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Showing posts with label cartoon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cartoon. Show all posts

Monday, June 16, 2008

For the Kids...

These secretive comics are brought to you by Jake Young who is behind the "Awesome Room".
The next show is JUNE 25th, 9pmNEW LOCATION: We're now going to be rocking the mainland at Solly's U Street Tavern. (1942 11st. NW) http://www.sollystavern.com/
The two principles of "The Awesome Room"
1) Comics should perform things they sincerely think are funny and interesting.
2) Audiences should have a fun, hassle-free experience seeing a live show.
For more information contact jake@theawesomeroom.com and checkout, theawesomeroom. Read more!

Monday, April 14, 2008

Jake Young presents: Secret Comics Done at Work



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Monday, September 24, 2007

Garfield is funny. As long as he shuts up.

I saw this a while ago and thought i would post about it because looking at it again, it is uncanny how the whole comic strip changes.

The hypothesis is that if you remove all the text of Garfield's speech, that the comic becomes oddly surrealist and in my opinion extremely more enjoyable. Here are a few examples from Truth and Beauty Bombs











Oh my god, the last one breaks my heart. Jon is so sad. Garfield's quips and cracks in the orignal/unedited cartoon only distract you from the real heart of the story; that Jon is just a loser whose only friend in the world is a fat, unaffectionate cat.

God, Jim Davis. Has any one reached out to you? Call me if you need to talk. Read more!