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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 29, 09 | 193 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 10 “Escape” |
Oct 11, 17 | 737 – Dastard Number Two |
Apr 16, 18 | 778 – Sam’s Guilt |
Dec 2, 10 | 287 – GAH! |
Dec 10, 20 | 861 – tink tink tink |
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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Dec 8, 06 | 57 – Captain Spectacular Forgot His Pants |
May 14, 08 | SF Collection #1 Cover |
May 13, 13 | 503 – Money Man vs. Zurida |
Feb 24, 14 | 574 – Jerry Stirring |
Jul 17, 08 | 146 – Cad and a Layabout |
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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Feb 5, 07 | 95 – Flying Away |
Apr 23, 18 | 780 – Don’t Be a Jerry |
Feb 1, 17 | 731 – Mr. Brightside |
Nov 21, 12 | 460 – Riding the Sunway |
Mar 18, 07 | 117 – Dementia |
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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Jan 11, 12 | 377 – The Blue Light of Revelation |
May 9, 11 | 314 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 3: The One He Truly Hunts |
Mar 17, 11 | 300 – Stage Four |
Jan 29, 18 | 758 – No One Else He Can Think Of |
Apr 11, 11 | 306 – He Looks Like He’s Dying |
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 5, 14 | 634 – Twin Plots |
Sep 25, 08 | 166 – Beer Don’t Judge |
Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
Mar 23, 07 | 122 – Who Will Jerry Fight? |
Mar 15, 11 | Pg. 7 “Knife to the Throat” |
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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Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
Feb 13, 12 | 386 – The Papanazi Report: Vegas |
Jan 27, 20 | 827 – Lay Her Down |
Nov 19, 12 | 459 – A Family Thing |
Mar 26, 14 | 583 – The Captain is Not as Alone as He Thinks |
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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Oct 31, 11 | 359 – Warmed Up |
Oct 22, 14 | 530 – The Long Arm of the Universe |
Apr 23, 18 | 780 – Don’t Be a Jerry |
Mar 4, 13 | 485 – To The Stars |
Nov 5, 06 | 33 – Why Walk When You Can Fly? |
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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Dec 23, 08 | 190 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 7 “Test Subjects” |
Jul 31, 13 | 522 – A Favor for Spy Gal |
Mar 11, 21 | 881 – Minutes Away |
Dec 16, 11 | Pg. 5 “Full Power, Harvey!” |
Oct 25, 17 | 741 – Scumbag 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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Oct 8, 12 | 447 – Enemy Target Identified |
Aug 5, 13 | 523 – The Big Slam |
May 18, 12 | Pg. 2 “Not Ready or Able” |
Aug 31, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 1 “Bored” |
Apr 20, 12 | Pg. 9 “The Unicef Upstarts” |
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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Aug 12, 10 | 270 – Freakin’ Huge |
Jan 27, 20 | 827 – Lay Her Down |
Jan 27, 12 | Pg. 3 “The Trial of Space Pig” |
May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
Mar 11, 10 | 247 – Not a Busload of Strangers |
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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Dec 23, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 5 “ |
Mar 15, 07 | 114 – Enter: Star Maiden |
Sep 29, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 5 “Time to Move On” |
Jul 1, 13 | 517 – The Man in the Iron Cage |
Nov 26, 14 | 640 – Jerry Must Come Back |
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 2, 17 | 722 – Help or Mourn? |
Jul 8, 11 | Pg. 13 “A Tree Falls in the Forest…” |
Dec 16, 10 | 289 – Not Yet |
Apr 2, 07 | 132 – Shake! Shake! Shake! |
Nov 17, 06 | 45 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed, Conclusion |
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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Jul 8, 08 | Guest Strip by Brian Anderson of “Dog Eat Doug!” |
Nov 27, 17 | 750 – The Big Slap |
Mar 18, 20 | 840 – Twice the Thrice |
Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
Nov 22, 17 | 749 – Caught in the Act |
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 17, 11 | 343 – Speak No More of This |
Dec 8, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. One, Pg. 1 “Dr. Rocket Wears a Dress” |
Oct 26, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 9 “What Is Strength?” |
Sep 2, 10 | 274 – Up and Walking |
