As you all know, we’re just a few weeks away from the big SuperFogeys 5th Anniversary celebration. Many of you are working hard on your artistic recaps of the chapters. Others are crafting short essays to look back on five years of SF. Those who do are eligible for a prize package which includes: 1. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘captain spectacular’
Fan Art: 8-bit Captain Spectacular by Tyler Heasley!
by Brock Heasley on September 8th, 2011Big thanks to my brother Tyler Heasley for this latest fan art! It made me laugh and brought me right back to the 6th Grade and playing The Legend of Zelda for hours on end. I’d love to see more Fogeys in this style!
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the creation of the SuperFogeys. Can you believe that? Why, it seems like only yesterday… wait, not it doesn’t. It’s been a long freakin’ time and I can feel it in my bones. To celebrate, I drew up the above image (and inked and colored it meself) to [...]
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Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge” Recap by Jeremy Bentley
by Brock Heasley on September 27th, 2011The 5th Anniversay Celebration of the SuperFogeys continues with this awesome poster recapping in images all of Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge!” See more of Jeremy’s work and his own webcomic, The Ouro Bros., at his site!
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Dec 30, 10 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” (2010) |
Aug 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
Dec 5, 06 | 54 – Gene Gets What’s Coming to Him |
Dec 29, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel! |
Jun 21, 22 | 899 – Apocalyptic Lovers |
GUEST BLOG POST: “Round Robin” by Benjamin Kissell!
by Brock Heasley on September 27th, 2011Congratulations on 5 Amazing Years! I couldn’t be happier to hae such a great webcomic to read and am immensely flattered to be a part of this celebration. The tale of Dr. Rocket’s adoption of Ms. Missile nee L’il Miss Missile nee Nadualia by Benjamin Kissell “So, Dr. Rocket, you never did tell me [...]
Chapter 5, “The Redemption of Dr. Rocket” Recap by Geoff Munn
by Brock Heasley on September 28th, 2011The 5th Anniversary Celebration continues today with a recap of Chapter 5, “The Redemption of Dr. Rocket” by Geoff Munn! See more of Geoff’s work at his site, www.pocketsciencecomics.com !
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Jan 19, 07 | 76 – Space Pig’s Feelings Get Hurt |
Jan 28, 21 | 869 – A Wonderful Side Effect |
Jun 1, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 2 “Fallen Villain” |
Jul 29, 10 | 267 – Without Pants, Nothing is Possible |
Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
The 5th Anniversary Celebration Continues with today’s Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” recap by SuperFan Crystal Murphy! Thanks, Crystal!
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Nov 6, 08 | 177 – Lay Some More On Me |
Aug 28, 08 | 158 – Bubbles of Light 2 |
Sep 9, 11 | Pg. 1 “Blood on the Table” |
Aug 18, 22 | 916 – Restoration |
Jan 10, 07 | 66 – Captain Spectacular’s Fear of Modern Technology |
The 5th Anniversary Celebration continues with this hilarious recap of Chapter 7, “Visiting Day” by Rossana Bugini! You may remember Rossana as the artist of the SuperFogeys Origins story “The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular.” If not, check it out now!
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Apr 11, 11 | 306 – He Looks Like He’s Dying |
Dec 16, 13 | 557 – Dog Off the Leash |
Mar 18, 13 | 489 – Change in Plan |
Apr 20, 10 | SF Origins: Star Maiden, Pg. 2 “Into The Night” |
Today’s emotional recap of Chapter 8, “The Captain and the Spy” comes to us from Nick Perkins. See more Nick’s work at his site, right here!
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Hello everyone I’m Eric Merritt. When I comment on the SuperFogeys I’m SUTBEric and I draw the new webcomic Steer Valley. I’d chat it up more but let’s talk about why you know I exist: this strip right here! First I apologize to fans of the characters I didn’t represent but the interactions between Klein/Jerry/Third [...]
