BOOM. ACTION. Chris Watkins turns it out in fine style today. Looking solely at his work on Odori Park, I don’t think you’d ever guess that Chris could handle action like he does at the end of this page. It’s just so, so great. MY BOOK HAS PASSED ITS BIGGEST TEST SO FAR There’s one person [...]
COLORS Man, I love Chris’s colors on this one. So bright and perfect for the time period (late 1960′s). Be sure and check out his webcomic, Odori Park! BIG THINGS IN THE WORKS I’ve got some HUGE stuff in the works for SF right now and that leaves me with little time to compose a post [...]
TOMORROW IS A VERY BIG DAY FOR MY FAMILY I’m gonna be a father the third time tomorrow morning and I could not be more excited. It was a long road getting to this point. Elora, our first daughter, lights up rooms and the world. Cami, our second, is the most purely innocent thing I’ve even seen, [...]
I’M A FATHER! (AGAIN!) Those of you that follow me on Facebook know good and well by now that my third daughter, Violet, was born without a hitch last Friday morning. Things truly could not have gone better and her mother and I are so, so relieved. A lot of people asked me in the [...]
CONTINUALLY IMPRESSED I’m still amazed that with each new page of this story Chris Watkins continues to top himself. This page rocks and serves as a perfect lead-in to the major revelations in store for next week. But, like most things in SuperFogeys, I’ll bet many of you have figured it out already from the trail [...]
MONICA RETURNS Read the Spy Gal Origin lately? Now’s a good time to go back and review! Come on back here after you’re done and we’ll discuss. Ready? Here we go. Fun and pointless fact: Operation: C.O.W. was always intended to be a sequel of sorts to Spy Gal’s origin, though it was, in fact, written first! [...]
THE ANNOTATED OPERATION: C.O.W. PAGE 7 Poor, poor Barry. But then, you all knew where this was headed, didn’t you? You heard about this incident a long time ago…right here. I hope we get to know Barry better some day. You’ve now met both of Spy Gal’s husbands, but clearly there’s more to Barry’s story. [...]
WHO SAYS I’M WORDY? I can be a wordy sonuvagun, it’s true. But one thing I’ve been working on a lot lately is trying to pare down my word counts in the comics (not here in my comments though–I’m not that merciful). Comics are very much the interplay between words and pictures (not strictly speaking, [...]
AN APOLOGY You may have noticed the today’s SFO page looks a little different than the ones that have come before it. What you’re looking at is what’s called flats–just the very basic colors have been laid into the art. What’s missing is the rendering, which is what really makes art like this sing. Click [...]
IN CASE YOU DON’T REMEMBER… When last we left Jerry and the Spy Gals, this happened. And then this. BACK FROM FUNERAL I’m back from my grandfather’s funeral and there’s some things I’d like to say about it, but a crying baby demands my attention. Perhaps more on Wednesday. LATER TODAY… The last page of Spy Gal [...]
UPDATE! You can now see the completed version of Spy Gal & Friends vs. C.O.W. with the full color treatment by Chris Watkins! Go see! MY ARIZONA TRIP Going back to Arizona always feels a bit like coming home to me. I lived there for two years while serving as a missionary. It has changed a [...]
DR. ROCKET DYING? A ROBOT? Points for you if you get the meta joke that is Spy Gal wondering if Dr. Rocket is a robot now. I’ll admit I had some trepidation about going down this path with Dr. Rocket. Him dying is something we’ve sort ofalready seen. This strip seemed like a good chance [...]
BEAUTIFUL COLORS For me, this is the first strip of Marc’s where I feel like he’s really coming into his own on SF and making it his own thing. The way he treated Gina in the first panel is just so cool and so right and so different from how I would have done it. [...]
WHAT THE HECK!?!? I don’t know what the deal is with all the blank panels today. I promise you Marc is a better artist than this. We’re gonna have words, believe you me. UPDATE ON BOOK PROGRESS For those of your that don’t know, I’ve been writing a memoir (a personal, true history written more [...]
CHAPTER 10, BUBBLES OF LIGHT IS OVER! Today marks the very last strip of Chapter 10, Bubbles of Light. Have some fun and read the whole thing from the beginning by clicking here. For me, this chapter was about answering questions. After upsetting the apple cart at the end of the previous chapter, I knew there was some splainin’ [...]
NEW CONTEST! BRING A NEW READER TO SUPERFOGEYS–WIN A JOHN JETT SKETCH CARD! Jerry origin artist John Jett has gone the extra mile and dreamed up a fun little competition for you all. He’s created two fantastic sketch cards and he wants YOU to have them! Check ‘em out: Here’s how it’s going to work: 1. [...]
THE ANNOTATED SUPERFOGEYS 319 Dr. Klein spells things out a little more today and for those of you who need to know, here’s where you’ve seen these scenes before: Panel 1 – SF 124 – “Shooting” Panel 2 – SF 144 – “Jerry Wakes Up” (Which also features a little clue that almost no one [...]
