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This is one of those that’s a favorite of a lot of people (or so I’m told) but that I’ve never really liked much. Bathroom humor always feels cheap and forced to me. On these early strips I was drawing at a smaller size and using paper and pens that were quite a bit different [...]
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Jan 17, 18 | 755 – Under the Radar |
Nov 30, 10 | SF Origins: The Death of Mr. Crook, Pg. 3 “A Man Dies, An Idea is Born” |
Jun 23, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 19 “Did You Save Him?” |
Feb 21, 18 | 765 – The Spark Between Them |
Nov 26, 12 | 461 – He Escaped |
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 9, 19 | 802 – Nothing More Important Than Loyalty |
May 18, 11 | 317 – Why Dr. Klein Needs a Robot |
Nov 25, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Third Man” |
Nov 27, 13 | 552 – Is Jerry Really Such a Bad Guy? |
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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Nov 22, 17 | 749 – Caught in the Act |
Feb 26, 14 | 575 – Undermined |
Nov 3, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 1 “The Mrs. and the Ex” |
Oct 7, 11 | Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Recap by Steve VanDyken |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
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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Apr 6, 11 | 305 – Favorite Thing He’s Seen All Year |
Apr 25, 11 | 310 – Doctor. |
Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
Nov 12, 13 | 548 – Of Course He’s Working with the Aliens |
Mar 11, 10 | 247 – Not a Busload of Strangers |
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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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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Jul 9, 18 | Pg. 6 “Date or Fight?” |
Sep 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
Jan 29, 18 | 758 – No One Else He Can Think Of |
Nov 14, 16 | 713 – No More Killin’ |
Oct 22, 09 | 230 – Cleaning Out Her Ears |
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 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
Dec 5, 16 | 716 – Boy Haircut |
Nov 5, 09 | 232 – It’s Insane Here |
Nov 12, 20 | 855 – Making Thrice Evil Sad |
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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Sep 25, 08 | 166 – Beer Don’t Judge |
Jul 12, 22 | 905 – Big Landing |
Nov 13, 17 | 746 – The New Maid |
Jan 29, 07 | 89 – WebSpace Page: Dr. Rocket |
Oct 24, 16 | 707 – Demise |
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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Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
Jul 11, 12 | 428 – You Know Who You Sound Like? |
Jan 18, 12 | 379 – A True Hero |
Jun 2, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 16 “Eagle vs. Bear” |
Sep 11, 19 | 799 – Redemption is Possible |
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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Jan 12, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 1 “Sweet Samantha” |
Nov 8, 06 | 36 – Valhalla Stinks! |
Dec 30, 08 | Guest Strip by Chris Blanchard of “Renaissance Guy!” |
Sep 7, 11 | 349 – Avalanche of Wins |
Jun 26, 13 | 516 – Time to Clean House |
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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Mar 21, 07 | 120 – Swifty’s Losing? |
Feb 5, 20 | 830 – Literary Twist |
Sep 15, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 3 “The 80s” |
Jan 28, 10 | 241 – He’s Gone |
Oct 7, 13 | 541 – Husband |
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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Jan 26, 07 | 84 – You Don’t Mess with Dr. Klein |
Aug 6, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 10 “The Heart” |
Feb 4, 10 | 242 – Comfort Food |
Jan 12, 07 | 67 – Dr. Rocket Draws a Webcomic? |
Apr 18, 11 | 308 – Time Displaced/Erased/No Taste |
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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Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
May 9, 11 | 314 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 3: The One He Truly Hunts |
Apr 15, 11 | Pg. 1 “A Sudden Meeting” |
Jun 2, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 16 “Eagle vs. Bear” |
Jan 11, 12 | 377 – The Blue Light of Revelation |
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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Aug 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
Apr 3, 13 | 494 – Hugging in the Throne Room |
Mar 9, 12 | Pg. 3 “His Old Flame” |
Aug 6, 14 | 616 – One of Zurida’s |
Jan 12, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 1 “Sweet Samantha” |
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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Feb 19, 18 | 764 – Meanwhile, Inside Dr. Rocket’s Bedchamber |
Sep 28, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 5 “Mercenary Spies” |
Dec 3, 14 | 642 – A Star Falls |
Nov 28, 16 | 714 – Pathetic Counterpart |
Apr 1, 10 | 250 – To Be So Stupid |
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 4, 19 | 797 – Squishiness in the War Room |
Jun 27, 11 | 328 – Pairing Off |
Dec 30, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 2 |
Aug 31, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 1 “Bored” |
Jul 13, 15 | 655 – He’s In |
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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Aug 11, 09 | SF Origins: Tangerine, Pg. 3 “New Parts” |
Mar 18, 07 | 117 – Dementia |
Oct 28, 11 | Pg. 5 “Knife in the Mouth” |
Sep 14, 15 | 682 – Milk and Cookies |
