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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Aug 7, 15 | 666 – When He Can Smell You From in There, It’s a Problem |
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Dec 23, 13 | 559 – A Death in the Family |
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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Aug 27, 12 | 439 – So IMPOLITE! |
Jun 10, 11 | Pg. 9 “College Years” |
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Jul 28, 09 | SF Origins: Tangerine, Pg. 1 “A Chance to Think” |
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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Mar 9, 12 | Pg. 3 “His Old Flame” |
Jul 9, 08 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” |
Apr 27, 12 | Pg. 10 “Mother and Child Reunion” |
Sep 2, 08 | 159 – Strange Dreams and Wedding Plans |
Sep 16, 10 | 276 – “Sweetie” |
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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Nov 20, 08 | 181 – The Thrice Evil |
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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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Jul 1, 13 | 517 – The Man in the Iron Cage |
Oct 5, 12 | Pg. 7 “The Babymaker” |
Mar 30, 11 | 303 – Namby-Pamby Religious Jaghole |
Jul 29, 13 | 521 – Spy Gal Awakened |
Apr 23, 14 | 589 – The Lie of Never |
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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May 26, 22 | 892 – Ejection |
Oct 1, 12 | 445 – I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told |
Mar 9, 10 | SF Origins: Swifty and the Prophecy, Pg. 1 “Nice Moves” |
Jul 2, 18 | Pg. 5 “Promise” |
Aug 13, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 11 “Erased” |
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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Sep 5, 11 | 348 – The Wheel of Fortune |
Jan 21, 10 | 240 – ZAP! |
Aug 21, 19 | 793 – The Hero He Hates to Be |
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Feb 16, 21 | 874 – The One True |
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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Jul 8, 08 | Guest Strip by Brian Anderson of “Dog Eat Doug!” |
Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
Jun 16, 14 | 601 – Kneel Before Thrice |
Aug 20, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 12 “Party Hard” |
Feb 3, 20 | 829 – Too. Far. |
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, 18 | Pg. 8 “Better When She Was a Villain” |
Mar 9, 21 | 880 – Boy, You Sure Got Old! |
Feb 25, 13 | 483 – Bubbles of Light 8 |
Jan 6, 20 | 821 – Frightening Frogs |
Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
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May 22, 13 | 506 – Disappearing Act |
Mar 13, 13 | 488 – A Pale Queen Commands Them |
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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Aug 8, 16 | 688 – Zurida, The Peacemaker |
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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Mar 13, 13 | 488 – A Pale Queen Commands Them |
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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Jan 28, 21 | 869 – A Wonderful Side Effect |
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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Apr 2, 12 | 400 – Dark Maiden |
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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