This 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 [...]
See 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 [...]
TWITTER ROUND-UP Twitter is the latest internet addiction to blow up big lately. At first, you didn’t see to many people outside of the geek/tech community getting into it. Now you have people tweeting (the extremely annoying term for the act of using Twitter) births with live updates. Craziness (and, not something I want to [...]
UPDATED WITH LINK! SUPERFOGEYS REVIEWS A-POPPIN’ Still no word on when that big time interview is landing, but hopefully it will be soon. In the meantime, how about some reviews? Jackson Ferrell over at one of my favorite sites, “This Week in Webcomics” has changed his reviewing tactics a bit and decided to focus solely on [...]
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY APPEARANCE I’m kind of freaking out right now. You all know about Free Comic Book Day, right? Go to a comic book shop on May 2nd, get some free comics, etc. Pretty sweet. Well, if you live in the Fresno, CA area I hope you’ll join me over at Heroes Comics at Shaw [...]
T.L. COLLINS INTERVIEWED ON THE VILLAINS CORNER WEBCOMIC CHAT! Found this while googling (why didn’t you tell me about it, TL!?). It’s a fantastic interview with TL and the guys over at Villains Corner about both Bullfinch and SuperFogeys Origins. TL goes in depth on the creation of Bullfinch and the painful process that it [...]
A STUNNING PAGE I just want to make special note of the amazing work T.L. has done on this page. I had some last minute ideas, AFTER T.L. had drawn it, and then again AFTER he had colored it and he was good sport and carried through will all of my multiple revisions without so [...]
SUPERFOGEYS VOLUME ONE UPDATEI’m happy to report that the first SuperFogey Trade Paperback–Volume One collecting Chapters 1-5 is off to the printers and they have confirmed that it will be done in time for its debut at the Baltimore Comic-con on October 10th. I’ll be there personally to sell and sign copies. I’m so glad [...]
THE ANNOTATED SuperFogeys 226 See Dr. Rocket first mention his daughter here, then check out her first visual appearance here (look closely). And, of course, we just saw her in SuperFogeys Origins. To find out what the Third Man and Dr. Rocket are talking about, start here. NEW MUSIC Anyone who knows me knows I’m a music-buying fiend. My [...]
T.L. COLLINS RETURNS FOR THE STORY YOU’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! Seriously. I’ve gotten more requests for this origin than for perhaps any other. Can’t say as to why, exactly. Harvey is a rabbit. An evil rabbit, sure, but just a rabbit. Or…is he? I suppose we’re about to find out. Really pleased that T.L. was [...]
THE SUPER SPECIAL HARVEY PAGE 3 Most of you probably don’t know this, but I tried to break into comics as an inker a couple of years before I created the SuperFogeys (obviously, I was unsuccessful, but I did get some kind notices from the Dark Horse Editors and several of the pro inkers I [...]
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY!!!! DEADLINE FOR GUEST STRIPPIN’ XMAS IS NOW!!! Those of you who are still working on your Guest Strippin’ Xmas Submission, it is now officially time to get worried! You have until midnight tonight to get your submission in to me at heasley (at) th3rdworld (dot) com! You can do it! [...]
Posted on 12/23/09 SECOND APOLOGY So. It’s finally here, page 5 of Harvey’s Origin. Very sorry for the delay, but from the looks of thing a lot of you enjoyed my illustrated apology! Thanks for your patience and kindness. You might notice that this is in black and white. Here’s the skinny: I failed [...]
AND THE WINNER OF THE SPY GAL ORIGIN COMPETITION IS…LEE CHEROLIS! I can’t begin to tell you how much fun the past few weeks have been. Seeing one entry after another come in–all those great pinups of Spy Gal–I just got a huge kick out of it. It was also humbling to see how much [...]
