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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May 13, 13 | 503 – Money Man vs. Zurida |
Apr 13, 12 | Pg. 8 “Enter: The Thrice Evil” |
Jul 23, 12 | 429 – Shenanigans |
Sep 4, 19 | 797 – Squishiness in the War Room |
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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Feb 29, 12 | 391 – Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun… |
May 23, 11 | 318 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 1 “Getting Rid of Captain Spectacular” |
Aug 21, 13 | 528 – Spy Gal vs. Jerry |
Sep 16, 10 | 276 – “Sweetie” |
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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Oct 5, 12 | Pg. 7 “The Babymaker” |
Mar 17, 11 | 300 – Stage Four |
Aug 7, 08 | 152 – Best Man |
Mar 4, 10 | 246 – Righteous Kill |
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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Feb 1, 11 | Pg. 1 “Who You Callin’ Cow?” |
Jul 11, 08 | Guest Strip by Sean Conchieri of “Pixel!” |
Aug 31, 15 | 676 – Jerry, Meet Thrice Evil |
Jan 20, 07 | 77 – Headed for a Time-Out |
Sep 27, 11 | Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge” Recap by Jeremy Bentley |
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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Oct 3, 12 | 446 – General Spy Gal |
Dec 5, 11 | 368 – Darn That Dr. Klein |
Apr 16, 09 | 204 – Florida Beckons |
Sep 22, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 4 “I Am Dr. Rocket” |
Mar 25, 20 | 842 – Someone to Hit |
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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Feb 24, 14 | 574 – Jerry Stirring |
Jun 1, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 2 “Fallen Villain” |
Dec 7, 16 | 717 – The Fury of Soviet Sam |
Sep 30, 08 | 167 – Captain Spectacular’s Shame |
May 6, 11 | Pg. 4 “Contrast” |
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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Sep 9, 19 | 798 – A Dark Past, A Questionable Present |
Sep 28, 16 | 702 – He’s Got Gloves |
Oct 12, 12 | Pg. 8 “Gross Fetuses” |
Mar 23, 21 | 884 – No Good at This |
Aug 21, 13 | 528 – Spy Gal vs. Jerry |
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 12, 18 | 770 – Bumps in the Road |
Oct 22, 06 | 28 – The Tragedy of Jerry |
Sep 28, 11 | Chapter 5, “The Redemption of Dr. Rocket” Recap by Geoff Munn |
Aug 5, 10 | 268 – Sick and Unflattering |
Aug 7, 19 | 789 – The Mantle of Captain Spectacular |
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 15, 06 | 43 – The Healer Approaches the Captain |
Sep 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
Sep 10, 18 | Pg. 15 “Something Missing” |
Aug 6, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 10 “The Heart” |
Mar 18, 10 | 248 – The Difference Between Justice and Revenge |
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Nov 6, 19 | 810 – Meanwhile, In Las Vegas |
Nov 11, 08 | 178 – Death, M.D. |
Jul 29, 08 | 149 – Santa Rocket |
Jul 30, 12 | 431 – Blights of the Round Table |
Apr 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 8 “Ticking Bomb” |
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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Sep 12, 16 | 698 – Good Thing or Bad Thing? |
Sep 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
Jun 10, 11 | Pg. 9 “College Years” |
Nov 18, 10 | 285 – Medical Centre |
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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Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
Dec 18, 13 | 558 – Sokol Steps Up |
Feb 6, 13 | 478 – What If Money Man Had Lived? |
Oct 29, 09 | 231 – The Greatest Revenge Plot Never Imagined |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
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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Jul 23, 18 | Pg. 8 “Better When She Was a Villain” |
Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
Jun 30, 22 | 902 – Devastation |
Feb 12, 18 | 762 – Jerry vs. Soviet Sam |
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 24, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 6 “Beaten to the Punch” |
Dec 4, 13 | 554 – Not In a Way That Matters |
Sep 12, 16 | 698 – Good Thing or Bad Thing? |
Dec 2, 10 | 287 – GAH! |
Aug 10, 11 | 341 – Stop |
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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Jul 27, 11 | 337 – Naked Greed |
Nov 20, 17 | 748 – Good Enough |
Aug 19, 11 | Pg. 5 “Why She Left” |
May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
Sep 20, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 1! |
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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Aug 21, 13 | 528 – Spy Gal vs. Jerry |
Jul 15, 11 | Pg. 14 “Why Wouldn’t She?” |
Mar 11, 21 | 881 – Minutes Away |
May 6, 11 | Pg. 4 “Contrast” |
Feb 20, 12 | 388 – Bay-buh |
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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Nov 10, 06 | 38 – The Good Ol’ Days |
Apr 4, 12 | The SuperFogeys 2012 Teaser |
Sep 8, 22 | 922 – The New Normal |
Jan 29, 09 | 193 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 10 “Escape” |
May 17, 08 | SF Collection #3 Cover |
