Holy crud, can you believe we’re actually back? PREVIOUSLY, ON THE SUPERFOGEYS… Okay, it’s been a while. Let me catch you up. It’s been one year since Captain Spectacular’s ex-wives Zurida and Dark Maiden and an alien armada invaded the United States of America and took it over. Now, the USA is now more. In [...]
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This is one of my favorite strips of this chapter. Things just came together really well, from the art to the dialogue. I always feel bad giving Marc these double-sized strips, but he always knocks it out of the park, so… ONE MORE DOLLAR TO MEET THE NEXT MILESTONE GOAL! UPDATE! Just before this post [...]
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Dec 1, 14 | 641 – A Different World, A Different Thrice |
Nov 29, 17 | 751 – Who Do You Think Paid for All This? |
Jun 23, 14 | 603 – General Will and the Society of Heroes |
Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
Apr 10, 13 | 496 – The First Condition |
And that wraps up our first week back! We’re finally back on Earth-Abaddon and I’m pleased to report that the majority of this chapter will take place there. I have a lot of fun playing with the other Earth, but Abaddon is the near and dear. Lots of fun stuff with Dark Maiden ahead. Have [...]
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Aug 10, 11 | 341 – Stop |
Aug 12, 15 | 668 – Dealing in Facts |
Jun 26, 13 | 516 – Time to Clean House |
Oct 5, 16 | 704 – Ankle Biters |
Oct 12, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg.7 “BOOM” |
Dark Maiden is a complicated character. I had someone ask me this week if Star Maiden and Dark Maiden are the same person. Yes, in fact, they are–but they are radically different sides of the same person and neither of them is the REAL Star Maiden (call her “Elora,” her birth name). The real Star [...]
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Aug 21, 13 | 528 – Spy Gal vs. Jerry |
Mar 13, 13 | 488 – A Pale Queen Commands Them |
Oct 17, 18 | HUGE NEWS! SuperFogeys Volume One—Inaction Heroes now on Kickstarter! |
Nov 23, 06 | 50 – And the Actual Winner of Bingo Night is… |
Apr 7, 14 | 586 – The New Percy |
Ever wonder what the Earth-Avalon Nurse Carter would be like? Well, it doesn’t matter if you did or not because here she is. Of course the real news is all this death and destruction. It’s terrible. We can’t lose Captain Spectacular II, ON THIS OR ANY OTHER WORLD! COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU… A [...]
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Jun 1, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 2 “Fallen Villain” |
May 21, 09 | 209 – Coming to Jesus |
Aug 4, 22 | 912 – Jerry Speaks |
Jul 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 21 “Sayonara, Sucker!” |
Apr 22, 10 | 253 – Destiny Screwed Over |
Writing–and seeing–two different Soviet Sams is a lot of fun. They are basically completely different characters. Also a lot of fun is General Will vs. Captain Spectacular. One man with all the power who struggles to be the hero, the other with none of the power who takes his heroing seriously. Next week: Spy Gal [...]
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Jul 19, 22 | 907 – Where is Sam? |
May 31, 22 | 893 – All the Way to Vegas |
Oct 30, 19 | 808 – 2.5 Seconds Later |
Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
Dec 19, 16 | 720 – Thank You for Making Me Angry |
Classic case of denial? Or something else? As per usual, Marc nails the comedy moments with some nice acting. Look at the progression in Dark Maiden’s body language across these panels, from stooped to an arched back we know exactly what she’s thinking a feeling without even reading the dialogue. I love it. PATREON UPDATE [...]
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Mar 13, 13 | 488 – A Pale Queen Commands Them |
Jun 15, 11 | 325 – At Captain Spectacular’s Door |
Oct 7, 10 | 279 – Gina Galloway |
Sep 21, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 2! |
I think I’m finally enjoying writing Dark Maiden. I admit I’ve struggled with her a bit since she came on the scene. Star Maiden was so, so much fun to write and I miss her, but change is good and I knew there had to be a change there. Enter: Dark Maiden. And now, just [...]
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Apr 4, 18 | 777 – The Howl |
Sep 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
Feb 12, 14 | 571 – ZBC Nightly News with Richelieu Madden and Gwen Dreck |
Nov 27, 17 | 750 – The Big Slap |
Aug 27, 14 | 621 – Jerry’s Powers |
I never tire of writing Percy. I don’t care if no one else loves him, he’s one of my faves. THE GALLOWS BLACK CARPET EVENT I’ll make this quick because I’m short on time, but the movie I worked on, The Gallows, had its big Black Carpet Event in Fresno a couple days ago. I [...]
