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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Nov 1, 06 | 29 – Introducing Dr. Klein! |
Apr 29, 10 | 254 – Why Kill An Innocent? |
Aug 29, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 6 “Spy Gal Arrives” |
Mar 16, 07 | 115 – Star Maiden Flattens Dr. Rocket |
Jan 14, 07 | 69 – Swifty’s Computer Problems |
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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Jan 25, 07 | 83 – The Seduction of Dr. Klein |
Feb 1, 07 | 92 – Not the Woman He Used to Know |
Jan 19, 21 | 866 – Who Wants to Be Safe? |
Sep 10, 18 | Pg. 15 “Something Missing” |
Jan 17, 07 | 72 – Dictator Tot’s Marching Orders |
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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Jun 3, 13 | 509 – Villain to Villain |
Jul 9, 08 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” |
Jan 18, 17 | 727 – Parlor Tricks |
Mar 13, 07 | 112 – Budapest ’68 All Over Again |
Oct 4, 11 | Chapter 9, “Head Games” Recap by Eric Merritt |
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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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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Mar 21, 11 | The SuperFogeys 2011 Teaser |
Dec 3, 06 | 53 – The Healing |
Oct 24, 12 | 452 – Book of Mormon Story |
Nov 30, 16 | 715 – Master and Student |
Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
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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Mar 17, 14 | 580 – The Pleasure of Conquering |
Apr 1, 13 | 493 – Dr. Rocket’s Game |
Jan 17, 11 | Guest Strip by Gabe Altomare |
Dec 25, 13 | How Dr. Rocket Stole Christmas |
Sep 16, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Fallen Rabbit” |
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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Nov 20, 13 | 550 – Everything in its Right Place |
Jun 30, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 20 “He Was a Noncombatant!” |
Jul 3, 15 | 651 – Duplicity |
Jan 2, 17 | 722 – Help or Mourn? |
Nov 15, 06 | 43 – The Healer Approaches the Captain |
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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Jan 25, 11 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 9 “We Can Work With That” |
Feb 26, 18 | 766 – Always |
Aug 19, 10 | 273 – All Is Revealed |
Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
Mar 30, 10 | SF Origins: Swifty and the Prophecy, Pg. 4 “SMACK!” |
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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Nov 26, 12 | 461 – He Escaped |
Mar 23, 07 | 122 – Who Will Jerry Fight? |
Jan 8, 10 | Guest Strip by Cory Thomas of “Watch Your Head!” |
Jun 20, 11 | 326 – Air Valhalla |
Dec 7, 12 | Valhalla Fight Poster – Spy Gal vs. Zurida! |
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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Jan 18, 17 | 727 – Parlor Tricks |
Oct 17, 16 | 705 – Saber |
Aug 29, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 6 “Spy Gal Arrives” |
Feb 9, 07 | 99 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden Met and Married, Conclusion |
Jan 2, 07 | 61 – Dictator Tot in Hel |
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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Nov 4, 08 | 176 – An Evil #@$% |
Dec 23, 11 | Pg. 6 “Battle in the Skies” |
Jun 22, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 5 “How People Look at You” |
May 28, 12 | 415 – Someone REALLY Hates Space Monkeys |
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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Mar 31, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 7 “Good Looks Good on You” |
Dec 30, 10 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” (2010) |
Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
Oct 5, 12 | Pg. 7 “The Babymaker” |
May 20, 11 | Pg. 6 “Invisible” |
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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Dec 23, 10 | 290 – Too Much Sun |
Jan 6, 09 | Guest Strip by T.L. Collins of “Bullfinch!” |
Sep 29, 11 | Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” Recap by Crystal Murphy |
Jul 1, 11 | Pg. 12 “Comic Book Clothing Physics” |
Jul 18, 11 | 334 – Whaddaya Wanna Do? |
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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Sep 22, 06 | 1 – Introducing Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket! |
Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
Jul 16, 14 | 610 – Do the most you can do. |
May 13, 11 | Pg. 5 “Jerry the Superhero” |
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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Feb 26, 20 | 834 – Percy Makes a Choice |
Dec 27, 10 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One (2010) |
Jul 20, 11 | 335 – Diagonally |
Dec 8, 20 | 860 – Idiot Martha |
Oct 5, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 6 “The Lips That Should Not Be Touched” |
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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Jul 23, 09 | 217 – Jerry’s Family? |
Apr 14, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 9 “Press Conference” |
Aug 10, 20 | 843 – What About the Crawfish? |
Jan 2, 17 | 722 – Help or Mourn? |
Sep 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
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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Oct 9, 08 | 170 – There Will Be Blood |
Aug 31, 12 | Pg. 4 “Crib Cage” |
Nov 18, 08 | 180 – The Many Crimes of Dr. Rocket |
Nov 11, 13 | 547 – Lashing Out |
Jan 15, 20 | 824 – Knives Out |
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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Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
Oct 10, 06 | 17 – Spy Gal Doesn’t Need Jerry |
Oct 14, 10 | 280 – Twin Sisters |
Nov 16, 11 | 363 – Liberated |
Jan 27, 11 | 293 – Good Actor |
Just keeping the Third Man alive here. Also, it was important to me that Dictator Tot get her animal crackers.
