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I mean, even originally, Garfield strips had some substance, but Jim Davis really liked money, I think...
by MPSimmons 11mo ago
I mean, even originally, Garfield strips had some substance, but Jim Davis really liked money, I think...
- eru 11mo agoGarfield was conceived from the get go as a cash grab devoid of artistic merit. (And that's fine by me, nobody is forcing anyone to consume Garfield.)
- MPSimmons 11mo agoInteresting, you know more about it than I do, I suppose. Do you know of any source for Jim discussing how/why he started Garfield?
- eru 11mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield#History is probably a good start. Wikipedia is a bit coy and trying to be neutral. But even just from there you can see that the author decided to make strips about cats, because Snoopy had already cornered the dog market.
- Angostura 11mo agoSee also Bill the Cat https://www.tumblr.com/thebestcomicbookpanels/185186150961/bill-the-cat-is-introduced-in-bloom-county-by https://www.tumblr.com/thebestcomicbookpanels/185186150961/b...