A PROBLEMATIC PAGE This one was tricky. Up until about 48 hours ago, the second half of this page had an entirely different script attached to it. In a weird bit of synchronicity (I SWEAR I don’t schedule the origin stories to coincide with that week’s strip as sharply as you guys thing I do), [...]
UPDATE! THE TRIVIA CONTEST WINNERS and ANSWERS! And the grand prize winner with only one wrong answer is…TYLER HEASLEY! Yeah, that’s my brother. But, honestly, I did not help him. That wouldn’t be right. He’s a very enthusiastic SF reader and just nailed this. Congrats, Tyler! You get to commission a sketch card from artist [...]
SUPERFOGEYS VOLUME ONE MINI-REVIEW–WITH PICTURES! I ran a contest earlier this year to help get the word out about Marc Lapierre joining me on SF as the new regular artist. There were two winners and one of them, Marjorie Rishel, has done a great writeup on her prize–her autographed copy of SF Vol. 1! It [...]
MARC TOPS HIMSELF AGAIN I don’t know if it’s noticeable to any of you, but for me, as soon as I saw the art for this strip, I realized Marc had made another leap forward in his art on SF. This isn’t a flashy strip, so it’s as subtle difference. But it’s there. I hope [...]
NEW INTERVIEW! HINTS, PREVIEWS AND MORE! This is cool. About a week ago I mentioned on Twitter that it had been a while since I’d done an interview and I kind of missed it. I wasn’t fishing (at least I don’t THINK I was), but Holiday Wars writer and creator Scott King let me know real fast [...]
CHARACTER ACTING Good comics feature good character acting. I believe this. It’s one of the reasons why Calvin & Hobbes is so beloved and the lack of it is partly to blame for why Dilbert is often so derided. Can you imagine Watchmen without Dave Gibbons’ expressive and well-defined characters? I can’t. It’s why I love the work of Kevin Maguire [...]
See you on Friday with the final page of the Jerry Origin!
A MONUMENTAL SUPERFOGEYS Kind of hard to overstate the importance of today’s strip. So…I think I’ll just let Marc’s beautiful artwork do the talking. And you guys, of course. Here’s a little look at some of the great work Marc did to make that last panel just right. The rough sketch and the final pencils: [...]
LOVE CONFESSION If I were Spy Gal, I’d be swooning right now. How about you? Kudos once again to SF artist Marc Lapierre for some astutely rendered body language and facial expressions. These are the kinds of strips I love the most and I’m pleased to say that Marc reports he’s enjoying this part of [...]
IN THE NAME OF LOVE File this strip under: Things Robin Never Did to Batman. I don’t really do commentaries anymore (anyone miss ‘em?), but I will tell you that writing this multiple strip conversation between Spy Gal and Jerry was one of the easiest things I’ve ever written. I think, having lived with the [...]
OH, SWEETIE… One of the things that I’ve really appreciated working with Marc on this last several strips is the depth of thought he’s been putting into the characters’ actions. He really thinks about each character on a psychological level and sees stuff about who they are that not even I have come up with. [...]
ONE YEAR AGO THIS WEEK… This strip, revealing Dr. Klein/Third Man’s true identity was revealed. Today’s strip seems a fitting way to commemorate that. I’m curious…how do you think SF has been faring post-reveal? See you on Friday with the Ballad of Rhonda and Gordon, pg. 5!
As you all know, we’re just a few weeks away from the big SuperFogeys 5th Anniversary celebration. Many of you are working hard on your artistic recaps of the chapters. Others are crafting short essays to look back on five years of SF. Those who do are eligible for a prize package which includes: 1. [...]
I think the thing I love most about Bingo Knight’s shows is their intimate feel. No matter how large the crowd or how famous he gets, it always feels like he’s talking directly to me. UPDATE! I neglected to mention that not only is this the 350th SF strip (WOW), but this is Marc Lapierre’s [...]
One of my goals is to try to keep up with Marc by continually challenging him to draw cool stuff. It seems like the more I do, the more he steps up in a big way. That middle panel is about 1000 times better than it would have been under my pen. We’re at a [...]
If you’re like me, you’ve been waiting for this moment for a looooong time! Marc worked extra hard to do this one up right as his last strip heading into the two week break that will be the SuperFogeys 5th Anniversary Celebration. Be back here on Wednesday to see the finished print I drew up [...]
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the creation of the SuperFogeys. Can you believe that? Why, it seems like only yesterday… wait, not it doesn’t. It’s been a long freakin’ time and I can feel it in my bones. To celebrate, I drew up the above image (and inked and colored it meself) to [...]
Continuing our celebration of the 5th SuperFogeys Anniversary, here’s a poem my brother Tyler wrote up. Enjoy! You’re Just the Gal for Me My black may seem a little stale compared to blue and yellow Yet while a human spectacle, he’s not the proper fellow I love your shiny black and red, The way the [...]
The 5th Anniversay Celebration of the SuperFogeys continues with this awesome poster recapping in images all of Chapter 4, “Dictator Tot’s Revenge!” See more of Jeremy’s work and his own webcomic, The Ouro Bros., at his site!
The 5th Anniversary Celebration continues today with a recap of Chapter 5, “The Redemption of Dr. Rocket” by Geoff Munn! See more of Geoff’s work at his site, www.pocketsciencecomics.com !
