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Garfield 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.)
by eru 1y ago
Garfield 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 1y 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 1y 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 1y 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...