Commentary I am nothing if not patient. I created Tangerine quite a while ago. In fact, his actual first appearance is on the cover of the first SuperFogeys book and in the bonus story of that same book as drawn by Mike Hartigan. Each of the SuperFogeys are pretty much analogues for characters in either the [...]
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Commentary This is one of those rare strips that I think is pretty good, both visually and from a story standpoint, but that has a pretty weak punchline. There’s just something so obvious about that last panel. What I do like a lot is the unconventional paneling. I don’t remember exactly how I hit on the [...]
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Jan 20, 12 | Pg. 2 “Strange Visitor” |
Mar 30, 11 | 303 – Namby-Pamby Religious Jaghole |
COMMENTARY Look at the detail in that darkened warehouse! I kid. If you look closely at the third panel you’ll see that Dictator Tot has tossed aside a small device. I didn’t have room to explicitly state it, but the idea is that she was using that device to make it appear as though she [...]
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Sep 3, 12 | 441 – She Misses Brunch |
Sep 24, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Gwen Patton! |
Jan 1, 09 | Guest Strip by Mark R. Engel of “Prematurely Disappointed!” |
Oct 24, 12 | 452 – Book of Mormon Story |
Feb 10, 11 | 295 – It’s Got Him Thinkin’ |
UPDATE! CALL FOR GUEST STRIPS Each year I schedule a one week break for myself around Christmastime. I never miss updates, so I figured I deserve at least a week away. Nice time to recharge. Last year, I just didn’t post anything during that week, but now it occurs to me that there might be [...]
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Jan 28, 13 | 475 – Too Old For This |
Sep 1, 22 | 920 – …The More They Stay the Same |
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Mar 16, 21 | 882 – Says You |
MOTHER OF AN EPISODE So little dialogue…so much drawing…and I don’t like any of it. I’ve gotten slammed in the past for being too critical of my work. Whenever I get into that mode, people usually do one of two things: either 1) defend my work against me and my wonderful insecurities or 2) tell [...]
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Jan 17, 07 | 72 – Dictator Tot’s Marching Orders |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
Nov 2, 11 | The 2nd SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page |
Feb 6, 12 | 384 – Taking It Well |
WHAT IS THIS? Well, this is SuperFogeys Origins. In content if not format. For the vast majority of you, this is the first time you’re seeing Operation: Valhalla. Originally, this story was written for and appeared in the now-out-of-print first SuperFogeys collection and this is the first time it has ever appeared in its complete form [...]
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Jun 1, 12 | Pg. 4 “The O’Hara Family Tragedy” |
Sep 18, 15 | 684 – Better Than Dyin’ |
Aug 25, 09 | SF Origins: Tangerine, Pg. 5 “Making It Right” |
Aug 18, 09 | SF Origins: Tangerine, Pg. 4 “Justice” |
Oct 5, 12 | Pg. 7 “The Babymaker” |
Some really cool stuff going on in this one. Besides Marc’s typically great art, check out that trophy room! Ten points to whoever can identify where the items came from. This chapter is nearing its conclusion… any guesses as to how it will end?
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Aug 24, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 1 “Incoming!” |
The modern day Society of Heroes team has a long and spotty history in these parts. I’ve never really detailed what their origin story is (the one separate from the original Society of Heroes) or why they are the way are. Maybe someday I’ll get to do that in an origin. Suffice it to say, [...]
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Aug 16, 22 | 915 – Return to Valhalla |
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Aug 26, 11 | Pg. 6 “The Missing Spark” |
Nov 8, 06 | 36 – Valhalla Stinks! |
Mar 9, 21 | 880 – Boy, You Sure Got Old! |
You gotta sympathize with the Society of Heroes. If you had a sweet pad like that, wouldn’t you just want to enjoy it? Alien invasions… giant robots… wouldn’t those all just get in the way? Someone (forgive me for not remembering who) in the comments last week floated the idea that the Society is my [...]
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Aug 31, 12 | Pg. 4 “Crib Cage” |
Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
Jul 16, 09 | 216 – Cami |
Nov 14, 06 | 42 – Dr. Rocket Needs a Special Kind of Healing |
Aug 13, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 11 “Erased” |
Okay, I kind of love the Society of Heroes now. Why didn’t I ask Marc to draw them before? He does such a great job and I’m finding a lot of new life in them as characters seeing them through his eyes. Once upon a time, SuperFogeys Origins was going to be a modern day [...]
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Jul 23, 14 | 612 – A Tale of Two Swifties. |
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Jan 6, 10 | Guest Strip by Jermaine McGruder of “Warrior Born!” |
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May 5, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 12 “Date or Fight?” |
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Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
I’ve probably said it before, but pacing doesn’t get enough attention as one of the big keys to comic-making. Bad pacing can ruin a comic and make it unintelligible. Marc had a great idea with this strip and added the beat in the second panel to what was originally scripted as a three panel strip. [...]
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Goodbye, Healer. We’ll miss you so. Why, it seems like only yesterday that you first came to Valhalla to cause your very specific manner of mischief. And then–you ascended! A spot at the table in the Great Hall of the Society of Heroes. And now, dead. Your superhero career was short lived… just like you. [...]
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Jun 20, 12 | 422 – Whoof! |
Marc went with a very-different-than-normal approach to this strip and it works like gangbusters. (Which is an expression I’ve never really understood. If gangbusters work so well, why do don’t we have less gangs?) Fairly big shakeup today. And you thought Monday’s strip was big. Only two strips left in this chapter! Come back for [...]
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Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
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This is it! The penultimate strip of Chapter 14, “Invasion, Part One: The Arrival!” Come on back Wednesday to see how it all ends and get a hint of where the story is going next… Plus, a special (unfortunately necessary) announcement.
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Those of you who follow Marc on Twitter or Facebook know that he likes to try out lots of different art styles. We’d been looking for an excuse for him to incorporate one of those art styles into the strip and today’s seemed like a natural fit. I think it came off beautifully. For you [...]
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