Garfield Minus Garfield
Friday 4th July, 2008 20:15 Comments: 0
I'm sure some of you have already come across this, but a quick recap for those of you that don't know:
Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let's laugh and learn with him on a journey deep into the tortured mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness in a quiet American suburb.
Here's the latest one, which made me smile.
Check out the website for more. Jim Davis is fantastic and called the site "an inspired thing to do". I grew up reading lots of Garfield books (before I came across Dilbert and became a total geek), so it's a funny twist on the old jokes, with pleasant feelings of nostalgia. I still remember this one from 1985, I love the rationale behind Garfield's first response:
Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let's laugh and learn with him on a journey deep into the tortured mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness in a quiet American suburb.
Here's the latest one, which made me smile.
Check out the website for more. Jim Davis is fantastic and called the site "an inspired thing to do". I grew up reading lots of Garfield books (before I came across Dilbert and became a total geek), so it's a funny twist on the old jokes, with pleasant feelings of nostalgia. I still remember this one from 1985, I love the rationale behind Garfield's first response: