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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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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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Ugh. This is my failed experiment. Like Strip 25, I had two ideas for a strip and tried to make them into one. As drawn, panel 3 preceded panel 2, but at the last minute I got the idea to integrate them more. It didn’t work. Not helping matters is the last panel. For the [...]
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| Aug 21, 15 | 672 – To The USZ! |
| Jan 27, 20 | 827 – Lay Her Down |
| Mar 18, 21 | 883 – Through the Mall! |
| Jul 23, 12 | 429 – Shenanigans |
| Nov 1, 06 | 29 – Introducing Dr. Klein! |
This is a strip I’m really proud of. It’s very much a side-trip from the main story, but I think it’s poignant in a way that SuperFogeys hasn’t been up until now. While writing the SuperFogeys, I often have to ask myself, “What will it be like when I’m old?” I guess this is one [...]
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| Mar 23, 12 | Pg. 5 “Where Are The Unicef Upstarts?” |
| Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
| May 12, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 13 “What Are You Doing Here!?” |
| Nov 13, 08 | 179 – Reverend Space Pig |
| Jul 23, 12 | 429 – Shenanigans |
Another “ugh” strip for me. I have a real problem with drawing too big for the panel. I truly need to zoom the camera out more. The Healer declaring the Captain the winner without checking the score should come across as a bit strange. He’s just being too nice. It’s the first hint there might [...]
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| Sep 11, 08 | 162 – Just Another Purty Face? |
| Sep 16, 10 | 276 – “Sweetie” |
| Nov 20, 13 | 550 – Everything in its Right Place |
| Apr 8, 07 | 137 – The Operating Blues |
| Aug 15, 12 | 436 – Bigger in Person |
I absolutely love this strip. This is a case of art elevating the script. On paper, this one didn’t seem like it would be much. If anything, I felt like I was trying to do too much. However…I think it works. Bingo Knight was a character name given to me by a reader of my [...]
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| Dec 1, 14 | 641 – A Different World, A Different Thrice |
| Apr 20, 11 | 309 – Time Travelin’ Scamps |
| Jan 16, 13 | 472 – The Stink of the Space Monkeys |
| Nov 19, 20 | 857 – Knocked Off the Perch |
| Jul 13, 11 | 333 – A Word with Her Fiancee |
I’m color-blind (mildly so, but still…), but the SuperFogeys are a one man show so you all have to put up with my puke palette. However, it’s always nice when a strip looks pretty like I think this one does. The entire point of this strip is to justify the next one…
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| Jan 21, 10 | 240 – ZAP! |
| Mar 14, 12 | 395 – The Stink of Captivity |
| Sep 10, 18 | Pg. 15 “Something Missing” |
| Apr 25, 11 | 310 – Doctor. |
| Oct 12, 06 | 19 – Back From the Colonoscopy |
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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| Dec 9, 11 | Pg. 4 “Party Crasher” |
| Nov 28, 16 | 714 – Pathetic Counterpart |
| Nov 25, 08 | 182 – Someone Steps Forward (Bubbles of Light 3) |
| Sep 21, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 4 “The Best Day Ever, Ever” |
| Oct 23, 19 | 806 – Space Pigs in the Forest |
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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| Jan 22, 20 | 826 – Into the Suckface |
| Sep 18, 18 | Cover |
| May 9, 12 | 410 – Attack of the Space Monkeys |
| Mar 25, 11 | Pg. 8 “Get Her” |
| Mar 3, 07 | 106 – What’s in the Box? |
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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| Apr 7, 14 | 586 – The New Percy |
| Aug 29, 16 | 694 – Soviet Sam Crackdown |
| Feb 8, 07 | 98 – The Wedding of Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden |
| Jul 27, 11 | 337 – Naked Greed |
| Mar 26, 14 | 583 – The Captain is Not as Alone as He Thinks |
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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| Feb 12, 18 | 762 – Jerry vs. Soviet Sam |
