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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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Aug 21, 19 | 793 – The Hero He Hates to Be |
Mar 19, 18 | 772 – Showdown at the New California Coast |
Aug 28, 19 | 795 – The Duality of All Creatures |
Oct 25, 17 | 741 – Scumbag Jerry |
Sep 21, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 2! |
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 23, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 5 “ |
Dec 10, 20 | 861 – tink tink tink |
Aug 5, 13 | 523 – The Big Slam |
Nov 16, 11 | 363 – Liberated |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
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 21, 18 | 765 – The Spark Between Them |
Jan 17, 11 | Guest Strip by Gabe Altomare |
Jul 23, 12 | 429 – Shenanigans |
Oct 7, 13 | 541 – Husband |
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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Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
Jun 4, 18 | Pg. 1 “My Name is Gordon Jones” |
Jan 16, 17 | 726 – Harrison Ford Finger of Doom |
Apr 10, 13 | 496 – The First Condition |
Dec 29, 09 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One |
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 19, 12 | 459 – A Family Thing |
Oct 7, 08 | 169 – Faker! |
Mar 12, 12 | 394 – The Bottom Drops Out |
Jan 4, 10 | Guest Strip by Marc Lapierre of “Spooky Doofus!” |
Jun 19, 15 | 645 – Say the Name Correctly, Idiot |
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 2, 09 | 202 – He Started Stuttering |
Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
May 25, 11 | 319 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 2 “Isn’t Everybody?” |
Feb 7, 07 | 97 – The Return |
Aug 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
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 5, 07 | 135 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein, Conclusion |
Feb 9, 21 | 872 – Zurida Down |
Oct 15, 20 | 847 – Macho Verve and Vigor |
Mar 3, 11 | 298 – Vile Villainous Vole |
Dec 10, 20 | 861 – tink tink tink |
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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Feb 9, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 5 “Michelle Masters” |
Oct 24, 12 | 452 – Book of Mormon Story |
Sep 21, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 2! |
Jan 6, 14 | 560 – Lifeless |
Jun 3, 09 | The SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page! |
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 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
Jan 16, 12 | 378 – Things Fall Apart |
Mar 9, 21 | 880 – Boy, You Sure Got Old! |
Aug 17, 11 | 343 – Speak No More of This |
May 3, 08 | 86 – WebSpace Page: Jerry |
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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Sep 12, 11 | 350 – Great Things Ahead |
Nov 11, 19 | 811 – Attack Pattern |
Dec 5, 16 | 716 – Boy Haircut |
Mar 17, 11 | 300 – Stage Four |
Dec 24, 12 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys! |
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 2, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 9 “Mature Love” |
Sep 21, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 2! |
Dec 14, 16 | 719 – It’s Easy When You Know How |
Feb 4, 10 | 242 – Comfort Food |
Mar 13, 07 | 112 – Budapest ’68 All Over Again |
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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Dec 2, 08 | 184 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 1 “Laban and Amram” |
Nov 9, 16 | 712 – Ah-ah-ah |
Jul 3, 13 | 518 – The Last Secret |
Mar 11, 10 | 247 – Not a Busload of Strangers |
Jan 25, 12 | 381 – Shut Up |
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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Nov 20, 19 | 814 – Ptoof! |
Oct 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
Sep 12, 12 | 444 – A New Mission |
Apr 23, 09 | 205 – Here is What I Propose |
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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Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
Nov 6, 08 | 177 – Lay Some More On Me |
Jan 29, 20 | 828 – Sorry About the Torture |
Nov 5, 09 | 232 – It’s Insane Here |
Mar 16, 21 | 882 – Says You |
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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Jul 13, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 8 “Sweet Dreams” |
Mar 19, 14 | 581 – Gorgeous Guy Has Feelings |
Dec 16, 11 | Pg. 5 “Full Power, Harvey!” |
Sep 16, 10 | 276 – “Sweetie” |
Mar 16, 21 | 882 – Says You |
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 7, 15 | 679 – The Design of His Life |
Jan 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
Nov 18, 10 | 285 – Medical Centre |
Jan 21, 07 | 81 – Jerry Denied! |
Aug 2, 22 | 911 – The Savior of the World |
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 22, 17 | 749 – Caught in the Act |
Sep 1, 22 | 920 – …The More They Stay the Same |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
May 1, 08 | 101 – WebSpace Page: Captain Spectacular |
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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Aug 10, 16 | 689 – Zurida, the Mother |
Oct 24, 11 | 357 – Now Leaving Medieval Midway |
Aug 10, 15 | 667 – The Importance of Good Hygiene |
Jul 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 21 “Sayonara, Sucker!” |
Oct 22, 06 | 28 – The Tragedy of Jerry |
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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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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Jun 3, 09 | The SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page! |
