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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Jun 4, 12 | 417 – Guess Who’s Back? |
Nov 4, 08 | 176 – An Evil #@$% |
Jul 29, 10 | 267 – Without Pants, Nothing is Possible |
Jul 19, 22 | 907 – Where is Sam? |
Jan 6, 14 | 560 – Lifeless |
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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Nov 24, 14 | 639 – What She Had to Do |
Jul 6, 11 | 331 – Paradise |
May 25, 08 | SF Collection # 5 Cover (Unused) |
Jan 23, 13 | 474 – Overwhelmed |
Mar 12, 07 | 111 – Forgive Dr. Rocket |
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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Nov 3, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 1 “The Mrs. and the Ex” |
Nov 20, 13 | 550 – Everything in its Right Place |
Apr 8, 07 | 137 – The Operating Blues |
Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
May 31, 22 | 893 – All the Way to Vegas |
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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Oct 23, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 4 of 4 |
Aug 17, 16 | 691 – That’s Enough |
Aug 28, 19 | 795 – The Duality of All Creatures |
May 20, 13 | 505 – Dark Disease |
Feb 23, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 8 “The Return of Zurida” |
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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Mar 25, 20 | 842 – Someone to Hit |
Jun 10, 13 | 511 – Zurida’s Plan |
Sep 1, 22 | 920 – …The More They Stay the Same |
Sep 2, 11 | Pg. 7 – “Silent Heart” |
Sep 4, 19 | 797 – Squishiness in the War Room |
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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Oct 27, 14 | 631 – Two Decisions |
Jan 23, 13 | 474 – Overwhelmed |
Jun 24, 10 | 262 – What Happened to Star Maiden, Pt. 4 “All Hail” |
Jan 8, 20 | 822 – You Talkin’ to Me? |
Oct 14, 08 | 171 – Hello, Karma |
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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Jun 13, 12 | 420 – The Leslie Knope |
Dec 2, 19 | 815 – Two of Them |
Oct 9, 08 | 170 – There Will Be Blood |
Jan 27, 11 | 293 – Good Actor |
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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Jun 18, 18 | Pg. 3 “The Prophecy” |
Dec 16, 13 | 557 – Dog Off the Leash |
Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
Sep 18, 18 | Cover |
Aug 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
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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Mar 18, 13 | 489 – Change in Plan |
Sep 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
Sep 28, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 4 |
Oct 31, 11 | 359 – Warmed Up |
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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Aug 5, 15 | 665 – All Out of Coffee and Goats |
Oct 23, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 4 of 4 |
Aug 7, 19 | 789 – The Mantle of Captain Spectacular |
May 4, 11 | 313 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 2: A Lovely Woman |
Oct 15, 20 | 847 – Macho Verve and Vigor |
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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May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
Nov 20, 13 | 550 – Everything in its Right Place |
Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
Jun 4, 12 | 417 – Guess Who’s Back? |
Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
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 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
Apr 17, 13 | 498 – Zurida’s Conditions |
Aug 12, 08 | 153 – 6 a.m., Eighth Street |
Jan 8, 14 | 561 – Blind Rage |
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Feb 16, 21 | 874 – The One True |
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Mar 16, 21 | 882 – Says You |
Jul 25, 11 | 336 – Walking Diagonally |
Sep 30, 11 | Chapter 7, “Visiting Day” Recap by Rossana Bugini |
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 5, 16 | 716 – Boy Haircut |
Dec 16, 13 | 557 – Dog Off the Leash |
Aug 4, 22 | 912 – Jerry Speaks |
May 9, 11 | 314 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 3: The One He Truly Hunts |
Jul 4, 12 | 426 – Daddy’s Little Girl |
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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Apr 10, 13 | 496 – The First Condition |
Dec 17, 12 | 467 – Spy Gal Kicks Butt |
Dec 16, 19 | 819 – Time for a Refill? |
May 7, 12 | 409 – Walkin’ Blues |
Sep 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
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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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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Mar 30, 07 | 129 – Captain Spectacular’s Plea |
Jun 24, 11 | Pg. 11 “Partners Again” |
Nov 12, 20 | 855 – Making Thrice Evil Sad |
Aug 11, 14 | Marc Lapierre and The SuperFogeys |
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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Mar 7, 18 | 769 – Weeping Wandering Fat Children |
Jan 5, 21 | 864 – Walking the Dark Side |
Oct 10, 12 | 448 – Thinking Like a Hero |
May 7, 12 | 409 – Walkin’ Blues |
Nov 17, 09 | SF Origins: Spy Gal vs. Star Maiden, Pg. 3 “The Last Punch” |
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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Jun 29, 12 | Pg. 3 “Sounds Like Monsters” |
Jun 18, 18 | Pg. 3 “The Prophecy” |
Oct 22, 09 | 230 – Cleaning Out Her Ears |
May 17, 08 | SF Collection #3 Cover |
Nov 24, 14 | 639 – What She Had to Do |
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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Sep 16, 08 | 163 – Dr. Klein’s Got Some Splainin’ to Do |
Nov 8, 17 | 745 – The Song of Rocket’s Loyalty |
May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
May 22, 13 | 506 – Disappearing Act |
Dec 11, 13 | 556 – Sisters Rule, Pilatius Drools |
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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Mar 31, 12 | Pg. 6 “Find the Sharp Metal Instrument” |
