I enjoyed reading Garfield when I was kid. Then I grew up and stopped reading the Sunday comics because I felt they were all stupid except for Far Side. Garfield Minus Garfield has taken a whole new spin on the classic comic Garfield by subtracting the orange feline from the comic frames, leaving only Jon Arbuckle…
Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let’s laugh and learn with him on a journey deep into the tortured mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness in a quiet American suburb.
The new comic is wickedly funny and had me laughing out loud. Here’s just one example:

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