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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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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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Oct 14, 11 | Pg. 3 “Enter: Jimmy-Go-Dead” |
Mar 5, 12 | 392 – …Secrets, Secrets Hurt Someone |
Aug 26, 08 | 157 – The Third Man’s Message |
Sep 14, 11 | 351 – Dreams Come Crashing In |
Nov 16, 06 | 44 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed |
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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Mar 28, 07 | 127 – Entralean Slime Pellet |
Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
Apr 9, 07 | 138 – Good News and Bad News |
Sep 5, 16 | 696 – Account Closed |
May 19, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 14 “Save Him, Dirtlicker” |
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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Mar 13, 07 | 112 – Budapest ’68 All Over Again |
May 2, 18 | 783 – FINALLY! |
Sep 26, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 2! |
Oct 16, 17 | 738 – Old Lady McGoth |
Dec 18, 08 | 189 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 6 “The Medallion” |
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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Jul 4, 11 | 330 – Swim City |
Nov 7, 11 | 360 – Decision |
Mar 26, 07 | 125 – Jerry’s Down |
Jul 21, 14 | 611 – Escape |
Dec 11, 08 | 187 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 4 “New Clothes” |
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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Dec 24, 09 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “Comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” No. 2! |
Apr 22, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Boy Who Lived” |
May 20, 11 | Pg. 6 “Invisible” |
Jul 4, 14 | Pg. 1 “One Month Later” |
Apr 2, 14 | 585 – Atomic Fly’s Special Delivery |
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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Aug 28, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 5 “A Spot of Drool” |
Jun 29, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 6 “Being Friendly” |
Mar 7, 18 | 769 – Weeping Wandering Fat Children |
May 7, 09 | 207 – Not My Story to Tell |
Apr 23, 18 | 780 – Don’t Be a Jerry |
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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Aug 8, 11 | 340 – What Lovely Teeth You Have |
Nov 22, 17 | 749 – Caught in the Act |
Aug 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
Jun 29, 11 | 329 – Ear Twist |
Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
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, 16 | 718 – What is Deserved |
Dec 9, 11 | Pg. 4 “Party Crasher” |
Nov 23, 06 | 50 – And the Actual Winner of Bingo Night is… |
Jan 14, 13 | 471 – Mmm… Spaghetti… |
Sep 14, 16 | 699 – How Captain Spectacular Takes Care of Business |
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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Oct 15, 20 | 847 – Macho Verve and Vigor |
Feb 17, 11 | 296 – Even Her |
Jan 30, 12 | 382 – A Better Question |
Apr 4, 07 | 134 – Driving Everybody Off |
May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
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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Nov 12, 13 | 548 – Of Course He’s Working with the Aliens |
Jul 21, 14 | 611 – Escape |
Mar 5, 14 | 577 – Who are the Two Queens? |
Dec 5, 11 | 368 – Darn That Dr. Klein |
Jun 17, 11 | Pg. 10 “Lost Faith” |
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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Jun 24, 11 | Pg. 11 “Partners Again” |
Aug 19, 13 | 527 – A Concerned Husband |
Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
Aug 26, 15 | 674 – A Little Window Above His Head |
Feb 22, 11 | Pg. 4 “Ruined Her Show” |
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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Sep 27, 11 | Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge” Recap by Jeremy Bentley |
Aug 7, 08 | 152 – Best Man |
Oct 24, 12 | 452 – Book of Mormon Story |
Oct 13, 06 | 20 – Worse Than He Thought |
Apr 1, 10 | 250 – To Be So Stupid |
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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Mar 25, 11 | Pg. 8 “Get Her” |
Dec 19, 16 | 720 – Thank You for Making Me Angry |
Mar 17, 07 | 116 – Still Hot |
May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
Jun 17, 11 | Pg. 10 “Lost Faith” |
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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Mar 5, 12 | 392 – …Secrets, Secrets Hurt Someone |
Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
Jul 9, 09 | 215 – Little Snot |
May 6, 11 | Pg. 4 “Contrast” |
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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Sep 30, 08 | 167 – Captain Spectacular’s Shame |
Oct 13, 09 | SF Origins: JA – Tom’s Story, Pg. 2 “Not About My Dad” |
Dec 25, 08 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys (2008) |
Feb 11, 13 | 479 – Rescued By Fidel Castro |
Nov 4, 06 | 32 – Bingo Night Begins |
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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Sep 19, 11 | 352 – Megatron is Copyrighted |
Feb 9, 07 | 99 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden Met and Married, Conclusion |
Nov 5, 06 | 33 – Why Walk When You Can Fly? |
