cryptique Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Linky The basic premise is that if you remove Garfield from his eponymous comic strip, the strip is vastly improved. Based on the available evidence, I'd say that premise is correct. The explanatory text on the site is kind of weak, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Schizo-Jon Arbuckle is really funny. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Well this is great. Wow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Wow. It works! I laughed more at just the top few I scanned than I have at Garfield in the paper for a long time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Okay, this is too good. I have to start posting them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 sad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
So Long Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 this is hilarious. Officially bookmarked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Brilliant! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 The trademark infringement suit will begin in 5, 4, 3... That said, I still love it! I do feel slightly guilty laughing at the mentally ill... but that's never stopped me before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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jakobnicholas Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Those handful of strips are funnier than 90 percent of today's comics. Thanks for the link. By the way, does anybody think more than 3 or 4 strips per newspaper is even mediocre? Dilbert, Baby Blues, Opus, and Doonesbury are solid, in my opinion. Wizard of Id has way over-stayed its welcome, but is still funny at times. Same with Garfield. Get Fuzzy may be the dumbest "popular" wide-spread strip....I hate that damn strip. And Brevity is equally lame. I remember the good old days, when I could open up the paper and read Far Side, Calvin and Hobbes and Bloom County.....WOW!.....what a great time that was for the comic page. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I personally like this in way of Garfield. Lasagna Cat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 By the way, does anybody think more than 3 or 4 strips per newspaper is even mediocre? Dilbert, Baby Blues, Opus, and Doonesbury are solid, in my opinion. Wizard of Id has way over-stayed its welcome, but is still funny at times. Same with Garfield. Get Fuzzy may be the dumbest "popular" wide-spread strip....I hate that damn strip. And Brevity is equally lame. I remember the good old days, when I could open up the paper and read Far Side, Calvin and Hobbes and Bloom County.....WOW!.....what a great time that was for the comic page.I don't subscribe to a newspaper, and I fell out of the habit of reading comics online (other than Achewood), so I don't see them very often these days. That said, I like Get Fuzzy ... I had to catch up on the backstory to understand what was going on with it, and I still don't follow it regularly, but when I do it's generally rewarding. My dad is freaky for that strip (and he's not really a comics fan). Frazz is pretty good, though it seems deliberately similar to Calvin & Hobbes in its artwork, which puts me off a little. But the strip itself is often funny on its own merits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Back when I lived in the OC, the OC Register used to have The Fusco Brothers. Best.Strip.Ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Duck-Billed Catechist Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Reminds me a bit of Red Meat, which often uses the repeated panel sans dialogue gag to great effect.http://www.redmeat.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 awhile ago i saw it where they just removed garfield's thought bubbles, so Jon's just talking to a cat that stares at him. I think that was funnier, but some of these work better sans-cat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 awhile ago i saw it where they just removed garfield's thought bubbles, so Jon's just talking to a cat that stares at him. I think that was funnier, but some of these work better sans-cat. I can see that working too, sometimes better depending on the strip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 awhile ago i saw it where they just removed garfield's thought bubbles, so Jon's just talking to a cat that stares at him. that sounds like my life at home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Griddles Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 These are the funniest comics I have read in a long time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Dreamin' Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 lmao! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poppydawn Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Oh, that's some funny shit right there! I love Marmaduke Explained. It's just that - Marmaduke comics, explained for those who might be dull of mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Steve Brule Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 It really does improve things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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