Raise of hands who wants to see Marc draw the twisted version of Jerry all day. That’s what I thought. Seriously, Marc has got one heckuva dark side or something because that shot of Jerry cackling is just horrendously terrific. You guys have been great about really digging into Jerry lately and figuring out what [...]
Those of you who follow Marc on Twitter or Facebook know that he likes to try out lots of different art styles. We’d been looking for an excuse for him to incorporate one of those art styles into the strip and today’s seemed like a natural fit. I think it came off beautifully. For you [...]
I was watching The Great Gatsby with my wife the other night (the 2013 version by Baz Luhrmann–incredible movie) and a thought occurred to me that Jerry and Jay Gatsby have more than a little in common. Both of them are hiding their real names and who they really are, and both of them live [...]
Atomic Fly and Raptor X are two of the newer Fogeys introduced during this alien invasion super arc, but I already kind of love them. Atomic Fly in particular. I know introducing new characters to such a long-running story with an established cast can be problematic, but hopefully you guys are enjoying these little peeks [...]
We all have those mementos we hold dear that, when we look at smell or hear or hold them, take us right back to a particular time and place. Usually, those things serve to remind us of good times. Who would want to be reminded of hurt? Not most people, but sometimes you need to. [...]
This is it, the last SuperFogeys of the regular story for a couple of weeks. This strip wasn’t intended to be an extended cliffhanger, but now that we have it serving that purpose I quite like it. What happens immediately following this strip is my favorite stuff in this chapter, so it will be good [...]
Marc is back! But you knew that. And with him he brings the regular narrative back to life. I think this strip was one of the hardest to conceive for this chapter. Spy Gal started this conversation by throwing a punch, and I knew she couldn’t end it with one. You’d take a journey, internally, [...]
Only a little bit of discussion was created by Monday’s strip,but I thought some good points were made about Spy Gal and Jerry. It’s worth checking out. I feel terrible right now (everybody is throwing up in my house and I really want to but can’t), so I’m gonna keep this short. I look forward [...]
My wife and I teach a class at church together called “Strengthening Marriage.” We’ve been doing it for almost three years now and in that time we’ve heard a lot of revealing stories and shared more than a few of our own. We’ve had couples in there that were newly married, couples with young kids, [...]
Okay, this is not going to be immediately apparent upon reading this strip, but believe it or not that last panel is fairly significant. For a few years in a row we posted teaser posters that hinted at upcoming storylines. The last one we did was in April of 2012. I really, really, honestly thought [...]
Happy Thanksgiving, Americans! To everyone else, try eating a lot tomorrow. It’s fun! There was a lot of speculation on Monday as to who is responsible for the fake power crystal. I think this is the fastest solution to a mystery I’ve ever presented! How do you guys feel about this? Does this redeem Jerry [...]
Happy December, everybody! I was really hoping this chapter would finish up before the first of the year, but the finale ballooned a bit and it’s safe to say that’s not going to happen. However… I think you’ll be glad that it doesn’t. Sometimes how long it takes to complete a chapter is a pain [...]
Greetings, Fogeys Fans! Marc here taking posting duties while Brock attends to some family business. Could this be Jerry’s final fate? Is this how the Jerry/ Spay Gal romance ends once and for all? HOLIDAY SHOPPING FOR THE SUPERFOGEYS FANS IN YOUR LIFE! What was previously thought to be out of stock and out of [...]
Happy New Year’s Eve, everybody! Crystal is back! For my money, this is friggin’ hilarious. Marc and I will return on Jan. 6!
Welcome to the most accurate and boringly named SuperFogeys strip yet! Who says we don’t do pulse-pounding around here? I hope you all have seen the Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer by now. Hoo-boy. I’ve read the run on which this movie is based and while I think the comics fall into the “just okay” [...]
Here you go, process junkies! How do you destroy a Pilatian Power Crystal? In today’s SuperFogeys we give you panel-by-panel instructions. For those times when you absolutely have to dispose of the ultimate power source/weapon and there’s no volcanoes where it was forged lying around. I think I first talked about this a looooong time [...]
