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This is one of those that’s a favorite of a lot of people (or so I’m told) but that I’ve never really liked much. Bathroom humor always feels cheap and forced to me. On these early strips I was drawing at a smaller size and using paper and pens that were quite a bit different [...]
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Jan 25, 12 | 381 – Shut Up |
Aug 7, 08 | 152 – Best Man |
May 3, 08 | 86 – WebSpace Page: Jerry |
Mar 30, 07 | 129 – Captain Spectacular’s Plea |
Dec 16, 10 | 289 – Not Yet |
After I did the first 10 SuperFogeys strips on my blog at MySpace, I decided to try to find a place to get the strip hosted and see if I could produce something like it on a regular basis. When the SuperFogeys did find a host site (pre-Th3rd World) I decided to start the strip [...]
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This is the first strip where I’m really demonstrating the perverseness of Dr. Rocket, an aspect of his personality that would come to define him later. It’s hard writing a perverse character in what is essentially an all-ages strip, but I think this strip is a good example of how it can be done. It’s [...]
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Oct 16, 17 | 738 – Old Lady McGoth |
Jan 16, 12 | 378 – Things Fall Apart |
Oct 9, 06 | 16 – Spy Gal Wakes Up |
Mar 4, 07 | 107 – Bubbles of Light 1 |
I knew I wanted Dr. Rocket’s monologue to be about how he got Spy Gal unconscious, but I wanted his means of accomplishing that to be something humorous, brief and unique. I thought he might drug her, but just any ol’ drug wouldn’t do. It had to be something exotic. Boom: Space Pig Urine. It [...]
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Sep 2, 15 | 677 – His Greatest Creation |
Dec 16, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 3 “The New Dr. Rocket” |
Jul 21, 22 | 908 – Torture |
Jul 26, 22 | 909 – Get Outta Town |
Jan 7, 10 | Guest Strip by Will Boyer of “The Misadventures of Super Milo!” |
There are essentially two ways to do a comic strip (as I see it): with or without a continuing story. The intro of Spy Gal is when I realized that I just wasn’t capable of doing one-off jokes. I ALWAYS have a story to tell. Spy Gal was originally supposed to be a character named [...]
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Oct 14, 06 | 21 – You Must Respect Women, Dr. Rocket! |
Apr 8, 07 | 137 – The Operating Blues |
Aug 25, 14 | 620 – Her Husband’s Keeper |
Dec 27, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 1 |
May 11, 11 | 315 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 4: The Pilatian Power Crystal |
For Spy Gal’s intro, I wanted to push the boundaries of good taste a little. Is it right to make light of the dementia that all-too-often takes over the minds of older people? …Depends on how you do it. Turns out Spy Gal was faking, but it’s a theme I plan on revisting. Why Turnip? [...]
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Jan 19, 14 | 564 – One Year Later |
Aug 10, 15 | 667 – The Importance of Good Hygiene |
Aug 9, 22 | 913 – Any Questions? |
Jan 25, 17 | 729 – After the Battle |
Mar 24, 14 | 582 – The Discomfort of Dark Maiden |
It still pains me to look at the art in a lot of these early strips. Where the crud are the frickin’ wheelchairs? The only answer I have is that I was lazy and was trying to draw as little as possible. I really saw the strips as more of an exercise in pacing and [...]
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Dec 2, 13 | 553 – Capture and Rescue Mission |
Jan 30, 12 | 382 – A Better Question |
Nov 3, 14 | 633 – A Different Destiny |
Jan 21, 07 | 81 – Jerry Denied! |
Feb 7, 07 | 97 – The Return |
his is the second of the additions I made to the original 10 black and white strips I did to kick off the SuperFogeys. Originally, episode 8 went into what is now episode 10 without this minor stopover to make explicit what was once subtle. She’s Spy Gal. Spy Gal is a spy. Duh. It [...]
