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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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), [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
NEW SUPERFOGEYS ORIGINS BEGINS TODAY! This is gonna be a fun one. I don’t want to say too much about it yet. I think we’ll have more to talk about next week. For now, you should know the returning Michael Odom is drawing this one. Check out his webcomic Holiday Wars (written by Scott King) asap. Will [...]
THE AZULARES EMPIRE Believe it or not, we’ve seen the Azulare Commander before. 10 points to whoever can correctly identify where. Big thanks to Michael Odom and Will Terrell for the truly great art on this page. Nice work, guys! Really love how the last two panels are handled in particular. But what I wanna know is…who the heck [...]
ONE OF MY FAVORITE SWIFTY PAGES…FINALLY REVEALED As I said before, this story is one I wrote YEARS ago, before SuperFogeys Origins even existed. I always lamented the fact that it didn’t get made–mostly because of this page. It’s one of my favorite Swifty moments and something I guarantee you’re not gonna see in a [...]
SPACE PIG ASCENDANT Finally, the (most?) powerful resident of Valhalla gets a chance to shine! Stellar artwork on this page brought to you by Michael Odom and Will Terrell! NEXT WEEK: MONDAY – 342 – It’s Spy Gal’s turn. Time to tell Jerry how it is… WEDNESDAY – 343 – A decision is made, but will Jerry be [...]
LOVE IS IN THE AIR. SO ARE ALIENS. This is just a ridiculously fun page. Kudos to both Michael Odom and Will Terrell for pulling off these moments flawlessly. That last panel is a kicker.
THE BALLAD CONCLUDES! Big thanks to Michael Odom and Will Terrell for carrying this story across the finish line in fine style. Between Michael’s detailed pencils and inks and Will’s stunning colors, they did right by this little tale of Swifty’s cold, silent heart. Wanna read it all from the beginning? Start here. Be sure to [...]
Welcome to a brand new SuperFogeys Origins–Harvey The Science Rabbit, Part 2! This one has a pretty long history. Originally written around the same time as Harvey the Science Rabbit, Part 1, the fates conspired and original artist Charles P. Wilson, III (The Stuff of Legend) was never able to do more than a few [...]
When Chip handed in this page, I didn’t know what to think. I mean… that’s a lot of blood. A LOT of blood. But the page is well designed that it doesn’t feel gruesome to me. Just sad. Incredibly, incredibly sad. It’s not funny when bunnies bleed. REMINDER! The SuperFogeys 5th Anniversary is next week. [...]
Wow. It’s been almost a month since the last SuperFogeys Origins page posted. The 5th Anniversary Celebration only lasted a week and a half, but that’s calendar math for you. If you need a refresher (goodness knows I did), head on over to page one here. Jimmy-Go-Dead… man, been a while since we’ve seen him, [...]
Wait… wait… does that mean Harvey is a… ? Big thanks to artist Chip Skelton for making this page sing. I just love, love, love the pacing and that killer final panel. Nice work, my friend.
Artist Chip Skelton’s layouts blow me away with each new page. He’s a true designer. He doesn’t think solely in terms of panels, the thinks in pages. Trust me, that’s a lot more work. And when it looks as good as this, it’s worth it.
Maybe my favorite moment in this story. Seriously, imagine it. A zombie rabbit with a knife in its mouth is leaping towards you and wants to eat your face. You would absolutely. FREAK. OUT.
Big thanks to artist Chip Skelton for showing us all how it’s done! Sadly, Chip claims (CLAIMS!) this is possibly his last comic page… ever. Like me, he’s much more interested in writing and will be focusing his energies in that direction. Best of luck, Chip. That can be a rewarding–and frustrating–experience. BUT, this isn’t [...]
Today begins a new SuperFogeys Origin story that will be a tad bit familiar to those of you who own SF Volume 1 (where this story first appeared), but it’s appearing online in its entirety for the first time. Artist Lucas Turnbloom is well-known the comics world, with two very successful webcomics in Imagine This [...]
Hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving (those of us in the U.S.)! This page, in case you haven’t guessed, is fairly significant. Remember, this story was drawn years ago (for print, this is its first time in its entirety on the web), way before the big Third Man reveal. Artist Lucas Turnbloom had no idea [...]
There’s been a lot of speculation about how the Third Man’s powers work, exactly. Hopefully, this goes towards clearing that up. Big thanks to artist Lucas Turnbloom!
Dr. Rocket! Is there anyone who isn’t in this story?? Big thanks to artist Lucas Turnbloom!
The image of Eisenhower drinking S.P.U. to the strains of Rock-a-bye Baby will forever haunt me. Big thanks to artist Lucas Turnbloom!
The penultimate page of “The Audition!” Big thanks to artist Lucas Turnbloom! Next week: Guest Strippin’ Xmas! See you then!
And now you know! The Space Pig was Captain Spectacular’s partner for about 3 seconds. Big thanks to artist Lucas Turnbloom for his stellar work on this story! Wanna read it from the beginning? Go here. Next week brings another SuperFogeys Origins story from the SuperFogeys Vol. 1 TPB. I’ve got a couple of other [...]
A new SuperFogeys Origin starts today! This Space Pig Origin has long been exclusive to SuperFogeys Vol. 1. It’s appearing here in its entirety online for the first time. Enjoy!
And now you know Space Pig and Tangerine go back a looooong way. Big thanks to artist Daniel Woodhouse for the fantastic storytelling and art. His style really fits this story perfectly. Also, happy birthday to me. Best birthday present you could give me? Head on over to my new site at brockheasley.com! It’s a pretty cool [...]
I love this page. I know there’s a million little panels, but this page just makes me laugh. Also: this appeared in print BEFORE the events of Chapter 5. The lucky few who picked up those first SuperFogeys books saw what was coming. Big thanks to artist Daniel Woodhouse! See you all next week for [...]
And that’s the Space Pig’s origin! Hope you guys enjoyed this short little story. It’s one of my favorites. Big thanks to artist Daniel Woodhouse. Also, thanks to everyone for all the great responses to Wednesday’s big Chapter 12 finale! I don’t think SF has ever been this controversial, but I love all the questions [...]
Welcome to SuperFogeys Origins, Alex Deligiannis! I can’t tell you how excited I am about this one. Alex is a busy guy and that he found the time to work on this story is something I’m extremely grateful for. It’s a short one–concludes next week–but it’s well worth it. Plus, I finally got to fulfill [...]
Man, artist Alex Deligiannis nailed this page. Our launching point for this story was the Scott Pilgrim comics. If you’ve read them, you know how kind of insane they are. While I think you can see some traces of that original inspiration (like in the final panel), Alex really took this in his own direction [...]
Welcome back, Chip Skelton! The last time Chip illustrated a SuperFogeys Origin was late last year with Harvey the Science Rabbit, Part 2. What those of you who own SuperFogeys Vol. 1 only know is that the Harvey story was actually Chip’s second time at bat illustrating a SF story. So, for the first time [...]
Very Noir, right? My take on 1984. Don’t worry, we take it down a notch with page three, but artist Chip Skelton did some amazing work on these first two pages and you can’t deny that. Well, you can, but you’d be wrong.
The noir layers are peeled back a bit here, but not completely. Again, I remind you that this was written a very, very long time ago. Before SuperFogeys Origins even started. I think I’d be much less wordy these days. Big thanks to artist Chip Skelton for his amazing work! Don’t know what incident with [...]
Meat of the story starts now and it occurs to me how this story has suddenly synced up with the current storyline, where Dr. Rocket is similarly imprisoned. Poor guy. At least he’s got cookies! Big thanks to artist Chip Skelton and colorist MAD Conk for the amazing work they did on this story.
I try to be more economical with my dialogue these days, but I admit that sometimes I miss the old days when I thought pictures were just the vessels that carried my words. Big thanks to artist Chip Skelton for letting me me run rampant! Dictator Tot has grown up quite a bit. Now, she [...]
Big thanks to artist Chip Skelton for the stellar job here. I love all this interplay and it’s so hard to do extended pieces like this in strip form. Great fun. Do you like sports? I don’t. Much. Come complain me and learn how soccer is really a threat to manhood over at my new [...]
