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Title: The Valley of Mas and Menos
Series:
Groo the Wanderer
#51
Author:
Sergio Aragones
Rating: 3.5 of 5 Stars
Genre:
Comics
Pages: 24
Words:
2K
Publish: 1989
Chakaal continues to wander around doing heroic warrior babe things and Groo follows along like a helpless lovelorn puppy. Rufferto is pretty much given up on separating them and just complains in the background. Chakaal and Groo come across a village that is being used as a battle ground between two other tribes (the Mas and the Menos). Groo wants to fight them all while Chakaal forces him to not-fray, probably for the first time in Groo’s life. Chakaal concocts a plan with the villagers that is based on something Groo said and everybody is impressed with Groo. The villagers send out messengers to the Mas and the Menos to get them into the trap. Of course, Groo takes the place of one of the messengers, and ends up fighting the entire force of the Mas, and because he’s Groo, defeating them. The Mas as a fighting force are no more. Now Groo is worried that Chakaal’s plan won’t happen, so he goes to the Menos and garbles the message so bad (just like the first time) that they attack him and of course, with him being Groo, he defeats them all. So now the Menos are no longer a fighting force. Groo goes back to the village to confess to Chakaal that he ruined her plan, and everybody is happy with Groo! Even Chakaal. Rufferto is pretty worried.
But fear not Rufferto, for your master is Groo after all.
Groo ends up remembering that the “important” part of Chakaal’s plan was to break the dam. So he breaks the dam and floods the village out and everybody is cursing Groo. Rufferto, Chakaal no longer looks at Groo “like that”, so you are safe.
I’m including this picture because the word “mendicant” shows up and of course that sets Groo off. Hahahahaha, I love recurring jokes like that.
Finally, I am hoping that the character of Chakaal becomes like the Sage or those two witches. Once in a while recurring characters who are not in every comic. Chakaal makes Groo look bad instead of funny and I’m ready for him to move on to new and stupider pastures.
★★★✬☆
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