The Death of Garfield

[Guildmaster Van]

Found this on YTMND this morning, and it was the first time I've ever seen anything of the like.

You guys ever seen these strips before?

[Cortland]

I saw those on Sunday, and they put me in a rather down sort of mood for most of the day. I don't think Garfield is actually "dead" in these comics. They seem to be more of a vision of a future where he's alone and abandoned, and he realizes that friends and family is more important than anything else.

[CJBurgandy]

they're actually on the offical garfield website as well if you shuffle through the vault of it.

I only vaugely remember the strips running in the newspaper, but I do know that they were in one of the collection books that I got for christmas one year, like back in the 3rd grade or so. I doubt I even still have it though.

[TheSuburbanLetdown]

I still have those strips in my collection of old Garfield books. I remember liking that sequence, and it's still pretty neat.

[Killbert-Robby]

I remember reading the 1st few as a kid, but I never read the whole storyline.

[Subhuman]

And here I thought this was about the end of the strip. Damn you.

[Tyras]

Nothing like some fresh, feline-oriented depression to really pick up the day.

So Garfeild might be creating the rest of the series in his head? Sounds like Jim David pulled an Evangelion.

[TheSuburbanLetdown]

This predates Evangelion, so Gainax ripped off Jim Davis. I knew there was a reason I kept thinking of Garfield when I saw Shinji's Eva unit eating the angel...

[SergeXIII]

*SergeXIII sits back, gets comfy, and waits for the inevitable: for someone to spoof these comics using the now famous Grumpy.

[Mercury Hat]

*SergeXIII sits back, gets comfy, and waits for the inevitable: for someone to spoof these comics using the now famous Grumpy.

YAAAAARGH! THE COLOR CLASHING!

Why do you hate us, Serge ?

[SergeXIII]

because... you do not understand the power of the clash side!

[DJMayhem]

*kicks Serge in the McDuffies and runs away*

[Mercury Hat]

because... you do not understand the power of the clash side!

I understand the power of cut it out.

[The Neko]

I remember these comics, I found it strange that there was this depressing, dark version in the middle of a normal gag strip.

Seems more like Jim pulled a Tommy Westphall more than he pulled an Evangelion.

[Orion]

I think I remember hearing they were a 'garfield' version of some Twilight Zone episode of some kind. I seriously doubt that's part of the official continuity of the strip. Assuming there is one at all anymore.

[Tyras]

I remember these comics, I found it strange that there was this depressing, dark version in the middle of a normal gag strip.

Seems more like Jim pulled a Tommy Westphall more than he pulled an Evangelion.

Really? It's not like the strips retconned the whole series.
Which would be funny.


Because, as it turns out, Garfeild is really a college Freshman in southern Utah, suffering from an intense acid hallucination that makes him think he's an obese cat in a small suburban town...

[Rock_dash]

I remember these comics, I found it strange that there was this depressing, dark version in the middle of a normal gag strip.

Seems more like Jim pulled a Tommy Westphall more than he pulled an Evangelion.

Really? It's not like the strips retconned the whole series.
Which would be funny.


Because, as it turns out, Garfeild is really a college Freshman in southern Utah, suffering from an intense acid hallucination that makes him think he's an obese cat in a small suburban town...

And then on his way to school, he is mauled to death by a small yellow dog with a black spot.

[Kris X]

Ah yes, I remember reading this, unfortunately I own a few Garfield treasuries and books from my past.

[Jackhass]

Screw the Garfield haters...those comics were awesome.

[Tyras]

Speaking of Garfeild haters, this reminds me of Maddox's page about the strip.