This first strip in chapter 2 is all about setting up the game and introducing Dr. Klein, an obviously important figure at Valhalla. When I started the SuperFogeys, I always had it in the back of my mind that I would need to create a “man-in-charge” at some point. Dr. Klein, with his german name [...]
Archive for ‘Chapter 02 – Bingo Night’
I love Spy Gal. It’s probably the adolescent schoolboy in me, but I have a lot of fun teasing her and putting her in some horrible situations. It’s always fun to see what she’ll do. Gene is the stand-in for my fifteen-year-old self. And, in case you can’t make it out, the book Spy Gal [...]
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Jul 18, 14 | Pg. 3 “Naughty Girl” |
Nov 13, 19 | 812 – Spy Gal Dual Wields |
Feb 17, 14 | 572 – The New War Room |
Apr 20, 11 | 309 – Time Travelin’ Scamps |
One of the better-paced strips I’ve done (or so I’ve been told) and a solid, economical reintroduction to three of the main characters.
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Oct 1, 12 | 445 – I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told |
Sep 23, 13 | 537 – The Guthrie |
Sep 7, 16 | 697 – No Fun Being Ignored |
Mar 12, 12 | 394 – The Bottom Drops Out |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Some people thought Dr. Klein’s look in the third panel coupled with his German name mean that Dr. Klein is evil. I won’t comment on the prejudices of my readership, but I will say that I did not have that in mind when I drew it. I was just experimenting with what I could do [...]
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Mar 26, 09 | 201 – The Orphan BBQ Will Have to Wait |
Dec 18, 19 | 820 – Heart-Stopping Great Looks |
Jan 27, 07 | 87 – The Third Man is Not Pleased |
Apr 2, 14 | 585 – Atomic Fly’s Special Delivery |
May 19, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 14 “Save Him, Dirtlicker” |
Ugh. This is my failed experiment. Like Strip 25, I had two ideas for a strip and tried to make them into one. As drawn, panel 3 preceded panel 2, but at the last minute I got the idea to integrate them more. It didn’t work. Not helping matters is the last panel. For the [...]
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May 15, 13 | 504 – A Striking Mustache |
Nov 8, 17 | 745 – The Song of Rocket’s Loyalty |
Dec 5, 06 | 54 – Gene Gets What’s Coming to Him |
Mar 15, 11 | Pg. 7 “Knife to the Throat” |
Feb 2, 21 | 870 – Spy Gal’s Patience Runs Out |
Like Spy Gal in Chapter 1, I had spent two strips building up the arrival of the Healer. I wanted his entrance to be important and surprising. Originally, the Healer was going to be an old man in a cloak. Much more like Dr. Strange or something like that. After being comfortable with that for [...]
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Jun 8, 12 | Pg. 5 “In the 1950s” |
May 15, 13 | 504 – A Striking Mustache |
Mar 21, 11 | The SuperFogeys 2011 Teaser |
Nov 9, 16 | 712 – Ah-ah-ah |
Jul 8, 10 | 264 – You Betcha |
The SuperFogeys are so stiff and immobile, it was fun to cut loose a little on a character like the Healer. I made it double-sized because I wanted the figures to breathe a little and see what I could do with a character who is real expressive. There’s some good lines in this one (Dr. [...]
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Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
Mar 2, 20 | 835 – Because of the Struggle |
Jan 19, 07 | 76 – Space Pig’s Feelings Get Hurt |
Dec 22, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 4 “His Darlings” |
Feb 25, 10 | 245 – One Week Later |
More Healer nonsense. You can see how my camera is really changing up now. I’ve left behind almost completely the cut/paste of the previous chapter, something I was real glad to do. The Space Pig is always fun to bring back. There’s no way to explain him and his function every time out, so I [...]
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I hate the first panel of this one. CS and Spy Gal just don’t look right and I don’t know what I was thinking. The entire point of this strip was to establish that Spy Gal is attracted to Dr. Klein. I don’t do anything more with it for the whole of Chapter 2, but [...]
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This is a strip I’m really proud of. It’s very much a side-trip from the main story, but I think it’s poignant in a way that SuperFogeys hasn’t been up until now. While writing the SuperFogeys, I often have to ask myself, “What will it be like when I’m old?” I guess this is one [...]
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Jerry was late to the party because I needed to remind the audience of his feelings for Spy Gal. I’m sure there was a better way to do that. Not a favorite of mine.
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Nov 15, 17 | 747 – The Popped Grape |
Jun 28, 22 | 901 – Vanished |
Dec 27, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 1 |
Mar 4, 07 | 107 – Bubbles of Light 1 |
Apr 27, 11 | 311 – The Glow of the Screen Shines Brightly |
I knew the back half of this chapter would be light on the Swifty, so I wanted to make sure his last time in the spotlight was a memorable one. Everyone seems to have a different favorite Swifty ailment, but the one I like the best (and the first one I wrote) is the one [...]
