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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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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Dec 27, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 1 |
Mar 16, 21 | 882 – Says You |
Nov 27, 13 | 552 – Is Jerry Really Such a Bad Guy? |
Oct 11, 17 | 737 – Dastard Number Two |
Jul 9, 14 | 608 – Gumdrops and Rainbows |
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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May 19, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 14 “Save Him, Dirtlicker” |
Aug 5, 13 | 523 – The Big Slam |
Dec 27, 10 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One (2010) |
Oct 8, 06 | 15 – Introducing Swifty! |
Apr 22, 10 | 253 – Destiny Screwed Over |
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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Aug 31, 15 | 676 – Jerry, Meet Thrice Evil |
Dec 8, 14 | The SuperFogeys 2015 Teaser and Special Announcements |
Jan 21, 10 | 240 – ZAP! |
Jul 4, 11 | 330 – Swim City |
Jul 26, 22 | 909 – Get Outta Town |
This is one of my favorites. I think it really brings home the idea that these guys are old. We don’t know how Mr. Crook died, but he was in a nursing home and that’s what people tend to do there so we don’t even wonder what the cause was. Maybe that’s a story I’ll [...]
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Aug 1, 16 | 686 – Captain Spectacular’s Mighty Punch |
Dec 4, 08 | 185 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 2 “Babylonian Invasion” |
Aug 31, 16 | 695 – The Mighty Money Man |
Jan 25, 17 | 729 – After the Battle |
Nov 20, 19 | 814 – Ptoof! |
I had written myself into a bit of a corner. I had Spy Gal come to Valhalla, but she didn’t really need to be there. Somehow, I had to make her stay. Enter the Orderly (later named Gene) and the Power Dampener. Visually, Spy Gal would never be the same after this strip and I [...]
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Sep 29, 06 | 7 – Turnip Turnip |
Mar 25, 20 | 842 – Someone to Hit |
Sep 24, 09 | 226 – The Deal is Off |
Mar 19, 18 | 772 – Showdown at the New California Coast |
This is one of my absolute favorites. I think it’s one of the funniest last panels I’ve ever come up with. So, of course, only about half the people who read it actually get it. This one gets knocked down by a lot of people for not standing too well on its own. I suppose [...]
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Dec 15, 20 | 862 – That’s It!? |
Mar 17, 11 | 300 – Stage Four |
Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
Time between the creation of SuperFogeys 12 and 13: 2 months. This is the first strip that really sets the tone for what the SuperFogeys would be. The art is finally coming into its own, resulting in a strip that I’m really proud of. I love the subtle pacing of the camera zoom. It’s a [...]
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Jan 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
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Aug 20, 14 | 619 – The Repentant |
Sep 1, 22 | 920 – …The More They Stay the Same |
This is one of those strips I really, really struggled with. I knew the last thing I wanted was for Dr. Rocket to successfully take advantage of Spy Gal. I mean, this just isn’t that kind of strip. The simplest solution would have been to have Jerry or Captain Spectacular bust through the wall and [...]
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Sep 23, 10 | 277 – Judging the Future |
Oct 14, 06 | 21 – You Must Respect Women, Dr. Rocket! |
Mar 11, 07 | 110 – Spanking |
Jul 8, 11 | Pg. 13 “A Tree Falls in the Forest…” |
Mar 7, 18 | 769 – Weeping Wandering Fat Children |
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Although I didn’t realize it at the time, this was a step in the right artistic direction for the SuperFogeys. The changing camera views were necesitated by the storyline and made for a much stronger reading experience. There’s a little easter egg in this one with the picture of the girl on the wall in [...]
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Apr 23, 09 | 205 – Here is What I Propose |
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Oct 7, 19 | 801 – The Next Best Thing |
Oct 16, 08 | 172 – The Superhero Code |
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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Oct 16, 17 | 738 – Old Lady McGoth |
Apr 29, 11 | Pg. 3 “Lucky” |
Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
Feb 5, 14 | 569 – Don’t Call Him a Communist When You’ve Been One For a Year |
Jan 16, 13 | 472 – The Stink of the Space Monkeys |
Me: Hey, I’ve got a great idea. Me: What’s that? Me: You know how we could get a lot of strips done quickly? Me: How? Me: We could just cut/paste all the best bits from previous strips and add only minor alterations! Me: Genius. Future Me: I beg to differ.
