[Groop]Groo T-Shirt (Gary) and other stuff
Sean Ferris
saferris@msn.com
Sun, 23 Jun 2002 17:02:43 -0400
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I got my t-shirt on Wed., I guess the release date for comic shops was th=
at day. I didn't get my hard cover yet (hope it is in this Wed.). To answ=
er your other question on why people are bidding over $20 on something th=
ey can readily order for $17, they are mendicants! =20
Some people were talking about how some artists do sketches, etc. Well, I=
always though that artists should ALWAYS personalize the sketch. I makes=
it VERY difficult to sell (The most recent personalized sketches went fo=
r very little on Ebay).
On a personal note, I met Mark and Sergio at a New York show in 1994 or 1=
995. My friend and I were the first ones in his line to get and autograph=
. As the line got larger (a paltry 10 or so. every one else wanted that "=
hot" Rob Lifield auto) I graciously allowed every one of the to get in fr=
ont of us so we could have Mark and Sergio all to ourselves. I had a free=
print with all the "Legend" creators (now "Maverick") and had Sergio dra=
w Groo and Rufferto in the palm of Big Guy's hand (short lived Big guy an=
d Rusty the robot by Frank Miller and Geoff Darrow). my friend then got S=
ergio to draw him a R2D2 on the Star Wars book featuring the card he drew=
with C3PO. I noticed that during this time NO ONE else had got into line=
and asked Sergio if he could draw some more on the print, and he looked =
at me weird and asked if this was for me, of course it was, so he drew me=
a Mighty Magnor across the top. I then asked Mark if he could have Groo =
saying something and he had a thought bubble over Groo saying "Why are we=
on a page for the wrong company? " and over Rufferto "Did he err?". Afte=
r that I was embarrassed to ask for any more sketches even though we stil=
l had them to ourselves. Mark if you are reading, THANKS again for making=
my day back in New York almost a decade ago. (and if I meet you and Segi=
o again I will bring it with me for some more sketches) (And lastly if Jo=
hn Byrne is reading this, I still need your autograph on this print as yo=
u were sick on the Sunday of that show, you can come over my house for di=
nner any time, is Wed. at about 7 O.K. with you?).
Thanks for listening Groop,
Regards,
Sean (I met Mark and Segio once) FerrisGet more from the Web. FREE MSN E=
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<HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>I got my t-shi=
rt on Wed., I guess the release date for comic shops was that day. I didn=
't get my hard cover yet (hope it is in this Wed.). To answer your other =
question on why people are bidding over $20 on something they can re=
adily order for $17, they are mendicants! </DIV> <DIV>Some people were ta=
lking about how some artists do sketches, etc. Well, I always though that=
artists should ALWAYS personalize the sketch. I makes it VERY difficult =
to sell (The most recent personalized sketches went for very little on Eb=
ay).</DIV> <DIV>On a personal note, I met Mark and Sergio at a New York s=
how in 1994 or 1995. My friend and I were the first ones in his line to g=
et and autograph. As the line got larger (a paltry 10 or so. every one el=
se wanted that "hot" Rob Lifield auto) I graciously allowed every on=
e of the to get in front of us so we could have Mark and Sergio all to ou=
rselves. I had a free print with all the "Legend" creators (now "Maverick=
") and had Sergio draw Groo and Rufferto in the palm of Big Guy's hand (s=
hort lived Big guy and Rusty the robot by Frank Miller and Geoff Darrow).=
my friend then got Sergio to draw him a R2D2 on the Star Wars book featu=
ring the card he drew with C3PO. I noticed that during this time NO ONE e=
lse had got into line and asked Sergio if he could draw some more on the =
print, and he looked at me weird and asked if this was for me, of course =
it was, so he drew me a Mighty Magnor across the top. I then asked Mark i=
f he could have Groo saying something and he had a thought bubble over Gr=
oo saying "Why are we on a page for the wrong company? " and over Ruffert=
o "Did he err?". After that I was embarrassed to ask for any more sketche=
s even though we still had them to ourselves. Mark if you are reading, TH=
ANKS again for making my day back in New York almost a decade ago. (=
and if I meet you and Segio again I will bring it with me for s=
ome more sketches) (And lastly if John Byrne is reading this, I =
;still need your autograph on this print as you were sick on the Sun=
day of that show, you can come over my house for dinner any time, is=
Wed. at about 7 O.K. with you?).</DIV> <DIV>Thanks for listening Gr=
oop,</DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV>Sean (I met Mark and Segio once) Ferr=
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