Groo the Wanderer
Groo the Wanderer cover page Issue #1 (Marvel)
Publisher	Pacific Comics Eclipse Comics Epic/Marvel Comics Image Comics Dark Horse Comics
First appearance	Destroyer Duck #1 (1981)
Created by	Sergio Aragonés
Characteristics
Real name	Groo (full name unrevealed)
Notable aliases	None
Team affiliations	None, None
Abilities	None

Groo the Wanderer is a fantasy/comedy comic book series written and drawn by Sergio Aragonés, rewritten, coplotted and edited by Mark Evanier, lettered by Stan Sakai, and colored by Tom Luth. Over the years it has been published by Pacific Comics, Eclipse Comics (one special issue), Marvel Comics (under its Epic imprint), Image Comics and Dark Horse Comics. You are on the disambiguation page Groo. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1164x1772, 682 KB)Groo cover issue 1 This work is copyrighted. ... Pacific Comics was one of the independent comic book publishers that flourished in the early 1980s. ... Eclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several influential indendent publishers during the 1980s. ... Epic Comics was a creator-owned imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982, lasting through the mid-1990s, and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s. ... Image Comics is an American comic book publisher. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Destroyer Duck was an anthology comic book published by Eclipse Enterprises in 1982, as well as the title of its primary story, written by Steve Gerber and featuring artwork by Jack Kirby. ... Sergio self-portrait from Groo the Wanderer comic Issue #84 Sergio Aragonés Domenech (born 1937) is a cartoonist and writer probably best-known for his contributions to Mad Magazine. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Sergio self-portrait from Groo the Wanderer comic Issue #84 Sergio Aragonés Domenech (born 1937) is a cartoonist and writer probably best-known for his contributions to Mad Magazine. ... Mark Evanier (born March 2, 1952 in Santa Monica, California) is an American writer. ... Stan Sakai (born 1953) is a third-generation American of Japanese descent. ... Tom Luth (b. ... Pacific Comics was one of the independent comic book publishers that flourished in the early 1980s. ... Eclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several influential indendent publishers during the 1980s. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... Epic Comics was a creator-owned imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982, lasting through the mid-1990s, and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s. ... Image Comics is an American comic book publisher. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Groo was one of the first widely successful creator-owned comics, one of the few successful humorous comic books (outside Archie Comics) during its time, and one of the longest running collaborations in comic book history. Creator ownership is an arrangement in which the creator or creators of a work of fiction retain full ownership of the material, regardless of whether it is self-published or by a corporate publisher. ... Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher known for its many series featuring the fictional teenage Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Forsythe Jughead Jones characters created by Bob Montana. ...

Recently, Aragonés and Evanier announced the start of pre-production on an animated movie version of the comic.

The characters

Groo the Wanderer (a parody of the Robert E. Howard character Conan the Barbarian) is a fantasy era large-nosed buffoon who constantly misunderstands his surroundings, and, despite his generally good intentions, causes mass destruction wherever he goes. Most of his adventures end with him walking away oblivious to the mayhem he has wrought, or fleeing an angry mob. Groo occasionally meets with respect and good fortune, but it does not last. Businesses, towns, civilizations and cultures have all been unwittingly destroyed by Groo. Such is Groo's incompetence that so much as stepping onto a ship (except in Rufferto's company) will cause it to sink. Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June 11, 1936)[1] was a classic American pulp writer of fantasy, horror, historical adventure, boxing, western, and detective fiction. ... This article is about the fictional character. ... For other uses, see Fantasy (disambiguation). ... The term Buffoon is used to define someone who provides amusement through inappropriate appearance and/or behavior. ... A throng of people returning from a show of fireworks spill in to the street stopping traffic at the intersection of Fulton Street and Gold Street in Lower Manhattan. ... This article is about the emotion. ... In economics, a business is a legally-recognized organizational entity existing within an economically free country designed to sell goods and/or services to consumers, usually in an effort to generate profit. ... Central New York City. ... For other uses, see Culture (disambiguation). ...

Groo and Rufferto

The only thing that has kept Groo alive through all of his adventures is his excellent swordsmanship. Groo has slain entire armies on his own with nothing more than his swords, which appear to be a pair of katanas. Groo loves these frays, as he calls them, and often charges into the melee with a cry of "Now Groo does what Groo does best!" So great is his love for battle that Groo seldom bothers to consider which side he is fighting for, and goes on to slay soldiers from either side. Image File history File links Groo the Wanderer and and his dog Rufferto. ... Image File history File links Groo the Wanderer and and his dog Rufferto. ... Swordsmanship refers to the skills of a swordsman, a person versed in the art of the sword. ... For other uses, see Army (disambiguation). ... Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century Look up Sword in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Katana of the 16th or 17th Century, with its saya. ...

