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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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Jul 27, 15 | 661 – Jerry is the Portalmaker |
May 4, 11 | 313 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 2: A Lovely Woman |
Oct 13, 09 | SF Origins: JA – Tom’s Story, Pg. 2 “Not About My Dad” |
Mar 23, 12 | Pg. 5 “Where Are The Unicef Upstarts?” |
Sep 21, 15 | 685 – Doom Comes to Abbadon |
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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Jun 24, 11 | Pg. 11 “Partners Again” |
Mar 26, 09 | 201 – The Orphan BBQ Will Have to Wait |
Sep 25, 08 | 166 – Beer Don’t Judge |
Dec 14, 10 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 2 “No One Should Die Among Strangers” |
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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Jan 16, 12 | 378 – Things Fall Apart |
Dec 19, 12 | 468 – Jerry’s Savior |
Dec 15, 20 | 862 – That’s It!? |
Aug 11, 14 | Marc Lapierre and The SuperFogeys |
Jan 18, 17 | 727 – Parlor Tricks |
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 12, 12 | 394 – The Bottom Drops Out |
Feb 8, 12 | 385 – Tiger Dung |
Jan 29, 07 | 89 – WebSpace Page: Dr. Rocket |
Sep 18, 08 | 164 – Why “Tangerine?” |
Dec 2, 11 | Pg. 3 “Enter The Space Pig” |
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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Nov 18, 13 | 549 – Zurida’s Visitors |
May 2, 08 | 85 – WebSpace Page: Spy Gal |
Jul 3, 13 | 518 – The Last Secret |
Dec 23, 08 | 190 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 7 “Test Subjects” |
Apr 8, 07 | 137 – The Operating Blues |
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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Apr 9, 07 | 138 – Good News and Bad News |
May 23, 12 | 414 – Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe |
Mar 20, 07 | 119 – #@$% Heroic |
Apr 15, 11 | Pg. 1 “A Sudden Meeting” |
Apr 22, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Boy Who Lived” |
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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Mar 21, 11 | The SuperFogeys 2011 Teaser |
Dec 24, 12 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys! |
Jul 22, 08 | 147 – Three Plus Seven |
Sep 30, 11 | Chapter 7, “Visiting Day” Recap by Rossana Bugini |
Jan 22, 20 | 826 – Into the Suckface |
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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Nov 30, 11 | 367 – The Division Sword |
Oct 5, 12 | Pg. 7 “The Babymaker” |
Jul 31, 15 | 663 – Pandora’s Box |
Nov 25, 08 | 182 – Someone Steps Forward (Bubbles of Light 3) |
May 3, 08 | 86 – WebSpace Page: Jerry |
I had written myself into a bit of a corner. I had Spy Gal come to Valhalla, but she didn’t really need to be there. Somehow, I had to make her stay. Enter the Orderly (later named Gene) and the Power Dampener. Visually, Spy Gal would never be the same after this strip and I [...]
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May 5, 12 | Pg. 11 “Fly Away” |
Dec 18, 08 | 189 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 6 “The Medallion” |
Dec 19, 11 | 372 – She’s His Sister |
Jan 9, 12 | 376 – Beaten But Not Broken |
Nov 21, 12 | 460 – Riding the Sunway |
This is one of my absolute favorites. I think it’s one of the funniest last panels I’ve ever come up with. So, of course, only about half the people who read it actually get it. This one gets knocked down by a lot of people for not standing too well on its own. I suppose [...]
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Time between the creation of SuperFogeys 12 and 13: 2 months. This is the first strip that really sets the tone for what the SuperFogeys would be. The art is finally coming into its own, resulting in a strip that I’m really proud of. I love the subtle pacing of the camera zoom. It’s a [...]
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Nov 23, 06 | 50 – And the Actual Winner of Bingo Night is… |
Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
Sep 27, 06 | 6 – Introducing Spy Gal! |
Aug 26, 19 | 794 – 3,000 Miles Away |
Aug 10, 11 | 341 – Stop |
This is one of those strips I really, really struggled with. I knew the last thing I wanted was for Dr. Rocket to successfully take advantage of Spy Gal. I mean, this just isn’t that kind of strip. The simplest solution would have been to have Jerry or Captain Spectacular bust through the wall and [...]
