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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Jun 17, 08 | 139 – Jerry’s Fate Revealed |
Oct 8, 06 | 15 – Introducing Swifty! |
Sep 17, 09 | 225 – And the Winner Is… |
Nov 28, 11 | 366 – Who Dares? |
Oct 10, 06 | 17 – Spy Gal Doesn’t Need Jerry |
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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Mar 11, 13 | 487 – Innocent Travelers |
Nov 23, 06 | 50 – And the Actual Winner of Bingo Night is… |
Jan 5, 10 | Guest Strip by Joe Cook of “Shattered Myth!” |
Dec 31, 08 | Guest Strip by Edward Krebes of “Hobo and Bowser!” |
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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Dec 24, 12 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys! |
Jun 8, 12 | Pg. 5 “In the 1950s” |
May 26, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 15 “DUDE!” |
Oct 16, 17 | 738 – Old Lady McGoth |
Aug 31, 11 | 347 – Witch Fontana’s Fortunate Fortunes |
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 12, 08 | 153 – 6 a.m., Eighth Street |
Aug 20, 09 | 221 – And By Books Do You Mean Skin Rags? |
Jun 18, 09 | 212 – The O’Hara Brothers |
Aug 26, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 3 “Tangerine’s Tendencies” |
Aug 19, 08 | 155 – Bait and Switch |
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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May 19, 22 | 890 – Loved In Her Own Way |
Oct 27, 14 | 631 – Two Decisions |
Oct 16, 08 | 172 – The Superhero Code |
Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
Mar 19, 18 | 772 – Showdown at the New California Coast |
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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Jan 2, 14 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 5 |
Feb 1, 07 | 92 – Not the Woman He Used to Know |
Mar 15, 07 | 114 – Enter: Star Maiden |
Dec 5, 16 | 716 – Boy Haircut |
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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Aug 20, 09 | 221 – And By Books Do You Mean Skin Rags? |
Nov 18, 13 | 549 – Zurida’s Visitors |
Jan 6, 14 | 560 – Lifeless |
Dec 6, 06 | 55 – A Mysterious Figure in the Wings |
Oct 22, 14 | 530 – The Long Arm of the Universe |
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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Nov 23, 06 | 50 – And the Actual Winner of Bingo Night is… |
Nov 14, 06 | 42 – Dr. Rocket Needs a Special Kind of Healing |
Nov 15, 06 | 43 – The Healer Approaches the Captain |
Sep 18, 15 | 684 – Better Than Dyin’ |
Apr 4, 18 | 777 – The Howl |
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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Dec 3, 14 | 642 – A Star Falls |
Oct 31, 12 | 454 – The New Congress |
Jun 27, 12 | 424 – Somebody That He Used to Know |
Jun 30, 22 | 902 – Devastation |
Dec 23, 08 | 190 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 7 “Test Subjects” |
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 18, 12 | Pg. 2 “Not Ready or Able” |
Nov 23, 11 | 365 – Bloody Roofie |
May 7, 08 | 74 – WebSpace Page: The Healer |
Aug 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
Sep 5, 11 | 348 – The Wheel of Fortune |
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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Jul 12, 22 | 905 – Big Landing |
Jun 17, 11 | Pg. 10 “Lost Faith” |
Oct 23, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 4 of 4 |
Aug 3, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 3 “Hitting Bottom” |
Dec 10, 20 | 861 – tink tink tink |
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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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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Oct 1, 06 | 9 – How to Turn Dr. Rocket On |
Aug 12, 20 | 844 – You Got This, Percy |
Dec 17, 12 | 467 – Spy Gal Kicks Butt |
Jan 6, 20 | 821 – Frightening Frogs |
Aug 10, 20 | 843 – What About the Crawfish? |
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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Aug 5, 13 | 523 – The Big Slam |
Nov 19, 20 | 857 – Knocked Off the Perch |
Jun 22, 15 | 646 – Dark Maiden Wants What Now? |
Oct 7, 10 | 279 – Gina Galloway |
Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
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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Mar 21, 12 | 397 – Memories of Neon Streets and Giant Menaces |
