Here’s one of the advantages of planning far, far ahead: I can drop tidbits in here and there because, to me, the stories already exist. Tom and the Mysterious Woman in the photograph are something for later (probably Chapter 7), but knowing about them already, I can use them to illustrate a point here. The [...]
COMMENTARY This is maybe one of the most economical and tragic things I’ve ever written. Really, the intent was to begin really breaking down Tangerine’s character, but Captain Spectacular got swept up in that tide as well as we see his fatal character flaw—when things are going well, the Captain does just fine. When things [...]
WHAT IS JETPACKS ANONYMOUS? This particular SuperFogeys Origins is a bit of a time warp for me. Before there was the SuperFogeys, there was Jetpacks Anonymous. A month or two before I created SF, I was doing some experiments in comicking (having never really tried before) and one of the results of those experiments was [...]
BACK FROM BALTIMORE! Oh man, was my weekend great. I’m completely wiped out, but I WILL be filing a full Con report on Thursday with whatever pics I can scare up. Had a ton of fun meeting and hanging out with the Th3rd World crew and meeting some old and new fans. Lots to say! [...]
BALTIMORE COMIC CON ’09 REPORT “We’ve got some beers here. We were thinkin’ we could join all of you and make it a party.” What? Were they serious? From the back of the room it came: “COME ON IN!” I’ve heard strange stories about Comic Book Cons before, but never I was really in [...]
SUPERFOGEYS VOLUME ONE NOW OFFICIALLY SHIPPING! Hey, just wanted to let everyone know that the first pre-orders for 105 page SuperFogeys Volume One started shipping out last week. Some of you may already have your copies. Would love to hear from you if you do. My hope is that the book meets you expectations, but [...]
THE ANNOTATED SuperFogeys 230 Today’s strip once again dips into a story I keep brushing up against but never really tell. Don’t worry. The upcoming SuperFogeys Origins story, “The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular” will finally put everything together. For now, here’s some links to past appearances of Tom and his mother. We first glimpsed [...]
BYE BYE T.L. COLLINS With today’s page we bid a fond farewell to T.L. Collins, who is sick of me and my “Oops, forgot about this in the script…think you can redraw that panel?” Thanks for the memories, T.L. You were a good sport while it lasted. Kidding. Of course T.L. is just taking a [...]
ANOTHER ARTIST CLIMBS ABOARD THE SUPERFOGEYS ORIGINS EXPRESS TRAIN Tuesday, as I was rewriting the script (again) for the today’s strip, I got a flash of an idea for an Origin story that I knew I just had to tell. The idea that Tom and Ms. Missile are together (which some of you had [...]
THE SUPERFOGEYS HOLIDAY BUNDLE! FOR A LIMITED TIME! Just in time for the Christmas is the SuperFogeys Holiday bundle. For one discounted price you get first SuperFogeys Graphic Novel, Volume One, and the brand new Space Pig T-Shirt in the size of your choice. A great gift for the SuperFogeys fan in your house, or for the [...]
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! What are you doing reading this? Go spend time with your family! But, if you insist on reading this…let me just say thanks to all of you for your support and comments and enthusiasm for the SuperFogeys. Wouldn’t be a point to any of it without you. THE SUPERFOGEYS HOLIDAY BUNDLE I posted [...]
A SHORT, SHORT STORY I know this one was quick, but I hope enjoyed this little peek into the beginnings of the relationship between Tom and Ms. Missile. Really, this serves as a direct sequel to this story. In my mind, this is exactly what happened as soon as Tom left that room. In case you [...]
WHAT A WEEK Feel like I’ve been typing nonstop for the last few days so I don’t have too much to say today. The big news this week was theSuperFogeys 2010 Teaser that was posted yesterday. The response was TREMENDOUS. Thanks to everyone who spread that around the Net. Your support is, as always, very [...]
I HAVE BEATEN THE COMPUTER DEMON (with a little help from my friends) So I’m finally back in business. Lost about 10% of my music, but none of my comic and work files. Thank goodness. Big thanks to the amazing IT crew, Johann and Jesse. I would have been in biiiiiig trouble without them. The [...]
