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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May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
Nov 19, 09 | 234 – Time to Read |
Jan 9, 13 | 470 – Soviet Sam Strikes Again |
Aug 17, 12 | Pg. 2 “Youthfulenergysupersurplus!” |
Aug 15, 16 | 690 – Name Calling |
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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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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Jul 29, 13 | 521 – Spy Gal Awakened |
Nov 10, 20 | 854 – Don’t Touch the Lava |
Sep 9, 10 | 275 – A Moment of Silence |
Feb 9, 07 | 99 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden Met and Married, Conclusion |
Jun 1, 12 | Pg. 4 “The O’Hara Family Tragedy” |
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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Jun 18, 14 | 602 – The Legless Speedster |
Jun 3, 10 | 259 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 1 “Homesick” |
Jun 29, 15 | 649 – Can You Take a Punch? |
Dec 1, 14 | 641 – A Different World, A Different Thrice |
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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Aug 22, 12 | 438 – Don’t Insult the ‘Do |
Aug 25, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 2 “Interrupting Tea Time” |
Aug 27, 12 | 439 – So IMPOLITE! |
Jul 29, 13 | 521 – Spy Gal Awakened |
Oct 23, 08 | 174 – Big Mistake |
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 13, 12 | 435 – A Job Well Done |
Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
Nov 17, 14 | 637 – Dimension-Crossed Haters |
Jul 4, 11 | 330 – Swim City |
Feb 24, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 2 “Swifty” |
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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Apr 9, 07 | 138 – Good News and Bad News |
Jul 20, 11 | 335 – Diagonally |
Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
Jul 7, 14 | 607 – Too Easy |
May 11, 12 | Pg. 1 “Now This is a Story…” |
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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May 5, 14 | 592 – Bubbles of Light 9 |
Jul 16, 18 | Pg. 7 “Passion Enough to Change a Heart” |
May 27, 13 | 507 – Telling Off Skunk Head |
Sep 27, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 3 |
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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Jun 27, 12 | 424 – Somebody That He Used to Know |
Nov 27, 08 | 183 – Eloquence |
May 5, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 12 “Date or Fight?” |
Oct 3, 12 | 446 – General Spy Gal |
Jan 14, 10 | 239 – How Captain Spectacular Knows The Third Man |
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May 14, 08 | SF Collection #1 Cover |
Aug 21, 15 | 672 – To The USZ! |
Aug 16, 22 | 915 – Return to Valhalla |
Mar 18, 10 | 248 – The Difference Between Justice and Revenge |
Sep 5, 11 | 348 – The Wheel of Fortune |
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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Dec 3, 14 | 642 – A Star Falls |
Apr 18, 12 | 404 – President Superknocker |
Jun 27, 12 | 424 – Somebody That He Used to Know |
Aug 28, 13 | 530 – Jerry’s Greatest Hits |
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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Sep 11, 13 | 534 – Tangerine’s Mission |
Jun 30, 22 | 902 – Devastation |
Mar 18, 13 | 489 – Change in Plan |
Aug 10, 15 | 667 – The Importance of Good Hygiene |
Aug 29, 12 | 440 – Up, Up and CRASH |
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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Jun 3, 10 | 259 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 1 “Homesick” |
Jun 1, 12 | Pg. 4 “The O’Hara Family Tragedy” |
Nov 23, 11 | 365 – Bloody Roofie |
Oct 19, 11 | 356 – Best Luck of Her Life |
Jun 9, 22 | 896 – Pushed Aside |
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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Apr 14, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 9 “Press Conference” |
Jul 24, 08 | 148 – The Society of Heroes – Introducing Tangerine! |
Oct 6, 06 | 13 – How About a Kiss? |
Oct 18, 06 | 25 – Pee On Swifty |
Apr 8, 11 | Cover |