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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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Sep 18, 16 | 700 – Happy Tenth Anniversary, SuperFogeys |
Sep 14, 11 | 351 – Dreams Come Crashing In |
Aug 7, 19 | 789 – The Mantle of Captain Spectacular |
Jan 21, 07 | 81 – Jerry Denied! |
Jun 17, 13 | 513 – Devil’s Bargain |
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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Nov 25, 08 | 182 – Someone Steps Forward (Bubbles of Light 3) |
Oct 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
Oct 10, 11 | 353 – SHWABOOM!! |
May 8, 13 | 502 – The Presidio Thumb |
Feb 13, 12 | 386 – The Papanazi Report: Vegas |
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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May 7, 12 | 409 – Walkin’ Blues |
May 2, 18 | 783 – FINALLY! |
Feb 5, 18 | 760 – OG Thrice |
Oct 21, 10 | 281 – Expected |
May 16, 18 | 787 – Where to Start? |
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 6, 09 | Guest Strip by T.L. Collins of “Bullfinch!” |
Sep 11, 19 | 799 – Redemption is Possible |
Sep 14, 12 | Pg. 6 “Who Could Have Done This?” |
Apr 13, 12 | Pg. 8 “Enter: The Thrice Evil” |
Feb 27, 13 | 484 – Beaten Into Submission |
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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Jan 6, 09 | Guest Strip by T.L. Collins of “Bullfinch!” |
Feb 17, 11 | 296 – Even Her |
Nov 11, 13 | 547 – Lashing Out |
Oct 27, 20 | 850 – Grand Entrance |
Jul 1, 11 | Pg. 12 “Comic Book Clothing Physics” |
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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Nov 12, 13 | 548 – Of Course He’s Working with the Aliens |
Nov 9, 06 | 37 – Is Dr. Klein a Sexy Beast? |
Jul 29, 08 | 149 – Santa Rocket |
Nov 4, 06 | 32 – Bingo Night Begins |
Feb 19, 18 | 764 – Meanwhile, Inside Dr. Rocket’s Bedchamber |
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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Apr 8, 07 | 137 – The Operating Blues |
Dec 5, 11 | 368 – Darn That Dr. Klein |
Jan 6, 14 | 560 – Lifeless |
Oct 15, 06 | 22 – Dr. Rocket is Sorry? |
May 20, 13 | 505 – Dark Disease |
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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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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Dec 7, 11 | 369 – Donut Power |
Mar 17, 07 | 116 – Still Hot |
Nov 5, 09 | 232 – It’s Insane Here |
Apr 7, 07 | 136 – CENSORED! |
Dec 9, 10 | 288 – Fill Me In |
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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Feb 26, 18 | 766 – Always |
Mar 18, 10 | 248 – The Difference Between Justice and Revenge |
Sep 9, 11 | Pg. 1 “Blood on the Table” |
Mar 11, 07 | 110 – Spanking |
May 19, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 14 “Save Him, Dirtlicker” |
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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Sep 10, 18 | Pg. 15 “Something Missing” |
Jan 22, 20 | 826 – Into the Suckface |
Sep 16, 10 | 276 – “Sweetie” |
Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
Dec 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
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 23, 08 | 174 – Big Mistake |
Oct 22, 20 | 849 – Break a Hip |
Jan 6, 20 | 821 – Frightening Frogs |
Nov 12, 20 | 855 – Making Thrice Evil Sad |
Mar 3, 14 | 576 – Torture Chamber 3B |
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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Feb 5, 20 | 830 – Literary Twist |
Mar 10, 07 | 109 – WHO THREW THIS!? |
Oct 5, 11 | Chapter 10, “Bubbles of Light” Recap by Danny Burleson |
Aug 31, 12 | Pg. 4 “Crib Cage” |
Jan 10, 07 | 66 – Captain Spectacular’s Fear of Modern Technology |
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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Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
Mar 5, 14 | 577 – Who are the Two Queens? |
Feb 11, 10 | 243 – A Deal is a Deal |
Apr 1, 11 | Pg. 9 “Always” |
Sep 12, 11 | 350 – Great Things Ahead |
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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Mar 5, 12 | 392 – …Secrets, Secrets Hurt Someone |
Mar 31, 12 | Pg. 6 “Find the Sharp Metal Instrument” |
Dec 17, 12 | 467 – Spy Gal Kicks Butt |
Jan 25, 12 | 381 – Shut Up |
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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Dec 23, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 5 “ |
May 23, 12 | 414 – Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe |
May 6, 11 | Pg. 4 “Contrast” |
Dec 2, 10 | 287 – GAH! |
Apr 11, 11 | 306 – He Looks Like He’s Dying |
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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Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
Dec 11, 08 | 187 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 4 “New Clothes” |
Jun 2, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 16 “Eagle vs. Bear” |
Dec 27, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 1 |
Sep 28, 16 | 702 – He’s Got Gloves |
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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Oct 23, 08 | 174 – Big Mistake |
Oct 26, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 9 “What Is Strength?” |
Nov 25, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Third Man” |
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Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
