Kind of a weird way to start a chapter. You could argue that this really belongs in Chapter 3 (as it’s mostly old business), but I knew Dr. Klein was going to be disappearing for the bulk of the chapter and wanted to make sure he got in there in some way so that things [...]
Archive for ‘Chapter 04 – Dictator Tot’s Revenge’
After the reveal of the last chapter that Dr. Klein is the Third Man, everything he says is just a little more sinister. This is my playing with that a bit. Artistically, this strip is bunk. Nothing looks right and that third panel is atrocious.
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May 3, 08 | 86 – WebSpace Page: Jerry |
Jun 3, 10 | 259 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 1 “Homesick” |
Jun 8, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 3 “Valhalla” |
Jul 6, 11 | 331 – Paradise |
Hands down, this is my most favorite Dictator Tot strip. I think I really scored with her dialog here, none of which I can take credit for. This is very, very similar to conversations I’ve had with my daughter Elora. It was fun to break the 4 panel structure a bit as well, even though [...]
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Sep 29, 11 | Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” Recap by Crystal Murphy |
Nov 10, 20 | 854 – Don’t Touch the Lava |
Jun 24, 08 | 141 – Why, Little D? |
Apr 25, 12 | 406 – Spy Gal’s Wall of Evidence |
Another ugly, ugly strip. An important one though. This is one of those that I think people read and then didn’t ask the right questions about. Jerry’s tears are a leftover plot thread from Chapter 3. The last time anyone talked about him it was in Episode 88 when Captain Spectacular mentioned that Jerry had [...]
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Jan 6, 09 | Guest Strip by T.L. Collins of “Bullfinch!” |
Apr 23, 18 | 780 – Don’t Be a Jerry |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
Dec 24, 12 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys! |
Sep 21, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 2! |
Slapsticky? Yes, definitely. But I still love it. Shoot, I love it because it’s slapsticky. Obviously, I’m riffing on the Nintendo Wii here, notorious for it’s flying game remotes. I got a Wii in December of 2006. Love that thing and with all the reports of the sytem being used in nursing homes across the [...]
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Nov 25, 08 | 182 – Someone Steps Forward (Bubbles of Light 3) |
Aug 29, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 6 “Spy Gal Arrives” |
Aug 12, 10 | 270 – Freakin’ Huge |
Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
Nov 9, 06 | 37 – Is Dr. Klein a Sexy Beast? |
As bad as the art was in the firs few strips of this chapter, I think it got that much better once the Wii stuff came in. Spy Gal’s jumping pose was something I was nervous about doing (I’m not good with the action), but I’m really pleased with how it turned out. All of [...]
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Jun 27, 11 | 328 – Pairing Off |
Nov 2, 06 | 30 – B-I-N-G-O |
Dec 7, 16 | 717 – The Fury of Soviet Sam |
Jun 12, 13 | 512 – The Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened to Swifty |
Oct 28, 13 | 543 – The Ignored Little Boy |
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Jul 16, 14 | 610 – Do the most you can do. |
Nov 20, 13 | 550 – Everything in its Right Place |
Aug 10, 16 | 689 – Zurida, the Mother |
Feb 8, 12 | 385 – Tiger Dung |
Mar 4, 20 | 836 – Keep Away |
Some readers thought Jerry was out-of-character here. In my mind, Jerry is basically a decent guy, but even decent guys can be pushed too far. If it’s Swifty talking, then you can be sure that Jerry is being pushed too far. I labored and labored over the wording of Dr. Rocket’s apology. It had to [...]
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I had a TON of fun with this episode. Webcomics can, at times, be a bit of a grind. That schedule, even at just twice a week, can be killer. A visually interesting episode like this where I get to play with depth of field and extreme reactions is just a blast. I had only [...]
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Aug 5, 10 | 268 – Sick and Unflattering |
Jun 11, 18 | Pg. 2 “62nd Generation Mercurius” |
Aug 26, 08 | 157 – The Third Man’s Message |
Apr 18, 11 | 308 – Time Displaced/Erased/No Taste |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Eh. I can take or leave this one. I think there’s some neat character animation going on in those first panels, but it’s not drawn very well. This is one of the first strips I wrote for this chapter, and one of the least successful. When I first wrote it, it seemed to encapsulate what [...]
