THE ANNOTATED SPY GAL’S SECRET MISSION This was a story that was a bit of an experiment and was a challenge for both me and artist Cory Thomas (Go read Watch Your Head!) If you can’t tell already (and if you can’t then you must be brand, brand new to the strip–hey, welcome!), I kind [...]
DOWN DRUNK You ever seen this show What Would You Do? It’s not great art, but I do believe it performs a great service. They stage these scenarios—boyfriend publically abusing girlfriend, racist store clerk giving some darker than hims a hard time, bottom rung human being spiking a girl’s drink in a bar and then trying to take her [...]
UPDATE! MY mini-REVIEW OF THOR! Marvel has done a great job with their "in universe" movies Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man 2. I’ve loved each of them to one degree or another, but a fair argument could be made that we’ve been getting slightly diminishing returns the more they keep doing it. [...]
THE END OF CHAPTER 11, THE DOCTOR AND THE DOCTOR With today’s double-sized strip, Marc takes his art to the next level. I seriously had no idea he was capable of stuff like this when I asked him to hop onboard the SF train. You can imagine how pleased I am. But, honestly, it’s with [...]
This is it! The big 400th strip! 400 freakin’ strips. Can you believe that? And, like other past centennial strips, this one brings in a pretty big reveal! What do you think of Dark Maiden? This also marks Marc’s 100th SuperFogeys strip. Take that in. That’s amazing. Never late, always getting better and better, Marc [...]
I think I may have pushed how much dialogue I can fit into one strip to the limit. Golly, that’s wordy. Couldn’t help it. Zurida and her son are so much fun to write for and I really wanted to get a sense of their relationship. They surprised me a little. Marc did a particularly [...]
This is another one of those where I’m super glad I’ve got a collaborator as good as Marc. I had a simple text display in mind for the DNA Scanner, but Marc was all… nah, hologram. Kudos, Mr. Lapierre. You made it sing. Wanna know who the green guy is? We’ve seen him a few [...]
Longtime readers know how BIG this is! Dr. Rocket is free once again, but Tom has been locked up for far, far longer. I mean, he was first put there waaaaay back at the end of Chapter 7! I’ve been looking forward to this particular strip for a long, long time. Now, Tom is out. He [...]
Has Percy ever been named before now? I’m not entirely sure. I know he’s always been Percy to me and I’ve been tagging him as such, but did you guys know that was his name before now? Man, you know the story has gotten big when I can’t even remember simple stuff like that. You [...]
Late this past Thursday I posted a special piece of art and an important message to go along with it called “A Call to Arms.” If you missed it, I encourage you to go check it out first before reading on here. When I posted the Call to Arms, the Kickstarter campaign for the SuperFogeys [...]
I think I’m gonna write a chapter that takes place entirely in rubble. Marc draws destruction so well. Big kudos to him for the major overhaul to the pacing and storytelling in this strip. Dialogue is the same, but Marc rescued the visual from the abyss I stuck them in with my script. Big happenings [...]
Y’know, I wrote the outline some months back, but I don’t think I quite realized how many big moments we’ve been waiting on for a while are in this chapter. Tom pointing the finger at Jerry is something a lot of you suspected would come to pass ever since this SuperFogeys Origin page, but I’d [...]
As you can see above, we’re in the home stretch for the Kickstarter. Little over two days left. As you can also see, we’ve lost a few backers of late. I’m told every Kickstarter experiences this. Not everyone has the cash they think they will when it’s time to pay up. Still, at this point, [...]
If you’re reading this… the Kickstarter may already be over! If it’s before 4pm PST on Nov. 28th, 2012… then there’s still time to get in there! Yesterday, we hit the $4,500 stretch goal and everyone who pledged at the Hero level or higher WILL be getting the soon-to-be-created Spy Gal mini absolutely free. Want [...]
In case you missed it last week… 157% funded! Huge, HUGE thanks to everyone for stepping up and supporting this project! I put the call out and you answered in a big way. Now, I hope we can start making some other cool stuff for you. More details as I know ‘em. Talks are already [...]
And so it begins–the end game for this chapter. In this strip, Spy Gal and Zurida are referring to a conversation we’ve all already seen over in SuperFogeys Origins. Spy Gal’s Secret Mission is a more than worth a look, but it’s the last page that gives the lowdown on the bad blood on display [...]
A huge battle deserves a proper ramp up and that’s what you’ve gotten this week. Next week sees the fight begin in earnest and Marc and I are pulling out all the stops. We’re even approaching things a little differently, with Marc essentially assuming the role of co-plotter for the rest of this chapter as [...]
We’re back! I have a love/hate relationship with our Christmas break. While I enjoy the time with my family and friends, I miss working on the strip and continuing the story. So glad to be back on it. There’s only 5 strips left in this chapter (after this one) and I’m WAY eager to get [...]
We keep things pretty solidly rectangular around here, but once in a while there’s an opportunity to do something a little different and Marc took advantage of that here. Oddly enough, panel layout experimentation seems to involve Tangerine more often than not. Go ahead and click on his tag below to see what I mean. [...]
