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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Nov 7, 12 | 456 – Percy and Tom |
Jun 3, 11 | Pg. 8 “Future Imperfect” |
Dec 2, 08 | 184 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 1 “Laban and Amram” |
Aug 10, 12 | Pg. 1 “Baby Hands” |
Sep 5, 16 | 696 – Account Closed |
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 |
Mar 8, 11 | Pg. 6 “Area is Secure” |
Aug 28, 19 | 795 – The Duality of All Creatures |
Apr 7, 14 | 586 – The New Percy |
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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Apr 16, 12 | 403 – Don’t Say No to Dark Maiden |
Sep 8, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 2 “The Happiest Year” |
Sep 29, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 5 “Time to Move On” |
Jun 17, 08 | 139 – Jerry’s Fate Revealed |
Feb 29, 12 | 391 – Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun… |
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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Oct 5, 11 | Chapter 10, “Bubbles of Light” Recap by Danny Burleson |
Apr 5, 07 | 135 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein, Conclusion |
Sep 18, 15 | 684 – Better Than Dyin’ |
May 8, 13 | 502 – The Presidio Thumb |
Aug 21, 15 | 672 – To The USZ! |
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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Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
Oct 4, 17 | 735 – The MSNBC-FOX News Coalition |
Sep 11, 13 | 534 – Tangerine’s Mission |
Apr 13, 10 | SF Origins: Star Maiden, Pg. 1 “Troubled Birth” |
Dec 23, 08 | 190 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 7 “Test Subjects” |
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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Jan 11, 17 | 725 – Slaughter Many, Many More |
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Jul 8, 08 | Guest Strip by Brian Anderson of “Dog Eat Doug!” |
Apr 18, 12 | 404 – President Superknocker |
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!
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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 16, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 2 of 4 |
Aug 31, 12 | Pg. 4 “Crib Cage” |
Dec 9, 08 | 186 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 3 “Going Up” |
Jul 6, 12 | Pg. 4 “The Very, Very Long Battle” |
Nov 8, 17 | 745 – The Song of Rocket’s Loyalty |
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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Mar 13, 13 | 488 – A Pale Queen Commands Them |
Mar 23, 07 | 122 – Who Will Jerry Fight? |
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Sep 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
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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Nov 20, 13 | 550 – Everything in its Right Place |
May 17, 08 | SF Collection #3 Cover |
Jun 11, 18 | Pg. 2 “62nd Generation Mercurius” |
May 3, 08 | 86 – WebSpace Page: Jerry |
Sep 4, 13 | 532 – How Hard is the Rock Upon Which Stands Your Principles? |
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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Jan 2, 17 | 722 – Help or Mourn? |
May 28, 12 | 415 – Someone REALLY Hates Space Monkeys |
Jan 16, 17 | 726 – Harrison Ford Finger of Doom |
Apr 11, 12 | 402 – Lost Signal |
Sep 4, 08 | 160 – Best Friends Forever? |
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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Dec 17, 12 | 467 – Spy Gal Kicks Butt |
Nov 25, 13 | 551 – The Guthrie is Turned On |
Apr 17, 13 | 498 – Zurida’s Conditions |
Dec 23, 13 | 559 – A Death in the Family |
Nov 12, 12 | 457 – Again, He Soars |
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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Sep 26, 16 | 701 – Man Down |
Feb 27, 13 | 484 – Beaten Into Submission |
May 29, 13 | 508 – Slightly More Conclusive Evidence |
Feb 26, 14 | 575 – Undermined |
Feb 26, 18 | 766 – Always |
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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May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
Dec 9, 13 | 555 – She’ll Kill Them All |
Apr 23, 12 | 405 – Comparing Death Counts |
Aug 24, 10 | SF Origins: Operation: Valhalla, No. 1 “Incoming!” |
Mar 27, 13 | 492 – Such Great Heights |
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Apr 20, 10 | SF Origins: Star Maiden, Pg. 2 “Into The Night” |
Aug 31, 11 | 347 – Witch Fontana’s Fortunate Fortunes |
Apr 22, 13 | 499 – Statuesque |
May 27, 10 | 258 – The Skirt Goes in the Wrong Direction |
Apr 10, 13 | 496 – The First Condition |
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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Jul 4, 12 | 426 – Daddy’s Little Girl |
Sep 4, 13 | 532 – How Hard is the Rock Upon Which Stands Your Principles? |
Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
Oct 16, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 2 of 4 |
Jun 18, 12 | 421 – Space Monkey Report |
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 18, 15 | 684 – Better Than Dyin’ |
Jan 23, 13 | 474 – Overwhelmed |
Oct 24, 12 | 452 – Book of Mormon Story |
Jul 3, 08 | 144 – Jerry Wakes Up |
Nov 3, 06 | 31- Spittin’ Oatmeal |
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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Aug 11, 09 | SF Origins: Tangerine, Pg. 3 “New Parts” |
Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
Feb 7, 18 | 761 – Rolling Peas |
Aug 5, 13 | 523 – The Big Slam |