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Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
Sep 30, 11 | Chapter 7, “Visiting Day” Recap by Rossana Bugini |
Sep 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
Dec 30, 08 | Guest Strip by Chris Blanchard of “Renaissance Guy!” |
Mar 3, 14 | 576 – Torture Chamber 3B |
And now you see the entire impetus for the Wii storyline. I knew I wanted Star Maiden to be so deranged that she actually sees the Fogeys as their younger selves. With that in mind, I thought her interpretation of “air boxing” would be hilarious. Turned out to be more dramatic, but what are you [...]
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Mar 16, 21 | 882 – Says You |
Jul 1, 13 | 517 – The Man in the Iron Cage |
Nov 4, 08 | 176 – An Evil #@$% |
Jun 9, 22 | 896 – Pushed Aside |
Nov 26, 09 | 235 – In His Shadow |
Visually, this is a very exciting strip for me. Even the lame “Kirby Dot” I used for the energy effect on Star Maiden’s blast look pretty decent. This is the strip where I began to realize just how much fun writing Star Maiden was going to be. I mean, here I have a character that [...]
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Jul 27, 12 | Pg. 5 “Long Night of the Monsters” |
May 12, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 13 “What Are You Doing Here!?” |
Jun 30, 22 | 902 – Devastation |
Jun 7, 22 | 895 – Can’t Stop Won’t Stop |
Apr 22, 13 | 499 – Statuesque |
This is another callback to Spy Gal’s initial appearance in Chapter 1 where the Fogeys discussed her “hotness.” Again, Star Maiden’s reference to bunnies is not so random as it first appears. A quick read of episodes 44 and 45 of Chapter 2 should give enough of a clue to what she might be talking [...]
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Sep 12, 16 | 698 – Good Thing or Bad Thing? |
Jan 27, 11 | 293 – Good Actor |
Apr 10, 13 | 496 – The First Condition |
Mar 23, 12 | Pg. 5 “Where Are The Unicef Upstarts?” |
Dec 29, 08 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” |
Some pretty loaded dialog here, and one of my favorite CS/Jerry conversations at that. I like the talky stuff. Action is fun and I understand the need for it, but I always see the core of the SuperFogeys being the interplay between the characters. That’s where the meat is. Love the promise of the last [...]
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Mar 25, 20 | 842 – Someone to Hit |
Oct 22, 06 | 28 – The Tragedy of Jerry |
May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
Oct 16, 06 | 23 – The Incontinent Duo |
Aug 24, 11 | 345 – Taking a Pill |
I did it. I did a strip with no males in it. In one sense, I really like writing women. It’s different and it’s fun to get outside of myself like that. On the other hand…I”m no woman. There’s a lot going on here. Star Maiden is obviously not on the same page as Spy [...]
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Mar 28, 11 | 302 – Don’t Remember Any of This |
Jan 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
Sep 2, 10 | 274 – Up and Walking |
Oct 28, 13 | 543 – The Ignored Little Boy |
Apr 30, 12 | 407 – Spy Days Are Over |
Some readers misunderstood this strip to mean that Spy Gal is upset at Star Maiden again. Not my intention at all, something I hope becomes clear in the next strip. Swifty’s line at the end came from trial and error. All of his dialog in the last panel went through many iterations. I think the [...]
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Aug 3, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 3 “Hitting Bottom” |
Apr 17, 13 | 498 – Zurida’s Conditions |
Jul 27, 15 | 661 – Jerry is the Portalmaker |
May 28, 12 | 415 – Someone REALLY Hates Space Monkeys |
Mar 23, 12 | Pg. 5 “Where Are The Unicef Upstarts?” |
The rare one-paneler! Very rarely do I have an idea for a strip that lends itself to this. The challenge is the layout. Getting all those characters into one frame isn’t easy for me, but well worth it, I think.
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Jul 16, 18 | Pg. 7 “Passion Enough to Change a Heart” |
Mar 23, 07 | 122 – Who Will Jerry Fight? |
Mar 3, 07 | 106 – What’s in the Box? |
Aug 20, 12 | 437 – Ever Since The Shriveled Speedster Left |
Dec 16, 13 | 557 – Dog Off the Leash |
My mother hates the language in the SuperFogeys. This bleeped out stuff isn’t for her. Can’t imagine what she’d say if I didn’t censor. Personally, I can’t stand foul language. I think I’ve said the “F” word twice in my life. Once out of anger and another time by accident. Both times, it ruined my [...]