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Jun 25, 14 | 604 – Vs. |
Sep 23, 10 | 277 – Judging the Future |
Apr 8, 11 | Cover |
Jul 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 21 “Sayonara, Sucker!” |
Aug 5, 10 | 268 – Sick and Unflattering |
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Mar 23, 11 | 301 – Hmph |
May 5, 08 | 102 – WebSpace Page: Swifty |
Jun 2, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 16 “Eagle vs. Bear” |
Oct 4, 11 | Chapter 9, “Head Games” Recap by Eric Merritt |
Aug 15, 12 | 436 – Bigger in Person |
Yeah, I did a Viagra joke. You almost have to, given the subject matter. I think I did it in the best possible way. It was important to me to have the Healer is so disapproving and grossed out. I think that’s how we all felt the first time we saw Bob Dole talking about [...]
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Jan 18, 11 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 5 “Hungry” |
Oct 14, 08 | 171 – Hello, Karma |
Oct 27, 14 | 631 – Two Decisions |
Dec 23, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 5 “ |
Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
I had been looking for an excuse to do a single-panel strip for a long time and this conclusion of the Healer’s interviews with all the SuperFogeys was a good excuse for it. Originally, the dialogue on this one was vastly different. It was a back and forth between the Healer and the Captain; none [...]
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Dec 1, 06 | 51 – Can Hair Eat? |
Jul 4, 14 | Pg. 1 “One Month Later” |
Jan 2, 12 | 374 – A Spy Gal Shaped Hole |
Jan 6, 14 | 560 – Lifeless |
Mar 3, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 3 “The Captain and Jerry” |
44 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed
by Brock Heasley on November 16th, 2006This is one of those connecting strips that I didn’t know I needed until I did. Strip 45 was always a story I was going to tell, but before I got to that story I realized that I had nothing leading into it. What would be Dr. Rocket’s final scheme? Why, bunnies of course. Why [...]
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Feb 5, 18 | 760 – OG Thrice |
Nov 4, 19 | 809 – The Jerry Cradle |
Apr 17, 13 | 498 – Zurida’s Conditions |
Dec 3, 06 | 53 – The Healing |
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45 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed, Conclusion
by Brock Heasley on November 17th, 2006See the bunny? I liked the idea that Dr. Rocket kept one bunny for himself. Of course it begs the question…what happened to the bunny? That answer is coming in Chapter 6. This strip took a little longer than your average strip. In the end, I think I probably pumped a little too much detail [...]
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Dec 9, 06 | 58 – Jerry’s Single Chest Hair |
Aug 29, 16 | 694 – Soviet Sam Crackdown |
Nov 26, 14 | 640 – Jerry Must Come Back |
May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
Apr 16, 18 | 778 – Sam’s Guilt |
Another “ugh” strip for me. I have a real problem with drawing too big for the panel. I truly need to zoom the camera out more. The Healer declaring the Captain the winner without checking the score should come across as a bit strange. He’s just being too nice. It’s the first hint there might [...]
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Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
Dec 4, 08 | 185 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 2 “Babylonian Invasion” |
Dec 23, 11 | Pg. 6 “Battle in the Skies” |
May 17, 08 | SF Collection #3 Cover |
Dec 21, 12 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy! |
I absolutely love this strip. This is a case of art elevating the script. On paper, this one didn’t seem like it would be much. If anything, I felt like I was trying to do too much. However…I think it works. Bingo Knight was a character name given to me by a reader of my [...]
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Dec 11, 08 | 187 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 4 “New Clothes” |
Feb 15, 11 | Pg. 3 “For The Girls” |
Aug 31, 16 | 695 – The Mighty Money Man |
Oct 10, 11 | 353 – SHWABOOM!! |
Jul 25, 14 | Pg. 4 “Daddy’s Little Girl Packs a Punch” |
Bingo Knight’s design came from the idea that he is essentially a super accountant. I mean, a super hero who settles Bingo scores? How could he be anything BUT an accountant? Once I knew that, all I had to do was put a dorky guy in a Knight costume and the idea sold itself.
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Jul 1, 08 | 143 – Ogle |
Feb 6, 13 | 478 – What If Money Man Had Lived? |
Aug 26, 19 | 794 – 3,000 Miles Away |
Jan 29, 20 | 828 – Sorry About the Torture |
Nov 27, 17 | 750 – The Big Slap |
I don’t know how much this strip actually adds to the plot, but it makes me laugh and sometimes that’s enough. A genuinely well-drawn Spy Gal in this strip, I think. She’s a tough one to draw just right and I always have a hard time with her hair.
