Monday, March 10, 2008

Garfield and Modernity's Emptiness

Garfield would have you believe that Mondays are about as appealing as going garage sailing for used syringes. The following is almost as effective as a heroic dose of narcotics to dull your pain:

"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."

That's right: Garfield Minus Garfield

My current favorite:


Addendum: Garfield is also funny if you simply remove is thought bubbles. Here is something delightfully non-sequitur taken from some dark corner of the Internet:

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Invisibility shampoo! Every kid's dream.

And the bonk strip gets the essence of the Three Stooges.