THE ANNOTATED SUPERFOGEYS 239 Bit of a recap as it’s been nearly one month since SuperFogeys 238: When last we left the SuperFogeys, Captain Spectacular’s son, Tom, was introducing his father to his new girlfriend–Dr. Rocket’s adopted daughter Ms. Missile. Just then, The Third Man appeared in all his menace and made the claim that [...]
THE ANNONTATED SUPERFOGEYS 240 For those wondering, Captain Spectacular is thinking back to something that happened way back in Chapter 5. Click here to see it in its entirety, and click here to see him discuss it. And, hey, remember this? THE QUINTUPLE-SIZED UPDATE THAT WAS NOT MEANT TO BE If you follow me on Twitter, then you [...]
UPDATE! NOW IN COLOR! Thanks, Jon! WHY BLACK AND WHITE? Unfortunately, the colorist of the Six Wives story, Jon Conkling, threw his back out last week and was not able to get the colors for this page done in time. Here’s hoping he feels better and is able to return to us soon. When he [...]
UPDATED! NOW IN FULL COLOR! Thanks, Jon! THE MONSTERPLEX PROMO IN FULL COLOR! MONSTERPLEX is really falling behind this week as the number one ranked comic pulled way ahead in the number of favorites. I know we can still catch up! And we can’t do it without you. I’m asking you call to please register, [...]
SIX WIVES PAGES 6 AND 7 I have to say that with this page and yesterday’s, Rossana really outdid herself. Originally, both of these pages were supposed to be one page, but she saw it a different way and I think the moment depicted above has a different impact because of that. Love that choice. Only [...]
UPDATE – MONSTERPLEX/SUPERFOGEYS LIVE CHAT ON SUNDAY, 9PM EST Hey all, just a quick note to let you know about a Live Chat and Podcast I’ll be doing with the guys over at TGT Webcomics this Sunday at 9pm EST/6pm PST. The chat will be done through Talk Shoe, so anyone who would like to be [...]
SIX WIVES PAGE 8 The color is back and it’s brought Zurida with it! Big thanks to Jon Conkling for getting back on the SFO horse after his back-breaking ordeal. Jon will also be coloring the past pages that he had to skip over, so be sure and check back to see them when they [...]
WHO IS DRAWING THE NEXT SUPERFOGEYS ORIGIN? COULD IT BE…YOU? Wanted to repost this in case people missed it on Tuesday. Big thanks to Jason Sigler for covering it over at Digital Strips! Believe it or not, we already have our first submission. Scroll down to see it! Original post as follows: Have I got some [...]
THE ANNOTATED SUPERFOGEYS 253 Bringing together a lot of characters and a lot of threads here. Let me see if I can break it down a little. (Remember: I only do these as a service to you, the reader. Feel free to skip it.) 1. Michelle is the ex-wife of Captain Spectacular and mother to his son, [...]
AND THE WINNER OF THE SPY GAL ORIGIN COMPETITION IS…LEE CHEROLIS! I can’t begin to tell you how much fun the past few weeks have been. Seeing one entry after another come in–all those great pinups of Spy Gal–I just got a huge kick out of it. It was also humbling to see how much [...]
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: T.L. COLLINS ENDS HIS RUN ON SUPERFOGEYS ORIGINS I knew this day was coming, but I was hoping to put it off as long as possible. T.L. was the artist that made SuperFogeys Origins possible. The first to say yes and the only one to take it on as a regular gig. Without [...]
MARJORIE RESHEL BREAKS IT ALL DOWN IN HILARIOUS FASHION! Only a true blue SuperFogeys fan could have crafted this. This is a knowing, detailed, mythology and character-rich guest strip that had me laughing out loud for quite a while. Marj is a semi-regular commenter in these parts, but she’s clearly ALWAYS paying attention. She’s a [...]
JERRY’S ORIGIN BEGINS…NOW! "Tom?" I hear you say. "Who the heck is Tom?" It’s been a while since we’ve seen him, but for those of you who need to get up to speed, let’s look back a little, shall we? Tom’s Origin Story When Tom Met Ms. Missile Tom in Chapter 7, Visiting Day The [...]
