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 Sergio ordinarily draws every line of every Groo story himself but, every once in a while, a friend sneaks in. The above scene set in Sergio's studio is from the Groo Special published by Eclipse Comics. You see that piece of statuary on the left? It was drawn by long-time Mad artist George Woodbridge. (By the way: Is it my imagination or do I look like Andy Kaufman in that panel? And, yes, the backgrounds are a reasonable replica of the studio that Sergio had at the time.)
Here's another panel from the same story. Sergio's Mickey Mouse telephone was drawn by our pal Roman Arambula, who was then the illustrator of the Mickey Mouse newspaper strip — and whose name has occasionally turned up in our stories as an inside joke.
We haven't allowed too many items of merchandise but the ones we've done are pretty classy, I think. The fine folks at Graphitti Designs — here's a link to their website — put out most of them, including the six cloisonné pins depicted above.
Did you know Sergio was a movie star? Here are posters for two films in which you'll find him. This is not to suggest you want to find him, as neither of these productions is in the category of "Cinema Classics." But if you absolutely have to see the Señor on the silver screen of your VCR, he has a small role as a Mexican hotel clerk in Norman, Is That You? (1976) and a somewhat larger part as a military man in To Kill A Stranger (1985). If you look real close and have a good monitor, you may be able to make out his name on the right-hand lobby card. And while neither flick is great, he's fine in both. On the other hand, Laurence Olivier did not feel compelled to go to him and said, "I'll make you a deal: You don't act and I won't draw silly cartoons." Groo and all related characters and artwork are Copyright © 2007 Sergio Aragonés |
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