How do you make one of the lamest comics in the world into one of the edgiest comics in the world? By simply removing the main character, it turns out. Here's my favorite.
(Thanks to Rose for the link.)
Posted by Francis at 12:42 AMThat's utterly amazing. I may need to make a userpic out of this one.
Posted by: Rose Fox at February 26, 2008 01:30 AMBrilliant.
Posted by: Tyler at February 26, 2008 01:33 AMThey remind me enough of Red Meat that I did some versions up in the Red Meat Construction Set and posted them here. Kind of creepy!
Posted by: Rose Fox at February 26, 2008 02:44 AMHave you seen Arbuckle?
It is Garfield through Jon's eyes. Since Jon can't actually understand Garfield, the cat's thought bubbles are removed and it is a lonely man talking to his cat. Like this or this or this.
Posted by: Charles at February 26, 2008 11:38 AMDamn you, Francis! I intended to buckle down and get stuff done at work today. Instead I'm laughing my ass off for all the corridor to hear. Nice going.
Posted by: Rubrick at February 26, 2008 01:28 PMI seem to recall a similar project in which Garfield remained, but his "speech" was removed.
Posted by: Tablesaw at February 26, 2008 03:20 PMI thought I had commented this earlier, Tablesaw, but it seems to have disappeared. That comic is "Arbuckle." It tells Garfield from the perspective of Jon Arbuckle, a very lonely man that talks to his cat.
Posted by: Charles at February 26, 2008 04:48 PMWhoops -- sorry, Charles. You did indeed comment earlier, and I didn't realize that your comment had gotten snagged by my spam screener (for having more links in it than the screener likes, probably). It's there now.
There was also my Garfield riff in Modern Humorist's "Rough Draft", in which Garfield was presented as being Jon's slovenly, gross human roommate.
Posted by: Francis at February 26, 2008 04:56 PMI can hear the commentary done in Adam West's voice a la "Family Guy", can't you?
Posted by: AmieR at February 28, 2008 12:11 AMThis some funny stuff. I've loved garfield for as long as I remember and this gives it that dry unique adult perspective you never realized before. I found a site with a bunch more minus garfield strips.
Even more Minus Garfield comics
Posted by: Minusgarfield.com at April 30, 2008 11:32 PM