This is one of those that’s a favorite of a lot of people (or so I’m told) but that I’ve never really liked much. Bathroom humor always feels cheap and forced to me. On these early strips I was drawing at a smaller size and using paper and pens that were quite a bit different [...]
Posts Tagged ‘jerry’
After I did the first 10 SuperFogeys strips on my blog at MySpace, I decided to try to find a place to get the strip hosted and see if I could produce something like it on a regular basis. When the SuperFogeys did find a host site (pre-Th3rd World) I decided to start the strip [...]
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Sep 11, 15 | 681 – Man Child |
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Sep 5, 16 | 696 – Account Closed |
Nov 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
This is the first strip where I’m really demonstrating the perverseness of Dr. Rocket, an aspect of his personality that would come to define him later. It’s hard writing a perverse character in what is essentially an all-ages strip, but I think this strip is a good example of how it can be done. It’s [...]
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Nov 19, 12 | 459 – A Family Thing |
Apr 28, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 11 “Huzzah!” |
Oct 25, 17 | 741 – Scumbag Jerry |
Jan 23, 13 | 474 – Overwhelmed |
Sep 23, 16 | Guest Strip by Alethea Lim (Alecat)! |
I knew I wanted Dr. Rocket’s monologue to be about how he got Spy Gal unconscious, but I wanted his means of accomplishing that to be something humorous, brief and unique. I thought he might drug her, but just any ol’ drug wouldn’t do. It had to be something exotic. Boom: Space Pig Urine. It [...]
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Jul 28, 22 | 910 – The Hero the World Needs |
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Dec 31, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 3 |
There are essentially two ways to do a comic strip (as I see it): with or without a continuing story. The intro of Spy Gal is when I realized that I just wasn’t capable of doing one-off jokes. I ALWAYS have a story to tell. Spy Gal was originally supposed to be a character named [...]
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Jan 21, 07 | 81 – Jerry Denied! |
Nov 10, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 2 “Girlfight” |
Dec 4, 13 | 554 – Not In a Way That Matters |
Jun 15, 11 | 325 – At Captain Spectacular’s Door |
May 6, 11 | Pg. 4 “Contrast” |
For Spy Gal’s intro, I wanted to push the boundaries of good taste a little. Is it right to make light of the dementia that all-too-often takes over the minds of older people? …Depends on how you do it. Turns out Spy Gal was faking, but it’s a theme I plan on revisting. Why Turnip? [...]
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Sep 20, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 1! |
Dec 24, 12 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys! |
Jun 28, 22 | 901 – Vanished |
Oct 17, 18 | HUGE NEWS! SuperFogeys Volume One—Inaction Heroes now on Kickstarter! |
Oct 8, 12 | 447 – Enemy Target Identified |
It still pains me to look at the art in a lot of these early strips. Where the crud are the frickin’ wheelchairs? The only answer I have is that I was lazy and was trying to draw as little as possible. I really saw the strips as more of an exercise in pacing and [...]
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Aug 4, 09 | SF Origins: Tangerine, Pg. 2 “Master Masticate and the Concubine Cannibals” |
Mar 13, 07 | 112 – Budapest ’68 All Over Again |
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Mar 21, 11 | The SuperFogeys 2011 Teaser |
Mar 25, 20 | 842 – Someone to Hit |
his is the second of the additions I made to the original 10 black and white strips I did to kick off the SuperFogeys. Originally, episode 8 went into what is now episode 10 without this minor stopover to make explicit what was once subtle. She’s Spy Gal. Spy Gal is a spy. Duh. It [...]
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Oct 15, 09 | 229 – Father and Tom |
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May 22, 13 | 506 – Disappearing Act |
First of all: yes, they’re watching Jeopardy. The real point of this strip was to show Jerry’s concern for Spy Gal and Captain Spectacular’s utter lack of it. I wrapped that point in a Jeopardy joke recycled from Groundhog Day because I figured I’d better do this joke now and early in order to get [...]
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Mar 26, 07 | 125 – Jerry’s Down |
Dec 14, 11 | 371 – Leaving Las Vegas |
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Oct 23, 08 | 174 – Big Mistake |
What’s sadder than a guy who can run really fast that’s stuck behind a walker? The answer is nothing, my friends, nothing. That’s what makes Swifty so much fun–we all know exactly why he’s so bitter and grumpy and you just can’t blame the guy. For Swifty’s design, I couldn’t make him look too much [...]
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May 18, 12 | Pg. 2 “Not Ready or Able” |
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Apr 11, 11 | 306 – He Looks Like He’s Dying |
May 5, 08 | 102 – WebSpace Page: Swifty |
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Jun 24, 15 | 647 – Ms. Carter Sings the Blues |
Aug 5, 10 | 268 – Sick and Unflattering |
Dec 2, 13 | 553 – Capture and Rescue Mission |
Jan 2, 17 | 722 – Help or Mourn? |
Oct 9, 08 | 170 – There Will Be Blood |
This one is just ugly. None of the characters look right, though I do love how the idea of Spy Gal kissing Dr. Rocket just rolls off Captain Spectacular. The man just does not care. Plus: sexy shoulder blades.
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Apr 27, 12 | Pg. 10 “Mother and Child Reunion” |
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Nov 4, 08 | 176 – An Evil #@$% |
I love this strip. I think this is the one where you get the best sense of the relationship between Captain Spectacular and Jerry. The first panel alone–I think if the entire strip were just that panel, I’d be happy. I don’t think anyone else laughs at that first panel (That’s not where the joke [...]
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Mar 25, 11 | Pg. 8 “Get Her” |
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Jan 10, 18 | 753 – What She’d Like to Know |
Jun 17, 08 | 139 – Jerry’s Fate Revealed |
This is the strip that finally broke me. I enjoy the dialogue here a lot, but the art is the (seemingly) umpteenth strip made out of spare parts. This is when I realized things had to change.
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I do believe this strip marks the first close-up I’d ever done in the Superfogeys. I began looking for ways to change the camera around and push the framing into the storytelling more. It was just one panel, but it was a start.
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I love this little experiment. It’s two jokes, one the main plot and one a jokey subplot, that don’t work so well on their own but that compliment each other, I think, pretty well. Jerry’s frustration here is my own. Sleep, it seems, will always be denied me. I had no idea the Space Pig [...]
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Feb 12, 09 | 195 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 12 “The Conclusion” |
Dec 25, 08 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys (2008) |
Jun 7, 22 | 895 – Can’t Stop Won’t Stop |
Mar 5, 14 | 577 – Who are the Two Queens? |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Double-sized strips are always fun, but I’m not sure this is the best use of it. The flashback certainly was fun to do. The idea here should be clear: Jerry is Captain Spectacular’s sidekick. This is all set-up and revelation. You should be getting the idea by now that Chapter 1 is really Jerry’s story.
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Feb 24, 14 | 574 – Jerry Stirring |
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Mar 11, 21 | 881 – Minutes Away |
Oct 3, 11 | Chapter 8, “The Captain and the Spy” Recap by Nick Perkins |
The last strip of Chapter One is one that I had planned for a long, long time. Once I decided to do the SuperFogeys for real, I quickly came up with a grand plan. This plan extends far, far beyond this chapter, though this ending is the first touchstone in that plan. If you ever [...]
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Apr 27, 12 | Pg. 10 “Mother and Child Reunion” |
Nov 2, 11 | The 2nd SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page |
Mar 11, 07 | 110 – Spanking |
Mar 13, 07 | 112 – Budapest ’68 All Over Again |
Oct 30, 13 | 544 – Whose Mess Is It, Anyway? |
One of the better-paced strips I’ve done (or so I’ve been told) and a solid, economical reintroduction to three of the main characters.
