The super-prison in the first panel is loosely based on the design of the Hall of Justice from the old Superfriends cartoon show. I don’t have a good reason for this other than it’s a design that always stuck with me and seemed strong enough to house all the wonderful bad guys that must be [...]
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How is it than in one strip I have both my worst and one of my best drawings of Dictator Tot? I like the idea of what I was going for in the first panel, but I don’t think I pulled it off very well. Love the drawing of her in the last panel, though [...]
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Apr 8, 10 | 251 – One-On-One |
Mar 21, 07 | 120 – Swifty’s Losing? |
Jan 23, 07 | 82 – Refuge in Dr. Klein’s Office |
Apr 22, 10 | 253 – Destiny Screwed Over |
Apr 3, 07 | 133 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein |
My wife loves, loves, loves Dictator Tot in the first panel. I don’t usually do a lot of shading in SF, but that first panel screamed for a different lighting scheme. I don’t know that you’d be able to tell what’s going on without it. Second panel could have been better. A more arresting visual [...]
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The Third Man is a character that first appears in the backup story in the First SuperFogeys Collection. I have big plans for him. His look is directly inspired by the film “The Third Man,” and Orson Welles’ character in particular. I think it’s fair to say I took a bit of inspiration from one [...]
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Jan 18, 17 | 727 – Parlor Tricks |
Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
Dec 6, 06 | 55 – A Mysterious Figure in the Wings |
Jul 9, 08 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” |
Visually, this strip is meant to be a direct reference to Episode 55. I’ll make it clear right here: Yes, The Third Man is the person the Healer was talking to. The Third Man’s connection to Gene was a surprise to me. I had planned for the Third Man to be involved with the shenanigans [...]
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Nov 25, 08 | 182 – Someone Steps Forward (Bubbles of Light 3) |
Jun 24, 08 | 141 – Why, Little D? |
Dec 5, 06 | 54 – Gene Gets What’s Coming to Him |
Aug 28, 08 | 158 – Bubbles of Light 2 |
Feb 1, 07 | 92 – Not the Woman He Used to Know |
Finally we’re back to the Fogeys. It was a conscious decision on my part to not have the Fogeys enter the stage for so many strips—six, to be exact. I wanted to try something new. Re-energize myself. I found I really missed them and the strip seems to come alive when they’re “on screen.” I [...]
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Sep 18, 16 | 700 – Happy Tenth Anniversary, SuperFogeys |
Aug 1, 16 | 686 – Captain Spectacular’s Mighty Punch |
Jul 23, 09 | 217 – Jerry’s Family? |
Dec 7, 06 | 56 – Dr. Rocket Will Have His Revenge |
Jul 6, 12 | Pg. 4 “The Very, Very Long Battle” |
Something I’m starting to return to that I haven’t really done since Chapter 1 is repeated panels, something I swore off of (for the most part) for Chapter 2. The difference now is that it’s not a crutch. I truly feel that this strip (and the next one, for that matter) was best served by [...]
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Sep 22, 06 | 1 – Introducing Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket! |
Oct 12, 12 | Pg. 8 “Gross Fetuses” |
Mar 13, 11 | 299 – Why The Hospital |
Nov 30, 10 | SF Origins: The Death of Mr. Crook, Pg. 3 “A Man Dies, An Idea is Born” |
Sep 25, 13 | 538 – The Amazing Zurida |
Visually, this is one of my absolute favorites. You can see I’m trying something new with the background. I first used the “faded background” technique in a guest strip I did for Wes Molebash’s strip “You’ll Have That” Once I did it there, I knew I needed to try it for SF. More copy/pasting [...]
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Apr 29, 11 | Pg. 3 “Lucky” |
Dec 18, 08 | 189 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 6 “The Medallion” |
Nov 16, 06 | 44 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed |
Nov 18, 10 | 285 – Medical Centre |
Jan 27, 20 | 827 – Lay Her Down |
Whew. What a mother of a strip this was. For those of your keeping track at home, that’s 21 panels there. This marks Swifty’s return to the story after an absence of about 18 srips. I wanted it to be huge and Swifty playing frustrated is just fun. Originally, the last panel was silent—no joke. [...]
