The modern day Society of Heroes team has a long and spotty history in these parts. I’ve never really detailed what their origin story is (the one separate from the original Society of Heroes) or why they are the way are. Maybe someday I’ll get to do that in an origin. Suffice it to say, [...]
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You gotta sympathize with the Society of Heroes. If you had a sweet pad like that, wouldn’t you just want to enjoy it? Alien invasions… giant robots… wouldn’t those all just get in the way? Someone (forgive me for not remembering who) in the comments last week floated the idea that the Society is my [...]
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Okay, I kind of love the Society of Heroes now. Why didn’t I ask Marc to draw them before? He does such a great job and I’m finding a lot of new life in them as characters seeing them through his eyes. Once upon a time, SuperFogeys Origins was going to be a modern day [...]
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Jul 19, 22 | 907 – Where is Sam? |
May 7, 14 | 593 – When Did Swifty Die? |
May 26, 14 | 598 – Do You Moisturize? |
May 19, 22 | 890 – Loved In Her Own Way |
Aug 20, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 12 “Party Hard” |
I wasn’t entirely sure if Marc was gonna be able to pull everything off I was asking for in this strip, but darn it if he didn’t get done in one, tiny strip. Well done, sir. Marc and I are thinking of creating a SuperFogeys ashcan comic to hand out at the upcoming New York [...]
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May 24, 22 | 891 – Third Eye Blind |
Dec 18, 19 | 820 – Heart-Stopping Great Looks |
Jul 9, 08 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” |
Aug 21, 19 | 793 – The Hero He Hates to Be |
Jun 30, 14 | 605 – Underground Brawl |
I was pretty specific in the script for this one. If I remember correctly, I asked for an X-Men-esque second panel. I have lots of fond memories from the John Byrne-Jim Lee era of great scenes of the X-Men on their blackbird. Then you have CSII doing that with his hair. Cracks me up. Still [...]
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Aug 13, 09 | 220 – Don’t Act Like You Care |
Jun 8, 12 | Pg. 5 “In the 1950s” |
Sep 5, 12 | 442 – The Rest of Them |
May 2, 12 | 408 – Remember Your Mission |
I’m trying to remember the last time I did a strip this wordy… and I’m coming up short. As usual, Marc finds a way to make it work anyway. I’m really digging writing for villains lately as well. There’s been a dearth of them up til now. And Star Maiden. Half the fun of any [...]
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Jun 20, 12 | 422 – Whoof! |
Jul 18, 11 | 334 – Whaddaya Wanna Do? |
Feb 1, 07 | 92 – Not the Woman He Used to Know |
Oct 19, 11 | 356 – Best Luck of Her Life |
May 8, 13 | 502 – The Presidio Thumb |
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Jun 4, 12 | 417 – Guess Who’s Back? |
Dec 31, 08 | Guest Strip by Edward Krebes of “Hobo and Bowser!” |
Feb 9, 07 | 99 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden Met and Married, Conclusion |
Nov 26, 12 | 461 – He Escaped |
Jan 7, 21 | 865 – Balance |
I think crazy Star Maiden will always be my favorite. I’m sorry to see her go… again. Sorry about Friday! The latest and greatest page of SuperFogeys Babies was late, but you can see it at this link now!
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I’ve probably said it before, but pacing doesn’t get enough attention as one of the big keys to comic-making. Bad pacing can ruin a comic and make it unintelligible. Marc had a great idea with this strip and added the beat in the second panel to what was originally scripted as a three panel strip. [...]
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Jun 27, 12 | 424 – Somebody That He Used to Know |
Dec 11, 13 | 556 – Sisters Rule, Pilatius Drools |
Jun 8, 12 | Pg. 5 “In the 1950s” |
Oct 27, 14 | 631 – Two Decisions |
Dec 30, 08 | Guest Strip by Chris Blanchard of “Renaissance Guy!” |
Goodbye, Healer. We’ll miss you so. Why, it seems like only yesterday that you first came to Valhalla to cause your very specific manner of mischief. And then–you ascended! A spot at the table in the Great Hall of the Society of Heroes. And now, dead. Your superhero career was short lived… just like you. [...]