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Mar 2, 07 | 105 – Dr. Klein is Leaving? |
May 13, 10 | 256 – A Misnomerstanding |
Nov 20, 08 | 181 – The Thrice Evil |
Aug 29, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 6 “Spy Gal Arrives” |
Aug 27, 09 | 222 – $500 A Head |
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Jan 28, 21 | 869 – A Wonderful Side Effect |
Jan 1, 07 | 60 – Introducing Dictator Tot! |
Nov 19, 14 | 638 – The Man Who Sold the World |
Nov 26, 09 | 235 – In His Shadow |
Sep 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
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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Mar 14, 12 | 395 – The Stink of Captivity |
Nov 18, 10 | 285 – Medical Centre |
Oct 22, 14 | 530 – The Long Arm of the Universe |
Jun 8, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 3 “Valhalla” |
Apr 13, 12 | Pg. 8 “Enter: The Thrice Evil” |
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 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
Jun 15, 12 | Pg. 1 “Through the Portal” |
Mar 10, 14 | 578 – A Different Kind of Torture |
Jan 4, 07 | 63 – The Food is Plastic! |
Mar 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 5 “Prison Stripes” |
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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Mar 22, 07 | 121 – Swifty Gets Slapped |
Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
Nov 25, 08 | 182 – Someone Steps Forward (Bubbles of Light 3) |
Aug 3, 12 | Pg. 6 “Inevitably Betrayed” |
Mar 27, 07 | 126 – Who the @#$% is the Third Man? |
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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Mar 25, 20 | 842 – Someone to Hit |
Oct 26, 12 | Pg. 10 “The End?” |
Oct 17, 11 | 355 – Bubbles of Light 6 |
Aug 18, 10 | 272 – GET OUT! |
Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
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 1, 12 | 445 – I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told |
Apr 6, 12 | Pg. 7 “Death or Peanut Butter Cookies?” |
Aug 22, 14 | Pg. 8 “The Captor Revealed” |
Jun 3, 10 | 259 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 1 “Homesick” |
Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
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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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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Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
Aug 27, 12 | 439 – So IMPOLITE! |
Sep 14, 12 | Pg. 6 “Who Could Have Done This?” |
Aug 17, 12 | Pg. 2 “Youthfulenergysupersurplus!” |
Jun 10, 11 | Pg. 9 “College Years” |
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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Jul 1, 10 | 263 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 5 “A Parting Gift” |
Jul 29, 15 | 662 – Lazy Villainy |
Jul 16, 18 | Pg. 7 “Passion Enough to Change a Heart” |
Mar 29, 07 | 128 – Only Two People in the World… |
Oct 15, 09 | 229 – Father and Tom |
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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May 22, 13 | 506 – Disappearing Act |
Nov 6, 08 | 177 – Lay Some More On Me |
Jun 3, 10 | 259 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 1 “Homesick” |
Mar 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 5 “Prison Stripes” |
Mar 7, 12 | 393 – Impasse |
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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Nov 21, 12 | 460 – Riding the Sunway |
May 1, 08 | 101 – WebSpace Page: Captain Spectacular |
Oct 28, 19 | 807 – Space Pig vs. Space Pigs |
Oct 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
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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Mar 11, 10 | 247 – Not a Busload of Strangers |
Sep 24, 06 | 3 – Escape From the Carpathian Bug People |
Apr 20, 10 | SF Origins: Star Maiden, Pg. 2 “Into The Night” |
Mar 25, 07 | 124 – Shooting |
Apr 18, 11 | 308 – Time Displaced/Erased/No Taste |
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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Feb 6, 13 | 478 – What If Money Man Had Lived? |
