While I don't really care for Garfield all that much, I do hold the
cartoon in a special place since Jim
Davis was the first (and so far, only) cartoonist I met (at a time when
I wanted to be a cartoonist). The reason I don't care about Garfield any
more is that … well … it's a safe, predictable cartoon with no edge.
Unless you
remove Garfield's speech! (And boy, does that improve the strip)
It then, oddly enough, becomes a much better strip—almost
cutting edge even.
Take this
Sunday's strip, and remove the dialog:
Or even this
one from last year:
Brilliant stuff! Or at least not as inane.
You paying attention Mr. Davis?
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![[Garfield drawing]](/2006/02/08/g-11.gif)
![[Garfield drawing]](/2006/02/08/g-12.gif)
![[Garfield drawing]](/2006/02/08/g-13.gif)
![[Garfield drawing]](/2006/02/08/g-14.gif)
![[Garfield drawing]](/2006/02/08/g-15.gif)
![[Garfield showing off an artistic Odie]](/2006/02/08/g-16.gif)
![[Bordom sets in]](/2006/02/08/g-21.gif)
![[Jon: Yaahhh!!! I can't stand the boredom!]](/2006/02/08/g-22.gif)
![[Garfield alone, waving at Jon who's not in the frame]](/2006/02/08/g-23.gif)
![[The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades]](https://www.conman.org/people/spc/about/2023/1023.t.jpg "The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades")