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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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Oct 17, 18 | HUGE NEWS! SuperFogeys Volume One—Inaction Heroes now on Kickstarter! |
Nov 9, 16 | 712 – Ah-ah-ah |
Nov 29, 17 | 751 – Who Do You Think Paid for All This? |
Mar 9, 20 | 837 – So? |
Jan 15, 20 | 824 – Knives Out |
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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Mar 11, 07 | 110 – Spanking |
Nov 5, 14 | 634 – Twin Plots |
Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
Oct 2, 06 | 10 – Why Spy Gal Came to Valhalla |
Dec 14, 10 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 2 “No One Should Die Among Strangers” |
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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Nov 5, 09 | 232 – It’s Insane Here |
Apr 3, 07 | 133 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein |
Aug 13, 14 | 617 – 4 Seconds Earlier |
Mar 25, 20 | 842 – Someone to Hit |
Jun 1, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 2 “Fallen Villain” |
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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Sep 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
Mar 12, 07 | 111 – Forgive Dr. Rocket |
Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
Nov 8, 06 | 36 – Valhalla Stinks! |
Jan 29, 09 | 193 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 10 “Escape” |
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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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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Jun 14, 22 | 897 – Streaking Past |
Apr 2, 14 | 585 – Atomic Fly’s Special Delivery |
Jan 22, 20 | 826 – Into the Suckface |
Jan 28, 10 | 241 – He’s Gone |
Sep 12, 12 | 444 – A New Mission |
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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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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Sep 24, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Gwen Patton! |
Feb 6, 07 | 96 – Portal? |
Oct 9, 19 | 802 – Nothing More Important Than Loyalty |
Oct 2, 06 | 10 – Why Spy Gal Came to Valhalla |
Jul 11, 08 | Guest Strip by Sean Conchieri of “Pixel!” |
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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Jun 15, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 4 “Pantsless” |
Nov 13, 08 | 179 – Reverend Space Pig |
Mar 15, 11 | Pg. 7 “Knife to the Throat” |
Nov 24, 14 | 639 – What She Had to Do |
Jul 4, 11 | 330 – Swim City |
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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Nov 16, 11 | 363 – Liberated |
Jun 1, 12 | Pg. 4 “The O’Hara Family Tragedy” |
Nov 29, 17 | 751 – Who Do You Think Paid for All This? |
Jul 9, 09 | 215 – Little Snot |
Nov 9, 06 | 37 – Is Dr. Klein a Sexy Beast? |
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 2, 11 | Pg. 3 “Enter The Space Pig” |
Aug 5, 08 | 151 – Peanut Butter Cookies |
Aug 12, 11 | Pg. 4 “Fear of the Space Pig” |
Oct 30, 13 | 544 – Whose Mess Is It, Anyway? |
Jan 30, 13 | 476 – Regret |
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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Aug 6, 14 | 616 – One of Zurida’s |
Aug 27, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 4 “Talking Turnips” |
Sep 29, 06 | 7 – Turnip Turnip |
May 18, 12 | Pg. 2 “Not Ready or Able” |
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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Nov 30, 11 | 367 – The Division Sword |
Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
Nov 13, 08 | 179 – Reverend Space Pig |
May 15, 13 | 504 – A Striking Mustache |
Oct 12, 12 | Pg. 8 “Gross Fetuses” |
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 23, 08 | 174 – Big Mistake |
Oct 12, 12 | Pg. 8 “Gross Fetuses” |
Feb 6, 13 | 478 – What If Money Man Had Lived? |
May 6, 10 | 255 – Parental Duty |
Nov 8, 17 | 745 – The Song of Rocket’s Loyalty |
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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Jul 30, 18 | Pg. 9 “Who is Talking?” |
Mar 30, 11 | 303 – Namby-Pamby Religious Jaghole |
Jan 16, 12 | 378 – Things Fall Apart |
Nov 20, 17 | 748 – Good Enough |
Oct 21, 10 | 281 – Expected |
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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Mar 30, 10 | SF Origins: Swifty and the Prophecy, Pg. 4 “SMACK!” |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
Nov 11, 06 | 39 – Jerry Arrives Late |
Jan 10, 18 | 753 – What She’d Like to Know |
Nov 2, 16 | 710 – Crimson Oils |
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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Oct 4, 11 | Chapter 9, “Head Games” Recap by Eric Merritt |
May 15, 13 | 504 – A Striking Mustache |
Sep 16, 10 | 276 – “Sweetie” |
Jul 16, 18 | Pg. 7 “Passion Enough to Change a Heart” |
Oct 27, 14 | 631 – Two Decisions |
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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Dec 9, 19 | 817 – Master Masticate Stands with Fork Ready |
Sep 7, 16 | 697 – No Fun Being Ignored |
Aug 31, 12 | Pg. 4 “Crib Cage” |
May 30, 12 | 416 – Alcohol is His Kryptonite |
Sep 7, 11 | 349 – Avalanche of Wins |
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Nov 14, 12 | 458 – Quite An Entrance |
Apr 4, 07 | 134 – Driving Everybody Off |
Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
May 20, 10 | 257 – Blood on the Carpet |
Jul 8, 10 | 264 – You Betcha |
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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Oct 9, 06 | 16 – Spy Gal Wakes Up |
Dec 15, 20 | 862 – That’s It!? |
Jan 29, 14 | 567 – The Day Spa |
May 4, 10 | SF Origins: Star Maiden, Pg. 4 “Or Millions Will Die” |
May 15, 13 | 504 – A Striking Mustache |
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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Jan 19, 07 | 76 – Space Pig’s Feelings Get Hurt |
Dec 14, 11 | 371 – Leaving Las Vegas |
Nov 2, 11 | The 2nd SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page |
Nov 3, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 1 “The Mrs. and the Ex” |
Jun 11, 12 | 419 – Adrenalin |
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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Mar 2, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 9 “Mature Love” |
Jan 19, 07 | 76 – Space Pig’s Feelings Get Hurt |
Jul 27, 15 | 661 – Jerry is the Portalmaker |
Nov 23, 11 | 365 – Bloody Roofie |
Sep 29, 06 | 7 – Turnip Turnip |
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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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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Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
Oct 23, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 4 of 4 |
Feb 2, 07 | 93 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met and Married Star Maiden |
Aug 24, 12 | Pg. 3 “Crybabies” |
Dec 3, 06 | 53 – The Healing |
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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Mar 4, 20 | 836 – Keep Away |
Aug 26, 11 | Pg. 6 “The Missing Spark” |
Aug 19, 11 | Pg. 5 “Why She Left” |
Sep 18, 13 | 536 – Zurida and Her Subjects |
Dec 10, 06 | 59 – Will Captain Spectacular Stay or Will He Go? |
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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Feb 20, 12 | 388 – Bay-buh |
Oct 3, 06 | 11 – The Power Dampener |
Jun 27, 11 | 328 – Pairing Off |
Apr 7, 07 | 136 – CENSORED! |