The 5th Anniversary Celebration Continues with today’s Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” recap by SuperFan Crystal Murphy! Thanks, Crystal!
This one is from my fantastic Sister-in-Law, Karen Heasley. Thanks, Karen! Jerry’s Dream Upon entering the scene, We see our hero’s been bold. Though it’s taken many years, And he’s grown kind of old. “Oh Jerry, sweet Jerry,” The Gal says with a smile. “I’ve longed to hear you say that For quite [...]
The 5th Anniversary Celebration continues with this hilarious recap of Chapter 7, “Visiting Day” by Rossana Bugini! You may remember Rossana as the artist of the SuperFogeys Origins story “The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular.” If not, check it out now!
Today’s emotional recap of Chapter 8, “The Captain and the Spy” comes to us from Nick Perkins. See more Nick’s work at his site, right here!
Hello everyone I’m Eric Merritt. When I comment on the SuperFogeys I’m SUTBEric and I draw the new webcomic Steer Valley. I’d chat it up more but let’s talk about why you know I exist: this strip right here! First I apologize to fans of the characters I didn’t represent but the interactions between Klein/Jerry/Third [...]
Digging into my fan art archives a bit, I found this great piece from Barb Jacobs of Xylia! Sweet, right?
UPDATE: Unfortunately, the person scheduled to do the Chapter 11 Recap was unable to complete the project. However, tomorrow the Recaps will wrap up in fine style with Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Also unfortunate: I’m battling a bad case of food poisoning and that’s why I haven’t been very present on the site in the past [...]
Our 5th Anniversary Celebration concludes today with this stellar “recap” of Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” from Steve VanDyken. Steve had the unenviable task of recapping a chapter that isn’t even finished yet, but his take on how it could end is wonderfully dark and cynical–and all the funnier for it. You’ll see how close he gets [...]
Annnnnd… WE’RE BACK! Thanks to everyone who celebrated the 5th Anniversary with us. It was great fun seeing everyone’s takes on the different chapters. Plus, Marc got a nice little break. He’s now rested and relaxed and kicking serious butt. I’d put him up against a giant killer robot any day of the week! Marc [...]
Marc really blew me away with this one. I’m not sure I can quite say what it is that’s so impressive. I think it’s the camera angles and the way it paces the whole strip beautifully. I think choosing your angle is VITALLY important to comicking, but so few artists can do it well. I [...]
To Marc’s relief, this is the last we’ll be seeing of the giant pile of stuffed animals. Personally, that makes me sad. Not Soviet Sam sad, but sad.
In the comments for the previous strip, the hate for Captain Spectacular was strong. I can’t imagine today’s strip is gonna help any. What do you think? Should Captain Spectacular’s hero status be revoked? Or is it sweet that he has so much faith in his friends?
I love this super fun pice by longtime SuperFan Dawn Griffin! Dawn does her own, extremely popular webcomic, Zorphbert and Fred, about two aliens disguised as dogs making observations about us wacky humans. Do yourself a favor and check it out immediately if you haven’t already!
Marc only just got his power back Saturday morning, but can you believe he found a way to finish this strip without it? True story! He was just two hours shy of being without power for a full week. That’s insane. I suspect this a moment many of you have been looking forward to for [...]
Congrats once again to Will Boyer! For participating in the SuperFogeys 5th Anniversary Celebration and winning the drawing, he gets this coveted cameo in today’s strip! Shame on him for taking advantage of Castle Anthrax in its worst hour. Shaaaaaame. Monday’s strip generated A LOT of comments and opinions. I was blown away. Now that [...]
Hey all, I’ve got some exciting news today! The SuperFogeys was recently invited to join The Collective of Heroes, a webcomic collective that spotlights some of the greatest superhero webomics out there like Union of Heroes and Dynagirl! Check out the site and the announcement about SuperFogeys joining here! IN OTHER NEWS: My friend Ed [...]
This is a good example of how profitable collaboration can be. As scripted, this was going to be one shot of Spy Gal emerging from the casino to see the panorama above. One panel. Marc came back at me with a sketch showing Spy Gal removing bobby pins from her hair and then an inset [...]
That power dampener has been on Spy Gal’s arm for sooooo long, that some of you probably think it’s part of her outfit (I know some of you do–the fan art proves it!). Can’t remember why she had it on in the first place? Click on back to SF 11 (!) to see how it [...]
Hey, hey it’s SuperFan Will Boyer back for a second cameo! Bet Will didn’t see that one coming. But dude, you’re mean. Some additions were made to the website over the weekend and you can see them right under each and every post. If you enjoy what Marc and I are bringing to you here, [...]
Big thanks to Marc for the Division Sword. I had that panel as silent and swordless, but Marc snuck the sword in earlier in the chapter (unbeknownst to me) and brought it back here to great effect. He even created an elaborate back story for The Sacred Steel of the Ancient Warrior Accountants and it’s [...]
Oh, if only Dr. Klein had succumbed to Spy Gal’s feminine wiles long ago. Things would be so very different right now.