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Jul 6, 11 | 331 – Paradise |
Aug 9, 10 | 269 – Sparing Her |
Feb 3, 11 | 294 – Funny Ya Should Mention That |
Jun 28, 22 | 901 – Vanished |
Jan 25, 07 | 83 – The Seduction of Dr. Klein |
Hands down one of the most gorgeous strips Marc has ever produced. UPDATE: THE MISSING YEAR REVEAL Sadly, we lost a patron on Patreon this past week. This means we’re a bit further from our goal of $75/strip to unlock the top secret document that reveals the details of the year we skipped over between [...]
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Aug 10, 11 | 341 – Stop |
Nov 14, 11 | 362 – Robots Don’t Sleep |
Aug 24, 12 | Pg. 3 “Crybabies” |
May 26, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 15 “DUDE!” |
For those of you keeping score at home… we haven’t seen Cap and Jerry in the same space together in a very, very long time. And certainly not since the truth about Jerry was finally revealed to Cap. Of course, since that moment Cap as gotten a major info dump from Money Man, who told [...]
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Jan 11, 17 | 725 – Slaughter Many, Many More |
Aug 3, 11 | 339 – Love |
Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
Aug 20, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 12 “Party Hard” |
My wife and I are celebrating our 15th Wedding Anniversary right now so I don’t have a ton of time to write… so, I won’t! Besides, I think Cap and Jerry are saying more than enough today. Quick note–The Gallows opens officially today! If you like scary movies, go see! See you on Monday!
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Mar 10, 14 | 578 – A Different Kind of Torture |
Oct 30, 19 | 808 – 2.5 Seconds Later |
Sep 29, 06 | 7 – Turnip Turnip |
Oh, I’m not touching this one. Love to hear what you guys have to say about the conversation in today’s strip. CRAZY WEEK I think last week just about broke me. It was a week in which there was so much going on that I pretty much just hopped from one thing to the next [...]
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Dec 24, 09 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “Comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” No. 2! |
Jun 3, 09 | The SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page! |
Sep 2, 08 | 159 – Strange Dreams and Wedding Plans |
Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
Nov 11, 13 | 547 – Lashing Out |
Marc keeps getting better and better as a colorist. This has got to rank as one of his finest efforts. Hope you guys still like Swifty because you’re certainly getting a lot of him this chapter! SUPERFOGEYS ISSUE 6! Did a blog post on this yesterday, but in case you missed it SuperFogeys Issue 6 [...]
Some of you have been commenting on Swifty’s inability to change. I confess I actually take quite a bit of pride in the fact that, essentially, Swifty doesn’t change. No matter what you throw at him. Anyone know an older person like that? I sure do. PATREON UPDATE Well, we seem to have hit a [...]
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Portalmaker, for those of you who have forgotten, is Alternate Jerry’s alias on Earth-Avalon. He was killed by the Alternate Thrice Evil, our current Big Bad. The last panel of this strip was a bit tricky and I was worried about how it might work on the page. It’s something that I could see in [...]
Ah… love. Sweet love. Jerry and Spy Gal…. couple of the century, ladies and gentlemen. Busier than I should be over here so I’m making this brief. Happy Wednesday, everybody. See you on Friday with 660 – “Concentrate!”
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Jul 26, 22 | 909 – Get Outta Town |
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Jul 11, 08 | Guest Strip by Sean Conchieri of “Pixel!” |
Jun 3, 13 | 509 – Villain to Villain |
Sep 23, 13 | 537 – The Guthrie |
Hey, welcome back to another week of Chapter 20. What’s everybody think of Chapter 20 so far? One of my goals for this chapter was to get the Fogeys back into each other’s orbits so they could talk to each other and interact. The gap year really sent everyone to the four winds and that’s [...]
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May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
Feb 12, 18 | 762 – Jerry vs. Soviet Sam |
Feb 20, 12 | 388 – Bay-buh |
Apr 9, 09 | 203 – Shame, Shame |
Apr 29, 11 | Pg. 3 “Lucky” |
If Captain Spectacular calls you lazy… you’re really, really lazy. See you on Friday with 663 – Pandora’s Box!
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Apr 8, 11 | Cover |
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Oct 29, 12 | 453 – Buried Weapons |
Nov 12, 09 | 233 – She Was Undercover |
Michelle brings a flavor the Fogeys have been missing ever since Swifty went on his time-traveling journey. She almost stands outside the narrative and can see things the others don’t. And she’s got the expertise to back up her perspective. We’ve been slow to get to know her, but I have to say I have [...]