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Dec 14, 11 | 371 – Leaving Las Vegas |
Nov 6, 06 | 34 – Introducing the Healer! |
Jul 4, 12 | 426 – Daddy’s Little Girl |
Jan 11, 12 | 377 – The Blue Light of Revelation |
FAN ART: Captain Spectacular’s Choice by Barb Jacobs!
by Brock Heasley on October 4th, 2011Digging into my fan art archives a bit, I found this great piece from Barb Jacobs of Xylia! Sweet, right?
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Feb 14, 2012 | The Romance: Spy Gal and Jerry |
UPDATE: Unfortunately, the person scheduled to do the Chapter 11 Recap was unable to complete the project. However, tomorrow the Recaps will wrap up in fine style with Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Also unfortunate: I’m battling a bad case of food poisoning and that’s why I haven’t been very present on the site in the past [...]
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Sep 7, 15 | 679 – The Design of His Life |
Nov 10, 06 | 38 – The Good Ol’ Days |
May 14, 09 | 208 – Grab the Tush |
Our 5th Anniversary Celebration concludes today with this stellar “recap” of Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” from Steve VanDyken. Steve had the unenviable task of recapping a chapter that isn’t even finished yet, but his take on how it could end is wonderfully dark and cynical–and all the funnier for it. You’ll see how close he gets [...]
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Sep 29, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 5 “Time to Move On” |
Jul 29, 15 | 662 – Lazy Villainy |
Aug 24, 12 | Pg. 3 “Crybabies” |
Nov 10, 20 | 854 – Don’t Touch the Lava |
Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
In the comments for the previous strip, the hate for Captain Spectacular was strong. I can’t imagine today’s strip is gonna help any. What do you think? Should Captain Spectacular’s hero status be revoked? Or is it sweet that he has so much faith in his friends?
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Jul 18, 14 | Pg. 3 “Naughty Girl” |
Jan 15, 20 | 824 – Knives Out |
Mar 13, 07 | 112 – Budapest ’68 All Over Again |
Dec 1, 06 | 51 – Can Hair Eat? |
Sep 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
Weather happens. And sometimes it knocks out Marc Lapierre’s power and he has no way to create the strip, much less post it. Apologies! Marc is one of the more dedicated artists I’ve ever worked with and believe you me–the strip would be done if it were possible. In fact, even the midst of this [...]
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Jan 5, 10 | Guest Strip by Joe Cook of “Shattered Myth!” |
Jun 18, 14 | 602 – The Legless Speedster |
Jan 14, 10 | 239 – How Captain Spectacular Knows The Third Man |
Sep 28, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 4 |
Jul 13, 15 | 655 – He’s In |
Marc only just got his power back Saturday morning, but can you believe he found a way to finish this strip without it? True story! He was just two hours shy of being without power for a full week. That’s insane. I suspect this a moment many of you have been looking forward to for [...]
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Jun 8, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 3 “Valhalla” |
Aug 27, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 4 “Talking Turnips” |
Mar 18, 21 | 883 – Through the Mall! |
Aug 18, 10 | 272 – GET OUT! |
Jan 10, 07 | 66 – Captain Spectacular’s Fear of Modern Technology |
Congrats once again to Will Boyer! For participating in the SuperFogeys 5th Anniversary Celebration and winning the drawing, he gets this coveted cameo in today’s strip! Shame on him for taking advantage of Castle Anthrax in its worst hour. Shaaaaaame. Monday’s strip generated A LOT of comments and opinions. I was blown away. Now that [...]
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Oct 7, 10 | 279 – Gina Galloway |
Jul 14, 22 | 906 – He Looks Different |
Oct 23, 19 | 806 – Space Pigs in the Forest |
Aug 29, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 6 “Spy Gal Arrives” |
Feb 3, 20 | 829 – Too. Far. |
Guest Blog Post: A PSYCHOANALYSIS OF CAPTAIN SPECTACULAR by GWEN PATTON
by Brock Heasley on November 9th, 2011I asked Gwen to compile some of the great comments she’s been posting this week into this little essay for your enjoyment. However, this should be not be seen as an endorsement of her ideas. I’m also not saying she’s wrong. I believe such things are always up the reader. This is just one view. [...]
