THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT I’m gonna cut right to the chase here: I have a shot at a contract with DC Comics. This is it. This is what I’ve been waiting to tell you for months now. This is the “secret comics project.” What is it? It’s the story of a old movie theater [...]
Posts Tagged ‘zurida’
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 [...]
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Mar 18, 10 | 248 – The Difference Between Justice and Revenge |
Feb 18, 10 | 244 – Locked Away |
Nov 20, 06 | 48 – “Old Marm?” |
Dec 10, 06 | 59 – Will Captain Spectacular Stay or Will He Go? |
Feb 13, 12 | 386 – The Papanazi Report: Vegas |
THE ANNOTATED SPY GAL’S SECRET MISSION This was a story that was a bit of an experiment and was a challenge for both me and artist Cory Thomas (Go read Watch Your Head!) If you can’t tell already (and if you can’t then you must be brand, brand new to the strip–hey, welcome!), I kind [...]
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DOWN DRUNK You ever seen this show What Would You Do? It’s not great art, but I do believe it performs a great service. They stage these scenarios—boyfriend publically abusing girlfriend, racist store clerk giving some darker than hims a hard time, bottom rung human being spiking a girl’s drink in a bar and then trying to take her [...]
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Sep 15, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 3 “The 80s” |
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Nov 10, 06 | 38 – The Good Ol’ Days |
Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
UPDATE! MY mini-REVIEW OF THOR! Marvel has done a great job with their "in universe" movies Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man 2. I’ve loved each of them to one degree or another, but a fair argument could be made that we’ve been getting slightly diminishing returns the more they keep doing it. [...]
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THE END OF CHAPTER 11, THE DOCTOR AND THE DOCTOR With today’s double-sized strip, Marc takes his art to the next level. I seriously had no idea he was capable of stuff like this when I asked him to hop onboard the SF train. You can imagine how pleased I am. But, honestly, it’s with [...]
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Apr 7, 14 | 586 – The New Percy |
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Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
May 10, 22 | 887 – Swipe |
Nov 20, 13 | 550 – Everything in its Right Place |
This is it! The big 400th strip! 400 freakin’ strips. Can you believe that? And, like other past centennial strips, this one brings in a pretty big reveal! What do you think of Dark Maiden? This also marks Marc’s 100th SuperFogeys strip. Take that in. That’s amazing. Never late, always getting better and better, Marc [...]
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Oct 23, 17 | 740 – Boop |
Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
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Jul 28, 22 | 910 – The Hero the World Needs |
New Wallpaper! SuperFogeys 400 – Dark Maiden
by Brock Heasley on April 3rd, 2012The response to yesterday’s big SuperFogeys 400 has been terrific so far. As a thank you to everyone for sticking with us and being so supportive, Marc has crafted a huge wallpaper from the latest strip and it’s a beaut. Click on the image below to enlarge and download it for yourself. Enjoy!
Marc blew me away with that first panel. How great is that? Space Monkeys! Zurida’s Palace! So freakin’ cool. And Star–I mean DARK–Maiden’s new costume! Look for a blog later on showing some of the design work Marc and I did on that. I really love what we ended up with, but there were some [...]
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Feb 2, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 4 “Zurida, Mistress of Worlds” |
Sep 4, 08 | 160 – Best Friends Forever? |
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Jun 9, 22 | 896 – Pushed Aside |
Apr 1, 13 | 493 – Dr. Rocket’s Game |
Oh, Star Maiden. What happened? I find the different interpretations of who exactly Dark Maiden is in relation to Star Maiden really fascinating. There seems to be some disagreement, which surprises me. But that? That’s a real death. Don’t forget to tip the artist! Click on the Money Man picture below the strip to donate [...]
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May 26, 22 | 892 – Ejection |
Jul 2, 12 | 425 – The Maiden Within |
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Sep 7, 12 | Pg. 5 “Who Squished?” |
Sep 4, 13 | 532 – How Hard is the Rock Upon Which Stands Your Principles? |
Here he is, the man of the hour, President Superknocker. He’s all I hoped for and more. Any resemblance to any Presidents either living or dead is strictly coincidental. These “news strips” come from my love of Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns. Besides being a great story, I love how Miller tells his story [...]
