Garfield minus Garfield
I stumbled across this recently, and I just had to share it. Apparently, Garfield minus Garfield has been around since February. I feel so out of the loop. Oh well, I’m on the bandwagon now and you guys can join me I suppose.
Garfield minus Garfield is actually just what it sounds; it’s the old Garfield comic strip that we all know and love without the big orange cat. You might not think that would work very well, but it does. It’s really funny on a sad, lonely and pathetic level.
Garfield Minus Garfield is a site dedicated to removing Garfield from the Garfield comic strips in order to reveal the existential angst of a certain young Mr. Jon Arbuckle. It is a journey deep into the mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness and depression in a quiet American suburb. (www.garfieldminusgarfield.net)
Without the presence of Garfield and other characters such as Odie the dog and Nermal the kitten, the strips “create a new, even lonelier atmosphere for Jon Arbuckle…Jon’s observations seem to teeter between existential crisis and deep despair.” (New York Times)
They will be publishing a full color Garfield minus Garfield book in October. It is supposed to have the original comic side by side with the new catless version. Should be pretty cool. These crack me up.
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James, oh James my boy. Welcome to 6 months ago. Ha! Just kidding. Okay, well, not really.
Anywho, yes, this is great. I went back and searched through my feeds in Google Reader (a bandwagon which you need to get on – I’ll gladly give you a tutorial), and the earliest instance I saw was on March 5th, here.
What’s also great is that Jim Davis actually responded to it.
Was he upset? Did he order for this to cease? Did he sue? Fuck no, he just let it go, which is completely awesome.
My name is Michael and I work with computers everyday. Ohhh, look at me with my web tech savvyness.
Well, it was new to Sarah and I and it just about made me pee with laughter. I do need to get on this whole Google Reader whatsit. Then maybe I can get a little more up to date.
Seems like you are a true expert. Did ya study about the matter? haha
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