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Mar 6, 07 | 108 – Spy Gal Will Protect Jerry |
Sep 23, 13 | 537 – The Guthrie |
Nov 21, 11 | 364 – Comrade |
Jul 3, 13 | 518 – The Last Secret |
Aug 6, 09 | 219 – Bubbles of Light 5 |
Well, I asked Marc to draw a really big vault… he drew a really big vault! Love the touch of it having to be opened by Captain Spectacular. Awesome. (To be clear: I didn’t write that detail. I’m not complimenting myself!) CATCHING UP WITH CAMI Some of you may remember that the character of Cami [...]
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Jan 25, 17 | 729 – After the Battle |
Nov 18, 06 | 46 – The Winner of Bingo Night…? |
Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
Nov 18, 08 | 180 – The Many Crimes of Dr. Rocket |
Oct 20, 14 | 629 – Freaky Differences |
Double sized strip! Double-sized strip! These are a rare treat, but always welcome. Love it when Marc does this. CAMI I was a little late posting comments to Monday’s strip so those of you who saw it when it first went up probably didn’t see my note about Cami. Here it is if you did [...]
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Apr 11, 12 | 402 – Lost Signal |
Nov 27, 13 | 552 – Is Jerry Really Such a Bad Guy? |
Oct 6, 06 | 13 – How About a Kiss? |
Jan 5, 10 | Guest Strip by Joe Cook of “Shattered Myth!” |
Jul 11, 12 | 428 – You Know Who You Sound Like? |
I think the number one complaint about this chapter has been Captain Spectacular’s lack of shirt. I think Tangerine is speaking for us all here. I can make this promise now: Cap will end this chapter with a shirt on his person. What can I say? I aim to please. COMIXOLOGY REMINDER Hey, want to [...]
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Sep 4, 19 | 797 – Squishiness in the War Room |
Dec 7, 06 | 56 – Dr. Rocket Will Have His Revenge |
Oct 21, 08 | 173 – The Blender of Vengeance |
Feb 9, 07 | 99 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden Met and Married, Conclusion |
Nov 20, 06 | 48 – “Old Marm?” |
This strip feels like a throwback to me. Like it’s the kind of interaction that could have easily fit into the first 5 or so chapters when things were a little less crazy in the narrative than they are now. Maybe it’s just me, but I like that. That was certainly one of my goals [...]
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Great scene setting in the first panel. Just looks epic. Nice work, Marc. SUPERFOGEYS ON FACEBOOK Did you know SuperFogeys has a page on Facebook? Be sure and like us there to get news of all the latest updates! See you on Friday with 669 – “Press Conference, Interrupted!”
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Feb 12, 18 | 762 – Jerry vs. Soviet Sam |
Aug 6, 14 | 616 – One of Zurida’s |
Apr 30, 14 | 591 – About That Thing… That One Time |
Dec 1, 14 | 641 – A Different World, A Different Thrice |
Apr 28, 14 | 590 – Will He Fight? |
Double-sized goodness! And so soon after the last one. This strip basically marks the third act of this chapter. We’re in the home stretch now! See you on Monday with 670 – “Maybe They’re Just Stopping By For a Cup of Coffee”
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Jun 15, 15 | 643 – Special Delivery |
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Jan 30, 17 | 730 – Broken Sam |
I really hope everyone is checking out SuperFogeys on Comixology. I truly feel like that’s the ideal reading experience. Case in point: today’s strip. Thrice Evil has a plan, and I think if you read the past couple of chapters in collected form that plan is really, really obvious. But as it is right here? [...]
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Jun 30, 14 | 605 – Underground Brawl |
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Jan 2, 17 | 722 – Help or Mourn? |
Oct 7, 19 | 801 – The Next Best Thing |
Jan 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
UPDATE: Whoops. No idea why the strip wasn’t showing up. For some reason, it worked just fine on my end. It’s all fixed now! Thanks for your patience, and thank you to those of you who pointed out the error. Original Post: This strip is based on a true story. If you think real hard, [...]
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Jan 25, 17 | 729 – After the Battle |
Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
Jan 30, 17 | 730 – Broken Sam |
Jun 3, 09 | The SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page! |
Aug 20, 14 | 619 – The Repentant |
It’s nice to finally, fully reveal the Northern Dissenters. I think they’ve been talked about a lot, but we haven’t seen too much of them. They obviously play a big part in the end of the chapter, but also into the next. I look forward to seeing what you guys make of them. PODCASTING! Marc [...]