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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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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May 9, 12 | 410 – Attack of the Space Monkeys |
Nov 20, 08 | 181 – The Thrice Evil |
Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
May 6, 11 | Pg. 4 “Contrast” |
Nov 3, 06 | 31- Spittin’ Oatmeal |
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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Jun 30, 14 | 605 – Underground Brawl |
Nov 3, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 1 “The Mrs. and the Ex” |
Feb 3, 20 | 829 – Too. Far. |
Aug 5, 08 | 151 – Peanut Butter Cookies |
Jul 23, 18 | Pg. 8 “Better When She Was a Villain” |
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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May 20, 10 | 257 – Blood on the Carpet |
Oct 2, 08 | 168 – Tangerine Gets His Mad On |
Jul 29, 15 | 662 – Lazy Villainy |
Dec 2, 06 | 52 – What Captain Spectacular Wants |
Dec 29, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel! |
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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Jan 6, 12 | Pg. 7 “Space Pig the Sidekick?” |
Nov 16, 11 | 363 – Liberated |
Aug 21, 19 | 793 – The Hero He Hates to Be |
Mar 10, 14 | 578 – A Different Kind of Torture |
Jul 10, 08 | Guest Strip by Lucas Turnbloom of “Imagine This!” |
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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Apr 9, 09 | 203 – Shame, Shame |
Dec 29, 09 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One |
Dec 27, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 1 |
Jun 29, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 6 “Being Friendly” |
Oct 1, 06 | 9 – How to Turn Dr. Rocket On |
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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Mar 3, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 3 “The Captain and Jerry” |
Jun 19, 08 | 140 – The Kindness of His Heart |
Feb 8, 12 | 385 – Tiger Dung |
Mar 2, 07 | 105 – Dr. Klein is Leaving? |
Jul 27, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 2 “Down” |
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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May 2, 08 | 85 – WebSpace Page: Spy Gal |
Mar 26, 14 | 583 – The Captain is Not as Alone as He Thinks |
Jun 17, 13 | 513 – Devil’s Bargain |
Sep 23, 08 | 165 – Not a Villain? |
Feb 3, 11 | 294 – Funny Ya Should Mention That |
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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May 14, 08 | SF Collection #1 Cover |
Apr 22, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Boy Who Lived” |
Oct 14, 06 | 21 – You Must Respect Women, Dr. Rocket! |
Jul 22, 15 | 659 – Wasting Time |
Apr 2, 07 | 132 – Shake! Shake! Shake! |
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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Jan 21, 10 | 240 – ZAP! |
Jan 19, 21 | 866 – Who Wants to Be Safe? |
Aug 19, 10 | 273 – All Is Revealed |
Jan 9, 12 | 376 – Beaten But Not Broken |
Apr 15, 10 | 252 – Like A Son |
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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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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Jun 2, 14 | 600 – Earth-Avalon |
Jul 18, 14 | Pg. 3 “Naughty Girl” |
Nov 12, 09 | 233 – She Was Undercover |
Sep 2, 15 | 677 – His Greatest Creation |
Mar 9, 10 | SF Origins: Swifty and the Prophecy, Pg. 1 “Nice Moves” |
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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Aug 29, 12 | 440 – Up, Up and CRASH |
Dec 16, 13 | 557 – Dog Off the Leash |
Dec 8, 20 | 860 – Idiot Martha |
Jun 29, 12 | Pg. 3 “Sounds Like Monsters” |
May 25, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 1 “Where the Story Begins” |
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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Sep 27, 06 | 6 – Introducing Spy Gal! |
Jul 11, 12 | 428 – You Know Who You Sound Like? |
May 26, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 15 “DUDE!” |
May 25, 11 | 319 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 2 “Isn’t Everybody?” |
Aug 12, 10 | 270 – Freakin’ Huge |
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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Aug 10, 12 | Pg. 1 “Baby Hands” |
Jan 30, 12 | 382 – A Better Question |
Aug 17, 12 | Pg. 2 “Youthfulenergysupersurplus!” |
Jul 9, 18 | Pg. 6 “Date or Fight?” |
Oct 14, 10 | 280 – Twin Sisters |
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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Oct 5, 11 | Chapter 10, “Bubbles of Light” Recap by Danny Burleson |
Nov 5, 06 | 33 – Why Walk When You Can Fly? |
Jan 14, 07 | 69 – Swifty’s Computer Problems |
Jan 6, 14 | 560 – Lifeless |
Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
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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Nov 8, 17 | 745 – The Song of Rocket’s Loyalty |
May 14, 08 | SF Collection #1 Cover |
Jan 14, 10 | 239 – How Captain Spectacular Knows The Third Man |
Dec 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
Jun 25, 18 | Pg. 4 “The Greatest Woman Who Ever Lived” |
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 8, 12 | 447 – Enemy Target Identified |
Nov 10, 06 | 38 – The Good Ol’ Days |