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Jan 25, 07 | 83 – The Seduction of Dr. Klein |
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Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
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Dec 3, 14 | 642 – A Star Falls |
My lazy self strikes again. As for the story here, this strip was important to me because I had a very real fear at the time that it was going to be perceived that I had a hatred towards women. Dumb, right? I mean, Dr. Rocket is a character, he doesn’t speak for me, but [...]
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Mar 18, 10 | 248 – The Difference Between Justice and Revenge |
Aug 7, 08 | 152 – Best Man |
Oct 30, 13 | 544 – Whose Mess Is It, Anyway? |
Aug 10, 12 | Pg. 1 “Baby Hands” |
Mar 19, 12 | 396 – Give Tom a Chance |
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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Aug 27, 14 | 621 – Jerry’s Powers |
Aug 5, 08 | 151 – Peanut Butter Cookies |
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Sep 29, 06 | 7 – Turnip Turnip |
Jan 16, 13 | 472 – The Stink of the Space Monkeys |
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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This is the episode that almost never was. My original plan was to go from strip 26 to the last strip of Chapter 1–what is now strip 28. However, I realized fairly late in the game that I hadn’t really done anything to set up WHY CS and Spy Gal would get back together. I [...]
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May 27, 11 | Pg. 7 “In the Future” |
May 2, 12 | 408 – Remember Your Mission |
Sep 7, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 2 “Cats at the Back” |
Apr 28, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 11 “Huzzah!” |
Jul 15, 08 | 145 – Wrinkly Butt |
I love Spy Gal. It’s probably the adolescent schoolboy in me, but I have a lot of fun teasing her and putting her in some horrible situations. It’s always fun to see what she’ll do. Gene is the stand-in for my fifteen-year-old self. And, in case you can’t make it out, the book Spy Gal [...]
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Sep 14, 12 | Pg. 6 “Who Could Have Done This?” |
Nov 4, 06 | 32 – Bingo Night Begins |
May 2, 08 | 85 – WebSpace Page: Spy Gal |
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Oct 10, 06 | 17 – Spy Gal Doesn’t Need Jerry |
Some people thought Dr. Klein’s look in the third panel coupled with his German name mean that Dr. Klein is evil. I won’t comment on the prejudices of my readership, but I will say that I did not have that in mind when I drew it. I was just experimenting with what I could do [...]
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Oct 2, 08 | 168 – Tangerine Gets His Mad On |
Mar 7, 18 | 769 – Weeping Wandering Fat Children |
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May 27, 13 | 507 – Telling Off Skunk Head |
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 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
Oct 7, 10 | 279 – Gina Galloway |
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Feb 6, 07 | 96 – Portal? |
Apr 4, 11 | 304 – Catchy and Mysterious |
The SuperFogeys are so stiff and immobile, it was fun to cut loose a little on a character like the Healer. I made it double-sized because I wanted the figures to breathe a little and see what I could do with a character who is real expressive. There’s some good lines in this one (Dr. [...]
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Oct 21, 19 | 805 – Across the Mountaintop |
Jul 17, 15 | 657 – The Most Difficult Thing Swifty Has Ever Done |
Jul 11, 08 | Guest Strip by Sean Conchieri of “Pixel!” |
Dec 9, 06 | 58 – Jerry’s Single Chest Hair |
Jan 28, 10 | 241 – He’s Gone |
I hate the first panel of this one. CS and Spy Gal just don’t look right and I don’t know what I was thinking. The entire point of this strip was to establish that Spy Gal is attracted to Dr. Klein. I don’t do anything more with it for the whole of Chapter 2, but [...]
