The Death of Groo the Wanderer by Mark Evanier

The Death of Groo the Wanderer Reviews

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  Baal Of

  A work of striking vision, rich with originality, The Death of Groo the Wanderer is a deep examination of the human condition, ruminating on the nature of life and death, and the inextricably entwined reality of their contradictory aspects. In many respects, this book is more relevant now than when it was first unleashed in 1987. As the conflict between hate and love drive a race between self-destruction and self-discovery, Groo finds himself in a parallel race to find the psychologically relieving understanding of the good and evil-afflicted natures of human ethical systems. The blindness to those truths evident before each person's eyes empowers the descent into despair and chaos, but transformation is found in the eventual discovery of enlightened human agency and political freedom. The concepts behind the Übermensch are shown to be vacuous as the every-man in the personification of Groo uproots the entrenched powers, reversing the usual narratives, and inverting expectations. This is a deeply nuanced philosophical treatise that deserves multiple readings and intense study to tease out the hidden meanings. A trans-formative book for the ages.
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  Tyler

  This is the first comic that I ever read, back when I couldn't even read! I love the art and have read it many times, practically whenever I find it around the house. Its humorous and interesting and I definitely recommend it for anyone who wants a fast read and likes to laugh.
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  Jean-Pierre Vidrine

  Groo comics are always good, only when they are not great. This book is an example of a truly great Groo comic. Using the format of what was once called a "graphic novel" and giving it the "Death of . . ." title may or may not have been a ploy to invoke the idea of an earlier Marvel "Death of . . ." graphic novel.
  Even if that wasn't the idea, this is the kind of story that deserves the larger format. It's epic in scope and centered around the title hero. And, of course, it's full of the kind of humor that Aragones and Evanier perfected over the years.
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  Michael P.

  I love Groo and this story is very cleverly constructed around the unlikely title. The printing is a bit off on many pages and Tom Luth's coloring does not work in this paper, otherwise this will please my fellow Groo fans.
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  Giorgio

  A classic that deserves to be revisited more than 20 years after :D
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  Comics Doctor

  Pure cartooning and top of storytelling.
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  Thiago Freitas

  One of the most hilarious stories I've ever read. Drama & Groo!
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  Paul

  Bunch of classic Groo gags in a nice over-sized edition.
  
  Groo may not be the smartest character out there, heck he might even be the contender for the dumbest character out there. But his adventures manage to entertain thru the writings of Mark Evanier and the ever busy artwork of Sergio Aragone's
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  Ryk Stanton

  I love Groo, especially when there's no heavy-handed environmental or political theme being satirized. This is just pain pure fun. I'm proud to say I own every issue of every Groo :
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  Henry Mahone

  Cheese dip. Mulch. Senseless violence. And a Tom Sawyeresque funeral.
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  Meem Arafat Manab

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