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Garfield
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Hello fellow Garfield fans!
About this community and how I post the comic strip… The comics are posted in chronological order on the day (usually) they were released. Posting them to match the release date adds a bit of fun and nostalgia to match the experience of reading them in the newspaper for first time. Many moons ago, I would ask my Dad to save the newspaper for me everyday so I could read my favorite comic strips. It really sucked when I missed a day. Only years later, when I got the books was I able to catch up on the missed strips.
Garfield is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as Jon in 1976, then in nationwide syndication from 1978 as Garfield, it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, his human owner Jon Arbuckle, and Odie the dog. As of 2013, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals and held the Guinness World Record for being the world's most widely syndicated comic strip... Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield
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Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=468
Strip by: DanielBT
SFX: slorp, slurp, slup, slurp {Garfield sloppily eats from his bowl}
Jon: Please, Garfield, there's nothing more disgusting than that!
SFX: slorp, slup!
{Garfield looks up and has the head of Bill the Cat.}
Jon: Except that.
The author writes:
I'm surprised no one's tried this obvious mash-up before. Maybe because it was too obvious? Bill comes from that strange realm known as Ugly Cute, where even Slimer was popular even when he was absolutely disgusting. Bill the Cat is just really a combination of Garfield and Odie. Think about it.
Original strip: 2001-03-05.
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Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=4335
Strip by: Manyhills
Jon {pointing to a diagram}: Garfield, this is a diagram of the blockchain
Jon: You're here, and that's Genesis down there...
Jon: Any questions?
Garfield: Where's Nyan Cat?
The author writes:
Ever wanted to own a Square Root of Minus Garfield strip? Well, now you can! I'm delighted to announce that, starting today, all strips on the site are now available to bid on for ownership.
Ownership, which grants the owner no special rights or control over the artwork, will be tracked using my new invention, Jon Funniness Tokens. Previous similar technologies have utilised the blockchain to guarantee an immutable, distributed record of a token's ownership. For maximum worldwide availability and resilience, Jon Funniness Tokens implement the same features without reliance on electronic hardware or software.
Specifically, when a purchaser takes ownership of a JFT, I will:
- remember who it was (immutable); and
- tell everyone I meet (distributed).
Many of you will be aware of a third important feature of the blockchain. I reproduce this in my solution thus:
- every time I tell someone, I burn an acre of ancient woodland.
Bidding for today's strip starts at £10,000. And 20 euro cents.
Original strip: 2001-04-04.
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Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=78
Strip by: Craig Wittler
Hobbes: So you're a tiger now?
Calvin: Yep. Let me out.
{Hobbes lifts the corner of the box.}
{Calvin has been transformed into Garfield.}
Hobbes: Words fail me.
Calvin/Garfield: I'm disappointed too, but keep in mind transmogrification is a new technology.
The author writes:
This is based on the Calvin & Hobbes strip from 1987-03-28 when Calvin "transmogrified" himself into a smaller version of Hobbes.
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Transcript:
Garfield: So this is Tuesday. Do you know what I like most about Tuesday? It's not Monday.
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Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=3382
Strip by: Simon Winters
Garfield: I feel like holing up somewhere to whimper for a while
Trainer: Poké Ball go!
{Garfield disappears inside the Poké Ball}
The author writes:
National № 1825
Type: Normal
Species: Fat Cat Pokémon
Height: 2'03"
Weight: 95lbs
Abilities: Thick Fat, Gluttony (hidden)
Garfield the Fat Cat Pokémon. When this Pokémon is asleep it is still capable of eating twice its body weight in food.
Original strip: 1981-08-06.
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Transcript:
Jon: It's Monday, Garfield. What are you going to do today?
Garfield: What everyone should do on Monday. Sleep till Tuesday.
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Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=27
Strip by: Colin Foster
{Garfield looking a a sign}
Sign: Beware of God
{Garfield is struck by lightning}
Garfield: {severely damaged, and with smoke coming off him} That sign was somewhat understated.
The author writes:
The number of "Beware of Dog"-sign jokes in the Garfield archives is staggering. I decided getting the obvious joke out of the way would be fun.
Original strip: 2005-05-05.
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This strip was recycled for the July 11, 1978 strip in the syndicated version:
Confused about what this strip is? See the first post here
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Transcript:
Garfield: There it is! PREPARE TO MEET YOUR MAKER, SLUDGE MONSTER!
Jon: Why did you mangle that liver, Garfield?
Garfield: In the interest of national security, sir.
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