Garfield is actually not the best example of this phenomenon.Garfield’s is constantly funny.The sin of most repetitious strips(ie Hi and Lois) is that they are neither fun nor funny.In the Depression newspapers published ‘more’ comic strips to sell papers.In order to compete,they had to give people more bang for their buck.Today’s publishers are not so wise.Less is more…why am I buying their paper,now?For the answer for most people,the answer is:”I’m not.”Major newspapers should have three pages of comics…hey.what about more real reporting…not less!More,bleeep it.If corporations can give us eight pound cheesburgers for ninety nine cents…can’t we getmore comics in the freakin’ newspaper?!?
I say ‘F.A.I.R.I.E.S.’! Frog Applause Included regularly In Every…well,I’ll make up an ‘S’ later.
thedrew about 16 years ago
Ha!I get this one….http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/
thedrew about 16 years ago
Garfield is actually not the best example of this phenomenon.Garfield’s is constantly funny.The sin of most repetitious strips(ie Hi and Lois) is that they are neither fun nor funny.In the Depression newspapers published ‘more’ comic strips to sell papers.In order to compete,they had to give people more bang for their buck.Today’s publishers are not so wise.Less is more…why am I buying their paper,now?For the answer for most people,the answer is:”I’m not.”Major newspapers should have three pages of comics…hey.what about more real reporting…not less!More,bleeep it.If corporations can give us eight pound cheesburgers for ninety nine cents…can’t we getmore comics in the freakin’ newspaper?!?
I say ‘F.A.I.R.I.E.S.’! Frog Applause Included regularly In Every…well,I’ll make up an ‘S’ later.
lrope about 16 years ago
Today’s Garfield is proof! http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/2008/08/22/
Garfield: “I am not” Jon A. “You’re fat” Garfield: “We’ve had that conversation before”
margueritem about 16 years ago
thedrew: I like that Garfield Minus Garfield. Great concept.
runar about 16 years ago
My first thought was that I somehow got on the wrong page. This is soooooo Jim Davis.
nebakinza about 16 years ago
So right on!
6turtle9 about 12 years ago
It’s all been said and done before, after all.