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May 11, 12 | Pg. 1 “Now This is a Story…” |
Dec 6, 06 | 55 – A Mysterious Figure in the Wings |
Aug 25, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 2 “Interrupting Tea Time” |
Dec 1, 06 | 51 – Can Hair Eat? |
Oct 22, 14 | 530 – The Long Arm of the Universe |
Marc went with a very-different-than-normal approach to this strip and it works like gangbusters. (Which is an expression I’ve never really understood. If gangbusters work so well, why do don’t we have less gangs?) Fairly big shakeup today. And you thought Monday’s strip was big. Only two strips left in this chapter! Come back for [...]
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Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
May 18, 12 | Pg. 2 “Not Ready or Able” |
Jun 29, 15 | 649 – Can You Take a Punch? |
Oct 9, 19 | 802 – Nothing More Important Than Loyalty |
Jan 23, 17 | 728 – Oh, Brucie… |
This is it! The penultimate strip of Chapter 14, “Invasion, Part One: The Arrival!” Come on back Wednesday to see how it all ends and get a hint of where the story is going next… Plus, a special (unfortunately necessary) announcement.
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May 19, 22 | 890 – Loved In Her Own Way |
May 14, 08 | SF Collection #1 Cover |
Dec 8, 20 | 860 – Idiot Martha |
May 18, 12 | Pg. 2 “Not Ready or Able” |
Oct 17, 11 | 355 – Bubbles of Light 6 |
I gotta say… I did not expect this chapter to be this long. 44 strips. That ranks it among the very longest of chapters. I think in that you can see the scope of this Invasion storyline. Everything you’ve seen so far… everything in Part One… it’s all been setup for what’s to come. I [...]
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Sep 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
May 23, 11 | 318 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 1 “Getting Rid of Captain Spectacular” |
Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
Jun 11, 12 | 419 – Adrenalin |
Sep 12, 11 | 350 – Great Things Ahead |
Welcome to Chapter 15; Invasion, Part Two – Inaction Heroes No More! This chapter will see the Fogeys begin to embrace a different-or rather, old–way of life as they must step up to defend the Earth from the alien invasion after the Society of Heroes was killed. You’re gonna see some moments you’ve all been [...]
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Aug 19, 19 | 792 – Dashing, Like Hyphens |
Oct 23, 08 | 174 – Big Mistake |
Nov 30, 16 | 715 – Master and Student |
Apr 30, 12 | 407 – Spy Days Are Over |
Dec 19, 12 | 468 – Jerry’s Savior |
Today’s strip is a tour de force and the result of a lot of hard work on Marc’s part. New characters are always a risky move because they take time away from the characters you love, but I think it’s important to establish that Valhalla is a lot bigger than we’re used to seeing. I [...]
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May 14, 09 | 208 – Grab the Tush |
Nov 28, 16 | 714 – Pathetic Counterpart |
Nov 12, 06 | 40 – Jumpin’ Jujubees! |
Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
Jan 25, 07 | 83 – The Seduction of Dr. Klein |
Y’know, for a long time it probably looked like SuperFogeys was the story of Captain Spectacular and his friends and enemies. Then, I think for a little while anyway, it turned into Jerry’s story. Now, I think in what we’re really seeing is Spy Gal’s story. SuperFogeys started with Spy Gal coming to Valhalla as, [...]
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May 19, 14 | 596 – That’s the Mission |
Jul 4, 14 | Pg. 1 “One Month Later” |
Mar 16, 20 | 839 – What What |
Mar 21, 11 | The SuperFogeys 2011 Teaser |
Dec 21, 12 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy! |
Double-sized strips are always an iffy proposition. They take more time, obviously, and they need to kind of justify their existence with a big deal event. Last week’s–with the introduction of a bunch of new characters–was a good example of a justified double-sized strip. Today’s strip, on the other hand, could have been broken into [...]
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Apr 22, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Boy Who Lived” |
Apr 7, 07 | 136 – CENSORED! |
Aug 1, 11 | 338 – The Flying Dragon |
Nov 27, 17 | 750 – The Big Slap |
Nov 18, 08 | 180 – The Many Crimes of Dr. Rocket |
This is another one of those where I’m super glad I’ve got a collaborator as good as Marc. I had a simple text display in mind for the DNA Scanner, but Marc was all… nah, hologram. Kudos, Mr. Lapierre. You made it sing. Wanna know who the green guy is? We’ve seen him a few [...]
