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Hey Mike!<BR>
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You should definitely start up Usagi again. And buy the trade paperbacks that cover the single issues you do not have. UY is always worth it. Stan is a fabulous storyteller. It's the only comic I buy besides Groo and all of Sergio & Mark's other stuff.<BR>
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In fact, if you paypal me the kopins, I can buy the trades direct from Stan at the con and he'll sign them "to Mike" with a little UY sketch inside the cover. <BR>
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That goes for anyone else too. This is the 25th anniversary of UY, so it's a big deal and he always has plenty of his trade paperbacks to sell. I'll even come prepared to mail them from the con. <BR>
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Gary G. <BR>
<BR> <BR>> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 15:19:25 -0400<BR>> From: mkn.mail@gmail.com<BR>> To: groop@groo.com<BR>> Subject: Re: [Groop] Where were you?<BR>> <BR>> For me it was in the mid-eighties... probably '85 though I am not<BR>> certain. I was a kid at day camp or some other summer outdoor thing<BR>> my folks took me to, and another kid had an issue of Groo that he<BR>> showed me (I think it was Epic #8, but not positive). I loved it and<BR>> had a good read/laugh. Fast forward a few years and I see Groo on the<BR>> comic shelf at a variety store and I think, 'Hey! I remember that<BR>> name!' And that started the collecting, I think in the mid 60's issues<BR>> of the Epic run. By that point I could recognize Sergio's work from<BR>> MAD, though Spy vs.Spy was my favourite from there. Thus far it's<BR>> turned out to be the only comic I've ever seen fit to<BR>> collect/purchase, <STRONG><FONT color=#c00000>though Usagi is tempting me to start again.<BR></FONT></STRONG>> <BR>> Mike.<BR>> the lurker from Toronto.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Larry Steller<mrgrooism@yahoo.com> wrote:<BR>> > I forget the issue number, but my experience is similar to most here. I was<BR>> > in my local comic shop sometime in 1984 or 1985 and was going up to pay for<BR>> > my usual lot of DC's, Marvels and indies, when I stopped DEAD in my tracks<BR>> > (I got better...).<BR>> > Hey! I recognize that style, that's that Sergio guy from MAD!<BR>> > I bought it, was instantly hooked, bought back issues like , ummm, mad, and<BR>> > haven't stopped since! I wish I could remember the issue, but it was waaaaay<BR>> > pre-Rufferto, pretty early on.<BR>> > Thanks, Sergio, Mark, Stan and Tom for a lifetime of wonderful silliness!<BR>> ><BR>> > -Larry "mrgrooism" Steller, Master Mendicant<BR>> ><BR>> > "I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity." Edgar Allan Poe<BR>> ><BR>> > Favorite Links:<BR>> > YANKEE STADIUM TOURS:<BR>> > http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/nyy/ballpark/stadium_tours.jsp<BR>> > FORGOTTEN NEW YORK: http://www.forgotten-ny.com<BR>> > LIBRARYTHING: http://www.librarything.com<BR>> > NEWS FROM ME: http://www.newsfromme.com<BR>> > POVONLINE: http://www.povonline.com<BR>> > THE FAB FAUX: http://www.thefabfaux.com/index.html<BR>> > PENGUIN PERSPECTIVES: http://janetharriett.blogspot.com<BR>> > DEFECTIVE YETI: http://www.defectiveyeti.com<BR>> ><BR>> > --- On Tue, 7/7/09, Shawn <sloptamom@yahoo.com> wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > From: Shawn <sloptamom@yahoo.com><BR>> > Subject: Re: [Groop] Where were you?<BR>> > To: "Groop" <groop@groo.com><BR>> > Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 11:56 AM<BR>> ><BR>> > It was a typical gorgeous, clear, sunny day in 1984 - I was 19 years old,<BR>> > working part-time at a bank while going to college in San Luis Obispo,<BR>> > California. During a lunch break, I strolled into the comic book store<BR>> > across the street to pick up a Mad Magazine for my two younger brothers.<BR>> > Next to the current issue of Mad Magazine was a large, hand-drawn sign, "Mad<BR>> > Magazine's Sergio Aragones NEW Groo The Wanderer!" I bought one along with<BR>> > the Mad Magazine for my brothers. I then read it... and was hooked<BR>> > immediately. My brothers never saw it... such a nice sister.<BR>> ><BR>> > Shawn (the girl :)<BR>> ><BR>> > --- On Mon, 7/6/09, Shawn Moore <uslgrad@hotmail.com> wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > It was in 1990 at the nearby news stand where I first gazed upon Groo. I<BR>> > had just started working at a baseball card shop and was going get<BR>> > refreshments at the local news stand when there it was, Groo the Wanderer.<BR>> > I've been cursed ever since with the drive to acquire Groo.<BR>> ><BR>> > -----Inline Attachment Follows-----<BR>> ><BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > Groop mailing list<BR>> > Groop@groo.com<BR>> > http://mailman.newdream.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/groop<BR>> ><BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > Groop mailing list<BR>> > Groop@groo.com<BR>> > http://mailman.newdream.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/groop<BR>> ><BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> ________________________________<BR>> M K N<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Groop mailing list<BR>> Groop@groo.com<BR>> http://mailman.newdream.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/groop<BR><br /><hr />Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. <a href='http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_BR_life_in_synch_062009' target='_new'>Check it out.</a></body>
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