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Jan 15, 07 | 70 – Gene and Dictator Tot Reunite |
Jul 7, 14 | 607 – Too Easy |
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Sep 10, 18 | Pg. 15 “Something Missing” |
Oct 27, 20 | 850 – Grand Entrance |
I love the beard. If you don’t love the beard, I don’t want to hear from you. Want to know what Cap is thinking about? Check out this page from the SuperFogeys Origins story “The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular.” I finished the script for the SuperFogies Babies last week and I can’t wait for [...]
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Oct 14, 10 | 280 – Twin Sisters |
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Sep 29, 06 | 7 – Turnip Turnip |
Mar 17, 14 | 580 – The Pleasure of Conquering |
Apr 20, 12 | Pg. 9 “The Unicef Upstarts” |
I think I may have pushed how much dialogue I can fit into one strip to the limit. Golly, that’s wordy. Couldn’t help it. Zurida and her son are so much fun to write for and I really wanted to get a sense of their relationship. They surprised me a little. Marc did a particularly [...]
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Mar 21, 18 | 773 – The Burning House |
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Sep 8, 22 | 922 – The New Normal |
Apr 22, 13 | 499 – Statuesque |
Aug 1, 16 | 686 – Captain Spectacular’s Mighty Punch |
How could the Space Monkeys be anything but the Wookiees of the SF universe? Bet ya didn’t see Zurida as the Han Solo. Remember Spy Gal’s solo mission to Zurida’s Palace? Check out the four page, mostly silent tour de force right here!
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Jan 16, 13 | 472 – The Stink of the Space Monkeys |
Nov 20, 13 | 550 – Everything in its Right Place |
Apr 2, 12 | 400 – Dark Maiden |
Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
Oct 13, 20 | 846 – Oh, He Dead |
I’m trying to remember the last time I did a strip this wordy… and I’m coming up short. As usual, Marc finds a way to make it work anyway. I’m really digging writing for villains lately as well. There’s been a dearth of them up til now. And Star Maiden. Half the fun of any [...]
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Sep 25, 13 | 538 – The Amazing Zurida |
Mar 21, 11 | The SuperFogeys 2011 Teaser |
Sep 5, 12 | 442 – The Rest of Them |
Sep 11, 08 | 162 – Just Another Purty Face? |
Jul 4, 11 | 330 – Swim City |
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Jun 10, 13 | 511 – Zurida’s Plan |
Feb 21, 18 | 765 – The Spark Between Them |
Oct 8, 09 | 228 – The Star Maiden Strip Show |
Jun 4, 12 | 417 – Guess Who’s Back? |
Jun 29, 12 | Pg. 3 “Sounds Like Monsters” |
Marc went with a very-different-than-normal approach to this strip and it works like gangbusters. (Which is an expression I’ve never really understood. If gangbusters work so well, why do don’t we have less gangs?) Fairly big shakeup today. And you thought Monday’s strip was big. Only two strips left in this chapter! Come back for [...]
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Dec 16, 13 | 557 – Dog Off the Leash |
Aug 8, 12 | 434 – Marching Orders |
Jul 1, 15 | 650 – GAH! Feelings! |
Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
Feb 2, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 4 “Zurida, Mistress of Worlds” |
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 [...]
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Sep 14, 15 | 682 – Milk and Cookies |
Dec 11, 08 | 187 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 4 “New Clothes” |
Nov 19, 14 | 638 – The Man Who Sold the World |
Apr 13, 12 | Pg. 8 “Enter: The Thrice Evil” |
May 21, 12 | 413 – The Sunway |
As you can see above, we’re in the home stretch for the Kickstarter. Little over two days left. As you can also see, we’ve lost a few backers of late. I’m told every Kickstarter experiences this. Not everyone has the cash they think they will when it’s time to pay up. Still, at this point, [...]