Nov 10, 06 | 38 – The Good Ol’ Days |
Nov 12, 20 | 855 – Making Thrice Evil Sad |
Nov 8, 06 | 36 – Valhalla Stinks! |
Dec 28, 09 | Guest Strip by Don Oskowski of “Conduit Flux!” |
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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Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
Jun 29, 15 | 649 – Can You Take a Punch? |
Apr 27, 12 | Pg. 10 “Mother and Child Reunion” |
Dec 14, 16 | 719 – It’s Easy When You Know How |
Oct 21, 11 | Pg. 4 “Zombie Madness” |
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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Apr 30, 12 | 407 – Spy Days Are Over |
May 15, 13 | 504 – A Striking Mustache |
Jan 23, 17 | 728 – Oh, Brucie… |
Jun 24, 11 | Pg. 11 “Partners Again” |
Oct 21, 11 | Pg. 4 “Zombie Madness” |
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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Nov 19, 06 | 47 – Bingo Knight! |
Oct 21, 11 | Pg. 4 “Zombie Madness” |
Jun 22, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 5 “How People Look at You” |
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 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
Sep 10, 09 | 224 – The Race |
Feb 21, 18 | 765 – The Spark Between Them |
Nov 4, 19 | 809 – The Jerry Cradle |
Mar 24, 14 | 582 – The Discomfort of Dark Maiden |
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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Mar 9, 20 | 837 – So? |
Oct 5, 12 | Pg. 7 “The Babymaker” |
Jun 25, 09 | 213 – Bubbles of Light 4 |
Oct 7, 19 | 801 – The Next Best Thing |
May 30, 11 | 320 – One Thing Left |
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 19, 11 | Pg. 5 “Why She Left” |
Nov 6, 08 | 177 – Lay Some More On Me |
Nov 13, 06 | 41 – Swifty’s Litany |
Aug 26, 13 | 529 – Why Did Jerry Do It? |
Feb 8, 07 | 98 – The Wedding of Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden |
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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Sep 30, 08 | 167 – Captain Spectacular’s Shame |
Nov 23, 06 | 50 – And the Actual Winner of Bingo Night is… |
Dec 5, 06 | 54 – Gene Gets What’s Coming to Him |
Jan 3, 11 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar, Part One |
Nov 13, 06 | 41 – Swifty’s Litany |
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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Sep 18, 08 | 164 – Why “Tangerine?” |
May 20, 13 | 505 – Dark Disease |
Jun 1, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 2 “Fallen Villain” |
Jun 3, 09 | The SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page! |
Nov 26, 12 | 461 – He Escaped |
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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Aug 20, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 12 “Party Hard” |
Oct 7, 10 | 279 – Gina Galloway |
Nov 17, 06 | 45 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed, Conclusion |
Feb 27, 13 | 484 – Beaten Into Submission |
Jul 11, 11 | 332 – Captain Spectacular’s Buds |
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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Mar 19, 09 | 200 – Where is He!? |
Jul 1, 08 | 143 – Ogle |
Mar 18, 13 | 489 – Change in Plan |
Sep 8, 22 | 922 – The New Normal |
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 29, 11 | Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” Recap by Crystal Murphy |
May 9, 11 | 314 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 3: The One He Truly Hunts |
Nov 7, 16 | 711- Fallen Son |
Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
Oct 13, 20 | 846 – Oh, He Dead |
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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Jan 14, 10 | 239 – How Captain Spectacular Knows The Third Man |
Jul 19, 22 | 907 – Where is Sam? |
Dec 30, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 2 |
Sep 25, 06 | 4 – Who is Coming to Valhalla? |
Nov 28, 12 | 462 – Favoritism |
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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Apr 9, 07 | 138 – Good News and Bad News |
Nov 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
Jun 1, 12 | Pg. 4 “The O’Hara Family Tragedy” |
Jul 11, 08 | Guest Strip by Sean Conchieri of “Pixel!” |
Feb 3, 20 | 829 – Too. Far. |
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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Mar 9, 10 | SF Origins: Swifty and the Prophecy, Pg. 1 “Nice Moves” |
Oct 22, 20 | 849 – Break a Hip |
Feb 26, 09 | 197 – Requiem |
Jul 20, 11 | 335 – Diagonally |
Jul 9, 18 | Pg. 6 “Date or Fight?” |
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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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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Sep 16, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Fallen Rabbit” |
Jan 14, 07 | 69 – Swifty’s Computer Problems |
Mar 11, 07 | 110 – Spanking |
Mar 30, 07 | 129 – Captain Spectacular’s Plea |
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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Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
Nov 28, 12 | 462 – Favoritism |
Jul 15, 08 | 145 – Wrinkly Butt |
Dec 1, 14 | 641 – A Different World, A Different Thrice |
Jan 28, 07 | 88 – Who Smells Like Fish? |
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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Sep 26, 06 | 5 – The Urine of What!? |
Nov 20, 08 | 181 – The Thrice Evil |
Aug 17, 11 | 343 – Speak No More of This |
Dec 2, 13 | 553 – Capture and Rescue Mission |
Dec 3, 12 | 463 – May Percy Have a Pet? |
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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Dec 25, 13 | How Dr. Rocket Stole Christmas |