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Oct 10, 11 | 353 – SHWABOOM!! |
Nov 11, 11 | Pg. 7 “Nipped” |
Oct 2, 06 | 10 – Why Spy Gal Came to Valhalla |
Jul 1, 08 | 143 – Ogle |
Sep 5, 16 | 696 – Account Closed |
Although I didn’t realize it at the time, this was a step in the right artistic direction for the SuperFogeys. The changing camera views were necesitated by the storyline and made for a much stronger reading experience. There’s a little easter egg in this one with the picture of the girl on the wall in [...]
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Me: Hey, I’ve got a great idea. Me: What’s that? Me: You know how we could get a lot of strips done quickly? Me: How? Me: We could just cut/paste all the best bits from previous strips and add only minor alterations! Me: Genius. Future Me: I beg to differ.
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Jun 1, 12 | Pg. 4 “The O’Hara Family Tragedy” |
Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
Oct 21, 11 | Pg. 4 “Zombie Madness” |
Jul 22, 08 | 147 – Three Plus Seven |
My lazy self strikes again. As for the story here, this strip was important to me because I had a very real fear at the time that it was going to be perceived that I had a hatred towards women. Dumb, right? I mean, Dr. Rocket is a character, he doesn’t speak for me, but [...]
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Dec 23, 08 | 190 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 7 “Test Subjects” |
Mar 30, 07 | 129 – Captain Spectacular’s Plea |
Nov 24, 14 | 639 – What She Had to Do |
Nov 16, 11 | 363 – Liberated |
Jan 2, 12 | 374 – A Spy Gal Shaped Hole |
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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Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
Dec 28, 09 | Guest Strip by Don Oskowski of “Conduit Flux!” |
Mar 19, 09 | 200 – Where is He!? |
May 14, 08 | SF Collection #1 Cover |
Apr 25, 12 | 406 – Spy Gal’s Wall of Evidence |
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 16, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 3 “The New Dr. Rocket” |
Feb 23, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 8 “The Return of Zurida” |
Aug 18, 22 | 916 – Restoration |
Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
Sep 23, 08 | 165 – Not a Villain? |
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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Dec 2, 08 | 184 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 1 “Laban and Amram” |
May 21, 09 | 209 – Coming to Jesus |
Dec 3, 20 | 859 – Snakes on a Swifty |
Mar 10, 14 | 578 – A Different Kind of Torture |
Apr 1, 11 | Pg. 9 “Always” |
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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Nov 5, 12 | 455 – You’re Not My Father! |
Aug 11, 22 | 914 – Time to Go |
Oct 16, 06 | 23 – The Incontinent Duo |
May 20, 10 | 257 – Blood on the Carpet |
Jul 4, 11 | 330 – Swim City |
Like Spy Gal in Chapter 1, I had spent two strips building up the arrival of the Healer. I wanted his entrance to be important and surprising. Originally, the Healer was going to be an old man in a cloak. Much more like Dr. Strange or something like that. After being comfortable with that for [...]
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Nov 26, 09 | 235 – In His Shadow |
Dec 15, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 2 “But You Will Be” |
Apr 16, 09 | 204 – Florida Beckons |
Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
The SuperFogeys are so stiff and immobile, it was fun to cut loose a little on a character like the Healer. I made it double-sized because I wanted the figures to breathe a little and see what I could do with a character who is real expressive. There’s some good lines in this one (Dr. [...]
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Dec 7, 16 | 717 – The Fury of Soviet Sam |
Jul 29, 08 | 149 – Santa Rocket |
Sep 20, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 1! |
Jun 4, 12 | 417 – Guess Who’s Back? |
Jul 1, 15 | 650 – GAH! Feelings! |
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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Jan 10, 07 | 66 – Captain Spectacular’s Fear of Modern Technology |
Nov 3, 06 | 31- Spittin’ Oatmeal |
Oct 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
Aug 7, 19 | 789 – The Mantle of Captain Spectacular |
Sep 15, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 3 “The 80s” |
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 5, 12 | 392 – …Secrets, Secrets Hurt Someone |
Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
Oct 28, 08 | 175 – My Pleasure |
Feb 9, 21 | 872 – Zurida Down |
Aug 28, 13 | 530 – Jerry’s Greatest Hits |
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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Oct 13, 06 | 20 – Worse Than He Thought |
Aug 12, 10 | 270 – Freakin’ Huge |
Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
Apr 1, 13 | 493 – Dr. Rocket’s Game |
Apr 21, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 10 “The Lodge of Doom” |
Yeah, I did a Viagra joke. You almost have to, given the subject matter. I think I did it in the best possible way. It was important to me to have the Healer is so disapproving and grossed out. I think that’s how we all felt the first time we saw Bob Dole talking about [...]
