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 12, 09 | 199 – Life is Like Pastry |
Mar 5, 12 | 392 – …Secrets, Secrets Hurt Someone |
Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
Dec 4, 08 | 185 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 2 “Babylonian Invasion” |
Mar 18, 07 | 117 – Dementia |
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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Aug 19, 13 | 527 – A Concerned Husband |
Feb 12, 18 | 762 – Jerry vs. Soviet Sam |
Oct 21, 08 | 173 – The Blender of Vengeance |
Sep 15, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 3 “The 80s” |
Apr 1, 13 | 493 – Dr. Rocket’s Game |
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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Apr 8, 13 | 495 – A Willing Prisoner |
Nov 30, 11 | 367 – The Division Sword |
Nov 19, 14 | 638 – The Man Who Sold the World |
Jul 21, 22 | 908 – Torture |
Oct 7, 08 | 169 – Faker! |
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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Nov 11, 11 | Pg. 7 “Nipped” |
Dec 21, 10 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 3 “Out of Mongoloids” |
Sep 11, 15 | 681 – Man Child |
Feb 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 1 “Spy Gal” |
Apr 11, 11 | 306 – He Looks Like He’s Dying |
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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Feb 27, 13 | 484 – Beaten Into Submission |
Dec 18, 13 | 558 – Sokol Steps Up |
Feb 19, 18 | 764 – Meanwhile, Inside Dr. Rocket’s Bedchamber |
Aug 10, 16 | 689 – Zurida, the Mother |
Aug 2, 22 | 911 – The Savior of the World |
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 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
Jan 22, 14 | 565 – Suckface |
Jul 22, 15 | 659 – Wasting Time |
Sep 28, 11 | Chapter 5, “The Redemption of Dr. Rocket” Recap by Geoff Munn |
Jul 16, 18 | Pg. 7 “Passion Enough to Change a Heart” |
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 20, 11 | 292 – Everything Was Chaos |
Nov 5, 09 | 232 – It’s Insane Here |
Nov 26, 09 | 235 – In His Shadow |
Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
Dec 31, 09 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott” – The Sequel! |
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 18, 14 | 618 – Thanks to Money Man |
Apr 8, 07 | 137 – The Operating Blues |
Oct 31, 16 | 709 – Gina Galloway to the Rescue |
May 25, 08 | SF Collection # 5 Cover (Unused) |
Jan 6, 14 | 560 – Lifeless |
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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Aug 31, 12 | Pg. 4 “Crib Cage” |
Dec 28, 09 | Guest Strip by Don Oskowski of “Conduit Flux!” |
Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
Jun 23, 22 | 900 – Protected |
Jan 25, 12 | 381 – Shut Up |
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Aug 25, 14 | 620 – Her Husband’s Keeper |
Sep 9, 19 | 798 – A Dark Past, A Questionable Present |
Sep 16, 10 | 276 – “Sweetie” |
Mar 5, 12 | 392 – …Secrets, Secrets Hurt Someone |
Jan 7, 10 | Guest Strip by Will Boyer of “The Misadventures of Super Milo!” |
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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Jul 27, 12 | Pg. 5 “Long Night of the Monsters” |
Nov 18, 08 | 180 – The Many Crimes of Dr. Rocket |
Apr 20, 11 | 309 – Time Travelin’ Scamps |
Mar 28, 07 | 127 – Entralean Slime Pellet |
Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
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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Feb 24, 11 | 297 – A Strong Man |
Aug 28, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 5 “A Spot of Drool” |
May 28, 12 | 415 – Someone REALLY Hates Space Monkeys |
Jul 7, 22 | 904 – Moment for a Fallen Hero |
Nov 25, 13 | 551 – The Guthrie is Turned On |
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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Aug 20, 14 | 619 – The Repentant |
Nov 30, 11 | 367 – The Division Sword |
Nov 4, 06 | 32 – Bingo Night Begins |
Oct 21, 10 | 281 – Expected |
Dec 21, 12 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy! |
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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Mar 19, 18 | 772 – Showdown at the New California Coast |
Nov 11, 10 | 284 – Pairing Off |
Feb 8, 12 | 385 – Tiger Dung |
Jun 1, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 2 “Fallen Villain” |
Dec 9, 06 | 58 – Jerry’s Single Chest Hair |
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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Apr 6, 11 | 305 – Favorite Thing He’s Seen All Year |
May 3, 09 | 206 – The Valhalla Basement Dungeon |
Jun 25, 18 | Pg. 4 “The Greatest Woman Who Ever Lived” |
Aug 26, 15 | 674 – A Little Window Above His Head |
Mar 5, 14 | 577 – Who are the Two Queens? |
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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Oct 24, 16 | 707 – Demise |
Sep 25, 06 | 4 – Who is Coming to Valhalla? |
Feb 2, 07 | 93 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met and Married Star Maiden |
Sep 28, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 4 |
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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Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
Sep 16, 13 | 535 – A Superhero, His Sons, His Ex and His Evil Best Friend are Locked Up in a Palace… |
Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
Jul 30, 09 | 218 – Good Friends |
Mar 9, 20 | 837 – So? |