Jul 22, 10 | 266 – The Greatest Book Ever Written |
Dec 2, 09 | The SuperFogeys 2010 Teaser |
Jul 24, 08 | 148 – The Society of Heroes – Introducing Tangerine! |
Mar 3, 07 | 106 – What’s in the Box? |
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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Dec 10, 06 | 59 – Will Captain Spectacular Stay or Will He Go? |
Jan 15, 20 | 824 – Knives Out |
Jul 14, 22 | 906 – He Looks Different |
Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
Nov 11, 06 | 39 – Jerry Arrives Late |
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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Mar 25, 20 | 842 – Someone to Hit |
Jul 15, 10 | 265 – Stop Bullpuckin’ |
Oct 28, 13 | 543 – The Ignored Little Boy |
Mar 23, 12 | Pg. 5 “Where Are The Unicef Upstarts?” |
Mar 4, 20 | 836 – Keep Away |
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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Mar 11, 07 | 110 – Spanking |
Mar 20, 07 | 119 – #@$% Heroic |
Nov 25, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Third Man” |
Oct 3, 16 | 703 – Like a Television During a Calliou Marathon |
Jan 20, 11 | 292 – Everything Was Chaos |
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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Sep 25, 06 | 4 – Who is Coming to Valhalla? |
May 7, 18 | 784 – What is Jerry Missing? |
Jul 17, 15 | 657 – The Most Difficult Thing Swifty Has Ever Done |
Jan 15, 07 | 70 – Gene and Dictator Tot Reunite |
Nov 25, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Third Man” |
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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May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
May 23, 11 | 318 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 1 “Getting Rid of Captain Spectacular” |
Aug 26, 15 | 674 – A Little Window Above His Head |
Mar 25, 13 | 491 – Proof |
Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
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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Mar 3, 14 | 576 – Torture Chamber 3B |
Oct 12, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg.7 “BOOM” |
Nov 25, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Third Man” |
Aug 10, 15 | 667 – The Importance of Good Hygiene |
May 23, 11 | 318 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 1 “Getting Rid of Captain Spectacular” |
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Mar 14, 07 | 113 – “THAT’S NOT FAIR!” |
Jan 23, 17 | 728 – Oh, Brucie… |
Jan 4, 12 | 375 – In The Zone |
Jun 29, 12 | Pg. 3 “Sounds Like Monsters” |
Apr 15, 13 | 497 – Michelle |
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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Jan 16, 17 | 726 – Harrison Ford Finger of Doom |
Jan 6, 14 | 560 – Lifeless |
Feb 19, 18 | 764 – Meanwhile, Inside Dr. Rocket’s Bedchamber |
Apr 4, 11 | 304 – Catchy and Mysterious |
Dec 29, 08 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” |
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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Feb 10, 14 | 570 – Cavalry |
Oct 7, 08 | 169 – Faker! |
Jan 28, 10 | 241 – He’s Gone |
Oct 15, 06 | 22 – Dr. Rocket is Sorry? |
Dec 9, 10 | 288 – Fill Me In |
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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Oct 13, 09 | SF Origins: JA – Tom’s Story, Pg. 2 “Not About My Dad” |
May 20, 11 | Pg. 6 “Invisible” |
Dec 24, 09 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “Comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” No. 2! |
Jun 17, 11 | Pg. 10 “Lost Faith” |
Nov 2, 11 | The 2nd SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page |
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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Dec 18, 19 | 820 – Heart-Stopping Great Looks |
Jul 31, 13 | 522 – A Favor for Spy Gal |
Aug 26, 13 | 529 – Why Did Jerry Do It? |
Oct 31, 11 | 359 – Warmed Up |
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 1, 10 | 263 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 5 “A Parting Gift” |
Dec 23, 10 | 290 – Too Much Sun |
Jul 23, 12 | 429 – Shenanigans |
Dec 15, 20 | 862 – That’s It!? |
Feb 17, 12 | Pg. 2, “Devil Horned Goodbye” |
