No one was asking, but I wanted to know what Gene was up to. Now I wish I didn’t. See? Giant robots aren’t all bad. Why, if it hadn’t been there, just think of all the trouble Gene would have gotten into! Gasp! Gene is the mastermind! Reminder: The deadline for Guest Strippin’ Xmas 3 [...]
I really love how Marc is coloring these night scenes. I’d have probably (stupidly) used black. Marc is smarter than me. I appreciate all the great comments about how much (in general) you’re enjoying this latest chapter. It’s far and away the longest one yet and that’s very much on purpose, but it can strain [...]
And we’re back! Big thanks to the guest strippers last week for keeping the home fires burning. Not that I was entirely neglectful. “The Asthma Killer” blogs wrapped up last week as well. Hope every had a great Christmas and holidays. I know I did. Nice to be able to relax a little. We’re in [...]
Just a great bit of silent storytelling from Marc here. ”Ye Olde Cashier” is the right kind of anachronistic. Nice work, Marc. The last half of the script to this chapter underwent a number of changes late in the game. Mostly all additions. The ending will be the same as I’ve planned it for years, but [...]
Three fingers! Three fingers! Sorry. Thought I’d point it out first before another longtime reader notices for the first time.
By Marc’s own admission, this was the most complicated and detailed SF strip he’s had to do yet. There are actually three layers of art there, and Marc drew them all separately to pull it off. Kudos, Marc. Storywise, the winds of change are in the air. If you need a little help as to [...]
Holy snot, I never would have guessed Marc would outdo his art in the previous strip so soon. This sucker rocks! Been lots of fantastic comments from you guys lately. You psychoanalyze these characters in a way few other readerships do. You make this worth doing. I see lots more conversation on the horizon as [...]
Soviet Sam makes me happy. He’s a character I’ve barely drawn myself, but I love how easily he fits into the main story and how much his presence adds to the proceedings. Nice seeing a bunch of the characters in the same strip again. Marc always handles these crowd scenes so well. Don’t forget to [...]
Only three strips left in this, the LONGEST chapter ever of The SuperFogeys! Tell your friends and neighbors. Don’t forget to visit Brock’s new site over at brockheasley.com!
Just some beautiful, romantic work from Marc there. What a great ending for a chapter. HOWEVER, there’s still two strips left. That’s right folks, it all wraps up one week from today! Don’t forget to visit Brock’s new site over at brockheasley.com!
This is it! The penultimate strip of Chapter 12 “Jackpot!” Many of you were none too pleased after last week’s kiss. I can only imagine how you feel now. Don’t forget to visit my new site over at brockheasley.com!
I love happy endings, don’t you? Wanna read this chapter from the start? Begin here. Tomorrow, Marc and I will be recording a podcast with the great Tom Racine of Tall Tale Radio. We’ll be discussing this chapter, what comes next for The SuperFogeys and more. Tom will be watching today’s comments closely and will [...]
Welcome to Chapter 13, “The Sidekick and His Gal!” This one is a gonna be nice and short and much more intimate and smaller in scale than the last chapter. Who needs a break? I sure do. I know Marc does. Be sure and check back on the new blog post below for a link [...]
Tangerine quoting Gandhi? You better believe it. I really love how different this chapter feels already, compared to the last one. Marc handles the quiet stuff just as well as the big action.
This strip is a fun one because it catches new readers up with what’s going on while also placing a few easter eggs for longtime readers to catch. That ticker at the bottom of the screen isn’t just for show! Can you name the references? Bonus points if you can provide links. Don’t forget to [...]
File this under: things you didn’t know you wanted to see. You’re welcome, ladies. Don’t forget to visit Brock’s new site over at brockheasley.com!
I know you guys are always on the lookout for the small details in the strips (and with good reason!), but Marc has really upped the game. There’s some nice, subtle stuff going on in this strip that wasn’t scripted but that Marc threw in there because he’s the good kind of comic artist–he’s not [...]
I had a good laugh the other day when SuperFan Will Boyer guessed that Captain Spectacular was in the room with Jerry and Spy Gal. I thought everyone had forgotten that invisibility is one of his powers! Big thanks to Marc for pulling out all the stops for this double-sized episode! Been a lot of talk [...]
Future Swifty is back! Or is this the first time? It’s so hard to tell with him. As always, you can click on the handy Bubbles of Light tag to see all of Future Swifty’s appearances in the order in which they appeared (which isn’t necessarily the order they occurred in). If you’re a new [...]
You know what’s the worst thing you can do to someone? Anyone? Just go up to them and say “I know what you did.” Doesn’t matter if you really know or not, we’ve all got things were ashamed of or trying to hide. Things we’d rather people didn’t know about us. Sometimes, I think about [...]
Talking heads, talking heads! SF features this kind of strip so rarely anymore that I know it’s a welcome relief for Marc when he gets one. Plus, I get to return to my first love: dialogue. Do you know what you’re missing at brockheasley.com? Come on over now and find out or I’ll kill your [...]
