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Haven't picked up HOH. Not sure if I will... the Groo Special and Hell On Earth were enough to dissuade me of this particular brand of Groo. Classic Groo focussed on situational comedy, and the morals always came second. Which is why the morals in all the old books are timeless and infinitely more affecting than those of recent years. <BR>
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That's fine if the Groo Crew feel they need to be political activists at this time, I support them in that endeavor. But Groo used to be the main character in his comic. For whatever reason, he is now a subtext to the hammer being swung. It is akin to Batman's rote status as a "main character" in The Dark Knight.<BR>
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Honestly, Groo has not been himself since the Image run.<BR><BR>-Al <BR><BR><BR> <BR>
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Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:15:12 -0600<BR>From: ryan.gsimmons@gmail.com<BR>To: Groop@groo.com<BR>Subject: Re: [Groop] The Hogs of Horder #1<BR><BR>You're not alone. I miss the old Groo as well.<BR><BR>
<DIV class=ecxgmail_quote>On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 10:03 AM, John T <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:comics230@cox.net">comics230@cox.net</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Several months ago, I dropped my comic book subscription. So after 1,560 plus weeks, I did not get any comics. Monday, I was near my last comic book shop and stopped in to get the Hogs of Horder #1. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">And I was disappointed. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Maybe it’s me, but I miss the old Groo. It was always nice to have moral to the story, but, if I want to be hit over the head with a political view, I’ll turn on FOX or MSNBC. When I read Groo, I want be entertained. Frankly, with the last few series, I haven’t been. It isn’t like I don’t agree with most the messages presented in Groo. It is just this not what I want out of Groo. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Groo was, and always will be, important to me on many different levels. I will always support Sergio & Mark. I just may not read Groo anymore. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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