A new favorite from an old favorite
Growing up, I was obsessed with Garfield. Well, obsessed might be too strong of a word, but I own the Garfield collection books #1-26 or so, including the Halloween specials and, ooh, I forgot about U.S. Acres…yeah, maybe obsessed is the right word. Anywho (quickly diverts attention from mental illness), I recently discovered a source of derivative genius and art that is truly transcendent, Garfield minus Garfield.
Be warned: It is a tumblr blog, making it incredibly addictive. There is something so vacuous about tumblr blogs, yet you (I) cannot look away. Thankfully, in this case, there is quite a bit of substance. I laugh out loud often when checking this site. Who would have thought Jon Arbuckle (or Jim Davis) would ever provide such a wealth of found art? I hope you find as much enjoyment there as I do.
A sample three-cell from Garfield Minus Garfield. Click for the original.
I discovered GmG last week (via Penny Arcade). Whoever is doing that is a genius.
I’ll confess to being equally obsessed with Garfield as a kid (and also collecting U.S. Acres books too). All those books are still sitting on a bookshelf in my mom’s house. Every time I’m back, I think about picking them up, but never do.
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Is the picture in the header of your bookshelf? Did you pile together all of what you thought were smart or sophisticated titles simply for the purpose of the picture, laying the Vonnegut across the top to use its title as a sort of statement about your personal perspective? I hope so.
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My books are buried somewhere in the parent’s basement. I’ll have to dig those out again now that Jon Arbuckle has been reborn for me.
Nate, to your point, yes, that is my bookshelf, but no, it is not posed. I’m just that sloppy and have far too many books so the Vonnegut got stuck up on top. Now, the proper question to ask is how many of those books have I actually read. The answer, somewhere between 2 and all of them.
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Hahaha, I love it. Now I know what I will be doing at work today…
And for the record, I think an addiction to Garfield is not bad at all.
That was a pretty cool comic.
Anyway, I am glad you picked up blogging again. I hope you’re doing well!
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