Garfield: The Movie
Summary
The comic stripGarfieldhas always been a funny staple of newspaper comedian sections , but one notable experiment has give the series a dark makeover . Garfield Minus Garfieldis a webcomic make by Dan Walsh that delete Garfield strips by Maker Jim Davis that remove the titular cat and his commentary from the strip . This often leave Garfield ’s proprietor , Jon Arbuckle , alone and talking to himself .
The changes are always unforgettable , and often for the darkest possible reasons . Many landing strip present Jon as alone , downbeat and quite sad . Of all theGarfield Minus Garfieldstrips , the following 15 digest out as some of the sullen to ever be created .
20"Where’s Garfield?" Asks A Chilling, But Necessary Question
Describe This “Garfield,” Jon
One of the simplestGarfield Minus Garfieldstrips present Jon trying to enjoy a cup of coffee , before see around and asking “ Where ’s Garfield ? ” . Ordinarily , readers would wonder what sort of mischief the lasagna - loving quat would be stimulate into . Instead , in the context of these edits , Jon ’s thoughts become a bit more alarming , prompting reader to wonder whether Jon is slowlyrealizing that Garfield is n’t real , or urgently trying to stick to the fantasy that his true cat is still around .
19"Times Change," Highlights Jon Arbuckle’s Melancholic Nature
He Wishes They Wouldn’t
Jon has often been portrayed as … someone whose enthusiasm for sprightliness is quickly weaken , and with the deletion of Garfield , the absence of response to his call emphasizes his struggle against life .
There are , of course of study , two ways to approach the unyielding menstruum of time – go with it , and work to make the future better than the past , or swim against the timestream , and risk drowning in nostalgia and " commend when s. " Jon Arbuckle appears to choose the latter in thisGarfield Minus Garfieldstrip . Jon has often been portrayed as a chalk - half - empty kind of guy , or at least someone whose enthusiasm for life is quickly dampened , andwith the deletion of Garfield , the absence of response to his call punctuate his struggle against spirit .
18"Cat Hair" Captures Jon’s Fractured Psyche
Humanity Slipping Away With Every Meal
Garfield was known for always cut off Jon ’s own intellectual nourishment time while making unbelievable demands for his own culinary art . But here , Jon ’s repast is n’t interrupt by anything other than the mentation a cat hair could be in his nutrient . However , there is no Garfield , making Jon ’s intense lookup not only pointless but quite disturbing . The fervour with which he scans his nutrient makes it seems like he ’s trying to find some grounds that Garfield is real .
17"I Have Fleas!" is Unhinged, Absurd, and Perfect
But Do You Have A Pet, Jon?
In theoriginalGarfieldcomic strips , Jon was always ready to get on Garfield ’s causa for his slovenliness . With the iconic feline removed , however , Jon has no one to get unrestrained at over the state of his house other than himself . In thisGarfield Minus Garfieldrecontextualization of a classic strip , somehow , in spite of hold no visible positron emission tomography in stack , Jon has managed to get flea . It make one wonder just what Jon has been doing to really get such a perturbing infestation .
16"Tape" Exhibits The True Brilliance Of “Garfield Minus Garfield”
Jon Arbuckle’s Psyche Comes Unraveled
While Garfield and Jon ’s relationship could sometimes be disputative , the laughable flight strip usually deliver Jon as his own worst opposition . Nothing demonstrate that better than thisGarfield Minus Garfieldstrip
While Garfield and Jon ’s human relationship could sometimes be contentious , the comic strip usually present Jon as his own bad foe . Nothing indicate that safe than thisGarfield Minus Garfieldstrip , which portrays Jon Arbuckle as somehow bound by Scotch whisky mag tape . Lacking Garfield , this strip intimate that Jon is out of his mind with boredom and trying to regain something to use up his time . However , based on whatever project he was attempt here , it ’s understandably not go well .
15"Then I Fail" Reveals Jon’s Worst Enemy
It Was Never Garfield
Without Garfield ’s humorous commentary , many of these edited strips take on a much blue tone than the original . Here , Jon is talking to himself , self - assuring that he always tries his hardest at whatever he sets out to do , though he make do it usually end with nonstarter . Garfield is usually present as a replication to Jon who egg on his minus side . But here , that negativity comes from within , uncover how self - vital Jon is .
14"What Do I Do It For?" Depicts An Existential Crisis
There Is No Answer
Many ofGarfield Minus Garfield’sminor edits release asilly little amusing stripinto a drab examination of Jon Arbuckle . In this strip , he is shown standing around , enquire himself : “ What do I do it for ? ” . Of course , fan have it off that the original Jon ’s lifespan go around around his pet . Remove him from the context of pet ownership , and what drive Jon , what continue him going , of a sudden becomes indecipherable – and yet in a agency , this makes him more relatable than ever , as he suddenly is thrust into the deep piss of existential philosophizing .
13"It’s a Shame" Confirms Jon is Completely Alone
He Doesn’t Want To Be Around Himself
While there ’s a sure sense of humor that can be found in removing Garfield , eliminate him completely reveals just how devoid Jon ’s life is . Here he ruminate how rough it is not cause someone to spend time with , with the following panel just showing empty blank . Jon does have his girlfriend Liz , but more often than not , he ’s only ever seen associating with his pets . Taking them by practically destroys the only thing in Jon ’s earthly concern .
12"Loser" Shows Why Jon Arbuckle Is A Punchline
Not A Serious Person
Jon Arbuckle is n’t the most confident or self - assured fictitious character in comic landing strip . However , here , he does n’t even need the empty , judgmental look of Garfield to wear away his self - esteem . Jon ’s affirmation that he is n’t a loser tardily begins to degrade into an access of how much of a loser he in reality is . He ca n’t serve but deplumate himself down , even when there ’s no one there egging him on , a sincerely distressing Department of State of affaire .
11"It’s Gone Forever" Is An Essay On Mortality
Jon Arbuckle Vs. Time Once Again
Without Garfield … all that ’s allow for is a military personnel slowly coming to term with the inhuman bleakness of realism .
Jon and Garfield ’s interactions are a cornerstoneof the amusing slip . Without Garfield , though , all that ’s left is a valet de chambre slowly coming to price with the moth-eaten nakedness of reality . Here Jon thinks about the passage of metre and notes that once a daylight is over , it ’s gone for good . ordinarily , Garfield would be here with some style of pithy rejoinder . But all that ’s here is a man on the edge of a personal crisis .