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Sep 4, 19 | 797 – Squishiness in the War Room |
Apr 30, 18 | 782 – The Lone Figure in the Doorway |
Aug 7, 19 | 789 – The Mantle of Captain Spectacular |
Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
Aug 11, 22 | 914 – Time to Go |
Here it is! The big 450th strip of The SuperFogeys… which, really, isn’t very big at all. These days, I try to save the anniversary mojo for the ones with the 00s. Even so, today’s strip is an important one. It’s the first time Cap and Jerry have really had a chance to talk since [...]
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Oct 10, 12 | 448 – Thinking Like a Hero |
Sep 11, 15 | 681 – Man Child |
Feb 13, 12 | 386 – The Papanazi Report: Vegas |
Jun 4, 18 | Pg. 1 “My Name is Gordon Jones” |
Jan 15, 18 | 754 – Not Strong Anymore |
For those of you keeping score at home, we haven’t seen Tangerine since a couple chapters back. Everyone forgets about the incarcerated. Even still, Tangerine’s journey is one of my favorites. As you can see, he’s been making his way through that stack of books Captain Emo gave him ages ago. Come back on Wednesday [...]
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Jun 17, 08 | 139 – Jerry’s Fate Revealed |
Nov 5, 06 | 33 – Why Walk When You Can Fly? |
Sep 7, 16 | 697 – No Fun Being Ignored |
Dec 27, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 1 |
Now, I’m a Mormon. I’ve always been upfront about that. Introducing the Book of Mormon–and talking specifically about one of its stories–was not something I did just because. I have no problem talking about and sharing my faith (did it full-time for two years as a missionary), but that’s not what SuperFogeys is for. So [...]
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Mar 9, 20 | 837 – So? |
Feb 7, 18 | 761 – Rolling Peas |
Apr 4, 12 | The SuperFogeys 2012 Teaser |
Apr 4, 07 | 134 – Driving Everybody Off |
We had a great discussion going last week with regards to Tangerine’s initial telling of the story that inspired this turn towards pacifism. I was mostly silent for that discussion because I knew the story was not fully told until today. Now that it is, what do you think? Tangerine knows himself. He knows what [...]
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Apr 30, 12 | 407 – Spy Days Are Over |
Jul 21, 22 | 908 – Torture |
Jul 23, 12 | 429 – Shenanigans |
Dec 3, 06 | 53 – The Healing |
Sep 11, 08 | 162 – Just Another Purty Face? |
What a fantastic job Marc did fitting in a lot of demanding action in just a few panels. Amazing. Also, looks like Dark Maiden is up to old tricks, but dow you know what’s new? THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN for the SUPERFOGEYS SOURCEBOOK AND ADVENTURE GAME! I’m so, so friggin’ excited about this. We’ve been working in [...]
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Jun 27, 12 | 424 – Somebody That He Used to Know |
Jul 2, 12 | 425 – The Maiden Within |
Apr 16, 12 | 403 – Don’t Say No to Dark Maiden |
Jan 17, 11 | Guest Strip by Gabe Altomare |
Jun 1, 11 | 321 – Unified By a Common Purpose |
Longtime readers know how BIG this is! Dr. Rocket is free once again, but Tom has been locked up for far, far longer. I mean, he was first put there waaaaay back at the end of Chapter 7! I’ve been looking forward to this particular strip for a long, long time. Now, Tom is out. He [...]
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Jan 18, 11 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 5 “Hungry” |
Jul 10, 08 | Guest Strip by Lucas Turnbloom of “Imagine This!” |
Oct 25, 17 | 741 – Scumbag Jerry |
Nov 10, 06 | 38 – The Good Ol’ Days |
Dec 16, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 3 “The New Dr. Rocket” |
Has Percy ever been named before now? I’m not entirely sure. I know he’s always been Percy to me and I’ve been tagging him as such, but did you guys know that was his name before now? Man, you know the story has gotten big when I can’t even remember simple stuff like that. You [...]
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Jan 11, 17 | 725 – Slaughter Many, Many More |
Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
Sep 30, 11 | Chapter 7, “Visiting Day” Recap by Rossana Bugini |
Jun 24, 11 | Pg. 11 “Partners Again” |
Mar 28, 18 | 775 – Raging Percy |
Late this past Thursday I posted a special piece of art and an important message to go along with it called “A Call to Arms.” If you missed it, I encourage you to go check it out first before reading on here. When I posted the Call to Arms, the Kickstarter campaign for the SuperFogeys [...]