Sep 21, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 2! |
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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Sep 4, 08 | 160 – Best Friends Forever? |
Mar 18, 21 | 883 – Through the Mall! |
Aug 11, 14 | Marc Lapierre and The SuperFogeys |
Dec 16, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 3 “The New Dr. Rocket” |
Feb 29, 12 | 391 – Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun… |
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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Aug 12, 11 | Pg. 4 “Fear of the Space Pig” |
Nov 28, 12 | 462 – Favoritism |
Nov 3, 06 | 31- Spittin’ Oatmeal |
Feb 3, 12 | Pg. 4 “Exile” |
Dec 1, 06 | 51 – Can Hair Eat? |
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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Nov 13, 08 | 179 – Reverend Space Pig |
May 21, 09 | 209 – Coming to Jesus |
Jan 25, 17 | 729 – After the Battle |
Feb 14, 18 | 763 – Serious Issues |
Sep 24, 06 | 3 – Escape From the Carpathian Bug People |
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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Jun 3, 11 | Pg. 8 “Future Imperfect” |
Jan 14, 07 | 69 – Swifty’s Computer Problems |
Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
Oct 14, 08 | 171 – Hello, Karma |
Oct 9, 08 | 170 – There Will Be Blood |
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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Aug 24, 12 | Pg. 3 “Crybabies” |
Aug 14, 20 | 845 – Better and Better |
Aug 28, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 5 “A Spot of Drool” |
Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
Feb 3, 14 | 568 – Old Biddy |
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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Aug 6, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 10 “The Heart” |
Oct 30, 19 | 808 – 2.5 Seconds Later |
Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Aug 13, 09 | 220 – Don’t Act Like You Care |
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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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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Sep 12, 16 | 698 – Good Thing or Bad Thing? |
Jul 27, 12 | Pg. 5 “Long Night of the Monsters” |
Nov 27, 08 | 183 – Eloquence |
Aug 1, 12 | 432 – Tea Time, Interrupted |
Dec 10, 06 | 59 – Will Captain Spectacular Stay or Will He Go? |
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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Sep 29, 06 | 7 – Turnip Turnip |
Sep 25, 08 | 166 – Beer Don’t Judge |
Apr 21, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 10 “The Lodge of Doom” |
Jun 29, 11 | 329 – Ear Twist |
Dec 23, 08 | 190 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 7 “Test Subjects” |
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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Jun 28, 22 | 901 – Vanished |
Jul 25, 11 | 336 – Walking Diagonally |
Jul 23, 18 | Pg. 8 “Better When She Was a Villain” |
Mar 18, 21 | 883 – Through the Mall! |
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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Sep 18, 16 | 700 – Happy Tenth Anniversary, SuperFogeys |
Oct 9, 08 | 170 – There Will Be Blood |
Apr 11, 11 | 306 – He Looks Like He’s Dying |
Sep 9, 11 | Pg. 1 “Blood on the Table” |
Mar 26, 09 | 201 – The Orphan BBQ Will Have to Wait |
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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May 24, 22 | 891 – Third Eye Blind |
Jan 30, 12 | 382 – A Better Question |
Sep 23, 10 | 277 – Judging the Future |
Jul 10, 15 | 654 – An Honest Conversation |
Aug 24, 11 | 345 – Taking a Pill |
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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Jul 1, 11 | Pg. 12 “Comic Book Clothing Physics” |
Nov 20, 13 | 550 – Everything in its Right Place |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
Jan 6, 20 | 821 – Frightening Frogs |
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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Dec 10, 06 | 59 – Will Captain Spectacular Stay or Will He Go? |
Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
Nov 12, 06 | 40 – Jumpin’ Jujubees! |
May 3, 09 | 206 – The Valhalla Basement Dungeon |
Dec 22, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 4 “His Darlings” |
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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May 14, 09 | 208 – Grab the Tush |