Feb 3, 12 | Pg. 4 “Exile” |
Mar 26, 12 | 398 – Rookie Hero Move |
Mar 28, 12 | 399 – Surprise, Swifty Disapproves of Everyone |
Jul 23, 12 | 429 – Shenanigans |
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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Jul 19, 22 | 907 – Where is Sam? |
Sep 30, 13 | 539 – Spy Gal Beats Up Somebody |
Mar 20, 13 | 490 – Two Thirds of a Secret Revealed |
Jan 16, 13 | 472 – The Stink of the Space Monkeys |
Jun 1, 11 | 321 – Unified By a Common Purpose |
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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Jan 11, 12 | 377 – The Blue Light of Revelation |
Jul 5, 22 | 903 – Big Dumb Floating Ape |
Apr 25, 12 | 406 – Spy Gal’s Wall of Evidence |
Sep 25, 08 | 166 – Beer Don’t Judge |
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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Feb 9, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 5 “Michelle Masters” |
Feb 7, 18 | 761 – Rolling Peas |
Mar 11, 07 | 110 – Spanking |
Jul 14, 14 | 609 – Humbled |
Nov 26, 12 | 461 – He Escaped |
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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Dec 5, 11 | 368 – Darn That Dr. Klein |
Mar 25, 07 | 124 – Shooting |
Dec 18, 13 | 558 – Sokol Steps Up |
Sep 12, 12 | 444 – A New Mission |
Aug 12, 10 | 270 – Freakin’ Huge |
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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Mar 9, 20 | 837 – So? |
Oct 11, 17 | 737 – Dastard Number Two |
Oct 13, 09 | SF Origins: JA – Tom’s Story, Pg. 2 “Not About My Dad” |
Aug 26, 15 | 674 – A Little Window Above His Head |
Apr 4, 07 | 134 – Driving Everybody Off |
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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May 11, 11 | 315 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 4: The Pilatian Power Crystal |
Jun 11, 12 | 419 – Adrenalin |
Jan 6, 14 | 560 – Lifeless |
Jul 16, 14 | 610 – Do the most you can do. |
Sep 9, 13 | 533 – Mega Matt Tells It |
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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Dec 23, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 5 “ |
Jun 19, 08 | 140 – The Kindness of His Heart |
Sep 24, 06 | 3 – Escape From the Carpathian Bug People |
Apr 2, 12 | 400 – Dark Maiden |
Nov 3, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 1 “The Mrs. and the Ex” |
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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May 22, 13 | 506 – Disappearing Act |
Jan 9, 13 | 470 – Soviet Sam Strikes Again |
May 10, 22 | 887 – Swipe |
Mar 28, 18 | 775 – Raging Percy |
Aug 21, 19 | 793 – The Hero He Hates to Be |
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 9, 19 | 798 – A Dark Past, A Questionable Present |
Sep 16, 13 | 535 – A Superhero, His Sons, His Ex and His Evil Best Friend are Locked Up in a Palace… |
Aug 20, 14 | 619 – The Repentant |
Feb 19, 20 | 832 – The Power of Percy |
Sep 10, 18 | Pg. 15 “Something Missing” |
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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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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Apr 6, 12 | Pg. 7 “Death or Peanut Butter Cookies?” |
Feb 17, 11 | 296 – Even Her |
May 13, 13 | 503 – Money Man vs. Zurida |
Oct 16, 08 | 172 – The Superhero Code |
Jul 8, 08 | Guest Strip by Brian Anderson of “Dog Eat Doug!” |
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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Jan 15, 09 | 192 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 9 “Supposed to Be Me” |
Nov 26, 09 | 235 – In His Shadow |
Aug 9, 22 | 913 – Any Questions? |
Nov 3, 06 | 31- Spittin’ Oatmeal |
Feb 9, 21 | 872 – Zurida Down |
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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Feb 19, 18 | 764 – Meanwhile, Inside Dr. Rocket’s Bedchamber |
Sep 16, 15 | 683 – What Makes Peace Worthless |
Jul 17, 08 | 146 – Cad and a Layabout |
Nov 3, 14 | 633 – A Different Destiny |
Oct 22, 20 | 849 – Break a Hip |
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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Nov 11, 06 | 39 – Jerry Arrives Late |
Aug 20, 14 | 619 – The Repentant |
Sep 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
