While Garfield has inspired an unbelievable number of twisted fan parodies, none can compare to an official comic where he is possessed by an evil spirit and attacks an elderly woman. An entire subgenre of memes has sprung up from fans who have put their own spins on the tubby tabby with parody comics that run the gamut from the absurd to the existentially frightening. But long before the internet, a project spearheaded by Garfield creator Jim Davis took a peek at some of Garfield’s past lives, and what fans saw was truly disturbing.
The 1984 book Garfield: His 9 Lives is a collection of short illustrated stories by Davis and an assortment of fellow writers and artists, depicting the previous lives of Garfield from the creation of the universe, through caveman and Viking eras, all the way into the future. One story titled “Primal Self” is written by Davis with art by Jim Clements,...
The 1984 book Garfield: His 9 Lives is a collection of short illustrated stories by Davis and an assortment of fellow writers and artists, depicting the previous lives of Garfield from the creation of the universe, through caveman and Viking eras, all the way into the future. One story titled “Primal Self” is written by Davis with art by Jim Clements,...
- 8/2/2023
- by Casey Donahue
- ScreenRant
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