WELCOME TO SUPERFOGEYS ORIGINS, JOHN JETT! John is one of those guys whose style just screams “classic.” He reminds me a lot of George Perez–and that’s a very good thing. His style is just absolutely perfect for the Jerry origin since, during the course of the next 12(!) weeks, we’re gonna be covering a lot of [...]
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JERRY’S ORIGIN BEGINS…NOW! "Tom?" I hear you say. "Who the heck is Tom?" It’s been a while since we’ve seen him, but for those of you who need to get up to speed, let’s look back a little, shall we? Tom’s Origin Story When Tom Met Ms. Missile Tom in Chapter 7, Visiting Day The [...]
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Dec 29, 08 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” |
Oct 2, 08 | 168 – Tangerine Gets His Mad On |
Jan 15, 09 | 192 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 9 “Supposed to Be Me” |
Jun 5, 13 | 510 – The Evil, Evil Plan |
Aug 31, 12 | Pg. 4 “Crib Cage” |
JOHN JETT TAKES THINGS TO ANOTHER LEVEL There’s the way I write it…and then there’s the way John draws the snot out of it! I’m always impressed by the the number of details and the unique take John has on all of the characters. Really inspiring stuff. See more of John’s work at his site! [...]
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Aug 17, 12 | Pg. 2 “Youthfulenergysupersurplus!” |
Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
Apr 29, 11 | Pg. 3 “Lucky” |
Aug 7, 13 | 524 – Cracked |
Dec 16, 10 | 289 – Not Yet |
MAKING LIFE HARD FOR JOHN JETT The Jerry origin is ambitious in its scope, but even pages like this can pose quite a challenge for an artist. All those heads and expressions and a house on fire and a destroyed room and…man, there’s just a lot going on here. And John rises to the occasion [...]
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Jul 15, 11 | Pg. 14 “Why Wouldn’t She?” |
Jan 21, 07 | 81 – Jerry Denied! |
Dec 9, 06 | 58 – Jerry’s Single Chest Hair |
Jul 26, 22 | 909 – Get Outta Town |
THE ANNOTATED JERRY, PAGE 4 When Dr. Klein first appeared waaaaay back in Chapter 2, a lot of the readers at the time assumed he was evil. A couple of them even suggested that he must be evil because of his German name. I didn’t cop to anything either way at the time, but this [...]
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Sep 25, 06 | 4 – Who is Coming to Valhalla? |
Aug 31, 15 | 676 – Jerry, Meet Thrice Evil |
Jul 12, 22 | 905 – Big Landing |
Aug 26, 13 | 529 – Why Did Jerry Do It? |
THIS PAGE, COURTESY OF JOHN JETT This is another one of those treats you guys get because of the artist and not so much me. Originally, what you see on this page was going to be the last panel on the previous page. But John felt like it was a big moment and had an [...]
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May 9, 18 | 785 – What Spy Gal Wants |
Jan 18, 07 | 73 – It’s FUN to Share |
Mar 12, 18 | 770 – Bumps in the Road |
Sep 12, 11 | 350 – Great Things Ahead |
Mar 3, 11 | 298 – Vile Villainous Vole |
NEW CONTEST! BRING A NEW READER TO SUPERFOGEYS–WIN A JOHN JETT SKETCH CARD! Jerry origin artist John Jett has gone the extra mile and dreamed up a fun little competition for you all. He’s created two fantastic sketch cards and he wants YOU to have them! Check ‘em out: Here’s how it’s going to work: 1. [...]
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A PROBLEMATIC PAGE This one was tricky. Up until about 48 hours ago, the second half of this page had an entirely different script attached to it. In a weird bit of synchronicity (I SWEAR I don’t schedule the origin stories to coincide with that week’s strip as sharply as you guys thing I do), [...]
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Jun 16, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 18 “KAPOW!” |
Oct 24, 12 | 452 – Book of Mormon Story |
Feb 3, 14 | 568 – Old Biddy |
Feb 1, 07 | 92 – Not the Woman He Used to Know |
Aug 27, 14 | 621 – Jerry’s Powers |
UPDATE! THE TRIVIA CONTEST WINNERS and ANSWERS! And the grand prize winner with only one wrong answer is…TYLER HEASLEY! Yeah, that’s my brother. But, honestly, I did not help him. That wouldn’t be right. He’s a very enthusiastic SF reader and just nailed this. Congrats, Tyler! You get to commission a sketch card from artist [...]