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Sep 18, 13 | 536 – Zurida and Her Subjects |
Oct 26, 12 | Pg. 10 “The End?” |
Mar 26, 18 | 774 – Thwarted |
Jul 1, 15 | 650 – GAH! Feelings! |
Jan 27, 20 | 827 – Lay Her Down |
I think I’m gonna write a chapter that takes place entirely in rubble. Marc draws destruction so well. Big kudos to him for the major overhaul to the pacing and storytelling in this strip. Dialogue is the same, but Marc rescued the visual from the abyss I stuck them in with my script. Big happenings [...]
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Apr 23, 14 | 589 – The Lie of Never |
Apr 2, 12 | 400 – Dark Maiden |
Nov 9, 06 | 37 – Is Dr. Klein a Sexy Beast? |
Oct 13, 06 | 20 – Worse Than He Thought |
Jan 29, 09 | 193 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 10 “Escape” |
Y’know, I wrote the outline some months back, but I don’t think I quite realized how many big moments we’ve been waiting on for a while are in this chapter. Tom pointing the finger at Jerry is something a lot of you suspected would come to pass ever since this SuperFogeys Origin page, but I’d [...]
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Jul 6, 15 | 652 – On the Great Wall |
Oct 29, 09 | 231 – The Greatest Revenge Plot Never Imagined |
Jan 25, 12 | 381 – Shut Up |
Nov 23, 06 | 50 – And the Actual Winner of Bingo Night is… |
Nov 23, 09 | SF Origins: When Tom Met Ms. Missile, Pg. 1 “YOU!” |
We’re in the home stretch! The Kickstarter has just one week left to go. Can we hit the $4500 goal? Can we go higher? It’s up to you guys, but I just wanna say already how grateful I am for how you’ve come out and shown your support for this project and for The SuperFogeys. [...]
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Feb 9, 21 | 872 – Zurida Down |
Sep 24, 09 | 226 – The Deal is Off |
Sep 16, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Fallen Rabbit” |
Oct 7, 19 | 801 – The Next Best Thing |
Mar 24, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 6 “Beaten to the Punch” |
As you can see above, we’re in the home stretch for the Kickstarter. Little over two days left. As you can also see, we’ve lost a few backers of late. I’m told every Kickstarter experiences this. Not everyone has the cash they think they will when it’s time to pay up. Still, at this point, [...]
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Sep 20, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 1! |
Aug 10, 16 | 689 – Zurida, the Mother |
Mar 29, 07 | 128 – Only Two People in the World… |
Jun 29, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 6 “Being Friendly” |
Aug 26, 15 | 674 – A Little Window Above His Head |
If you’re reading this… the Kickstarter may already be over! If it’s before 4pm PST on Nov. 28th, 2012… then there’s still time to get in there! Yesterday, we hit the $4,500 stretch goal and everyone who pledged at the Hero level or higher WILL be getting the soon-to-be-created Spy Gal mini absolutely free. Want [...]
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Jan 18, 17 | 727 – Parlor Tricks |
Jan 12, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 1 “Sweet Samantha” |
Jun 18, 12 | 421 – Space Monkey Report |
May 29, 13 | 508 – Slightly More Conclusive Evidence |
Jan 15, 18 | 754 – Not Strong Anymore |
In case you missed it last week… 157% funded! Huge, HUGE thanks to everyone for stepping up and supporting this project! I put the call out and you answered in a big way. Now, I hope we can start making some other cool stuff for you. More details as I know ‘em. Talks are already [...]
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Dec 9, 11 | Pg. 4 “Party Crasher” |
Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
May 5, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 12 “Date or Fight?” |
Jun 15, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 4 “Pantsless” |
Marc knocked me out with the last panel. I’m guessing some of you as well. He’s got a new method for creating the art now, though it’s impossible for any of you to have noticed. Now, instead of roughing things out in blue pencil first, he’s doing his roughs digitally. This allows him to size [...]
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Oct 16, 06 | 23 – The Incontinent Duo |
Feb 21, 18 | 765 – The Spark Between Them |
Aug 29, 16 | 694 – Soviet Sam Crackdown |
Mar 21, 07 | 120 – Swifty’s Losing? |
Jul 7, 14 | 607 – Too Easy |
And so it begins–the end game for this chapter. In this strip, Spy Gal and Zurida are referring to a conversation we’ve all already seen over in SuperFogeys Origins. Spy Gal’s Secret Mission is a more than worth a look, but it’s the last page that gives the lowdown on the bad blood on display [...]