You didn’t really think Spy Gal was done with Zurida already? Not by a long shot! Be sure to tune in on Wednesday to see how Spy Gal handles that incoming Space Monkey ambush!
Silent strip! For those who hate to read. Thanks, Marc, for doing the heavy lifting on this one. Chapter 15 – Invasion, Pt. 2: Inaction Heroes No More! ends on Monday! Chapter 16 – Invasion, Pt. 3: Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun begins on Wednesday!
There were two issues that plagued this strip kind of from the get-go. One was what Percy was going to eat in panel two. I originally scripted it as the femur of one of Zurida’s palace guards, but after seeing Marc draw it I realized that was just one cannibal too many for SuperFogeys. Plus, [...]
I’m starting to find some unique joys in having a long-running webcomic. One of them is scenes like this. There’s a huge gap between how Cap and Doc related to each other at the beginning of the strip and how they are now. I believe firmly in change. People don’t stay one way through their [...]
I wish I had a lot more space to give over to Percy as I think he’s a pretty fascinating dude with some real identity issues. Hopefully, tidbits like the ones you’re getting today are enticing. I’d love to do a SuperFogeys Origin with Percy someday. I mean, with a hot, despot mom and a [...]
I don’t think you get to strike the pose Money Man is OWNING in the first panel and not be considered a total bad@$$. Like, he’s not even gonna give you his front. Naw, you gotta look at him from the side if you wanna admire him after he takes out the bad guy (or [...]
I’m gonna be honest with you guys–I did not plan on introducing this story thread in this chapter. I mean, there’s an alien invasion going on. How many more threats do the Fogeys need to deal with? This isn’t the same as saying this is an unplanned story. What Money Man is talking about is [...]
It was a terrific surprise this morning to find a stunning Zurida-Percy-Michelle watercolor this morning by SuperFan Alethea Lim. What you see above is just a small detail from it. If you’d like to see the whole piece and read Alethea’s thoughts on why she did the painting and what she was trying to say [...]
Feels like forever since we’ve check in on Cap and company. When last we left them, they had a heckuva surprise visitor who had some ominous news before taking off. Now, they’re locked up in Zurida’s Palace–somewhat by choice, somewhat not. Cap made a devil’s bargain to get Michelle back… so now what? I really [...]
When last we saw Zurida she was making one heckuva deal with Jerry. What is still unexplained is what, exactly, she wants to do with the power crystal now that she has it. That’s next week. See you then. Sometimes, strips like this are frustrating because they essentially serve as transitions to to the stuff [...]
This is it! The end of our little Q&A side trip. I had a lot of fun making these, though, to be honest, they came about at a really crummy time in my schedule. I got pretty close to turning in this one a day late. This one is probably the meatiest of the four, [...]
I may have overextended a bit with this one. For those of you keeping track at home, there’s 7 characters in panel 2. You artists out there know that the more characters you add to a panel, the longer that panel takes. I kind of put Marc to work on this one since panels 1 [...]
I was positively knocked out by that first panel. That’s a lot of very tiny characters Marc fit in there, and I can identify all of them. Pretty snazzy. For those of you just joining us… this what it looks like when it hits the fan. Tangerine, who has repented of his killing ways, has [...]
Some moments don’t need words. I know that’s a pretty rare thing around here, but I’m always glad when they pop up. Less lettering for me to do! Granted, it’s more drawing for Marc, but he rocks these moments so everybody wins. Only one regular update next week (and a special, Christmas surprise, of course), [...]
UPDATE 2: Fixed! Thanks, Marc! And thanks to Andrew for pointing it out. UPDATE: Due to a glitch, a future strip showed up here for a few hours. Unfortunately, the glitch also erased the actual strip. So, I’ve had to resort to the thumbnail you see above. It’s kind of small, but at least this [...]
Annnnnd here’s Crystal Murphy with the big finish. Thanks so much, Crystal! You literally made Guest Strippin’ Xmas possible this year. Marc and I return Jan. 6th–MONDAY! There’s only four strips left in the current chapter. Everybody remember where we left off?
Hey everybody, we’re back! I don’t know about you, but I had an absolutely amazing Christmas and New Year’s. There was just something about the season this time around. We got into the spirit of things, reached out to others, sang songs, etc. It was like the last 5 minutes of It’s A Wonderful Life [...]
THIS IS IT! The penultimate strip of Chapter 17: Invasion, Pt. 4 – The End of Lies. This would actually make for a pretty great ending all by itself. Marc was good enough to think up and add the extra beat of Dark Maiden falling to her knees and it just makes this scene just [...]
Big thanks to Marc for this strip. We had a technical glitch with all the lettering I did and at the last minute Marc purchased the font himself and did it up real special like for us. I’ll be updating later today with the real lettering (just for the sake of consistency), but Marc did [...]
