<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Well, you wouldn't would you... but how anybody could infer that I don't see. Conan has a broadsword whereas Groo has katanas. Conan has rippling thighs, Groo has, well whatever those are, presumably there's bones and muscle in there somewhere. Conan is driven by destiny, Groo is driven away.</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>BTW I'm not knowledgeable about these things...which came first Conan or the barbarian genre?<br></span></div><div><br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Gary
Grossmann <grossfamm@comcast.net><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> groop@groo.com<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, 9 July 2011, 15:53<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Groop] (Not a) Conan parody<br></font><br><div id="yiv490983853">
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<div><font face="Arial">One thing to keep in mind: Although itb may seem a
distinction without a difference, Sergio does not like Groo to be thought of as
a specific parody of Conan. Rather, Groo is a parody of the entire
barbarian genre. He is quite adamant about this distinction.
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<div><font face="Arial">Gary G. </font></div>
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<a rel="nofollow" title="mygodaplum@yahoo.co.uk" ymailto="mailto:mygodaplum@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" href="mailto:mygodaplum@yahoo.co.uk">Chris
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<div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Groop] Conan parody</div>
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<div>There was that Conan thing, that sold a few issues. (seemed like a parody
to me). :-)</div>
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Ralph <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:plowman221@btinternet.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:plowman221@btinternet.com">plowman221@btinternet.com</a>><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:groop@groo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:groop@groo.com">groop@groo.com</a><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, 8 July 2011,
19:07<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Groop]
Conan parody<br></font><br>
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<div>GG wrote:</div>
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<blockquote style="font-size: medium;" type="cite"><span>it may spark
renewed interest in all things barbarian, including brilliant and
hillarious parodies.</span></blockquote>
<div><br></div>Ooh! A brilliant and hilarious Conan parody sounds fun.</div>
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<div>I don't believe it can be done though, I mean who would buy such a
thing?</div>
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<div>Ralph </div>
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