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Apr 6, 11 | 305 – Favorite Thing He’s Seen All Year |
Feb 26, 20 | 834 – Percy Makes a Choice |
Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
Nov 6, 19 | 810 – Meanwhile, In Las Vegas |
Aug 17, 11 | 343 – Speak No More of This |
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 [...]
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Oct 25, 17 | 741 – Scumbag Jerry |
Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
Oct 3, 11 | Chapter 8, “The Captain and the Spy” Recap by Nick Perkins |
Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
Feb 23, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 8 “The Return of Zurida” |
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 [...]
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Jul 29, 10 | 267 – Without Pants, Nothing is Possible |
Nov 18, 06 | 46 – The Winner of Bingo Night…? |
Jan 28, 21 | 869 – A Wonderful Side Effect |
Sep 9, 08 | 161 – Tangerine’s Arrival and Dr. Klein’s Return |
Jan 21, 13 | 473 – Monkey Rain |
Marc knocked me out with the last panel. I’m guessing some of you as well. He’s got a new method for creating the art now, though it’s impossible for any of you to have noticed. Now, instead of roughing things out in blue pencil first, he’s doing his roughs digitally. This allows him to size [...]
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Apr 2, 14 | 585 – Atomic Fly’s Special Delivery |
Mar 23, 11 | 301 – Hmph |
Aug 19, 10 | 273 – All Is Revealed |
Jul 9, 08 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” |
Sep 11, 08 | 162 – Just Another Purty Face? |
Hey everybody, surprise update today! Marc got this sweet idea for a Fight Poster after reading some of the scripts for the strips that are just ahead. The Spy Gal-Zurida throw down promises to be EPIC. It all begins on Monday. I can’t wait to see what Marc does with it. And in case you [...]
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Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
Dec 3, 12 | 463 – May Percy Have a Pet? |
Oct 24, 11 | 357 – Now Leaving Medieval Midway |
Jul 27, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 2 “Down” |
Nov 15, 06 | 43 – The Healer Approaches the Captain |
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 [...]
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Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
Aug 10, 12 | Pg. 1 “Baby Hands” |
Jan 29, 20 | 828 – Sorry About the Torture |
Jan 7, 21 | 865 – Balance |
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 [...]
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Jun 30, 14 | 605 – Underground Brawl |
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Oct 16, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 2 of 4 |
Apr 4, 12 | The SuperFogeys 2012 Teaser |
Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
As you can see, the title of today’s strip is to be taken quite literally. Kudos to Marc for this strip and for the next several. As I think I mentioned last week, we did the end of this chapter a little differently in that I gave Marc a rough idea of what I wanted [...]
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Jan 28, 10 | 241 – He’s Gone |
Nov 27, 17 | 750 – The Big Slap |
Aug 21, 15 | 672 – To The USZ! |
Mar 23, 12 | Pg. 5 “Where Are The Unicef Upstarts?” |
Feb 8, 11 | Pg. 2 “New Designer in Town” |
Debris! I love it when Marc gets to draw debris. Today is the last day to submit your guest strip for Guest Strippin’ Xmas 4! Send it along to me at bwhheasley (at) gmail (dot) com. See here for more details.
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Mar 16, 12 | Pg. 4 “An Unexpected Cellmate” |
Jan 17, 18 | 755 – Under the Radar |
Sep 24, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Gwen Patton! |
Oct 23, 17 | 740 – Boop |
Dec 30, 09 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part Two |
You didn’t really think Spy Gal was done with Zurida already? Not by a long shot! Be sure to tune in on Wednesday to see how Spy Gal handles that incoming Space Monkey ambush!
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Dec 10, 09 | 237 – A Surprise Visitor |
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Apr 18, 12 | 404 – President Superknocker |
Sep 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
I gotta admit I struggled with this one. Remember, Marc and I are doing the end of this chapter Stan and Jack style–he’s drawing from a basic plot, and I’m adding in the dialogue after the fact. It’s definitely fun, but also stressful. I don’t want to take anything away from Marc’s great illustrations. I [...]
