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 [...]
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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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Mar 15, 11 | Pg. 7 “Knife to the Throat” |
Nov 19, 20 | 857 – Knocked Off the Perch |
May 21, 09 | 209 – Coming to Jesus |
Apr 28, 14 | 590 – Will He Fight? |
Dec 12, 16 | 718 – What is Deserved |
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 4, 11 | Chapter 9, “Head Games” Recap by Eric Merritt |
Dec 19, 12 | 468 – Jerry’s Savior |
Jan 17, 18 | 755 – Under the Radar |
Sep 7, 16 | 697 – No Fun Being Ignored |
May 12, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 13 “What Are You Doing Here!?” |
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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Oct 12, 06 | 19 – Back From the Colonoscopy |
Jan 29, 18 | 758 – No One Else He Can Think Of |
Feb 5, 09 | 194 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 11 “Helpful Suggestions” |
Aug 14, 19 | 791 – The Secret Origin of The Atomic Fly! |
Jan 28, 10 | 241 – He’s Gone |
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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Sep 23, 06 | 2 – Introducing Jerry! |
Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
Jul 23, 12 | 429 – Shenanigans |
Aug 6, 09 | 219 – Bubbles of Light 5 |
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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Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
Dec 30, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 2 |
Dec 14, 16 | 719 – It’s Easy When You Know How |
Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
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 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Oct 9, 06 | 16 – Spy Gal Wakes Up |
Mar 2, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 9 “Mature Love” |
Jul 30, 12 | 431 – Blights of the Round Table |
Oct 4, 06 | 12 – Introducing Space Pig! |
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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Jul 13, 11 | 333 – A Word with Her Fiancee |
Sep 25, 13 | 538 – The Amazing Zurida |
May 17, 08 | SF Collection #3 Cover |
Oct 27, 20 | 850 – Grand Entrance |
Apr 23, 09 | 205 – Here is What I Propose |
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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Feb 17, 14 | 572 – The New War Room |
Mar 2, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 9 “Mature Love” |
Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
Sep 28, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 4 |
Dec 21, 11 | 373 – SWAT! |
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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Sep 16, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Fallen Rabbit” |
Mar 5, 12 | 392 – …Secrets, Secrets Hurt Someone |
Sep 14, 15 | 682 – Milk and Cookies |
Dec 30, 10 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” (2010) |
Jan 28, 10 | 241 – He’s Gone |
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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Oct 15, 09 | 229 – Father and Tom |
Mar 28, 12 | 399 – Surprise, Swifty Disapproves of Everyone |
Aug 13, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 11 “Erased” |
Nov 19, 20 | 857 – Knocked Off the Perch |
Jan 11, 10 | Guest Strip by Bearman of “Bearman Cartoons!” |
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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Mar 5, 12 | 392 – …Secrets, Secrets Hurt Someone |
Feb 7, 18 | 761 – Rolling Peas |
May 29, 13 | 508 – Slightly More Conclusive Evidence |
Jul 22, 08 | 147 – Three Plus Seven |
Nov 30, 11 | 367 – The Division Sword |
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Aug 4, 14 | 615 – Flirting in the White House |
May 24, 22 | 891 – Third Eye Blind |
Nov 19, 20 | 857 – Knocked Off the Perch |
Jan 16, 12 | 378 – Things Fall Apart |
Dec 8, 20 | 860 – Idiot Martha |
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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Nov 14, 16 | 713 – No More Killin’ |
Sep 29, 11 | Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” Recap by Crystal Murphy |
Oct 9, 19 | 802 – Nothing More Important Than Loyalty |
Oct 16, 08 | 172 – The Superhero Code |
Sep 25, 13 | 538 – The Amazing Zurida |
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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Jan 12, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 1 “Sweet Samantha” |
Jul 12, 22 | 905 – Big Landing |
May 20, 13 | 505 – Dark Disease |
Oct 11, 06 | 18 – Ben Gay Smell |
Aug 12, 11 | Pg. 4 “Fear of the Space Pig” |
