[Groop] Hello?

[Eric Chun]

Mark wrote:
>Did anyone see Sergio on that TV show this morning?  How was he?

Yes, I've seen it.

The 1/2 hour show, Latin Eyes, was hosted at Wondercon.  Not all of it
took place there, but all of the segments were introduced there.  There
was a lot of exhibit hall footage, including tables, booths, costumed
characters, and comics.

At the beginning of the show, the Death and Taxes TPB, Sergio's table
with Sergio, an Alfred E. Neuman sketch, a Groo sketch, a Boogeyman
comic panel, and a Groo comic panel were shown.

At the start of Sergio's interview, a MAD magazine cover is shown.
Throughout the interview, MAD magazine cartoons and Groo comic
panels are shown.  The interviewer (Andres?) asked:
1. Where are you from?
[Sergio answers that he was born in Spain and holds Mexican citizen-
ship.]
2. What got you into cartooning?
[Sergio answers that he was the kid that was always drawing in class.
Got his work published in a magazine when he was 17.  Loved MAD
magazine, but was afraid to submit cartoons to MAD.]
3. Sergio drew an Alfred E. Neuman sketch on camera.
4. Always looking at your MAD marginals.  Was very happy when you
   came out with Groo.
[Sergio describes Groo comics.]
5. Sergio drew a Groo sketch on camera.
6. Have you always integrated part of yourself into your cartoons?
[Sergio answers that all of the Groo comics have Mexican proverbs
at the end.]

Sergio answered the questions in more detail than the summaries
in brackets.

Maybe, perhaps, just possibly this was the most coverage of Groo
comics ever shown on a U.S. tv show.

Mark -- I have a videotape of the tv show for you.

See you.

Eric

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