WP2:Statement of Purpose

I chose this comic for my own personal experience with it. I've always enjoyed reading Garfield comics and watching the Garfield show. Garfield is a very mischievous cat that gets him self into trouble or gets someone else into trouble. He is a very fat and lazy cat that has John or Odie to cater to him. Garfield doesn't like to be told what to do or told that he is wrong. I think as a child we all can relate to Garfield. He is like a child is a way. Always getting into trouble, messy, wants to be feed all the time and is lazy. He has a very negative, grouchy attitude at times which can be funny but shouldn't be. But always at the end of the show, Garfield makes things better. Weather that's by being funny or just being cute.

The purpose of this is to get someone to laugh or chuckle. I hope to achieve that more people with read Garfield comics and get humor as I do. Or the next time they see a newspaper they will pick it up to read the Garfield comic. Garfield comics usually use sarcasm to get the point across. Which to most people sarcasm is funny. A child or an adult could think this is funny. The best possible out come of this would be that people would want to read Garfield comics and get joy out of them. The worse possible out come would be that people wouldn't want to read Garfield comics. That they would not think these comics were entertaining or funny.

Garfield has a way of capturing it's audience. He's not only a cute fat cat but it talks and is always up to something. This comic is in newspaper all over the United States since 1978. It has seen by a lot of people. Children or adults can read them and get or understand the humor in it. People get humor out of people's or things weight. There are always jokes about people's weight. And in this comic John is using sarcasm to make fun of Garfield's weight. People find it funnier to use sarcasm to make fun of people. Also people get humor out of other people being mad or upset. Jim Davis the author of the Garfield comics uses several different ways to bring humor out of his comics.

Jim Davis doesn't use a lot of detail in these comics. He keeps them very simple, and just changes little details within the comics. John usually has monotone facial and body expressions. Garfield has very blunt facial expressions. You can usually tell what is on his mind just by looking at his face. He uses the stereotypical image of a cat, which is that cats are fat and lazy.

WP2: Comic Brief Narrative

The Garfield comics were created by Jim Davis. He post a different on everyday since 1978, and also stared the Garfield and Friends show. The Garfield and Friends show aired on CBS from 1988 to 1995. He grew up with 25 cats so this inspired him for his comics.

The content of this comic is supposed to be a dry since of humor. Garfield has been watched and read by children and adults. It has a since of humor that adults and children can understand. Garfield is always are very sarcastic cat and always get his way. He is also very lazy and eats a lot of fun. John, Garfield's owner is always stressed out and worrying about things. His is also funny though. Garfield and His both pick on each other. They have a love/hate relationship.

The interactions between the characters (which in this comic are John and Garfield) are developed visually through color and the way they are positioned. In the first scene they are both looking at each other but don't look enthused. In the second scene, Garfield has a smirk on his face like his up to something. But when you look at the third scene you know something was said or happened because he looks upset or discussed. Then once you read the text, their facial expression match their words very well. And makes this comic funny. Especially since Garfield get offended very easily

The relationship between the panels flow well together. They are set up a scene so that children can understand as well. The panels are simple but say enough when you look at them to some what understand the comic.

Once you start reading the comic, it all flows together nicely. It makes since to why their facial expressions are the way they are. John's facial expression doesn't really change but Garfield changes in every panel.