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A transitional strip. I hate these. Usually, I’m able to cover it up better with a joke, but not so much here.
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The plot of this particular strip was pretty simple: Jerry and Dictator Tot play Wii Bowling. DT loses. DT pulls out a gun. Here’s the script, as originally written: 123 – 1: DT assuming the bowling stance. DT: Bowling is very simple. The remote is like the ball. You pull it back with the button… [...]
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Jan 5, 10 | Guest Strip by Joe Cook of “Shattered Myth!” |
Nov 27, 08 | 183 – Eloquence |
Feb 17, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 7 “Two Years” |
Dec 2, 19 | 815 – Two of Them |
Mar 16, 10 | SF Origins: Swifty and the Prophecy, Pg. 2 “The Prophecy” |
I’ve made no secret that I have a long, long term plan for the SuperFogeys. Pieces of a puzzle that I want to lay down and that will add up into something (I hope) special one day. This is one of those pieces. I won’t say I always knew it would be Jerry to get [...]
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Mar 10, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 4 “Arrival in New York” |
Aug 12, 10 | 270 – Freakin’ Huge |
Feb 24, 11 | 297 – A Strong Man |
Jan 16, 17 | 726 – Harrison Ford Finger of Doom |
Sep 2, 15 | 677 – His Greatest Creation |
There’s a kid with a gun. The kid’s a villain though, so I’m asking you to go with it. There’s not much funny about gun violence. This isn’t the place to really get into it, but my life has certainly been affected by gun violence on more than one occasion. My feeling is that if [...]
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Jan 27, 07 | 87 – The Third Man is Not Pleased |
Jun 3, 10 | 259 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 1 “Homesick” |
Apr 16, 12 | 403 – Don’t Say No to Dark Maiden |
Jan 19, 07 | 76 – Space Pig’s Feelings Get Hurt |
Dec 21, 11 | 373 – SWAT! |
I love this strip. You need that reaction to the name “Third Man” and the leap in logic Star Maiden makes here is a nice shout-out to one of my heroes, Orson Welles. Some day, I have to actually draw a Zombie Orson Welles. In that first panel, Dictator Tot is being removed from the room [...]
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Jan 4, 07 | 63 – The Food is Plastic! |
May 28, 14 | 599 – Bubbles of Light Sideways |
Jan 20, 07 | 77 – Headed for a Time-Out |
Sep 11, 08 | 162 – Just Another Purty Face? |
Jun 10, 10 | 260 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 2 “Homecoming” |
Did Swifty go too far? That’s what some readers thought. I admit that I had second thoughts about this one as well, but knowing what I know about Swifty and Jerry’s relationship, I think he is justified. True, I haven’t actually REVEALED why Swifty hates Jerry so much, but still… The second panel with Spy Gal’s [...]
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Feb 26, 20 | 834 – Percy Makes a Choice |
Oct 14, 08 | 171 – Hello, Karma |
Apr 28, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 11 “Huzzah!” |
Aug 14, 20 | 845 – Better and Better |
Nov 13, 19 | 812 – Spy Gal Dual Wields |
Here’s a bit of a storytelling trick…by keeping Dr. Rocket out of the strip for several weeks (off camera–he was in the room the whole time), I make his appearance in the last panel just that much more surprising. That’s the hope anyway. It all seems terribly convenient, I agree. You’re supposed to be thinking [...]
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Sep 2, 08 | 159 – Strange Dreams and Wedding Plans |
Oct 17, 06 | 24 – Too Little Too Late |
Dec 7, 06 | 56 – Dr. Rocket Will Have His Revenge |
May 29, 13 | 508 – Slightly More Conclusive Evidence |
Apr 10, 13 | 496 – The First Condition |
Nothing funny here. Again. I’m pushing the readers’ limits, but all for a (hopefully) good purpose. Some people felt the Captain was out of character here. I disagree, of course, but I think I understand why they might think that. To me, the Captain sees Jerry as his “son.” He would do anything for him, [...]