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Apr 25, 12 | 406 – Spy Gal’s Wall of Evidence |
Dec 16, 19 | 819 – Time for a Refill? |
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Jul 20, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 1 “Entry” |
A lot of you have been commenting lately that you’re enjoying one of the newer additions to the cast, Fly Guy. Actually, his name is Atomic Fly, but you’re forgiven since his name has only been mentioned once or twice. Hopefully we’ll get see a few more newbies in the strips ahead. Fun fact! I [...]
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Sep 18, 15 | 684 – Better Than Dyin’ |
Jun 23, 22 | 900 – Protected |
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May 25, 08 | SF Collection # 5 Cover (Unused) |
Oct 27, 20 | 850 – Grand Entrance |
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!
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May 29, 13 | 508 – Slightly More Conclusive Evidence |
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Mar 15, 07 | 114 – Enter: Star Maiden |
Feb 18, 21 | 875 – Much More Impressive |
I hate giving Marc strips with five panels. Believe it or not, I try to strip these things back as far as I can. If I can get it down to one panel, I will, but as you all know that almost never happens. Marc had a real challenge here. He had to set up [...]
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Mar 19, 09 | 200 – Where is He!? |
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Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
Jun 4, 12 | 417 – Guess Who’s Back? |
I was just looking back at Marc’s first work on SuperFogeys yesterday and it really stuck me not only how far along his line work has come, but also how much his method for coloring has changed. There’s just far more shades and details in his coloring now–things that aren’t even in the drawings themselves. [...]
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May 30, 11 | 320 – One Thing Left |
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Mar 14, 07 | 113 – “THAT’S NOT FAIR!” |
Apr 6, 12 | Pg. 7 “Death or Peanut Butter Cookies?” |
There were two issues that plagued this strip kind of from the get-go. One was what Percy was going to eat in panel two. I originally scripted it as the femur of one of Zurida’s palace guards, but after seeing Marc draw it I realized that was just one cannibal too many for SuperFogeys. Plus, [...]
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Oct 25, 17 | 741 – Scumbag Jerry |
Dec 18, 13 | 558 – Sokol Steps Up |
Here’s a tip to writers of comics: Wanna go easy on your artist? Script a bunch of head shots. Writing comics is often about balance. I can’t load up the detail and the backgrounds for multiple strips at a time or I’m gonna wear Marc out, so I’ve gotta also write stuff that it’s a [...]
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Dec 8, 14 | The SuperFogeys 2015 Teaser and Special Announcements |
May 22, 13 | 506 – Disappearing Act |
One of the things that’s really hard to achieve in the strip format is any sense of scale. A comic book page gives you that vertical space that really allows you to expand the visuals out that a strip just doesn’t. True, there’s nothing saying we HAVE to do this in strips–that’s a self-imposed restriction–but [...]
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Oct 14, 11 | Pg. 3 “Enter: Jimmy-Go-Dead” |
Jul 10, 08 | Guest Strip by Lucas Turnbloom of “Imagine This!” |
Apr 9, 09 | 203 – Shame, Shame |
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Jan 21, 10 | 240 – ZAP! |
Last Wednesday’s strip generated some great discussion about what Dr. Rocket and Zurida are up to. Today’s strip should provide those answers handily. Those of you with good memories should recall that Zurida saw Jerry quite clearly when she “visited” Valhalla in the previous chapter. Zurida’s invitation to Dr. Rocket to enter her palace kicks [...]
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I know I can be a wordy sonuvagun (though I’d like to think I’ve gotten better with time and experience), but I really do love strips like this that are more about economy of storytelling than how many words I can stick in a panel. Marc nailed the emotion in a big way, putting the [...]
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Nov 17, 20 | 856 – Grab That Rabbit! |
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Mar 16, 12 | Pg. 4 “An Unexpected Cellmate” |
Oct 21, 10 | 281 – Expected |
Sometimes you just have to slow things down to give them their proper weight. I know if you’re following the updates on the days they come out there’s not much new here, but I think for future readers who get to experience this chapter in book form or all at once, this will be a [...]
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Aug 22, 12 | 438 – Don’t Insult the ‘Do |
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Sep 18, 15 | 684 – Better Than Dyin’ |
Jun 24, 11 | Pg. 11 “Partners Again” |
Marc did such a great job pacing this strip and conveying the emotion that you almost don’t even need words to get what’s happening here between Cap, Zurida and Michelle. In fact, I was able to get rid of a little bit of dialogue, and it’s a stronger strip for it. Next week we’ll be [...]
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Feb 26, 09 | 197 – Requiem |
Sep 11, 08 | 162 – Just Another Purty Face? |
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Oct 6, 09 | SF Origins: JA – Tom’s Story, Pg. 1 “Hello, My Name is Tom” |
Jan 6, 12 | Pg. 7 “Space Pig the Sidekick?” |
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 [...]
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Feb 18, 21 | 875 – Much More Impressive |
Apr 8, 11 | Cover |
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Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
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, [...]
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Nov 13, 08 | 179 – Reverend Space Pig |
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Sep 4, 19 | 797 – Squishiness in the War Room |
Fan Art week kicks off with this FIRST Zurida fan art by Roland Perez! He really captured her design wonderfully. Thanks, Roland! I’ve heard whispers of more fan art coming my way. I can guarantee at least one piece from me–a design for a brand new villain you’ll be seeing in the strip soon (okay, [...]
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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. [...]
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Jan 2, 17 | 722 – Help or Mourn? |
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Oct 20, 06 | 26 – How Jerry Met Spy Gal |
Dec 9, 06 | 58 – Jerry’s Single Chest Hair |
This strip is a Marc Lapierre special. I’ve learned that with action scenes the less scripting I do the better. Marc has references to pull from that I can’t touch and a much better visual mind for the choreography and how it should play out across panels than I do. Even in the last panel, [...]
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Nov 11, 06 | 39 – Jerry Arrives Late |
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Jun 24, 11 | Pg. 11 “Partners Again” |
I imagine when you’re older you have to really conserve your movements. Think about it: energy reserves are lower than in the past and maybe the bones don’t work as well. So, you don’t do anything that requires more energy than necessary. Money Man has obviously learned this lesson well. Lots of great, (sometimes) crazy [...]
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May 3, 09 | 206 – The Valhalla Basement Dungeon |
Dec 3, 09 | 236 – You Have to Be Careful Who You Let Into Your Life |
May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
Oct 15, 20 | 847 – Macho Verve and Vigor |
Jul 4, 11 | 330 – Swim City |
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 [...]
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Dec 9, 13 | 555 – She’ll Kill Them All |
Oct 24, 16 | 707 – Demise |
Jul 15, 11 | Pg. 14 “Why Wouldn’t She?” |
May 25, 08 | SF Collection # 5 Cover (Unused) |
Nov 25, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Third Man” |
This is probably the week you’ve been waiting for. Maybe you’re like Cap and you want to know how Money Man is back, but is that really the question you should be asking? Money Man says no. And when Money Man says no, that’s it. He’s rich. He can do what he wants. In other [...]
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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 [...]
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Jul 14, 14 | 609 – Humbled |
Aug 20, 12 | 437 – Ever Since The Shriveled Speedster Left |
Mar 12, 12 | 394 – The Bottom Drops Out |
Feb 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 1 “Spy Gal” |
Dec 19, 12 | 468 – Jerry’s Savior |
Some expert storytelling from Marc in this strip. It looks deceptively simple, but there’s really a lot going on across these four panels and fitting all the beats in and choosing just the right angle is no mean trick. I honestly didn’t know how Marc was going to interpret the script, but he did a [...]
