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 [...]
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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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Mar 28, 07 | 127 – Entralean Slime Pellet |
Sep 9, 15 | 680 – Thrice Evil is Not Pleased |
Jan 18, 12 | 379 – A True Hero |
Jan 8, 18 | 752 – Like Jerry |
Oct 22, 09 | 230 – Cleaning Out Her Ears |
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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Jun 24, 13 | Bubbles of Light 0 |
Nov 14, 16 | 713 – No More Killin’ |
Mar 18, 07 | 117 – Dementia |
Jul 13, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 8 “Sweet Dreams” |
Mar 14, 12 | 395 – The Stink of Captivity |
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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Nov 3, 14 | 633 – A Different Destiny |
Dec 16, 11 | Pg. 5 “Full Power, Harvey!” |
Oct 7, 11 | Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Recap by Steve VanDyken |
Aug 10, 16 | 689 – Zurida, the Mother |
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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Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
Jul 12, 22 | 905 – Big Landing |
Apr 17, 13 | 498 – Zurida’s Conditions |
Jul 15, 08 | 145 – Wrinkly Butt |
Mar 10, 07 | 109 – WHO THREW THIS!? |
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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Jan 27, 20 | 827 – Lay Her Down |
Sep 27, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 3 |
Oct 21, 19 | 805 – Across the Mountaintop |
Mar 14, 12 | 395 – The Stink of Captivity |
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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Jan 7, 21 | 865 – Balance |
Jan 28, 21 | 869 – A Wonderful Side Effect |
Oct 12, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg.7 “BOOM” |
Oct 14, 11 | Pg. 3 “Enter: Jimmy-Go-Dead” |
Jul 17, 08 | 146 – Cad and a Layabout |
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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Jan 22, 20 | 826 – Into the Suckface |
Nov 6, 08 | 177 – Lay Some More On Me |
Mar 20, 07 | 119 – #@$% Heroic |
Nov 12, 20 | 855 – Making Thrice Evil Sad |
Sep 5, 14 | Pg. 9 – Like Other Men |
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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Aug 14, 19 | 791 – The Secret Origin of The Atomic Fly! |
Nov 20, 06 | 48 – “Old Marm?” |
Oct 27, 20 | 850 – Grand Entrance |
Aug 20, 14 | 619 – The Repentant |
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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Nov 7, 06 | 35 – Healer Q&A |
Aug 19, 10 | 273 – All Is Revealed |
May 2, 18 | 783 – FINALLY! |
Nov 16, 06 | 44 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed |
Dec 31, 08 | Guest Strip by Edward Krebes of “Hobo and Bowser!” |
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Oct 14, 10 | 280 – Twin Sisters |
Apr 27, 12 | Pg. 10 “Mother and Child Reunion” |
Dec 12, 11 | 370 – Ugly Little Man |
Feb 26, 14 | 575 – Undermined |
Nov 19, 14 | 638 – The Man Who Sold the World |
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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Oct 29, 12 | 453 – Buried Weapons |
Mar 16, 12 | Pg. 4 “An Unexpected Cellmate” |
Apr 23, 18 | 780 – Don’t Be a Jerry |
Aug 29, 16 | 694 – Soviet Sam Crackdown |
Apr 8, 07 | 137 – The Operating Blues |
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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Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
Dec 9, 08 | 186 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 3 “Going Up” |
Mar 10, 07 | 109 – WHO THREW THIS!? |
Sep 25, 08 | 166 – Beer Don’t Judge |
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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Sep 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
Oct 17, 06 | 24 – Too Little Too Late |
Aug 3, 11 | 339 – Love |
Oct 13, 20 | 846 – Oh, He Dead |
Jul 4, 12 | 426 – Daddy’s Little Girl |
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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Jan 2, 12 | 374 – A Spy Gal Shaped Hole |
Oct 18, 06 | 25 – Pee On Swifty |
Sep 11, 15 | 681 – Man Child |
Jan 28, 13 | 475 – Too Old For This |