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Nov 28, 12 | 462 – Favoritism |
May 16, 11 | 316 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 5: The Last Place Anyone Would Think to Look |
Apr 30, 12 | 407 – Spy Days Are Over |
Nov 10, 06 | 38 – The Good Ol’ Days |
Jul 22, 11 | Pg. 1 “Uh Oh” |
How did I go this long without a “When Pigs Fly” joke? That first panel was a challenge for me. In case you haven’t already been able to tell, perspective isn’t my strong suit. Still, I’m pleased with how it turned out. I think it works for what it is. Again, Star Maiden is just [...]
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Jun 3, 09 | The SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page! |
Jul 9, 18 | Pg. 6 “Date or Fight?” |
Apr 15, 10 | 252 – Like A Son |
Apr 30, 14 | 591 – About That Thing… That One Time |
This is the payoff for all the set-up I did at the beginning of the chapter with Spy Gal and Jerry. Wait, I take that back, you don’t really get the payoff for this until Chapter 5, but this is the beginning. Pants. Always good for a joke. Spy Gal growing suspicious of Dr. Klein [...]
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Oct 20, 14 | 629 – Freaky Differences |
Sep 29, 06 | 7 – Turnip Turnip |
Dec 14, 11 | 371 – Leaving Las Vegas |
Oct 10, 06 | 17 – Spy Gal Doesn’t Need Jerry |
Aug 9, 10 | 269 – Sparing Her |
Nurse Carter has a personality! I think I do an alright job of developing my characters, but Nurse Carter has always been the one that I’ve neglected. Here, finally, she says something that hints at something resembling a thought in her head. It’s the kind of character humor that can be difficult to do, but [...]
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Jul 4, 11 | 330 – Swim City |
Dec 14, 11 | 371 – Leaving Las Vegas |
May 9, 18 | 785 – What Spy Gal Wants |
Jan 15, 09 | 192 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 9 “Supposed to Be Me” |
133 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein
by Brock Heasley on April 3rd, 2007Drawing a sauced Captain Spectacular was so much fun that I have to find a way to do it again. I WILL find a way to do it again. Originally, this was going to be flashback to how CS met Jerry. I’ll still tell that story one day, but with Spy Gal’s suspicions raised, I [...]
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Aug 24, 12 | Pg. 3 “Crybabies” |
Oct 7, 13 | 541 – Husband |
Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
Oct 31, 11 | 359 – Warmed Up |
Here’s one of the advantages of planning far, far ahead: I can drop tidbits in here and there because, to me, the stories already exist. Tom and the Mysterious Woman in the photograph are something for later (probably Chapter 7), but knowing about them already, I can use them to illustrate a point here. The [...]
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Had a blast with the first panel. I love drawing Mr. Crook, design courtesy of Eskimo Dave creator Mike Hartigan. I wish he wasn’t dead. Check back to Episode 10 of Chapter 1 for a part of Mr. Crook’s story. Mustache on Captain Spectacular doesn’t look too bad. A little more insight on the Jerry/Swifty [...]
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Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
Jan 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
Oct 27, 14 | 631 – Two Decisions |
This was supposed to be a very normal operation with some choice quips from Dr. Rocket. That was the idea anyway. Then I remembered, “Oh yeah, this is the SuperFogeys.” As with most things involving Dr. Rocket, this crosses the line from weird into disturbing. I’m pretty much okay with that.
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Jan 15, 07 | 70 – Gene and Dictator Tot Reunite |
Mar 2, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 9 “Mature Love” |
Aug 11, 22 | 914 – Time to Go |
Jun 27, 11 | 328 – Pairing Off |
Feb 19, 14 | 573 – Jerry Picks a Flower |
Wow. Just, wow. This strip is sooooo busy. I think there’s a certain charm to it, but hold crud, those panels are just loaded. Usually not a good idea. I have no idea why the Space Pig is singing “Last Kiss.” That was the song that seemed to fit and once I got the idea [...]
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Dec 25, 13 | How Dr. Rocket Stole Christmas |
Mar 12, 18 | 770 – Bumps in the Road |
Feb 24, 11 | 297 – A Strong Man |
Nov 4, 19 | 809 – The Jerry Cradle |
Jan 9, 13 | 470 – Soviet Sam Strikes Again |
This is a mean, mean cliffhanger. I don’t know that it’s fair to end this chapte like this, but it really couldn’t end any other way. Thematically, the next chapter has to begin a few seconds after Dr. Rockets declaration of good news and bad news. I’m hoping it’ll make sense why I did it [...]