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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)<br>
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Mo orst wrote:
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</style>Thank-you all for your responses thus far. I think it's an
important discussion, and all the posts have been thoughtful.<br>
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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. <br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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-Al<br>
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