Apr 10, 13 | 496 – The First Condition |
Sep 23, 16 | Guest Strip by Alethea Lim (Alecat)! |
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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Aug 19, 13 | 527 – A Concerned Husband |
Aug 20, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 12 “Party Hard” |
Jan 19, 07 | 76 – Space Pig’s Feelings Get Hurt |
Apr 20, 11 | 309 – Time Travelin’ Scamps |
Jan 6, 14 | 560 – Lifeless |
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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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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May 5, 12 | Pg. 11 “Fly Away” |
Feb 7, 07 | 97 – The Return |
Apr 7, 14 | 586 – The New Percy |
Jul 14, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 22 “The Society of Heroes” |
Mar 5, 12 | 392 – …Secrets, Secrets Hurt Someone |
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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May 17, 08 | SF Collection #3 Cover |
Jan 20, 07 | 77 – Headed for a Time-Out |
Jan 2, 07 | 61 – Dictator Tot in Hel |
Oct 12, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg.7 “BOOM” |
Nov 13, 19 | 812 – Spy Gal Dual Wields |
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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Nov 7, 11 | 360 – Decision |
Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
Mar 4, 13 | 485 – To The Stars |
Feb 2, 07 | 93 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met and Married Star Maiden |
Feb 21, 18 | 765 – The Spark Between Them |
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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Aug 3, 15 | 664 – Too Old to Drive |
Apr 30, 14 | 591 – About That Thing… That One Time |
Mar 18, 21 | 883 – Through the Mall! |
Mar 20, 13 | 490 – Two Thirds of a Secret Revealed |
Sep 16, 08 | 163 – Dr. Klein’s Got Some Splainin’ to Do |
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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Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
Mar 5, 12 | 392 – …Secrets, Secrets Hurt Someone |
Feb 5, 09 | 194 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 11 “Helpful Suggestions” |
Oct 22, 14 | 530 – The Long Arm of the Universe |
Feb 22, 12 | 389 – The Invisible Pain |
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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Sep 16, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Fallen Rabbit” |
Oct 13, 09 | SF Origins: JA – Tom’s Story, Pg. 2 “Not About My Dad” |
May 16, 18 | 787 – Where to Start? |
Jun 3, 11 | Pg. 8 “Future Imperfect” |
Dec 19, 12 | 468 – Jerry’s Savior |
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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Mar 21, 11 | The SuperFogeys 2011 Teaser |
Mar 12, 12 | 394 – The Bottom Drops Out |
Jul 27, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 2 “Down” |
Sep 18, 16 | 700 – Happy Tenth Anniversary, SuperFogeys |
May 20, 08 | SF Collection #4 Cover |
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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Aug 25, 14 | 620 – Her Husband’s Keeper |
Nov 11, 10 | 284 – Pairing Off |
Dec 26, 11 | Guest Strip by Will Boyer! |
Jun 30, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 20 “He Was a Noncombatant!” |
Dec 19, 12 | 468 – Jerry’s Savior |
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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Dec 29, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel! |
Mar 18, 10 | 248 – The Difference Between Justice and Revenge |
May 1, 08 | 101 – WebSpace Page: Captain Spectacular |
Mar 11, 10 | 247 – Not a Busload of Strangers |
Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
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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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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Jun 22, 15 | 646 – Dark Maiden Wants What Now? |
Oct 12, 12 | Pg. 8 “Gross Fetuses” |
Sep 25, 13 | 538 – The Amazing Zurida |
Oct 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
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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Jul 29, 15 | 662 – Lazy Villainy |
Mar 26, 09 | 201 – The Orphan BBQ Will Have to Wait |
Nov 20, 13 | 550 – Everything in its Right Place |
Jul 22, 11 | Pg. 1 “Uh Oh” |
Jan 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
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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Nov 20, 06 | 48 – “Old Marm?” |
Oct 13, 20 | 846 – Oh, He Dead |
Feb 5, 07 | 95 – Flying Away |
Nov 25, 10 | 286 – Duty and Retirement |
Aug 15, 12 | 436 – Bigger in Person |
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 3, 14 | 576 – Torture Chamber 3B |
May 9, 12 | 410 – Attack of the Space Monkeys |
Jun 19, 08 | 140 – The Kindness of His Heart |
Jun 23, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 19 “Did You Save Him?” |
Sep 16, 10 | 276 – “Sweetie” |
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 27, 06 | 6 – Introducing Spy Gal! |
Sep 20, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 1! |
Sep 25, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 1! |
Jul 6, 11 | 331 – Paradise |
Nov 6, 08 | 177 – Lay Some More On Me |
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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Dec 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
Jan 13, 07 | 68 – Jerry’s Computer Troubles |