In all of his travels, Groo has encountered literally thousands of characters. However, there is an assortment of recurring characters:

• Captain Ahax, who has, over time, become wise to Groo's effect on ships. Not that it helps him or his sanity.
• Arba and Dakarba, a pair of witches who have suffered much trying to take advantage of Groo. They have repeatedly been stripped of their powers because of him. Their names are abrakadabra spelled backwards.
• Arcadio, a handsome warrior, with an especially pronounced chin, who is considered the greatest hero of his time. He has often enlisted Groo as his "lackey", and while Groo has succeeded in his quests time and again, Arcadio always gets the credit.
• Chakaal, a beautiful female warrior who is Groo's equal in swordplay. Chakaal is strong, noble, and wise, and Groo is madly in love with her. She is as well known as a hero and skilled warrior as Groo is for being a walking disaster, and travels the land seeking people in need of her help. Though she respects Groo's prowess as a warrior, Chakaal is all too aware of his incompetence in other areas, as well as his general stupidity and lack of social graces, and finds Groo at best tolerable when she is in need of his sword, and contemptible otherwise. Romantically speaking, she considers his idiotic advances repulsive, and does her best to ignore them, though she is not above using Groo's feelings for her to convince him to help her in her quests, and will often use Groo as a decoy or sacrifical lamb.
• Granny Groo, Groo's gypsy grandmother. Granny Groo often tries to use her grandson to aid her in her moneymaking schemes, but invariably ends up giving him a good spanking when he fails.
• Grativo the Wizard, who often punishes Arba and Dakarba for their failures.
• Grooella, Groo's sister. While she greatly resembles her brother, the two of them are totally different: Grooella is a Queen. However, her occasional reliance on her brother for aid has spelled disaster every time, and she despises him. Grooella had long, beautiful blond hair as a child, but one of Groo's "games" (which nearly always ended in the injury of at least one other child) damaged it so that it became black and frizzy. (The Sage developed a one-time-only formula to restore her hair, but Groo "erred" again and rendered the damage permanent.)
• The Minstrel, a singing jester who speaks exclusively in rhyming sonnets. He often likes to sing of Groo's deeds, but Groo seldom appreciates his unflattering descriptions of his bungling. The Minstrel seldom appeared in later issues, due to the difficulty of creating his dialogue - "unless the Minstrel vanish / then Mark will go, and Sergio / can write this crap in Spanish."
• Pal and Drumm, two con men. The diminutive Pal is always looking for easy money, but his hulking partner Drumm isn't very bright. Their dealings with Groo have often left them in trouble with the people they were scamming. Their names are a play on palindrome.
• Pipil Khan, a short and short-tempered conqueror who speaks like Elmer Fudd. He correctly views Groo as the cause of many of his later attempts at conquest ending in disaster, but having never met the man personally, imagines Groo to be a far more imposing figure than he actually is. When he finally meets the real man who's haunted the latter years of his life, the shock kills him.
• Rufferto, Groo's dog and only true friend. Rufferto ran away from his boring life as a spoiled and pampered royal pet to seek adventure, and endeared himself to Groo. In Rufferto's eyes, Groo is a hero and a tactical genius, in Groo's eyes Rufferto is a potential meal. Groo can also safely board a ship in Rufferto's presence.
• The Sage, a wise old man who is usually never far from Groo. The Sage often attempts to give Groo sound advice, but Groo's stupidity often means that the advice is misinterpreted and only makes situations worse. The Sage is never without his dog, Mulch. The Sage has known Groo since childhood and often tells his tales for all who are willing to listen.
• Taranto, a corrupt general who has had his plans for glory dashed by Groo several times, and is obsessed with killing the wanderer. Groo can never remember whether he is friends with Taranto, or if Taranto wants to kill him.
• Weaver and Scribe, a successful author and his amanuensis, who look suspiciously like Groo’s own Evanier and Sakai.
• The Witch of Kaan, an eccentric old hag who always has a potion ready for anybody who visits her.