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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Oct 27, 20 | 850 – Grand Entrance |
Dec 29, 10 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar (Extra) |
May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
Nov 4, 08 | 176 – An Evil #@$% |
Mar 30, 07 | 129 – Captain Spectacular’s Plea |
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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Mar 31, 12 | Pg. 6 “Find the Sharp Metal Instrument” |
Oct 2, 13 | 540 – Jerry is Committed |
May 7, 12 | 409 – Walkin’ Blues |
Feb 17, 11 | 296 – Even Her |
Dec 10, 06 | 59 – Will Captain Spectacular Stay or Will He Go? |
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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May 13, 13 | 503 – Money Man vs. Zurida |
Nov 7, 06 | 35 – Healer Q&A |
Sep 25, 13 | 538 – The Amazing Zurida |
Dec 15, 20 | 862 – That’s It!? |
Jan 26, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 3 “Explosive Ending” |
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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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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Dec 16, 19 | 819 – Time for a Refill? |
Dec 9, 10 | 288 – Fill Me In |
Feb 26, 09 | 197 – Requiem |
Mar 17, 11 | 300 – Stage Four |
May 14, 09 | 208 – Grab the Tush |
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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Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
Oct 14, 10 | 280 – Twin Sisters |
Jan 7, 21 | 865 – Balance |
Oct 7, 10 | 279 – Gina Galloway |
Oct 7, 11 | Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Recap by Steve VanDyken |
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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Sep 9, 08 | 161 – Tangerine’s Arrival and Dr. Klein’s Return |
Mar 5, 09 | 198 – Not Lookin’ Too Good Yourself |
Oct 4, 06 | 12 – Introducing Space Pig! |
Jan 28, 07 | 88 – Who Smells Like Fish? |
Dec 25, 13 | How Dr. Rocket Stole Christmas |
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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Feb 5, 20 | 830 – Literary Twist |
Feb 3, 07 | 94 – Everything Changed |
Oct 26, 12 | Pg. 10 “The End?” |
Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
May 9, 12 | 410 – Attack of the Space Monkeys |
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 17, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 3 “The Last Punch” |
Jul 15, 08 | 145 – Wrinkly Butt |
Oct 23, 19 | 806 – Space Pigs in the Forest |
Oct 7, 08 | 169 – Faker! |
Oct 7, 10 | 279 – Gina Galloway |
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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Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
Jun 1, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 2 “Fallen Villain” |
Jul 8, 15 | 653 – When a Shirtless Captain Spectacular Shows Up |
Jul 6, 12 | Pg. 4 “The Very, Very Long Battle” |
Mar 9, 20 | 837 – So? |
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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Nov 22, 06 | 49 – The Pen is Shinier Than the Sword |
Dec 28, 11 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy! |
Feb 11, 10 | 243 – A Deal is a Deal |
Mar 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 5 “Prison Stripes” |
Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
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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Oct 23, 19 | 806 – Space Pigs in the Forest |
Jan 13, 12 | Pg. 1 “Listen Now Children…” |
Feb 6, 13 | 478 – What If Money Man Had Lived? |
Aug 29, 12 | 440 – Up, Up and CRASH |
Dec 2, 09 | The SuperFogeys 2010 Teaser |
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 30, 08 | Guest Strip by Chris Blanchard of “Renaissance Guy!” |
Apr 27, 12 | Pg. 10 “Mother and Child Reunion” |
Mar 29, 07 | 128 – Only Two People in the World… |
Feb 4, 10 | 242 – Comfort Food |
Oct 20, 20 | 848 – Organic Deodorant |
…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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Dec 11, 08 | 187 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 4 “New Clothes” |
Jan 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
Jan 14, 13 | 471 – Mmm… Spaghetti… |
Mar 5, 14 | 577 – Who are the Two Queens? |
Mar 30, 07 | 129 – Captain Spectacular’s Plea |
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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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, 09 | 194 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 11 “Helpful Suggestions” |
Sep 12, 12 | 444 – A New Mission |
Jul 10, 08 | Guest Strip by Lucas Turnbloom of “Imagine This!” |
Sep 24, 09 | 226 – The Deal is Off |
Feb 18, 13 | 481 – Awfully Suspicious |