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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Nov 2, 16 | 710 – Crimson Oils |
Aug 7, 15 | 666 – When He Can Smell You From in There, It’s a Problem |
Sep 11, 13 | 534 – Tangerine’s Mission |
Aug 25, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 2 “Interrupting Tea Time” |
Oct 28, 08 | 175 – My Pleasure |
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 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
Feb 1, 07 | 92 – Not the Woman He Used to Know |
Jan 1, 07 | 60 – Introducing Dictator Tot! |
Sep 27, 11 | Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge” Recap by Jeremy Bentley |
Sep 29, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 5 “Time to Move On” |
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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Nov 4, 19 | 809 – The Jerry Cradle |
Sep 14, 15 | 682 – Milk and Cookies |
Jun 6, 11 | 322 – Long Shadow on a Sunny Day |
Aug 11, 09 | SF Origins: Tangerine, Pg. 3 “New Parts” |
Sep 18, 08 | 164 – Why “Tangerine?” |
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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Oct 2, 06 | 10 – Why Spy Gal Came to Valhalla |
Jul 6, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 7 “Do You Wanna Die?” |
Mar 15, 11 | Pg. 7 “Knife to the Throat” |
Apr 16, 12 | 403 – Don’t Say No to Dark Maiden |
Jul 25, 11 | 336 – Walking Diagonally |
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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Sep 2, 13 | 531 – Phantom Limb |
Aug 19, 08 | 155 – Bait and Switch |
Oct 7, 11 | Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Recap by Steve VanDyken |
Jan 6, 14 | 560 – Lifeless |
Sep 18, 16 | 700 – Happy Tenth Anniversary, SuperFogeys |
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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Jan 7, 13 | 469 – Beating Into Submission with Peace |
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Jul 14, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 22 “The Society of Heroes” |
Aug 10, 12 | Pg. 1 “Baby Hands” |
Mar 11, 20 | 838 – The Situation |
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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Jun 11, 09 | 211 – Shrinking Your Carbon Footprint |
Apr 4, 12 | The SuperFogeys 2012 Teaser |
Feb 24, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 2 “Swifty” |
Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
May 17, 08 | SF Collection #3 Cover |
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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Oct 19, 12 | Pg. 9 “Let’s Go!” |
Jun 9, 22 | 896 – Pushed Aside |
Aug 6, 09 | 219 – Bubbles of Light 5 |
Jul 9, 09 | 215 – Little Snot |
Jun 30, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 20 “He Was a Noncombatant!” |
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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Apr 23, 18 | 780 – Don’t Be a Jerry |
Jan 4, 10 | Guest Strip by Marc Lapierre of “Spooky Doofus!” |
Aug 20, 12 | 437 – Ever Since The Shriveled Speedster Left |
Aug 26, 11 | Pg. 6 “The Missing Spark” |
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Mar 20, 07 | 119 – #@$% Heroic |
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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Dec 12, 16 | 718 – What is Deserved |
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Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
Aug 19, 08 | 155 – Bait and Switch |
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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Nov 13, 08 | 179 – Reverend Space Pig |
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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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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Mar 26, 12 | 398 – Rookie Hero Move |
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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