Dec 7, 06 | 56 – Dr. Rocket Will Have His Revenge |
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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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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Jun 19, 13 | 514 – The Handover |
Oct 21, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 3 of 4 |
Nov 4, 13 | 545 – Do What is Right |
Mar 12, 14 | 579 – The Romantic Smell of Blood and Suffering |
Sep 28, 16 | 702 – He’s Got Gloves |
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 15, 12 | Pg. 1 “Through the Portal” |
Aug 28, 08 | 158 – Bubbles of Light 2 |
Jun 20, 11 | 326 – Air Valhalla |
Sep 24, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Gwen Patton! |
Nov 18, 10 | 285 – Medical Centre |
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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Jun 3, 09 | The SuperFogeys Free Comic Book Day Page! |
Sep 12, 14 | Pg. 10 – Breaking Free |
Dec 18, 13 | 558 – Sokol Steps Up |
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Feb 8, 11 | Pg. 2 “New Designer in Town” |
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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Sep 30, 08 | 167 – Captain Spectacular’s Shame |
Apr 29, 11 | Pg. 3 “Lucky” |
Dec 8, 06 | 57 – Captain Spectacular Forgot His Pants |
Oct 7, 13 | 541 – Husband |
Jun 18, 18 | Pg. 3 “The Prophecy” |
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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Jul 23, 09 | 217 – Jerry’s Family? |
Aug 22, 12 | 438 – Don’t Insult the ‘Do |
Jun 17, 13 | 513 – Devil’s Bargain |
Jun 11, 18 | Pg. 2 “62nd Generation Mercurius” |
Dec 11, 13 | 556 – Sisters Rule, Pilatius Drools |
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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Dec 5, 16 | 716 – Boy Haircut |
Sep 12, 14 | Pg. 10 – Breaking Free |
Feb 1, 17 | 731 – Mr. Brightside |
Nov 19, 06 | 47 – Bingo Knight! |
Mar 2, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 9 “Mature Love” |
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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Apr 27, 12 | Pg. 10 “Mother and Child Reunion” |
Aug 17, 11 | 343 – Speak No More of This |
Oct 8, 12 | 447 – Enemy Target Identified |
Jan 14, 07 | 69 – Swifty’s Computer Problems |
Oct 28, 13 | 543 – The Ignored Little Boy |
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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Mar 28, 07 | 127 – Entralean Slime Pellet |
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Mar 23, 11 | 301 – Hmph |
Oct 4, 17 | 735 – The MSNBC-FOX News Coalition |
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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Nov 8, 06 | 36 – Valhalla Stinks! |
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Mar 25, 10 | 249 – How to Prove Your Love |
Dec 16, 10 | 289 – Not Yet |
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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Oct 4, 17 | 735 – The MSNBC-FOX News Coalition |
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Jan 4, 17 | 723 – Ascendant |
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Feb 3, 12 | Pg. 4 “Exile” |
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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Jan 15, 07 | 70 – Gene and Dictator Tot Reunite |
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Sep 25, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 1! |
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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Jun 27, 11 | 328 – Pairing Off |
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Mar 3, 11 | 298 – Vile Villainous Vole |
Sep 12, 12 | 444 – A New Mission |
Apr 18, 11 | 308 – Time Displaced/Erased/No Taste |
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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Jul 8, 08 | Guest Strip by Brian Anderson of “Dog Eat Doug!” |
Sep 18, 13 | 536 – Zurida and Her Subjects |
Oct 21, 11 | Pg. 4 “Zombie Madness” |
Sep 23, 06 | 2 – Introducing Jerry! |
Aug 20, 12 | 437 – Ever Since The Shriveled Speedster Left |
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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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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Jul 11, 08 | Guest Strip by Sean Conchieri of “Pixel!” |
May 6, 10 | 255 – Parental Duty |
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Sep 30, 10 | 278 – The Others |
Oct 15, 06 | 22 – Dr. Rocket is Sorry? |
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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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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Oct 5, 12 | Pg. 7 “The Babymaker” |
Oct 28, 08 | 175 – My Pleasure |
Feb 26, 18 | 766 – Always |
Mar 31, 07 | 130 – When Pigs Fly |
Jan 12, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 1 “Sweet Samantha” |
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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Sep 29, 09 | SF Origins: Herman’s Story, Pg. 5 “Time to Move On” |
Dec 10, 09 | 237 – A Surprise Visitor |
Nov 19, 06 | 47 – Bingo Knight! |
Oct 14, 06 | 21 – You Must Respect Women, Dr. Rocket! |
Jul 31, 15 | 663 – Pandora’s Box |
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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Sep 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
Dec 2, 08 | 184 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 1 “Laban and Amram” |
Oct 18, 06 | 25 – Pee On Swifty |