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Jul 29, 15 | 662 – Lazy Villainy |
May 7, 12 | 409 – Walkin’ Blues |
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Mar 16, 12 | Pg. 4 “An Unexpected Cellmate” |
Jun 22, 12 | Pg. 2 “Doppelgangers” |
Jerry was late to the party because I needed to remind the audience of his feelings for Spy Gal. I’m sure there was a better way to do that. Not a favorite of mine.
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Mar 21, 11 | The SuperFogeys 2011 Teaser |
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May 7, 14 | 593 – When Did Swifty Die? |
Aug 1, 14 | Pg. 5 “Many Doors, All Locked” |
I knew the back half of this chapter would be light on the Swifty, so I wanted to make sure his last time in the spotlight was a memorable one. Everyone seems to have a different favorite Swifty ailment, but the one I like the best (and the first one I wrote) is the one [...]
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Aug 11, 14 | Marc Lapierre and The SuperFogeys |
Aug 12, 11 | Pg. 4 “Fear of the Space Pig” |
I had been looking for an excuse to do a single-panel strip for a long time and this conclusion of the Healer’s interviews with all the SuperFogeys was a good excuse for it. Originally, the dialogue on this one was vastly different. It was a back and forth between the Healer and the Captain; none [...]
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Nov 20, 17 | 748 – Good Enough |
44 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed
by Brock Heasley on November 16th, 2006This 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 [...]
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Jul 27, 15 | 661 – Jerry is the Portalmaker |
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Jul 30, 12 | 431 – Blights of the Round Table |
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45 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed, Conclusion
by Brock Heasley on November 17th, 2006See 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 [...]
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Aug 17, 12 | Pg. 2 “Youthfulenergysupersurplus!” |
May 22, 13 | 506 – Disappearing Act |
Mar 23, 07 | 122 – Who Will Jerry Fight? |
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Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
I tried and tried to not make this one a double-sized. I had just done one and I didn’t want to take the time to do another one, but there just wasn’t any other way to make it work. Too many characters all interacting with each other. It has been said that this is one [...]
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May 20, 11 | Pg. 6 “Invisible” |
Aug 25, 14 | 620 – Her Husband’s Keeper |
Jun 11, 09 | 211 – Shrinking Your Carbon Footprint |
Jan 15, 18 | 754 – Not Strong Anymore |
Oct 29, 09 | 231 – The Greatest Revenge Plot Never Imagined |
This is an important call back to the end of Chapter 1. I had to keep Jerry’s unrequited love alive somehow and it seems particularly harsh that it’s now Spy Gal herself who is diminishing him. Jerry’s just fun to mess with.
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Jun 3, 11 | Pg. 8 “Future Imperfect” |
Mar 13, 11 | 299 – Why The Hospital |
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Dec 17, 12 | 467 – Spy Gal Kicks Butt |
Visually, this is one of my absolute favorites. You can see I’m trying something new with the background. I first used the “faded background” technique in a guest strip I did for Wes Molebash’s strip “You’ll Have That” Once I did it there, I knew I needed to try it for SF. More copy/pasting [...]
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Oct 1, 06 | 9 – How to Turn Dr. Rocket On |
Aug 24, 11 | 345 – Taking a Pill |
Aug 31, 16 | 695 – The Mighty Money Man |
Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
Jan 6, 12 | Pg. 7 “Space Pig the Sidekick?” |
The first panel shows a depth of field we haven’t really seen in SF thus far. My goal was to do a drawing that would also work well as a group shot and, possibly, a wallpaper. Plans are in the works for just such a thing. Obviously, this is a huge change of pace for [...]