Nov 23, 06 | 50 – And the Actual Winner of Bingo Night is… |
Jun 23, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 19 “Did You Save Him?” |
Feb 24, 14 | 574 – Jerry Stirring |
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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Dec 9, 19 | 817 – Master Masticate Stands with Fork Ready |
May 10, 22 | 887 – Swipe |
Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
Nov 19, 20 | 857 – Knocked Off the Perch |
Jun 6, 11 | 322 – Long Shadow on a Sunny Day |
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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Aug 12, 10 | 270 – Freakin’ Huge |
Sep 4, 08 | 160 – Best Friends Forever? |
Oct 10, 12 | 448 – Thinking Like a Hero |
Sep 16, 08 | 163 – Dr. Klein’s Got Some Splainin’ to Do |
Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
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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Nov 29, 17 | 751 – Who Do You Think Paid for All This? |
Aug 19, 13 | 527 – A Concerned Husband |
Dec 29, 10 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar (Extra) |
Sep 2, 10 | 274 – Up and Walking |
Oct 30, 13 | 544 – Whose Mess Is It, Anyway? |
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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Feb 25, 10 | 245 – One Week Later |
Jul 20, 11 | 335 – Diagonally |
Jan 7, 10 | Guest Strip by Will Boyer of “The Misadventures of Super Milo!” |
Oct 15, 06 | 22 – Dr. Rocket is Sorry? |
Jan 23, 07 | 82 – Refuge in Dr. Klein’s Office |
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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Oct 20, 20 | 848 – Organic Deodorant |
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Oct 21, 19 | 805 – Across the Mountaintop |
Oct 15, 06 | 22 – Dr. Rocket is Sorry? |
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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Jun 23, 22 | 900 – Protected |
Aug 15, 11 | 342 – The Wrong Man |
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May 15, 13 | 504 – A Striking Mustache |
Aug 29, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 6 “Spy Gal Arrives” |
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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Apr 17, 13 | 498 – Zurida’s Conditions |
Nov 8, 06 | 36 – Valhalla Stinks! |
Jan 16, 17 | 726 – Harrison Ford Finger of Doom |
Jul 16, 14 | 610 – Do the most you can do. |
Dec 22, 09 | SF Origins: Harvey the Science Rabbit, Pt. 1, Pg. 4 “His Darlings” |
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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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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Jun 12, 13 | 512 – The Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened to Swifty |
Mar 19, 14 | 581 – Gorgeous Guy Has Feelings |
Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
Mar 29, 07 | 128 – Only Two People in the World… |
Sep 30, 06 | 8 – Hands Off Spy Gal! |
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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May 16, 12 | 412 – Calling Valhalla |
Oct 31, 12 | 454 – The New Congress |
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Nov 14, 12 | 458 – Quite An Entrance |
Jun 18, 12 | 421 – Space Monkey Report |
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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Sep 25, 06 | 4 – Who is Coming to Valhalla? |
Nov 18, 10 | 285 – Medical Centre |
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Sep 29, 11 | Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” Recap by Crystal Murphy |
Nov 8, 17 | 745 – The Song of Rocket’s Loyalty |
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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Jan 12, 07 | 67 – Dr. Rocket Draws a Webcomic? |
Feb 4, 10 | 242 – Comfort Food |
Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
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Jun 3, 13 | 509 – Villain to Villain |
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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Apr 8, 07 | 137 – The Operating Blues |
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Nov 6, 06 | 34 – Introducing the Healer! |
Sep 26, 06 | 5 – The Urine of What!? |
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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May 20, 11 | Pg. 6 “Invisible” |
Oct 29, 12 | 453 – Buried Weapons |
Jan 10, 18 | 753 – What She’d Like to Know |
Dec 8, 06 | 57 – Captain Spectacular Forgot His Pants |
May 28, 12 | 415 – Someone REALLY Hates Space Monkeys |
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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Oct 10, 12 | 448 – Thinking Like a Hero |
Sep 30, 11 | Chapter 7, “Visiting Day” Recap by Rossana Bugini |
Aug 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
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Aug 28, 19 | 795 – The Duality of All Creatures |
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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Sep 11, 08 | 162 – Just Another Purty Face? |
Dec 29, 09 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One |
Jul 15, 08 | 145 – Wrinkly Butt |
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Dec 10, 20 | 861 – tink tink tink |
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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Sep 22, 06 | 1 – Introducing Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket! |
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Aug 18, 22 | 916 – Restoration |
Jul 6, 12 | Pg. 4 “The Very, Very Long Battle” |
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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Feb 29, 12 | 391 – Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun… |
Feb 5, 07 | 95 – Flying Away |
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Jun 12, 13 | 512 – The Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened to Swifty |
Nov 26, 12 | 461 – He Escaped |
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, [...]