Jerry’s status at the One Year Later jump is what really kicked things off as it was so remarkably different from where we left him. That’s the fun of time jumps and my goal for all of the redesigns we do is to come up with a visual that’s equally as fun as the [...]
The Crimson Spelunker has been mostly a background character, but he’s a great design and I always look forward to finding new opportunities to use him. Marc designed a terrific vehicle for him with that driller. Some of you had some questions about Jerry’s escape in the previous strip and the nature of his powers. [...]
There’s a great story behind this one. A few months back, Marc’s wife Stephanie contacted me and several of Marc’s artist friends on Facebook to recruit us for help with an amazing present for Marc’s 40th birthday. Those of you who follow Marc on Twitter and Facebook know he’s a prolific artist. He draws on [...]
Today’s strip kind of unlocks a big piece of the puzzle and I’m looking forward to seeing what you guys make of it. I know some of you have objections to the way these flashbacks are playing out, and that’s okay. Chapter’s not over yet. A flashback heavy strip like today deserves a few annotations. [...]
Man, this is a real trip down memory lane. Longtime readers will recognize these scenes from throughout both SuperFogeys and SuperFogeys Origins. Newbies, don’t worry. Knowing all these references or not knowing them isn’t going to impact future reading. But, for those who want to know, I present to you: annotations! Panel 1: This is [...]
Well, it’s finally settled. After six long months SuperFogeys is finally on its way back. With the majority of Chapter 20′s strip in progress or already finished, Marc and I are confident is saying definitively that we will be back with Chapter 20, “Crossing Worlds,” for a three-times-a-week engagement (MWF) starting June 15th! I’ve got [...]
Hands down one of the most gorgeous strips Marc has ever produced. UPDATE: THE MISSING YEAR REVEAL Sadly, we lost a patron on Patreon this past week. This means we’re a bit further from our goal of $75/strip to unlock the top secret document that reveals the details of the year we skipped over between [...]
For those of you keeping score at home… we haven’t seen Cap and Jerry in the same space together in a very, very long time. And certainly not since the truth about Jerry was finally revealed to Cap. Of course, since that moment Cap as gotten a major info dump from Money Man, who told [...]
My wife and I are celebrating our 15th Wedding Anniversary right now so I don’t have a ton of time to write… so, I won’t! Besides, I think Cap and Jerry are saying more than enough today. Quick note–The Gallows opens officially today! If you like scary movies, go see! See you on Monday!
Oh, I’m not touching this one. Love to hear what you guys have to say about the conversation in today’s strip. CRAZY WEEK I think last week just about broke me. It was a week in which there was so much going on that I pretty much just hopped from one thing to the next [...]
Ah… love. Sweet love. Jerry and Spy Gal…. couple of the century, ladies and gentlemen. Busier than I should be over here so I’m making this brief. Happy Wednesday, everybody. See you on Friday with 660 – “Concentrate!”
Hey, welcome back to another week of Chapter 20. What’s everybody think of Chapter 20 so far? One of my goals for this chapter was to get the Fogeys back into each other’s orbits so they could talk to each other and interact. The gap year really sent everyone to the four winds and that’s [...]
Ooooohhhh… the rare, coveted all-silent strip. But an important one. For the first time, Jerry uses his power in a whole new way. Trust me, after this, nothing will be the same. CHAPTER 20 DRAWING TO A CLOSE This chapter has got about 12 strips left in it and then SuperFogeys will be back on [...]
This is the big moment we’ve been ramping up to (and fearing) for several chapters now. Alt. Thrice Evil. On Earth-Abbadon. It doesn’t get scarier. There’s nothing holding him back now. See you on Monday with 676 – “Jerry, Meet Thrice Evil”
This week and next week probably constitute my favorite moments in this chapter. Jerry meeting Alternate Thrice Evil is a big, big moment. Thrice has influenced and shaped Jerry in a truly twisted way. How much of that is Jerry’s fault? How much of his life is due to his own decisions? These are important [...]
