[Groop] Combined Post
azamin zainol abidin
azamin7 at streamyx.com
Mon Dec 15 18:54:43 PST 2008
What i think is that... in the one shot or 2 issues shot stories, the
story is more on the surface and makes the silliness to be more visible
than the moral/political side... but with the 4 issues story, .. it has
to be more deeper or more detail so that it fits the 4 issues... thus,
making silliness and politically motives to be balance or seems to be
more politically inclined... well .. my guess is.. to produce a more
longer story for 4 issue is more stressing than the 1 story per
issue... maybe a middle road can be a solution.. 2 issue story and
comes out with the 4 issue format... (2 stories of 2 issues each)
Mo orst wrote:
> Thank-you all for your responses thus far. I think it's an important
> discussion, and all the posts have been thoughtful.
>
> Gary's point about the recent series being more topical is a point
> that interests me. I don't feel that any of the old general moral
> issues are any less heavy or pertinent than what we've been offered in
> recent years. Especially when you consider them tackling religious
> dogma with Wager of the Gods, or literacy in #100. The difference is
> in the execution. Is the silliness compromised by heavy-handed
> storytelling? Undeniably, imo.
>
> I don't think it's really a question of merely the silliness being
> compromised. It's the character and his story and his relationships
> that are at stake here, not just the gags we love. When Mark used to
> quip that Groo always uses the same jokes, it was still funny because
> the storytelling served the continuance of the character. But what we
> find in the recent stuff is Groo relegated to a plot device instead of
> a character... so the continuing gags end up falling flat. He's like a
> force of nature that, for the sake of the political agenda, is losing
> portions of his personality and (consequently) his humanity.
>
> Also at stake, as indicated by No Way's post, is a portion of the
> loyal readership. So it's not as if this turn in the story telling
> isn't going to have a negative impact overall. Not all Groo fans are
> the die-hard collectors who will keep buying no matter where the comic
> goes. Not everyone loves miniature Groo appearances in other comics
> and publications as much as Groo the character. Don't get me wrong,
> that stuff is fun and enjoyable. But it was Groo emerging from the sea
> (despite himself) to a surprised and distraught Rufferto and going
> silently into a burning library for his swords that kept me onboard
> all these years. It wasn't Wonder Woman #50.
>
> -Al
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