<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">That's more than a little odd... I've had a similar thought for a while now. In all honesty, the 25th Anniversary Special nearly made me quit reading Groo altogether (well, new Groo at least). I felt like I was being beaten about the head and shoulders with a political agenda.<br><br>Thankfully, my wonderful girlfriend (who thus far stubbornly refuses to marry me... although it's 'not ready yet', rather than just 'no', *sigh*...) got me a copy of Hell on Earth, which I enjoyed quite a bit more, although it still wasn't up to the level of even the Censorship issue- the one with Bowdler, and in my opinion, one of the weakest of the Epic 'topical' stories... #78, according to a quick Google search, which is faster than digging through the collection.<br><br>I guess I'm with Mo/Al- topical is all well and good, but when the topic overtakes the story,
you get quasi-political commercials rather than Groo. And, while politics are funny enough in their own way, they're NOT why I love Groo.<br><br>Cheers,<br>David<br><br>--- On <b>Thu, 12/11/08, Mo orst <i><m00rst@hotmail.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">From: Mo orst <m00rst@hotmail.com><br>Subject: [Groop] Not OT.<br>To: groop@groo.com<br>Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 7:52 AM<br><br><div id="yiv485931457">
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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.<br>
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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. Compared in particular to the Epic run. Am I the only one who sees them as heavy handed and not as fun as "classic" Groo?<br>
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2. How do you rate the 4-part stories against the old stand alone issues? What are the plusses/minuses of either format?<br>
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-Al <br>
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