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Nov 11, 10 | 284 – Pairing Off |
Apr 21, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 10 “The Lodge of Doom” |
Apr 5, 07 | 135 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein, Conclusion |
Dec 9, 06 | 58 – Jerry’s Single Chest Hair |
May 6, 10 | 255 – Parental Duty |
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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Nov 28, 16 | 714 – Pathetic Counterpart |
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Feb 24, 11 | 297 – A Strong Man |
Oct 7, 10 | 279 – Gina Galloway |
Jun 19, 08 | 140 – The Kindness of His Heart |
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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Nov 28, 11 | 366 – Who Dares? |
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May 10, 22 | 887 – Swipe |
Feb 5, 18 | 760 – OG Thrice |
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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Mar 2, 20 | 835 – Because of the Struggle |
May 28, 12 | 415 – Someone REALLY Hates Space Monkeys |
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Sep 23, 06 | 2 – Introducing Jerry! |
Feb 17, 14 | 572 – The New War Room |
Bingo Knight’s design came from the idea that he is essentially a super accountant. I mean, a super hero who settles Bingo scores? How could he be anything BUT an accountant? Once I knew that, all I had to do was put a dorky guy in a Knight costume and the idea sold itself.
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Sep 12, 12 | 444 – A New Mission |
Mar 10, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 4 “Arrival in New York” |
Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
Dec 14, 16 | 719 – It’s Easy When You Know How |
Mar 16, 07 | 115 – Star Maiden Flattens Dr. Rocket |
I don’t know how much this strip actually adds to the plot, but it makes me laugh and sometimes that’s enough. A genuinely well-drawn Spy Gal in this strip, I think. She’s a tough one to draw just right and I always have a hard time with her hair.
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Aug 28, 13 | 530 – Jerry’s Greatest Hits |
Sep 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
Aug 26, 13 | 529 – Why Did Jerry Do It? |
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Sep 29, 06 | 7 – Turnip Turnip |
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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Feb 19, 18 | 764 – Meanwhile, Inside Dr. Rocket’s Bedchamber |
Oct 7, 08 | 169 – Faker! |
Mar 23, 11 | 301 – Hmph |
Oct 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
I love Gene. He’s such a jerk and yet, I think, you feel sorry for him. I don’t really know why. Maybe it’s just me. I broke my rule of having Spy Gal being tough enough to defend herself because I couldn’t pass up the joke. I hope no one minded.
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Dec 9, 11 | Pg. 4 “Party Crasher” |
Dec 9, 19 | 817 – Master Masticate Stands with Fork Ready |
Nov 19, 12 | 459 – A Family Thing |
Aug 8, 11 | 340 – What Lovely Teeth You Have |
Jul 10, 08 | Guest Strip by Lucas Turnbloom of “Imagine This!” |
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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Sep 4, 19 | 797 – Squishiness in the War Room |
Finally we’re back to the Fogeys. It was a conscious decision on my part to not have the Fogeys enter the stage for so many strips—six, to be exact. I wanted to try something new. Re-energize myself. I found I really missed them and the strip seems to come alive when they’re “on screen.” I [...]
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Nov 12, 09 | 233 – She Was Undercover |
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Mar 13, 11 | 299 – Why The Hospital |
Oct 23, 08 | 174 – Big Mistake |
Feb 5, 07 | 95 – Flying Away |
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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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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Nov 23, 06 | 50 – And the Actual Winner of Bingo Night is… |
Mar 24, 14 | 582 – The Discomfort of Dark Maiden |
Mar 23, 11 | 301 – Hmph |
Apr 22, 10 | 253 – Destiny Screwed Over |
Jun 25, 09 | 213 – Bubbles of Light 4 |
Gene’s closing line in panel one was originally something like “Give her your utmost respect.” I quickly discovered at the lettering stage that I didn’t have enough room for that. Thank goodness. I love that he just shouts “Respect!” Kinda’ thing that makes me laugh. Spy Gal threatening violence on a little girl makes me [...]
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Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
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Oct 7, 08 | 169 – Faker! |
Mar 9, 21 | 880 – Boy, You Sure Got Old! |
Nov 11, 08 | 178 – Death, M.D. |
I don’t remember if this strip was done this way out of laziness or because I wanted to shake things up. Honestly, if I had to guess I’d say I was trying to shake things up. I think I was trying to create the feeling of overhearing the conversation before you really see who is [...]
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Jan 21, 10 | 240 – ZAP! |
May 30, 12 | 416 – Alcohol is His Kryptonite |
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Jan 10, 07 | 66 – Captain Spectacular’s Fear of Modern Technology |
Feb 1, 07 | 92 – Not the Woman He Used to Know |
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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Nov 30, 11 | 367 – The Division Sword |
Oct 22, 06 | 28 – The Tragedy of Jerry |
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May 14, 14 | 595 – Gotta Get Some Internet |
Oct 14, 06 | 21 – You Must Respect Women, Dr. Rocket! |
I think my ink line is too thick in these middle Chapter 3 strips. Also, the camera is just a little too tight, a constant problem of mine overall. Knowing what I wanted to do with Dr. Klein by the end of this chapter, it was important to keep him present in the story. That’s [...]
