[Groop] Groo reference in the tv-show Angel?

[Neil Ottenstein]

Since Joss Whedon is a reader of comics I think there is no
coincidence at all.  The wikipedia article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Groosalugg
says "It should be noted that this character is also a send off the
Sergio Aragones comic character Groo the Wanderer." but in my quick
search I couldn't see any quote by Joss Whedon about it.

Now does anyone remember  Mid-Ohio-Con in 2002? It appears that Mark
"Groosalugg" Lutz was there as well as Sergio and Mark Evanier.  I
wonder if there was anything discussed about this connection at the
time.

Neil

On Dec 21, 2007 2:47 PM, nicholas doyle <nick_doyle at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>  they later end up calling him "groo".  i have never thought that it was
> anything more than a coincidence, but now that you mention it...
>
>
> > From: car at urbanchant.com
> > To: groop at groo.com
> > Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:19:28 +0100
> > Subject: [Groop] Groo reference in the tv-show Angel?
>
>
> >
> > Hey all,
> >
> > So, I'm plowing through the box set of Joss Whedon's show "Angel" and
> there's a friendly, but kinda dumb, warrior character called "Grooselug".
> Could be a coincidence...
> >
> > /Joe
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