What happens when two villains have each other over a barrel? Find out next week! Note: Apologies for the black and white strip! We are experiencing technical difficulties. Full color strip will be up as soon as possible, rest assured. We don’t like being naked anymore than you like seeing us like this. Want more [...]
It has been a looooong time since we’ve seen the balding guy in the last panel. Need a refresher on Tom? Start with his intro right here and keep reading until you get here! Last week, I put my wedding ring back on for the first time in six years. Wanna know why it was [...]
I’d alway meant to check back in with Tom before now, but I could never really find a good reason for doing so within the main strip. Readers with long memories will remember that it was Tom to whom Jerry told his origin story. You see that and Tom’s reaction to Jerry’s origin, starting here. [...]
Man, Tom really knows how to play it to the Rocket family, doesn’t he? What would you say to your 20-year-old self? I took some time to figure it out and came up with 11 pieces of advice that dude would probably never take. Click here to give it a read. Includes pics of me [...]
Soviet Sam is a character who has gained more recent prominence in the SuperFogeys story, largely because of the way you all embraced him after his origin story. I’ve had a lot of fun playing with the tortured villain who longs to be a hero. I think Sam is a good representation of one of [...]
What happens when one fan favorite (Swifty) makes fun of another fan favorite (Soviet Sam)? My guess is: their awesomeness cancels each other out and now you all hate them. (Or very much not.)
Yeah, right? What did happen to Star Maiden? Last we saw her, she was getting the heck out of Dodge. Now, where could she have gotten off to? Be back here next week for the big 400th SuperFogeys episode! The 100th, 200th and 300th episodes were all big freakin’ deals around here. I don’t see [...]
This is it! The big 400th strip! 400 freakin’ strips. Can you believe that? And, like other past centennial strips, this one brings in a pretty big reveal! What do you think of Dark Maiden? This also marks Marc’s 100th SuperFogeys strip. Take that in. That’s amazing. Never late, always getting better and better, Marc [...]
Welcome to Chapter 14 – Invasion, Part One: The Arrival! In a very real way, today marks the beginning of a whole new era for the SuperFogeys. This story of alien invaders coming to Earth is a big one and, while it builds off of everything that’s gone before, it represents such a huge shift [...]
Marc blew me away with that first panel. How great is that? Space Monkeys! Zurida’s Palace! So freakin’ cool. And Star–I mean DARK–Maiden’s new costume! Look for a blog later on showing some of the design work Marc and I did on that. I really love what we ended up with, but there were some [...]
Oh, Star Maiden. What happened? I find the different interpretations of who exactly Dark Maiden is in relation to Star Maiden really fascinating. There seems to be some disagreement, which surprises me. But that? That’s a real death. Don’t forget to tip the artist! Click on the Money Man picture below the strip to donate [...]
Here he is, the man of the hour, President Superknocker. He’s all I hoped for and more. Any resemblance to any Presidents either living or dead is strictly coincidental. These “news strips” come from my love of Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns. Besides being a great story, I love how Miller tells his story [...]
The question with any occupying force is always the same: when are they going to leave? ARE they going to leave? We shall see. All credit to Marc for the stellar colors in today’s strip. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but this one really sings for me. Do you enjoy the SuperFogeys? [...]
Creating the bulletin board o’ evidence was a fun exercise in diving back into the history of the strip and thinking about the things Spy Gal would see as relevant. Pretty much the same thing the readers saw, as it turns out! I love the way Marc drew Jerry’s reaction in the third panel. That’s [...]
This isn’t exactly the team-up I think anybody saw coming, but here it is, the Fogey super team: Spy Gal, Swifty, Soviet Sam and Space Pig! Anyone whose name doesn’t start with an S need not apply. Avengers in four days! Avengers in four days! I know there have to be people who read SuperFogeys [...]
Space Pig didn’t even get a line! Not ONE line! Have you guys been over to Just the First Frame yet? It’s a great new webcomics aggregator that posts just the first panel of any new webcomic on its list. So cool. Great way to know what you’re clicking into. Check it out right here [...]
Marc reminds me with this strip how much fun it is to get out of Valhalla. He rendered the snot out of that alleyway! Those with eyes attuned will recognize the boy’s shirt for what it is. Did you see it? Did you see The Avengers? I saw it at the end of a 6 [...]
Marc rocks the fight scene! This is one of the few times I just got smart and stepped aside and let Marc do his thing without trying to really script what he’s clearly got the instincts for. Life is good, life is hard. I’ve done some heavy duty reflecting this past week and because I [...]
Apologies! Late post today and this time it wasn’t because of my bumbling. We’ve been experiencing some real technical difficulties in SuperFogeys Central lately and though the strip was more than done on time, it was just impossible to post it until now. Ticks me off when this happens because Marc and I work so [...]
Aak! What is going on?? Two late strips in one week? I can count on one hand the number of times that’s happened in the past six years. So, twice in one week? Unprecedented. My apologies. Marc is awesome, don’t blame him. I am lame, blame me. Hopefully we’ll get all these issues ironed out. [...]
