This is the funniest thing I've seen since the demise of the Dysfunctional Family Circus.
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 and methamphetamine addiction in a quiet American suburb.
On a related note, this story of how the DFC itself came to cease publication was something I hadn't seen before, and this study of recontextualization in comic strips, including a now-defunct earlier variant of "Garfield Minus Garfield", is very interesting. Check 'em out.
Posted by Charles Kuffner on February 29, 2008 to General snarkinessIf you enjoy this, you'll probably like www.somethingawful.com. Most of the Photoshop Phriday section is hilarious (the Children's Books one is a classic, but it's definitely not recommended for children).
Posted by: William Hughes on February 29, 2008 10:43 PM