Once again, a hearty thanks to artist Chip Skelton for his amazing work. It’s not easy to draw a page of talking heads and make it look dynamic, but Chip does it over several pages like it’s no big deal. On Wednesday, the SuperFogeys 2012 Teaser was accidentally posted late in the day. Did you [...]
Behold… The Thrice Evil in all his glory! I think this is the first time you online readers have seen Thrice at his prime. Quite the sight, eh? Big thanks to artist Chip Skelton and colorist MAD Conk for rendering him so beautifully. Sorry for the late post today! Internet outage left me unable to [...]
It pains me that I’ve never used these kids since writing this story years ago. It’s just such a fun idea and artist Chip Skelton did such a great job designing them. A superhero kid team made up of Unicef Collecting kids with halloween costumes and powers to match–why didn’t anyone ever think of it [...]
Awwww… Chip Skelton once again rocks the Unicefs Upstarts in this, their one and very brief appearance. Next Friday we see the conclusion of this story. Be there! ONE WEEK TO THE AVENGERS! ONE WEEK TO THE AVENGERS! Who else is excited?
Big, big thanks to artist Chip Skelton for the great work he did on this whacked out character piece. It was a ton of fun just getting Cap, Spy Gal and Dr. Rocket in a room together and watch them go. Hope you guys dug it as well. Next week begins an all-new Origins tale: [...]
Despite the fact that he’s made scant few appearances over the years and that this was his last appearance in the strip proper, Mega Matt has proved an enduringly popular character ’round these parts. Is it his sweet outfit? His constantly broken nose? I dunno. But I don’t think a week goes by that someone [...]
And now you know how Matt got started on his path to greatness and injury. Big, BIG thanks to artist Marjorie Rishel for her fine rendering of some pretty disparate locales. I kind of put her through the wringer with this story. Ever met a dragon? I pretty much have. New blog up at brockheasley.com: [...]
Lots of hints at bigger stories here, but our focus is on the Matt. Artist Marjorie Rishel rolls with it as usual though. I love how even when the Healer is doing good he still looks like a punk. Only two pages left in this origin story! Big, BIG revelations next week. Hey, don’t forget [...]
This page is a story that was hinted at a loooooong time ago. Now that you’ve finally seen, what do you think? Big thanks to artist Marjorie Rishel for the epic rendering of a tough scene. Sometimes, things get in your head and you’ve got to get them out. This week, it was an allegory [...]
Annnnnnnd thus concludes the unexpectedly controversial origin story of Mega Matt. I, for one, really love this last page. My partner in crime, Marjorie Rishel did a fantastic job taking on the 1950s setting and some real-life figures I asked to be put in there. Thanks so much for taking this journey with me, Marjorie! [...]
Welcome to a new SuperFogeys Origin! Until now, this story has been exclusive-to-print so very few of you have ever seen it. Those of you with long memories may recall that when Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden first met, they were almost immediately sucked into a portal to another dimension. A few hours later, they [...]
I always think of this story as one of the more complicated, stranger stories I’ve written. I’m really interested to know what you guys think of it as it unfolds. Big thanks to artist Julio Molina-Muscara for meeting the tricky demands of this script! Longtime SF fans may remember this, but I’ve now posted it [...]
That second panel is one of the greatest things ever. I don’t know what it is. Something about giant monsters sunbathing makes me laugh. It helps that artist Julio Molina-Muscara put so much personality into them. Longtime SF fans may enjoy taking a look at my latest blog that gives an updated look on my [...]
Monsters! I love good monster designs. Big thanks to artist Julio Molina-Muscara for seeing Cap and Star through this transition to their ripped and muddied up new selves! Is it just me or has anyone seen multiple people in their lives date the same person for a really long time, break up with that person, [...]
Sorry for the two week break, but now SuperFogeys Origins is back! This is the penultimate page in the story of Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden’s trip into the Inevitable Dimension and, as you can see, it’s a pivotal one. Spy Gal who? The whole story was inspired by a similar tale from Action Comics [...]