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Oct 14, 10 | 280 – Twin Sisters |
Dec 1, 06 | 51 – Can Hair Eat? |
Apr 2, 14 | 585 – Atomic Fly’s Special Delivery |
Jun 19, 08 | 140 – The Kindness of His Heart |
May 3, 09 | 206 – The Valhalla Basement Dungeon |
This is one of my favorites. I think it really brings home the idea that these guys are old. We don’t know how Mr. Crook died, but he was in a nursing home and that’s what people tend to do there so we don’t even wonder what the cause was. Maybe that’s a story I’ll [...]
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Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
Aug 3, 12 | Pg. 6 “Inevitably Betrayed” |
May 8, 13 | 502 – The Presidio Thumb |
Nov 18, 13 | 549 – Zurida’s Visitors |
Apr 20, 11 | 309 – Time Travelin’ Scamps |
First of all: yes, they’re watching Jeopardy. The real point of this strip was to show Jerry’s concern for Spy Gal and Captain Spectacular’s utter lack of it. I wrapped that point in a Jeopardy joke recycled from Groundhog Day because I figured I’d better do this joke now and early in order to get [...]
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This one is just ugly. None of the characters look right, though I do love how the idea of Spy Gal kissing Dr. Rocket just rolls off Captain Spectacular. The man just does not care. Plus: sexy shoulder blades.
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Aug 8, 11 | 340 – What Lovely Teeth You Have |
Dec 9, 10 | 288 – Fill Me In |
Oct 19, 12 | Pg. 9 “Let’s Go!” |
Jan 11, 12 | 377 – The Blue Light of Revelation |
Nov 12, 13 | 548 – Of Course He’s Working with the Aliens |
I love this strip. I think this is the one where you get the best sense of the relationship between Captain Spectacular and Jerry. The first panel alone–I think if the entire strip were just that panel, I’d be happy. I don’t think anyone else laughs at that first panel (That’s not where the joke [...]
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Jan 17, 07 | 72 – Dictator Tot’s Marching Orders |
Aug 28, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 5 “A Spot of Drool” |
Sep 7, 15 | 679 – The Design of His Life |
Sep 18, 15 | 684 – Better Than Dyin’ |
Apr 30, 18 | 782 – The Lone Figure in the Doorway |
This is the strip that finally broke me. I enjoy the dialogue here a lot, but the art is the (seemingly) umpteenth strip made out of spare parts. This is when I realized things had to change.
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Mar 9, 21 | 880 – Boy, You Sure Got Old! |
Aug 26, 13 | 529 – Why Did Jerry Do It? |
Nov 11, 06 | 39 – Jerry Arrives Late |
Jul 6, 11 | 331 – Paradise |
Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
I do believe this strip marks the first close-up I’d ever done in the Superfogeys. I began looking for ways to change the camera around and push the framing into the storytelling more. It was just one panel, but it was a start.
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Feb 3, 14 | 568 – Old Biddy |
Dec 1, 14 | 641 – A Different World, A Different Thrice |
Jul 6, 12 | Pg. 4 “The Very, Very Long Battle” |
May 26, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 15 “DUDE!” |
I love this little experiment. It’s two jokes, one the main plot and one a jokey subplot, that don’t work so well on their own but that compliment each other, I think, pretty well. Jerry’s frustration here is my own. Sleep, it seems, will always be denied me. I had no idea the Space Pig [...]
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Sep 2, 10 | 274 – Up and Walking |
Nov 4, 06 | 32 – Bingo Night Begins |
Aug 27, 14 | 621 – Jerry’s Powers |
Aug 19, 13 | 527 – A Concerned Husband |
Dec 12, 11 | 370 – Ugly Little Man |
Double-sized strips are always fun, but I’m not sure this is the best use of it. The flashback certainly was fun to do. The idea here should be clear: Jerry is Captain Spectacular’s sidekick. This is all set-up and revelation. You should be getting the idea by now that Chapter 1 is really Jerry’s story.
