Commentary I am nothing if not patient. I created Tangerine quite a while ago. In fact, his actual first appearance is on the cover of the first SuperFogeys book and in the bonus story of that same book as drawn by Mike Hartigan. Each of the SuperFogeys are pretty much analogues for characters in either the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘captain spectacular 2’
Commentary This is one of those rare strips that I think is pretty good, both visually and from a story standpoint, but that has a pretty weak punchline. There’s just something so obvious about that last panel. What I do like a lot is the unconventional paneling. I don’t remember exactly how I hit on the [...]
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Aug 6, 12 | 433 – Isn’t the Alien Invasion Over By Now? |
COMMENTARY Look at the detail in that darkened warehouse! I kid. If you look closely at the third panel you’ll see that Dictator Tot has tossed aside a small device. I didn’t have room to explicitly state it, but the idea is that she was using that device to make it appear as though she [...]
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Jul 15, 10 | 265 – Stop Bullpuckin’ |
Aug 26, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 3 “Tangerine’s Tendencies” |
Oct 17, 18 | HUGE NEWS! SuperFogeys Volume One—Inaction Heroes now on Kickstarter! |
Jan 6, 14 | 560 – Lifeless |
COMMENTARY Based on this strip, for some reason, a lot of people assumed that Captain Spectacular II is the son of Captain Spectacular. Such is not the case. I love, love, love the look of this one. I wish I got to play with colors like the more often, or, at least, that I was [...]
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May 3, 09 | 206 – The Valhalla Basement Dungeon |
Nov 7, 16 | 711- Fallen Son |
Jan 8, 07 | 64 – Introducing Dictator Tot! |
Oct 23, 08 | 174 – Big Mistake |
Aug 14, 08 | 154 – Tangerine’s Surprise |
MOTHER OF AN EPISODE So little dialogue…so much drawing…and I don’t like any of it. I’ve gotten slammed in the past for being too critical of my work. Whenever I get into that mode, people usually do one of two things: either 1) defend my work against me and my wonderful insecurities or 2) tell [...]
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Today’s Strip… Today we have a very funny guest strip by SuperFogeys superfan Chris Blanchard! I love this little peek into a possible future. This is a joke I could easily see myself writing, but Chris beat me to the punch! Check out Chris’ webcomic Renaissance Guy over at Drunk Duck (my old stomping grounds)! See you [...]
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Sep 5, 11 | 348 – The Wheel of Fortune |
Dec 19, 16 | 720 – Thank You for Making Me Angry |
Oct 21, 19 | 805 – Across the Mountaintop |
Mar 11, 21 | 881 – Minutes Away |
RESPONSE TO “THE SIX WIVES OF CAPTAIN SPECTACULAR” Just wanted to take a second to thank everyone for their positive responses to the ‘Six Wives’ origin tale. At 9 pages and mostly filled with dry narration, I wasn’t really sure how it would go over. My impression had been that your response to the story [...]
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Aug 31, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 1 “Bored” |
Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
Jan 22, 20 | 826 – Into the Suckface |
Mar 25, 20 | 842 – Someone to Hit |
May 20, 11 | Pg. 6 “Invisible” |
WHAT IS THIS? Well, this is SuperFogeys Origins. In content if not format. For the vast majority of you, this is the first time you’re seeing Operation: Valhalla. Originally, this story was written for and appeared in the now-out-of-print first SuperFogeys collection and this is the first time it has ever appeared in its complete form [...]
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SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 2 “Interrupting Tea Time”
by Brock Heasley on August 25th, 2010THE ANNOTATED OPERATION: VALHALLA NO.2 If you’re just joining us, this is part two of the DIRECT SuperFogeys prequel, Operation: Valhalla. This is actually the first true appearance of the Third Man as this story came out in print before his online appearance in Chapter 3, “The Techno Shuffle.” We’ve also seen that this was not [...]
