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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Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
Jan 13, 11 | 291 – Ear Cancer |
Jun 16, 22 | 898 – Palace Falls |
Oct 16, 06 | 23 – The Incontinent Duo |
Mar 22, 07 | 121 – Swifty Gets Slapped |
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 11, 08 | 178 – Death, M.D. |
Nov 13, 19 | 812 – Spy Gal Dual Wields |
Jan 13, 11 | 291 – Ear Cancer |
Jan 8, 18 | 752 – Like Jerry |
Oct 20, 14 | 629 – Freaky Differences |
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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Jan 14, 10 | 239 – How Captain Spectacular Knows The Third Man |
Mar 16, 21 | 882 – Says You |
Jul 30, 12 | 431 – Blights of the Round Table |
Aug 19, 19 | 792 – Dashing, Like Hyphens |
Jan 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
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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Feb 25, 13 | 483 – Bubbles of Light 8 |
May 14, 14 | 595 – Gotta Get Some Internet |
Jan 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
Jun 23, 14 | 603 – General Will and the Society of Heroes |
Jan 20, 20 | 825 – Yummy Yummy in His Tummy |
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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Mar 2, 20 | 835 – Because of the Struggle |
Jun 25, 14 | 604 – Vs. |
Mar 23, 20 | 841 – Better Than Strained Peas |
May 5, 22 | 886 – Double Kill |
Oct 15, 20 | 847 – Macho Verve and Vigor |
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 26, 15 | 648 – Ready Air Force One |
Nov 25, 08 | 182 – Someone Steps Forward (Bubbles of Light 3) |
Nov 11, 10 | 284 – Pairing Off |
May 12, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 13 “What Are You Doing Here!?” |
Sep 28, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 4 |
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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Oct 22, 12 | 451 – Will Tangerine Help? |
Nov 11, 10 | 284 – Pairing Off |
Apr 10, 13 | 496 – The First Condition |
Sep 18, 13 | 536 – Zurida and Her Subjects |
May 7, 09 | 207 – Not My Story to Tell |
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 27, 13 | 492 – Such Great Heights |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Sep 27, 17 | 733 – Honey, I Blew Up the Thrice Evil |
Dec 3, 14 | 642 – A Star Falls |
Aug 16, 22 | 915 – Return to Valhalla |
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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Dec 29, 09 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One |
Apr 4, 07 | 134 – Driving Everybody Off |
Oct 22, 09 | 230 – Cleaning Out Her Ears |
Jul 13, 15 | 655 – He’s In |
Aug 12, 10 | 270 – Freakin’ Huge |
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Aug 11, 22 | 914 – Time to Go |
Apr 9, 07 | 138 – Good News and Bad News |
Nov 5, 06 | 33 – Why Walk When You Can Fly? |
May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
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 28, 07 | 127 – Entralean Slime Pellet |
Apr 8, 10 | 251 – One-On-One |
Sep 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
Aug 6, 12 | 433 – Isn’t the Alien Invasion Over By Now? |
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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Aug 19, 15 | 671 – A Little Window Above My Head |
Aug 12, 20 | 844 – You Got This, Percy |
May 5, 14 | 592 – Bubbles of Light 9 |
Jun 25, 12 | 423 – Family Resemblance (or Lack Thereof) |
Jun 27, 12 | 424 – Somebody That He Used to Know |
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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Jul 5, 22 | 903 – Big Dumb Floating Ape |
Feb 24, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 2 “Swifty” |
Apr 9, 12 | 401 – Palace Descending |
Aug 31, 11 | 347 – Witch Fontana’s Fortunate Fortunes |
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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May 26, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 15 “DUDE!” |
Sep 29, 11 | Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” Recap by Crystal Murphy |
Jan 25, 17 | 729 – After the Battle |
Apr 23, 18 | 780 – Don’t Be a Jerry |
Aug 12, 15 | 668 – Dealing in Facts |
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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Jan 28, 13 | 475 – Too Old For This |
Jul 1, 08 | 143 – Ogle |
Oct 22, 12 | 451 – Will Tangerine Help? |
Sep 24, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Gwen Patton! |
Mar 11, 21 | 881 – Minutes Away |
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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Aug 7, 19 | 789 – The Mantle of Captain Spectacular |
Nov 19, 12 | 459 – A Family Thing |
Jan 12, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 1 “Sweet Samantha” |
Jul 13, 11 | 333 – A Word with Her Fiancee |
Jul 17, 15 | 657 – The Most Difficult Thing Swifty Has Ever Done |
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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May 13, 13 | 503 – Money Man vs. Zurida |
Oct 13, 14 | 628 – Earth-Abbadon |
Oct 16, 06 | 23 – The Incontinent Duo |
Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
Mar 10, 14 | 578 – A Different Kind of Torture |
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 30, 13 | 539 – Spy Gal Beats Up Somebody |
Oct 14, 08 | 171 – Hello, Karma |
Nov 11, 10 | 284 – Pairing Off |
Dec 4, 13 | 554 – Not In a Way That Matters |
Aug 31, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 1 “Bored” |
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 20, 07 | 77 – Headed for a Time-Out |
Jun 23, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 19 “Did You Save Him?” |
Dec 23, 08 | 190 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 7 “Test Subjects” |
Aug 10, 11 | 341 – Stop |