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Feb 8, 2012 | FAN ART: 8-Bit SuperFogeys by Kelsi Swensen! |
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 [...]
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Jan 6, 20 | 821 – Frightening Frogs |
Apr 24, 13 | 500 – What Should Not Be |
Dec 9, 11 | Pg. 4 “Party Crasher” |
Feb 6, 12 | 384 – Taking It Well |
Mar 29, 07 | 128 – Only Two People in the World… |
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 [...]
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Sep 14, 12 | Pg. 6 “Who Could Have Done This?” |
Jul 10, 15 | 654 – An Honest Conversation |
Oct 21, 10 | 281 – Expected |
May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
Oct 31, 16 | 709 – Gina Galloway to the Rescue |
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!
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Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
Jan 15, 14 | 563 – Wreckage |
Jun 9, 22 | 896 – Pushed Aside |
Feb 23, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 8 “The Return of Zurida” |
Sep 20, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 1! |
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Mar 19, 18 | 772 – Showdown at the New California Coast |
Jul 21, 14 | 611 – Escape |
Oct 11, 06 | 18 – Ben Gay Smell |
May 21, 12 | 413 – The Sunway |
Oct 5, 11 | Chapter 10, “Bubbles of Light” Recap by Danny Burleson |
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!
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Mar 12, 09 | 199 – Life is Like Pastry |
Jun 10, 11 | Pg. 9 “College Years” |
May 3, 08 | 86 – WebSpace Page: Jerry |
Apr 15, 13 | 497 – Michelle |
Aug 22, 16 | 692 – See! You Are Needed! |
The penultimate page of “The Audition!” Big thanks to artist Lucas Turnbloom! Next week: Guest Strippin’ Xmas! See you then!
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Nov 18, 08 | 180 – The Many Crimes of Dr. Rocket |
Sep 14, 12 | Pg. 6 “Who Could Have Done This?” |
Apr 14, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 9 “Press Conference” |
Jan 16, 12 | 378 – Things Fall Apart |
Mar 19, 09 | 200 – Where is He!? |
Those of you that celebrate it, I hope you had a great Christmas. I hope I did too. I wrote this 5 days ago! Welcome to Guest Strippin’ Xmas! Today and for the next three days I’ll be featuring strips from SuperFans like you who have banded together to give Marc and I a bit [...]
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Oct 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
Jul 6, 11 | 331 – Paradise |
Aug 8, 11 | 340 – What Lovely Teeth You Have |
Mar 15, 07 | 114 – Enter: Star Maiden |
Nov 7, 11 | 360 – Decision |
Just a great bit of silent storytelling from Marc here. ”Ye Olde Cashier” is the right kind of anachronistic. Nice work, Marc. The last half of the script to this chapter underwent a number of changes late in the game. Mostly all additions. The ending will be the same as I’ve planned it for years, but [...]
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Oct 3, 11 | Chapter 8, “The Captain and the Spy” Recap by Nick Perkins |
Aug 26, 19 | 794 – 3,000 Miles Away |
Sep 2, 08 | 159 – Strange Dreams and Wedding Plans |
Aug 13, 14 | 617 – 4 Seconds Earlier |
Nov 11, 10 | 284 – Pairing Off |
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 [...]
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Feb 7, 07 | 97 – The Return |
Jan 18, 17 | 727 – Parlor Tricks |
Sep 30, 08 | 167 – Captain Spectacular’s Shame |
Sep 28, 11 | Chapter 5, “The Redemption of Dr. Rocket” Recap by Geoff Munn |
Mar 3, 11 | 298 – Vile Villainous Vole |
I love happy endings, don’t you? Wanna read this chapter from the start? Begin here. Tomorrow, Marc and I will be recording a podcast with the great Tom Racine of Tall Tale Radio. We’ll be discussing this chapter, what comes next for The SuperFogeys and more. Tom will be watching today’s comments closely and will [...]