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Jun 4, 12 | 417 – Guess Who’s Back? |
Mar 29, 07 | 128 – Only Two People in the World… |
Jun 8, 12 | Pg. 5 “In the 1950s” |
Jan 8, 07 | 64 – Introducing Dictator Tot! |
Aug 22, 16 | 692 – See! You Are Needed! |
The Swifty-Jerry dynamic is one of my favorites, and this is one of my favorite exchanges that I’ve had a chance to write. I love how Jerry just ignores Swifty. A fun strip that segued into one of the biggest mistakes I ever made with the SuperFogeys…
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Feb 22, 12 | 389 – The Invisible Pain |
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Mar 26, 12 | 398 – Rookie Hero Move |
Could I just not be bothered to draw backgrounds this time? Looks like. Still, the colors are pretty, right? Right? I try to make the Space Pig be an animal of as few words as possible. You never quite know where he’s coming from, I think. He’s a popular character, so he must be [...]
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Jan 13, 07 | 68 – Jerry’s Computer Troubles |
Oct 29, 12 | 453 – Buried Weapons |
Sep 27, 06 | 6 – Introducing Spy Gal! |
May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
Oct 17, 12 | 450 – Neither One of Them Expected It |
Another “colorful” strip. Seriously, this is just ugly. I never pull off the silhouetted figures thing as well as someone like Mike Witmer over at Pinkerton. I try but…no. Still, Jerry getting rejected by Spy Gal…that’s always gold as far as I’m concerned.
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Aug 19, 10 | 273 – All Is Revealed |
Nov 27, 17 | 750 – The Big Slap |
Nov 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
Mar 4, 20 | 836 – Keep Away |
Jul 11, 14 | Pg. 2 “The Devil in the Dark” |
The Pig is the minister! That’s the payoff to the Space Pig’s WebSpace page. Don’t know how many people picked up on that. I had a lot of fun with this page. Designing the Ninja Bridesmaid was particularly fun.
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Apr 13, 12 | Pg. 8 “Enter: The Thrice Evil” |
Jul 7, 22 | 904 – Moment for a Fallen Hero |
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Jan 8, 20 | 822 – You Talkin’ to Me? |
Aug 27, 14 | 621 – Jerry’s Powers |
Another ugly, ugly strip. An important one though. This is one of those that I think people read and then didn’t ask the right questions about. Jerry’s tears are a leftover plot thread from Chapter 3. The last time anyone talked about him it was in Episode 88 when Captain Spectacular mentioned that Jerry had [...]
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Nov 2, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 10 “Anywhere But Here” |
Oct 2, 13 | 540 – Jerry is Committed |
Oct 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
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Jun 25, 09 | 213 – Bubbles of Light 4 |
Slapsticky? Yes, definitely. But I still love it. Shoot, I love it because it’s slapsticky. Obviously, I’m riffing on the Nintendo Wii here, notorious for it’s flying game remotes. I got a Wii in December of 2006. Love that thing and with all the reports of the sytem being used in nursing homes across the [...]
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Oct 20, 14 | 629 – Freaky Differences |
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Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
Aug 28, 13 | 530 – Jerry’s Greatest Hits |
As bad as the art was in the firs few strips of this chapter, I think it got that much better once the Wii stuff came in. Spy Gal’s jumping pose was something I was nervous about doing (I’m not good with the action), but I’m really pleased with how it turned out. All of [...]
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Aug 7, 08 | 152 – Best Man |
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Feb 25, 10 | 245 – One Week Later |
Nov 6, 17 | 744 – The USZ is Truly a Wondrous Place |
Some readers thought Jerry was out-of-character here. In my mind, Jerry is basically a decent guy, but even decent guys can be pushed too far. If it’s Swifty talking, then you can be sure that Jerry is being pushed too far. I labored and labored over the wording of Dr. Rocket’s apology. It had to [...]
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May 2, 08 | 85 – WebSpace Page: Spy Gal |
Feb 3, 07 | 94 – Everything Changed |
Jun 18, 18 | Pg. 3 “The Prophecy” |
Jul 23, 18 | Pg. 8 “Better When She Was a Villain” |
Apr 4, 12 | The SuperFogeys 2012 Teaser |
I had a TON of fun with this episode. Webcomics can, at times, be a bit of a grind. That schedule, even at just twice a week, can be killer. A visually interesting episode like this where I get to play with depth of field and extreme reactions is just a blast. I had only [...]
