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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Jan 8, 10 | Guest Strip by Cory Thomas of “Watch Your Head!” |
May 5, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 12 “Date or Fight?” |
Sep 4, 08 | 160 – Best Friends Forever? |
Mar 4, 20 | 836 – Keep Away |
Dec 15, 20 | 862 – That’s It!? |
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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Nov 26, 14 | 640 – Jerry Must Come Back |
Jul 23, 12 | 429 – Shenanigans |
Sep 28, 16 | 702 – He’s Got Gloves |
Jan 15, 07 | 70 – Gene and Dictator Tot Reunite |
Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
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 26, 12 | Pg. 10 “The End?” |
Oct 16, 08 | 172 – The Superhero Code |
Jul 29, 08 | 149 – Santa Rocket |
Jan 23, 13 | 474 – Overwhelmed |
Oct 5, 12 | Pg. 7 “The Babymaker” |
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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Jun 17, 08 | 139 – Jerry’s Fate Revealed |
Sep 2, 08 | 159 – Strange Dreams and Wedding Plans |
Mar 23, 12 | Pg. 5 “Where Are The Unicef Upstarts?” |
Apr 28, 14 | 590 – Will He Fight? |
Jul 4, 11 | 330 – Swim City |
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 12, 13 | 512 – The Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened to Swifty |
Nov 1, 06 | 29 – Introducing Dr. Klein! |
Oct 14, 08 | 171 – Hello, Karma |
Mar 18, 13 | 489 – Change in Plan |
Mar 12, 12 | 394 – The Bottom Drops Out |
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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Jul 4, 11 | 330 – Swim City |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
Jul 6, 11 | 331 – Paradise |
Oct 17, 18 | HUGE NEWS! SuperFogeys Volume One—Inaction Heroes now on Kickstarter! |
Nov 8, 17 | 745 – The Song of Rocket’s Loyalty |
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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Nov 4, 06 | 32 – Bingo Night Begins |
Nov 26, 09 | 235 – In His Shadow |
Sep 14, 12 | Pg. 6 “Who Could Have Done This?” |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
May 12, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 13 “What Are You Doing Here!?” |
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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Jan 18, 12 | 379 – A True Hero |
Apr 4, 07 | 134 – Driving Everybody Off |
Nov 25, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Third Man” |
Jul 1, 13 | 517 – The Man in the Iron Cage |
Dec 23, 08 | 190 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 7 “Test Subjects” |
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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Jul 29, 11 | Pg.2 “Bio Signature Giveaway” |
Oct 1, 06 | 9 – How to Turn Dr. Rocket On |
Mar 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 5 “Prison Stripes” |
Nov 28, 11 | 366 – Who Dares? |
Dec 2, 10 | 287 – GAH! |
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Sep 7, 12 | Pg. 5 “Who Squished?” |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Jun 12, 13 | 512 – The Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened to Swifty |
Mar 21, 11 | The SuperFogeys 2011 Teaser |
Mar 12, 07 | 111 – Forgive Dr. Rocket |
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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Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
Nov 13, 06 | 41 – Swifty’s Litany |
Jul 2, 09 | 214 – Father and Sons |
Mar 23, 12 | Pg. 5 “Where Are The Unicef Upstarts?” |
Feb 11, 10 | 243 – A Deal is a Deal |
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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Feb 6, 12 | 384 – Taking It Well |
Aug 23, 10 | SF Origins: Baby Swifty’s First Words, Pg. 2 “Preposterous” |
Jul 8, 15 | 653 – When a Shirtless Captain Spectacular Shows Up |
Aug 29, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 6 “Spy Gal Arrives” |
Feb 24, 11 | 297 – A Strong Man |
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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Aug 5, 13 | 523 – The Big Slam |
Jul 31, 15 | 663 – Pandora’s Box |
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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May 13, 11 | Pg. 5 “Jerry the Superhero” |
Nov 25, 13 | 551 – The Guthrie is Turned On |
Aug 29, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 6 “Spy Gal Arrives” |
Jul 12, 22 | 905 – Big Landing |
Aug 10, 15 | 667 – The Importance of Good Hygiene |
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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Sep 11, 08 | 162 – Just Another Purty Face? |
Oct 16, 06 | 23 – The Incontinent Duo |
Jan 9, 17 | 724 – Requiem for Tangerine |
Apr 1, 07 | 131 – Spy Gal Cares |
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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Apr 5, 07 | 135 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein, Conclusion |
May 27, 11 | Pg. 7 “In the Future” |
Sep 4, 19 | 797 – Squishiness in the War Room |
Apr 29, 10 | 254 – Why Kill An Innocent? |
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 11, 08 | 187 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 4 “New Clothes” |
Dec 9, 06 | 58 – Jerry’s Single Chest Hair |
Oct 16, 06 | 23 – The Incontinent Duo |
Sep 16, 08 | 163 – Dr. Klein’s Got Some Splainin’ to Do |
Oct 2, 06 | 10 – Why Spy Gal Came to Valhalla |
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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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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Oct 7, 08 | 169 – Faker! |
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Nov 7, 06 | 35 – Healer Q&A |
Apr 29, 10 | 254 – Why Kill An Innocent? |
Nov 12, 09 | 233 – She Was Undercover |
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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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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Sep 25, 08 | 166 – Beer Don’t Judge |
Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
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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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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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Jan 12, 07 | 67 – Dr. Rocket Draws a Webcomic? |
Jan 21, 07 | 81 – Jerry Denied! |
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Mar 15, 07 | 114 – Enter: Star Maiden |
Jan 23, 07 | 82 – Refuge in Dr. Klein’s Office |
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 30, 19 | 808 – 2.5 Seconds Later |
May 24, 22 | 891 – Third Eye Blind |
Dec 19, 12 | 468 – Jerry’s Savior |
Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
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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Jul 21, 14 | 611 – Escape |
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Feb 21, 18 | 765 – The Spark Between Them |
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…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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Jun 17, 11 | Pg. 10 “Lost Faith” |
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Oct 18, 06 | 25 – Pee On Swifty |
Jul 6, 12 | Pg. 4 “The Very, Very Long Battle” |
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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Mar 24, 14 | 582 – The Discomfort of Dark Maiden |
Feb 8, 11 | Pg. 2 “New Designer in Town” |
Jan 18, 17 | 727 – Parlor Tricks |
Jul 8, 08 | Guest Strip by Brian Anderson of “Dog Eat Doug!” |
Mar 19, 18 | 772 – Showdown at the New California Coast |
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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Dec 16, 13 | 557 – Dog Off the Leash |