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The setting

Groo's adventures take place in an environment that generally resembles Medieval Europe, although his travels have also taken him to places that resemble Africa, Japan, the Middle East and elsewhere. In addition to regular flora and fauna dragons and other legendary creatures occasionally appear, and several cultures use dinosaur-like creatures as beasts of burden. Over the years, Groo has also encountered several "non-human" cultures such as the Kalelis and the Drazil. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... For other uses, see Dragon (disambiguation). ... A legendary creature is a mythological or folkloric creature (often known as fabulous creatures in historical literature). ... Orders & Suborders Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Theropoda Ornithischia Thyreophora Ornithopoda Marginocephalia Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years, first appearing approximately 230 million years ago. ...

Running gags

Groo's adventures have resulted in these "running gags" that have become staples for years. The running gag is a popular hallmark of comic and serious forms of entertainment. ...

• Mendicant: Groo becomes violently angry whenever someone calls him a mendicant, even though he doesn't know what it means.
• Early Groo tales began with a poem. Almost every Groo story ends with a moral.
• The head of the minstrel's mandolin changes shape in every panel.
• Cheese Dip: Groo's favorite food. Whenever Groo comes across money, cheese dip is the first thing that comes to his mind.
• Mulch: This agricultural process is often mentioned in casual conversation. The Marvel/Epic Comics editions had a long-running gag in the letter column, in which fans would ask Mark Evanier to define "mulch" and he would oblige with the same dictionary definition in every issue.
• "Did I err?": Groo's understatement when he surveys the destruction he has caused, and the closest Groo usually ever gets to grasping just what his effect on the world around him is. (A letter from a fan once pointed out that since "to err is human", the constantly-erring Groo must be the most human character ever created.) This gag was paid homage to in an issue of letterer Stan Sakai's own comic book, Usagi Yojimbo. When stopped by enemy samurai and asked for the password Usagi responded, "Uh... did I err?"
• "I am the Prince of Chichester.": Granny Groo once made Groo memorize that phrase during one of her ill-fated scams. The con fell apart, but the phrase still sticks in Groo's head, and he says it from time to time when he cannot think of anything to say. (The in-joke here is that Daniel Chichester was editor of the comic book at the time.)
• "What do you mean, 'slow of mind'?": Groo is often called "slow of mind", but it is usually much later in the story when he finally responds to it. The most extreme example was when Granny Groo called young boy Groo "slow of mind" in a flashback, and adult Groo in the present asked her what she had meant.
• "I can plainly see that!": Groo's response to when somebody says "...as any fool can plainly see."
• "What pirates?": To raise the reward for Rufferto offered by its previous owner, a Queen, Pal once told her that the dog had been kidnapped by pirates, who were demanding a ransom. Drumm asked "what pirates?" (there were none, of course) in front of the King and the Queen, and later in the story he kept asking Pal that. From time to time, he still asks "(and) what pirates?", especially when he's trying to kill Pal (usually at the end of a story) because one of his plans failed again.
• "I can drink eight beers! Bring me eight beers!" This phrase appears several times in the comics and was first spoken in issue #1 of Pacific Comics by Taranto. It was next spoken in issue #23 epic/marvel by Drumm. BTW Drumm destroyed half of the said inn and Groo finished the job little later.so far the quote had not been repeated.
• Hidden Messages: Many of Groo's Marvel/Epic issues have a hidden message concealed in the artwork or the dialogue. The hidden message usually reads "This is the hidden message."
• The Sage's dog: During the Marvel/Epic run of Groo, the question of what the Sage named his dog became one of the most frequently asked questions in the comic's letters page. Eventually, Evanier and Aragones made an announcement that the name of the Sage's dog would be revealed in an upcoming issue, an event which was first postponed from its first scheduled publication either to further the "suspense" or mess with readers' minds. Eventually, after a storyline in which the Sage's dog had been kidnapped and Groo aided him in recovering the dog, the "secret" was revealing in a throw-away moment, with Groo asking in a "by-the-way" manner what the dog's name was, and the Sage replying with the nondescript name, "Mulch" (in itself a reference to another running gag in the Marvel/Epic run, see above).
• Creators: in every issue, one frame has the four creators somewhere among the people (travellers, soldiers, passers by)
• Issue #1: Because of its unusual publication history (see below) there have been at least three different issues of the comic book that were numbered as the "first" issue. Part of the reason for this is that first issues tend to have higher sales and each publisher took advantage of this by starting the numbering over again when they took over. Aragonés satirized this by proclaiming that every issue he wrote was #1.