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Apr 6, 12 | Pg. 7 “Death or Peanut Butter Cookies?” |
May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
May 21, 12 | 413 – The Sunway |
Feb 5, 20 | 830 – Literary Twist |
May 21, 09 | 209 – Coming to Jesus |
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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Aug 22, 16 | 692 – See! You Are Needed! |
Jan 18, 07 | 73 – It’s FUN to Share |
Jun 24, 13 | Bubbles of Light 0 |
Jan 9, 12 | 376 – Beaten But Not Broken |
Jun 22, 12 | Pg. 2 “Doppelgangers” |
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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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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Feb 6, 12 | 384 – Taking It Well |
Sep 4, 19 | 797 – Squishiness in the War Room |
Jun 22, 12 | Pg. 2 “Doppelgangers” |
Aug 16, 22 | 915 – Return to Valhalla |
May 12, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 13 “What Are You Doing Here!?” |
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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Apr 28, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 11 “Huzzah!” |
Feb 13, 13 | 480 – A Bevy of Buxom Beach Beauties |
Aug 1, 12 | 432 – Tea Time, Interrupted |
Oct 7, 06 | 14 – Watchin’ TV |
Oct 22, 12 | 451 – Will Tangerine Help? |
I absolutely love this strip. This is a case of art elevating the script. On paper, this one didn’t seem like it would be much. If anything, I felt like I was trying to do too much. However…I think it works. Bingo Knight was a character name given to me by a reader of my [...]
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Nov 26, 09 | 235 – In His Shadow |
Mar 18, 21 | 883 – Through the Mall! |
Jun 22, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 5 “How People Look at You” |
Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
Jun 29, 11 | 329 – Ear Twist |
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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Feb 1, 11 | Pg. 1 “Who You Callin’ Cow?” |
Jun 17, 08 | 139 – Jerry’s Fate Revealed |
Nov 20, 13 | 550 – Everything in its Right Place |
Mar 16, 21 | 882 – Says You |
May 5, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 12 “Date or Fight?” |
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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Dec 8, 14 | The SuperFogeys 2015 Teaser and Special Announcements |
Feb 29, 12 | 391 – Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun… |
Feb 4, 10 | 242 – Comfort Food |
Mar 21, 07 | 120 – Swifty’s Losing? |
Oct 21, 08 | 173 – The Blender of Vengeance |
Something I’m starting to return to that I haven’t really done since Chapter 1 is repeated panels, something I swore off of (for the most part) for Chapter 2. The difference now is that it’s not a crutch. I truly feel that this strip (and the next one, for that matter) was best served by [...]
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Dec 22, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 4 “His Darlings” |
Sep 18, 13 | 536 – Zurida and Her Subjects |
Mar 7, 12 | 393 – Impasse |
Apr 7, 07 | 136 – CENSORED! |
Oct 27, 14 | 631 – Two Decisions |
Whew. What a mother of a strip this was. For those of your keeping track at home, that’s 21 panels there. This marks Swifty’s return to the story after an absence of about 18 srips. I wanted it to be huge and Swifty playing frustrated is just fun. Originally, the last panel was silent—no joke. [...]
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Jul 23, 18 | Pg. 8 “Better When She Was a Villain” |
Oct 23, 19 | 806 – Space Pigs in the Forest |
Mar 16, 21 | 882 – Says You |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
Oct 8, 12 | 447 – Enemy Target Identified |
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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Sep 3, 09 | 223 – On Your Marks… |
Oct 14, 08 | 171 – Hello, Karma |
Jun 16, 22 | 898 – Palace Falls |
Mar 27, 13 | 492 – Such Great Heights |
Nov 26, 14 | 640 – Jerry Must Come Back |
Dr. Rocket is always a lot of fun. Perversity is one of the worst evils, I think, because it reduces people to objects. That’s pretty dangerous thinking. Here, the good doctor is showing another side of his evil–the clumsy, bid-for-power type of evil. It’s not a very good plan for world domination, but in the [...]
