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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Sep 14, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 3 “She Dead” |
Apr 4, 12 | The SuperFogeys 2012 Teaser |
Feb 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 1 “Spy Gal” |
Dec 9, 06 | 58 – Jerry’s Single Chest Hair |
Dec 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
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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Mar 25, 07 | 124 – Shooting |
Dec 25, 13 | How Dr. Rocket Stole Christmas |
Dec 31, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 3 |
May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
Jun 19, 08 | 140 – The Kindness of His Heart |
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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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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Jan 28, 13 | 475 – Too Old For This |
Mar 25, 20 | 842 – Someone to Hit |
Sep 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
Oct 22, 09 | 230 – Cleaning Out Her Ears |
Nov 28, 16 | 714 – Pathetic Counterpart |
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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Feb 22, 11 | Pg. 4 “Ruined Her Show” |
Feb 26, 20 | 834 – Percy Makes a Choice |
Oct 22, 14 | 530 – The Long Arm of the Universe |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Mar 5, 12 | 392 – …Secrets, Secrets Hurt Someone |
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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Feb 10, 14 | 570 – Cavalry |
Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
Nov 9, 06 | 37 – Is Dr. Klein a Sexy Beast? |
Mar 2, 20 | 835 – Because of the Struggle |
Nov 28, 16 | 714 – Pathetic Counterpart |
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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Feb 13, 13 | 480 – A Bevy of Buxom Beach Beauties |
Jul 4, 14 | Pg. 1 “One Month Later” |
Sep 21, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 4 “The Best Day Ever, Ever” |
Jan 25, 07 | 83 – The Seduction of Dr. Klein |
Jul 11, 12 | 428 – You Know Who You Sound Like? |
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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Apr 21, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 10 “The Lodge of Doom” |
Dec 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
Apr 6, 12 | Pg. 7 “Death or Peanut Butter Cookies?” |
Jan 30, 17 | 730 – Broken Sam |
Apr 25, 11 | 310 – Doctor. |
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Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
Sep 12, 11 | 350 – Great Things Ahead |
Apr 9, 09 | 203 – Shame, Shame |
Apr 30, 18 | 782 – The Lone Figure in the Doorway |
Jan 8, 10 | Guest Strip by Cory Thomas of “Watch Your Head!” |
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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Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
Jun 26, 13 | 516 – Time to Clean House |
Dec 9, 06 | 58 – Jerry’s Single Chest Hair |
Nov 14, 11 | 362 – Robots Don’t Sleep |
Oct 22, 20 | 849 – Break a Hip |
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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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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Mar 11, 10 | 247 – Not a Busload of Strangers |
Jan 16, 13 | 472 – The Stink of the Space Monkeys |
Jun 30, 22 | 902 – Devastation |
Nov 26, 09 | 235 – In His Shadow |
Oct 5, 12 | Pg. 7 “The Babymaker” |
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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Jan 22, 20 | 826 – Into the Suckface |
Jun 19, 08 | 140 – The Kindness of His Heart |
Oct 4, 06 | 12 – Introducing Space Pig! |
Jan 11, 12 | 377 – The Blue Light of Revelation |
Nov 11, 06 | 39 – Jerry Arrives Late |
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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Dec 9, 11 | Pg. 4 “Party Crasher” |
Mar 26, 07 | 125 – Jerry’s Down |
May 28, 12 | 415 – Someone REALLY Hates Space Monkeys |
Jul 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 21 “Sayonara, Sucker!” |
Oct 27, 20 | 850 – Grand Entrance |
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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Aug 16, 10 | 271 – Is Spy Gal Not a Good Woman? |
Sep 30, 08 | 167 – Captain Spectacular’s Shame |
Feb 5, 20 | 830 – Literary Twist |
Mar 16, 12 | Pg. 4 “An Unexpected Cellmate” |
Jun 15, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 4 “Pantsless” |
