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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Jan 11, 17 | 725 – Slaughter Many, Many More |
Sep 27, 11 | Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge” Recap by Jeremy Bentley |
Nov 20, 13 | 550 – Everything in its Right Place |
Aug 10, 15 | 667 – The Importance of Good Hygiene |
Jun 26, 13 | 516 – Time to Clean House |
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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Sep 19, 11 | 352 – Megatron is Copyrighted |
Jan 6, 12 | Pg. 7 “Space Pig the Sidekick?” |
Apr 8, 11 | Cover |
Feb 12, 09 | 195 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 12 “The Conclusion” |
Dec 12, 16 | 718 – What is Deserved |
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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Mar 29, 07 | 128 – Only Two People in the World… |
Jan 10, 07 | 66 – Captain Spectacular’s Fear of Modern Technology |
Feb 22, 12 | 389 – The Invisible Pain |
Feb 5, 20 | 830 – Literary Twist |
Jul 4, 11 | 330 – Swim City |
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 20, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 12 “Party Hard” |
Oct 1, 12 | 445 – I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told |
Mar 5, 12 | 392 – …Secrets, Secrets Hurt Someone |
Apr 18, 11 | 308 – Time Displaced/Erased/No Taste |
Oct 24, 12 | 452 – Book of Mormon Story |
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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Jan 14, 13 | 471 – Mmm… Spaghetti… |
Oct 10, 12 | 448 – Thinking Like a Hero |
Nov 8, 06 | 36 – Valhalla Stinks! |
Dec 14, 11 | 371 – Leaving Las Vegas |
Mar 2, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 9 “Mature Love” |
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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Nov 4, 19 | 809 – The Jerry Cradle |
Nov 30, 16 | 715 – Master and Student |
Sep 22, 06 | 1 – Introducing Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket! |
Sep 27, 06 | 6 – Introducing Spy Gal! |
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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Sep 28, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 5 “Mercenary Spies” |
Nov 16, 11 | 363 – Liberated |
Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
Dec 7, 06 | 56 – Dr. Rocket Will Have His Revenge |
Nov 25, 10 | 286 – Duty and Retirement |
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 18, 11 | 308 – Time Displaced/Erased/No Taste |
Jun 21, 22 | 899 – Apocalyptic Lovers |
Oct 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
Dec 15, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 2 “But You Will Be” |
Mar 13, 11 | 299 – Why The Hospital |
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Feb 26, 20 | 834 – Percy Makes a Choice |
Sep 23, 10 | 277 – Judging the Future |
Jun 12, 13 | 512 – The Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened to Swifty |
Nov 5, 09 | 232 – It’s Insane Here |
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!” |
Nov 5, 12 | 455 – You’re Not My Father! |
Feb 4, 21 | 871 – To Save a Dark World |
Mar 19, 12 | 396 – Give Tom a Chance |
Mar 17, 07 | 116 – Still Hot |
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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Jun 3, 09 | The SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page! |
Jan 17, 18 | 755 – Under the Radar |
Sep 12, 14 | Pg. 10 – Breaking Free |
Apr 4, 12 | The SuperFogeys 2012 Teaser |
Nov 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
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 29, 07 | 89 – WebSpace Page: Dr. Rocket |
Apr 2, 09 | 202 – He Started Stuttering |
Oct 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
Jan 16, 12 | 378 – Things Fall Apart |
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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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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Nov 13, 08 | 179 – Reverend Space Pig |
Sep 30, 08 | 167 – Captain Spectacular’s Shame |
Nov 10, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 2 “Girlfight” |
Oct 30, 13 | 544 – Whose Mess Is It, Anyway? |
Sep 19, 11 | 352 – Megatron is Copyrighted |
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 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
Jan 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
Aug 21, 13 | 528 – Spy Gal vs. Jerry |
Dec 14, 11 | 371 – Leaving Las Vegas |
Oct 7, 13 | 541 – Husband |
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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Jan 26, 07 | 84 – You Don’t Mess with Dr. Klein |
Aug 28, 19 | 795 – The Duality of All Creatures |
Jan 9, 12 | 376 – Beaten But Not Broken |
Sep 16, 13 | 535 – A Superhero, His Sons, His Ex and His Evil Best Friend are Locked Up in a Palace… |
Jul 14, 22 | 906 – He Looks Different |
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 7, 12 | Pg. 5 “Who Squished?” |
Jan 8, 10 | Guest Strip by Cory Thomas of “Watch Your Head!” |
Sep 14, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 3 “She Dead” |
Jan 7, 21 | 865 – Balance |
Dec 29, 10 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar (Extra) |
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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Mar 16, 20 | 839 – What What |
Dec 5, 16 | 716 – Boy Haircut |
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Sep 25, 06 | 4 – Who is Coming to Valhalla? |
Apr 25, 11 | 310 – Doctor. |
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 19, 12 | 459 – A Family Thing |
Aug 5, 10 | 268 – Sick and Unflattering |
Mar 5, 14 | 577 – Who are the Two Queens? |
Mar 10, 14 | 578 – A Different Kind of Torture |
