Garfield Minus Garfield = Kafka

Accidental art at its finest: the depths of the human psyche are revealed, like a lost masterpiece emerging from under layers of graffiti, by removing that irritating non-cat Garfield from the panels of the daily comic bearing his name.  Garfield Minus Garfield is the art restoration in question, and though its creator is anonymous and leaves no email link, s/he has set forth the manifesto of the site with precision: 

"Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolor 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 lonliness and methamphetamine addiction in a quiet American suburb."

I can relate.

Here's another treat from the G-G files: a telling portrait of the nature of complaint:

                                                                                                                  Thanks to Houston for passing on this gem.

Comments

[Houston]

I thought you'd relate to it. I did.

[Peter]

I liked that too. I would also recommend Marmaduke Explained, in which a blogger takes Marmaduke cartoons, and... explains them. Hilarity ensues. (Well, check it out if you don't believe me.)

URL: http://marmadukeexplained.blogspot.com/

I'm also reading Kafka's diaries, so I enjoyed the title.