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Jul 5, 22 | 903 – Big Dumb Floating Ape |
Jan 9, 17 | 724 – Requiem for Tangerine |
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Nov 17, 06 | 45 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed, Conclusion |
Feb 26, 18 | 766 – Always |
And now you see the entire impetus for the Wii storyline. I knew I wanted Star Maiden to be so deranged that she actually sees the Fogeys as their younger selves. With that in mind, I thought her interpretation of “air boxing” would be hilarious. Turned out to be more dramatic, but what are you [...]
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May 8, 13 | 502 – The Presidio Thumb |
Jan 2, 12 | 374 – A Spy Gal Shaped Hole |
Aug 7, 15 | 666 – When He Can Smell You From in There, It’s a Problem |
Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
Jan 6, 20 | 821 – Frightening Frogs |
This is another callback to Spy Gal’s initial appearance in Chapter 1 where the Fogeys discussed her “hotness.” Again, Star Maiden’s reference to bunnies is not so random as it first appears. A quick read of episodes 44 and 45 of Chapter 2 should give enough of a clue to what she might be talking [...]
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May 14, 18 | 786 – The Opening of the Door |
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Jan 2, 12 | 374 – A Spy Gal Shaped Hole |
Mar 11, 20 | 838 – The Situation |
Some pretty loaded dialog here, and one of my favorite CS/Jerry conversations at that. I like the talky stuff. Action is fun and I understand the need for it, but I always see the core of the SuperFogeys being the interplay between the characters. That’s where the meat is. Love the promise of the last [...]
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Mar 29, 07 | 128 – Only Two People in the World… |
Dec 3, 12 | 463 – May Percy Have a Pet? |
Nov 22, 06 | 49 – The Pen is Shinier Than the Sword |
Aug 2, 22 | 911 – The Savior of the World |
Jun 26, 13 | 516 – Time to Clean House |
Some readers misunderstood this strip to mean that Spy Gal is upset at Star Maiden again. Not my intention at all, something I hope becomes clear in the next strip. Swifty’s line at the end came from trial and error. All of his dialog in the last panel went through many iterations. I think the [...]
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May 21, 09 | 209 – Coming to Jesus |
Sep 10, 12 | 443 – “Open to Ideas” |
Dec 23, 11 | Pg. 6 “Battle in the Skies” |
Jul 4, 12 | 426 – Daddy’s Little Girl |
Jun 24, 13 | Bubbles of Light 0 |
The rare one-paneler! Very rarely do I have an idea for a strip that lends itself to this. The challenge is the layout. Getting all those characters into one frame isn’t easy for me, but well worth it, I think.
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Feb 21, 18 | 765 – The Spark Between Them |
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May 28, 09 | 210 – What Happens Next |
Dec 30, 10 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” (2010) |
Oct 21, 11 | Pg. 4 “Zombie Madness” |
A transitional strip. I hate these. Usually, I’m able to cover it up better with a joke, but not so much here.
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Jan 1, 09 | Guest Strip by Mark R. Engel of “Prematurely Disappointed!” |
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Mar 11, 07 | 110 – Spanking |
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Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
The plot of this particular strip was pretty simple: Jerry and Dictator Tot play Wii Bowling. DT loses. DT pulls out a gun. Here’s the script, as originally written: 123 – 1: DT assuming the bowling stance. DT: Bowling is very simple. The remote is like the ball. You pull it back with the button… [...]
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Dec 31, 08 | Guest Strip by Edward Krebes of “Hobo and Bowser!” |
May 27, 11 | Pg. 7 “In the Future” |
Mar 3, 14 | 576 – Torture Chamber 3B |
Jun 22, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 5 “How People Look at You” |
Oct 9, 13 | 542 – The Visible Man |
I’ve made no secret that I have a long, long term plan for the SuperFogeys. Pieces of a puzzle that I want to lay down and that will add up into something (I hope) special one day. This is one of those pieces. I won’t say I always knew it would be Jerry to get [...]