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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Oct 15, 09 | 229 – Father and Tom |
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Feb 6, 12 | 384 – Taking It Well |
Jan 1, 10 | Guest Strip by Chris Watkins of “Odori Park!” |
Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
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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Feb 25, 10 | 245 – One Week Later |
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Dec 18, 08 | 189 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 6 “The Medallion” |
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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Dec 2, 08 | 184 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 1 “Laban and Amram” |
Apr 18, 12 | 404 – President Superknocker |
May 3, 08 | 86 – WebSpace Page: Jerry |
Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
Mar 9, 12 | Pg. 3 “His Old Flame” |
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 29, 11 | Guest Strip by Marjorie Rishel! |
Sep 18, 13 | 536 – Zurida and Her Subjects |
Nov 28, 12 | 462 – Favoritism |
Nov 6, 06 | 34 – Introducing the Healer! |
Mar 18, 13 | 489 – Change in Plan |
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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Mar 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 5 “Prison Stripes” |
Jan 28, 21 | 869 – A Wonderful Side Effect |
Jul 13, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 8 “Sweet Dreams” |
Nov 15, 17 | 747 – The Popped Grape |
Sep 14, 12 | Pg. 6 “Who Could Have Done This?” |
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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Feb 18, 21 | 875 – Much More Impressive |
Apr 20, 12 | Pg. 9 “The Unicef Upstarts” |
Sep 23, 16 | Guest Strip by Alethea Lim (Alecat)! |
Apr 22, 13 | 499 – Statuesque |
Aug 28, 13 | 530 – Jerry’s Greatest Hits |
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 1, 09 | Guest Strip by Mark R. Engel of “Prematurely Disappointed!” |
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Jan 21, 13 | 473 – Monkey Rain |
Jul 16, 18 | Pg. 7 “Passion Enough to Change a Heart” |
May 19, 22 | 890 – Loved In Her Own Way |
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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Apr 17, 13 | 498 – Zurida’s Conditions |
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Jul 1, 11 | Pg. 12 “Comic Book Clothing Physics” |
Jun 3, 11 | Pg. 8 “Future Imperfect” |
May 22, 13 | 506 – Disappearing Act |
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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Aug 11, 09 | SF Origins: Tangerine, Pg. 3 “New Parts” |
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Jan 25, 12 | 381 – Shut Up |
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Oct 22, 20 | 849 – Break a Hip |
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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Aug 28, 13 | 530 – Jerry’s Greatest Hits |
Jul 8, 08 | Guest Strip by Brian Anderson of “Dog Eat Doug!” |
Oct 20, 06 | 26 – How Jerry Met Spy Gal |
Aug 16, 22 | 915 – Return to Valhalla |
Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
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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Mar 7, 12 | 393 – Impasse |
Aug 15, 11 | 342 – The Wrong Man |
Sep 7, 16 | 697 – No Fun Being Ignored |
Jul 26, 22 | 909 – Get Outta Town |
Sep 14, 11 | 351 – Dreams Come Crashing In |
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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Nov 11, 13 | 547 – Lashing Out |
Sep 25, 08 | 166 – Beer Don’t Judge |
Apr 6, 12 | Pg. 7 “Death or Peanut Butter Cookies?” |
Nov 27, 17 | 750 – The Big Slap |
Oct 24, 12 | 452 – Book of Mormon Story |
…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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Jan 3, 11 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar, Part One |
May 7, 18 | 784 – What is Jerry Missing? |
Apr 4, 11 | 304 – Catchy and Mysterious |
Oct 16, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 2 of 4 |
Jun 17, 08 | 139 – Jerry’s Fate Revealed |
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 [...]
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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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Feb 2, 21 | 870 – Spy Gal’s Patience Runs Out |
Jan 15, 18 | 754 – Not Strong Anymore |
Oct 14, 11 | Pg. 3 “Enter: Jimmy-Go-Dead” |
Feb 25, 13 | 483 – Bubbles of Light 8 |
Oct 29, 12 | 453 – Buried Weapons |
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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Jul 13, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 8 “Sweet Dreams” |
Dec 3, 12 | 463 – May Percy Have a Pet? |
Sep 21, 11 | Five Years of The SuperFogeys |
Jan 6, 09 | Guest Strip by T.L. Collins of “Bullfinch!” |
Feb 11, 21 | 873 – Against the Wall |