It literally isn’t. Jim Davis created it specifically to be predictable and safe, appealing to as wide an audience as possible. I don’t fault him for it - it was a very successful tactic, and I liked it as a kid. But creative or groundbreaking art it ain’t.
That said, it did spawn Garfield: His 9 Lives, which was anything but predicable and safe.
On another note Garfield as a comic strip needs to be retired. Every joke that can be done has been done. Let Garfield die already…
I don’t think Garfield is a strip aimed at people who value originality.
It literally isn’t. Jim Davis created it specifically to be predictable and safe, appealing to as wide an audience as possible. I don’t fault him for it - it was a very successful tactic, and I liked it as a kid. But creative or groundbreaking art it ain’t.
That said, it did spawn Garfield: His 9 Lives, which was anything but predicable and safe.
I have this book and Jesus Fuck that story is nightmare fuel.
Turns out I’m Sorry John was already official a decade before the internet!
Hahahaha!