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Oct 17, 16 | 705 – Saber |
Jun 18, 14 | 602 – The Legless Speedster |
Sep 18, 16 | 700 – Happy Tenth Anniversary, SuperFogeys |
Jan 23, 07 | 82 – Refuge in Dr. Klein’s Office |
Jul 20, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 1 “Entry” |
Welcome to Chapter 13, “The Sidekick and His Gal!” This one is a gonna be nice and short and much more intimate and smaller in scale than the last chapter. Who needs a break? I sure do. I know Marc does. Be sure and check back on the new blog post below for a link [...]
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Nov 4, 08 | 176 – An Evil #@$% |
May 5, 12 | Pg. 11 “Fly Away” |
Oct 28, 08 | 175 – My Pleasure |
Nov 27, 08 | 183 – Eloquence |
Mar 19, 09 | 200 – Where is He!? |
Last week, the day after the big finale to Chapter 12 dropped, Marc and I recorded a podcast with Tom Racine, Tall Tale Radio how and he of the great, honey-dripped voice. We talked the reaction to Chapter 12, what’s coming next for the Fogeys (beware: minor spoilers), Captain Spectacular’s woes, and, just for kicks, [...]
Tangerine quoting Gandhi? You better believe it. I really love how different this chapter feels already, compared to the last one. Marc handles the quiet stuff just as well as the big action.
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Nov 25, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Third Man” |
Sep 16, 10 | 276 – “Sweetie” |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
May 23, 11 | 318 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 1 “Getting Rid of Captain Spectacular” |
Oct 21, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 3 of 4 |
FAN ART: 8-Bit SuperFogeys by Kelsi Swensen!
by Brock Heasley on February 8th, 2012How freakin’ cool is this? Big thanks to SuperFan Kelsi Swensen for making my inbox very, very happy over the weekend. Now I want to play the video game!
This strip is a fun one because it catches new readers up with what’s going on while also placing a few easter eggs for longtime readers to catch. That ticker at the bottom of the screen isn’t just for show! Can you name the references? Bonus points if you can provide links. Don’t forget to [...]
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Jul 9, 18 | Pg. 6 “Date or Fight?” |
Aug 29, 11 | 346 – Transformation |
Sep 14, 16 | 699 – How Captain Spectacular Takes Care of Business |
Sep 5, 14 | Pg. 9 – Like Other Men |
Jun 3, 13 | 509 – Villain to Villain |
We are now officially in a brand new era of The SuperFogeys. Jerry and Spy Gal are married. I thought it might be fun to take a look back at their romance from Spy Gal’s perspective. How did she get here? Which interactions were key? Call this The Annotated SuperFogeys: Spy Gal’s Perspective. The first [...]
FAN ART: The Fogeys and Dictator Tot by Kristie Metler
by Brock Heasley on February 21st, 2012SuperFan Kristie Metler send me this fun little piece just a bit ago. Once in a while, she draws pictures of characters for her kids and her choice on this particular day was the Fogeys! I love it. There’s something really pure about drawing strictly for your kids. Thanks, Kristie! Would you like to do [...]
I had a good laugh the other day when SuperFan Will Boyer guessed that Captain Spectacular was in the room with Jerry and Spy Gal. I thought everyone had forgotten that invisibility is one of his powers! Big thanks to Marc for pulling out all the stops for this double-sized episode! Been a lot of talk [...]
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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 [...]
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Dec 16, 13 | 557 – Dog Off the Leash |
Sep 27, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 3 |
Dec 8, 14 | The SuperFogeys 2015 Teaser and Special Announcements |
Dec 2, 06 | 52 – What Captain Spectacular Wants |
Aug 7, 08 | 152 – Best Man |
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.