Mar 19, 12 | 396 – Give Tom a Chance |
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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Dec 6, 06 | 55 – A Mysterious Figure in the Wings |
Jan 30, 17 | 730 – Broken Sam |
Mar 8, 11 | Pg. 6 “Area is Secure” |
Dec 1, 14 | 641 – A Different World, A Different Thrice |
Jan 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
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 16, 22 | 915 – Return to Valhalla |
Sep 4, 19 | 797 – Squishiness in the War Room |
Mar 12, 09 | 199 – Life is Like Pastry |
Sep 12, 16 | 698 – Good Thing or Bad Thing? |
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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Feb 5, 09 | 194 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 11 “Helpful Suggestions” |
Sep 23, 08 | 165 – Not a Villain? |
Jul 1, 11 | Pg. 12 “Comic Book Clothing Physics” |
Jun 30, 22 | 902 – Devastation |
Oct 28, 13 | 543 – The Ignored Little Boy |
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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Mar 19, 09 | 200 – Where is He!? |
Jan 9, 12 | 376 – Beaten But Not Broken |
Nov 10, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 2 “Girlfight” |
Jan 4, 11 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar, Part Two |
May 2, 12 | 408 – Remember Your Mission |
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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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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Aug 25, 14 | 620 – Her Husband’s Keeper |
Apr 16, 09 | 204 – Florida Beckons |
Jul 14, 22 | 906 – He Looks Different |
Feb 25, 10 | 245 – One Week Later |
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 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
Aug 3, 11 | 339 – Love |
Jul 29, 13 | 521 – Spy Gal Awakened |
Dec 5, 11 | 368 – Darn That Dr. Klein |
Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
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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Aug 12, 19 | 790 – Hey-O! |
Jan 9, 17 | 724 – Requiem for Tangerine |
Feb 25, 10 | 245 – One Week Later |
Sep 26, 06 | 5 – The Urine of What!? |
Oct 26, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 9 “What Is Strength?” |
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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Sep 29, 11 | Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” Recap by Crystal Murphy |
Nov 10, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 2 “Girlfight” |
Mar 26, 07 | 125 – Jerry’s Down |
Mar 6, 07 | 108 – Spy Gal Will Protect Jerry |
Nov 1, 06 | 29 – Introducing Dr. Klein! |
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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Dec 1, 14 | 641 – A Different World, A Different Thrice |
Oct 23, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 4 of 4 |
Sep 28, 16 | 702 – He’s Got Gloves |
Feb 8, 07 | 98 – The Wedding of Captain Spectacular and Star Maiden |
Nov 27, 13 | 552 – Is Jerry Really Such a Bad Guy? |
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 25, 10 | 286 – Duty and Retirement |
Sep 28, 11 | Chapter 5, “The Redemption of Dr. Rocket” Recap by Geoff Munn |
Oct 13, 06 | 20 – Worse Than He Thought |
Jul 29, 10 | 267 – Without Pants, Nothing is Possible |
Dec 9, 11 | Pg. 4 “Party Crasher” |
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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Sep 19, 11 | 352 – Megatron is Copyrighted |
Aug 27, 14 | 621 – Jerry’s Powers |
Feb 12, 09 | 195 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 12 “The Conclusion” |
Mar 3, 14 | 576 – Torture Chamber 3B |
Oct 2, 08 | 168 – Tangerine Gets His Mad On |
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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Jul 20, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 1 “Entry” |
Sep 27, 06 | 6 – Introducing Spy Gal! |
Sep 3, 09 | 223 – On Your Marks… |
Apr 6, 11 | 305 – Favorite Thing He’s Seen All Year |
Nov 3, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 1 “The Mrs. and the Ex” |
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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Jul 11, 14 | Pg. 2 “The Devil in the Dark” |
Aug 17, 12 | Pg. 2 “Youthfulenergysupersurplus!” |
Mar 20, 13 | 490 – Two Thirds of a Secret Revealed |
Dec 30, 08 | Guest Strip by Chris Blanchard of “Renaissance Guy!” |
Aug 7, 15 | 666 – When He Can Smell You From in There, It’s a Problem |
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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Jan 6, 10 | Guest Strip by Jermaine McGruder of “Warrior Born!” |
Aug 21, 13 | 528 – Spy Gal vs. Jerry |
Sep 7, 15 | 679 – The Design of His Life |
Oct 4, 06 | 12 – Introducing Space Pig! |
Oct 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
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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Oct 8, 12 | 447 – Enemy Target Identified |
Aug 3, 11 | 339 – Love |
Feb 4, 21 | 871 – To Save a Dark World |
Mar 16, 12 | Pg. 4 “An Unexpected Cellmate” |
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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Aug 5, 08 | 151 – Peanut Butter Cookies |
Nov 3, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 1 “The Mrs. and the Ex” |
Nov 13, 08 | 179 – Reverend Space Pig |
Jun 19, 15 | 645 – Say the Name Correctly, Idiot |
Sep 30, 11 | Chapter 7, “Visiting Day” Recap by Rossana Bugini |
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 26, 22 | 892 – Ejection |
Mar 23, 11 | 301 – Hmph |
Dec 31, 08 | Guest Strip by Edward Krebes of “Hobo and Bowser!” |
Jul 3, 13 | 518 – The Last Secret |