| Oct 15, 06 | 22 – Dr. Rocket is Sorry? |
| Jun 24, 11 | Pg. 11 “Partners Again” |
| Dec 14, 10 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 2 “No One Should Die Among Strangers” |
| Jul 7, 22 | 904 – Moment for a Fallen Hero |
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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| Apr 28, 14 | 590 – Will He Fight? |
| Oct 9, 19 | 802 – Nothing More Important Than Loyalty |
| Sep 19, 11 | 352 – Megatron is Copyrighted |
| Jan 2, 17 | 722 – Help or Mourn? |
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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| May 15, 13 | 504 – A Striking Mustache |
| Jul 5, 22 | 903 – Big Dumb Floating Ape |
| Dec 19, 12 | 468 – Jerry’s Savior |
| Mar 28, 07 | 127 – Entralean Slime Pellet |
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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| Jun 28, 22 | 901 – Vanished |
| Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
| Aug 15, 11 | 342 – The Wrong Man |
| May 12, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 13 “What Are You Doing Here!?” |
| Sep 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
COMMENTARY One of the more awkwardly organized strips I’ve done, design-wise. The balloons in the second panel just would not fit in a natural way. In comics, you generally want the person speaking first on the left side of the panel and the next person to the right of them and so on. Usually, I [...]
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| Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
| Apr 22, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Boy Who Lived” |
| Feb 8, 07 | 98 – The Wedding of Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden |
| Sep 29, 06 | 7 – Turnip Turnip |
| Apr 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 8 “Ticking Bomb” |
COMMENTARY Arachno is supposed to be an analogue to Spider-Man. He’s probably too dead-on in name to every make an actual appearance, but he provides a good shorthand here to illustrate just how unusual the public turning against him was to the Captain. SUPERFOGEYS 2-YEAR ANNIVERSARY This week marks the 2-year anniversary of both the [...]
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| Nov 30, 11 | 367 – The Division Sword |
| Nov 8, 06 | 36 – Valhalla Stinks! |
| Mar 9, 10 | SF Origins: Swifty and the Prophecy, Pg. 1 “Nice Moves” |
| Oct 28, 08 | 175 – My Pleasure |
COMMENTARY One of my all-time favorite strips. Visually, I think this just works. I think I had just rewatched the movie Quiz Show shortly before writing this strip, so I had Geritol on the brain. Great movie. SUPERFOGEYS FALLING BEHIND IN WEBCOMIC READER’S CHOICE AWARDS The SuperFogeys need your help! Those of you that have [...]
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| Jan 12, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 1 “Sweet Samantha” |
| Dec 8, 06 | 57 – Captain Spectacular Forgot His Pants |
| Nov 25, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Third Man” |
| Sep 4, 19 | 797 – Squishiness in the War Room |
| Nov 20, 06 | 48 – “Old Marm?” |
MOTHER OF AN EPISODE So little dialogue…so much drawing…and I don’t like any of it. I’ve gotten slammed in the past for being too critical of my work. Whenever I get into that mode, people usually do one of two things: either 1) defend my work against me and my wonderful insecurities or 2) tell [...]
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| Jul 13, 15 | 655 – He’s In |
| Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
| Apr 30, 12 | 407 – Spy Days Are Over |
| Aug 4, 09 | SF Origins: Tangerine, Pg. 2 “Master Masticate and the Concubine Cannibals” |
| Jul 18, 14 | Pg. 3 “Naughty Girl” |
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| Jan 8, 18 | 752 – Like Jerry |
| Apr 25, 11 | 310 – Doctor. |
| Apr 4, 12 | The SuperFogeys 2012 Teaser |
| May 18, 11 | 317 – Why Dr. Klein Needs a Robot |
| Oct 20, 06 | 26 – How Jerry Met Spy Gal |
REMIND ME TO DO/NOT DO THAT AGAIN… Today’s strip is another example of a time when my reach has exceeded my grasp. As both writer and artist, I have the luxury of scripting things that I know I can draw. But, every once in a while, I bring the story to a point where I [...]