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Dec 2, 11 | Pg. 3 “Enter The Space Pig” |
Oct 9, 13 | 542 – The Visible Man |
Jun 3, 11 | Pg. 8 “Future Imperfect” |
Jul 29, 10 | 267 – Without Pants, Nothing is Possible |
Oct 21, 08 | 173 – The Blender of Vengeance |
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 [...]
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Oct 22, 12 | 451 – Will Tangerine Help? |
Mar 19, 14 | 581 – Gorgeous Guy Has Feelings |
Oct 22, 06 | 28 – The Tragedy of Jerry |
Oct 10, 06 | 17 – Spy Gal Doesn’t Need Jerry |
Jan 10, 07 | 66 – Captain Spectacular’s Fear of Modern Technology |
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Aug 3, 12 | Pg. 6 “Inevitably Betrayed” |
Apr 4, 07 | 134 – Driving Everybody Off |
Nov 13, 17 | 746 – The New Maid |
Aug 28, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 5 “A Spot of Drool” |
Nov 22, 17 | 749 – Caught in the Act |
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 [...]
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Jun 17, 13 | 513 – Devil’s Bargain |
Oct 24, 12 | 452 – Book of Mormon Story |
Jun 23, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 19 “Did You Save Him?” |
Nov 21, 12 | 460 – Riding the Sunway |
Oct 16, 06 | 23 – The Incontinent Duo |
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 [...]
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Creating the bulletin board o’ evidence was a fun exercise in diving back into the history of the strip and thinking about the things Spy Gal would see as relevant. Pretty much the same thing the readers saw, as it turns out! I love the way Marc drew Jerry’s reaction in the third panel. That’s [...]
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Dec 2, 06 | 52 – What Captain Spectacular Wants |
Sep 28, 16 | 702 – He’s Got Gloves |
Sep 10, 18 | Pg. 15 “Something Missing” |
Dec 30, 08 | Guest Strip by Chris Blanchard of “Renaissance Guy!” |
Dec 14, 11 | 371 – Leaving Las Vegas |
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?
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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: [...]
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Jul 21, 22 | 908 – Torture |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
Jul 29, 13 | 521 – Spy Gal Awakened |
Aug 10, 15 | 667 – The Importance of Good Hygiene |
Jan 6, 14 | 560 – Lifeless |
Marc reminds me with this strip how much fun it is to get out of Valhalla. He rendered the snot out of that alleyway! Those with eyes attuned will recognize the boy’s shirt for what it is. Did you see it? Did you see The Avengers? I saw it at the end of a 6 [...]
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Nov 19, 14 | 638 – The Man Who Sold the World |
Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
Sep 22, 06 | 1 – Introducing Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket! |
Dec 2, 06 | 52 – What Captain Spectacular Wants |
Marc rocks the fight scene! This is one of the few times I just got smart and stepped aside and let Marc do his thing without trying to really script what he’s clearly got the instincts for. Life is good, life is hard. I’ve done some heavy duty reflecting this past week and because I [...]
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Sep 21, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 2! |
Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
Feb 3, 20 | 829 – Too. Far. |
Apr 15, 13 | 497 – Michelle |
Nov 2, 11 | The 2nd SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page |
I think this is the first real action strip we’ve seen since Jerry took down the robot in Chapter 12. Reminds me just how GOOD Marc is at the action. Thankfully, there’s tons more action coming up and I’ll get to put Marc through a few more paces. I’ve always referred to The SuperFogeys as [...]
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Oct 22, 09 | 230 – Cleaning Out Her Ears |
Oct 17, 12 | 450 – Neither One of Them Expected It |
Jan 22, 14 | 565 – Suckface |
Mar 25, 20 | 842 – Someone to Hit |
Aug 8, 14 | Pg. 6 “Back From the Dead” |
So now you know. Space Monkeys. They’re horrible. There’s been some discussion about what, if anything, makes Captain Spectacular weak. There’s even been some hints here and there and some of you have guessed, but I figured it was time to make it plain. Then I deleted the relevant dialogue from this strip. What remains [...]