I want my own Sunway. Warning: does not work at night or during an eclipse. Otherwise, it’s awesome! I confess that I took the inspiration for The Sunway from Ed Wood’s “classic” film Plan 9 From Outer Space. We need to be careful how we tap into the power of sunlight. If we could do [...]
That last panel closeup of Dr. Rocket is just so haunting. Well played, Marc. Well played. Lots to chew on with this strip. Have at it. In other news… I just posted a new blog on my blogging site entitled “Sex vs. Violence.” I’m sure I’m asking for it with this one, but feel free [...]
I think this is the first real action strip we’ve seen since Jerry took down the robot in Chapter 12. Reminds me just how GOOD Marc is at the action. Thankfully, there’s tons more action coming up and I’ll get to put Marc through a few more paces. I’ve always referred to The SuperFogeys as [...]
So now you know. Space Monkeys. They’re horrible. There’s been some discussion about what, if anything, makes Captain Spectacular weak. There’s even been some hints here and there and some of you have guessed, but I figured it was time to make it plain. Then I deleted the relevant dialogue from this strip. What remains [...]
I love the beard. If you don’t love the beard, I don’t want to hear from you. Want to know what Cap is thinking about? Check out this page from the SuperFogeys Origins story “The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular.” I finished the script for the SuperFogies Babies last week and I can’t wait for [...]
Even the strongest of leaders know to fear the might of the Space Pigs. I’m always impressed how Marc is able to fit so many characters into a panel and still leave me room for the dialogue. It’s a real skill to be able to do that. Most artists don’t have a natural instinct for [...]
I think 419 strips is a pretty long ways to go for a superhero to not show off his power, don’t you think? You guys can react however you like, but to me this feels like a triumphant moment. Marc really surprised me with the last panel. I mean, we’re seeing almost nothing of Swifty. [...]
I think I may have pushed how much dialogue I can fit into one strip to the limit. Golly, that’s wordy. Couldn’t help it. Zurida and her son are so much fun to write for and I really wanted to get a sense of their relationship. They surprised me a little. Marc did a particularly [...]
How could the Space Monkeys be anything but the Wookiees of the SF universe? Bet ya didn’t see Zurida as the Han Solo. Remember Spy Gal’s solo mission to Zurida’s Palace? Check out the four page, mostly silent tour de force right here!
Hey, gang, Marc here with the pinch hit posting for Brock. Looks like things are about to get awkward in DC, huh? Remember the last time Swifty and Star Maiden saw each other? Go back and relive some fond memories of Vegas.
I don’t know how, but somehow Marc managed to draw what I can only describe as “an angry brain.” It’s hard to make a brain in a jar emote, but look! It does! Kudos, Marc. There was a time when Star Maiden’s father looked a little bit more like her. Don’t believe me? Check out [...]
Everyone knows that all characters should be three dimensional. You’re more likely to believe in a fictional character when you can recognize the humanity–however manufactured–within them. One way of doing this, I’ve found, is to have characters treat some people one way and others a different way. There’s a side of Swifty that doesn’t really [...]
To get back in “wacky” Star Maiden mode clicked on the Star Maiden tag and looked back through all of her previous appearances. Kind of weird seeing all that history play out in brief. What struck me is how expressive Star is. I’ve missed that about her of late. Glad to have her back! Going [...]
Happy Independence Day to my American friends! To my British friends… Happy Colonial Burden Freedom Day! I lost my own father many, many years ago, but if I could have him back as a brain in a jar with a speaker? I totally would! We could talk and… talk. That’s pretty much it. Does Bezuel [...]
Sometimes, it’s just fun to put the joke in the first panel. Really frees up the rest of the panels to just tell the story. I always admire Marc’s ability to fit epic scale into small spaces. This story is gonna get a lot bigger before it’s over, but there’s aliens afoot (er, in the [...]
Strips like this are always a little difficult. There’s a lot going on in that last panel, but if you’re a new reader you’d really have no idea what any of it is. And there’s no way to communicate it to you succinctly. The perils of longform, story driven webcomics. I wouldn’t have it any [...]
Annnnnnd… WE’RE BACK! Did you miss us? Sorry for the brief hiatus, but it was necessary, believe me. Not like we’re making serious bank from this SuperFogeys endeavor (though I’m open to a change there) and a break now and again feels right to keep the fires stoked properly. Comic-Con and my 12th Anniversary felt [...]
Marc, in case you don’t know, is one of those old fashioned, pen and paper guys. While lots of cartoonists these days are working strictly digital, the SuperFogeys has always been something you can put your hands on. You should see the stacks and stacks of original art I have. I’m sure Marc has the [...]
Some really cool stuff going on in this one. Besides Marc’s typically great art, check out that trophy room! Ten points to whoever can identify where the items came from. This chapter is nearing its conclusion… any guesses as to how it will end?