Dec 29, 08 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” |
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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Jan 25, 12 | 381 – Shut Up |
Nov 11, 13 | 547 – Lashing Out |
Jun 3, 10 | 259 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 1 “Homesick” |
Dec 7, 12 | Valhalla Fight Poster – Spy Gal vs. Zurida! |
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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Apr 30, 14 | 591 – About That Thing… That One Time |
Jun 17, 08 | 139 – Jerry’s Fate Revealed |
Dec 14, 16 | 719 – It’s Easy When You Know How |
Mar 18, 07 | 117 – Dementia |
Jul 11, 12 | 428 – You Know Who You Sound Like? |
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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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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Sep 2, 11 | Pg. 7 – “Silent Heart” |
Oct 14, 11 | Pg. 3 “Enter: Jimmy-Go-Dead” |
Nov 21, 11 | 364 – Comrade |
Aug 13, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 11 “Erased” |
Jan 18, 07 | 73 – It’s FUN to Share |
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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May 25, 11 | 319 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 2 “Isn’t Everybody?” |
Feb 2, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 4 “Zurida, Mistress of Worlds” |
Jul 21, 14 | 611 – Escape |
Jun 17, 08 | 139 – Jerry’s Fate Revealed |
Oct 5, 12 | Pg. 7 “The Babymaker” |
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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Oct 7, 08 | 169 – Faker! |
Mar 3, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 3 “The Captain and Jerry” |
Dec 16, 11 | Pg. 5 “Full Power, Harvey!” |
Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
Apr 16, 09 | 204 – Florida Beckons |
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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Feb 8, 11 | Pg. 2 “New Designer in Town” |
Mar 19, 07 | 118 – Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden |
Oct 7, 10 | 279 – Gina Galloway |
Jun 23, 14 | 603 – General Will and the Society of Heroes |
Jun 3, 09 | The SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page! |
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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Nov 5, 12 | 455 – You’re Not My Father! |
Dec 2, 08 | 184 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 1 “Laban and Amram” |
Apr 23, 09 | 205 – Here is What I Propose |
Nov 6, 17 | 744 – The USZ is Truly a Wondrous Place |
May 8, 13 | 502 – The Presidio Thumb |
I had been looking for an excuse to do a single-panel strip for a long time and this conclusion of the Healer’s interviews with all the SuperFogeys was a good excuse for it. Originally, the dialogue on this one was vastly different. It was a back and forth between the Healer and the Captain; none [...]
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Sep 29, 06 | 7 – Turnip Turnip |
Mar 16, 20 | 839 – What What |
Nov 5, 14 | 634 – Twin Plots |
Jan 21, 10 | 240 – ZAP! |
Dec 27, 10 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One (2010) |
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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Jan 19, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 2 “Homewreckers” |
Nov 18, 13 | 549 – Zurida’s Visitors |
Sep 30, 08 | 167 – Captain Spectacular’s Shame |
Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
Aug 16, 22 | 915 – Return to Valhalla |
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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Aug 6, 14 | 616 – One of Zurida’s |
Mar 30, 07 | 129 – Captain Spectacular’s Plea |
Nov 21, 12 | 460 – Riding the Sunway |
Sep 9, 08 | 161 – Tangerine’s Arrival and Dr. Klein’s Return |
Aug 24, 11 | 345 – Taking a Pill |
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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Sep 4, 19 | 797 – Squishiness in the War Room |
Dec 24, 12 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys! |
Nov 14, 06 | 42 – Dr. Rocket Needs a Special Kind of Healing |
Oct 28, 08 | 175 – My Pleasure |
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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Sep 16, 08 | 163 – Dr. Klein’s Got Some Splainin’ to Do |
Jan 16, 12 | 378 – Things Fall Apart |
Nov 18, 10 | 285 – Medical Centre |
Dec 14, 16 | 719 – It’s Easy When You Know How |
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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May 16, 18 | 787 – Where to Start? |
Jan 18, 12 | 379 – A True Hero |
Jul 16, 14 | 610 – Do the most you can do. |
Oct 4, 06 | 12 – Introducing Space Pig! |
Aug 18, 10 | 272 – GET OUT! |
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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Apr 23, 09 | 205 – Here is What I Propose |
Nov 19, 12 | 459 – A Family Thing |
Apr 27, 12 | Pg. 10 “Mother and Child Reunion” |
Dec 30, 10 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” (2010) |
Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
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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Mar 19, 18 | 772 – Showdown at the New California Coast |
May 5, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 12 “Date or Fight?” |
May 6, 10 | 255 – Parental Duty |
Nov 8, 06 | 36 – Valhalla Stinks! |
Oct 9, 06 | 16 – Spy Gal Wakes Up |
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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Feb 27, 12 | 390 – Bubbles of Light 7 |
Aug 11, 14 | Marc Lapierre and The SuperFogeys |
Jul 30, 14 | 614 – The First Lady |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
Oct 6, 06 | 13 – How About a Kiss? |