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 5, 18 | 760 – OG Thrice |
Oct 14, 08 | 171 – Hello, Karma |
Jul 16, 09 | 216 – Cami |
Oct 29, 12 | 453 – Buried Weapons |
Dec 21, 12 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy! |
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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Mar 16, 21 | 882 – Says You |
Oct 30, 19 | 808 – 2.5 Seconds Later |
Nov 11, 19 | 811 – Attack Pattern |
Sep 16, 15 | 683 – What Makes Peace Worthless |
Aug 28, 19 | 795 – The Duality of All Creatures |
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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Aug 21, 13 | 528 – Spy Gal vs. Jerry |
Jan 29, 09 | 193 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 10 “Escape” |
Aug 10, 12 | Pg. 1 “Baby Hands” |
Oct 10, 12 | 448 – Thinking Like a Hero |
Aug 7, 15 | 666 – When He Can Smell You From in There, It’s a Problem |
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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Jun 12, 13 | 512 – The Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened to Swifty |
Mar 17, 11 | 300 – Stage Four |
Jan 15, 14 | 563 – Wreckage |
Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
Dec 2, 10 | 287 – GAH! |
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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Dec 16, 10 | 289 – Not Yet |
Feb 5, 20 | 830 – Literary Twist |
Dec 21, 12 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy! |
Mar 24, 14 | 582 – The Discomfort of Dark Maiden |
Mar 11, 21 | 881 – Minutes Away |
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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Jul 8, 08 | Guest Strip by Brian Anderson of “Dog Eat Doug!” |
Oct 16, 17 | 738 – Old Lady McGoth |
Nov 18, 19 | 813 – Villains Landing |
Mar 20, 13 | 490 – Two Thirds of a Secret Revealed |
Aug 21, 13 | 528 – Spy Gal vs. Jerry |
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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Feb 6, 12 | 384 – Taking It Well |
Jul 8, 08 | Guest Strip by Brian Anderson of “Dog Eat Doug!” |
Nov 18, 10 | 285 – Medical Centre |
Jul 5, 22 | 903 – Big Dumb Floating Ape |
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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Nov 13, 17 | 746 – The New Maid |
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Aug 11, 09 | SF Origins: Tangerine, Pg. 3 “New Parts” |
Oct 1, 12 | 445 – I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told |
Feb 3, 07 | 94 – Everything Changed |
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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Jan 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
Oct 17, 06 | 24 – Too Little Too Late |
Dec 23, 08 | 190 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 7 “Test Subjects” |
Jun 12, 13 | 512 – The Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened to Swifty |
Oct 7, 13 | 541 – Husband |
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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Feb 6, 12 | 384 – Taking It Well |
Oct 7, 06 | 14 – Watchin’ TV |
Jul 30, 18 | Pg. 9 “Who is Talking?” |
Jul 7, 22 | 904 – Moment for a Fallen Hero |
Sep 7, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 2 “Cats at the Back” |
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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Jan 19, 07 | 76 – Space Pig’s Feelings Get Hurt |
Aug 10, 11 | 341 – Stop |
Feb 16, 21 | 874 – The One True |
Jul 9, 08 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” |
Oct 14, 10 | 280 – Twin Sisters |
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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Jan 6, 12 | Pg. 7 “Space Pig the Sidekick?” |
Oct 11, 06 | 18 – Ben Gay Smell |
Jul 19, 22 | 907 – Where is Sam? |
Sep 29, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 5 “Time to Move On” |
Sep 28, 16 | 702 – He’s Got Gloves |
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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Dec 5, 16 | 716 – Boy Haircut |
Mar 23, 11 | 301 – Hmph |
Jul 13, 11 | 333 – A Word with Her Fiancee |
Feb 3, 11 | 294 – Funny Ya Should Mention That |
Mar 23, 07 | 122 – Who Will Jerry Fight? |