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Aug 31, 12 | Pg. 4 “Crib Cage” |
Aug 29, 16 | 694 – Soviet Sam Crackdown |
May 16, 18 | 787 – Where to Start? |
Aug 3, 11 | 339 – Love |
Aug 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
There’s a kid with a gun. The kid’s a villain though, so I’m asking you to go with it. There’s not much funny about gun violence. This isn’t the place to really get into it, but my life has certainly been affected by gun violence on more than one occasion. My feeling is that if [...]
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Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Nov 23, 11 | 365 – Bloody Roofie |
Dec 29, 08 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” |
Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
Feb 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 1 “Spy Gal” |
Did Swifty go too far? That’s what some readers thought. I admit that I had second thoughts about this one as well, but knowing what I know about Swifty and Jerry’s relationship, I think he is justified. True, I haven’t actually REVEALED why Swifty hates Jerry so much, but still… The second panel with Spy Gal’s [...]
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Jan 23, 07 | 82 – Refuge in Dr. Klein’s Office |
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Mar 21, 07 | 120 – Swifty’s Losing? |
Jul 22, 11 | Pg. 1 “Uh Oh” |
Nov 26, 12 | 461 – He Escaped |
Here’s a bit of a storytelling trick…by keeping Dr. Rocket out of the strip for several weeks (off camera–he was in the room the whole time), I make his appearance in the last panel just that much more surprising. That’s the hope anyway. It all seems terribly convenient, I agree. You’re supposed to be thinking [...]
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How did I go this long without a “When Pigs Fly” joke? That first panel was a challenge for me. In case you haven’t already been able to tell, perspective isn’t my strong suit. Still, I’m pleased with how it turned out. I think it works for what it is. Again, Star Maiden is just [...]
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Feb 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 1 “Spy Gal” |
Oct 18, 06 | 25 – Pee On Swifty |
May 2, 18 | 783 – FINALLY! |
Feb 2, 21 | 870 – Spy Gal’s Patience Runs Out |
Mar 16, 10 | SF Origins: Swifty and the Prophecy, Pg. 2 “The Prophecy” |
Nurse Carter has a personality! I think I do an alright job of developing my characters, but Nurse Carter has always been the one that I’ve neglected. Here, finally, she says something that hints at something resembling a thought in her head. It’s the kind of character humor that can be difficult to do, but [...]
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May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
Dec 14, 10 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 2 “No One Should Die Among Strangers” |
Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
Jun 17, 13 | 513 – Devil’s Bargain |
Jun 2, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 16 “Eagle vs. Bear” |
Had a blast with the first panel. I love drawing Mr. Crook, design courtesy of Eskimo Dave creator Mike Hartigan. I wish he wasn’t dead. Check back to Episode 10 of Chapter 1 for a part of Mr. Crook’s story. Mustache on Captain Spectacular doesn’t look too bad. A little more insight on the Jerry/Swifty [...]
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Aug 5, 10 | 268 – Sick and Unflattering |
Jan 17, 18 | 755 – Under the Radar |
Nov 20, 17 | 748 – Good Enough |
May 30, 12 | 416 – Alcohol is His Kryptonite |
This was supposed to be a very normal operation with some choice quips from Dr. Rocket. That was the idea anyway. Then I remembered, “Oh yeah, this is the SuperFogeys.” As with most things involving Dr. Rocket, this crosses the line from weird into disturbing. I’m pretty much okay with that.