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| Aug 12, 19 | 790 – Hey-O! |
| Mar 3, 11 | 298 – Vile Villainous Vole |
| Aug 10, 15 | 667 – The Importance of Good Hygiene |
| Mar 24, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 6 “Beaten to the Punch” |
SCOTT GALLATIN AND THE TANTRUM TITAN RETURN! In what has now become an annual tradition, Scott Gallatin has once again menaced Valhalla with his own creation–the Tantrum Titan! Man, do I love the Tantrum Titan. Thanks so much, Scott. And I love that it’s double-sized! Be sure and check out Scott at his blog here! [...]
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| Oct 17, 11 | 355 – Bubbles of Light 6 |
| Sep 8, 22 | 922 – The New Normal |
| Nov 6, 06 | 34 – Introducing the Healer! |
| Aug 5, 11 | Pg. 3 “A Decent Fish Stick” |
| Oct 18, 06 | 25 – Pee On Swifty |
MARJORIE RESHEL BREAKS IT ALL DOWN IN HILARIOUS FASHION! Only a true blue SuperFogeys fan could have crafted this. This is a knowing, detailed, mythology and character-rich guest strip that had me laughing out loud for quite a while. Marj is a semi-regular commenter in these parts, but she’s clearly ALWAYS paying attention. She’s a [...]
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| Aug 10, 12 | Pg. 1 “Baby Hands” |
| Sep 2, 11 | Pg. 7 – “Silent Heart” |
| Feb 12, 18 | 762 – Jerry vs. Soviet Sam |
| Mar 10, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 4 “Arrival in New York” |
| Aug 21, 08 | 156 – An Utter Lack of Decorum |
Creating the bulletin board o’ evidence was a fun exercise in diving back into the history of the strip and thinking about the things Spy Gal would see as relevant. Pretty much the same thing the readers saw, as it turns out! I love the way Marc drew Jerry’s reaction in the third panel. That’s [...]
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| May 14, 08 | SF Collection #1 Cover |
| Feb 5, 18 | 760 – OG Thrice |
| Nov 5, 14 | 634 – Twin Plots |
| Oct 10, 12 | 448 – Thinking Like a Hero |
Strips like this are always a little difficult. There’s a lot going on in that last panel, but if you’re a new reader you’d really have no idea what any of it is. And there’s no way to communicate it to you succinctly. The perils of longform, story driven webcomics. I wouldn’t have it any [...]
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| Oct 7, 11 | Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Recap by Steve VanDyken |
| Oct 9, 08 | 170 – There Will Be Blood |
| Jan 30, 07 | 90 – Introducing Star Maiden! |
| Nov 22, 17 | 749 – Caught in the Act |
| Feb 13, 12 | 386 – The Papanazi Report: Vegas |
I gotta say… I did not expect this chapter to be this long. 44 strips. That ranks it among the very longest of chapters. I think in that you can see the scope of this Invasion storyline. Everything you’ve seen so far… everything in Part One… it’s all been setup for what’s to come. I [...]
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| Jan 27, 14 | 566 – Guns Blazin’ |
| Nov 5, 20 | 853 – The Thrice Deception |
| Feb 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 1 “Spy Gal” |
I try to go pretty easy on the artists I work with. I play to their strengths, I think about how tricky a page or a panel might be and make the next one a little easier to balance things out, etc. But if there’s one thing I ask to be just right every time [...]
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| Jun 27, 11 | 328 – Pairing Off |
| Oct 7, 11 | Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Recap by Steve VanDyken |
| Feb 9, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 5 “Michelle Masters” |
| Mar 26, 07 | 125 – Jerry’s Down |
| Aug 17, 12 | Pg. 2 “Youthfulenergysupersurplus!” |