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The first panel shows a depth of field we haven’t really seen in SF thus far. My goal was to do a drawing that would also work well as a group shot and, possibly, a wallpaper. Plans are in the works for just such a thing. Obviously, this is a huge change of pace for [...]
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Dec 3, 12 | 463 – May Percy Have a Pet? |
Aug 8, 12 | 434 – Marching Orders |
Jun 27, 11 | 328 – Pairing Off |
Jan 7, 13 | 469 – Beating Into Submission with Peace |
Apr 28, 14 | 590 – Will He Fight? |
What a nightmare this strip was. Sometimes moving the plot along is a joy. Anytime I do it I already know what the point of the strip is, I just have to figure out what the joke is. Except…for this one…I had no joke. I had a set-up, but no payoff. Still, I started drawing, [...]
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Nov 10, 20 | 854 – Don’t Touch the Lava |
Apr 30, 14 | 591 – About That Thing… That One Time |
Mar 16, 07 | 115 – Star Maiden Flattens Dr. Rocket |
Aug 21, 08 | 156 – An Utter Lack of Decorum |
Apr 3, 07 | 133 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein |
Gene’s closing line in panel one was originally something like “Give her your utmost respect.” I quickly discovered at the lettering stage that I didn’t have enough room for that. Thank goodness. I love that he just shouts “Respect!” Kinda’ thing that makes me laugh. Spy Gal threatening violence on a little girl makes me [...]
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Mar 1, 07 | 104 – Is Spy Gal Paranoid? |
Jan 10, 07 | 66 – Captain Spectacular’s Fear of Modern Technology |
Jun 2, 14 | 600 – Earth-Avalon |
Nov 19, 12 | 459 – A Family Thing |
Jun 27, 11 | 328 – Pairing Off |
The Swifty-Jerry dynamic is one of my favorites, and this is one of my favorite exchanges that I’ve had a chance to write. I love how Jerry just ignores Swifty. A fun strip that segued into one of the biggest mistakes I ever made with the SuperFogeys…
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Could I just not be bothered to draw backgrounds this time? Looks like. Still, the colors are pretty, right? Right? I try to make the Space Pig be an animal of as few words as possible. You never quite know where he’s coming from, I think. He’s a popular character, so he must be [...]
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Mar 12, 12 | 394 – The Bottom Drops Out |
Oct 28, 13 | 543 – The Ignored Little Boy |
Jul 13, 15 | 655 – He’s In |
Nov 4, 19 | 809 – The Jerry Cradle |
Sep 12, 12 | 444 – A New Mission |
I don’t remember if this strip was done this way out of laziness or because I wanted to shake things up. Honestly, if I had to guess I’d say I was trying to shake things up. I think I was trying to create the feeling of overhearing the conversation before you really see who is [...]
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Nov 2, 11 | The 2nd SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page |
Mar 13, 07 | 112 – Budapest ’68 All Over Again |
Oct 17, 06 | 24 – Too Little Too Late |
Jul 21, 22 | 908 – Torture |
Nov 22, 17 | 749 – Caught in the Act |
Another “colorful” strip. Seriously, this is just ugly. I never pull off the silhouetted figures thing as well as someone like Mike Witmer over at Pinkerton. I try but…no. Still, Jerry getting rejected by Spy Gal…that’s always gold as far as I’m concerned.
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Mar 24, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 6 “Beaten to the Punch” |
Jul 12, 22 | 905 – Big Landing |
Aug 26, 15 | 674 – A Little Window Above His Head |
Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
Dec 26, 11 | Guest Strip by Will Boyer! |
I think my ink line is too thick in these middle Chapter 3 strips. Also, the camera is just a little too tight, a constant problem of mine overall. Knowing what I wanted to do with Dr. Klein by the end of this chapter, it was important to keep him present in the story. That’s [...]
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Sep 29, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 5 “Time to Move On” |
Dec 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
Dec 9, 06 | 58 – Jerry’s Single Chest Hair |
Aug 15, 14 | Pg. 7 “Kill ‘Em All” |
Aug 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
I love the panel with the close-up of the hands. From the drawing to the colors, it just works. Too bad the rest of the strip doesn’t. A lot readers asked me what those sparks near Spy Gal’s wrist were in the last panel. Then answer: My feeble attempt at visually depicting her arthritis. …I [...]
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Sep 7, 12 | Pg. 5 “Who Squished?” |
Apr 20, 11 | 309 – Time Travelin’ Scamps |
Oct 20, 14 | 629 – Freaky Differences |
Dec 7, 11 | 369 – Donut Power |
Jan 21, 13 | 473 – Monkey Rain |
Swifty coming in at the end was kind of cheap. I didn’t have a real gag for this one, and he usually does in a pinch. It was an important Dr. Klein moment though.
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Mar 16, 10 | SF Origins: Swifty and the Prophecy, Pg. 2 “The Prophecy” |
Nov 24, 20 | 858 – She Brewed Beer Yesterday |
May 28, 12 | 415 – Someone REALLY Hates Space Monkeys |
Jan 14, 07 | 69 – Swifty’s Computer Problems |
Nov 19, 06 | 47 – Bingo Knight! |
Just keeping the Third Man alive here. Also, it was important to me that Dictator Tot get her animal crackers.
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Nov 10, 06 | 38 – The Good Ol’ Days |
Sep 28, 11 | Chapter 5, “The Redemption of Dr. Rocket” Recap by Geoff Munn |
Apr 13, 12 | Pg. 8 “Enter: The Thrice Evil” |
Aug 18, 10 | 272 – GET OUT! |
Dr. Rocket is always a lot of fun. Perversity is one of the worst evils, I think, because it reduces people to objects. That’s pretty dangerous thinking. Here, the good doctor is showing another side of his evil–the clumsy, bid-for-power type of evil. It’s not a very good plan for world domination, but in the [...]
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Aug 9, 22 | 913 – Any Questions? |
Dec 22, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 4 “His Darlings” |
Sep 8, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 2 “The Happiest Year” |
Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
And now we see the real plan. Get the Captain on the computer to see his ex-wife. In the end, it’s kind of weak. There should have been something extra on the plan, or a bigger reaction from the Captain. It bears fruit, sure, but I think the Captain’s reaction could have been stronger and [...]
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Aug 26, 13 | 529 – Why Did Jerry Do It? |
Sep 24, 06 | 3 – Escape From the Carpathian Bug People |
Dec 18, 08 | 189 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 6 “The Medallion” |
Nov 28, 12 | 462 – Favoritism |
Oct 1, 12 | 445 – I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told |
A fun, fun page. Star Maiden is just a pure pleasure to right. Star Maiden started out as Star Woman. Eventually, that character turned into Spy Gal (as explained in the commentary for episode 6, I think). Still, the initial idea for Star Woman wouldn’t let go. I knew I wanted a Wonder Woman type. [...]
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Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
Jan 8, 20 | 822 – You Talkin’ to Me? |
Mar 26, 07 | 125 – Jerry’s Down |
Jan 6, 09 | Guest Strip by T.L. Collins of “Bullfinch!” |
Mar 9, 21 | 880 – Boy, You Sure Got Old! |
That last panel of Star Maiden is something I’m really pleased with. I wanted a really fluid figure and I often have a hard time drawing women. I surprised myself here. For some reason, readers really latched onto the phrase “Spill it, Gramps!” I have no idea why. I didn’t think it was particularly funny. [...]
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Dec 29, 08 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” |
Oct 14, 08 | 171 – Hello, Karma |
Feb 5, 14 | 569 – Don’t Call Him a Communist When You’ve Been One For a Year |
Aug 16, 10 | 271 – Is Spy Gal Not a Good Woman? |
Dec 5, 06 | 54 – Gene Gets What’s Coming to Him |
93 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met and Married Star Maiden
by Brock Heasley on February 2nd, 2007The genesis for this flashback came from Daniel Woodhouse, artist on “Thog Infinitron” and sometime artist of “Beaver and Steve.” I asked Dan to do a short backup story for the second SuperFogeys book and asked him what he wanted to draw. He said “Captain Spectacular fighting in the skies above a city. Maybe a [...]
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Oct 2, 13 | 540 – Jerry is Committed |
Apr 11, 11 | 306 – He Looks Like He’s Dying |
Jun 17, 08 | 139 – Jerry’s Fate Revealed |
Oct 22, 06 | 28 – The Tragedy of Jerry |
Nov 25, 10 | 286 – Duty and Retirement |
I don’t know why Mr. Crook is in there. It doesn’t really add anything to the story to have him there. Great Dr. Rocket moment though. I had a lot of fun drawing that tongue and making it as yucky as possible.
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Oct 17, 06 | 24 – Too Little Too Late |
Jul 14, 14 | 609 – Humbled |
Mar 21, 07 | 120 – Swifty’s Losing? |
Sep 14, 16 | 699 – How Captain Spectacular Takes Care of Business |
Oct 27, 20 | 850 – Grand Entrance |
The obvious signified of a flashback is to do the art in black and white. That gray shading I add in there is an effect I wish I had time to do on all the SuperFogeys strips. Plans are for that effect to be added to the strips for the trade collections. Once that happens, [...]
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Jun 24, 11 | Pg. 11 “Partners Again” |
Jan 2, 12 | 374 – A Spy Gal Shaped Hole |
Apr 8, 13 | 495 – A Willing Prisoner |
Nov 20, 19 | 814 – Ptoof! |
Oct 7, 10 | 279 – Gina Galloway |
This strip is a favorite of mine. It’s some of my favorite dialog I’ve written and the sparse look really works for it. Portal could have been drawn better though.
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Oct 29, 09 | 231 – The Greatest Revenge Plot Never Imagined |
Nov 9, 11 | 361 – The Whole Place is Coming Down |
Oct 13, 20 | 846 – Oh, He Dead |
May 3, 09 | 206 – The Valhalla Basement Dungeon |
Sep 12, 12 | 444 – A New Mission |
Obviously, something big went down in that other dimension. For the whole story, check out the backup tale “Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden in the Inevitable Dimension” in the second SuperFogeys book. It’s drawn by Julio Molina-Muscara, artist on “Omega Chase.” I wanted a “no bad guy” break-up here. I think you get where everyone [...]
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Oct 17, 06 | 24 – Too Little Too Late |
Dec 24, 12 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys! |
Feb 4, 10 | 242 – Comfort Food |
Jan 10, 07 | 66 – Captain Spectacular’s Fear of Modern Technology |
The Pig is the minister! That’s the payoff to the Space Pig’s WebSpace page. Don’t know how many people picked up on that. I had a lot of fun with this page. Designing the Ninja Bridesmaid was particularly fun.
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Dec 18, 08 | 189 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 6 “The Medallion” |
Mar 31, 12 | Pg. 6 “Find the Sharp Metal Instrument” |
May 14, 18 | 786 – The Opening of the Door |
Oct 20, 14 | 629 – Freaky Differences |
Some people objected to the Captain and Star Maiden getting a divorce over a stinky sock. Them I would say: it’s one panel. Obviously, there’s a much bigger story there. I had a lot of fun with the interplay between Dictator Tot and Captain Spectacular here. I need to get those two together again.
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Nov 25, 08 | 182 – Someone Steps Forward (Bubbles of Light 3) |
Jan 5, 21 | 864 – Walking the Dark Side |
May 2, 11 | 312 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 1: The Real Cause of Dr. Rocket’s Suffering |
Nov 7, 16 | 711- Fallen Son |
Feb 11, 10 | 243 – A Deal is a Deal |
Remind me never to do a triple-sized again. In fact, this burned me out so much that not a single double or triple-sized strip appeared in all of Chapter 4. I had been waiting a long time to do this one. I knew from before the beginning of Chapter 2 that the Third Man and [...]
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Aug 28, 08 | 158 – Bubbles of Light 2 |
Apr 15, 10 | 252 – Like A Son |
Nov 25, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Third Man” |
May 18, 11 | 317 – Why Dr. Klein Needs a Robot |
Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
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 [...]
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May 25, 08 | SF Collection # 5 Cover (Unused) |
Aug 10, 20 | 843 – What About the Crawfish? |
Jul 23, 09 | 217 – Jerry’s Family? |
Nov 2, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 10 “Anywhere But Here” |
Oct 14, 10 | 280 – Twin Sisters |
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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Nov 26, 14 | 640 – Jerry Must Come Back |
Apr 1, 07 | 131 – Spy Gal Cares |
Apr 30, 12 | 407 – Spy Days Are Over |
May 30, 12 | 416 – Alcohol is His Kryptonite |
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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Jan 1, 07 | 60 – Introducing Dictator Tot! |
Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
Apr 2, 09 | 202 – He Started Stuttering |
May 23, 11 | 318 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 1 “Getting Rid of Captain Spectacular” |
Apr 23, 09 | 205 – Here is What I Propose |
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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Oct 21, 19 | 805 – Across the Mountaintop |
Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
Feb 14, 18 | 763 – Serious Issues |
Apr 15, 10 | 252 – Like A Son |
Aug 11, 14 | Marc Lapierre and The SuperFogeys |
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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Jul 6, 11 | 331 – Paradise |
Jul 4, 14 | Pg. 1 “One Month Later” |
Jan 15, 07 | 70 – Gene and Dictator Tot Reunite |
Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
May 2, 18 | 783 – FINALLY! |
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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Dec 7, 06 | 56 – Dr. Rocket Will Have His Revenge |
Aug 14, 19 | 791 – The Secret Origin of The Atomic Fly! |
Mar 31, 12 | Pg. 6 “Find the Sharp Metal Instrument” |
Mar 18, 20 | 840 – Twice the Thrice |
Aug 18, 22 | 916 – Restoration |
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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Jul 1, 11 | Pg. 12 “Comic Book Clothing Physics” |
Jul 9, 14 | 608 – Gumdrops and Rainbows |
Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
Mar 25, 07 | 124 – Shooting |
May 18, 11 | 317 – Why Dr. Klein Needs a Robot |
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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Dec 19, 16 | 720 – Thank You for Making Me Angry |
Mar 14, 07 | 113 – “THAT’S NOT FAIR!” |
Apr 20, 12 | Pg. 9 “The Unicef Upstarts” |
Aug 19, 08 | 155 – Bait and Switch |
Oct 20, 20 | 848 – Organic Deodorant |
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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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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Jul 22, 08 | 147 – Three Plus Seven |
Sep 30, 08 | 167 – Captain Spectacular’s Shame |
Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
Mar 30, 10 | SF Origins: Swifty and the Prophecy, Pg. 4 “SMACK!” |
Mar 26, 09 | 201 – The Orphan BBQ Will Have to Wait |
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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Oct 22, 12 | 451 – Will Tangerine Help? |
May 15, 13 | 504 – A Striking Mustache |
May 27, 10 | 258 – The Skirt Goes in the Wrong Direction |
Aug 5, 10 | 268 – Sick and Unflattering |
Mar 9, 12 | Pg. 3 “His Old Flame” |
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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Nov 19, 12 | 459 – A Family Thing |
Sep 21, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 2! |
Nov 19, 14 | 638 – The Man Who Sold the World |
Mar 13, 11 | 299 – Why The Hospital |
Mar 29, 07 | 128 – Only Two People in the World… |
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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Jul 11, 12 | 428 – You Know Who You Sound Like? |
Mar 20, 07 | 119 – #@$% Heroic |
Jan 15, 20 | 824 – Knives Out |
Apr 30, 12 | 407 – Spy Days Are Over |
Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
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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Oct 7, 11 | Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Recap by Steve VanDyken |
Oct 2, 06 | 10 – Why Spy Gal Came to Valhalla |
Mar 10, 07 | 109 – WHO THREW THIS!? |
Jul 25, 11 | 336 – Walking Diagonally |
Nov 22, 06 | 49 – The Pen is Shinier Than the Sword |
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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Jun 20, 11 | 326 – Air Valhalla |
Aug 28, 08 | 158 – Bubbles of Light 2 |
Dec 16, 19 | 819 – Time for a Refill? |
Apr 4, 11 | 304 – Catchy and Mysterious |
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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May 6, 10 | 255 – Parental Duty |
Oct 22, 06 | 28 – The Tragedy of Jerry |
Jul 8, 10 | 264 – You Betcha |
Mar 25, 10 | 249 – How to Prove Your Love |
May 13, 13 | 503 – Money Man vs. Zurida |
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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Apr 9, 09 | 203 – Shame, Shame |
Mar 23, 11 | 301 – Hmph |
Nov 19, 20 | 857 – Knocked Off the Perch |
Sep 7, 12 | Pg. 5 “Who Squished?” |
Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
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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Apr 7, 07 | 136 – CENSORED! |
Jul 22, 08 | 147 – Three Plus Seven |
May 18, 12 | Pg. 2 “Not Ready or Able” |
Nov 11, 13 | 547 – Lashing Out |
Nov 10, 20 | 854 – Don’t Touch the Lava |
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 4, 10 | Guest Strip by Marc Lapierre of “Spooky Doofus!” |
May 12, 14 | 594 – The State of Valhalla |
Jan 8, 10 | Guest Strip by Cory Thomas of “Watch Your Head!” |
Sep 10, 09 | 224 – The Race |
Jul 8, 10 | 264 – You Betcha |
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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Nov 20, 17 | 748 – Good Enough |
May 12, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 13 “What Are You Doing Here!?” |
Jul 1, 11 | Pg. 12 “Comic Book Clothing Physics” |
Oct 5, 12 | Pg. 7 “The Babymaker” |
Dec 9, 10 | 288 – Fill Me In |
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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Feb 14, 18 | 763 – Serious Issues |
Sep 27, 11 | Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge” Recap by Jeremy Bentley |
Dec 14, 11 | 371 – Leaving Las Vegas |
Jan 4, 07 | 63 – The Food is Plastic! |
Feb 5, 14 | 569 – Don’t Call Him a Communist When You’ve Been One For a Year |
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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Mar 30, 10 | SF Origins: Swifty and the Prophecy, Pg. 4 “SMACK!” |
Nov 12, 06 | 40 – Jumpin’ Jujubees! |
Aug 12, 11 | Pg. 4 “Fear of the Space Pig” |
Nov 23, 06 | 50 – And the Actual Winner of Bingo Night is… |
Jan 9, 13 | 470 – Soviet Sam Strikes Again |
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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Sep 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
Jan 23, 13 | 474 – Overwhelmed |
Oct 7, 06 | 14 – Watchin’ TV |
May 19, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 14 “Save Him, Dirtlicker” |
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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Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
Aug 31, 11 | 347 – Witch Fontana’s Fortunate Fortunes |
Jan 3, 11 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar, Part One |
Mar 6, 07 | 108 – Spy Gal Will Protect Jerry |
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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Mar 11, 10 | 247 – Not a Busload of Strangers |
Nov 28, 12 | 462 – Favoritism |
Nov 25, 08 | 182 – Someone Steps Forward (Bubbles of Light 3) |
Dec 27, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 1 |
Jan 11, 12 | 377 – The Blue Light of Revelation |
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 17, 13 | 513 – Devil’s Bargain |
Mar 12, 14 | 579 – The Romantic Smell of Blood and Suffering |
Aug 20, 12 | 437 – Ever Since The Shriveled Speedster Left |
Oct 21, 10 | 281 – Expected |
Jul 20, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 1 “Entry” |