Mar 12, 07 | 111 – Forgive Dr. Rocket |
Jul 3, 15 | 651 – Duplicity |
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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Jul 15, 11 | Pg. 14 “Why Wouldn’t She?” |
Apr 22, 10 | 253 – Destiny Screwed Over |
Nov 14, 12 | 458 – Quite An Entrance |
Sep 27, 06 | 6 – Introducing Spy Gal! |
Apr 18, 11 | 308 – Time Displaced/Erased/No Taste |
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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Nov 4, 19 | 809 – The Jerry Cradle |
May 21, 14 | 597 – Him Who? |
Feb 26, 18 | 766 – Always |
Feb 25, 13 | 483 – Bubbles of Light 8 |
Nov 3, 14 | 633 – A Different Destiny |
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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Oct 2, 17 | 734 – Lovely and Darling |
Sep 28, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 5 “Mercenary Spies” |
Dec 9, 11 | Pg. 4 “Party Crasher” |
Sep 7, 15 | 679 – The Design of His Life |
Dec 3, 12 | 463 – May Percy Have a Pet? |
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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Dec 16, 19 | 819 – Time for a Refill? |
Nov 25, 08 | 182 – Someone Steps Forward (Bubbles of Light 3) |
Oct 19, 16 | 706 – Money Man’s Daughter |
Oct 12, 12 | Pg. 8 “Gross Fetuses” |
Aug 8, 14 | Pg. 6 “Back From the Dead” |
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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Jul 22, 15 | 659 – Wasting Time |
Sep 23, 10 | 277 – Judging the Future |
Apr 11, 11 | 306 – He Looks Like He’s Dying |
Feb 3, 11 | 294 – Funny Ya Should Mention That |
Jan 19, 14 | 564 – One Year Later |
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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Nov 17, 14 | 637 – Dimension-Crossed Haters |
Jul 30, 12 | 431 – Blights of the Round Table |
May 19, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 14 “Save Him, Dirtlicker” |
Apr 9, 07 | 138 – Good News and Bad News |
Mar 11, 10 | 247 – Not a Busload of Strangers |
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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May 22, 13 | 506 – Disappearing Act |
Jan 14, 13 | 471 – Mmm… Spaghetti… |
Nov 4, 08 | 176 – An Evil #@$% |
Jun 10, 11 | Pg. 9 “College Years” |
Nov 2, 16 | 710 – Crimson Oils |
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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Mar 28, 18 | 775 – Raging Percy |
Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
Dec 19, 16 | 720 – Thank You for Making Me Angry |
Sep 2, 11 | Pg. 7 – “Silent Heart” |
Mar 29, 07 | 128 – Only Two People in the World… |
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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Mar 11, 21 | 881 – Minutes Away |
Jun 23, 14 | 603 – General Will and the Society of Heroes |
Oct 31, 11 | 359 – Warmed Up |
May 19, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 14 “Save Him, Dirtlicker” |
Mar 1, 11 | Pg. 5 “Couture Fashion” |
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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Jun 3, 11 | Pg. 8 “Future Imperfect” |
Mar 31, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 7 “Good Looks Good on You” |
Feb 7, 07 | 97 – The Return |
Nov 20, 06 | 48 – “Old Marm?” |
Dec 12, 16 | 718 – What is Deserved |
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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Aug 13, 14 | 617 – 4 Seconds Earlier |
Nov 15, 06 | 43 – The Healer Approaches the Captain |
Sep 23, 06 | 2 – Introducing Jerry! |
Jul 17, 08 | 146 – Cad and a Layabout |
Mar 26, 14 | 583 – The Captain is Not as Alone as He Thinks |
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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Mar 15, 11 | Pg. 7 “Knife to the Throat” |
Dec 30, 09 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part Two |
Nov 9, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 11 “One Life Ends…” |
Mar 16, 12 | Pg. 4 “An Unexpected Cellmate” |
Apr 15, 10 | 252 – Like A Son |
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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May 26, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 15 “DUDE!” |
Feb 3, 20 | 829 – Too. Far. |
Apr 4, 18 | 777 – The Howl |
Oct 23, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 4 of 4 |
Mar 28, 18 | 775 – Raging Percy |