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Aug 15, 11 | 342 – The Wrong Man |
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Oct 6, 06 | 13 – How About a Kiss? |
Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
I tried and tried to not make this one a double-sized. I had just done one and I didn’t want to take the time to do another one, but there just wasn’t any other way to make it work. Too many characters all interacting with each other. It has been said that this is one [...]
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Mar 13, 11 | 299 – Why The Hospital |
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Mar 23, 11 | 301 – Hmph |
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Aug 17, 12 | Pg. 2 “Youthfulenergysupersurplus!” |
This is the one that was lifted almost entirely from the rejected version of strip 43. That’s how a lot of strips get written. I may write lots and lots of possible dialogue for any given strip and if something isn’t right for the idea, but the dialogue is good anyway, I’ll save it and [...]
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Sep 23, 13 | 537 – The Guthrie |
Dec 11, 08 | 187 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 4 “New Clothes” |
Oct 23, 08 | 174 – Big Mistake |
Sep 14, 12 | Pg. 6 “Who Could Have Done This?” |
Oct 17, 18 | HUGE NEWS! SuperFogeys Volume One—Inaction Heroes now on Kickstarter! |
This is one I was really excited about doing. The art in the SuperFogeys represents a style that I invented just for this strip. I work in a lot of different styles at my 9-to-5 and in my freelance work, so it was fun to show off one of those styles in this strip. Plus, [...]
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Nov 19, 14 | 638 – The Man Who Sold the World |
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Oct 20, 20 | 848 – Organic Deodorant |
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By the time I got to this strip I’d really tossed away any notion I had of keeping the same structure of four panels for each strip. This is another of those ideas I had from almost the very beginning of Chapter 2. It’s so weird seeing the Captain standing. I don’t know that I’ll [...]
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Oct 19, 12 | Pg. 9 “Let’s Go!” |
May 27, 11 | Pg. 7 “In the Future” |
Sep 7, 12 | Pg. 5 “Who Squished?” |
Nov 16, 06 | 44 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed |
Oct 15, 09 | 229 – Father and Tom |
I love Gene. He’s such a jerk and yet, I think, you feel sorry for him. I don’t really know why. Maybe it’s just me. I broke my rule of having Spy Gal being tough enough to defend herself because I couldn’t pass up the joke. I hope no one minded.
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Oct 17, 12 | 450 – Neither One of Them Expected It |
Feb 8, 11 | Pg. 2 “New Designer in Town” |
Jan 13, 07 | 68 – Jerry’s Computer Troubles |
Jan 7, 21 | 865 – Balance |
Jul 4, 14 | Pg. 1 “One Month Later” |
Talk about left field, huh? All I’ll say here is that I do know who the Healer is talking to and it is a hint at something greater and we WILL find out who it is. There are more questions to be asked about this one, but I’ll let you figure out what they are.
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Dec 2, 13 | 553 – Capture and Rescue Mission |
Jul 30, 12 | 431 – Blights of the Round Table |
Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
Apr 9, 09 | 203 – Shame, Shame |
Dec 9, 11 | Pg. 4 “Party Crasher” |
I’m color-blind (mildly so, but still…), but the SuperFogeys are a one man show so you all have to put up with my puke palette. However, it’s always nice when a strip looks pretty like I think this one does. The entire point of this strip is to justify the next one…
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Dec 9, 11 | Pg. 4 “Party Crasher” |
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Nov 8, 17 | 745 – The Song of Rocket’s Loyalty |
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Sep 2, 08 | 159 – Strange Dreams and Wedding Plans |
…just as the entire point of Chapter 2 was to justify this one joke. See, I wrote this one as one of the first 10 strips back in the first weeks of the creation of the SuperFogeys. I quickly realized that I couldn’t use it because, uh, hello? Captain Spectacular can’t walk. Thus, Chapter 2 [...]
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Sep 29, 11 | Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” Recap by Crystal Murphy |
Jan 8, 18 | 752 – Like Jerry |
Nov 18, 06 | 46 – The Winner of Bingo Night…? |
Jan 22, 20 | 826 – Into the Suckface |
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This is an important call back to the end of Chapter 1. I had to keep Jerry’s unrequited love alive somehow and it seems particularly harsh that it’s now Spy Gal herself who is diminishing him. Jerry’s just fun to mess with.
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Aug 10, 11 | 341 – Stop |
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May 7, 12 | 409 – Walkin’ Blues |
Sep 29, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 5 “Time to Move On” |
And that’s it, folks! Captain Spectacular’s dialogue here with Dr. Klein offers real insight into his character. CS has retired from not only the hero business, but also from life. Even though this seems like a return to the status quo, the Captain will remain healed and able to walk. Might make things interesting later [...]
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Feb 5, 20 | 830 – Literary Twist |