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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Jun 17, 08 | 139 – Jerry’s Fate Revealed |
Sep 18, 13 | 536 – Zurida and Her Subjects |
Nov 20, 13 | 550 – Everything in its Right Place |
Aug 31, 16 | 695 – The Mighty Money Man |
Apr 2, 07 | 132 – Shake! Shake! Shake! |
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 20, 08 | 181 – The Thrice Evil |
May 28, 09 | 210 – What Happens Next |
Oct 16, 06 | 23 – The Incontinent Duo |
Dec 30, 08 | Guest Strip by Chris Blanchard of “Renaissance Guy!” |
Aug 24, 15 | 673 – Captain Spectacular’s New Duds |
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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Mar 14, 12 | 395 – The Stink of Captivity |
Aug 24, 15 | 673 – Captain Spectacular’s New Duds |
Mar 19, 12 | 396 – Give Tom a Chance |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Nov 9, 11 | 361 – The Whole Place is Coming Down |
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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Aug 14, 20 | 845 – Better and Better |
Jan 16, 13 | 472 – The Stink of the Space Monkeys |
Mar 12, 12 | 394 – The Bottom Drops Out |
Sep 11, 19 | 799 – Redemption is Possible |
Dec 18, 13 | 558 – Sokol Steps Up |
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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Apr 9, 09 | 203 – Shame, Shame |
Oct 10, 12 | 448 – Thinking Like a Hero |
May 25, 11 | 319 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 2 “Isn’t Everybody?” |
Sep 23, 16 | Guest Strip by Alethea Lim (Alecat)! |
May 28, 09 | 210 – What Happens Next |
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 27, 12 | 390 – Bubbles of Light 7 |
Nov 15, 06 | 43 – The Healer Approaches the Captain |
Jan 18, 07 | 73 – It’s FUN to Share |
Jun 20, 12 | 422 – Whoof! |
Aug 9, 22 | 913 – Any Questions? |
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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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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Nov 1, 06 | 29 – Introducing Dr. Klein! |
Aug 22, 11 | 344 – Now |
Feb 3, 07 | 94 – Everything Changed |
Dec 27, 11 | Guest Strip by Dan White! |
Oct 7, 19 | 801 – The Next Best Thing |
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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Mar 31, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 7 “Good Looks Good on You” |
Dec 10, 20 | 861 – tink tink tink |
May 28, 09 | 210 – What Happens Next |
Apr 2, 07 | 132 – Shake! Shake! Shake! |
Jan 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
45 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed, Conclusion
by Brock Heasley on November 17th, 2006See the bunny? I liked the idea that Dr. Rocket kept one bunny for himself. Of course it begs the question…what happened to the bunny? That answer is coming in Chapter 6. This strip took a little longer than your average strip. In the end, I think I probably pumped a little too much detail [...]
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Dec 14, 10 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 2 “No One Should Die Among Strangers” |
Mar 11, 20 | 838 – The Situation |
May 27, 11 | Pg. 7 “In the Future” |
Dec 28, 09 | Guest Strip by Don Oskowski of “Conduit Flux!” |
Jul 7, 22 | 904 – Moment for a Fallen Hero |
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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Mar 11, 20 | 838 – The Situation |
Sep 14, 12 | Pg. 6 “Who Could Have Done This?” |
Jul 11, 11 | 332 – Captain Spectacular’s Buds |
May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
Sep 4, 19 | 797 – Squishiness in the War Room |
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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Aug 27, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 4 “Talking Turnips” |
Jul 9, 18 | Pg. 6 “Date or Fight?” |
Aug 10, 11 | 341 – Stop |
Sep 16, 08 | 163 – Dr. Klein’s Got Some Splainin’ to Do |
Nov 3, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 1 “The Mrs. and the Ex” |
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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Sep 7, 15 | 679 – The Design of His Life |
Nov 20, 17 | 748 – Good Enough |
Jun 22, 15 | 646 – Dark Maiden Wants What Now? |
Mar 18, 10 | 248 – The Difference Between Justice and Revenge |
Jan 1, 14 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 4! |
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 25, 10 | 245 – One Week Later |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
Mar 9, 20 | 837 – So? |
Jul 13, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 8 “Sweet Dreams” |
Aug 14, 19 | 791 – The Secret Origin of The Atomic Fly! |
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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Nov 14, 11 | 362 – Robots Don’t Sleep |
Mar 7, 12 | 393 – Impasse |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Mar 12, 12 | 394 – The Bottom Drops Out |
Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
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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Apr 15, 10 | 252 – Like A Son |
Jun 30, 14 | 605 – Underground Brawl |
Jun 25, 18 | Pg. 4 “The Greatest Woman Who Ever Lived” |
Nov 24, 20 | 858 – She Brewed Beer Yesterday |
Jan 8, 10 | Guest Strip by Cory Thomas of “Watch Your Head!” |
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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Jul 23, 12 | 429 – Shenanigans |
Dec 3, 06 | 53 – The Healing |
Nov 11, 19 | 811 – Attack Pattern |
Nov 30, 16 | 715 – Master and Student |
Jun 4, 18 | Pg. 1 “My Name is Gordon Jones” |
