[Groop] Not OT.

Thu Dec 11 08:14:25 PST 2008

Well, there was always a message (moral) even going back to the Epic
days.  Of course sometimes there's a lot of silliness (One Fine Day is
my favorite story ever, and Groo doesn't appear till the last page!
Even then, there was a message.).  I agree with Larry that the four
issue arcs require a larger story feel.  I generally agree with the
themes presented, so it doesn't bother me.  As long as we still get our
Groo humor with it, I don't see an issue. 

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-----Original Message-----
From: groop-bounces at groo.com [mailto:groop-bounces at groo.com] On Behalf
Of Larry Steller
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 10:05 AM
To: Groop
Subject: Re: [Groop] Not OT.

Mo orst <m00rst at hotmail.com> wrote:

	I've got some questions for some of you fine folks. I realize
that ME is a part of the list, which is great... but it seems there are
certain things we don't discuss here because of his presence. Perhaps he
can skip this thread altogether.

	1. I'm wondering what some of your actual opinions are regarding
the quality of the Groo stories since the guys moved to Dark Horse...

I don't think either Mark or Sergio would be bothered by any criticism
that is thoughfully presented. They are both professional enough that I
don't think we have to tiptoe around them and ALWAYS be worshipful, LOL.
In fact, I think Mark would respect fans more who expressed their likes
and dislikes openly and honestly, we're not about to hurt his feelings.

I enjoy the hell out of the new stuff, but I would agree that the Epic
run was a lot lighter and sillier. I think it's inherent in the
mini-series format, it gets them thinking a little more "deeply" since
it is a four issue arc, so there needs to be a unifying "Grand Idea."

That's why when they were tossing around the idea a few years back of a
Groo 12-issue Friends and Foes series that featured 12 stand alone
issues, I was REALLY excited. I would love to see them go back to that
idea, since I think it frees them up for more idle silliness, rather
than feeling like they have to make a grand statement in a four isue
arc.

-Larry "mrgrooism" Steller, Master Mendicant 

"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity." Edgar Allan
Poe 

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