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 25, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 1! |
Jan 26, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 3 “Explosive Ending” |
Jan 23, 07 | 82 – Refuge in Dr. Klein’s Office |
Oct 31, 11 | 359 – Warmed Up |
Jan 21, 10 | 240 – ZAP! |
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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Jun 19, 15 | 645 – Say the Name Correctly, Idiot |
Aug 4, 22 | 912 – Jerry Speaks |
Mar 2, 07 | 105 – Dr. Klein is Leaving? |
Jul 27, 12 | Pg. 5 “Long Night of the Monsters” |
May 21, 09 | 209 – Coming to Jesus |
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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Nov 19, 20 | 857 – Knocked Off the Perch |
Jan 17, 07 | 72 – Dictator Tot’s Marching Orders |
Dec 15, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 2 “But You Will Be” |
Jan 30, 17 | 730 – Broken Sam |
Jun 22, 15 | 646 – Dark Maiden Wants What Now? |
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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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 1, 12 | 383 – Jackpot. |
Mar 13, 11 | 299 – Why The Hospital |
Sep 29, 11 | Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” Recap by Crystal Murphy |
Aug 21, 15 | 672 – To The USZ! |
Sep 15, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 3 “The 80s” |
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 8, 11 | Pg. 2 “New Designer in Town” |
Feb 5, 14 | 569 – Don’t Call Him a Communist When You’ve Been One For a Year |
Jul 2, 09 | 214 – Father and Sons |
Mar 25, 13 | 491 – Proof |
Aug 31, 16 | 695 – The Mighty Money Man |
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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Dec 5, 16 | 716 – Boy Haircut |
Aug 17, 12 | Pg. 2 “Youthfulenergysupersurplus!” |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |
Aug 6, 09 | 219 – Bubbles of Light 5 |
Oct 29, 09 | 231 – The Greatest Revenge Plot Never Imagined |
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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Oct 3, 12 | 446 – General Spy Gal |
Mar 16, 20 | 839 – What What |
Apr 3, 07 | 133 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein |
Jan 9, 17 | 724 – Requiem for Tangerine |
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Mar 4, 20 | 836 – Keep Away |
Nov 26, 12 | 461 – He Escaped |
Oct 13, 06 | 20 – Worse Than He Thought |
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Feb 3, 07 | 94 – Everything Changed |
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 25, 11 | 310 – Doctor. |
Jan 16, 13 | 472 – The Stink of the Space Monkeys |
Oct 20, 06 | 26 – How Jerry Met Spy Gal |
Jun 27, 11 | 328 – Pairing Off |
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 31, 16 | 709 – Gina Galloway to the Rescue |
Dec 5, 06 | 54 – Gene Gets What’s Coming to Him |
Jul 31, 13 | 522 – A Favor for Spy Gal |
Sep 30, 11 | Chapter 7, “Visiting Day” Recap by Rossana Bugini |
Sep 19, 11 | 352 – Megatron is Copyrighted |
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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Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
Dec 16, 11 | Pg. 5 “Full Power, Harvey!” |
Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
Jul 22, 15 | 659 – Wasting Time |
Jan 10, 07 | 66 – Captain Spectacular’s Fear of Modern Technology |
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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Aug 8, 14 | Pg. 6 “Back From the Dead” |
Sep 7, 12 | Pg. 5 “Who Squished?” |
Aug 29, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 6 “Spy Gal Arrives” |
May 16, 11 | 316 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 5: The Last Place Anyone Would Think to Look |
Sep 12, 14 | Pg. 10 – Breaking Free |
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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May 3, 08 | 86 – WebSpace Page: Jerry |
Jan 17, 18 | 755 – Under the Radar |
Oct 22, 12 | 451 – Will Tangerine Help? |
Aug 7, 19 | 789 – The Mantle of Captain Spectacular |
Sep 5, 14 | Pg. 9 – Like Other Men |
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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Jun 24, 11 | Pg. 11 “Partners Again” |
Aug 8, 14 | Pg. 6 “Back From the Dead” |
May 6, 11 | Pg. 4 “Contrast” |
Jan 25, 11 | SF Origins: The Thrice Evil, Pg. 9 “We Can Work With That” |
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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Apr 27, 12 | Pg. 10 “Mother and Child Reunion” |
May 25, 11 | 319 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 2 “Isn’t Everybody?” |
Mar 9, 20 | 837 – So? |
Aug 16, 10 | 271 – Is Spy Gal Not a Good Woman? |
Apr 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 8 “Ticking Bomb” |
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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Nov 1, 06 | 29 – Introducing Dr. Klein! |
May 25, 08 | SF Collection # 5 Cover (Unused) |
Jun 19, 15 | 645 – Say the Name Correctly, Idiot |
Dec 3, 14 | 642 – A Star Falls |
Aug 25, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 2 “Interrupting Tea Time” |
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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Sep 16, 10 | 276 – “Sweetie” |
Jan 12, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 1 “Sweet Samantha” |
Mar 19, 18 | 772 – Showdown at the New California Coast |
Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
Feb 26, 18 | 766 – Always |