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Dec 23, 08 | 190 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 7 “Test Subjects” |
Jul 10, 15 | 654 – An Honest Conversation |
Oct 12, 12 | Pg. 8 “Gross Fetuses” |
Oct 7, 11 | Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Recap by Steve VanDyken |
Sep 19, 11 | 352 – Megatron is Copyrighted |
This is the episode that almost never was. My original plan was to go from strip 26 to the last strip of Chapter 1–what is now strip 28. However, I realized fairly late in the game that I hadn’t really done anything to set up WHY CS and Spy Gal would get back together. I [...]
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Aug 8, 11 | 340 – What Lovely Teeth You Have |
Nov 20, 13 | 550 – Everything in its Right Place |
Jan 21, 10 | 240 – ZAP! |
Sep 14, 16 | 699 – How Captain Spectacular Takes Care of Business |
Jan 10, 18 | 753 – What She’d Like to Know |
The last strip of Chapter One is one that I had planned for a long, long time. Once I decided to do the SuperFogeys for real, I quickly came up with a grand plan. This plan extends far, far beyond this chapter, though this ending is the first touchstone in that plan. If you ever [...]
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Jan 28, 10 | 241 – He’s Gone |
Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
Mar 5, 12 | 392 – …Secrets, Secrets Hurt Someone |
Aug 6, 14 | 616 – One of Zurida’s |
Feb 5, 09 | 194 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 11 “Helpful Suggestions” |
One of the better-paced strips I’ve done (or so I’ve been told) and a solid, economical reintroduction to three of the main characters.
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Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
Feb 5, 07 | 95 – Flying Away |
Mar 7, 12 | 393 – Impasse |
Oct 10, 11 | 353 – SHWABOOM!! |
Nov 18, 06 | 46 – The Winner of Bingo Night…? |
Some people thought Dr. Klein’s look in the third panel coupled with his German name mean that Dr. Klein is evil. I won’t comment on the prejudices of my readership, but I will say that I did not have that in mind when I drew it. I was just experimenting with what I could do [...]
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Jul 4, 11 | 330 – Swim City |
Dec 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
Oct 16, 08 | 172 – The Superhero Code |
Nov 8, 06 | 36 – Valhalla Stinks! |
Ugh. This is my failed experiment. Like Strip 25, I had two ideas for a strip and tried to make them into one. As drawn, panel 3 preceded panel 2, but at the last minute I got the idea to integrate them more. It didn’t work. Not helping matters is the last panel. For the [...]
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Mar 16, 21 | 882 – Says You |
Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
Oct 12, 12 | Pg. 8 “Gross Fetuses” |
Mar 3, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 3 “The Captain and Jerry” |
More Healer nonsense. You can see how my camera is really changing up now. I’ve left behind almost completely the cut/paste of the previous chapter, something I was real glad to do. The Space Pig is always fun to bring back. There’s no way to explain him and his function every time out, so I [...]
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Sep 10, 12 | 443 – “Open to Ideas” |
Nov 6, 06 | 34 – Introducing the Healer! |
Jan 19, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 2 “Homewreckers” |
Sep 29, 06 | 7 – Turnip Turnip |
Feb 6, 12 | 384 – Taking It Well |
I hate the first panel of this one. CS and Spy Gal just don’t look right and I don’t know what I was thinking. The entire point of this strip was to establish that Spy Gal is attracted to Dr. Klein. I don’t do anything more with it for the whole of Chapter 2, but [...]
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Oct 12, 11 | 354 – Snap Out of It! |
May 2, 08 | 85 – WebSpace Page: Spy Gal |
Mar 1, 07 | 104 – Is Spy Gal Paranoid? |
Oct 3, 12 | 446 – General Spy Gal |
This is a strip I’m really proud of. It’s very much a side-trip from the main story, but I think it’s poignant in a way that SuperFogeys hasn’t been up until now. While writing the SuperFogeys, I often have to ask myself, “What will it be like when I’m old?” I guess this is one [...]