JOHN JETT TAKES THINGS TO ANOTHER LEVEL There’s the way I write it…and then there’s the way John draws the snot out of it! I’m always impressed by the the number of details and the unique take John has on all of the characters. Really inspiring stuff. See more of John’s work at his site! [...]
JERRY GOES TO COLLEGE That first panel cracks me up. It pretty much encapsulates everything Jerry is. Some commented (I forget who) that Jerry separating from Captain Spectacular to go to college is a lot like what Robin and Batman did during the 70′s. Yep. John Jett did some good work today! I especially love [...]
BUNNIES! We’ve seen this scene before. Most notably here. John really drew the snot out of this page and it is indeed one of his favorites so far. Dude keeps getting better and better. Amazing. GREEN LANTERN REACTIONS I’ve been hearing from many of you that you’re seeing Green Lantern and having a better experience than I [...]
THE END OF JERRY’S ORIGIN I hope you’ll all join me in offering a big (mostly in our heads) internet round of applause for John Jett. Through 15 weeks(!) of updates, John never failed me once and turned in his gorgeous pages–each one better than the last–on time and with the maximum amount of effort [...]
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!
I had a good laugh the other day when SuperFan Will Boyer guessed that Captain Spectacular was in the room with Jerry and Spy Gal. I thought everyone had forgotten that invisibility is one of his powers! Big thanks to Marc for pulling out all the stops for this double-sized episode! Been a lot of talk [...]
It has been a looooong time since we’ve seen the balding guy in the last panel. Need a refresher on Tom? Start with his intro right here and keep reading until you get here! Last week, I put my wedding ring back on for the first time in six years. Wanna know why it was [...]
I’d alway meant to check back in with Tom before now, but I could never really find a good reason for doing so within the main strip. Readers with long memories will remember that it was Tom to whom Jerry told his origin story. You see that and Tom’s reaction to Jerry’s origin, starting here. [...]
Man, Tom really knows how to play it to the Rocket family, doesn’t he? What would you say to your 20-year-old self? I took some time to figure it out and came up with 11 pieces of advice that dude would probably never take. Click here to give it a read. Includes pics of me [...]
I want my own Sunway. Warning: does not work at night or during an eclipse. Otherwise, it’s awesome! I confess that I took the inspiration for The Sunway from Ed Wood’s “classic” film Plan 9 From Outer Space. We need to be careful how we tap into the power of sunlight. If we could do [...]
That last panel closeup of Dr. Rocket is just so haunting. Well played, Marc. Well played. Lots to chew on with this strip. Have at it. In other news… I just posted a new blog on my blogging site entitled “Sex vs. Violence.” I’m sure I’m asking for it with this one, but feel free [...]
Aaaaaannnnd that’s a wrap, folks! The end of SuperFogeys Babies… or is it? As you can see, the door is wide open for a part two. If my partners in crime Denver Brubaker and Jeff Couturier (if you haven’t yet checked out their solo work, what’s wrong with you???) are ever up for it, I [...]
Longtime readers know how BIG this is! Dr. Rocket is free once again, but Tom has been locked up for far, far longer. I mean, he was first put there waaaaay back at the end of Chapter 7! I’ve been looking forward to this particular strip for a long, long time. Now, Tom is out. He [...]
Has Percy ever been named before now? I’m not entirely sure. I know he’s always been Percy to me and I’ve been tagging him as such, but did you guys know that was his name before now? Man, you know the story has gotten big when I can’t even remember simple stuff like that. You [...]
Late this past Thursday I posted a special piece of art and an important message to go along with it called “A Call to Arms.” If you missed it, I encourage you to go check it out first before reading on here. When I posted the Call to Arms, the Kickstarter campaign for the SuperFogeys [...]
I think I’m gonna write a chapter that takes place entirely in rubble. Marc draws destruction so well. Big kudos to him for the major overhaul to the pacing and storytelling in this strip. Dialogue is the same, but Marc rescued the visual from the abyss I stuck them in with my script. Big happenings [...]
Y’know, I wrote the outline some months back, but I don’t think I quite realized how many big moments we’ve been waiting on for a while are in this chapter. Tom pointing the finger at Jerry is something a lot of you suspected would come to pass ever since this SuperFogeys Origin page, but I’d [...]
