[Groop] New record for Groo collecting

[Chris Schechner]

Finn,

Thanks for that story. Another example of what a considerate and generous
man he is.

Chris


on 5/25/06 1:22 PM, Finn Smith at mulch3 at hotmail.com wrote:

> Groop:
> 
> This thread concerning Groo sketches brings an interesting story to mind.
> When I worked with Walt Disney Feature Animation; Sergio and a host of other
> comic book artists stopped in to tour the studio and talk about their work.
> During an open panel Q&A, Sergio got teamed up on by a lot of younger (and
> in my opinion, less talented) comic book artists who insisted that artists
> today don't really need schooling or classical art education to create
> quality work.   Sergio, who studied architecture for many years, was
> adamantly opposed to this way of thinking and did his best to stress the
> importance of learning things like proper anatomy and perspective, but
> unfortunately, he was outnumbered by the younger guests.  Frank Frazetta was
> there, too and I think he and Jeff Smith ("Bone") agreed with Sergio.
> Sadly, they weren't as vocal about it.
> After the panel, I thanked Sergio for coming and mentioned that I was a
> longtime fan of Groo.  I also told him that my brother and I had really
> enjoyed reading MAD Magazine when we were kids and thanked him for all those
> years of entertainment and inspiration.  As I turned to walk out, he stopped
> me and handed me a personalized Groo sketch he had produced right there as I
> was talking to him (I didn't ask him for one . . .) and then he gave me a
> second drawing -- an Alfred E. Neuman for my brother!
> As soon as my colleagues saw this they scrambled over, greedily lining up to
> ask him for a drawing.
> 
> I think he ended up drawing a sketch for everyone in the studio that day . .
> .
> 
> Finn

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