This is one of those strips I can easily point to as an example of the character taking over a bit. I knew I wanted to Thrice Evil and Jerry to meet, but it wasn’t until I started scripting it that Jerry’s cheery greeting came out as absolutely how he confronts our Big Bad. It [...]
Loved the great responses to last Friday’s strip. This is my favorite sequence in this chapter and it looks like it’s yours as well. It’s a tricky thing, writing a villain. You’ve got to make them a credible threat, but at the same time you’ve got to believe they’re an actual person. You’ve got to [...]
Do we make our own choices are we subject to the whims of fate? And, anyway, what is fate? For Jerry, fate might be described as a three-pronged orange evil from another dimension. You might call it God. Or karma. Or whatever. But the question is, even with the influences and the influencers in our [...]
Since my comments on this strip are a little late, I have a opportunity to respond to the first comment right here. Jordan wants to know who is the person talking to Thrice Evil in the second panel. That would be the Cape of Wrath, a villain who was featured in two SuperFogeys Origins stories, [...]
UPDATE 7/13/16: SUPERFOGEYS RETURNS MONDAY, AUG. 1st, 2016. GET ALL THE DETAILS RIGHT HERE! UPDATE! Is the comic dead? No! Full details right here. ORIGINAL POST: Marc and I are about to start work on Chapter 21 and in the meantime we give you this INCREDIBLE poster courtesy of Marc to show off a bit [...]
One of the more annoying things journalists do in mainstream publications is accompany any article about comics-related topics with a lazy headline cribbed from the fight scenes of the old Batman television show from the 60′s. Like, “Biff! Bam! Pow! Superhero Movies are Hotter Than Ever!” or some such inanity like that. But those same [...]
Longtime SuperFogeys fans will remember the original Money Man both from his brief origin in the very first SuperFogeys Origins story, and for his key role in putting the Society of Heroes together. And, of course, his untimely death. The man featured in today’s strip is not that man. He comes from another world where [...]
Even down and broken Money Man kicks butt! Rendered in indomitable fashion, as always, by one Mr. Marc Lapierre. Marc shines at action, as we all know, but wait until you see what he has cooked up for… SF 700! It took him over a week to complete, but Marc just turned in the final [...]
Cell phones are a blight upon this land. And by this land, I mean the entire Earth. The whole thing. It used to be if you were talking to someone and someone else came along and you immediately turned your attention to them, that was rude. Now, it’s just a matter of course for a [...]
No, this wasn’t “our” Money Man, but he was the Money Man Sam spent the most time with. Still, he came in late. I remember when my dad died. I had been away from home for a while and when I returned for the funeral there were those present whom I didn’t know–those who had [...]
How’s everyone’s new year going so far? Things are already looking up for me. New opportunities are presenting themselves and it’s looking like 2017 will be a good one. Hope to share some of that with you all at some point. But how are you? This chapter is coming to a close fairly soon. +10 [...]
I’m trying to imagine what it would be like to meet a much more successful, put together version of myself at one of my lowest points. I… think that would be pretty awful, actually. President Reed means well, but is he really the best guy to be talking to Sam right now? END OF CHAPTER [...]
Aaaannnnnndddd that’s a wrap, folks! Chapter 21, “Death and Destruction,” is in the can. Wanna read it from the beginning? Start right here! I don’t know if I’m right about this, but I THINK this was our most action heavy chapter yet. For a strip that eschewed action for years, that’s not saying much, I [...]
And now it can be known… the identity of “Dastard Number Two.” Raise your hand if you guessed “Jerry.” All hands go up? Good. Thought so. And check out his new duds! Courtesy one Marc Lapierre. The dude deserves all the awards. Since the “One Year Later” jump Jerry has been floating in and out [...]
