Garfield Minus Garfield
My brother John flew in from California for the weekend to celebrate our cousin Michael’s graduation and, of course, Father’s Day. While he was here, he told me about Garfield Minus Garfield, an amusing comic strip remix by Travors which Jason Kottke is also covering today.
The idea of Garfield Minus Garfield is best summed up by the summary that Travors includes in the header of every page:
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.
Apparently, even Garfield creator Jim Davis is a fan of the strip.
I loved Garfield growing up, and I still love the strip when I remember to pick up a newspaper and read it, as I did at my parents’ house yesterday. Here’s Sunday’s strip, which is what got me off on this whole tangent.
What does the Geek Force think of Garfield? Are there any other newspaper comic strips that you enjoy?
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Meera says:
I love garfield too, especially the strips wiith Garfield and Odie!
If you love comics as much, try creating your own at http://www.toondoo.com. Its easy to use and while you certainly can’t recreate Garfield, you’ll find a whole new way to express yourself!
See you there!
ChrisClark says:
Interesting site, Meera. It reminds me of a program that was on the computers that they brought around to my classroom each year back in elementary school (yeah, I’m old). The program was actually Garfield-specific, but it did allow you to write whatever you wanted in the speech balloons and such.
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