Garfield minus Garfield

I will go on record and declare Garfield in general just an ever so slight step above the Family Circus. Just in case that's not clear, its a nice way of saying it sucks. I'll admit to loving it as a kid - I used to check the compilation books out of my local library with abandon, but I was 7. I've moved on. Unfortunately, Garfield has not. It puzzles me why more cartoonists don't take a cue from the great Bill Watterson (of Calvin and Hobbes fame for those under a rock) and go out on top. This is not to say that Garfield EVER approached the level of Watterson's brilliance, but I digress.

Ok, enough with the banter and on to the link. Given my rant in the above paragraph, imagine my surprise when I stumbled across this site which argues that simply by removing Garfield from Garfield comic strips one is left with "an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life."

You know what? He's right? Click the link and enjoy the madness that is a lonely, depressed, John Arbuckle.

Click Here.