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Because you DEMANDED it! Cap… wearing a shirt! And gloves now, too! It’s a whole new day. See you on Wednesday with 674 – “A Little Window Above His Head”
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Jun 17, 15 | 644 – tickticktickticktick… |
Jul 8, 08 | Guest Strip by Brian Anderson of “Dog Eat Doug!” |
Jun 23, 14 | 603 – General Will and the Society of Heroes |
Aug 26, 11 | Pg. 6 “The Missing Spark” |
Dec 25, 09 | Merry Christmas From Swifty (2009) |
Ooooohhhh… the rare, coveted all-silent strip. But an important one. For the first time, Jerry uses his power in a whole new way. Trust me, after this, nothing will be the same. CHAPTER 20 DRAWING TO A CLOSE This chapter has got about 12 strips left in it and then SuperFogeys will be back on [...]
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Aug 17, 11 | 343 – Speak No More of This |
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This is the big moment we’ve been ramping up to (and fearing) for several chapters now. Alt. Thrice Evil. On Earth-Abbadon. It doesn’t get scarier. There’s nothing holding him back now. See you on Monday with 676 – “Jerry, Meet Thrice Evil”
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Jun 2, 22 | 894 – Idiot |
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Jul 10, 15 | 654 – An Honest Conversation |
This week and next week probably constitute my favorite moments in this chapter. Jerry meeting Alternate Thrice Evil is a big, big moment. Thrice has influenced and shaped Jerry in a truly twisted way. How much of that is Jerry’s fault? How much of his life is due to his own decisions? These are important [...]
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May 31, 22 | 893 – All the Way to Vegas |
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Oct 13, 06 | 20 – Worse Than He Thought |
This is one of those strips I can easily point to as an example of the character taking over a bit. I knew I wanted to Thrice Evil and Jerry to meet, but it wasn’t until I started scripting it that Jerry’s cheery greeting came out as absolutely how he confronts our Big Bad. It [...]
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Apr 16, 18 | 778 – Sam’s Guilt |
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Feb 29, 12 | 391 – Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun… |
Sep 16, 10 | 276 – “Sweetie” |
Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
I’m a little late with this post (as per usual lately) so there’s already quite a few comments on this strip and more than a little confusion. Jerry is by far my favorite character to write simply because his psychology is so complex. He constantly surprises, but at the same time I don’t think his [...]
Loved the great responses to last Friday’s strip. This is my favorite sequence in this chapter and it looks like it’s yours as well. It’s a tricky thing, writing a villain. You’ve got to make them a credible threat, but at the same time you’ve got to believe they’re an actual person. You’ve got to [...]
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Oct 18, 06 | 25 – Pee On Swifty |
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Jan 15, 18 | 754 – Not Strong Anymore |
Do we make our own choices are we subject to the whims of fate? And, anyway, what is fate? For Jerry, fate might be described as a three-pronged orange evil from another dimension. You might call it God. Or karma. Or whatever. But the question is, even with the influences and the influencers in our [...]
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Since my comments on this strip are a little late, I have a opportunity to respond to the first comment right here. Jordan wants to know who is the person talking to Thrice Evil in the second panel. That would be the Cape of Wrath, a villain who was featured in two SuperFogeys Origins stories, [...]
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Jan 9, 17 | 724 – Requiem for Tangerine |
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Jan 15, 20 | 824 – Knives Out |
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Nov 14, 11 | 362 – Robots Don’t Sleep |
This is it! The final scene of this chapter! I really appreciate how Marc staged this one. You know where people are based, primarily, on head turns. Pretty good trick. I also pretty much love Cap’s “not amused” face in panel 2. See you on Wednesday with 683!
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Feb 26, 18 | 766 – Always |
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Sooner or later, it always comes back around to Cap. I’m tempted to say more than I should about this strip, which gets at some ideas that I think are important and always make for a good discussion, but I think Friday’s strip will prove much more interesting on that front. See you on Friday [...]
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Apr 8, 11 | Cover |
Oct 30, 19 | 808 – 2.5 Seconds Later |
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Apr 17, 13 | 498 – Zurida’s Conditions |
So, here’s a thing. How does the call for peace square with the way peace is often achieved? I’ve always been fascinated by those who call for peace at any cost. Pacifism seems like a luxury of our day to me, though increasingly less so. As an American, I’ve been raised with the belief that [...]
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Apr 21, 14 | 588 – In the Dark, Where He Thinks He Belongs |
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UPDATE! Is the comic dead? No! Full details right here. Annnnnnd that’s it! Chapter over. Want to read it from the beginning? Start right here! So, Thrice Evil and the Lodge of Doom are in Abbadon and all hell is about to break loose. If you’re thinking the next chapter has lots of fighting in it… you’re [...]
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Jan 20, 12 | Pg. 2 “Strange Visitor” |
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