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Aug 3, 15 | 664 – Too Old to Drive |
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Nov 15, 06 | 43 – The Healer Approaches the Captain |
I love the panel with the close-up of the hands. From the drawing to the colors, it just works. Too bad the rest of the strip doesn’t. A lot readers asked me what those sparks near Spy Gal’s wrist were in the last panel. Then answer: My feeble attempt at visually depicting her arthritis. …I [...]
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Jan 9, 12 | 376 – Beaten But Not Broken |
Jan 27, 14 | 566 – Guns Blazin’ |
Nov 26, 14 | 640 – Jerry Must Come Back |
Feb 3, 07 | 94 – Everything Changed |
Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
Swifty coming in at the end was kind of cheap. I didn’t have a real gag for this one, and he usually does in a pinch. It was an important Dr. Klein moment though.
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May 14, 08 | SF Collection #1 Cover |
Nov 14, 11 | 362 – Robots Don’t Sleep |
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Jul 17, 08 | 146 – Cad and a Layabout |
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Feb 12, 09 | 195 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 12 “The Conclusion” |
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Nov 19, 06 | 47 – Bingo Knight! |
And now we see the real plan. Get the Captain on the computer to see his ex-wife. In the end, it’s kind of weak. There should have been something extra on the plan, or a bigger reaction from the Captain. It bears fruit, sure, but I think the Captain’s reaction could have been stronger and [...]
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Jun 15, 12 | Pg. 1 “Through the Portal” |
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Nov 10, 20 | 854 – Don’t Touch the Lava |
Aug 6, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 10 “The Heart” |
That last panel of Star Maiden is something I’m really pleased with. I wanted a really fluid figure and I often have a hard time drawing women. I surprised myself here. For some reason, readers really latched onto the phrase “Spill it, Gramps!” I have no idea why. I didn’t think it was particularly funny. [...]
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Aug 10, 12 | Pg. 1 “Baby Hands” |
93 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met and Married Star Maiden
by Brock Heasley on February 2nd, 2007The genesis for this flashback came from Daniel Woodhouse, artist on “Thog Infinitron” and sometime artist of “Beaver and Steve.” I asked Dan to do a short backup story for the second SuperFogeys book and asked him what he wanted to draw. He said “Captain Spectacular fighting in the skies above a city. Maybe a [...]
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Nov 11, 19 | 811 – Attack Pattern |
Jun 24, 11 | Pg. 11 “Partners Again” |
Dec 10, 06 | 59 – Will Captain Spectacular Stay or Will He Go? |
Dec 5, 06 | 54 – Gene Gets What’s Coming to Him |
I don’t know why Mr. Crook is in there. It doesn’t really add anything to the story to have him there. Great Dr. Rocket moment though. I had a lot of fun drawing that tongue and making it as yucky as possible.
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The obvious signified of a flashback is to do the art in black and white. That gray shading I add in there is an effect I wish I had time to do on all the SuperFogeys strips. Plans are for that effect to be added to the strips for the trade collections. Once that happens, [...]
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Obviously, something big went down in that other dimension. For the whole story, check out the backup tale “Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden in the Inevitable Dimension” in the second SuperFogeys book. It’s drawn by Julio Molina-Muscara, artist on “Omega Chase.” I wanted a “no bad guy” break-up here. I think you get where everyone [...]
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Jul 4, 11 | 330 – Swim City |
Dec 27, 10 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One (2010) |
Aug 21, 19 | 793 – The Hero He Hates to Be |
Oct 1, 12 | 445 – I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told |
Jan 19, 14 | 564 – One Year Later |
Kind of a weird way to start a chapter. You could argue that this really belongs in Chapter 3 (as it’s mostly old business), but I knew Dr. Klein was going to be disappearing for the bulk of the chapter and wanted to make sure he got in there in some way so that things [...]
