[Groop] Groop Digest, Vol 97, Issue 14
Al Gross
eighty3rules at yahoo.com
Thu Mar 10 09:57:12 PST 2011
great news. im in on the litho. keep us posted.,
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> 1. Re: Gary G.'s Emerald City Con
> Report (Mrgrooism)
> 2. Gary G.'s Emerald
> City Con Report (Shawn Nicholson)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 20:26:00 -0500
> From: Mrgrooism <mrgrooism at yahoo.com>
> To: Gary Grossmann <garyg5678 at live.com>
> Cc: "<groop at groo.com>"
> <groop at groo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Groop] Gary G.'s Emerald City Con Report
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> Thanks Gary, hope the epic groo trades will finally become
> a reality!!!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 8, 2011, at 4:15 PM, Gary Grossmann <garyg5678 at live.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Folks!
> >
> > Well, I had a great time at EmeraldCityCon. It
> was really odd to be at a con and only be a little more than
> an hour away from home. It?s a nice sized con that can
> be seen in its entirety in one day. And for you
> purists it is pretty much all about comics with the
> exception of some media celebrities headlined by William
> Shatner.
> >
> > Sergio was his lively, vital, engaging charming self.
> (Despite being up for 30+ hours by the time things closed up
> on Friday.) He hasn?t been to Seattle for a convention
> in quite a while and there was a lot of pent up Sergio
> fandom because he almost always had a long line of folks at
> his table. He didn?t have as much merchandise as he
> has at San Diego, but what he did have sold like
> hotcakes. He had the last of the 4 lithographs, a
> stack of 5 Decades books, a bunch of Simpson comics, 25th
> Anniversary Groos, some Groo the Games, a box of Groo cards,
> and he had unearthed a box of (25) 25th Anniversary
> hats. Everything was gone except a couple of Groo
> games by Saturday afternoon. Sergio ended up getting a
> bunch of Groo comics from a dealer he knows just so people
> would have something to buy and get autographed. When
> they all sold he went and got a bunch of
> Plops. He also sold a number of his smaller
> original drawings that he either had in his portfolio, drew
> overnight,
> or drew on the spot.
> >
> > I met Bruce Senkpiel and his Mom, Groopie lurker John
> Fong, and Scott Hudlow was there selling comics. And I
> met Troy Brownfield, who wrote that fine article that J
> Brooks link us to a few weeks back. I also
> met some local Groo fans that I referred to the Groop.
> And I reacquainted myself with John Lustig, who does the
> Last Kiss jokes. So I saw a lot of cool folks.
> (Although I could have done without seeing the 6?4?
> transvestite Wonder Woman.)
> >
> > Sergio proved once again why he is the real ?Most
> Interesting Man in the World.? There was a lady who
> came by who was originally from South Africa when Apartheid
> was still in full force and Sergio told her about the time
> he was there during that era (He almost had his visa
> revoked!) And there was a couple who were looking
> through Sergio?s portfolio while he was away who noted his
> horror cartoons and said they had just returned from a trip
> to Czechoslovakia where they had seen this church decorated
> with human bones. I assured them that Sergio would not
> only know about the church but would have visited it, and
> sure enough he had.
> >
> > I also got some good information about upcoming Sergio
> projects. Now remember, this is coming from me, not
> ME, so I could be off base (please note the qualifiers).
> > ? It seems
> pretty definite that Groo v. Conan #1 will be out in
> July. #1 & #2 are already at the publishers.
> Hopefully there will be some cool promo stuff that I will be
> glad to get a bunch of and send to everyone.
> > ? Sergio will be
> doing a monthly with Bongo called Sergio Funnies that will
> have all the cool stuff Sergio does besides Groo: Pantomime
> gags, puzzles and games like he did in the later Epic Groos,
> ?Find the 10 Whatever? drawings like he did for the Weekly
> World News, and true stories about himself like he has done
> in a number of publications. I think it will start in
> the fall. I can?t wait!!
> > ? There will
> definitely be two new Lithographs for sale at San
> Diego. I saw a couple of pieces of original art that
> are good candidates (Groo vs. a horde of Lizard warriors,
> Groo vs. a horde of warrior Women), but I don?t know if
> Sergio?s completely made up his mind. I will take
> orders and ship them off from the con just like last year.
> > ? He finally got
> the Magnor negatives back from Spain, so I assume an English
> Magnor Trade might be in the not too distant future.
> > ? He also
> indicated that he has, or is close to, unearthing the
> negatives for the Epic Groos, so the Alphabet reprints may
> start up again finally, starting with the Groo Parade, and
> which from now on will have 8 of the old Epics in each
> volume instead of 4.
> > ? On the down
> side, I wouldn?t hold my breath for the Groo Treasury.
> >
> > It?s always a blast to hang out at Sergio?s table,
> talk to folks while they wait in line, and watch Sergio draw
> and interact with his fans. It is a very, very welcome
> relief from the tax laws, bureaucrats, lawyers, and
> legislators that make up my so-called professional
> life. And this year I get to do it three times!
> Yay! Hope to see some more of you in San Francisco or
> San Diego. (Or both!)
> >
> > Take care all,
> >
> > Gary G.
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> Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 18:11:08 -0800 (PST)
> From: Shawn Nicholson <sloptamom at yahoo.com>
> To: Groop <groop at groo.com>
> Subject: [Groop] Gary G.'s Emerald City Con Report
> Message-ID: <336857.92079.qm at web130101.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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> Wow Gary, you certainly acquired a ton of information - and
> with a hurt leg!