Jun 29, 12 | Pg. 3 “Sounds Like Monsters” |
Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
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 21, 16 | 10th Anniversary BONUS STRIP 2! |
Mar 26, 07 | 125 – Jerry’s Down |
Apr 1, 07 | 131 – Spy Gal Cares |
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Feb 8, 12 | 385 – Tiger Dung |
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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Jul 13, 11 | 333 – A Word with Her Fiancee |
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Jul 8, 11 | Pg. 13 “A Tree Falls in the Forest…” |
Nov 4, 08 | 176 – An Evil #@$% |
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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Jan 2, 13 | Guest Strip by Brock Heasley (???) |
Aug 14, 19 | 791 – The Secret Origin of The Atomic Fly! |
Nov 25, 13 | 551 – The Guthrie is Turned On |
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Jun 16, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 18 “KAPOW!” |
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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Jan 11, 2012 | Fan Art: Spy Gal and Dr. Rocket! |
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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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Feb 27, 13 | 484 – Beaten Into Submission |
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Oct 1, 12 | 445 – I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told |
Jun 22, 12 | Pg. 2 “Doppelgangers” |
Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
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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Mar 17, 07 | 116 – Still Hot |
Jan 10, 07 | 66 – Captain Spectacular’s Fear of Modern Technology |
Jul 6, 11 | 331 – Paradise |
Apr 7, 07 | 136 – CENSORED! |
Mar 15, 07 | 114 – Enter: Star Maiden |
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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Jan 6, 09 | Guest Strip by T.L. Collins of “Bullfinch!” |
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Jun 3, 13 | 509 – Villain to Villain |
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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Jan 9, 13 | 470 – Soviet Sam Strikes Again |
Nov 28, 12 | 462 – Favoritism |
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Aug 3, 12 | Pg. 6 “Inevitably Betrayed” |
Jun 18, 12 | 421 – Space Monkey Report |
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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Apr 3, 13 | 494 – Hugging in the Throne Room |
May 30, 12 | 416 – Alcohol is His Kryptonite |
Dec 23, 08 | 190 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 7 “Test Subjects” |
Jul 8, 15 | 653 – When a Shirtless Captain Spectacular Shows Up |
Jan 21, 10 | 240 – ZAP! |
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 2, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 4 “Zurida, Mistress of Worlds” |
Jun 17, 08 | 139 – Jerry’s Fate Revealed |
Nov 11, 11 | Pg. 7 “Nipped” |
Oct 28, 08 | 175 – My Pleasure |
May 4, 11 | 313 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 2: A Lovely Woman |
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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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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Sep 28, 11 | Chapter 5, “The Redemption of Dr. Rocket” Recap by Geoff Munn |
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Dec 4, 13 | 554 – Not In a Way That Matters |
Oct 24, 12 | 452 – Book of Mormon Story |
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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Jul 9, 08 | Guest Strip by Rufus Edge of “comicdeoxyribonucleicacid!” |
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Sep 12, 11 | 350 – Great Things Ahead |
Aug 31, 16 | 695 – The Mighty Money Man |
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 |
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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Dec 2, 10 | 287 – GAH! |
Sep 9, 10 | 275 – A Moment of Silence |
Jul 4, 11 | 330 – Swim City |
Dec 9, 06 | 58 – Jerry’s Single Chest Hair |
Sep 27, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 3 |
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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Sep 28, 11 | Chapter 5, “The Redemption of Dr. Rocket” Recap by Geoff Munn |
Nov 3, 14 | 633 – A Different Destiny |
Jul 11, 11 | 332 – Captain Spectacular’s Buds |
Jun 18, 12 | 421 – Space Monkey Report |
Oct 22, 06 | 28 – The Tragedy of Jerry |
…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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Oct 5, 12 | Pg. 7 “The Babymaker” |
Aug 13, 12 | 435 – A Job Well Done |
Sep 5, 12 | 442 – The Rest of Them |
Aug 19, 19 | 792 – Dashing, Like Hyphens |
Nov 25, 13 | 551 – The Guthrie is Turned On |
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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Apr 1, 10 | 250 – To Be So Stupid |
Apr 24, 13 | 500 – What Should Not Be |
May 23, 11 | 318 – The Plans of Dr. Klein, Pt. 1 “Getting Rid of Captain Spectacular” |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
Mar 13, 13 | 488 – A Pale Queen Commands Them |
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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Sep 23, 16 | Guest Strip by Alethea Lim (Alecat)! |
Apr 20, 11 | 309 – Time Travelin’ Scamps |
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Oct 29, 12 | 453 – Buried Weapons |
Aug 11, 14 | Marc Lapierre and The SuperFogeys |