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I love the beard. If you don’t love the beard, I don’t want to hear from you. Want to know what Cap is thinking about? Check out this page from the SuperFogeys Origins story “The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular.” I finished the script for the SuperFogies Babies last week and I can’t wait for [...]
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Jan 5, 21 | 864 – Walking the Dark Side |
Mar 15, 11 | Pg. 7 “Knife to the Throat” |
Dec 18, 08 | 189 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 6 “The Medallion” |
Feb 6, 07 | 96 – Portal? |
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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May 4, 10 | SF Origins: Star Maiden, Pg. 4 “Or Millions Will Die” |
Sep 26, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 2! |
Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
Aug 26, 08 | 157 – The Third Man’s Message |
Jan 15, 07 | 70 – Gene and Dictator Tot Reunite |
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 [...]
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Oct 21, 19 | 805 – Across the Mountaintop |
Nov 5, 06 | 33 – Why Walk When You Can Fly? |
Apr 15, 11 | Pg. 1 “A Sudden Meeting” |
Jul 1, 11 | Pg. 12 “Comic Book Clothing Physics” |
Sep 4, 19 | 797 – Squishiness in the War Room |
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, [...]
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Strips like this are always a little difficult. There’s a lot going on in that last panel, but if you’re a new reader you’d really have no idea what any of it is. And there’s no way to communicate it to you succinctly. The perils of longform, story driven webcomics. I wouldn’t have it any [...]
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Oct 15, 09 | 229 – Father and Tom |
Mar 23, 21 | 884 – No Good at This |
Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
Nov 12, 13 | 548 – Of Course He’s Working with the Aliens |
Nov 4, 06 | 32 – Bingo Night Begins |
Annnnnnd… WE’RE BACK! Did you miss us? Sorry for the brief hiatus, but it was necessary, believe me. Not like we’re making serious bank from this SuperFogeys endeavor (though I’m open to a change there) and a break now and again feels right to keep the fires stoked properly. Comic-Con and my 12th Anniversary felt [...]
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Jul 18, 14 | Pg. 3 “Naughty Girl” |
Oct 1, 06 | 9 – How to Turn Dr. Rocket On |
Jul 14, 14 | 609 – Humbled |
Mar 9, 20 | 837 – So? |
Jun 15, 12 | Pg. 1 “Through the Portal” |
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 [...]
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Oct 2, 06 | 10 – Why Spy Gal Came to Valhalla |
Nov 8, 06 | 36 – Valhalla Stinks! |
Jun 15, 11 | 325 – At Captain Spectacular’s Door |
Mar 25, 10 | 249 – How to Prove Your Love |
Sep 21, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 2! |
And that’s a wrap for Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden’s journey in the Inevitable Dimension. Now you know how they fell in love and how Cap could break Spy Gal’s heart so terribly when they returned to Earth all those years ago. Big, HUGE thanks to artist Julio Molina-Muscara and colorist MAD Conk for helping [...]
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Jan 30, 07 | 90 – Introducing Star Maiden! |
May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
Nov 18, 08 | 180 – The Many Crimes of Dr. Rocket |
Mar 10, 07 | 109 – WHO THREW THIS!? |
Sep 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
Welcome to SuperFogeys Babies–the most ill-advised SuperFogeys Origins story yet! I know, I know. In the history of hacky ideas, is there one worse than doing baby versions of your characters? Probably not, but why let that stop us? I can only promise this: it’s gonna be FUN. My cohorts this time out are artist [...]
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Feb 3, 07 | 94 – Everything Changed |
Jul 9, 18 | Pg. 6 “Date or Fight?” |
Oct 24, 12 | 452 – Book of Mormon Story |
Aug 20, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 12 “Party Hard” |
Mar 20, 07 | 119 – #@$% Heroic |