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Jan 9, 13 | 470 – Soviet Sam Strikes Again |
Dec 3, 20 | 859 – Snakes on a Swifty |
Oct 22, 20 | 849 – Break a Hip |
Aug 20, 12 | 437 – Ever Since The Shriveled Speedster Left |
Apr 21, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 10 “The Lodge of Doom” |
While it may not have seemed like it at the beginning, this chapter is, I think, aptly named. Every single character has got so many different secrets and agendas and a rule of storytelling (at least one of my rules) is that nothing that is hidden remains so forever. True, new mysteries have been introduced [...]
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Nov 14, 11 | 362 – Robots Don’t Sleep |
Nov 19, 12 | 459 – A Family Thing |
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Oct 8, 06 | 15 – Introducing Swifty! |
Mar 21, 07 | 120 – Swifty’s Losing? |
New to SuperFogeys? Then you’ve come on the right day. Though the invaders first arrived at Earth in SF 400, this is the first time their overall plan has been spelled out. We’ve known their motivation–Dr. Rocket made a genocidal sweep of the universe in a merciless act of vengeance–but their goal has been somewhat [...]
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Sep 25, 13 | 538 – The Amazing Zurida |
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Mar 15, 07 | 114 – Enter: Star Maiden |
Mar 18, 13 | 489 – Change in Plan |
Jan 5, 21 | 864 – Walking the Dark Side |
I confess the speculation last week’s strip inspired caught me unawares. It didn’t even occur to me that Zurida’s words in the last panel might be construed to mean that she was suggesting another mastermind behind everything. Obviously, that’s not exactly the case. Of course, there IS another mastermind lurking somewhere and we’ll meet him [...]
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Jan 21, 07 | 81 – Jerry Denied! |
Jul 8, 08 | Guest Strip by Brian Anderson of “Dog Eat Doug!” |
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Aug 19, 13 | 527 – A Concerned Husband |
The end of a chapter is my favorite part. It’s when everything comes together and the design of the thing is made clear. The chapter basically has three endings. You’ve seen one already, but this next one coming up should be obvious to longtime readers with good memories. But it’s the third ending I’m REALLY [...]
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Jan 14, 07 | 69 – Swifty’s Computer Problems |
Sep 23, 10 | 277 – Judging the Future |
If there’s something you want that you’ll do just about ANYTHING to have it… then what would you do to keep it? I feel like the tide is always shifting on Jerry. Sometimes you guys love him, sometimes you hate him. I wonder if today’s strip will garner reactions just as divisive. Huge kudos to [...]
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Aug 15, 11 | 342 – The Wrong Man |
May 13, 11 | Pg. 5 “Jerry the Superhero” |
Oct 17, 18 | HUGE NEWS! SuperFogeys Volume One—Inaction Heroes now on Kickstarter! |
Jan 14, 13 | 471 – Mmm… Spaghetti… |
…and Swifty saw it all. Speculate at will. Next week will be a lot of fun. Hey, quick note about an update to the website. There is now a handy dandy “Like” button for The SuperFogeys Facebook page on the left side. SuperFans on Facebook not only get the privilege of being admitted to Valhalla, [...]
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Gorgeous Zurida Watercolor by SuperFan Alethea Lim
by Brock Heasley on August 21st, 2013It was a terrific surprise this morning to find a stunning Zurida-Percy-Michelle watercolor this morning by SuperFan Alethea Lim. What you see above is just a small detail from it. If you’d like to see the whole piece and read Alethea’s thoughts on why she did the painting and what she was trying to say [...]
The SuperFogeys in… The Great Gatsby!
by Brock Heasley on August 30th, 2013I was watching The Great Gatsby with my wife the other night (the 2013 version by Baz Luhrmann–incredible movie) and a thought occurred to me that Jerry and Jay Gatsby have more than a little in common. Both of them are hiding their real names and who they really are, and both of them live [...]
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 [...]
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UPDATE! Marc posted this shot of the inks for this strip on his Instagram and I just had to share it with you guys: Sometimes, Marc just goes all out. I know for a fact this monster of a strip consumed his life for the past few days. Well worth it, Marc. Well worth it. [...]
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