Groo: In the Wild #3

The third chapter of this four-part Groo: In the Wild series arrives with a cover that says everything you need to know about the wandering barbarian's social life — Groo stands in the foreground looking characteristically clueless, twin swords in hand and his faithful dog Rufferto at his feet, while an enormous pile of thoroughly defeated (and very purple-armored) soldiers heaps up dramatically behind him. Sergio Aragonés' linework crackles with the kind of densely packed comedic chaos that has made Groo one of comics' most enduring humor series, and the sheer number of dazed warriors tumbling over one another is both impressive and hilarious. With Aragonés, Evanier, Sakai, and Strachan all on board, this penultimate issue of the miniseries looks like another beautifully crafted slice of swords-and-slapstick mayhem.