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Nov 5, 12 | 455 – You’re Not My Father! |
May 8, 13 | 502 – The Presidio Thumb |
Apr 2, 09 | 202 – He Started Stuttering |
Jan 14, 07 | 69 – Swifty’s Computer Problems |
Jan 25, 11 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 9 “We Can Work With That” |
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 29, 09 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One |
Jan 14, 10 | 239 – How Captain Spectacular Knows The Third Man |
Jul 13, 11 | 333 – A Word with Her Fiancee |
Jan 22, 20 | 826 – Into the Suckface |
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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Sep 8, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 2 “The Happiest Year” |
Jan 15, 07 | 70 – Gene and Dictator Tot Reunite |
Dec 14, 11 | 371 – Leaving Las Vegas |
Jun 26, 13 | 516 – Time to Clean House |
Jan 16, 12 | 378 – Things Fall Apart |
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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Apr 15, 13 | 497 – Michelle |
Nov 2, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 10 “Anywhere But Here” |
Apr 13, 12 | Pg. 8 “Enter: The Thrice Evil” |
Jan 23, 17 | 728 – Oh, Brucie… |
Nov 17, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 3 “The Last Punch” |
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 15, 13 | 504 – A Striking Mustache |
Oct 10, 12 | 448 – Thinking Like a Hero |
Sep 7, 12 | Pg. 5 “Who Squished?” |
Apr 18, 11 | 308 – Time Displaced/Erased/No Taste |
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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Sep 24, 06 | 3 – Escape From the Carpathian Bug People |
Nov 20, 17 | 748 – Good Enough |
Nov 10, 06 | 38 – The Good Ol’ Days |
Nov 30, 11 | 367 – The Division Sword |
Jun 4, 18 | Pg. 1 “My Name is Gordon Jones” |
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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Sep 30, 08 | 167 – Captain Spectacular’s Shame |
Jun 2, 14 | 600 – Earth-Avalon |
Apr 25, 12 | 406 – Spy Gal’s Wall of Evidence |
Mar 25, 11 | Pg. 8 “Get Her” |
Jul 29, 13 | 521 – Spy Gal Awakened |
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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Jul 25, 12 | 430 – Meanwhile, At The Great Hall of the Society of Heroes… |
Jun 25, 09 | 213 – Bubbles of Light 4 |
Apr 1, 07 | 131 – Spy Gal Cares |
May 7, 18 | 784 – What is Jerry Missing? |
Dec 15, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 2 “But You Will Be” |
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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Aug 11, 14 | Marc Lapierre and The SuperFogeys |
Aug 7, 15 | 666 – When He Can Smell You From in There, It’s a Problem |
May 26, 22 | 892 – Ejection |
Apr 11, 11 | 306 – He Looks Like He’s Dying |
Nov 11, 06 | 39 – Jerry Arrives Late |
And now you see the entire impetus for the Wii storyline. I knew I wanted Star Maiden to be so deranged that she actually sees the Fogeys as their younger selves. With that in mind, I thought her interpretation of “air boxing” would be hilarious. Turned out to be more dramatic, but what are you [...]
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Dec 5, 11 | 368 – Darn That Dr. Klein |
Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
Nov 25, 13 | 551 – The Guthrie is Turned On |
Jan 5, 10 | Guest Strip by Joe Cook of “Shattered Myth!” |
Jul 13, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 8 “Sweet Dreams” |
Visually, this is a very exciting strip for me. Even the lame “Kirby Dot” I used for the energy effect on Star Maiden’s blast look pretty decent. This is the strip where I began to realize just how much fun writing Star Maiden was going to be. I mean, here I have a character that [...]
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Nov 11, 11 | Pg. 7 “Nipped” |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
Jul 22, 08 | 147 – Three Plus Seven |
Feb 5, 07 | 95 – Flying Away |
Jul 14, 22 | 906 – He Looks Different |
This is another callback to Spy Gal’s initial appearance in Chapter 1 where the Fogeys discussed her “hotness.” Again, Star Maiden’s reference to bunnies is not so random as it first appears. A quick read of episodes 44 and 45 of Chapter 2 should give enough of a clue to what she might be talking [...]
