The Groo Maiden

Groo the Wanderer #13

by Sergio Aragonés

She is Groo's third love, right after cheese dip and Frays. She is also the most skilled, powerful swordswoman in all the land. So will Chakaal someday succumb to the fatal charms of the Wanderer ? Probably not... But he's flipped for her and so have we. We can content ourselves with the four vintage Groo tales that fill this volume. Groo is not so lucky...

#50 April 1989 Chakaal Again !
#51 May 1989 The Valley of Mas and Menos
#52 June 1989 The Arana
#53 July 1989 Dragons for Sale

Genres: Comics, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Humor

112 pages, Paperback

First published March 29, 2002

About the author

Sergio Aragonés Domenech is a cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to Mad Magazine and creator of the comic book Groo the Wanderer.

Reviews

[Stephen Theaker · Rating 5 out of 5]

I went to bed last night feeling very stressed - I've been working very hard, both at work and at my hobbies, the kids keep waking us up at night, and the house two doors away has had a series of all-night parties this year - so I took this to bed with me and within minutes I was relaxed, laughing and happy. Groo's one of the best ever comics, and these are some of its best ever issues.

[Nemo Erehwon · Rating 5 out of 5]

The collected saga of Groo the Wanderer, who is very quick with his swords and very slow with his wits, when he actually gets around to using them. There is usually a fray to distract him from his shortcomings.

Here Groo is teamed up with the woman of his dreams, Chakaal. She is Groo's equal in swordsmanship (swords-womanship?), but is also everything Groo is not; intelligent, inciteful and helpful.

Mad Magazine's inimitable artist Sergio Aragonés draws the comic while Mark Evanier writes the plots.

Groo is the perfect antidote to muscle-bound, sword-swinging tropes which populate the sword & sorcery genre.

[Ryk Stanton · Rating 5 out of 5]

As much as I like crew, I’m also a big fan of Chakaal! And Rufferto, of course.