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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Mar 24, 14 | 582 – The Discomfort of Dark Maiden |
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May 13, 13 | 503 – Money Man vs. Zurida |
Mar 25, 11 | Pg. 8 “Get Her” |
Mar 12, 12 | 394 – The Bottom Drops Out |
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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Nov 19, 14 | 638 – The Man Who Sold the World |
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Mar 11, 10 | 247 – Not a Busload of Strangers |
Jan 1, 09 | Guest Strip by Mark R. Engel of “Prematurely Disappointed!” |
Jun 27, 11 | 328 – Pairing Off |
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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Mar 14, 07 | 113 – “THAT’S NOT FAIR!” |
Sep 12, 11 | 350 – Great Things Ahead |
Feb 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 1 “Spy Gal” |
Nov 20, 06 | 48 – “Old Marm?” |
Aug 28, 19 | 795 – The Duality of All Creatures |
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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Sep 11, 15 | 681 – Man Child |
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Oct 21, 19 | 805 – Across the Mountaintop |
Oct 6, 06 | 13 – How About a Kiss? |
Jan 15, 18 | 754 – Not Strong Anymore |
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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Jul 16, 18 | Pg. 7 “Passion Enough to Change a Heart” |
Jun 25, 12 | 423 – Family Resemblance (or Lack Thereof) |
Aug 7, 13 | 524 – Cracked |
Feb 19, 18 | 764 – Meanwhile, Inside Dr. Rocket’s Bedchamber |
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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Apr 29, 10 | 254 – Why Kill An Innocent? |
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Dec 11, 08 | 187 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 4 “New Clothes” |
Nov 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
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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Jan 21, 10 | 240 – ZAP! |
Sep 24, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Gwen Patton! |
Sep 27, 11 | Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge” Recap by Jeremy Bentley |
Dec 15, 20 | 862 – That’s It!? |
Jun 4, 18 | Pg. 1 “My Name is Gordon Jones” |
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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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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Jul 20, 11 | 335 – Diagonally |
Mar 9, 12 | Pg. 3 “His Old Flame” |
Jul 1, 15 | 650 – GAH! Feelings! |
Jul 3, 15 | 651 – Duplicity |
Jun 29, 15 | 649 – Can You Take a Punch? |
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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Jul 21, 14 | 611 – Escape |
Feb 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 1 “Spy Gal” |
Sep 28, 11 | Chapter 5, “The Redemption of Dr. Rocket” Recap by Geoff Munn |
Aug 13, 14 | 617 – 4 Seconds Earlier |
Sep 29, 06 | 7 – Turnip Turnip |
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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Mar 5, 14 | 577 – Who are the Two Queens? |
May 6, 11 | Pg. 4 “Contrast” |
Jan 15, 07 | 70 – Gene and Dictator Tot Reunite |
Aug 3, 11 | 339 – Love |
Dec 2, 11 | Pg. 3 “Enter The Space Pig” |
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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Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
Mar 23, 21 | 884 – No Good at This |
Nov 26, 09 | 235 – In His Shadow |
Nov 25, 08 | 182 – Someone Steps Forward (Bubbles of Light 3) |
Feb 1, 17 | 731 – Mr. Brightside |
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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May 5, 14 | 592 – Bubbles of Light 9 |
Jun 16, 14 | 601 – Kneel Before Thrice |
Dec 24, 12 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys! |
Nov 9, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 11 “One Life Ends…” |
Jun 11, 18 | Pg. 2 “62nd Generation Mercurius” |
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 17, 09 | 225 – And the Winner Is… |
Mar 24, 14 | 582 – The Discomfort of Dark Maiden |
Feb 17, 11 | 296 – Even Her |
Apr 6, 11 | 305 – Favorite Thing He’s Seen All Year |
Jan 10, 18 | 753 – What She’d Like to Know |
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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Dec 19, 12 | 468 – Jerry’s Savior |
Oct 13, 06 | 20 – Worse Than He Thought |
Mar 16, 21 | 882 – Says You |
Jun 19, 15 | 645 – Say the Name Correctly, Idiot |
May 14, 08 | SF Collection #1 Cover |
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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Jun 18, 14 | 602 – The Legless Speedster |
May 6, 11 | Pg. 4 “Contrast” |
Aug 10, 12 | Pg. 1 “Baby Hands” |
Jan 4, 11 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar, Part Two |
Jul 23, 09 | 217 – Jerry’s Family? |
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 7, 16 | 717 – The Fury of Soviet Sam |
Nov 20, 19 | 814 – Ptoof! |
Oct 9, 08 | 170 – There Will Be Blood |
Aug 10, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 4 “Courtesy Call” |
Aug 7, 13 | 524 – Cracked |
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 3, 07 | 62 – Conditions of Release |
Sep 30, 13 | 539 – Spy Gal Beats Up Somebody |
Mar 9, 12 | Pg. 3 “His Old Flame” |
Dec 19, 16 | 720 – Thank You for Making Me Angry |