If you’re reading this… the Kickstarter may already be over! If it’s before 4pm PST on Nov. 28th, 2012… then there’s still time to get in there! Yesterday, we hit the $4,500 stretch goal and everyone who pledged at the Hero level or higher WILL be getting the soon-to-be-created Spy Gal mini absolutely free. Want [...]
In case you missed it last week… 157% funded! Huge, HUGE thanks to everyone for stepping up and supporting this project! I put the call out and you answered in a big way. Now, I hope we can start making some other cool stuff for you. More details as I know ‘em. Talks are already [...]
And so it begins–the end game for this chapter. In this strip, Spy Gal and Zurida are referring to a conversation we’ve all already seen over in SuperFogeys Origins. Spy Gal’s Secret Mission is a more than worth a look, but it’s the last page that gives the lowdown on the bad blood on display [...]
A huge battle deserves a proper ramp up and that’s what you’ve gotten this week. Next week sees the fight begin in earnest and Marc and I are pulling out all the stops. We’re even approaching things a little differently, with Marc essentially assuming the role of co-plotter for the rest of this chapter as [...]
Silent strip! For those who hate to read. Thanks, Marc, for doing the heavy lifting on this one. Chapter 15 – Invasion, Pt. 2: Inaction Heroes No More! ends on Monday! Chapter 16 – Invasion, Pt. 3: Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun begins on Wednesday!
I’m starting to find some unique joys in having a long-running webcomic. One of them is scenes like this. There’s a huge gap between how Cap and Doc related to each other at the beginning of the strip and how they are now. I believe firmly in change. People don’t stay one way through their [...]
I wish I had a lot more space to give over to Percy as I think he’s a pretty fascinating dude with some real identity issues. Hopefully, tidbits like the ones you’re getting today are enticing. I’d love to do a SuperFogeys Origin with Percy someday. I mean, with a hot, despot mom and a [...]
If we’ve done our job right, today’s post is not quite what you were expecting. I’ve been touting SF 500 for weeks now as a gigantic update–and it certainly is at quadruple the normal size–but the scope of the tale is actually quite intimate, not unlike SF 300 a couple years back. This is, simply, [...]
Welcome back, everyone! Last week’s break was, I’m sure, completely unwelcome, but we both appreciate your patience and understanding. Your response to SF 500 was overwhelming and so, so positive. 107 comments and counting. For a webcomic with a modest readership like ours, that’s a big friggin’ deal. That makes today’s update sort of long-awaited. [...]
I don’t think you get to strike the pose Money Man is OWNING in the first panel and not be considered a total bad@$$. Like, he’s not even gonna give you his front. Naw, you gotta look at him from the side if you wanna admire him after he takes out the bad guy (or [...]
I’m gonna be honest with you guys–I did not plan on introducing this story thread in this chapter. I mean, there’s an alien invasion going on. How many more threats do the Fogeys need to deal with? This isn’t the same as saying this is an unplanned story. What Money Man is talking about is [...]
Feels like forever since we’ve check in on Cap and company. When last we left them, they had a heckuva surprise visitor who had some ominous news before taking off. Now, they’re locked up in Zurida’s Palace–somewhat by choice, somewhat not. Cap made a devil’s bargain to get Michelle back… so now what? I really [...]
When last we saw Zurida she was making one heckuva deal with Jerry. What is still unexplained is what, exactly, she wants to do with the power crystal now that she has it. That’s next week. See you then. Sometimes, strips like this are frustrating because they essentially serve as transitions to to the stuff [...]
I may have overextended a bit with this one. For those of you keeping track at home, there’s 7 characters in panel 2. You artists out there know that the more characters you add to a panel, the longer that panel takes. I kind of put Marc to work on this one since panels 1 [...]
It’s the small SF 550! The milestone that isn’t! Do you feel it though? Pieces… pieces moving into place. Marc once again did a stellar job fitting a lot of characters into a small space. I’m always so grateful he’s on my team. What’s going on behind the scenes right now? (aka why are you [...]
I was positively knocked out by that first panel. That’s a lot of very tiny characters Marc fit in there, and I can identify all of them. Pretty snazzy. For those of you just joining us… this what it looks like when it hits the fan. Tangerine, who has repented of his killing ways, has [...]
