[Groop] Contest or kickstarter

[Kristian Bjørkelo]

I had to sit on my usual provider of comics to make him import Groo vs
Conan. He doesn't like to carry single issues anymore.

I should have done what Groo does best of course, but all I had was my
trusted fruit knife.

- The Knight Who Says Cheesedip, or something.

On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 6:39 AM, Alexander Durnan <
alexian.emperor at earthlink.net> wrote:

> I had not heard about new Groo either.  I kind of got out of comics due to
> poverty, had not got back into them after getting a new job.  I had thought
> I’d hear about new Groo first here, but better late than never, I have no
> time to follow other Groo forums.  I’m off to the comic shop tomorrow and
> try to rectify things.  Also I will be needing to replace a bunch of my
> Groo back issues as I foolishly knocked a cup of water into a box of
> comics.  Lost some Asterix too!
>
> Looking forward to some good reading soon,
>
> (Other) Alex
>
>
>
> *From:* groop-bounces at groo.com [mailto:groop-bounces at groo.com] *On Behalf
> Of *Gary Grossmann
> *Sent:* Monday, May 25, 2015 19:57
> *To:* groop at groo.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Groop] Contest or kickstarter
>
>
>
> Hi Folks!   Kind of answers to various questions and also some thoughts:
>
>    - Funnies hasn't started up yet because Sergio hasn't had the time.
>    He's bummed about that, but Funnies will be back and from Dark Horse.
>    - There will also be a Groo Archives, reprinting old Groo stuff and
>    Groo art not seen by many, like original covers Spanish Groos and non-Groo
>    publications.
>    - The guy that did the Usagi Yojimbo figures told me he still wants to
>    do Groo figures, but Sergio hasn't heard from him.
>    - It's not a matter of funds needed.  It's a matter of a manufacturer
>    of X-type of promo product manufacturing one up tpo Sergio's standards and
>    also paying Sergio an appropriate amount.  (Kind of like the Groo Movie
>    problem)
>    - And I agree, the sales figures are disappointing, at least to me.
>    I'm wondering if there are a lot of folks like Mark Brown who didn't know
>    about them.  I don't know what they were expecting.
>    - I'm also wondering what the digital sales are.  Maybe that's the
>    difference.
>
>
>
> btw, I am loving Friends and Foes!  Take care all,
>
>
> Gary G.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 06:50:31 -0400
> From: adrian.butler73 at gmail.com
> To: Groop at groo.com
> Subject: [Groop] Contest or kickstarter
>
> Seems Groo merchandise isn't exactly flooding the shelves, yet Groo fans
> are many and alot of swag is highly sought after since it was produced in
> low numbers...ie: ornament card game etc.
> The last big swirl of activity was over the new posters. What if some of
> these guys who actually have contact with Sergio asked him to donate
> something as a prize for a contest, or better yet a Groo funded kickstarter
> for something new and exciting (I'd like to see an actual posable Groo
> action figure)... What say everybody???
>
>
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