[Groop]What I'd like to see in the Groo anniversary book.

[Dana Gabbard]

Gary:

Good suggestions.

How about color photos of Groo merchandise? Reproductions of the Marvel Age 
covers? Maybe reprint the lead story from the Groo special?
Repos of Groo posters and promotional flyers.

How about panels from comics with Groo cameos? I seem to remember DNAgents 
or Crossfire where characters were holding comics with Groo on the cover. 
And how about when Groo appeared in Usagi Yojimbo?

You have to include the story of the bootleg statutes! It is a classic 
(especially the tagline).

Rufferto deserves a chapter, including photos of the dog he is based on, the 
story of how he was supposed to be a one-shot character who ended up 
becoming a regular, and a selection of those wonderful back cover pantomime 
one pagers.

Dana Gabbard
Groo Fan since #1 (Pacific)

>From: "Gary Grossmann" <grossfam@olywa.net>
>To: <Groop@groo.com>
>Subject: [Groop]What I'd like to see in the Groo anniversary book.
>Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 22:43:00 -0800
>
>Hi Folks!
>
>Mark, I like all the things you are thinking about putting in the Groo 
>book.
>The more previously unpublished drawings the better.  Especially if Sergio
>dated them and the date is pre-1982.  Also, some of the obscure published
>drawings from the early 80's and from Scene Magazine would be cool.
>
>As for other things, I'd like to see:
>
>The earliest photo of the Groo crew together that you can find and one as
>you are today, along with a picture of Gordon Kent.
>
>One of those All-the-Covers montages that various magazines have done over
>the years.
>
>All, or a sampling of, the Groo covers Sergio has done for other magazines.
>Some of these, like the Shadis #43 cover and the 1995 WonderCon cover are
>really great examples of Sergio art.
>
>A page that shows the same Groo cover in different languages.  PC #1 is in 
>4
>and PC #2 is in 6.  (I happen to know this short bald guy who can get scans
>of them.)
>
>Now I'm stretching, but maybe a little sample of how Sergio just can't help
>but draw Groo everywhere.  Like a couple of examples of Groo in a Marginal
>or buried in a zillion character Sergio drawing.  There are several
>possibilities for a "Where's Groo" page.  But this may be too weird or too
>something for all but a handful of Groo fans.
>
>As for written stuff, all of Mark's job titles would be cool.
>
>Also, there has to be a nice big chunk about Groo Grams.  Groo Grams
>greatest hits, or something.  Such as that letter in #52 from Harold
>"Hermit" Wilson, from the "Comic Book Barbarian Regulation Enforcement
>Agency" who said that Groo had to say "What manner of Wizardry is this?"  
>or
>be in violation of federal law and sure enough, Groo said it in the that
>issue.  Or that bad poetry guy or the Steven W. Ebner gag.
>
>Also a little discussion of the Groo running gags and catch phrases,
>including the One-Joke joke.  But again, maybe I'm getting too
>Groo-esoteric.
>
>Finally, a couple folks mentioned things like the number of times Groo sunk
>a ship and stuff like that.  Well, whatever numbers or list Mark thinks 
>will
>have broad enough appeal for the book but doesn't have the time to compile
>himself, I'm sure we can come up with for him.  (and no I don't know how
>many ships he's sunk.  Yet.)
>
>Take care all -Gary G.


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