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Nov 6, 13 | 546 – Tangerine Makes a Decision |
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Aug 4, 09 | SF Origins: Tangerine, Pg. 2 “Master Masticate and the Concubine Cannibals” |
Aug 14, 13 | 526 – Stolen Away |
Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 3 “Tangerine’s Tendencies”
by Brock Heasley on August 26th, 2010THE IMPORTANCE OF OPERATION: VALHALLA With today’s strip you can finally now see how this story begins to tie into SuperFogeys Chapter One. This is the real reason I wrote the story in the first place–to show that the Third Man knew what he was doing and what he wanted from the very beginning. There [...]
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Oct 7, 08 | 169 – Faker! |
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Aug 14, 08 | 154 – Tangerine’s Surprise |
Oct 2, 08 | 168 – Tangerine Gets His Mad On |
Oct 29, 12 | 453 – Buried Weapons |
MONSTERPLEX IS BACK! I’ve been promising for a while now that my Zuda-winning/Zuda-booted comic, Monsterplex, would be coming back–at least enough so I can show you all the work we did that you never got to see. If you head on over to the Monsterplex blog right now you’ll see that I’ve begun posting those [...]
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Apr 20, 11 | 309 – Time Travelin’ Scamps |
Jun 28, 22 | 901 – Vanished |
Jul 22, 08 | 147 – Three Plus Seven |
Apologies! Late post today and this time it wasn’t because of my bumbling. We’ve been experiencing some real technical difficulties in SuperFogeys Central lately and though the strip was more than done on time, it was just impossible to post it until now. Ticks me off when this happens because Marc and I work so [...]
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Jun 6, 12 | 418 – President Superknocker Addresses The Nation |
Sep 11, 13 | 534 – Tangerine’s Mission |
Dec 11, 08 | 187 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 4 “New Clothes” |
Jan 17, 11 | Guest Strip by Gabe Altomare |
Jun 20, 12 | 422 – Whoof! |
Some really cool stuff going on in this one. Besides Marc’s typically great art, check out that trophy room! Ten points to whoever can identify where the items came from. This chapter is nearing its conclusion… any guesses as to how it will end?
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Dec 19, 16 | 720 – Thank You for Making Me Angry |
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Jul 29, 11 | Pg.2 “Bio Signature Giveaway” |
Jul 9, 18 | Pg. 6 “Date or Fight?” |
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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Dec 31, 08 | Guest Strip by Edward Krebes of “Hobo and Bowser!” |
Jun 20, 12 | 422 – Whoof! |
May 27, 13 | 507 – Telling Off Skunk Head |
Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
Aug 13, 09 | 220 – Don’t Act Like You Care |
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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Dec 10, 20 | 861 – tink tink tink |
Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
Aug 26, 11 | Pg. 6 “The Missing Spark” |
Dec 8, 20 | 860 – Idiot Martha |
May 7, 08 | 74 – WebSpace Page: The Healer |
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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Nov 19, 20 | 857 – Knocked Off the Perch |
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Aug 6, 09 | 219 – Bubbles of Light 5 |
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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May 23, 12 | 414 – Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe |
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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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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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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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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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Mar 11, 13 | 487 – Innocent Travelers |
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Mar 12, 14 | 579 – The Romantic Smell of Blood and Suffering |
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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Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
Those of you who follow Marc on Twitter or Facebook know that he likes to try out lots of different art styles. We’d been looking for an excuse for him to incorporate one of those art styles into the strip and today’s seemed like a natural fit. I think it came off beautifully. For you [...]
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NEW CHARACTER (REDESIGN!): Gorgeous Guy!
by Brock Heasley on March 27th, 2014A lot of people guessed pretty quickly that the guy hanging out at Zurida’s feet was the former (and thought dead) Captain Spectacular II. There’s a lot we still don’t know about this guy, but we do know that he’s a self-righteous bum who’d rather drink tea than fight evil with powers strikingly similar to [...]
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