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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Sep 2, 10 | 274 – Up and Walking |
Oct 16, 06 | 23 – The Incontinent Duo |
Jun 15, 12 | Pg. 1 “Through the Portal” |
Feb 17, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 7 “Two Years” |
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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May 14, 09 | 208 – Grab the Tush |
Oct 8, 12 | 447 – Enemy Target Identified |
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Nov 16, 11 | 363 – Liberated |
Jan 14, 07 | 69 – Swifty’s Computer Problems |
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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May 7, 09 | 207 – Not My Story to Tell |
Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
Aug 3, 11 | 339 – Love |
Nov 26, 09 | 235 – In His Shadow |
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 17, 06 | 45 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed, Conclusion |
Jul 30, 18 | Pg. 9 “Who is Talking?” |
Jan 6, 14 | 560 – Lifeless |
Feb 3, 14 | 568 – Old Biddy |
Nov 25, 08 | 182 – Someone Steps Forward (Bubbles of Light 3) |
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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Mar 6, 07 | 108 – Spy Gal Will Protect Jerry |
Dec 29, 08 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott!” |
Jan 23, 12 | 380 – Mr. Jerry |
Sep 22, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 4 “I Am Dr. Rocket” |
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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Aug 5, 13 | 523 – The Big Slam |
Apr 24, 13 | 500 – What Should Not Be |
Aug 4, 22 | 912 – Jerry Speaks |
Jul 3, 13 | 518 – The Last Secret |
Jun 15, 12 | Pg. 1 “Through the Portal” |
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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Apr 1, 11 | Pg. 9 “Always” |
Sep 30, 13 | 539 – Spy Gal Beats Up Somebody |
Oct 27, 20 | 850 – Grand Entrance |
Apr 1, 13 | 493 – Dr. Rocket’s Game |
Jun 30, 14 | 605 – Underground Brawl |
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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Dec 8, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. One, Pg. 1 “Dr. Rocket Wears a Dress” |
Feb 17, 14 | 572 – The New War Room |
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May 7, 09 | 207 – Not My Story to Tell |
Aug 21, 19 | 793 – The Hero He Hates to Be |
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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Oct 22, 20 | 849 – Break a Hip |
Jan 19, 14 | 564 – One Year Later |
Jan 28, 21 | 869 – A Wonderful Side Effect |
Mar 18, 20 | 840 – Twice the Thrice |
Sep 24, 09 | 226 – The Deal is Off |
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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Jun 19, 15 | 645 – Say the Name Correctly, Idiot |
Mar 18, 20 | 840 – Twice the Thrice |
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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Jan 15, 20 | 824 – Knives Out |
Oct 28, 13 | 543 – The Ignored Little Boy |
Jul 30, 09 | 218 – Good Friends |
Aug 21, 13 | 528 – Spy Gal vs. Jerry |
Nov 16, 11 | 363 – Liberated |
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 25, 13 | 483 – Bubbles of Light 8 |
Jun 29, 11 | 329 – Ear Twist |
Jul 8, 15 | 653 – When a Shirtless Captain Spectacular Shows Up |
Jul 23, 14 | 612 – A Tale of Two Swifties. |
Nov 20, 06 | 48 – “Old Marm?” |
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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Oct 23, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 4 of 4 |
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Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
Aug 5, 08 | 151 – Peanut Butter Cookies |
Mar 9, 12 | Pg. 3 “His Old Flame” |
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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Apr 25, 12 | 406 – Spy Gal’s Wall of Evidence |
Sep 28, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 4 |
Apr 27, 12 | Pg. 10 “Mother and Child Reunion” |
Jun 28, 22 | 901 – Vanished |
Jan 1, 14 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 4! |
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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Jul 22, 08 | 147 – Three Plus Seven |
Feb 26, 09 | 197 – Requiem |
Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
May 3, 09 | 206 – The Valhalla Basement Dungeon |
Feb 11, 10 | 243 – A Deal is a Deal |