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Oct 28, 19 | 807 – Space Pig vs. Space Pigs |
May 30, 11 | 320 – One Thing Left |
Mar 19, 12 | 396 – Give Tom a Chance |
Dec 10, 09 | 237 – A Surprise Visitor |
Wow. Just, wow. This strip is sooooo busy. I think there’s a certain charm to it, but hold crud, those panels are just loaded. Usually not a good idea. I have no idea why the Space Pig is singing “Last Kiss.” That was the song that seemed to fit and once I got the idea [...]
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Aug 10, 11 | 341 – Stop |
Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
Jul 6, 15 | 652 – On the Great Wall |
May 2, 18 | 783 – FINALLY! |
Mar 24, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 6 “Beaten to the Punch” |
That profile pic of Jerry is my most favorite drawing of him that I’ve done. It just captures him so perfectly. The first mission of the Society of Heroes is a tale I want to tell. It should appear as a backup story in a future SuperFogeys book. Watch for that.
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Jan 27, 14 | 566 – Guns Blazin’ |
Aug 26, 11 | Pg. 6 “The Missing Spark” |
Dec 7, 12 | Valhalla Fight Poster – Spy Gal vs. Zurida! |
Aug 19, 19 | 792 – Dashing, Like Hyphens |
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Jun 24, 08 | 141 – Why, Little D? |
Jan 11, 17 | 725 – Slaughter Many, Many More |
Feb 3, 07 | 94 – Everything Changed |
Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
Dec 11, 08 | 187 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 4 “New Clothes” |
This is the cover to Book 2, which collected both all of Chapter 3 and the backup story, “Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden in the Inevitable Dimension.”
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Nov 5, 14 | 634 – Twin Plots |
Dec 26, 11 | Guest Strip by Will Boyer! |
Oct 23, 08 | 174 – Big Mistake |
Jan 1, 09 | Guest Strip by Mark R. Engel of “Prematurely Disappointed!” |
Jul 21, 14 | 611 – Escape |
Commentary Looking at my comments below, it’s clear I wasn’t very happy about the way this strip turned out at the time. Looking at it now, I’m not sure what my problem was. Looks pretty decent to me, although I regret the color scheme I chose for Jerry’s hospital room, especially since he’s going to [...]
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BRIAN ANDERSON Today’s amazing spotlight on Dr. Rocket comes to us from Brian Anderson of the nationally syndicated comic strip,Dog Eat Doug! Brian is doing me a huge favor this week as last week’s ER visit really threw me off my game. Look at the detail in the good Doctor’s face! Amazing work, Brian, and [...]
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Nov 28, 11 | 366 – Who Dares? |
Apr 29, 10 | 254 – Why Kill An Innocent? |
Oct 28, 11 | Pg. 5 “Knife in the Mouth” |
Feb 16, 21 | 874 – The One True |
Mar 27, 07 | 126 – Who the @#$% is the Third Man? |
RUFUS EDGE Holy Guest Strips, Captain! I was amazed to get 2 guest strips of high caliber this week, and now, suddenly, I’ve got two more! This latest one was actually submitted as Fan Art, but I think you can easily see why I tossed it into the regular rotation. I literally laughed out loud [...]
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Oct 17, 18 | HUGE NEWS! SuperFogeys Volume One—Inaction Heroes now on Kickstarter! |
Aug 15, 11 | 342 – The Wrong Man |
Oct 4, 11 | Chapter 9, “Head Games” Recap by Eric Merritt |
Aug 22, 16 | 692 – See! You Are Needed! |
Sep 10, 18 | Pg. 15 “Something Missing” |
Commentary Ah, “Wrinkly Butt.” As this one was sitting at my drawing board, my wife happened upon it and exclaimed “WHAT IS UP WITH SPY GAL’S CHEST?” I explained that she’s been long established as a large-chested character and that she’s clearly folding her arms here so… My wife wasn’t having it. It was an [...]
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Jun 10, 11 | Pg. 9 “College Years” |
Mar 18, 21 | 883 – Through the Mall! |
Sep 27, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 3 |
Oct 22, 12 | 451 – Will Tangerine Help? |
Jan 4, 11 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar, Part Two |