Feb 26, 20 | 834 – Percy Makes a Choice |
May 14, 08 | SF Collection #1 Cover |
Aug 18, 10 | 272 – GET OUT! |
Jan 1, 14 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 4! |
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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Oct 22, 09 | 230 – Cleaning Out Her Ears |
Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
Apr 15, 13 | 497 – Michelle |
Oct 24, 16 | 707 – Demise |
Sep 20, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 1! |
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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Feb 5, 09 | 194 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 11 “Helpful Suggestions” |
Jan 21, 10 | 240 – ZAP! |
Aug 24, 11 | 345 – Taking a Pill |
Mar 9, 12 | Pg. 3 “His Old Flame” |
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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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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Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
Jan 9, 13 | 470 – Soviet Sam Strikes Again |
Aug 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
Sep 16, 08 | 163 – Dr. Klein’s Got Some Splainin’ to Do |
Feb 24, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 2 “Swifty” |
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 26, 14 | 575 – Undermined |
Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
Apr 16, 09 | 204 – Florida Beckons |
Aug 12, 19 | 790 – Hey-O! |
Oct 7, 08 | 169 – Faker! |
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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Jan 29, 09 | 193 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 10 “Escape” |
Nov 3, 06 | 31- Spittin’ Oatmeal |
Nov 26, 09 | 235 – In His Shadow |
May 15, 13 | 504 – A Striking Mustache |
Oct 21, 08 | 173 – The Blender of Vengeance |
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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May 21, 09 | 209 – Coming to Jesus |
Nov 30, 10 | SF Origins: The Death of Mr. Crook, Pg. 3 “A Man Dies, An Idea is Born” |
Jul 19, 22 | 907 – Where is Sam? |
Nov 12, 13 | 548 – Of Course He’s Working with the Aliens |
Oct 12, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg.7 “BOOM” |
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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Jul 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 21 “Sayonara, Sucker!” |
Mar 19, 18 | 772 – Showdown at the New California Coast |
Apr 7, 07 | 136 – CENSORED! |
Jan 30, 17 | 730 – Broken Sam |
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 15, 06 | 22 – Dr. Rocket is Sorry? |
Oct 5, 12 | Pg. 7 “The Babymaker” |
May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
May 13, 13 | 503 – Money Man vs. Zurida |
Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
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 7, 10 | Guest Strip by Will Boyer of “The Misadventures of Super Milo!” |
Jan 6, 12 | Pg. 7 “Space Pig the Sidekick?” |
Sep 12, 16 | 698 – Good Thing or Bad Thing? |
Oct 10, 06 | 17 – Spy Gal Doesn’t Need Jerry |
Apr 28, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 11 “Huzzah!” |
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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Mar 21, 11 | The SuperFogeys 2011 Teaser |
Jan 25, 12 | 381 – Shut Up |
Oct 9, 13 | 542 – The Visible Man |
Jan 18, 07 | 73 – It’s FUN to Share |
Dec 30, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 2 |
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Jan 4, 07 | 63 – The Food is Plastic! |
Mar 3, 14 | 576 – Torture Chamber 3B |
Apr 8, 11 | Cover |
Sep 7, 16 | 697 – No Fun Being Ignored |
Aug 3, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 3 “Hitting Bottom” |
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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Nov 16, 06 | 44 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed |
Apr 18, 12 | 404 – President Superknocker |
Apr 1, 10 | 250 – To Be So Stupid |
Jul 4, 12 | 426 – Daddy’s Little Girl |
Aug 17, 11 | 343 – Speak No More of This |
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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May 1, 08 | 101 – WebSpace Page: Captain Spectacular |
Jan 7, 13 | 469 – Beating Into Submission with Peace |
Sep 23, 08 | 165 – Not a Villain? |
Nov 12, 13 | 548 – Of Course He’s Working with the Aliens |
Jul 17, 08 | 146 – Cad and a Layabout |