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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Sep 16, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Fallen Rabbit” |
May 16, 11 | 316 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 5: The Last Place Anyone Would Think to Look |
Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
Mar 25, 07 | 124 – Shooting |
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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Nov 19, 12 | 459 – A Family Thing |
Dec 18, 13 | 558 – Sokol Steps Up |
Jan 9, 17 | 724 – Requiem for Tangerine |
Aug 15, 14 | Pg. 7 “Kill ‘Em All” |
Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
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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Dec 25, 09 | Merry Christmas From Swifty (2009) |
Oct 25, 17 | 741 – Scumbag Jerry |
Jun 10, 11 | Pg. 9 “College Years” |
Jul 27, 15 | 661 – Jerry is the Portalmaker |
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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Jun 26, 15 | 648 – Ready Air Force One |
Jun 16, 22 | 898 – Palace Falls |
Sep 20, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 1! |
Feb 27, 12 | 390 – Bubbles of Light 7 |
Jun 29, 12 | Pg. 3 “Sounds Like Monsters” |
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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Apr 9, 09 | 203 – Shame, Shame |
Sep 23, 08 | 165 – Not a Villain? |
Dec 25, 08 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys (2008) |
Sep 12, 12 | 444 – A New Mission |
Feb 20, 12 | 388 – Bay-buh |
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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Feb 12, 18 | 762 – Jerry vs. Soviet Sam |
Nov 27, 08 | 183 – Eloquence |
Apr 3, 13 | 494 – Hugging in the Throne Room |
Nov 12, 06 | 40 – Jumpin’ Jujubees! |
Oct 13, 06 | 20 – Worse Than He Thought |
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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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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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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Jul 1, 13 | 517 – The Man in the Iron Cage |
May 27, 11 | Pg. 7 “In the Future” |
Dec 23, 11 | Pg. 6 “Battle in the Skies” |
Jan 23, 17 | 728 – Oh, Brucie… |
Jan 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
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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Jan 19, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 2 “Homewreckers” |
Aug 5, 10 | 268 – Sick and Unflattering |
Jun 29, 12 | Pg. 3 “Sounds Like Monsters” |
Aug 1, 16 | 686 – Captain Spectacular’s Mighty Punch |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
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 2, 18 | 783 – FINALLY! |
Oct 17, 16 | 705 – Saber |
Nov 11, 10 | 284 – Pairing Off |
Jul 2, 18 | Pg. 5 “Promise” |
Aug 6, 12 | 433 – Isn’t the Alien Invasion Over By Now? |
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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Jul 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 21 “Sayonara, Sucker!” |
Jun 8, 11 | 323 – What is a Villain? |
Jun 25, 14 | 604 – Vs. |
Sep 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
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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Mar 3, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 3 “The Captain and Jerry” |
Jul 30, 18 | Pg. 9 “Who is Talking?” |
Oct 17, 11 | 355 – Bubbles of Light 6 |
Aug 5, 11 | Pg. 3 “A Decent Fish Stick” |
Aug 20, 14 | 619 – The Repentant |
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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Mar 17, 07 | 116 – Still Hot |
Feb 22, 12 | 389 – The Invisible Pain |
Jul 13, 11 | 333 – A Word with Her Fiancee |
Jan 16, 13 | 472 – The Stink of the Space Monkeys |
Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
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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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 13, 06 | 20 – Worse Than He Thought |
Jan 5, 10 | Guest Strip by Joe Cook of “Shattered Myth!” |
Jul 25, 14 | Pg. 4 “Daddy’s Little Girl Packs a Punch” |
Jun 1, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 2 “Fallen Villain” |
Nov 30, 16 | 715 – Master and Student |
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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Mar 26, 07 | 125 – Jerry’s Down |
Jan 29, 18 | 758 – No One Else He Can Think Of |
Oct 30, 19 | 808 – 2.5 Seconds Later |
Mar 7, 12 | 393 – Impasse |
Jan 22, 20 | 826 – Into the Suckface |
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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Aug 24, 15 | 673 – Captain Spectacular’s New Duds |
Jan 27, 20 | 827 – Lay Her Down |
Jun 9, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 17 “Er-Hurm!” |
Mar 18, 13 | 489 – Change in Plan |
Nov 18, 06 | 46 – The Winner of Bingo Night…? |
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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Oct 28, 08 | 175 – My Pleasure |
Dec 4, 13 | 554 – Not In a Way That Matters |
Oct 10, 06 | 17 – Spy Gal Doesn’t Need Jerry |
Oct 17, 11 | 355 – Bubbles of Light 6 |
Jun 23, 14 | 603 – General Will and the Society of Heroes |
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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Jun 22, 12 | Pg. 2 “Doppelgangers” |
May 27, 10 | 258 – The Skirt Goes in the Wrong Direction |