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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Dec 10, 09 | 237 – A Surprise Visitor |
Oct 4, 11 | Chapter 9, “Head Games” Recap by Eric Merritt |
Dec 3, 06 | 53 – The Healing |
Feb 12, 09 | 195 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 12 “The Conclusion” |
Jan 17, 11 | Guest Strip by Gabe Altomare |
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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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 5, 16 | 704 – Ankle Biters |
Aug 28, 13 | 530 – Jerry’s Greatest Hits |
Jul 18, 11 | 334 – Whaddaya Wanna Do? |
Jul 19, 22 | 907 – Where is Sam? |
Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
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 8, 12 | Pg. 5 “In the 1950s” |
Oct 18, 06 | 25 – Pee On Swifty |
Aug 15, 14 | Pg. 7 “Kill ‘Em All” |
Sep 9, 10 | 275 – A Moment of Silence |
Oct 5, 11 | Chapter 10, “Bubbles of Light” Recap by Danny Burleson |
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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Oct 16, 17 | 738 – Old Lady McGoth |
Mar 26, 14 | 583 – The Captain is Not as Alone as He Thinks |
Sep 28, 11 | Chapter 5, “The Redemption of Dr. Rocket” Recap by Geoff Munn |
Jan 16, 12 | 378 – Things Fall Apart |
Aug 26, 08 | 157 – The Third Man’s Message |
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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Sep 5, 11 | 348 – The Wheel of Fortune |
Oct 5, 11 | Chapter 10, “Bubbles of Light” Recap by Danny Burleson |
Oct 18, 06 | 25 – Pee On Swifty |
Sep 26, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 2! |
Nov 17, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 3 “The Last Punch” |
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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Oct 7, 13 | 541 – Husband |
Aug 19, 19 | 792 – Dashing, Like Hyphens |
Jul 4, 12 | 426 – Daddy’s Little Girl |
Jan 20, 07 | 77 – Headed for a Time-Out |
Sep 4, 08 | 160 – Best Friends Forever? |
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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Jul 2, 18 | Pg. 5 “Promise” |
Mar 20, 13 | 490 – Two Thirds of a Secret Revealed |
May 17, 22 | 889 – So Much Love to Share |
Nov 10, 14 | 635 – The Blame Game |
Nov 11, 10 | 284 – Pairing Off |
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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Jun 5, 13 | 510 – The Evil, Evil Plan |
Jul 14, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 22 “The Society of Heroes” |
Oct 17, 12 | 450 – Neither One of Them Expected It |
Oct 28, 13 | 543 – The Ignored Little Boy |
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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Jul 25, 12 | 430 – Meanwhile, At The Great Hall of the Society of Heroes… |
Sep 9, 10 | 275 – A Moment of Silence |
Jan 25, 12 | 381 – Shut Up |
Apr 2, 14 | 585 – Atomic Fly’s Special Delivery |
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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Nov 24, 20 | 858 – She Brewed Beer Yesterday |
May 5, 08 | 102 – WebSpace Page: Swifty |
Jul 25, 11 | 336 – Walking Diagonally |
Mar 23, 07 | 122 – Who Will Jerry Fight? |
Jun 29, 12 | Pg. 3 “Sounds Like Monsters” |
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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Nov 20, 08 | 181 – The Thrice Evil |
Feb 17, 14 | 572 – The New War Room |
Jun 23, 22 | 900 – Protected |
Jan 23, 17 | 728 – Oh, Brucie… |
Oct 26, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 9 “What Is Strength?” |
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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Feb 26, 14 | 575 – Undermined |
Nov 6, 08 | 177 – Lay Some More On Me |
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Apr 13, 10 | SF Origins: Star Maiden, Pg. 1 “Troubled Birth” |
Dec 25, 08 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys (2008) |
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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Jan 11, 10 | Guest Strip by Bearman of “Bearman Cartoons!” |
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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