Mar 19, 09 | 200 – Where is He!? |
Dec 2, 10 | 287 – GAH! |
Jun 17, 11 | Pg. 10 “Lost Faith” |
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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…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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Jun 15, 12 | Pg. 1 “Through the Portal” |
Jul 27, 11 | 337 – Naked Greed |
Oct 28, 08 | 175 – My Pleasure |
Mar 23, 21 | 884 – No Good at This |
Jun 19, 08 | 140 – The Kindness of His Heart |
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 18, 12 | 379 – A True Hero |
Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
Apr 14, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 9 “Press Conference” |
Jun 10, 11 | Pg. 9 “College Years” |
Oct 10, 12 | 448 – Thinking Like a Hero |
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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Jul 15, 10 | 265 – Stop Bullpuckin’ |
Dec 16, 19 | 819 – Time for a Refill? |
Sep 5, 16 | 696 – Account Closed |
Jun 1, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 2 “Fallen Villain” |
Mar 14, 07 | 113 – “THAT’S NOT FAIR!” |
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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Jul 1, 08 | 143 – Ogle |
Sep 12, 11 | 350 – Great Things Ahead |
Feb 3, 07 | 94 – Everything Changed |
Feb 2, 21 | 870 – Spy Gal’s Patience Runs Out |
May 18, 12 | Pg. 2 “Not Ready or Able” |
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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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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Feb 5, 09 | 194 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 11 “Helpful Suggestions” |
Nov 28, 12 | 462 – Favoritism |
Feb 3, 07 | 94 – Everything Changed |
Jan 6, 09 | Guest Strip by T.L. Collins of “Bullfinch!” |
Mar 13, 11 | 299 – Why The Hospital |
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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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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Feb 1, 17 | 731 – Mr. Brightside |
Jul 31, 15 | 663 – Pandora’s Box |
Oct 23, 19 | 806 – Space Pigs in the Forest |
Jan 30, 07 | 90 – Introducing Star Maiden! |
Dec 7, 06 | 56 – Dr. Rocket Will Have His Revenge |
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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Sep 14, 16 | 699 – How Captain Spectacular Takes Care of Business |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
May 2, 12 | 408 – Remember Your Mission |
Aug 29, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 6 “Spy Gal Arrives” |
Nov 1, 06 | 29 – Introducing Dr. Klein! |
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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Jun 29, 12 | Pg. 3 “Sounds Like Monsters” |
Feb 15, 11 | Pg. 3 “For The Girls” |
Nov 11, 06 | 39 – Jerry Arrives Late |
Apr 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 8 “Ticking Bomb” |
Oct 16, 06 | 23 – The Incontinent Duo |
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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Aug 11, 14 | Marc Lapierre and The SuperFogeys |
Mar 13, 11 | 299 – Why The Hospital |
Jun 29, 11 | 329 – Ear Twist |
Dec 4, 08 | 185 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 2 “Babylonian Invasion” |
Mar 20, 07 | 119 – #@$% Heroic |
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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Aug 25, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 2 “Interrupting Tea Time” |
Sep 4, 19 | 797 – Squishiness in the War Room |
Oct 26, 12 | Pg. 10 “The End?” |
Jan 16, 13 | 472 – The Stink of the Space Monkeys |
Sep 15, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 3 “The 80s” |
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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Jan 15, 09 | 192 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 9 “Supposed to Be Me” |
Dec 12, 11 | 370 – Ugly Little Man |
Mar 12, 09 | 199 – Life is Like Pastry |
Apr 15, 13 | 497 – Michelle |
Aug 29, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 6 “Spy Gal Arrives” |
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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Aug 17, 12 | Pg. 2 “Youthfulenergysupersurplus!” |
Jul 1, 10 | 263 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 5 “A Parting Gift” |
Apr 4, 07 | 134 – Driving Everybody Off |
Aug 5, 08 | 151 – Peanut Butter Cookies |
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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Oct 22, 09 | 230 – Cleaning Out Her Ears |
Jul 23, 09 | 217 – Jerry’s Family? |
Nov 28, 12 | 462 – Favoritism |
Jan 25, 17 | 729 – After the Battle |
Apr 3, 07 | 133 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein |
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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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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Oct 1, 09 | 227 – Star Maiden’s Fan Club |
Mar 18, 10 | 248 – The Difference Between Justice and Revenge |
Nov 8, 06 | 36 – Valhalla Stinks! |
Oct 8, 09 | 228 – The Star Maiden Strip Show |
Jul 1, 08 | 143 – Ogle |
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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Oct 28, 08 | 175 – My Pleasure |
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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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