MARJORIE RESHEL BREAKS IT ALL DOWN IN HILARIOUS FASHION! Only a true blue SuperFogeys fan could have crafted this. This is a knowing, detailed, mythology and character-rich guest strip that had me laughing out loud for quite a while. Marj is a semi-regular commenter in these parts, but she’s clearly ALWAYS paying attention. She’s a [...]
JERRY’S ORIGIN BEGINS…NOW! "Tom?" I hear you say. "Who the heck is Tom?" It’s been a while since we’ve seen him, but for those of you who need to get up to speed, let’s look back a little, shall we? Tom’s Origin Story When Tom Met Ms. Missile Tom in Chapter 7, Visiting Day The [...]
WELCOME TO CHAPTER 11, THE DOCTOR AND THE DOCTOR This chapter, like Chapter 8, The Captain and the Spy, will be quite short and primarily consist of a conversation between two people. However, my prediction is that the response to this version of that plot will be much more positive. I hope. I like little [...]
THE PROCESS OF MARC LAPIERRE If you’re like me, you’re a sucker for these. This is your first look at the incredible amount of heart and soul SF artist Marc Lapierre pours into each and every strip. From design to the finishing details, Marc gives it everything he’s got. But first, let’s look at what [...]
DOWN DRUNK You ever seen this show What Would You Do? It’s not great art, but I do believe it performs a great service. They stage these scenarios—boyfriend publically abusing girlfriend, racist store clerk giving some darker than hims a hard time, bottom rung human being spiking a girl’s drink in a bar and then trying to take her [...]
UPDATE! MY mini-REVIEW OF THOR! Marvel has done a great job with their "in universe" movies Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man 2. I’ve loved each of them to one degree or another, but a fair argument could be made that we’ve been getting slightly diminishing returns the more they keep doing it. [...]
SPACE PIG HOMEWORLD! Those of you who own the SuperFogeys Vol. 1 Trade have already seen the Space Pig Homeworld, but for most of you I imagine this is the first time. Marc has rendered it in fine style. Anyone wanna take a guess as to why color has leaked into our flashbacks? MOTHER’S DAY [...]
THE GREEN HORNET I watched The Green Hornet with my wife over the weekend. I have no idea why she wanted to see it. Usually, she’s not much for the superhero stuff. But something about the trailers sparked her interest and we both laughed our way through it while agreeing that it doesn’t really come together [...]
THIS IS WHY I’M GLAD I’M NOT DRAWING SF ANYMORE…WELL, ONE REASON Kudos to Marc for today’s stellar strip. I mean, how freakin’ cool is that thing? I don’t think I ever could have pulled that off. Not like that. I just love everything about how he handled this tricky scene. Nice one, man. And [...]
TRYOUTS! So much great stuff on this page! John came up with some crazy designs for the wannabes and there’s a nice cameo or two in there. See if you can spot ‘em. One wannabe he didn’t design is The Usher, the guy out in front in the first panel. Anyone who owns SuperFogeys Vol. 1 [...]
BUNNIES! We’ve seen this scene before. Most notably here. John really drew the snot out of this page and it is indeed one of his favorites so far. Dude keeps getting better and better. Amazing. GREEN LANTERN REACTIONS I’ve been hearing from many of you that you’re seeing Green Lantern and having a better experience than I [...]
JERRY IS A DINOSAUR! Okay, I fully admit that I scripted in a purple dinosaur wearing a Jerry uniform for my own person amusement. Some images just deserve to be brought to life. It helps tremendously when a guy like John Jett is doing the heavy lifting. NEW WEBCOMIC BY LEE CHEROLIS! Lee Cherolis, the stellar artist [...]
SUCKING OUT THE MYSTERY Man, how many times are we gonna revisit this scene? And believe it or not, there’s still more secrets to uncover about what happened the day a tree fell on Jerry, Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket. This latest revelation should fit in nicely with what we know. See the first appearance [...]