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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May 26, 22 | 892 – Ejection |
Jun 16, 22 | 898 – Palace Falls |
Jun 27, 12 | 424 – Somebody That He Used to Know |
May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
Oct 30, 13 | 544 – Whose Mess Is It, Anyway? |
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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Oct 19, 12 | Pg. 9 “Let’s Go!” |
Nov 27, 08 | 183 – Eloquence |
Jul 1, 11 | Pg. 12 “Comic Book Clothing Physics” |
Dec 14, 11 | 371 – Leaving Las Vegas |
Feb 24, 14 | 574 – Jerry Stirring |
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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Jul 29, 08 | 149 – Santa Rocket |
Sep 30, 13 | 539 – Spy Gal Beats Up Somebody |
Mar 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 5 “Prison Stripes” |
Jul 16, 18 | Pg. 7 “Passion Enough to Change a Heart” |
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 8, 11 | Cover |
Sep 27, 06 | 6 – Introducing Spy Gal! |
Sep 7, 11 | 349 – Avalanche of Wins |
Jul 1, 13 | 517 – The Man in the Iron Cage |
Aug 29, 16 | 694 – Soviet Sam Crackdown |
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 1, 06 | 29 – Introducing Dr. Klein! |
Jun 20, 11 | 326 – Air Valhalla |
Sep 2, 10 | 274 – Up and Walking |
Jul 28, 14 | 613 – President Reed |
Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
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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Jul 15, 11 | Pg. 14 “Why Wouldn’t She?” |
May 21, 09 | 209 – Coming to Jesus |
Jan 20, 11 | 292 – Everything Was Chaos |
Oct 4, 11 | Chapter 9, “Head Games” Recap by Eric Merritt |
Feb 13, 12 | 386 – The Papanazi Report: Vegas |
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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Jan 7, 21 | 865 – Balance |
Mar 9, 20 | 837 – So? |
Jul 9, 14 | 608 – Gumdrops and Rainbows |
Mar 15, 11 | Pg. 7 “Knife to the Throat” |
Nov 21, 11 | 364 – Comrade |
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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Dec 3, 20 | 859 – Snakes on a Swifty |
Jan 8, 18 | 752 – Like Jerry |
Sep 9, 15 | 680 – Thrice Evil is Not Pleased |
Nov 21, 12 | 460 – Riding the Sunway |
Aug 1, 14 | Pg. 5 “Many Doors, All Locked” |
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 14, 22 | 906 – He Looks Different |
Nov 12, 20 | 855 – Making Thrice Evil Sad |
Jan 18, 07 | 73 – It’s FUN to Share |
Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
Apr 11, 11 | 306 – He Looks Like He’s Dying |
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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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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Jan 8, 18 | 752 – Like Jerry |
Sep 14, 16 | 699 – How Captain Spectacular Takes Care of Business |
Jul 28, 22 | 910 – The Hero the World Needs |
Jun 3, 11 | Pg. 8 “Future Imperfect” |
Sep 28, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 4 |
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 1, 11 | Pg. 5 “Couture Fashion” |
Feb 24, 14 | 574 – Jerry Stirring |
Aug 21, 13 | 528 – Spy Gal vs. Jerry |
Mar 12, 09 | 199 – Life is Like Pastry |
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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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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Nov 3, 14 | 633 – A Different Destiny |
Jan 4, 10 | Guest Strip by Marc Lapierre of “Spooky Doofus!” |
Feb 6, 13 | 478 – What If Money Man Had Lived? |
Oct 13, 14 | 628 – Earth-Abbadon |
May 7, 18 | 784 – What is Jerry Missing? |
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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Aug 12, 10 | 270 – Freakin’ Huge |
Jul 15, 11 | Pg. 14 “Why Wouldn’t She?” |
Feb 22, 12 | 389 – The Invisible Pain |
Jun 30, 14 | 605 – Underground Brawl |
Jun 10, 10 | 260 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 2 “Homecoming” |
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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Sep 16, 08 | 163 – Dr. Klein’s Got Some Splainin’ to Do |
Jul 6, 15 | 652 – On the Great Wall |
Mar 25, 07 | 124 – Shooting |
Aug 10, 20 | 843 – What About the Crawfish? |
Sep 2, 08 | 159 – Strange Dreams and Wedding Plans |
