Pure Genius. Garfield minus Garfield is a concept I wish I had thought of myself. It’s what happens when you take Garfield out of the equation, leaving only Jon and his dimwitted lines. At times it is quite startling and almost profound, other times it’s ghastly and downright hilarious as he makes remarks to nothing as if in conversation. “You forgot my birthday.”
Brings to me ponder even further the psychoanalytical side of Garfield. Who is Jim Davis? Is he Garfield of Jon? Does Jim feel that he has silly ideas and that he’s under scrutiny for them? Or does he simply feel that he’s surrounded by idiots and needs to feed? I’m not altogether sure. I wonder if there is any professional psychologist’s reading in to the strips.