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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Aug 9, 10 | 269 – Sparing Her |
Oct 9, 06 | 16 – Spy Gal Wakes Up |
Jan 21, 13 | 473 – Monkey Rain |
Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
Jul 10, 15 | 654 – An Honest Conversation |
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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Mar 11, 07 | 110 – Spanking |
Mar 26, 07 | 125 – Jerry’s Down |
Jan 23, 13 | 474 – Overwhelmed |
Apr 1, 10 | 250 – To Be So Stupid |
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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Sep 8, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 2 “The Happiest Year” |
May 25, 08 | SF Collection # 5 Cover (Unused) |
Oct 12, 06 | 19 – Back From the Colonoscopy |
Mar 7, 18 | 769 – Weeping Wandering Fat Children |
Oct 9, 06 | 16 – Spy Gal Wakes Up |
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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Aug 14, 08 | 154 – Tangerine’s Surprise |
Jan 26, 07 | 84 – You Don’t Mess with Dr. Klein |
Nov 20, 13 | 550 – Everything in its Right Place |
Sep 27, 06 | 6 – Introducing Spy Gal! |
Nov 29, 17 | 751 – Who Do You Think Paid for All This? |
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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Sep 29, 06 | 7 – Turnip Turnip |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
Apr 8, 10 | 251 – One-On-One |
Aug 4, 14 | 615 – Flirting in the White House |
Apr 5, 07 | 135 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein, Conclusion |
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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Dec 4, 13 | 554 – Not In a Way That Matters |
Apr 18, 11 | 308 – Time Displaced/Erased/No Taste |
Dec 5, 16 | 716 – Boy Haircut |
Aug 17, 12 | Pg. 2 “Youthfulenergysupersurplus!” |
Sep 28, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 5 “Mercenary Spies” |
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 30, 17 | 730 – Broken Sam |
Aug 3, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 3 “Hitting Bottom” |
May 28, 09 | 210 – What Happens Next |
Mar 9, 21 | 880 – Boy, You Sure Got Old! |
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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Sep 25, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 1! |
Aug 7, 13 | 524 – Cracked |
Nov 28, 11 | 366 – Who Dares? |
Feb 20, 12 | 388 – Bay-buh |
Feb 15, 12 | 387 – A Hot Shower |
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Nov 2, 11 | The 2nd SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page |
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Apr 17, 13 | 498 – Zurida’s Conditions |
May 20, 08 | SF Collection #4 Cover |
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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Apr 30, 12 | 407 – Spy Days Are Over |
Apr 27, 12 | Pg. 10 “Mother and Child Reunion” |
Mar 25, 13 | 491 – Proof |
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Aug 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
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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Jan 31, 07 | 91 – WebSpace Page: Star Maiden |
Nov 18, 19 | 813 – Villains Landing |
Oct 23, 19 | 806 – Space Pigs in the Forest |
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Nov 19, 20 | 857 – Knocked Off the Perch |
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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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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Feb 13, 13 | 480 – A Bevy of Buxom Beach Beauties |
Apr 9, 07 | 138 – Good News and Bad News |
Jan 30, 17 | 730 – Broken Sam |
Mar 16, 12 | Pg. 4 “An Unexpected Cellmate” |
Aug 16, 22 | 915 – Return to Valhalla |
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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Aug 10, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 4 “Courtesy Call” |
Nov 17, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 3 “The Last Punch” |
Mar 26, 07 | 125 – Jerry’s Down |
Nov 13, 19 | 812 – Spy Gal Dual Wields |
Sep 16, 10 | 276 – “Sweetie” |
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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Oct 17, 18 | HUGE NEWS! SuperFogeys Volume One—Inaction Heroes now on Kickstarter! |
Jul 29, 13 | 521 – Spy Gal Awakened |
Dec 2, 10 | 287 – GAH! |
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Nov 26, 09 | 235 – In His Shadow |