As you all know, we’re just a few weeks away from the big SuperFogeys 5th Anniversary celebration. Many of you are working hard on your artistic recaps of the chapters. Others are crafting short essays to look back on five years of SF. Those who do are eligible for a prize package which includes: 1. [...]
Welcome to a brand new SuperFogeys Origins–Harvey The Science Rabbit, Part 2! This one has a pretty long history. Originally written around the same time as Harvey the Science Rabbit, Part 1, the fates conspired and original artist Charles P. Wilson, III (The Stuff of Legend) was never able to do more than a few [...]
When Chip handed in this page, I didn’t know what to think. I mean… that’s a lot of blood. A LOT of blood. But the page is well designed that it doesn’t feel gruesome to me. Just sad. Incredibly, incredibly sad. It’s not funny when bunnies bleed. REMINDER! The SuperFogeys 5th Anniversary is next week. [...]
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the creation of the SuperFogeys. Can you believe that? Why, it seems like only yesterday… wait, not it doesn’t. It’s been a long freakin’ time and I can feel it in my bones. To celebrate, I drew up the above image (and inked and colored it meself) to [...]
The 5th Anniversary Celebration continues with this hilarious recap of Chapter 7, “Visiting Day” by Rossana Bugini! You may remember Rossana as the artist of the SuperFogeys Origins story “The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular.” If not, check it out now!
Our 5th Anniversary Celebration concludes today with this stellar “recap” of Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” from Steve VanDyken. Steve had the unenviable task of recapping a chapter that isn’t even finished yet, but his take on how it could end is wonderfully dark and cynical–and all the funnier for it. You’ll see how close he gets [...]
Wow. It’s been almost a month since the last SuperFogeys Origins page posted. The 5th Anniversary Celebration only lasted a week and a half, but that’s calendar math for you. If you need a refresher (goodness knows I did), head on over to page one here. Jimmy-Go-Dead… man, been a while since we’ve seen him, [...]
Wait… wait… does that mean Harvey is a… ? Big thanks to artist Chip Skelton for making this page sing. I just love, love, love the pacing and that killer final panel. Nice work, my friend.
Artist Chip Skelton’s layouts blow me away with each new page. He’s a true designer. He doesn’t think solely in terms of panels, the thinks in pages. Trust me, that’s a lot more work. And when it looks as good as this, it’s worth it.
Maybe my favorite moment in this story. Seriously, imagine it. A zombie rabbit with a knife in its mouth is leaping towards you and wants to eat your face. You would absolutely. FREAK. OUT.
Big thanks to artist Chip Skelton for showing us all how it’s done! Sadly, Chip claims (CLAIMS!) this is possibly his last comic page… ever. Like me, he’s much more interested in writing and will be focusing his energies in that direction. Best of luck, Chip. That can be a rewarding–and frustrating–experience. BUT, this isn’t [...]
The image of Eisenhower drinking S.P.U. to the strains of Rock-a-bye Baby will forever haunt me. Big thanks to artist Lucas Turnbloom!
The penultimate page of “The Audition!” Big thanks to artist Lucas Turnbloom! Next week: Guest Strippin’ Xmas! See you then!
You know what’s the worst thing you can do to someone? Anyone? Just go up to them and say “I know what you did.” Doesn’t matter if you really know or not, we’ve all got things were ashamed of or trying to hide. Things we’d rather people didn’t know about us. Sometimes, I think about [...]
Talking heads, talking heads! SF features this kind of strip so rarely anymore that I know it’s a welcome relief for Marc when he gets one. Plus, I get to return to my first love: dialogue. Do you know what you’re missing at brockheasley.com? Come on over now and find out or I’ll kill your [...]
What happens when two villains have each other over a barrel? Find out next week! Note: Apologies for the black and white strip! We are experiencing technical difficulties. Full color strip will be up as soon as possible, rest assured. We don’t like being naked anymore than you like seeing us like this. Want more [...]
