Holy stinking snot bunnies. We just hit 600 strips. 600 STRIPS! How did this happen? How is it even possible that SuperFogeys is still going strong almost 7 years after it first debuted? I’ll tell you how: Marc Lapierre. Today marks the publication of Marc’s 300th SuperFogeys strip. Those of you with long memories will [...]
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There’s a little bit of an info drop in that first panel, but forget about that BECAUSE HOLY CRUD THAT SECOND PANEL! The only bad thing about it is it’s so small. Marc draws battles and combat as good as the best and he did not disappoint here. The new coloring technique he’s been using [...]
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Oct 17, 11 | 355 – Bubbles of Light 6 |
My scripts are usually pretty detailed, but this is one of those times Marc and I worked in the ‘Marvel Style’–I give Marc the general idea and he illustrates it accordingly, deciding how he wants to break things into panels and what he wants to show. I’ve learned to do this as much as possible [...]
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May 19, 22 | 890 – Loved In Her Own Way |
For a second there I thought this was strip #666. Would have been appropriate if it was. I have to say it’s crazy fun to work on this alternate reality. I love what Marc did here with the Thrice Cave. OF COURSE it looks just like Thrice Evil’s head from the outside. Y’know, Thrice, that [...]
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Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
I just can’t even comprehend the amount of work that had to go into that second panel. Strips may be small, but that deserves blowing up. Wow. I haven’t counted how many characters Marc managed to cram in there, but I know it’s a lot. I script these things but Marc always, always turns it [...]
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Double-sized goodness! And so soon after the last one. This strip basically marks the third act of this chapter. We’re in the home stretch now! See you on Monday with 670 – “Maybe They’re Just Stopping By For a Cup of Coffee”
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I really hope everyone is checking out SuperFogeys on Comixology. I truly feel like that’s the ideal reading experience. Case in point: today’s strip. Thrice Evil has a plan, and I think if you read the past couple of chapters in collected form that plan is really, really obvious. But as it is right here? [...]
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Jan 22, 20 | 826 – Into the Suckface |
Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
Dec 7, 16 | 717 – The Fury of Soviet Sam |
Aug 12, 15 | 668 – Dealing in Facts |
Oct 31, 16 | 709 – Gina Galloway to the Rescue |
This is the big moment we’ve been ramping up to (and fearing) for several chapters now. Alt. Thrice Evil. On Earth-Abbadon. It doesn’t get scarier. There’s nothing holding him back now. See you on Monday with 676 – “Jerry, Meet Thrice Evil”
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This is one of those strips I can easily point to as an example of the character taking over a bit. I knew I wanted to Thrice Evil and Jerry to meet, but it wasn’t until I started scripting it that Jerry’s cheery greeting came out as absolutely how he confronts our Big Bad. It [...]
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Do we make our own choices are we subject to the whims of fate? And, anyway, what is fate? For Jerry, fate might be described as a three-pronged orange evil from another dimension. You might call it God. Or karma. Or whatever. But the question is, even with the influences and the influencers in our [...]
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Mar 10, 07 | 109 – WHO THREW THIS!? |
Since my comments on this strip are a little late, I have a opportunity to respond to the first comment right here. Jordan wants to know who is the person talking to Thrice Evil in the second panel. That would be the Cape of Wrath, a villain who was featured in two SuperFogeys Origins stories, [...]
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Oct 28, 13 | 543 – The Ignored Little Boy |
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Jul 14, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 22 “The Society of Heroes” |
For those of you who can’t remember (and who can??), the Lodge of Doom from Earth-Avalon came over to the more familiar Earth-Abbadon. Most of them immediately headed up North, but two stayed behind, Starbrighter and Evil Tangerine. They, obviously, are looking for Jerry for… reasons. Money Man–this Money Man, anyway–is also from Earth-Avalon. He [...]
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One of the more annoying things journalists do in mainstream publications is accompany any article about comics-related topics with a lazy headline cribbed from the fight scenes of the old Batman television show from the 60′s. Like, “Biff! Bam! Pow! Superhero Movies are Hotter Than Ever!” or some such inanity like that. But those same [...]
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Longtime SuperFogeys fans will remember the original Money Man both from his brief origin in the very first SuperFogeys Origins story, and for his key role in putting the Society of Heroes together. And, of course, his untimely death. The man featured in today’s strip is not that man. He comes from another world where [...]
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Even down and broken Money Man kicks butt! Rendered in indomitable fashion, as always, by one Mr. Marc Lapierre. Marc shines at action, as we all know, but wait until you see what he has cooked up for… SF 700! It took him over a week to complete, but Marc just turned in the final [...]
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Cell phones are a blight upon this land. And by this land, I mean the entire Earth. The whole thing. It used to be if you were talking to someone and someone else came along and you immediately turned your attention to them, that was rude. Now, it’s just a matter of course for a [...]
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If you’re a longtime fan you know today’s strip carries a lot of weight. This is, of course, the Money Man from an alternate dimension, but it’s also the Money Man we’ve spent the most time with. It’s a grisly death, but even more than the admittedly visceral impact of that last panel, it’s the [...]
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I don’t know about you guys, but I don’t think anyone breaks my heart more in this story than Soviet Sam. He is a lifetime of disappointment personified. And to lose Money Man twice, once by his own doing and again on his watch… well, I’m kind of punching alongside him here. How about you? [...]
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Y’know, Soviet Sam is not one of those characters I really ever planned on adding to the cast. He was introduced in the Society of Heroes origin story as an atypical, regretful villain. His instant horror at having killed in the midst of battle was something I’d never seen before, so I thought it would [...]
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Swifty is back! It’s actually been awhile since he was in the same time and dimension as the other Fogeys, believe it or not. He only briefly returned after the one year time jump, but then shuttled off to Earth-Avalon almost immediately. He was great fun over there, but I’ve missed having the guy around [...]
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There’s more to come from Star Matron meeting Dark Maiden, but this is a fun primer. Marc did some fun stuff in this one. I love Starbrighter’s reaction in panel 2. Not hard to picture that one animated. MY CRAZY WEEKEND So, like a lot of you, I have family coming into town for Christmas. [...]
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Nov 11, 13 | 547 – Lashing Out |
Look, when you’ve got one book and all the time in the world with nothing else to do, you’re gonna dig in, alright?
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Y’know, if Michelle had been on the scene she NEVER would have let this happen. See you on Thursday with 869 – A Wonderful Side Effect!
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Apr 30, 18 | 782 – The Lone Figure in the Doorway |
This episode just looks cool. The canted angles, the coloring, the little inset of Percy’s eyes… It’s just cool. Great job, Marc. Also, can I please do a SuperFogeys Origins story called The History of Earth-Avalon if only so we can see Starbrighter’s turn from hero and back to villain? His hinted-at familiarity with the [...]
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A speedster with a broken leg? That can’t be good. See you on Thursday with 877 – The Honor is Hers!
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SUPPORT SUPERFOGEYS ON PATREON The new Jerry, everybody! He’s a real fun guy to hang around with. (Sorry. I’m ashamed of myself for that one.) See you on Tuesday with 909 – Get Outta Town!
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SUPPORT SUPERFOGEYS ON PATREON Pink power, activate! I honestly don’t know why Marc chose pink for the last panel, but I love it. Collaboration, ladies and gentlemen. And thus ends the incursion from Earth-Avalon. I’ll admit the Earth-Avalonians stuck around longer than I thought they would, taking up multiple chapters. They’ve been so embedded in [...]
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