | 112 – Budapest ’68 All Over Again |
Jul 9, 18 | Pg. 6 “Date or Fight?” |
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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Feb 3, 20 | 829 – Too. Far. |
Mar 3, 14 | 576 – Torture Chamber 3B |
Sep 24, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Gwen Patton! |
Nov 18, 10 | 285 – Medical Centre |
Dec 3, 12 | 463 – May Percy Have a Pet? |
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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Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
Oct 17, 12 | 450 – Neither One of Them Expected It |
Jan 8, 18 | 752 – Like Jerry |
Jul 21, 22 | 908 – Torture |
Oct 5, 12 | Pg. 7 “The Babymaker” |
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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Oct 12, 11 | 354 – Snap Out of It! |
Mar 1, 07 | 104 – Is Spy Gal Paranoid? |
Sep 4, 08 | 160 – Best Friends Forever? |
Feb 24, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 2 “Swifty” |
Oct 13, 20 | 846 – Oh, He Dead |
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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Mar 25, 13 | 491 – Proof |
Feb 18, 21 | 875 – Much More Impressive |
Aug 21, 19 | 793 – The Hero He Hates to Be |
Jul 6, 11 | 331 – Paradise |
Jun 29, 15 | 649 – Can You Take a Punch? |
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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Aug 20, 14 | 619 – The Repentant |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
Jan 6, 12 | Pg. 7 “Space Pig the Sidekick?” |
Mar 19, 07 | 118 – Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden |
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 6, 08 | 75 – WebSpace Page: The Space Pig |
Dec 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
Mar 19, 07 | 118 – Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden |
Oct 8, 12 | 447 – Enemy Target Identified |
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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Feb 26, 09 | 197 – Requiem |
Jan 13, 20 | 823 – Beating The Enemy Back |
Apr 28, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 11 “Huzzah!” |
Dec 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
Jul 9, 09 | 215 – Little Snot |
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 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
Nov 5, 14 | 634 – Twin Plots |
Mar 23, 20 | 841 – Better Than Strained Peas |
Nov 14, 16 | 713 – No More Killin’ |
Jan 8, 20 | 822 – You Talkin’ to Me? |
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 21, 18 | 773 – The Burning House |
May 5, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 12 “Date or Fight?” |
Sep 17, 14 | The Caretaker – Character Design |
Jan 5, 21 | 864 – Walking the Dark Side |
Dec 25, 08 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys (2008) |
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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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 17, 15 | 657 – The Most Difficult Thing Swifty Has Ever Done |
Mar 16, 20 | 839 – What What |
May 11, 11 | 315 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 4: The Pilatian Power Crystal |
May 26, 22 | 892 – Ejection |
Sep 28, 16 | 702 – He’s Got Gloves |
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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Mar 13, 11 | 299 – Why The Hospital |
May 21, 14 | 597 – Him Who? |
May 28, 14 | 599 – Bubbles of Light Sideways |
Sep 29, 14 | 626 – Battle at the Beginning of Time |
Nov 3, 14 | 633 – A Different Destiny |
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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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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Jan 13, 20 | 823 – Beating The Enemy Back |
Jan 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
Oct 6, 06 | 13 – How About a Kiss? |
Oct 22, 06 | 28 – The Tragedy of Jerry |
Dec 1, 06 | 51 – Can Hair Eat? |
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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Feb 4, 10 | 242 – Comfort Food |
Nov 4, 11 | Pg. 6 “A Zombie Rabbit” |
Mar 13, 13 | 488 – A Pale Queen Commands Them |
Jan 29, 07 | 89 – WebSpace Page: Dr. Rocket |
Dec 18, 08 | 189 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 6 “The Medallion” |
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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Nov 26, 09 | 235 – In His Shadow |
Aug 14, 13 | 526 – Stolen Away |
Apr 11, 11 | 306 – He Looks Like He’s Dying |
Oct 21, 08 | 173 – The Blender of Vengeance |
Nov 10, 06 | 38 – The Good Ol’ Days |
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 3, 09 | 236 – You Have to Be Careful Who You Let Into Your Life |
Jul 4, 11 | 330 – Swim City |
Jun 16, 14 | 601 – Kneel Before Thrice |
Dec 27, 11 | Guest Strip by Dan White! |
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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Mar 24, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 6 “Beaten to the Punch” |
Aug 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
Jul 11, 11 | 332 – Captain Spectacular’s Buds |
Dec 2, 19 | 815 – Two of Them |
Sep 29, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 5 “Time to Move On” |
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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Aug 18, 22 | 916 – Restoration |
Sep 25, 06 | 4 – Who is Coming to Valhalla? |
May 13, 13 | 503 – Money Man vs. Zurida |
Oct 30, 13 | 544 – Whose Mess Is It, Anyway? |
Aug 9, 22 | 913 – Any Questions? |
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 27, 13 | 507 – Telling Off Skunk Head |
May 2, 12 | 408 – Remember Your Mission |
May 18, 12 | Pg. 2 “Not Ready or Able” |
Aug 14, 15 | 669 – Press Conference, Interrupted |
Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
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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Feb 12, 18 | 762 – Jerry vs. Soviet Sam |
Dec 14, 16 | 719 – It’s Easy When You Know How |
Jul 14, 22 | 906 – He Looks Different |
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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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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Jun 29, 11 | 329 – Ear Twist |
Dec 1, 14 | 641 – A Different World, A Different Thrice |
Nov 9, 11 | 361 – The Whole Place is Coming Down |
Sep 22, 06 | 1 – Introducing Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket! |
Jul 23, 09 | 217 – Jerry’s Family? |
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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Jan 27, 14 | 566 – Guns Blazin’ |
Feb 2, 21 | 870 – Spy Gal’s Patience Runs Out |
Apr 1, 11 | Pg. 9 “Always” |
Jan 7, 21 | 865 – Balance |
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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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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Mar 18, 20 | 840 – Twice the Thrice |
Jan 14, 13 | 471 – Mmm… Spaghetti… |
Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
Oct 10, 11 | 353 – SHWABOOM!! |
Jan 30, 12 | 382 – A Better Question |
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, 09 | 197 – Requiem |
Oct 9, 06 | 16 – Spy Gal Wakes Up |
Jan 9, 12 | 376 – Beaten But Not Broken |
Aug 15, 11 | 342 – The Wrong Man |