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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Jan 25, 12 | 381 – Shut Up |
Aug 19, 13 | 527 – A Concerned Husband |
Oct 22, 06 | 28 – The Tragedy of Jerry |
May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
Jan 20, 11 | 292 – Everything Was Chaos |
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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Jun 8, 12 | Pg. 5 “In the 1950s” |
Oct 23, 08 | 174 – Big Mistake |
Feb 25, 13 | 483 – Bubbles of Light 8 |
Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
Mar 9, 12 | Pg. 3 “His Old Flame” |
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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Sep 23, 06 | 2 – Introducing Jerry! |
Oct 10, 11 | 353 – SHWABOOM!! |
Nov 19, 14 | 638 – The Man Who Sold the World |
Jul 23, 14 | 612 – A Tale of Two Swifties. |
Jan 26, 07 | 84 – You Don’t Mess with Dr. Klein |
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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Apr 2, 12 | 400 – Dark Maiden |
May 7, 14 | 593 – When Did Swifty Die? |
Jan 1, 14 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 4! |
Aug 27, 12 | 439 – So IMPOLITE! |
Jul 14, 14 | 609 – Humbled |
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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Dec 3, 14 | 642 – A Star Falls |
Aug 19, 13 | 527 – A Concerned Husband |
Dec 17, 20 | 863 – In the Starry Mind Space |
Aug 22, 12 | 438 – Don’t Insult the ‘Do |
Nov 15, 06 | 43 – The Healer Approaches the Captain |
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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Oct 3, 06 | 11 – The Power Dampener |
Jan 7, 10 | Guest Strip by Will Boyer of “The Misadventures of Super Milo!” |
Aug 12, 10 | 270 – Freakin’ Huge |
May 25, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 1 “Where the Story Begins” |
Sep 25, 13 | 538 – The Amazing Zurida |
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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Oct 19, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 8 “Back Home” |
Jul 15, 08 | 145 – Wrinkly Butt |
Jan 19, 07 | 76 – Space Pig’s Feelings Get Hurt |
Mar 1, 07 | 104 – Is Spy Gal Paranoid? |
Jul 29, 15 | 662 – Lazy Villainy |
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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Jul 6, 15 | 652 – On the Great Wall |
Mar 19, 14 | 581 – Gorgeous Guy Has Feelings |
Feb 27, 12 | 390 – Bubbles of Light 7 |
Apr 20, 12 | Pg. 9 “The Unicef Upstarts” |
Oct 22, 14 | 530 – The Long Arm of the Universe |
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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Sep 8, 22 | 922 – The New Normal |
Mar 7, 12 | 393 – Impasse |
Mar 16, 12 | Pg. 4 “An Unexpected Cellmate” |
Oct 2, 08 | 168 – Tangerine Gets His Mad On |
Apr 4, 11 | 304 – Catchy and Mysterious |
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 7, 10 | Guest Strip by Will Boyer of “The Misadventures of Super Milo!” |
Nov 6, 19 | 810 – Meanwhile, In Las Vegas |
Jun 10, 11 | Pg. 9 “College Years” |
Mar 24, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 6 “Beaten to the Punch” |
Jan 28, 13 | 475 – Too Old For This |
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Jun 8, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 3 “Valhalla” |
Dec 28, 11 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy! |
May 16, 11 | 316 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 5: The Last Place Anyone Would Think to Look |
Feb 3, 14 | 568 – Old Biddy |
Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
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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Dec 23, 10 | 290 – Too Much Sun |
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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Jan 14, 13 | 471 – Mmm… Spaghetti… |
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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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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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Dec 16, 10 | 289 – Not Yet |
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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