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Mar 12, 14 | 579 – The Romantic Smell of Blood and Suffering |
Mar 3, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 3 “The Captain and Jerry” |
Nov 11, 11 | Pg. 7 “Nipped” |
May 7, 12 | 409 – Walkin’ Blues |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Jerry was late to the party because I needed to remind the audience of his feelings for Spy Gal. I’m sure there was a better way to do that. Not a favorite of mine.
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May 20, 13 | 505 – Dark Disease |
Jun 2, 14 | 600 – Earth-Avalon |
Oct 23, 19 | 806 – Space Pigs in the Forest |
Nov 12, 20 | 855 – Making Thrice Evil Sad |
Jan 5, 10 | Guest Strip by Joe Cook of “Shattered Myth!” |
I had been looking for an excuse to do a single-panel strip for a long time and this conclusion of the Healer’s interviews with all the SuperFogeys was a good excuse for it. Originally, the dialogue on this one was vastly different. It was a back and forth between the Healer and the Captain; none [...]
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Sep 22, 06 | 1 – Introducing Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket! |
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Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
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May 13, 10 | 256 – A Misnomerstanding |
44 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed
by Brock Heasley on November 16th, 2006This is one of those connecting strips that I didn’t know I needed until I did. Strip 45 was always a story I was going to tell, but before I got to that story I realized that I had nothing leading into it. What would be Dr. Rocket’s final scheme? Why, bunnies of course. Why [...]
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Sep 2, 10 | 274 – Up and Walking |
Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
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Mar 12, 12 | 394 – The Bottom Drops Out |
45 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed, Conclusion
by Brock Heasley on November 17th, 2006See the bunny? I liked the idea that Dr. Rocket kept one bunny for himself. Of course it begs the question…what happened to the bunny? That answer is coming in Chapter 6. This strip took a little longer than your average strip. In the end, I think I probably pumped a little too much detail [...]
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Oct 13, 14 | 628 – Earth-Abbadon |
Jul 13, 11 | 333 – A Word with Her Fiancee |
Nov 4, 08 | 176 – An Evil #@$% |
Feb 29, 12 | 391 – Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun… |
Aug 10, 16 | 689 – Zurida, the Mother |
Another “ugh” strip for me. I have a real problem with drawing too big for the panel. I truly need to zoom the camera out more. The Healer declaring the Captain the winner without checking the score should come across as a bit strange. He’s just being too nice. It’s the first hint there might [...]
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May 22, 13 | 506 – Disappearing Act |
Oct 1, 06 | 9 – How to Turn Dr. Rocket On |
Apr 8, 11 | Cover |
Nov 4, 19 | 809 – The Jerry Cradle |
Mar 31, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 7 “Good Looks Good on You” |
Bingo Knight’s design came from the idea that he is essentially a super accountant. I mean, a super hero who settles Bingo scores? How could he be anything BUT an accountant? Once I knew that, all I had to do was put a dorky guy in a Knight costume and the idea sold itself.
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Jan 29, 14 | 567 – The Day Spa |
Dec 18, 19 | 820 – Heart-Stopping Great Looks |
Apr 18, 11 | 308 – Time Displaced/Erased/No Taste |
Sep 23, 06 | 2 – Introducing Jerry! |
Nov 25, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Third Man” |
I tried and tried to not make this one a double-sized. I had just done one and I didn’t want to take the time to do another one, but there just wasn’t any other way to make it work. Too many characters all interacting with each other. It has been said that this is one [...]
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Mar 28, 11 | 302 – Don’t Remember Any of This |
Dec 31, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 3 |
Oct 17, 12 | 450 – Neither One of Them Expected It |
Dec 16, 19 | 819 – Time for a Refill? |
Jun 27, 11 | 328 – Pairing Off |
This is the one that was lifted almost entirely from the rejected version of strip 43. That’s how a lot of strips get written. I may write lots and lots of possible dialogue for any given strip and if something isn’t right for the idea, but the dialogue is good anyway, I’ll save it and [...]