> Nicely done, as always. Thank you for the report!
>
> I can't wait for more Groo! However he may come -?joined
> with?Conan, in an
> alphabet
> parade, or hidden in a puzzle - I just want more. Greedy,
> aren't I? Can't help
> it when
> it comes to Groo.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> Shawn (the girl :)
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Gary Grossmann <garyg5678 at live.com>
> To: groop at groo.com
> Sent: Tue, March 8, 2011 1:15:57 PM
> Subject: [Groop] Gary G.'s Emerald City Con Report
>
>
> Hi Folks!
> ?
> Well, I had a great time at EmeraldCityCon.? It was really
> odd to be at a con
> and only be a little more than an hour away from home.?
> It?s a nice sized con
> that can be seen in its entirety in one day.? And for you
> purists it is pretty
> much all about comics with the exception of some media
> celebrities headlined by
> William Shatner.?
>
> ?
> Sergio was his lively, vital, engaging charming self.
> (Despite being up for 30+
> hours by the time things closed up on Friday.)? He hasn?t
> been to Seattle for a
> convention in quite a while and there was a lot of pent up
> Sergio fandom because
> he almost always had a long line of folks at his table.? He
> didn?t have as much
> merchandise as he has at San Diego, but what he did have
> sold like hotcakes.? He
> had the last of the 4 lithographs, a stack of 5 Decades
> books, a bunch of
> Simpson comics, 25th Anniversary Groos, some Groo the
> Games, a box of Groo
> cards, and he had unearthed a box of (25) 25th Anniversary
> hats.? Everything was
> gone except a couple of Groo games by Saturday afternoon.?
> Sergio ended up
> getting a bunch of Groo comics from a dealer he knows just
> so people would have
> something to buy and get autographed.? When they all sold
> he went and got a
> bunch of Plops.?? He also sold a number of his smaller
> original drawings that he
> either had in his portfolio, drew overnight, or drew on the
> spot.
> ?
> I met Bruce Senkpiel and his Mom, Groopie lurker John Fong,
> and Scott Hudlow was
> there selling comics.? And I met Troy Brownfield, who wrote
> that fine article
> that J Brooks link us to a few weeks back.? ?I also met
> some local Groo fans
> that I referred to the Groop.? And I reacquainted myself
> with John Lustig, who
> does the Last Kiss jokes. So I saw a lot of cool folks.?
> ??(Although I could
> have done without seeing the 6?4? transvestite Wonder
> Woman.) ??
> ?
> Sergio proved once again why he is the real ?Most
> Interesting Man in the
> World.?? There was a lady who came by who was originally
> from South Africa when
> Apartheid was still in full force and Sergio told her about
> the time he was
> there during that era (He almost had his visa revoked!)?
> And there was a couple
> who were looking through Sergio?s portfolio while he was
> away who noted his
> horror cartoons and said they had just returned from a trip
> to Czechoslovakia
> where they had seen this church decorated with human
> bones.? I assured them that
> Sergio would not only know about the church but would have
> visited it, and sure
> enough he had.?
>
> ?
> I also got some good information about upcoming Sergio
> projects.? Now remember,
> this is coming from me, not ME, so I could be off base
> (please note the
> qualifiers).?
>
> ????????? It seems pretty definite that Groo v. Conan #1
> will be out in July.?
> #1 & #2 are already at the publishers.? Hopefully there
> will be some cool promo
> stuff that I will be glad to get a bunch of and send to
> everyone.?
>
> ????????? Sergio will be doing a monthly with Bongo called
> Sergio Funnies that
> will have all the cool stuff Sergio does besides Groo:
> Pantomime gags, puzzles
> and games like he did in the later Epic Groos, ?Find the 10
> Whatever? drawings
> like he did for the Weekly World News, and true stories
> about himself like he
> has done in a number of publications. ?I think it will
> start in the fall.? I
> can?t wait!!?
>
> ????????? There will definitely be two new Lithographs for
> sale at San Diego.? I
> saw a couple of pieces of original art that are good
> candidates (Groo vs. a
> horde of Lizard warriors, Groo vs. a horde of warrior
> Women), but I don?t know
> if Sergio?s completely made up his mind.? I will take
> orders and ship them off
> from the con just like last year.?
>
> ????????? He finally got the Magnor negatives back from
> Spain, so I assume an
> English Magnor Trade might be in the not too distant
> future.
>
> ????????? He also indicated that he has, or is close to,
> unearthing the
> negatives for the Epic Groos, so the Alphabet reprints may
> start up again
> finally, starting with the Groo Parade, and which from now
> on will have 8 of the
> old Epics in each volume instead of 4.?
>
> ????????? On the down side, I wouldn?t hold my breath for
> the Groo Treasury.?
> ?
> It?s always a blast to hang out at Sergio?s table, talk to
> folks while they wait
> in line, and watch Sergio draw and interact with his fans.?
> It is a very, very
> welcome relief from the tax laws, bureaucrats, lawyers, and
> legislators that
> make up my so-called professional life.? And this year I
> get to do it three
> times!? Yay!? Hope to see some more of you in San Francisco
> or San Diego. (Or
> both!)?
>
> ?
> Take care all,
> ?
> Gary G.
>
>
>
>
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