Greetings, Fellow Fogey Fans! Marc here posting while Brock is out of town for the rest of the week on business. While he’s away, we’ll be taking next week off. Regular strips will return on Monday April 21, 2014 when we check in with a Fogey who was greatly affected by the events of the [...]
For Soviet Sam, the journey to this moment has been a long one. I’d encourage you to click on Sam’s name in the tags (or right here) to check out his past appearances to see the full scope of what this hug might mean to him. Infamous Nefarious commented on Monday’s strip (which saw Sam [...]
One of Marc’s artistic high watermarks has got to be the Donutron destruction of Las Vegas. That’s a sequence that also took place at night. I think Marc is just really good at nighttime stuff, and this strip is no exception. The colors sing. This chapter is about to get down to brass tacks. You [...]
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 [...]
I think I’m finally enjoying writing Dark Maiden. I admit I’ve struggled with her a bit since she came on the scene. Star Maiden was so, so much fun to write and I miss her, but change is good and I knew there had to be a change there. Enter: Dark Maiden. And now, just [...]
I never tire of writing Percy. I don’t care if no one else loves him, he’s one of my faves. THE GALLOWS BLACK CARPET EVENT I’ll make this quick because I’m short on time, but the movie I worked on, The Gallows, had its big Black Carpet Event in Fresno a couple days ago. I [...]
This strip feels like a throwback to me. Like it’s the kind of interaction that could have easily fit into the first 5 or so chapters when things were a little less crazy in the narrative than they are now. Maybe it’s just me, but I like that. That was certainly one of my goals [...]
So, here’s a thing. How does the call for peace square with the way peace is often achieved? I’ve always been fascinated by those who call for peace at any cost. Pacifism seems like a luxury of our day to me, though increasingly less so. As an American, I’ve been raised with the belief that [...]
UPDATE! Is the comic dead? No! Full details right here. Annnnnnd that’s it! Chapter over. Want to read it from the beginning? Start right here! So, Thrice Evil and the Lodge of Doom are in Abbadon and all hell is about to break loose. If you’re thinking the next chapter has lots of fighting in it… you’re [...]
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 [...]
WELCOME BACK! (First time here? Can’t remember what’s going on? Skip down to the recap.) I know… I know… you thought this would never happen. You thought we’d forgotten all about SuperFogeys. You thought we were too busy to continue telling this story to completion. Well… not gonna lie, there were a few times over [...]
This new chapter started out with a mighty punch for the simple reason that I wanted to signal to the reader that this is the kind of chapter you’re in for: a punching chapter full of action and destruction (and a little intrigue). So, of course, given all that, you’ve got to have the moment [...]
I love bad parenting! It’s the best! This strip is interesting because moments before I posted it a day early for SF Patrons on Patreon, I added some additional dialogue. I just didn’t think it was as clear as it could be. Anyone care to guess what the last minute addition is (Marc knows, as [...]
It’s the little things. Like Dr. Rocket and Percy breaking the boundary of the last panel. I love it. You almost don’t notice it, but it perfectly enhances the dynamics of the action in that panel. Little things like that make me happy. THE SWIFTY ORIGIN IS A GO! Good news! The long-awaited origin of [...]
Some strips don’t need words. This is one of them. SUPERFOGEYS 10TH ANNIVERSARY NEXT WEEK! Are you excited for next week? I sure am. Our schedule will be as follows: Monday - SF 700! Tuesday - Special DOUBLE-SIZED Bonus Strip! See how Cap got his new suit! Art by Marc, Words and colors by Brock! Wednesday - Special [...]
Man, I don’t even know what to say. Ten years ago this week I decided to do a little experiment: I’d draw one comic strip a day for five days, just to see if I could do it. The hook of this little comic strip–old superheroes in a nursing home–was given to me by Tad [...]
I love the detail of the action here. When all read together, the “silent action” of the past few strips will hold up pretty well. Marc’s spatial awareness as an artist is top notch, allowing him to craft some truly terrific fight scenes. Trust me, only gets better from here. 10th ANNIVERSARY OVER! And hey, [...]
One of Thrice Evil’s more frightening powers–one that we’ve seen demonstrated before–is his ability to induce (often horrific) seemingly real-life visions in the minds of others. Percy is only the latest victim. He won’t be the last. And… just to drop a hint… could there be a false image we’ve seen since this alternate Thrice [...]
As we enter the last four or five strips of this chapter, Marc and I find that our buffer has run out and we’re really pushing the deadlines hard. I’m excited to see this chapter come to and end and how the ending points to what’s ahead, but I’m also sad to see it happen [...]
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 [...]
Mega Matt. Boy if there’s one character who I think went from fan favorite to kind of… annoying, I think it’s him. I don’t know what it was, exactly, but I remember readers really loving Matt in the Society of Heroes origin story, but it seems the more I used him in the main story [...]
Double-sized strips return! Marc decided to pull out all the stops for this one, and it shows. I don’t think he gets enough credit for his stellar work on this comic. Without him, I simply wouldn’t have been able to giving SF the scope it now has. This is pretty mild, as double-sized strips go–it’s [...]