It has been a looooong time since we’ve seen the balding guy in the last panel. Need a refresher on Tom? Start with his intro right here and keep reading until you get here! Last week, I put my wedding ring back on for the first time in six years. Wanna know why it was [...]
I’d alway meant to check back in with Tom before now, but I could never really find a good reason for doing so within the main strip. Readers with long memories will remember that it was Tom to whom Jerry told his origin story. You see that and Tom’s reaction to Jerry’s origin, starting here. [...]
Man, Tom really knows how to play it to the Rocket family, doesn’t he? What would you say to your 20-year-old self? I took some time to figure it out and came up with 11 pieces of advice that dude would probably never take. Click here to give it a read. Includes pics of me [...]
This page is a story that was hinted at a loooooong time ago. Now that you’ve finally seen, what do you think? Big thanks to artist Marjorie Rishel for the epic rendering of a tough scene. Sometimes, things get in your head and you’ve got to get them out. This week, it was an allegory [...]
The second panel makes this page for me. The dialogue is pretty consistent with what I originally scripted, but artist Denver Brubaker and colorist Jeff Couturier took it to another level by actually visualizing what Dr. Rocket is describing. I laughed out loud when I saw it. Nice work, guys! That last panel is a [...]
This is it! The penultimate page of SuperFogeys Babies! Next week… the conclusion. However… there’s no way artist Denver Brubaker and colorist Jeff Couturier are going to top this page. When I saw the art for this, my jaw dropped. Hope you guys dig it half as much. Speaking of Denver, once SuperFogeys Babies wraps [...]
Longtime readers know how BIG this is! Dr. Rocket is free once again, but Tom has been locked up for far, far longer. I mean, he was first put there waaaaay back at the end of Chapter 7! I’ve been looking forward to this particular strip for a long, long time. Now, Tom is out. He [...]
Big update to the SuperFogeys Sourcebook and Adventure Game Kickstarter over the weekend–now I can show you the first miniatures. Check it out, Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket: How great are those sculpts! Big kudos to sculptor Gene Van Horne for capturing ALL the detail of what up until now was just drawings on a [...]
We’re in the home stretch! The Kickstarter has just one week left to go. Can we hit the $4500 goal? Can we go higher? It’s up to you guys, but I just wanna say already how grateful I am for how you’ve come out and shown your support for this project and for The SuperFogeys. [...]
Castro! The last time we saw our friendly neighborhood dictator was a long, long time ago. His appearance proved so popular he even inspired a T-shirt! (Did you get one? If you have a photo of you in it, I’d love to post it.) I think there’s a whole ‘nother story to be told about [...]
The alien invaders have desired Dr. Rocket for quite a while that they might make him answer for his crimes. As far as the SF Universe is concerned, there’s no one who has done more damage or more wrong than Dr. Rocket. He is an out and out villain. Never pretends to be otherwise. And [...]
I was just looking back at Marc’s first work on SuperFogeys yesterday and it really stuck me not only how far along his line work has come, but also how much his method for coloring has changed. There’s just far more shades and details in his coloring now–things that aren’t even in the drawings themselves. [...]
Here’s a tip to writers of comics: Wanna go easy on your artist? Script a bunch of head shots. Writing comics is often about balance. I can’t load up the detail and the backgrounds for multiple strips at a time or I’m gonna wear Marc out, so I’ve gotta also write stuff that it’s a [...]
One of the things that’s really hard to achieve in the strip format is any sense of scale. A comic book page gives you that vertical space that really allows you to expand the visuals out that a strip just doesn’t. True, there’s nothing saying we HAVE to do this in strips–that’s a self-imposed restriction–but [...]
Last Wednesday’s strip generated some great discussion about what Dr. Rocket and Zurida are up to. Today’s strip should provide those answers handily. Those of you with good memories should recall that Zurida saw Jerry quite clearly when she “visited” Valhalla in the previous chapter. Zurida’s invitation to Dr. Rocket to enter her palace kicks [...]