Jan 8, 18 | 752 – Like Jerry |
Jul 30, 14 | 614 – The First Lady |
May 17, 22 | 889 – So Much Love to Share |
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 19, 22 | 890 – Loved In Her Own Way |
Oct 22, 14 | 530 – The Long Arm of the Universe |
Dec 29, 10 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar (Extra) |
Aug 15, 11 | 342 – The Wrong Man |
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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Oct 2, 08 | 168 – Tangerine Gets His Mad On |
Sep 14, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 3 “She Dead” |
Dec 25, 08 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys (2008) |
Jul 11, 11 | 332 – Captain Spectacular’s Buds |
Sep 22, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 4 “I Am Dr. Rocket” |
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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Mar 28, 11 | 302 – Don’t Remember Any of This |
Jul 9, 18 | Pg. 6 “Date or Fight?” |
May 5, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 12 “Date or Fight?” |
Nov 19, 14 | 638 – The Man Who Sold the World |
Sep 12, 14 | Pg. 10 – Breaking Free |
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 13, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 11 “Erased” |
Sep 18, 08 | 164 – Why “Tangerine?” |
Apr 3, 07 | 133 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein |
Oct 9, 13 | 542 – The Visible Man |
Jun 30, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 20 “He Was a Noncombatant!” |
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 14, 15 | 682 – Milk and Cookies |
Jan 31, 07 | 91 – WebSpace Page: Star Maiden |
May 30, 12 | 416 – Alcohol is His Kryptonite |
Jul 28, 22 | 910 – The Hero the World Needs |
Sep 12, 11 | 350 – Great Things Ahead |
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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Dec 21, 11 | 373 – SWAT! |
Mar 12, 07 | 111 – Forgive Dr. Rocket |
Aug 29, 16 | 694 – Soviet Sam Crackdown |
Jun 17, 13 | 513 – Devil’s Bargain |
Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
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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Oct 14, 10 | 280 – Twin Sisters |
Jul 14, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 22 “The Society of Heroes” |
Dec 30, 08 | Guest Strip by Chris Blanchard of “Renaissance Guy!” |
Jul 15, 08 | 145 – Wrinkly Butt |
Jul 8, 10 | 264 – You Betcha |
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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Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
Jan 1, 09 | Guest Strip by Mark R. Engel of “Prematurely Disappointed!” |
Jul 9, 12 | 427 – I Bet He Wishes He Was a Lizard |
Jul 29, 11 | Pg.2 “Bio Signature Giveaway” |
Aug 11, 09 | SF Origins: Tangerine, Pg. 3 “New Parts” |
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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Jan 21, 13 | 473 – Monkey Rain |
Sep 9, 19 | 798 – A Dark Past, A Questionable Present |
Dec 25, 13 | How Dr. Rocket Stole Christmas |
Sep 14, 11 | 351 – Dreams Come Crashing In |
Feb 5, 18 | 760 – OG Thrice |
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 1, 17 | 731 – Mr. Brightside |
Jun 29, 12 | Pg. 3 “Sounds Like Monsters” |
Dec 17, 12 | 467 – Spy Gal Kicks Butt |
Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
Jun 1, 12 | Pg. 4 “The O’Hara Family Tragedy” |
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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Sep 10, 18 | Pg. 15 “Something Missing” |
Dec 2, 13 | 553 – Capture and Rescue Mission |
Jun 6, 11 | 322 – Long Shadow on a Sunny Day |
Feb 8, 07 | 98 – The Wedding of Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden |
Jan 30, 12 | 382 – A Better Question |
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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May 25, 11 | 319 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 2 “Isn’t Everybody?” |
Jul 14, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 22 “The Society of Heroes” |
Apr 1, 07 | 131 – Spy Gal Cares |
Oct 12, 11 | 354 – Snap Out of It! |
Aug 19, 11 | Pg. 5 “Why She Left” |
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 15, 08 | 145 – Wrinkly Butt |
Mar 14, 07 | 113 – “THAT’S NOT FAIR!” |
Jun 13, 11 | 324 – What is a Hero? |
Mar 12, 12 | 394 – The Bottom Drops Out |
Dec 16, 08 | 188 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 5 “In The Dark” |
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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Oct 12, 06 | 19 – Back From the Colonoscopy |
Jan 29, 07 | 89 – WebSpace Page: Dr. Rocket |
Aug 22, 11 | 344 – Now |
Nov 7, 06 | 35 – Healer Q&A |
Jun 30, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 20 “He Was a Noncombatant!” |
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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Sep 25, 06 | 4 – Who is Coming to Valhalla? |
Sep 27, 11 | Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge” Recap by Jeremy Bentley |
Dec 27, 10 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One (2010) |
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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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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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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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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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