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Post by shaxper on Nov 5, 2014 20:38:19 GMT -5
The only Groo TPB I have is The Death Of Groo, which was actually an original graphic novel if I remember correctly. You remember correctly. Yes, that was a good one, and it was an early one as well.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2015 0:51:09 GMT -5
I'm on a Groo kick right now and really wishing Dark Horse would start putting out Library Editions of this series. There's a large enough body of work to fill several volumes, and while the following isn't quite what Hellboy has, I'm sure it's comparable to other series they are reprinting in their entirety. It had enough of a following to warrant an Artists Edition.
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Post by Paradox on Apr 17, 2015 4:33:20 GMT -5
I'd like to buy my nephew a Groo TPB for the holidays but I don't know where to begin. Any recommendations? Get some. Which doesn't matter, they're all hilarious. EDIT: Geez, I didn't see how old this was and made nearly the exact same comment as before.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2015 4:50:49 GMT -5
Well, goes to show you weren't lying the first time around
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Post by Farrar on Apr 17, 2015 8:55:15 GMT -5
Right--you're a model of consistency, 'Dox!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2015 10:24:04 GMT -5
It's national deja Paradox week! -M
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Post by Paradox on Apr 18, 2015 0:28:54 GMT -5
At least I'm consistent! OK, I did that one on purpose.
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Post by shaxper on Mar 31, 2021 11:20:49 GMT -5
A big congrats to Icctrombone on completing his run of Groo #1-120!
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Post by EdoBosnar on Mar 31, 2021 16:19:16 GMT -5
What?! There's a Groo thread? And no one told me?! You mendicants...
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Post by profh0011 on Mar 31, 2021 21:24:33 GMT -5
I'm a little surprised no one has mentioned...
GROO THE WANDERER #1-8 from Pacific Comics (1982-83),
DESTROYER DUCK #1 (Feb'83) and
GROO SPECIAL #1 (Oct'84), the latter 2 from Eclipse Enterprises, which came before the Epic Comics series. THE GROO CHRONICLES #1-6 (1989-90) reprint the Pacific & Eclipse issues. There's also...
SERGIO ARAGONES' GROO #1-11 (1994-95) from Image,
SERGIO ARAGONES' GROO #1-4 (1998)
GROO & RUFFERTO #1-4 (1998-99),
GROO: MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD #1-4 (2000),
GROO: DEATH & TAXES #1-4 (2001), and
GROO: 25TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1 (2007), all from Dark Horse. I imagine I've probably missed some since then (and I didn't mention all of Sergio's OTHER comics during these periods!).
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Post by beyonder1984 on Apr 2, 2021 14:18:56 GMT -5
Looking back at my physical comic book collection, sometimes I am surprised about some of the titles I collected when I was young. In additional to the usual big names, I collected Groo, ROM, G.I. Joe, and What If? and would buy Marvel Age and Marvel Tales for years without skipping. I don't think Jim Shooter would be surprised because he knew the sales figures were high for some of the craziest things in the 1980s.
I confess I had never seen a Conan movie or read his books, so Groo being a parody was kinda over my head. I just saw him as a comedy character drawn like Mad Magazine. Ironically, I consumed products Conan inspired: I was a D&D, He-Man, and Groo kid.
I saw The Death of Groo as one of my "special" comics in 1987 because it was a Graphic Novel. I knew from the Overstreet Price Guide that his earlier appearances were expensive.
I think Groo was the longest running Epic title.
But at around 1990-1, IMHO almost every Marvel comic started to decrease in quality and cover prices/gimmicks started to creep up, so I dropped Groo but picked up his Image premier. I felt he took a hit when he was cut from Image because it seemed like he wasn't hot or making sales. I admit I'm surprised he survived into the 21st century.
I'd say he's underrated in history as far as being a creator owned character, and he was published by so many companies. I fear he would be seen as being dated by kids of today since he's based on 1970s swords & sorcery as opposed to LotR's "high fantasy".
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Post by shaxper on Apr 2, 2021 14:25:55 GMT -5
I'd say he's underrated in history as far as being a creator owned character, It's interesting how no one ever talks about Groo, but absolutely EVERYONE knows who he is.
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Post by brutalis on Apr 2, 2021 15:17:16 GMT -5
I'd say he's underrated in history as far as being a creator owned character, It's interesting how no one ever talks about Groo, but absolutely EVERYONE knows who he is. Except for all those "dumber" than Groo who hire him for jobs NOT knowing or recognizing that he is Groo. Which is part of the joke, I get it....
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Post by String on Apr 5, 2021 11:46:23 GMT -5
While sadly I do not own the entire Epic run (120 issues? Wow, impressive!), I still have a good chunk of the early portion of the run, say up through the #50s. Just a fun and funny comic all around, but man, LOVE those title splash pages that Aragones did. The sheer amount of detail he put into each and every one, just gorgeous, always made me feel like I was about to read an epic (a silly epic, but still)
And there's no denying his lasting appeal nor popularity.
I was at one of the last HeroesCon in Charlotte before the pandemic shut everything down and they had Aragones, Sakai, and Evanier there. I went there mainly for Sakai (and Usagi) but I also brought along my copy of Groo #1 for both of them to possibly sign. Now granted, I was only able to attend one day out of the weekend and we arrived at the convention center maybe 45 minutes after they opened.
Well, Sakai's line was respectable (as was he, great to finally see and meet him). But OMG, the line for Aragones? From what I saw, it stretched father than Sakai's line. I got to where I thought the end of it was only to find out, the line had to be shifted over to allow for patron traffic to move freely down the aisle. His line stretched nearly the length of the convention hall! I was stunned and amazed.
Because there was other creators I wanted to make sure that I saw, regrettably I decided I couldn't wait that long in such a long line. But man, the fan showing and love was impressive. As for Evanier, I never saw him even at his table. He was splitting time between there and moderating certain panels of course, that's cool. Though I have a sneaky feeling that had I saw him, I would be tempted to ask him if he could still recite the meaning of the word 'mulch'.
I was fortunate enough though to buy one of the commemorative con t-shirts featuring the duo of Usagi (with Spot) and Groo (with Rufferto) as drawn by their respective creators. Awesome shirt, sold out fast too.
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Post by shaxper on Apr 5, 2021 13:05:41 GMT -5
I was at one of the last HeroesCon in Charlotte before the pandemic shut everything down and they had Aragones, Sakai, and Evanier there. I went there mainly for Sakai (and Usagi) but I also brought along my copy of Groo #1 for both of them to possibly sign. Now granted, I was only able to attend one day out of the weekend and we arrived at the convention center maybe 45 minutes after they opened. This is wonderful to hear. Every time I used to go see Stan at a convention (and Sergio would often be there too), there was no line; just a fan or two who would come up intermittently. It's so great seeing and hearing about them getting more love these days!
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