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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Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
Mar 26, 09 | 201 – The Orphan BBQ Will Have to Wait |
Jan 17, 11 | Guest Strip by Gabe Altomare |
May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
Jan 29, 09 | 193 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 10 “Escape” |
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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Sep 12, 16 | 698 – Good Thing or Bad Thing? |
Mar 25, 10 | 249 – How to Prove Your Love |
Dec 27, 10 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One (2010) |
Feb 6, 07 | 96 – Portal? |
Jun 3, 10 | 259 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 1 “Homesick” |
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 21, 15 | 685 – Doom Comes to Abbadon |
Mar 14, 07 | 113 – “THAT’S NOT FAIR!” |
Oct 21, 10 | 281 – Expected |
Jan 2, 17 | 722 – Help or Mourn? |
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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May 4, 11 | 313 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 2: A Lovely Woman |
Apr 20, 12 | Pg. 9 “The Unicef Upstarts” |
Sep 16, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Fallen Rabbit” |
Mar 18, 13 | 489 – Change in Plan |
Jan 10, 07 | 66 – Captain Spectacular’s Fear of Modern Technology |
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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Nov 11, 11 | Pg. 7 “Nipped” |
Jan 29, 20 | 828 – Sorry About the Torture |
Jan 8, 20 | 822 – You Talkin’ to Me? |
Jan 30, 17 | 730 – Broken Sam |
Jan 16, 17 | 726 – Harrison Ford Finger of Doom |
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 5, 16 | 696 – Account Closed |
Mar 26, 14 | 583 – The Captain is Not as Alone as He Thinks |
Dec 31, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 3 |
May 5, 12 | Pg. 11 “Fly Away” |
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Jul 29, 13 | 521 – Spy Gal Awakened |
Sep 7, 16 | 697 – No Fun Being Ignored |
Aug 3, 12 | Pg. 6 “Inevitably Betrayed” |
May 17, 08 | SF Collection #3 Cover |
Mar 28, 07 | 127 – Entralean Slime Pellet |
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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Dec 10, 09 | 237 – A Surprise Visitor |
Jan 30, 07 | 90 – Introducing Star Maiden! |
Jul 4, 12 | 426 – Daddy’s Little Girl |
Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
Dec 16, 11 | Pg. 5 “Full Power, Harvey!” |
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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Mar 19, 14 | 581 – Gorgeous Guy Has Feelings |
Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
Nov 29, 17 | 751 – Who Do You Think Paid for All This? |
Oct 2, 08 | 168 – Tangerine Gets His Mad On |
Jun 20, 11 | 326 – Air Valhalla |
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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Jul 10, 08 | Guest Strip by Lucas Turnbloom of “Imagine This!” |
Sep 8, 22 | 922 – The New Normal |
May 6, 10 | 255 – Parental Duty |
Sep 22, 06 | 1 – Introducing Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket! |
Jun 3, 09 | The SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page! |
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 23, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 5 “ |
Sep 11, 15 | 681 – Man Child |
Sep 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
Nov 14, 16 | 713 – No More Killin’ |
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 12, 16 | 698 – Good Thing or Bad Thing? |
Apr 11, 12 | 402 – Lost Signal |
Mar 12, 18 | 770 – Bumps in the Road |
Dec 18, 08 | 189 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 6 “The Medallion” |
Mar 26, 09 | 201 – The Orphan BBQ Will Have to Wait |
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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Jul 19, 22 | 907 – Where is Sam? |
Sep 10, 18 | Pg. 15 “Something Missing” |
Sep 16, 08 | 163 – Dr. Klein’s Got Some Splainin’ to Do |
Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
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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Aug 28, 13 | 530 – Jerry’s Greatest Hits |
Jan 3, 11 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar, Part One |
Jan 4, 10 | Guest Strip by Marc Lapierre of “Spooky Doofus!” |
Sep 12, 16 | 698 – Good Thing or Bad Thing? |
Jan 19, 21 | 866 – Who Wants to Be Safe? |
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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Oct 17, 11 | 355 – Bubbles of Light 6 |
Jan 15, 07 | 70 – Gene and Dictator Tot Reunite |
Sep 3, 09 | 223 – On Your Marks… |
Mar 7, 12 | 393 – Impasse |
Sep 11, 19 | 799 – Redemption is Possible |
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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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 30, 13 | 539 – Spy Gal Beats Up Somebody |
Sep 5, 14 | Pg. 9 – Like Other Men |
Mar 5, 14 | 577 – Who are the Two Queens? |
Jul 14, 22 | 906 – He Looks Different |
Oct 17, 11 | 355 – Bubbles of Light 6 |
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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May 6, 10 | 255 – Parental Duty |
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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Dec 5, 11 | 368 – Darn That Dr. Klein |
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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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 4, 08 | 176 – An Evil #@$% |
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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