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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Feb 19, 20 | 832 – The Power of Percy |
Oct 30, 17 | 742 – Catching Up on WWE |
May 25, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 1 “Where the Story Begins” |
Mar 4, 20 | 836 – Keep Away |
Jul 3, 15 | 651 – Duplicity |
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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Aug 1, 16 | 686 – Captain Spectacular’s Mighty Punch |
Mar 19, 18 | 772 – Showdown at the New California Coast |
Aug 28, 19 | 795 – The Duality of All Creatures |
Aug 13, 14 | 617 – 4 Seconds Earlier |
Dec 3, 20 | 859 – Snakes on a Swifty |
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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Aug 22, 16 | 692 – See! You Are Needed! |
Sep 26, 06 | 5 – The Urine of What!? |
Jul 14, 22 | 906 – He Looks Different |
Oct 21, 11 | Pg. 4 “Zombie Madness” |
Jul 1, 11 | Pg. 12 “Comic Book Clothing Physics” |
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 18, 11 | 317 – Why Dr. Klein Needs a Robot |
Oct 19, 12 | Pg. 9 “Let’s Go!” |
Mar 13, 11 | 299 – Why The Hospital |
Jan 14, 07 | 69 – Swifty’s Computer Problems |
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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Jul 31, 15 | 663 – Pandora’s Box |
Sep 11, 19 | 799 – Redemption is Possible |
Oct 24, 11 | 357 – Now Leaving Medieval Midway |
Nov 11, 13 | 547 – Lashing Out |
Mar 11, 20 | 838 – The Situation |
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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Oct 3, 16 | 703 – Like a Television During a Calliou Marathon |
Oct 20, 06 | 26 – How Jerry Met Spy Gal |
Jan 14, 13 | 471 – Mmm… Spaghetti… |
Jul 8, 08 | Guest Strip by Brian Anderson of “Dog Eat Doug!” |
Dec 5, 16 | 716 – Boy Haircut |
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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Jul 4, 11 | 330 – Swim City |
Jun 27, 11 | 328 – Pairing Off |
Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
Jan 9, 12 | 376 – Beaten But Not Broken |
Jul 30, 12 | 431 – Blights of the Round Table |
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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Oct 2, 08 | 168 – Tangerine Gets His Mad On |
May 20, 13 | 505 – Dark Disease |
May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
Nov 6, 17 | 744 – The USZ is Truly a Wondrous Place |
Oct 9, 08 | 170 – There Will Be Blood |
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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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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Jul 2, 12 | 425 – The Maiden Within |
Jun 20, 12 | 422 – Whoof! |
Jun 25, 12 | 423 – Family Resemblance (or Lack Thereof) |
Apr 13, 10 | SF Origins: Star Maiden, Pg. 1 “Troubled Birth” |
Jul 16, 14 | 610 – Do the most you can do. |
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 2, 20 | 835 – Because of the Struggle |
Aug 8, 12 | 434 – Marching Orders |
Nov 3, 14 | 633 – A Different Destiny |
Mar 28, 18 | 775 – Raging Percy |
May 2, 12 | 408 – Remember Your Mission |
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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Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
Apr 18, 12 | 404 – President Superknocker |
Sep 25, 13 | 538 – The Amazing Zurida |
Oct 15, 20 | 847 – Macho Verve and Vigor |
Oct 4, 17 | 735 – The MSNBC-FOX News Coalition |
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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Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
May 20, 08 | SF Collection #4 Cover |
Feb 21, 18 | 765 – The Spark Between Them |
Feb 7, 07 | 97 – The Return |
May 21, 12 | 413 – The Sunway |
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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Sep 14, 11 | 351 – Dreams Come Crashing In |
Feb 8, 11 | Pg. 2 “New Designer in Town” |
Dec 1, 14 | 641 – A Different World, A Different Thrice |
Aug 6, 09 | 219 – Bubbles of Light 5 |
Jun 18, 18 | Pg. 3 “The Prophecy” |
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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Mar 18, 20 | 840 – Twice the Thrice |
Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
Aug 7, 15 | 666 – When He Can Smell You From in There, It’s a Problem |
Mar 6, 07 | 108 – Spy Gal Will Protect Jerry |
Mar 10, 07 | 109 – WHO THREW THIS!? |