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Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Comic Afterthoughts The Pull List (7/23/14): The Groo legend grows
Posted By Andy Smith on Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 11:14 AM
By now, there are probably a couple generations of comic book readers who missed Groo the Wanderer. Every decade has its comedic figures that don’t have the shelf life of their superhero peers. Howard the Duck, Cerebus the Aardvark, even the adventurer Bone — young fanboys and fangirls hear about these characters through forum memes, reprints and, occasionally, comics like Groo vs. Conan.
Created by Sergio Aragonés, Groo the Wanderer was one of the earliest creator-owned books in the medium. In his stories, he would parody the tropes of sword-and-sorcery narratives. Marvel was his first publisher, but Image Comics, Pacific Comics and Eclipse Comics have all released comics featuring Groo.
Dark Horse Comics now takes on this story, from the original writing team of Aragonés and Mark Evanier and art from Aragonés and Thomas Yeates. How will Groo fare against the great warrior Conan the Barbarian? Believe it or not, there are many of us who would love to find out.
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AQUAMAN #33
BATMAN #33
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BATMAN 75TH ANNIV MASKS BATMAN 1966
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BATMAN 75TH ANNIVERSARY CAPE
BATMAN AND ROBIN #33
BATMAN BEYOND UNIVERSE #12
BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE HC VOL 04
BATMAN ETERNAL #16
CATWOMAN #33
DEAD BOY DETECTIVES #7
FLASH #33
HE MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #15
INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US YEAR TWO #8
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #33
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NEW 52 FUTURES END #12
RED LANTERNS #33
SECRET ORIGINS #4
STAR SPANGLED WAR STORIES GI ZOMBIE #1
SUPERMAN #33
SUPERMAN #33 COMBO PACK
SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS HC VOL 04 HYBRID
SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS TP VOL 03 AT THE END OF DAYS
SWAMP THING BY BRIAN K VAUGHAN TP VOL 02
TRINITY OF SIN PANDORA #13
UNWRITTEN TP VOL 09 THE UNWRITTEN FABLES
UNWRITTEN VOL 2 APOCALYPSE #7
WONDER WOMAN #33
Marvel Comics
100TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1 AVENGERS
ALL NEW DOOP #4
ALL NEW INVADERS #8
ALL NEW ULTIMATES #5
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AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 05 ADAPT OR DIE
CAPTAIN AMERICA TP VOL 02 CASTAWAY DIMENSION Z BOOK 2
DAREDEVIL #6 SIN
DEADPOOL #32 SIN
DEADPOOL DRACULAS GAUNTLET #3
DEADPOOL TP VOL 05 WEDDING OF DEADPOOL
DEADPOOL VS X-FORCE #2
DISNEY KINGDOMS SEEKERS OF WEIRD HC
FANTASTIC FOUR EPIC COLLECTION TP INTO TIMESTREAM
FIGMENT #1 2ND PTG CHRISTOPHER VAR
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GOTG BY ABNETT AND LANNING COMPLETE COLL TP VOL 01
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STORM #1
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WAR OF KINGS TP NEW PTG
WOLVERINE #8 2ND PTG MCNIVEN VAR
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #6
WOLVERINE BY AARON COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL 03
WOLVERINE ORIGIN II HC
WOLVERINE TP BOOK 01 THREE MONTHS TO DIE
Dark Horse Comics
AXE COP AMERICAN CHOPPERS #3
BTVS SEASON 10 #5 MAIN CVR
CONAN THE AVENGER #4
DRAGON GIRL MONKEY KING ART OF KATSUYA TERADA HC
DREAM THIEF ESCAPE #2
ELFQUEST FINAL QUEST #4
GANTZ TP VOL 32
GOON OCCASION OF REVENGE #1
GROO VS CONAN #1
HALO ESCALATION #8
MASS EFFECT FOUNDATION #13
MPD-PSYCHO TP VOL 11
SAKAI PROJECT HC 30 YEARS USAGI YOJIMBO
STAR WARS LEGACY II #17
STAR WARS LUCAS DRAFT HC
STAR WARS LUCAS DRAFT TP
TOMB RAIDER #6
IDW Publishing
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KILL SHAKESPEARE MASK OF NIGHT #2
MEMORY COLLECTORS HC
MIKE MIGNOLA HELLBOY ARTIST ED
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TMNT UTROM EMPIRE TP
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TRANSFORMERS VS GI JOE #1
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Image Comics
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TREES #3
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