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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Jun 22, 12 | Pg. 2 “Doppelgangers” |
Oct 19, 12 | Pg. 9 “Let’s Go!” |
Jan 17, 11 | Guest Strip by Gabe Altomare |
Nov 20, 13 | 550 – Everything in its Right Place |
Aug 10, 16 | 689 – Zurida, the Mother |
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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Mar 22, 07 | 121 – Swifty Gets Slapped |
Mar 11, 07 | 110 – Spanking |
Jul 23, 09 | 217 – Jerry’s Family? |
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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Sep 24, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Gwen Patton! |
Jul 9, 12 | 427 – I Bet He Wishes He Was a Lizard |
Apr 1, 13 | 493 – Dr. Rocket’s Game |
Jun 24, 10 | 262 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 4 “All Hail” |
Jul 23, 18 | Pg. 8 “Better When She Was a Villain” |
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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Apr 22, 10 | 253 – Destiny Screwed Over |
May 17, 08 | SF Collection #3 Cover |
Oct 11, 06 | 18 – Ben Gay Smell |
Feb 19, 18 | 764 – Meanwhile, Inside Dr. Rocket’s Bedchamber |
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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Oct 3, 11 | Chapter 8, “The Captain and the Spy” Recap by Nick Perkins |
Sep 23, 06 | 2 – Introducing Jerry! |
Sep 10, 09 | 224 – The Race |
Jan 14, 13 | 471 – Mmm… Spaghetti… |
Mar 16, 07 | 115 – Star Maiden Flattens Dr. Rocket |
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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Jun 11, 18 | Pg. 2 “62nd Generation Mercurius” |
Jun 10, 11 | Pg. 9 “College Years” |
Oct 8, 09 | 228 – The Star Maiden Strip Show |
Jul 13, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 8 “Sweet Dreams” |
Oct 4, 06 | 12 – Introducing Space Pig! |
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 9, 11 | 361 – The Whole Place is Coming Down |
Jan 15, 18 | 754 – Not Strong Anymore |
Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
Oct 22, 09 | 230 – Cleaning Out Her Ears |
Oct 13, 14 | 628 – Earth-Abbadon |
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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Sep 16, 13 | 535 – A Superhero, His Sons, His Ex and His Evil Best Friend are Locked Up in a Palace… |
Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
May 27, 10 | 258 – The Skirt Goes in the Wrong Direction |
Aug 20, 12 | 437 – Ever Since The Shriveled Speedster Left |
Aug 19, 13 | 527 – A Concerned Husband |
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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Aug 5, 10 | 268 – Sick and Unflattering |
Aug 16, 22 | 915 – Return to Valhalla |
Jan 12, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 1 “Sweet Samantha” |
Oct 10, 06 | 17 – Spy Gal Doesn’t Need Jerry |
Oct 23, 19 | 806 – Space Pigs in the Forest |
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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Sep 7, 15 | 679 – The Design of His Life |
Mar 12, 18 | 770 – Bumps in the Road |
Nov 16, 11 | 363 – Liberated |
Jan 18, 07 | 73 – It’s FUN to Share |
May 20, 08 | SF Collection #4 Cover |
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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Oct 30, 13 | 544 – Whose Mess Is It, Anyway? |
Mar 6, 07 | 108 – Spy Gal Will Protect Jerry |
Apr 8, 13 | 495 – A Willing Prisoner |
Jun 30, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 20 “He Was a Noncombatant!” |
Jan 8, 18 | 752 – Like Jerry |
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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Jul 11, 11 | 332 – Captain Spectacular’s Buds |
Dec 10, 20 | 861 – tink tink tink |
Jan 4, 10 | Guest Strip by Marc Lapierre of “Spooky Doofus!” |
Jul 4, 14 | Pg. 1 “One Month Later” |
Nov 26, 09 | 235 – In His Shadow |
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Dec 1, 06 | 51 – Can Hair Eat? |
Nov 11, 11 | Pg. 7 “Nipped” |
Nov 22, 06 | 49 – The Pen is Shinier Than the Sword |
Feb 13, 13 | 480 – A Bevy of Buxom Beach Beauties |
Oct 10, 11 | 353 – SHWABOOM!! |
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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Oct 13, 14 | 628 – Earth-Abbadon |
Dec 26, 11 | Guest Strip by Will Boyer! |
Jun 22, 12 | Pg. 2 “Doppelgangers” |
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Apr 18, 11 | 308 – Time Displaced/Erased/No Taste |