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This is one I was really excited about doing. The art in the SuperFogeys represents a style that I invented just for this strip. I work in a lot of different styles at my 9-to-5 and in my freelance work, so it was fun to show off one of those styles in this strip. Plus, [...]
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Mar 20, 07 | 119 – #@$% Heroic |
May 15, 13 | 504 – A Striking Mustache |
Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
Sep 25, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 1! |
Aug 8, 12 | 434 – Marching Orders |
By the time I got to this strip I’d really tossed away any notion I had of keeping the same structure of four panels for each strip. This is another of those ideas I had from almost the very beginning of Chapter 2. It’s so weird seeing the Captain standing. I don’t know that I’ll [...]
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Sep 20, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 1! |
May 3, 09 | 206 – The Valhalla Basement Dungeon |
Oct 19, 12 | Pg. 9 “Let’s Go!” |
May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
I love Gene. He’s such a jerk and yet, I think, you feel sorry for him. I don’t really know why. Maybe it’s just me. I broke my rule of having Spy Gal being tough enough to defend herself because I couldn’t pass up the joke. I hope no one minded.
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Jul 14, 22 | 906 – He Looks Different |
Nov 2, 06 | 30 – B-I-N-G-O |
Oct 1, 06 | 9 – How to Turn Dr. Rocket On |
Nov 27, 13 | 552 – Is Jerry Really Such a Bad Guy? |
Jun 29, 15 | 649 – Can You Take a Punch? |
I’m color-blind (mildly so, but still…), but the SuperFogeys are a one man show so you all have to put up with my puke palette. However, it’s always nice when a strip looks pretty like I think this one does. The entire point of this strip is to justify the next one…
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Sep 10, 18 | Pg. 15 “Something Missing” |
Feb 26, 09 | 197 – Requiem |
Jun 22, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 5 “How People Look at You” |
Mar 24, 14 | 582 – The Discomfort of Dark Maiden |
May 4, 11 | 313 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 2: A Lovely Woman |
…just as the entire point of Chapter 2 was to justify this one joke. See, I wrote this one as one of the first 10 strips back in the first weeks of the creation of the SuperFogeys. I quickly realized that I couldn’t use it because, uh, hello? Captain Spectacular can’t walk. Thus, Chapter 2 [...]
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Jul 1, 15 | 650 – GAH! Feelings! |
Dec 30, 08 | Guest Strip by Chris Blanchard of “Renaissance Guy!” |
Nov 4, 06 | 32 – Bingo Night Begins |
May 5, 12 | Pg. 11 “Fly Away” |
Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
This is an important call back to the end of Chapter 1. I had to keep Jerry’s unrequited love alive somehow and it seems particularly harsh that it’s now Spy Gal herself who is diminishing him. Jerry’s just fun to mess with.
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Jan 28, 07 | 88 – Who Smells Like Fish? |
Mar 18, 10 | 248 – The Difference Between Justice and Revenge |
Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
Nov 9, 06 | 37 – Is Dr. Klein a Sexy Beast? |
May 21, 09 | 209 – Coming to Jesus |
And that’s it, folks! Captain Spectacular’s dialogue here with Dr. Klein offers real insight into his character. CS has retired from not only the hero business, but also from life. Even though this seems like a return to the status quo, the Captain will remain healed and able to walk. Might make things interesting later [...]
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Oct 17, 12 | 450 – Neither One of Them Expected It |
Dec 24, 09 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “Comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” No. 2! |
Sep 26, 06 | 5 – The Urine of What!? |
Aug 7, 19 | 789 – The Mantle of Captain Spectacular |
Sep 12, 16 | 698 – Good Thing or Bad Thing? |
Finally we’re back to the Fogeys. It was a conscious decision on my part to not have the Fogeys enter the stage for so many strips—six, to be exact. I wanted to try something new. Re-energize myself. I found I really missed them and the strip seems to come alive when they’re “on screen.” I [...]
