In “When We First Met”, we spotlight the various characters, phrases, objects or events that eventually became notable parts of comic lore. Today, we look at when Jon Arbuckle, Garfield’s owner, finally started to date Liz, Garfield’s vet.
Something that comes up frequently in a lot of my writings about comic strips is the importance of a routine. What every cartoonist dreams of is having characters so well-developed that readers can almost guess how they will react to a situation, since we know them so well. Then you just put these well-developed characters into interesting situations, and there you have it. Not only that, but comic strip creators also love the idea of a recurring feature, because, obviously, if you have a recurring feature, that’s one less plot that you have to think about, but if you do the recurring feature well enough, readers will be CLAMORING for it to be repeated, like Hobbes pouncing on Calvin or Sally Brown talking to her school building.
That’s why it was surprising to see Davis EXPLODE the routine of the strip, and have Garfield’s owner, Jon, who was famously a hapless loser in the romance department, actually end up with the woman of his dreams, Dr. Liz Wilson, Garfield’s vet! Let’s see when it all finally happened!
In “When We First Met”, we spotlight the various characters, phrases, objects or events that eventually became notable parts of comic lore. Today, we look at when Jon Arbuckle, Garfield’s owner, finally started to date Liz, Garfield’s vet.
Something that comes up frequently in a lot of my writings about comic strips is the importance of a routine. What every cartoonist dreams of is having characters so well-developed that readers can almost guess how they will react to a situation, since we know them so well. Then you just put these well-developed characters into interesting situations, and there you have it. Not only that, but comic strip creators also love the idea of a recurring feature, because, obviously, if you have a recurring feature, that’s one less plot that you have to think about, but if you do the recurring feature well enough, readers will be CLAMORING for it to be repeated, like Hobbes pouncing on Calvin or Sally Brown talking to her school building.
That’s why it was surprising to see Davis EXPLODE the routine of the strip, and have Garfield’s owner, Jon, who was famously a hapless loser in the romance department, actually end up with the woman of his dreams, Dr. Liz Wilson, Garfield’s vet! Let’s see when it all finally happened!
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