Groo the Wanderer

Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier’s Groo the Wanderer launched at Pacific Comics in 1982, a landmark eight-issue series that introduced readers to the bumbling, cheese-loving barbarian whose well-meaning stupidity inevitably leaves a trail of chaos. Aragonés’s expressive, kinetic artwork and Evanier’s sharp comedic writing made this a standout of the early direct-market boom, blending slapstick adventure with sly social satire. The series matters as a foundational work of independent comics humor, proving a creator-owned title could thrive outside the mainstream and establishing Groo as one of the medium’s most enduringly lovable fools.