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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Jul 29, 10 | 267 – Without Pants, Nothing is Possible |
Feb 4, 21 | 871 – To Save a Dark World |
Nov 13, 08 | 179 – Reverend Space Pig |
May 30, 12 | 416 – Alcohol is His Kryptonite |
Feb 2, 07 | 93 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met and Married Star Maiden |
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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Mar 6, 07 | 108 – Spy Gal Will Protect Jerry |
Nov 9, 11 | 361 – The Whole Place is Coming Down |
Dec 16, 10 | 289 – Not Yet |
Mar 16, 20 | 839 – What What |
Aug 10, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 4 “Courtesy Call” |
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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Mar 7, 12 | 393 – Impasse |
Jan 17, 07 | 72 – Dictator Tot’s Marching Orders |
Oct 10, 06 | 17 – Spy Gal Doesn’t Need Jerry |
Apr 30, 18 | 782 – The Lone Figure in the Doorway |
Oct 25, 17 | 741 – Scumbag Jerry |
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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Oct 3, 11 | Chapter 8, “The Captain and the Spy” Recap by Nick Perkins |
Feb 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
Feb 3, 11 | 294 – Funny Ya Should Mention That |
Oct 17, 12 | 450 – Neither One of Them Expected It |
Nov 22, 06 | 49 – The Pen is Shinier Than the Sword |
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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Aug 26, 15 | 674 – A Little Window Above His Head |
Sep 25, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 1! |
Feb 24, 14 | 574 – Jerry Stirring |
May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
Sep 16, 08 | 163 – Dr. Klein’s Got Some Splainin’ to Do |
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Nov 14, 11 | 362 – Robots Don’t Sleep |
Jun 22, 12 | Pg. 2 “Doppelgangers” |
Nov 5, 06 | 33 – Why Walk When You Can Fly? |
Feb 4, 10 | 242 – Comfort Food |
Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
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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Aug 10, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 4 “Courtesy Call” |
Feb 20, 12 | 388 – Bay-buh |
Jul 21, 22 | 908 – Torture |
Nov 25, 08 | 182 – Someone Steps Forward (Bubbles of Light 3) |
Apr 7, 07 | 136 – CENSORED! |
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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Mar 19, 12 | 396 – Give Tom a Chance |
Nov 19, 12 | 459 – A Family Thing |
Nov 18, 13 | 549 – Zurida’s Visitors |
Jul 14, 22 | 906 – He Looks Different |
Jun 25, 12 | 423 – Family Resemblance (or Lack Thereof) |
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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Jun 4, 12 | 417 – Guess Who’s Back? |
Jan 6, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel |
Jan 23, 07 | 82 – Refuge in Dr. Klein’s Office |
Oct 1, 12 | 445 – I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told |
Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
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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Dec 10, 20 | 861 – tink tink tink |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
Oct 12, 12 | Pg. 8 “Gross Fetuses” |
Aug 20, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 12 “Party Hard” |
Feb 17, 14 | 572 – The New War Room |
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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Oct 25, 17 | 741 – Scumbag Jerry |
Mar 26, 14 | 583 – The Captain is Not as Alone as He Thinks |
Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
Nov 5, 06 | 33 – Why Walk When You Can Fly? |
Oct 17, 12 | 450 – Neither One of Them Expected It |
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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Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
Oct 21, 19 | 805 – Across the Mountaintop |
Jan 28, 07 | 88 – Who Smells Like Fish? |
Apr 30, 18 | 782 – The Lone Figure in the Doorway |
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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Sep 8, 22 | 922 – The New Normal |
Jun 23, 14 | 603 – General Will and the Society of Heroes |
Oct 11, 17 | 737 – Dastard Number Two |
Jun 3, 10 | 259 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 1 “Homesick” |
Sep 26, 06 | 5 – The Urine of What!? |
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 23, 11 | 365 – Bloody Roofie |
Oct 15, 20 | 847 – Macho Verve and Vigor |
Nov 29, 17 | 751 – Who Do You Think Paid for All This? |