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Title: Groo and the Monks
Series: Groo the Wanderer #15
Author: Sergio Aragones
Rating: 3.5 of 5 Stars
Genre: Comics
Pages: 23
Words: 2K
From Bookstooge.blog
Groo meets a battle taking place. He finally joins a side after they’ve won. But the winners are all going to commit ritual suicide for having killed their master and fellow brethren. Groo doesn’t want to die and so the last warrior tells him he can join a monastery to atone.
Groo finds the monastery and with predictable results. Chaos ensues. Silence is broken. Groo is kicked out to go earn money for them. He threatens the town until they give a lot of money. Groo then uses the money to carve a staircase into the mountain to the Monastery, hire belly dancers, buy wine and fine foods. Considering his duty done, he then leaves. Hahahahaa.
I think the following panel pretty much sums up this particular issue of Groo:
He doesn’t know what he is doing, or why, or even how, but because he’s Groo, he’s going to do it no matter what. Of course, apparently he can’t read any of the rules, or he’s just so dense that he doesn’t think they apply to him. It just goes to show that Groo causes chaos no matter where he goes or what he tries to do.
As much as I am really enjoying these, I think one a month is a great way to keep on liking Groo. Too much more and I’d probably get sick of his stupidity. Very funny in small doses, not so much in larger doses.
★★★✬☆
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So Groo is a force of corruption and uses capitalism to undermine the monastic vows everyone took? Sounds like quite a morality tale.
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And I hoped you learned the lesson well, little Alex. Otherwise you’ll grow up to be like Groo and bad things will happen….
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Once a month is working for me too. As long as the playing cards are every week, we can all move forward with hope in our hearts…
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Well, I think you need to atone for not giving me my gold bullion for pushing that post to the 100mark. So I’m doubling it and requesting not only gold bullion, but also a gold dump truck to drive it around with.
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haha, a dump truck is what you’ll get….
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* waves finger *
Remember, a GOLD dump truck…
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I can’t help thinking ole Sergio was. heavily influenced by Asterix.
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I tend to agree. The style of humor is similar to Obelix and that innocent destruction.
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I think I would like Groo, but I also agree maybe every 30 days I’d like him more. That being said, a few days ago I went upstairs and entered a room only to find myself asking what I went there for. I may be more like Groo than first thought.😀
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Hahaha!
You’re old Bruce, it’s official 😀
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Once a month is definitely the way to go with Groo. Just like the old days when the comic was coming out monthly. I’m getting nostalgically excited as you approach the FIRST American comic book I bought with my own money many moons ago.
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The reason I mentioned the once a month thing is because of Bone. Some comics work well on a once a month schedule and some don’t.
Which number was your first?
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Issue #17. I picked it up in a tiny local newsagents (convenience store in British English) and can still remember first reading it.
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I will try to remember and give you lots of grief when I read that issue, hahahaa 😀
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Small doses of stupidity is probably the best way to approach this. I know I’d probably get tired quick too hahah
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It’s amazing how quickly a month passes though. I feel like I blink and wham, it’s that time again.
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