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Sep 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
Apr 22, 10 | 253 – Destiny Screwed Over |
Jul 1, 13 | 517 – The Man in the Iron Cage |
Mar 16, 20 | 839 – What What |
Nov 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
Visually, this is one of my absolute favorites. You can see I’m trying something new with the background. I first used the “faded background” technique in a guest strip I did for Wes Molebash’s strip “You’ll Have That” Once I did it there, I knew I needed to try it for SF. More copy/pasting [...]
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Sep 11, 08 | 162 – Just Another Purty Face? |
Dec 24, 09 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “Comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” No. 2! |
Jul 18, 14 | Pg. 3 “Naughty Girl” |
Nov 10, 06 | 38 – The Good Ol’ Days |
Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
The first panel shows a depth of field we haven’t really seen in SF thus far. My goal was to do a drawing that would also work well as a group shot and, possibly, a wallpaper. Plans are in the works for just such a thing. Obviously, this is a huge change of pace for [...]
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May 2, 18 | 783 – FINALLY! |
Feb 19, 18 | 764 – Meanwhile, Inside Dr. Rocket’s Bedchamber |
Dec 30, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 2 |
Feb 12, 14 | 571 – ZBC Nightly News with Richelieu Madden and Gwen Dreck |
Jun 15, 12 | Pg. 1 “Through the Portal” |
Gene’s closing line in panel one was originally something like “Give her your utmost respect.” I quickly discovered at the lettering stage that I didn’t have enough room for that. Thank goodness. I love that he just shouts “Respect!” Kinda’ thing that makes me laugh. Spy Gal threatening violence on a little girl makes me [...]
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Jan 7, 10 | Guest Strip by Will Boyer of “The Misadventures of Super Milo!” |
Mar 20, 07 | 119 – #@$% Heroic |
Dec 28, 11 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy! |
Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
I don’t remember if this strip was done this way out of laziness or because I wanted to shake things up. Honestly, if I had to guess I’d say I was trying to shake things up. I think I was trying to create the feeling of overhearing the conversation before you really see who is [...]
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Aug 14, 20 | 845 – Better and Better |
Jan 28, 10 | 241 – He’s Gone |
Mar 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 5 “Prison Stripes” |
Jan 18, 07 | 73 – It’s FUN to Share |
Oct 19, 12 | Pg. 9 “Let’s Go!” |
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May 7, 12 | 409 – Walkin’ Blues |
Jul 14, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 22 “The Society of Heroes” |
Jan 15, 07 | 70 – Gene and Dictator Tot Reunite |
May 21, 09 | 209 – Coming to Jesus |
Apr 2, 14 | 585 – Atomic Fly’s Special Delivery |
And now we see the real plan. Get the Captain on the computer to see his ex-wife. In the end, it’s kind of weak. There should have been something extra on the plan, or a bigger reaction from the Captain. It bears fruit, sure, but I think the Captain’s reaction could have been stronger and [...]
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Feb 16, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 6 “The Bottle and the Women” |
Jul 11, 14 | Pg. 2 “The Devil in the Dark” |
Jul 30, 18 | Pg. 9 “Who is Talking?” |
Sep 18, 15 | 684 – Better Than Dyin’ |
Jun 19, 15 | 645 – Say the Name Correctly, Idiot |
That last panel of Star Maiden is something I’m really pleased with. I wanted a really fluid figure and I often have a hard time drawing women. I surprised myself here. For some reason, readers really latched onto the phrase “Spill it, Gramps!” I have no idea why. I didn’t think it was particularly funny. [...]
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Jan 28, 21 | 869 – A Wonderful Side Effect |
Nov 6, 19 | 810 – Meanwhile, In Las Vegas |
Sep 9, 10 | 275 – A Moment of Silence |
Nov 1, 06 | 29 – Introducing Dr. Klein! |
Dec 14, 16 | 719 – It’s Easy When You Know How |
93 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met and Married Star Maiden
by Brock Heasley on February 2nd, 2007The genesis for this flashback came from Daniel Woodhouse, artist on “Thog Infinitron” and sometime artist of “Beaver and Steve.” I asked Dan to do a short backup story for the second SuperFogeys book and asked him what he wanted to draw. He said “Captain Spectacular fighting in the skies above a city. Maybe a [...]