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Nov 25, 13 | 551 – The Guthrie is Turned On |
Jul 29, 08 | 149 – Santa Rocket |
Aug 18, 22 | 916 – Restoration |
Aug 27, 14 | 621 – Jerry’s Powers |
Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
A huge battle deserves a proper ramp up and that’s what you’ve gotten this week. Next week sees the fight begin in earnest and Marc and I are pulling out all the stops. We’re even approaching things a little differently, with Marc essentially assuming the role of co-plotter for the rest of this chapter as [...]
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Feb 22, 12 | 389 – The Invisible Pain |
Nov 5, 09 | 232 – It’s Insane Here |
Oct 22, 14 | 530 – The Long Arm of the Universe |
May 23, 12 | 414 – Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe |
As you can see, the title of today’s strip is to be taken quite literally. Kudos to Marc for this strip and for the next several. As I think I mentioned last week, we did the end of this chapter a little differently in that I gave Marc a rough idea of what I wanted [...]
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Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
Mar 16, 20 | 839 – What What |
Nov 7, 11 | 360 – Decision |
Jun 8, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 3 “Valhalla” |
Debris! I love it when Marc gets to draw debris. Today is the last day to submit your guest strip for Guest Strippin’ Xmas 4! Send it along to me at bwhheasley (at) gmail (dot) com. See here for more details.
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Jun 7, 22 | 895 – Can’t Stop Won’t Stop |
Feb 9, 21 | 872 – Zurida Down |
Aug 26, 11 | Pg. 6 “The Missing Spark” |
Mar 31, 12 | Pg. 6 “Find the Sharp Metal Instrument” |
Jan 12, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 1 “Sweet Samantha” |
We’re back! I have a love/hate relationship with our Christmas break. While I enjoy the time with my family and friends, I miss working on the strip and continuing the story. So glad to be back on it. There’s only 5 strips left in this chapter (after this one) and I’m WAY eager to get [...]
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Jul 1, 08 | 143 – Ogle |
Nov 10, 14 | 635 – The Blame Game |
Mar 15, 07 | 114 – Enter: Star Maiden |
Aug 26, 11 | Pg. 6 “The Missing Spark” |
Oct 17, 11 | 355 – Bubbles of Light 6 |
We keep things pretty solidly rectangular around here, but once in a while there’s an opportunity to do something a little different and Marc took advantage of that here. Oddly enough, panel layout experimentation seems to involve Tangerine more often than not. Go ahead and click on his tag below to see what I mean. [...]
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Feb 3, 20 | 829 – Too. Far. |
Feb 27, 12 | 390 – Bubbles of Light 7 |
Jun 27, 12 | 424 – Somebody That He Used to Know |
Jan 17, 07 | 72 – Dictator Tot’s Marching Orders |
Sep 14, 16 | 699 – How Captain Spectacular Takes Care of Business |
You didn’t really think Spy Gal was done with Zurida already? Not by a long shot! Be sure to tune in on Wednesday to see how Spy Gal handles that incoming Space Monkey ambush!
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Aug 28, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 5 “A Spot of Drool” |
Mar 19, 07 | 118 – Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden |
Aug 21, 13 | 528 – Spy Gal vs. Jerry |
Sep 29, 06 | 7 – Turnip Turnip |
Aug 16, 10 | 271 – Is Spy Gal Not a Good Woman? |
I gotta admit I struggled with this one. Remember, Marc and I are doing the end of this chapter Stan and Jack style–he’s drawing from a basic plot, and I’m adding in the dialogue after the fact. It’s definitely fun, but also stressful. I don’t want to take anything away from Marc’s great illustrations. I [...]
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A lot of you have been commenting lately that you’re enjoying one of the newer additions to the cast, Fly Guy. Actually, his name is Atomic Fly, but you’re forgiven since his name has only been mentioned once or twice. Hopefully we’ll get see a few more newbies in the strips ahead. Fun fact! I [...]
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Jan 22, 20 | 826 – Into the Suckface |
Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
Sep 19, 11 | 352 – Megatron is Copyrighted |
Aug 31, 12 | Pg. 4 “Crib Cage” |
Jan 26, 07 | 84 – You Don’t Mess with Dr. Klein |
Silent strip! For those who hate to read. Thanks, Marc, for doing the heavy lifting on this one. Chapter 15 – Invasion, Pt. 2: Inaction Heroes No More! ends on Monday! Chapter 16 – Invasion, Pt. 3: Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun begins on Wednesday!