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The creators

Groo is initially plotted, roughly written (it has been said that Aragonés does to English, his third language, what Picasso did to faces), and roughly drawn by Aragonés, after consulting with Evanier. Evanier then writes the dialog, poetry, moral, acts on "insert joke" or "insert Mark-ism" instructions, and changes things around if needed, and then returns the work to Aragonés, who may or may not change things back. Sakai then does the lettering, after which Aragonés does the final artwork, including the word balloons. Finally, Luth does the coloring, described as an unenviable task, since Aragonés' artwork is usually quite detailed (with fancy clothing, building and nature scenes inspired by National Geographic and other sources) and can be full of hundreds of people in one scene. Picasso redirects here. ... The National Geographic Society was founded in the USA on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ...

Evanier also answers the letters page, something he takes special pride in, since the practice in mainstream comics is to pass this task off to low-level assistants, something he didn't know when his own teenage fan letters were published. He claims that no one knows what he does, and that he doesn't get paid. His official credit, during the Marvel/Epic run, was usually a ludicrously polysyllabic title that changed every issue.

Caricatures of Aragonés, Evanier, Sakai, and Luth often appear as background characters within the stories, sometimes with family members. Evanier and Sakai are also the role models for the characters Weaver and Scribe.

Rufferto was based on Aragonés' own dog named Rufferto, who is actually more mottled than spotted.

Publication history

Aragonés created the character of Groo in the late 1970s. However at that time no comic book company would allow creators to retain the rights to their characters and Aragonés did not wish to surrender those rights. In 1981, a comic book, Destroyer Duck #1, was published by Eclipse Comics as a benefit to raise money for a legal battle over creator rights; a four-page story contributed by Aragonés featured Groo's first published appearance. His second appearance was a few months later in a back-up story in Star-Slayer #5, published by Pacific Comics. Destroyer Duck was an anthology comic book published by Eclipse Enterprises in 1982, as well as the title of its primary story, written by Steve Gerber and featuring artwork by Jack Kirby. ... Eclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several influential indendent publishers during the 1980s. ... Pacific Comics was one of the independent comic book publishers that flourished in the early 1980s. ...

In 1982, Pacific Comics began publishing Groo The Wanderer as a regular series. However, Pacific faced various financial difficulties and was only able to publish eight issues of the title. With Pacific unable to publish new material, a single shot issue of material that was originally written for them, titled the Groo Special, was instead published by Eclipse. It should be noted that when Groo was with Pacific, he was not portrayed as a bumbling idiot like was in future issues starting with Epic line. In fact, one issue had him use his brains to create sophisticated traps and his speech was similar to Conan the Barbarian's. This article is about the fictional character. ...

Aragonés and Evanier eventually negotiated a deal with Marvel Comics (in their Epic imprint) for that company to take care of publication while preserving creator rights, and this resulted in the longest run of Groo the Wanderer with 120 issues. In 1994, with Marvel facing financial difficulties, the title switched to Image Comics and was retitled Groo. Image Comics is an American comic book publisher. ...

When Image in turn faced legal problems after publishing twelve issues, the title switched to Dark Horse Comics in 1998. Dark Horse is not publishing the title as a regular series but is releasing new material, as well as reprints, as periodic mini-series and collections. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

At the 2007 WonderCon, the creators revealed that since 2005 they've been trying to produce a Groo / Conan crossover (both titles are published by Dark Horse) which would have the Wanderer encountering the Barbarian whom he has parodied. Unfortunately the project has encountered a number of postponements, but they believe the project may finally be coming to fruition.[1] On September 9,2007, Longtime Groo writer, Mark Evanier revealed that the Groo/Conan project is a go with no official release date as of yet. [2] Wonder-Con is an annual comic book/sci-fi convention held in the San Francisco Bay Area, beginning in 1987. ... This article is about the fictional character. ...

Similar characters

The character of The Groosalugg in the TV series Angel is generally called 'Groo' by other characters, and is a somewhat naive wandering barbarian hero who is a highly skilled swordsman. The Groosalugg (also known as Groo) was a fictional character on the WB networks series Angel. ... For the South Korean TV series of the same name, see Angel (2007 TV series). ...