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Dec 28, 11 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy! |
Sep 5, 14 | Pg. 9 – Like Other Men |
Aug 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
Nov 5, 06 | 33 – Why Walk When You Can Fly? |
I don’t know why Mr. Crook is in there. It doesn’t really add anything to the story to have him there. Great Dr. Rocket moment though. I had a lot of fun drawing that tongue and making it as yucky as possible.
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Dec 23, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 5 “ |
Aug 8, 14 | Pg. 6 “Back From the Dead” |
Jan 5, 21 | 864 – Walking the Dark Side |
May 18, 10 | SF Origins: Star Maiden, Pg. 6 “Earth” |
The obvious signified of a flashback is to do the art in black and white. That gray shading I add in there is an effect I wish I had time to do on all the SuperFogeys strips. Plans are for that effect to be added to the strips for the trade collections. Once that happens, [...]
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Dec 10, 20 | 861 – tink tink tink |
Mar 17, 11 | 300 – Stage Four |
Mar 12, 14 | 579 – The Romantic Smell of Blood and Suffering |
Nov 22, 06 | 49 – The Pen is Shinier Than the Sword |
Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
This strip is a favorite of mine. It’s some of my favorite dialog I’ve written and the sparse look really works for it. Portal could have been drawn better though.
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Jul 10, 08 | Guest Strip by Lucas Turnbloom of “Imagine This!” |
Jan 29, 09 | 193 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 10 “Escape” |
Dec 10, 20 | 861 – tink tink tink |
Sep 26, 06 | 5 – The Urine of What!? |
Jan 2, 14 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 5 |
Obviously, something big went down in that other dimension. For the whole story, check out the backup tale “Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden in the Inevitable Dimension” in the second SuperFogeys book. It’s drawn by Julio Molina-Muscara, artist on “Omega Chase.” I wanted a “no bad guy” break-up here. I think you get where everyone [...]
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Mar 27, 13 | 492 – Such Great Heights |
Jul 31, 15 | 663 – Pandora’s Box |
Sep 25, 08 | 166 – Beer Don’t Judge |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
Jul 6, 11 | 331 – Paradise |
The Pig is the minister! That’s the payoff to the Space Pig’s WebSpace page. Don’t know how many people picked up on that. I had a lot of fun with this page. Designing the Ninja Bridesmaid was particularly fun.
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May 30, 11 | 320 – One Thing Left |
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Mar 25, 10 | 249 – How to Prove Your Love |
Some people objected to the Captain and Star Maiden getting a divorce over a stinky sock. Them I would say: it’s one panel. Obviously, there’s a much bigger story there. I had a lot of fun with the interplay between Dictator Tot and Captain Spectacular here. I need to get those two together again.
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As bad as the art was in the firs few strips of this chapter, I think it got that much better once the Wii stuff came in. Spy Gal’s jumping pose was something I was nervous about doing (I’m not good with the action), but I’m really pleased with how it turned out. All of [...]
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Some readers thought Jerry was out-of-character here. In my mind, Jerry is basically a decent guy, but even decent guys can be pushed too far. If it’s Swifty talking, then you can be sure that Jerry is being pushed too far. I labored and labored over the wording of Dr. Rocket’s apology. It had to [...]
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I had a TON of fun with this episode. Webcomics can, at times, be a bit of a grind. That schedule, even at just twice a week, can be killer. A visually interesting episode like this where I get to play with depth of field and extreme reactions is just a blast. I had only [...]
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Eh. I can take or leave this one. I think there’s some neat character animation going on in those first panels, but it’s not drawn very well. This is one of the first strips I wrote for this chapter, and one of the least successful. When I first wrote it, it seemed to encapsulate what [...]
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