Epic Graphic Novel: The Death of Groo

Marvel’s 1987 oversized one-shot delivers a wry, grandiose send-up of epic fantasy, with writer Mark Evanier and artist Sergio Aragonés turning their signature barbarian buffoon Groo into the unlikely catalyst for a world-ending catastrophe. A single, lavishly illustrated issue that plays the absurd premise with deadpan sincerity, it remains a fondly remembered, self-contained gag from the duo’s long-running collaboration.