In Norway, the magazine Pyton once parodied the comic by placing the Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland in the role of Groo. The parody was a pun on her name (adding one letter-an 'o'). Pyton was a Norwegian comics series which was produced by the company Gevion, and afterwards Bladkompaniet, between the years 1986 until 1996. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Gro Harlem Brundtland [IPA: gro hɑɭɛm brʉntlɑnd] (born April 20, 1939) is a Norwegian politician, diplomat, and physician, and an international leader in sustainable development and public health. ...

Bibliography

Original publications

• Vol I - Pacific (December 1982 - April 1984)
  • Groo the Wanderer #1-8
• One shot intermediate printing - Eclipse (October 1984)
  • Groo the Wanderer Special #1
• Vol II - Epic/Marvel
  • Groo the Wanderer #1-120 (March 1985 - January 1995)
  • The Death of Groo (November 1987)
  • The Life of Groo (April 1993)
• Vol III - Image (December 1994 - November 1995)
  • Groo #1-12
• Vol IV - Dark Horse (Jan. 1998 - present)
  • Groo #1-4 (MiniSeries)
  • Groo & Rufferto #1-4 (MiniSeries)
  • Groo Mightier than the Sword #1-4 (MiniSeries)
  • Groo Death & Taxes #1-4 (MiniSeries)
  • Groo 25th Anniversary Special (September 2007)
  • Groo Hell on Earth #1-4 (MiniSeries)
• Special appearances
  • Destroyer Duck #1 Eclipse (February 1982)
  • StarSlayer #5 Pacific (November 1982)
  • Epic Illustrated #27 Epic/Marvel (December 1984)
  • Wizard #78 Wizard Press (February 1998)
  • Dark Horse Presents Jr. Annual '99 Dark Horse (August 1999)
  • Dark Horse Extra #42 Dark Horse (December 2001)

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Reprint collections

• Groo Adventurer (reprinting Epic/Marvel issues: 1, 2, 3, 4)
• Groo Bazaar (reprinting Epic/Marvel issues: 5, 6, 7, 8)
• Groo Carnival (reprinting Epic/Marvel issues: 9, 10, 11, 12)
• Groo Dynasty (reprinting Epic/Marvel issues: 13, 14, 15, 16)
• Groo Exposé (reprinting Epic/Marvel issues: 17, 18, 19, 20)
• Groo Festival (reprinting Epic/Marvel issues: 21, 22, 23, 24)
• Groo Garden (reprinting Epic/Marvel issues: 25, 26, 27, 28)
• Groo Houndbook (reprinting Epic/Marvel issues: 29, 30, 31, 32)
• Groo Inferno (reprinting Epic/Marvel issues: 33, 34, 35, 36)
• Groo Jamboree (reprinting Epic/Marvel issues: 37, 38, 39, 40)
• Groo Kingdom (reprinting Epic/Marvel issues: 41, 42, 43, 46)
• Groo Library (reprinting Epic/Marvel issues: 44, 45, 47, 49)
• Groo Maiden (reprinting Epic/Marvel issues: 50, 51, 52, 53)
• Groo Nursery (reprinting Epic/Marvel issues: 54, 55, 56, 48)
• Groo Odyssey (reprinting Epic/Marvel issues:57, 58, 59, 60)

• Groo: The Most Intelligent Man in the World (collecting the four-issue 1998 comic book series)

• Groo & Rufferto (collecting the four-issue 1999 comic book series)

• Groo: Mightier than the Sword (collecting the four-issue 2000 comic book series)

• Groo: Death and Taxes (collecting the four-issue 2002 comic book series)

• Others:
  • The Groo Chronicles (reprinting the Pacific and Eclipse series. Six graphic novels)
  • The Groo Chronicles (Hardcover limited edition) (Hardcover limited to 1500 printings, Combines "The Groo Chronicles")
  • The Life & Death of Groo (Flip Hardcover limited to 1000 printings, Includes The Life of Groo and The Death of Groo)

Awards

Sergio Aragones received the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award for 1996 for his work on Groo and Mad Magazine. The National Cartoonists Society is an organization of professional cartoonists created in 1946. ... The Reuben Awards, named for Rube Goldberg, are presented each year by the National Cartoonists Society. ... Mad is an American humor magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952. ...

External links

• Official Groo site
• Join The Groop, the Official Groo email list!
• The Norwegian Groo Page - groo.org
• Sergio Aragonés official site
• Mark Evanier's official site at povonline.com and www.newsfromme.com
• Groo wiki
• Thoese Who Fear Groo forum for Groo fans