Calvin and Hobbes minus Hobbes: A Study in Paranoid Schizophrenia
There has been some recent chatter about the website garfieldminusgarfield.net. The premise of the site is genius: take old garfield cartoons and remove garfield, most of the dialogue, odie, and all the junk food- leaving behind a lonesome and desperate Jon Arbuckle. The site has sparked discussion everywhere from The New York Times Magazine to the Ron and Fez show. The best part is after removing all the “jokes” the comics actually become funny, “revealing the existential angst” of Jon. Take a look:
Hilarity at it's Garfield-less best
I thought I would try the same technique on my favorite strip, Cavin and Hobbes. I found that by removing things I didn’t get an “existential angst”, but more of a Paranoid Schizophrenia. Take a look:
06/16/2009
well.. it’s like I knew!
07/24/2009
ehh.. nice ))