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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Jun 19, 15 | 645 – Say the Name Correctly, Idiot |
Oct 19, 11 | 356 – Best Luck of Her Life |
Dec 3, 09 | 236 – You Have to Be Careful Who You Let Into Your Life |
Sep 1, 14 | 622 – Portalmaker |
Jul 29, 13 | 521 – Spy Gal Awakened |
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May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
Nov 19, 14 | 638 – The Man Who Sold the World |
May 17, 08 | SF Collection #3 Cover |
Jan 10, 18 | 753 – What She’d Like to Know |
Aug 8, 14 | Pg. 6 “Back From the Dead” |
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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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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Sep 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
Apr 16, 09 | 204 – Florida Beckons |
Jan 1, 09 | Guest Strip by Mark R. Engel of “Prematurely Disappointed!” |
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Sep 16, 08 | 163 – Dr. Klein’s Got Some Splainin’ to Do |
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 15, 20 | 847 – Macho Verve and Vigor |
Sep 29, 11 | Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” Recap by Crystal Murphy |
Sep 23, 10 | 277 – Judging the Future |
Mar 17, 07 | 116 – Still Hot |
Oct 7, 10 | 279 – Gina Galloway |
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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Nov 14, 16 | 713 – No More Killin’ |
Jul 9, 14 | 608 – Gumdrops and Rainbows |
Mar 5, 14 | 577 – Who are the Two Queens? |
Oct 30, 19 | 808 – 2.5 Seconds Later |
Nov 11, 10 | 284 – Pairing Off |
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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Mar 12, 18 | 770 – Bumps in the Road |
Dec 12, 11 | 370 – Ugly Little Man |
Jul 17, 08 | 146 – Cad and a Layabout |
Jan 17, 11 | Guest Strip by Gabe Altomare |
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 27, 11 | 293 – Good Actor |
Jul 14, 14 | 609 – Humbled |
Jun 2, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 16 “Eagle vs. Bear” |
Apr 27, 10 | SF Origins: Star Maiden, Pg. 3 “The Mirror Weeps” |
May 19, 22 | 890 – Loved In Her Own Way |
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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Jan 21, 07 | 81 – Jerry Denied! |
Aug 27, 09 | 222 – $500 A Head |
Dec 7, 12 | Valhalla Fight Poster – Spy Gal vs. Zurida! |
Nov 6, 08 | 177 – Lay Some More On Me |
Nov 3, 14 | 633 – A Different Destiny |
After the reveal of the last chapter that Dr. Klein is the Third Man, everything he says is just a little more sinister. This is my playing with that a bit. Artistically, this strip is bunk. Nothing looks right and that third panel is atrocious.
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Dec 9, 06 | 58 – Jerry’s Single Chest Hair |
Aug 5, 08 | 151 – Peanut Butter Cookies |
Oct 8, 12 | 447 – Enemy Target Identified |
Sep 7, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 2 “Cats at the Back” |
Jul 30, 18 | Pg. 9 “Who is Talking?” |
Another ugly, ugly strip. An important one though. This is one of those that I think people read and then didn’t ask the right questions about. Jerry’s tears are a leftover plot thread from Chapter 3. The last time anyone talked about him it was in Episode 88 when Captain Spectacular mentioned that Jerry had [...]
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Jan 18, 07 | 73 – It’s FUN to Share |
Nov 4, 08 | 176 – An Evil #@$% |
Mar 25, 07 | 124 – Shooting |
Aug 26, 15 | 674 – A Little Window Above His Head |
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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Jul 31, 15 | 663 – Pandora’s Box |
Oct 28, 08 | 175 – My Pleasure |
May 14, 09 | 208 – Grab the Tush |
Oct 24, 12 | 452 – Book of Mormon Story |
Nov 13, 08 | 179 – Reverend Space Pig |
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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Feb 14, 18 | 763 – Serious Issues |
Dec 12, 16 | 718 – What is Deserved |
Sep 24, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Gwen Patton! |
Nov 23, 06 | 50 – And the Actual Winner of Bingo Night is… |
Oct 23, 17 | 740 – Boop |
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Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
Oct 5, 16 | 704 – Ankle Biters |
Feb 25, 10 | 245 – One Week Later |
Oct 3, 06 | 11 – The Power Dampener |
Oct 26, 12 | Pg. 10 “The End?” |
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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Sep 21, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 2! |
Nov 2, 06 | 30 – B-I-N-G-O |
Jun 24, 11 | Pg. 11 “Partners Again” |
Jul 6, 15 | 652 – On the Great Wall |
Apr 8, 11 | Cover |
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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Nov 6, 19 | 810 – Meanwhile, In Las Vegas |
Feb 3, 07 | 94 – Everything Changed |
Jun 10, 10 | 260 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 2 “Homecoming” |
Feb 12, 18 | 762 – Jerry vs. Soviet Sam |
Sep 29, 06 | 7 – Turnip Turnip |
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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Jan 17, 18 | 755 – Under the Radar |
May 6, 11 | Pg. 4 “Contrast” |
Jan 1, 14 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 4! |
Mar 2, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 9 “Mature Love” |
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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