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The rare one-paneler! Very rarely do I have an idea for a strip that lends itself to this. The challenge is the layout. Getting all those characters into one frame isn’t easy for me, but well worth it, I think.
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Nov 20, 19 | 814 – Ptoof! |
Oct 5, 11 | Chapter 10, “Bubbles of Light” Recap by Danny Burleson |
Aug 8, 16 | 688 – Zurida, The Peacemaker |
Aug 26, 15 | 674 – A Little Window Above His Head |
Jun 19, 13 | 514 – The Handover |
Here’s a bit of a storytelling trick…by keeping Dr. Rocket out of the strip for several weeks (off camera–he was in the room the whole time), I make his appearance in the last panel just that much more surprising. That’s the hope anyway. It all seems terribly convenient, I agree. You’re supposed to be thinking [...]
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Nothing funny here. Again. I’m pushing the readers’ limits, but all for a (hopefully) good purpose. Some people felt the Captain was out of character here. I disagree, of course, but I think I understand why they might think that. To me, the Captain sees Jerry as his “son.” He would do anything for him, [...]
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Nov 15, 17 | 747 – The Popped Grape |
Jul 3, 13 | 518 – The Last Secret |
Oct 14, 08 | 171 – Hello, Karma |
Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
Jul 9, 14 | 608 – Gumdrops and Rainbows |
How did I go this long without a “When Pigs Fly” joke? That first panel was a challenge for me. In case you haven’t already been able to tell, perspective isn’t my strong suit. Still, I’m pleased with how it turned out. I think it works for what it is. Again, Star Maiden is just [...]
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May 17, 22 | 889 – So Much Love to Share |
Feb 3, 20 | 829 – Too. Far. |
Dec 14, 10 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 2 “No One Should Die Among Strangers” |
Oct 3, 12 | 446 – General Spy Gal |
Nurse Carter has a personality! I think I do an alright job of developing my characters, but Nurse Carter has always been the one that I’ve neglected. Here, finally, she says something that hints at something resembling a thought in her head. It’s the kind of character humor that can be difficult to do, but [...]
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Mar 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 5 “Prison Stripes” |
Aug 26, 13 | 529 – Why Did Jerry Do It? |
Jul 6, 11 | 331 – Paradise |
Aug 8, 11 | 340 – What Lovely Teeth You Have |
Apr 13, 12 | Pg. 8 “Enter: The Thrice Evil” |
Had a blast with the first panel. I love drawing Mr. Crook, design courtesy of Eskimo Dave creator Mike Hartigan. I wish he wasn’t dead. Check back to Episode 10 of Chapter 1 for a part of Mr. Crook’s story. Mustache on Captain Spectacular doesn’t look too bad. A little more insight on the Jerry/Swifty [...]
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Oct 17, 11 | 355 – Bubbles of Light 6 |
This was supposed to be a very normal operation with some choice quips from Dr. Rocket. That was the idea anyway. Then I remembered, “Oh yeah, this is the SuperFogeys.” As with most things involving Dr. Rocket, this crosses the line from weird into disturbing. I’m pretty much okay with that.
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Oct 28, 19 | 807 – Space Pig vs. Space Pigs |
Oct 12, 06 | 19 – Back From the Colonoscopy |
Wow. Just, wow. This strip is sooooo busy. I think there’s a certain charm to it, but hold crud, those panels are just loaded. Usually not a good idea. I have no idea why the Space Pig is singing “Last Kiss.” That was the song that seemed to fit and once I got the idea [...]
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Nov 26, 12 | 461 – He Escaped |
Sep 14, 11 | 351 – Dreams Come Crashing In |
This is a mean, mean cliffhanger. I don’t know that it’s fair to end this chapte like this, but it really couldn’t end any other way. Thematically, the next chapter has to begin a few seconds after Dr. Rockets declaration of good news and bad news. I’m hoping it’ll make sense why I did it [...]
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Apr 13, 12 | Pg. 8 “Enter: The Thrice Evil” |
With Chapter 4 complete, it’s time to roll out Book #3! This cover was a collaboration between me and the artist known only as Jorzac. He generously provided pencils and then those are my sloppy inks slapped on top. Colors byMADConk. Thanks, Jorzac! Collection #3 of course contains the entirety of Chapter 4, along with a [...]
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