Jan 1, 14 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 4! |
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Nov 20, 17 | 748 – Good Enough |
Aug 7, 15 | 666 – When He Can Smell You From in There, It’s a Problem |
Feb 20, 12 | 388 – Bay-buh |
Mar 8, 11 | Pg. 6 “Area is Secure” |
Apr 25, 12 | 406 – Spy Gal’s Wall of Evidence |
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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Mar 14, 07 | 113 – “THAT’S NOT FAIR!” |
Mar 15, 11 | Pg. 7 “Knife to the Throat” |
Nov 22, 06 | 49 – The Pen is Shinier Than the Sword |
Jul 17, 08 | 146 – Cad and a Layabout |
Mar 25, 10 | 249 – How to Prove Your Love |
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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Jun 20, 12 | 422 – Whoof! |
Oct 10, 12 | 448 – Thinking Like a Hero |
Jan 5, 10 | Guest Strip by Joe Cook of “Shattered Myth!” |
Dec 19, 16 | 720 – Thank You for Making Me Angry |
Dec 29, 09 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One |
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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Oct 23, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 4 of 4 |
Apr 30, 18 | 782 – The Lone Figure in the Doorway |
Jun 29, 12 | Pg. 3 “Sounds Like Monsters” |
Dec 19, 16 | 720 – Thank You for Making Me Angry |
Jul 4, 12 | 426 – Daddy’s Little Girl |
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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Jan 17, 07 | 72 – Dictator Tot’s Marching Orders |
May 28, 12 | 415 – Someone REALLY Hates Space Monkeys |
Dec 25, 08 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys (2008) |
Aug 10, 11 | 341 – Stop |
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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Oct 7, 13 | 541 – Husband |
Sep 19, 11 | 352 – Megatron is Copyrighted |
May 9, 11 | 314 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 3: The One He Truly Hunts |
Mar 25, 13 | 491 – Proof |
Jun 8, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 3 “Valhalla” |
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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Jan 7, 10 | Guest Strip by Will Boyer of “The Misadventures of Super Milo!” |
Jul 20, 11 | 335 – Diagonally |
Mar 4, 20 | 836 – Keep Away |
May 25, 08 | SF Collection # 5 Cover (Unused) |
Feb 29, 12 | 391 – Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun… |
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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Aug 16, 10 | 271 – Is Spy Gal Not a Good Woman? |
Dec 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
Jul 19, 22 | 907 – Where is Sam? |
Jul 22, 10 | 266 – The Greatest Book Ever Written |
Jun 29, 15 | 649 – Can You Take a Punch? |
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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Sep 21, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 2! |
Nov 21, 11 | 364 – Comrade |
Oct 12, 11 | 354 – Snap Out of It! |
Apr 6, 12 | Pg. 7 “Death or Peanut Butter Cookies?” |
Oct 24, 11 | 357 – Now Leaving Medieval Midway |
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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Jan 25, 07 | 83 – The Seduction of Dr. Klein |
Dec 23, 10 | 290 – Too Much Sun |
Jul 29, 08 | 149 – Santa Rocket |
Dec 14, 10 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 2 “No One Should Die Among Strangers” |
May 25, 11 | 319 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 2 “Isn’t Everybody?” |
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 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
Mar 11, 07 | 110 – Spanking |
Jan 17, 07 | 72 – Dictator Tot’s Marching Orders |
Jul 26, 22 | 909 – Get Outta Town |
Oct 8, 06 | 15 – Introducing Swifty! |
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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Jan 27, 20 | 827 – Lay Her Down |
Jan 16, 12 | 378 – Things Fall Apart |
Dec 31, 09 | Guest Strip by Scott Gallatin of “Madscott” – The Sequel! |
Jun 22, 12 | Pg. 2 “Doppelgangers” |
Oct 8, 06 | 15 – Introducing Swifty! |
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Nov 10, 20 | 854 – Don’t Touch the Lava |
Oct 28, 11 | Pg. 5 “Knife in the Mouth” |
Mar 9, 12 | Pg. 3 “His Old Flame” |
Jan 2, 07 | 61 – Dictator Tot in Hel |
Aug 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
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 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
Oct 12, 12 | Pg. 8 “Gross Fetuses” |
Dec 18, 13 | 558 – Sokol Steps Up |
Nov 19, 14 | 638 – The Man Who Sold the World |
Aug 26, 15 | 674 – A Little Window Above His Head |
And now you see the entire impetus for the Wii storyline. I knew I wanted Star Maiden to be so deranged that she actually sees the Fogeys as their younger selves. With that in mind, I thought her interpretation of “air boxing” would be hilarious. Turned out to be more dramatic, but what are you [...]
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Dec 12, 16 | 718 – What is Deserved |
Dec 2, 08 | 184 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 1 “Laban and Amram” |
Nov 18, 19 | 813 – Villains Landing |
Feb 20, 12 | 388 – Bay-buh |
Nov 20, 17 | 748 – Good Enough |
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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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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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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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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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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