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Feb 5, 14 | 569 – Don’t Call Him a Communist When You’ve Been One For a Year |
Nov 1, 06 | 29 – Introducing Dr. Klein! |
Apr 29, 10 | 254 – Why Kill An Innocent? |
Nov 6, 06 | 34 – Introducing the Healer! |
May 14, 09 | 208 – Grab the Tush |
After the reveal of the last chapter that Dr. Klein is the Third Man, everything he says is just a little more sinister. This is my playing with that a bit. Artistically, this strip is bunk. Nothing looks right and that third panel is atrocious.
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Nov 5, 09 | 232 – It’s Insane Here |
Aug 18, 10 | 272 – GET OUT! |
Jan 19, 14 | 564 – One Year Later |
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Mar 24, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 6 “Beaten to the Punch” |
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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Jul 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 21 “Sayonara, Sucker!” |
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Mar 11, 21 | 881 – Minutes Away |
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May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
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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Sep 22, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 4 “I Am Dr. Rocket” |
Feb 7, 07 | 97 – The Return |
Jun 24, 13 | Bubbles of Light 0 |
Apr 23, 18 | 780 – Don’t Be a Jerry |
Nov 12, 06 | 40 – Jumpin’ Jujubees! |
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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Nov 2, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 10 “Anywhere But Here” |
Aug 24, 11 | 345 – Taking a Pill |
Jan 23, 17 | 728 – Oh, Brucie… |
Aug 10, 11 | 341 – Stop |
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Nov 9, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 11 “One Life Ends…” |
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Oct 14, 08 | 171 – Hello, Karma |
Nov 4, 08 | 176 – An Evil #@$% |
Nov 7, 16 | 711- Fallen Son |
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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May 21, 14 | 597 – Him Who? |
Aug 23, 10 | SF Origins: Baby Swifty’s First Words, Pg. 2 “Preposterous” |
Mar 9, 21 | 880 – Boy, You Sure Got Old! |
Aug 28, 13 | 530 – Jerry’s Greatest Hits |
Oct 21, 19 | 805 – Across the Mountaintop |
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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Oct 29, 14 | 532 – The Lynchpin |
Jun 15, 12 | Pg. 1 “Through the Portal” |
Oct 14, 11 | Pg. 3 “Enter: Jimmy-Go-Dead” |
Dec 31, 08 | Guest Strip by Edward Krebes of “Hobo and Bowser!” |
Aug 14, 20 | 845 – Better and Better |
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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Jul 14, 14 | 609 – Humbled |
Jan 7, 10 | Guest Strip by Will Boyer of “The Misadventures of Super Milo!” |
Sep 29, 11 | Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” Recap by Crystal Murphy |
Aug 6, 14 | 616 – One of Zurida’s |
Jul 15, 11 | Pg. 14 “Why Wouldn’t She?” |
I did it. I did a strip with no males in it. In one sense, I really like writing women. It’s different and it’s fun to get outside of myself like that. On the other hand…I”m no woman. There’s a lot going on here. Star Maiden is obviously not on the same page as Spy [...]
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Feb 25, 10 | 245 – One Week Later |
Oct 31, 11 | 359 – Warmed Up |
Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
Mar 16, 12 | Pg. 4 “An Unexpected Cellmate” |
Dec 14, 11 | 371 – Leaving Las Vegas |
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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Apr 6, 11 | 305 – Favorite Thing He’s Seen All Year |
May 3, 09 | 206 – The Valhalla Basement Dungeon |
Mar 18, 21 | 883 – Through the Mall! |
Jan 9, 12 | 376 – Beaten But Not Broken |
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 17, 14 | 580 – The Pleasure of Conquering |
Feb 2, 21 | 870 – Spy Gal’s Patience Runs Out |
May 27, 13 | 507 – Telling Off Skunk Head |
Sep 24, 06 | 3 – Escape From the Carpathian Bug People |
Mar 12, 12 | 394 – The Bottom Drops Out |
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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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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Nov 17, 06 | 45 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed, Conclusion |
Jan 28, 07 | 88 – Who Smells Like Fish? |
Aug 16, 10 | 271 – Is Spy Gal Not a Good Woman? |
Dec 3, 12 | 463 – May Percy Have a Pet? |
Aug 15, 11 | 342 – The Wrong Man |