Jul 9, 14 | 608 – Gumdrops and Rainbows |
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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Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
Feb 1, 07 | 92 – Not the Woman He Used to Know |
Jan 25, 07 | 83 – The Seduction of Dr. Klein |
Feb 14, 18 | 763 – Serious Issues |
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 18, 11 | 334 – Whaddaya Wanna Do? |
Jan 23, 17 | 728 – Oh, Brucie… |
Mar 28, 12 | 399 – Surprise, Swifty Disapproves of Everyone |
Oct 28, 10 | 282 – Mucking with Space and Time |
Jun 2, 14 | 600 – Earth-Avalon |
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 14, 16 | 713 – No More Killin’ |
Sep 21, 15 | 685 – Doom Comes to Abbadon |
Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
Sep 9, 15 | 680 – Thrice Evil is Not Pleased |
Oct 31, 16 | 709 – Gina Galloway to the Rescue |
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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Nov 9, 16 | 712 – Ah-ah-ah |
Oct 23, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 4 of 4 |
Feb 3, 14 | 568 – Old Biddy |
Oct 29, 12 | 453 – Buried Weapons |
Aug 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
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 13, 13 | 488 – A Pale Queen Commands Them |
Oct 27, 20 | 850 – Grand Entrance |
Oct 31, 16 | 709 – Gina Galloway to the Rescue |
Jan 9, 17 | 724 – Requiem for Tangerine |
Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
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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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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Feb 3, 11 | 294 – Funny Ya Should Mention That |
Sep 29, 14 | 626 – Battle at the Beginning of Time |
Nov 11, 10 | 284 – Pairing Off |
Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
May 21, 14 | 597 – Him Who? |
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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Aug 16, 10 | 271 – Is Spy Gal Not a Good Woman? |
Aug 10, 20 | 843 – What About the Crawfish? |
Apr 28, 14 | 590 – Will He Fight? |
Dec 7, 06 | 56 – Dr. Rocket Will Have His Revenge |
Dec 3, 14 | 642 – A Star Falls |
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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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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Apr 9, 12 | 401 – Palace Descending |
Nov 14, 11 | 362 – Robots Don’t Sleep |
Oct 15, 06 | 22 – Dr. Rocket is Sorry? |
Oct 7, 11 | Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Recap by Steve VanDyken |
Jun 25, 14 | 604 – Vs. |
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 21, 18 | 765 – The Spark Between Them |
Oct 9, 17 | 736 – This Blighted World |
Mar 11, 13 | 487 – Innocent Travelers |
Nov 10, 06 | 38 – The Good Ol’ Days |
Jun 1, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 2 “Fallen Villain” |
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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Jul 7, 14 | 607 – Too Easy |
Feb 26, 09 | 197 – Requiem |
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Oct 9, 08 | 170 – There Will Be Blood |
Jul 25, 12 | 430 – Meanwhile, At The Great Hall of the Society of Heroes… |
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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May 26, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 15 “DUDE!” |
Jul 9, 18 | Pg. 6 “Date or Fight?” |
May 31, 22 | 893 – All the Way to Vegas |
May 19, 14 | 596 – That’s the Mission |
Apr 20, 12 | Pg. 9 “The Unicef Upstarts” |
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 31, 16 | 695 – The Mighty Money Man |
Nov 19, 14 | 638 – The Man Who Sold the World |
Dec 31, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 3 |
Oct 1, 12 | 445 – I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told |
Jul 21, 22 | 908 – Torture |
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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Apr 23, 18 | 780 – Don’t Be a Jerry |
Jan 15, 20 | 824 – Knives Out |
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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Nov 19, 20 | 857 – Knocked Off the Perch |
Sep 2, 10 | 274 – Up and Walking |
Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
Jun 30, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 20 “He Was a Noncombatant!” |
May 26, 22 | 892 – Ejection |
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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Jul 30, 18 | Pg. 9 “Who is Talking?” |
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Dec 16, 11 | Pg. 5 “Full Power, Harvey!” |
Apr 7, 14 | 586 – The New Percy |
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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Dec 1, 14 | 641 – A Different World, A Different Thrice |
May 5, 12 | Pg. 11 “Fly Away” |
Apr 27, 12 | Pg. 10 “Mother and Child Reunion” |
Jun 3, 11 | Pg. 8 “Future Imperfect” |
Jun 16, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 18 “KAPOW!” |
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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Aug 27, 14 | 621 – Jerry’s Powers |
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Oct 29, 09 | 231 – The Greatest Revenge Plot Never Imagined |
Feb 1, 17 | 731 – Mr. Brightside |
Oct 10, 11 | 353 – SHWABOOM!! |
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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Dec 7, 11 | 369 – Donut Power |
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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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May 25, 08 | SF Collection # 5 Cover (Unused) |
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Apr 11, 11 | 306 – He Looks Like He’s Dying |
Feb 26, 09 | 197 – Requiem |