Jul 8, 15 | 653 – When a Shirtless Captain Spectacular Shows Up |
Apr 4, 07 | 134 – Driving Everybody Off |
Oct 7, 06 | 14 – Watchin’ TV |
Apr 20, 10 | SF Origins: Star Maiden, Pg. 2 “Into The Night” |
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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Dec 29, 10 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar (Extra) |
Mar 18, 20 | 840 – Twice the Thrice |
Feb 8, 07 | 98 – The Wedding of Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden |
Aug 13, 14 | 617 – 4 Seconds Earlier |
Jun 1, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 2 “Fallen Villain” |
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Feb 9, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 5 “Michelle Masters” |
Nov 2, 16 | 710 – Crimson Oils |
Mar 5, 12 | 392 – …Secrets, Secrets Hurt Someone |
Feb 10, 12 | Pg. 1 “Ozzy Osbourne” |
Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
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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Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
Sep 8, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 2 “The Happiest Year” |
Mar 23, 11 | 301 – Hmph |
Oct 16, 06 | 23 – The Incontinent Duo |
Nov 14, 11 | 362 – Robots Don’t Sleep |
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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Jan 8, 10 | Guest Strip by Cory Thomas of “Watch Your Head!” |
Jun 4, 18 | Pg. 1 “My Name is Gordon Jones” |
Mar 14, 12 | 395 – The Stink of Captivity |
Jul 30, 14 | 614 – The First Lady |
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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Jan 15, 14 | 563 – Wreckage |
Dec 18, 08 | 189 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 6 “The Medallion” |
Dec 14, 10 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 2 “No One Should Die Among Strangers” |
Dec 18, 19 | 820 – Heart-Stopping Great Looks |
Nov 11, 08 | 178 – Death, M.D. |
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 18, 07 | 117 – Dementia |
Apr 13, 12 | Pg. 8 “Enter: The Thrice Evil” |
May 9, 12 | 410 – Attack of the Space Monkeys |
Aug 19, 19 | 792 – Dashing, Like Hyphens |
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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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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Oct 16, 08 | 172 – The Superhero Code |
Feb 8, 07 | 98 – The Wedding of Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden |
Nov 14, 16 | 713 – No More Killin’ |
Dec 30, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 2 |
May 28, 09 | 210 – What Happens Next |
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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Feb 11, 10 | 243 – A Deal is a Deal |
Aug 10, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 4 “Courtesy Call” |
Mar 31, 12 | Pg. 6 “Find the Sharp Metal Instrument” |
Nov 23, 11 | 365 – Bloody Roofie |
Nov 2, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 10 “Anywhere But Here” |
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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Mar 9, 12 | Pg. 3 “His Old Flame” |
Jan 31, 07 | 91 – WebSpace Page: Star Maiden |
Dec 19, 12 | 468 – Jerry’s Savior |
Jul 1, 13 | 517 – The Man in the Iron Cage |
Jun 19, 15 | 645 – Say the Name Correctly, Idiot |
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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Aug 3, 12 | Pg. 6 “Inevitably Betrayed” |
Jul 1, 13 | 517 – The Man in the Iron Cage |
Aug 7, 08 | 152 – Best Man |
Jan 10, 18 | 753 – What She’d Like to Know |
Dec 25, 08 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys (2008) |
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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Jun 10, 13 | 511 – Zurida’s Plan |
Oct 2, 08 | 168 – Tangerine Gets His Mad On |
Aug 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
Jun 4, 18 | Pg. 1 “My Name is Gordon Jones” |
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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Sep 10, 18 | Pg. 15 “Something Missing” |
May 16, 11 | 316 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 5: The Last Place Anyone Would Think to Look |
Nov 5, 09 | 232 – It’s Insane Here |
Oct 9, 13 | 542 – The Visible Man |
Feb 27, 13 | 484 – Beaten Into Submission |
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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Feb 5, 07 | 95 – Flying Away |
Jan 9, 17 | 724 – Requiem for Tangerine |
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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Jan 15, 18 | 754 – Not Strong Anymore |
Sep 23, 13 | 537 – The Guthrie |
Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
May 16, 11 | 316 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 5: The Last Place Anyone Would Think to Look |
Jan 16, 12 | 378 – Things Fall Apart |
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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Apr 25, 12 | 406 – Spy Gal’s Wall of Evidence |
Nov 4, 11 | Pg. 6 “A Zombie Rabbit” |
Aug 31, 15 | 676 – Jerry, Meet Thrice Evil |
Aug 8, 11 | 340 – What Lovely Teeth You Have |
Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
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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Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
Sep 5, 16 | 696 – Account Closed |
Nov 4, 06 | 32 – Bingo Night Begins |
Mar 8, 11 | Pg. 6 “Area is Secure” |
Jan 15, 20 | 824 – Knives Out |
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Aug 13, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 11 “Erased” |
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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Dec 27, 11 | Guest Strip by Dan White! |