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Dec 19, 12 | 468 – Jerry’s Savior |
Jun 29, 12 | Pg. 3 “Sounds Like Monsters” |
Jan 11, 12 | 377 – The Blue Light of Revelation |
Jan 30, 07 | 90 – Introducing Star Maiden! |
Jul 21, 22 | 908 – Torture |
JERRY GOES TO COLLEGE That first panel cracks me up. It pretty much encapsulates everything Jerry is. Some commented (I forget who) that Jerry separating from Captain Spectacular to go to college is a lot like what Robin and Batman did during the 70′s. Yep. John Jett did some good work today! I especially love [...]
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Apr 21, 14 | 588 – In the Dark, Where He Thinks He Belongs |
Jan 10, 18 | 753 – What She’d Like to Know |
Nov 18, 13 | 549 – Zurida’s Visitors |
Jul 6, 12 | Pg. 4 “The Very, Very Long Battle” |
Mar 9, 20 | 837 – So? |
TRYOUTS! So much great stuff on this page! John came up with some crazy designs for the wannabes and there’s a nice cameo or two in there. See if you can spot ‘em. One wannabe he didn’t design is The Usher, the guy out in front in the first panel. Anyone who owns SuperFogeys Vol. 1 [...]
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Jan 27, 12 | Pg. 3 “The Trial of Space Pig” |
Nov 16, 11 | 363 – Liberated |
Oct 21, 11 | Pg. 4 “Zombie Madness” |
Aug 10, 12 | Pg. 1 “Baby Hands” |
Oct 7, 11 | Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Recap by Steve VanDyken |
BUNNIES! We’ve seen this scene before. Most notably here. John really drew the snot out of this page and it is indeed one of his favorites so far. Dude keeps getting better and better. Amazing. GREEN LANTERN REACTIONS I’ve been hearing from many of you that you’re seeing Green Lantern and having a better experience than I [...]
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Jan 4, 11 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar, Part Two |
Oct 1, 12 | 445 – I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told |
Nov 14, 12 | 458 – Quite An Entrance |
Feb 26, 18 | 766 – Always |
Mar 18, 07 | 117 – Dementia |
JERRY IS A DINOSAUR! Okay, I fully admit that I scripted in a purple dinosaur wearing a Jerry uniform for my own person amusement. Some images just deserve to be brought to life. It helps tremendously when a guy like John Jett is doing the heavy lifting. NEW WEBCOMIC BY LEE CHEROLIS! Lee Cherolis, the stellar artist [...]
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Apr 16, 18 | 778 – Sam’s Guilt |
Sep 28, 11 | Chapter 5, “The Redemption of Dr. Rocket” Recap by Geoff Munn |
May 2, 18 | 783 – FINALLY! |
Aug 7, 13 | 524 – Cracked |
SUCKING OUT THE MYSTERY Man, how many times are we gonna revisit this scene? And believe it or not, there’s still more secrets to uncover about what happened the day a tree fell on Jerry, Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket. This latest revelation should fit in nicely with what we know. See the first appearance [...]
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Jul 28, 22 | 910 – The Hero the World Needs |
May 7, 09 | 207 – Not My Story to Tell |
Nov 12, 13 | 548 – Of Course He’s Working with the Aliens |
Jan 9, 17 | 724 – Requiem for Tangerine |
Dec 3, 09 | 236 – You Have to Be Careful Who You Let Into Your Life |
THE END OF JERRY’S ORIGIN I hope you’ll all join me in offering a big (mostly in our heads) internet round of applause for John Jett. Through 15 weeks(!) of updates, John never failed me once and turned in his gorgeous pages–each one better than the last–on time and with the maximum amount of effort [...]
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Mar 12, 07 | 111 – Forgive Dr. Rocket |
Apr 16, 18 | 778 – Sam’s Guilt |
Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
Oct 7, 10 | 279 – Gina Galloway |