Jun 9, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 17 “Er-Hurm!” |
Aug 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
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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Apr 11, 12 | 402 – Lost Signal |
Nov 19, 20 | 857 – Knocked Off the Perch |
Nov 17, 06 | 45 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed, Conclusion |
Oct 12, 11 | 354 – Snap Out of It! |
Mar 7, 12 | 393 – Impasse |
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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Aug 22, 16 | 692 – See! You Are Needed! |
Oct 15, 20 | 847 – Macho Verve and Vigor |
Mar 11, 10 | 247 – Not a Busload of Strangers |
Apr 27, 10 | SF Origins: Star Maiden, Pg. 3 “The Mirror Weeps” |
Oct 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
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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Dec 2, 11 | Pg. 3 “Enter The Space Pig” |
Dec 30, 08 | Guest Strip by Chris Blanchard of “Renaissance Guy!” |
Apr 22, 13 | 499 – Statuesque |
Sep 23, 10 | 277 – Judging the Future |
Oct 7, 13 | 541 – Husband |
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 29, 07 | 128 – Only Two People in the World… |
Jun 9, 22 | 896 – Pushed Aside |
May 2, 11 | 312 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 1: The Real Cause of Dr. Rocket’s Suffering |
Jan 10, 07 | 66 – Captain Spectacular’s Fear of Modern Technology |
Feb 20, 12 | 388 – Bay-buh |
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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Dec 9, 06 | 58 – Jerry’s Single Chest Hair |
Aug 10, 11 | 341 – Stop |
Jan 19, 21 | 866 – Who Wants to Be Safe? |
Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
Dec 15, 20 | 862 – That’s It!? |
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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Oct 20, 06 | 26 – How Jerry Met Spy Gal |
Mar 5, 14 | 577 – Who are the Two Queens? |
Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
Oct 25, 17 | 741 – Scumbag Jerry |
Nov 16, 11 | 363 – Liberated |
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 7, 11 | 369 – Donut Power |
May 20, 11 | Pg. 6 “Invisible” |
Feb 13, 12 | 386 – The Papanazi Report: Vegas |
Aug 17, 12 | Pg. 2 “Youthfulenergysupersurplus!” |
Jun 2, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 16 “Eagle vs. Bear” |
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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Jan 17, 18 | 755 – Under the Radar |
Aug 7, 08 | 152 – Best Man |
Sep 8, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 2 “The Happiest Year” |
Jan 22, 20 | 826 – Into the Suckface |
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 2, 12 | 374 – A Spy Gal Shaped Hole |
Jul 1, 08 | 143 – Ogle |
Feb 15, 12 | 387 – A Hot Shower |
Aug 14, 20 | 845 – Better and Better |
Oct 23, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 4 of 4 |
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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Oct 20, 06 | 26 – How Jerry Met Spy Gal |
Feb 6, 12 | 384 – Taking It Well |
Feb 13, 13 | 480 – A Bevy of Buxom Beach Beauties |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Feb 20, 12 | 388 – Bay-buh |
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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Sep 21, 15 | 685 – Doom Comes to Abbadon |
Jul 29, 15 | 662 – Lazy Villainy |
Dec 19, 11 | 372 – She’s His Sister |
Jul 9, 12 | 427 – I Bet He Wishes He Was a Lizard |
Jul 27, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 2 “Down” |
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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Dec 30, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 2 |
Sep 12, 11 | 350 – Great Things Ahead |
Jun 30, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 20 “He Was a Noncombatant!” |
Dec 30, 10 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” (2010) |
Jul 21, 22 | 908 – Torture |
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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Sep 9, 08 | 161 – Tangerine’s Arrival and Dr. Klein’s Return |
Jan 16, 12 | 378 – Things Fall Apart |
Jan 7, 21 | 865 – Balance |
Jul 22, 10 | 266 – The Greatest Book Ever Written |
Sep 24, 09 | 226 – The Deal is Off |
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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Feb 13, 12 | 386 – The Papanazi Report: Vegas |
Mar 20, 13 | 490 – Two Thirds of a Secret Revealed |
Sep 5, 16 | 696 – Account Closed |
Oct 23, 17 | 740 – Boop |
Jan 8, 09 | 191 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 8 “The Process Explained” |
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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Apr 25, 12 | 406 – Spy Gal’s Wall of Evidence |
Jun 24, 13 | Bubbles of Light 0 |
Sep 16, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Fallen Rabbit” |
Apr 1, 13 | 493 – Dr. Rocket’s Game |
Sep 7, 16 | 697 – No Fun Being Ignored |
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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Dec 3, 12 | 463 – May Percy Have a Pet? |
Jan 27, 20 | 827 – Lay Her Down |
Sep 14, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 3 “She Dead” |
Apr 16, 09 | 204 – Florida Beckons |
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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