I try to limit the amount of space on this blog to plugging things I have coming out because as far as I'm concerned, every single person — no, let me put that in all caps, italics and boldface: EVERY SINGLE PERSON — who posts often on the Internet posts way too much self-promotion. But every so often, I allow myself one of these…
The first issue of the long-awaited Groo Meets Tarzan mini-series is coming out July 28 from Dark Horse. Here's a preview and if you plan on buying this comic, don't read the preview. Wait and read those pages in context. But if you're on the fence or on the wrong side of it, take a look. It's four issues and — truth in advertising — Groo doesn't meet Tarzan in the first one. But he does later on and it's very strange and very silly and there is wonderful artwork in there by Sergio Aragonés (the stuff with Groo and the stuff about him and me) and Thomas Yeates (everything Tarzan).
Some of you may not know and less of you will care that I used to write Tarzan comics. They were not published in America but they were fun for me to do and the job heightened my already-extant love of Mr. Burroughs and his characters. It was fun to get back to it for a little while. Also worth noting: This may be the last crossover we ever do with Groo and Somebody With Whom He Should Not Be Crossing Over so if you like that kind of comic book intermarriage, enjoy this one while you can.
(P.S. The preview makes reference to "Groo creators Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier." Groo was created by Sergio Aragonés. I know the author of the preview probably didn't mean "creators" literally. He just meant "the guys who create each issue" but this is kind of a provocative matter with me.)