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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Nov 15, 17 | 747 – The Popped Grape |
Dec 8, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. One, Pg. 1 “Dr. Rocket Wears a Dress” |
Jun 16, 14 | 601 – Kneel Before Thrice |
May 17, 08 | SF Collection #3 Cover |
Mar 17, 07 | 116 – Still Hot |
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 4, 11 | Pg. 6 “A Zombie Rabbit” |
Dec 8, 14 | The SuperFogeys 2015 Teaser and Special Announcements |
Oct 14, 11 | Pg. 3 “Enter: Jimmy-Go-Dead” |
Mar 10, 07 | 109 – WHO THREW THIS!? |
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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Nov 7, 06 | 35 – Healer Q&A |
Nov 14, 16 | 713 – No More Killin’ |
Aug 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
Nov 25, 13 | 551 – The Guthrie is Turned On |
Oct 3, 06 | 11 – The Power Dampener |
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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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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Jan 28, 13 | 475 – Too Old For This |
Apr 3, 07 | 133 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein |
May 18, 11 | 317 – Why Dr. Klein Needs a Robot |
Nov 13, 17 | 746 – The New Maid |
Dec 2, 13 | 553 – Capture and Rescue Mission |
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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Jan 15, 14 | 563 – Wreckage |
Aug 5, 13 | 523 – The Big Slam |
Nov 25, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Third Man” |
Aug 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
Feb 26, 09 | 197 – Requiem |
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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Aug 12, 10 | 270 – Freakin’ Huge |
Mar 3, 11 | 298 – Vile Villainous Vole |
Sep 7, 12 | Pg. 5 “Who Squished?” |
Jan 23, 12 | 380 – Mr. Jerry |
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Oct 7, 13 | 541 – Husband |
Dec 14, 16 | 719 – It’s Easy When You Know How |
Aug 10, 20 | 843 – What About the Crawfish? |
Mar 18, 20 | 840 – Twice the Thrice |
Apr 23, 09 | 205 – Here is What I Propose |
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 29, 11 | Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” Recap by Crystal Murphy |
Mar 9, 20 | 837 – So? |
Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
Jul 3, 15 | 651 – Duplicity |
May 15, 13 | 504 – A Striking Mustache |
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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Jun 29, 12 | Pg. 3 “Sounds Like Monsters” |
Jan 25, 17 | 729 – After the Battle |
Nov 15, 06 | 43 – The Healer Approaches the Captain |
Dec 2, 10 | 287 – GAH! |
Jan 7, 13 | 469 – Beating Into Submission with Peace |
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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Nov 6, 06 | 34 – Introducing the Healer! |
Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
Dec 15, 20 | 862 – That’s It!? |
Dec 30, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 2 |
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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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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Aug 16, 22 | 915 – Return to Valhalla |
Jul 11, 08 | Guest Strip by Sean Conchieri of “Pixel!” |
Aug 19, 19 | 792 – Dashing, Like Hyphens |
Jan 25, 17 | 729 – After the Battle |
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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Nov 25, 08 | 182 – Someone Steps Forward (Bubbles of Light 3) |
Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
May 4, 11 | 313 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 2: A Lovely Woman |
Apr 18, 11 | 308 – Time Displaced/Erased/No Taste |
Sep 26, 06 | 5 – The Urine of What!? |
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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Dec 3, 20 | 859 – Snakes on a Swifty |
Jan 22, 14 | 565 – Suckface |
Jul 27, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 2 “Down” |
Sep 12, 12 | 444 – A New Mission |
Feb 10, 14 | 570 – Cavalry |
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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Sep 2, 08 | 159 – Strange Dreams and Wedding Plans |
Dec 23, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 5 “ |
May 23, 12 | 414 – Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe |
Jul 2, 12 | 425 – The Maiden Within |
Feb 15, 12 | 387 – A Hot Shower |
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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Mar 17, 14 | 580 – The Pleasure of Conquering |
Apr 15, 13 | 497 – Michelle |
Jul 21, 22 | 908 – Torture |
May 9, 11 | 314 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 3: The One He Truly Hunts |
Nov 5, 12 | 455 – You’re Not My Father! |
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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Apr 29, 11 | Pg. 3 “Lucky” |
Aug 29, 16 | 694 – Soviet Sam Crackdown |
Nov 4, 08 | 176 – An Evil #@$% |
Dec 14, 10 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 2 “No One Should Die Among Strangers” |
Oct 16, 17 | 738 – Old Lady McGoth |
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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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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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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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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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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