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Apr 9, 14 | 587 – Your Attention Please |
Jan 23, 17 | 728 – Oh, Brucie… |
Aug 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
Aug 14, 19 | 791 – The Secret Origin of The Atomic Fly! |
Aug 6, 14 | 616 – One of Zurida’s |
End Chapter 15! This one was fun for us for a number of reasons. New characters… family reunions… fights! Marc and I got to try some new stuff and you guys were really good about being open to it. It’s interesting to me how the comments tapered off during the fight stuff. I mean, it [...]
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Aug 1, 12 | 432 – Tea Time, Interrupted |
Sep 21, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 4 “The Best Day Ever, Ever” |
Mar 25, 13 | 491 – Proof |
Apr 4, 18 | 777 – The Howl |
Mar 16, 12 | Pg. 4 “An Unexpected Cellmate” |
Welcome to Chapter 16 – Invasion, Pt. 3: Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun. This promises to be a big, bold chapter taking us right through SF 500. You just know that one’s going to be HUGE. I can say no more right now. Newer SuperFans may be unfamiliar with Soviet Sam’s story. He’ll be telling [...]
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One of the unique things about Soviet Sam is that before he became part of the main cast, he received an extensive introduction in SuperFogeys Origins. Most of you are familiar with his story from there, but my initial concern in introducing him to the Valhalla story was that there was just too much to [...]
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Jun 23, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 19 “Did You Save Him?” |
Apr 18, 18 | 779 – The Only Failure |
Jul 1, 15 | 650 – GAH! Feelings! |
Dec 7, 16 | 717 – The Fury of Soviet Sam |
May 25, 11 | 319 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 2 “Isn’t Everybody?” |
On the surface, this doesn’t look like a terribly personal strip, but I put a secret part of myself into Sam here. As some of you already know, my father was killed in an armed robbery some years ago, when I was just making the transition into adulthood. I was in no way responsible for [...]
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Oct 22, 09 | 230 – Cleaning Out Her Ears |
Aug 7, 13 | 524 – Cracked |
Aug 18, 22 | 916 – Restoration |
Mar 14, 07 | 113 – “THAT’S NOT FAIR!” |
Sep 29, 06 | 7 – Turnip Turnip |
Castro! The last time we saw our friendly neighborhood dictator was a long, long time ago. His appearance proved so popular he even inspired a T-shirt! (Did you get one? If you have a photo of you in it, I’d love to post it.) I think there’s a whole ‘nother story to be told about [...]
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Mar 13, 07 | 112 – Budapest ’68 All Over Again |
Oct 2, 08 | 168 – Tangerine Gets His Mad On |
Jan 15, 14 | 563 – Wreckage |
May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
Feb 7, 07 | 97 – The Return |
The alien invaders have desired Dr. Rocket for quite a while that they might make him answer for his crimes. As far as the SF Universe is concerned, there’s no one who has done more damage or more wrong than Dr. Rocket. He is an out and out villain. Never pretends to be otherwise. And [...]
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May 20, 08 | SF Collection #4 Cover |
Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
Mar 14, 07 | 113 – “THAT’S NOT FAIR!” |
Dec 28, 09 | Guest Strip by Don Oskowski of “Conduit Flux!” |
Mar 18, 13 | 489 – Change in Plan |
Last week was good stuff. It’s good to be reminded now and then that SuperFogeys has one of the most engaged and smart readerships out there who are always thinking–not just about the latest twists and turns, but about character. I the variety of opinions on the issue of what makes a character likable or [...]
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Mar 23, 21 | 884 – No Good at This |
Dec 9, 19 | 817 – Master Masticate Stands with Fork Ready |
Mar 4, 20 | 836 – Keep Away |
Aug 31, 16 | 695 – The Mighty Money Man |
Jun 2, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 16 “Eagle vs. Bear” |
There’s no way to overstate how big a domino just fell in today’s strip. Soviet Sam and Space Pig are just catching up to a valuable piece of intel that was dropped on you, the reader, waaaaaaaay back in strip 100. I made a choice back then to reveal something to the reader that none [...]
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Jan 19, 14 | 564 – One Year Later |
Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
Aug 29, 16 | 694 – Soviet Sam Crackdown |
Nov 13, 08 | 179 – Reverend Space Pig |
Jul 22, 11 | Pg. 1 “Uh Oh” |
It’s been a long, long time since a strip has been tagged as “Bubbles of Light.” What the heck are Bubbles of Light? Here’s a tip: click on the tag below to see a good compilation of all the most important strips involving the Bubbles of Light. Once you’ve done that, come on back here [...]