The back-and-forth Dark/Star Maiden is a fun one for me. Dark is so much fun to write because, at this point, she’s kind of Kylo Renning it and trying to resist the pull towards the light, but I do tend to miss Star quite a bit when she’s not around. Her particular brand of crazy [...]
Star Maiden is back! Star Maiden is back! I don’t know about you… but I’ve missed her. Dark Maiden is a ton of fun, but there’s something about Star Maiden’s particular brand of crazy that I just enjoy immensely. Her return, at least for me, is quite welcome. How about you guys? Where do you [...]
Here’s a pairing that never occurred to me until I did it: Gina Galloway and Percy–the two children (of Portalmaker [aka Alt. Jerry] and Captain Spectacular, respectively) who don’t have counterparts on either Earth. Makes me wish I’d thought of doing it sooner! JERRY Jerry, once again, is lurking about. Like I said, this chapter [...]
I’ve made mistakes. I’ve made mistakes that I regretted so deeply I didn’t know if I’d ever deserve good things again. In those moments I try to remember that we are not the sum total of our mistakes. They may overwhelm our memory, but they don’t have to overwhelm who we are. Each of us [...]
Hey, we’ve all been there, right? You’re a megalomaniacal, insecure villain in love with the greatest super spy of all time, you see her flirting with the transdimensional alternate version of the guy your true love has been making goo-goo eyes at, you walk in on that big, burly President of the Alternate-U.-S.-of-A. giving your [...]
HOW DARE SHE! Did Jerry deserve it? Is Spy Gal overreacting? Can this tear in their marriage be mended? Your thoughts below! See you on Wednesday with 751 – Who Do You Think Paid for All This?
UPDATE! Our return date has been postponed… but only by one week. We’ll see you all back here on Monday, January 8th! Meantime, Happy New Year! Ever wondered what happened to all of Captain Spectacular’s money? Well, now you know! This conversation is a real blast from the past. It seems so, so long ago [...]
Hey everybody, we’re back! Holidays are over, Marc’s equipment is back in fighting form, and strips are in the queue! And thank goodness. I always get a little antsy when SF is on hiatus. Some great stuff ahead, and I can’t wait to see what you all make of it. Jerry vs. Michelle, anyone? See [...]
This is a bit of an odd duck of a strip, I know. Two characters we barely know (and yet know very, very well), caught up in their own drama. Anybody seen The Big Short? Fantastic movie that makes the housing crisis of 2008 not only easy to comprehend, but fun and funny. It’s filled [...]
I could do a whole comic series with just Michelle and Jerry. Imagine them as roommates. He, with the wacky weekly plots and schemes. She with the take-no-bull attitude, eyerolling her way through every mad plot. It would be AMAZING. You can’t convince me otherwise. See you on Monday with 756 – Professional Shill!
Raise your hand if you remembered inside of senile, fragile Abaddon Thrice Evil (aka OG Thrice) is a raging egomaniac every bit as evil and out of control as Avalon Thrice. Oh yeah, he’s still in there. The question is: will he come out? If you’ll recall: not if Jerry has anything to say about [...]
Rolling peas… there’s a metaphor in there somewhere, I’m sure. Just haven’t quite worked it out. Sometimes, you write a thing because it feels right, not necessarily because you know why. SUPERFOGEYS IS LIVE ON WEBTOON! So, I did it. I pulled the trigger. The SuperFogeys is now up on Webtoon, the biggest webcomic site [...]
The match-up you’ve been waiting for! But, as someone mentioned last week, kind of hard to have a “vs.” if the other guy is more interested in rolling his peas. WEBTOON UPDATE Well, SF has been on Webtoon for nearly a week now and we’ve amassed (as of this writing) 70 subscribers. That’s 70 new [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day, everybody! My wife HATES Valentine’s, so this is quite the relaxing day for me. THE BATTLE OF FRESNO It’s long been hinted at and talked about… but it’s finally time for Soviet Sam to talk about the tragedy of the Battle of Fresno. Just… not right away. In this chapter though, for [...]
