[Groop] Groo The Game

Wed May 30 23:58:48 PDT 2012

Looks like I'll have to come to the mountain instead. Do you guys know his
comic con schedules for the US?

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:19 AM, Gary Grossmann <garyg5678 at live.com> wrote:

>
> Hi Again!
>
> I talked to Sergio and unfortunately, he is not interested in going to
> India.  He was there many years ago, but now he doesn't want to travel that
> far anymore. (He is 74 years old.)  I know his wife doesn't want him to
> either.
>
> Sorry to give you that news.
>
> Gary G.
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 04:24:44 +0530
> From: anicetopereira at gmail.com
> To: garyg5678 at live.com
>
> CC: groop at groo.com
> Subject: Re: [Groop] Groo The Game
>
> Ah,
>
> I'll ask them. The next comic-con is on in October this year in Bombay.
>
> We've always had American and British comics in India. Over the years ebay
> and a couple of online sites (now defunct) such as tomheroes.com,
> crazyeli.com, and 50centcomics.com have been a mainstay for me. I used to
> ship directly when postage was cheaper but in the last few years, I ship to
> a friend in NY and he then ships me my stuff in large parcels.
>
> Sergio's pretty well known here in India among the comic crowd - he's the
> MAD doddle artist to them. MAD comics have been around for ages. I have a
> truckload of MADs from the 60s and 70s, most of the latter have his art in
> them. I got into Groo through a consignment of indies I got from
> tomheroes.com. I sold those off a while back and I recently picked up a
> complete run of the Pacific, Epic, Marvel, and Dark Horse books from an
> ebay seller. The books came in a few days ago. I was surprised at the
> condition. They were all in perfect NM shape. I'm a little used to getting
> slightly dented reader copies from ebayers, so this was a surprise. I'm a
> huge fan of Sergio's art and Mark's wit, and Groo just does it so well, I
> can't imagine not owning every single Groo book out there. I was waiting
> for the Groo Treasury. I remember seeing a promo somewhere for it. But I
> never saw any release date and I got fed up of waiting on it, so I picked
> up the entire run.
>
> Before we went off the gold standard in 1991, I used to pick up Marvel and
> DC comics from my local newstand here in my suburb in Bombay. After 1991,
> they stopped importing Marvel and DC comics. It was years before I finally
> got to see them again. But in the last six years, comics (Trades and HCs)
> are now easily available back and they're pretty cheap overall. I pay much
> less for my comics than amazon.com rates - and there's always sales
> throughout the year with huge discounts. Comics are just really cheap
> nowadays.
>
> I've never heard of a Groo comic published in Hindi, but I've seen a copy
> of Jean Van Hamme's XIII published in Tamil. The XIII Tamil edition was
> printed in black and white on cheap newsprint, and was quite a treat. Most
> American comics just get read in American. I read french BDs straight of
> the lot - They're much harder to get than American comics. I follow
> Arleston's stuff - Trolls, Lanfeuste etc and LEOs stuff. Cinebook has
> published several great series in English - Aldebaran, Betelguese, Antares,
> Scorpion, The Chimpanzee Complex, Thorgal. I keep buying the Cinebook
> releases and occasionally get original sets of bds (when I can get them
> cheap).
>
> Scans get all of us comic readers, collectors, writers, and artists here
> in India through the year as we don't get floppies locally. I generally
> follow series, and when they're done, I shop online for an auction for a
> set of floppies or wait for the trade to release so I can order it from a
> local online bookstore. Right now I'm reading Saga, Orc Stain, Hellboy, the
> new BPRD Hell on Earth arc, all the ICON titles, Fatale, Fables, American
> Vampire, and my favourite Locke and Key.
>
> Cheers
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 3:55 AM, Gary Grossmann <garyg5678 at live.com>wrote:
>
>  Hi!
>
> Sergio has been just about everywhere in the world, and it's hard to
> imagine he hasn't been to India, but I have never heard him talk about
> being there.  If your comic convention organizers are willing to pay for
> him to come there, he will probably agree to come.
>
> As for the Groo Game being reprinted, that will not happen.  It's a long
> story, but trust me, it cannot happen.  The PVC set, I'm not as sure about,
> but it is unlikely.  As has been said, your best bet for both is an online
> purchase from ebay or some place like that.  There is supposed to be a new
> set of Groo figured coming out, but I have not heard anything about it in a
> while.
>
> If you ever want something that "will only ship to the USA or Canada" let
> me know and you can get it through me.  (Although the darned shipping costs
> will be high I'm afraid.)
>
> What Groo comics do you have in India?  Is it just the American comics?
> If Groo has been published in Hindi I may have to come over there!  Do you
> get Simpson comics?  Do you get Sergio Funnies?  Do you want to?
>
> It is very cool to hear from someone from India!  Take care,
>
> Gary G.  (Official Groo Maniac)
>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 03:32:46 +0530
> From: anicetopereira at gmail.com
> To: grimdel at yahoo.com
> CC: groop at groo.com
> Subject: Re: [Groop] Groo The Game
>
>
> Ah ok.
>
> I was hoping that the local Indian Comic Con guys bring him over for one
> of the next cons. I'll pester him silly to bring back the Groo game and
> maybe another run of those PVC sets (with Groo flailing his swords about).
>
> Cheers
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 12:10 AM, grimdel at yahoo.com <grimdel at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>  I met Sergio at Comic Con a couple years ago.  He had a few packs for
> sale, and mentioned that its been out of print for years.  Your best bet is
> to hope that someone scanned the cards & rules, posted them on the
> internet, and print them out (or pester Sergio to reprint them)
>
> But honestly, if you have the rules, you can probably play w/ the
> expansion pack as is (just need some dice & a stand-in for Groo).  If the
> game takes forever, and you & your friends are pulling out their hair as
> Groo levels every town, then your having the same experience.
>
> Cheers,
> Alex
>
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* Aniceto <anicetopereira at gmail.com>
> *To:* groop at groo.com
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 29, 2012 6:09 AM
> *Subject:* [Groop] Groo The Game
>
>  Hey there,
>
> I live in India. I've been looking for a set of the Groo Game and Groo
> Expansion pack to play. I love card games such as Munchkin and I've been
> long curious about the Groo game.
>
> I've checked online sites through different countries, and even left saved
> searches on each one for the game. I've even found someone selling the
> expansion, but without the original game, it's kind of pointless.
>
> Do you guys have any suggestions?
>
> Cheers
>
> Aniceto
>
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