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Dec 2, 13 | 553 – Capture and Rescue Mission |
May 2, 12 | 408 – Remember Your Mission |
Jan 9, 07 | 65 – Co-Conspirators |
Aug 29, 16 | 694 – Soviet Sam Crackdown |
Mar 28, 12 | 399 – Surprise, Swifty Disapproves of Everyone |
I hate giving Marc strips with five panels. Believe it or not, I try to strip these things back as far as I can. If I can get it down to one panel, I will, but as you all know that almost never happens. Marc had a real challenge here. He had to set up [...]
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Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
Mar 13, 13 | 488 – A Pale Queen Commands Them |
Sep 12, 12 | 444 – A New Mission |
Nov 11, 11 | Pg. 7 “Nipped” |
Oct 14, 08 | 171 – Hello, Karma |
I was just looking back at Marc’s first work on SuperFogeys yesterday and it really stuck me not only how far along his line work has come, but also how much his method for coloring has changed. There’s just far more shades and details in his coloring now–things that aren’t even in the drawings themselves. [...]
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Oct 15, 20 | 847 – Macho Verve and Vigor |
Mar 26, 09 | 201 – The Orphan BBQ Will Have to Wait |
Dec 23, 11 | Pg. 6 “Battle in the Skies” |
Nov 6, 06 | 34 – Introducing the Healer! |
Apr 18, 12 | 404 – President Superknocker |
Today kicks off a short, long overdue flashback showing just what the heck happened to Dark (Star) Maiden after she left Las Vegas. While the 400th strip played out as a fun reveal, I really did see it as a promise of an untold story I’d have to tell one day. Enjoy. Why do you [...]
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Oct 16, 17 | 738 – Old Lady McGoth |
Jul 2, 12 | 425 – The Maiden Within |
Aug 27, 12 | 439 – So IMPOLITE! |
Mar 4, 13 | 485 – To The Stars |
Oct 20, 14 | 629 – Freaky Differences |
I was reminded this past week that not everyone shares the encyclopedic knowledge of SuperFogeys I have. That brain in the jar? That really is Star Maiden’s father, she’s not THAT crazy. This flashback is a bit of a sequel to both Star Maiden’s origin and the flashback that showed her trip home. If you’re [...]
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Mar 26, 14 | 583 – The Captain is Not as Alone as He Thinks |
Nov 30, 16 | 715 – Master and Student |
Jun 1, 11 | 321 – Unified By a Common Purpose |
Sep 9, 13 | 533 – Mega Matt Tells It |
Jun 22, 15 | 646 – Dark Maiden Wants What Now? |
There were two issues that plagued this strip kind of from the get-go. One was what Percy was going to eat in panel two. I originally scripted it as the femur of one of Zurida’s palace guards, but after seeing Marc draw it I realized that was just one cannibal too many for SuperFogeys. Plus, [...]
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Oct 25, 17 | 741 – Scumbag Jerry |
Oct 30, 17 | 742 – Catching Up on WWE |
Apr 15, 13 | 497 – Michelle |
Feb 18, 21 | 875 – Much More Impressive |
Nov 3, 14 | 633 – A Different Destiny |
Here’s a tip to writers of comics: Wanna go easy on your artist? Script a bunch of head shots. Writing comics is often about balance. I can’t load up the detail and the backgrounds for multiple strips at a time or I’m gonna wear Marc out, so I’ve gotta also write stuff that it’s a [...]
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Oct 9, 06 | 16 – Spy Gal Wakes Up |
Sep 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
Apr 2, 12 | 400 – Dark Maiden |
Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
Mar 24, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 6 “Beaten to the Punch” |
I don’t know when we’ve ever fit so many characters into a panel so small. I’m not even sure who all of those guys are! That’s exciting. Cami Fans: The real life Cami had her eighth birthday on Monday. On Saturday, we held our 4th Annual Birthday Ball Party in her honor–a half hour party [...]
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Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
Apr 16, 18 | 778 – Sam’s Guilt |
Okay, I kind of love how Marc draws Spy Gal when she’s in bad@$$ mode. That door never saw it coming. Last week was basically Cami week at my house as we celebrated her 8th birthday. My wife and daughter spoke at a school assembly about the damage the R-Word does and why it’s a [...]
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