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@garfening
welcome fellow garf enthusiasts!
this is a sideblog for @wildthunder312 dedicated to garfield!
✧ here i'll post about the garfs i collect and reblog other garf content i find :)
✦ original text posts will be tagged with #rambles
✧ pictures of my collection will be tagged with #my garfs
✦ i also post about my collection on tiktok and instagram!
Fantastic edit by @punk--alien
Hiya!
my friend sold me this jar for 5 bucks and I've been wondering if u might be able to identify it? I haven't been able to find it online at all
Hmm, I can't say i've seen this exact jar before. I did some digging and didn't find it, but I believe it's likely made by Anchor Hocking as thats the company responsible for the majority of the Garfield glassware/jars. It may have been marketed as a cookie jar or a canister, but I couldn't find it looking under those either. I'll keep an eye out tho, if I find anything I'll let you know!
You might also find some luck if you post it on the r/garfield subreddit, they've helped me ID things in the past lol. Good luck!
A small update for this! I recently got my hands on one of the garf collector books (specifically, "The Unauthorized Collector's Guide to Garfield and the Gang" by Robert Gipson) and it features a pitcher with the same design as this jar! Unfortunately the book doesn't have much information to add, but it does correct me as it not being listed as an Anchor Hocking product. Seems to be that it's from France!
@james-wilsons-mommymilkers a little bit more info for ya :)
cant believe i forgot to share my newest prized possession.... the ides of garf
this is a painting by the lovely garfieldfrommemory on insta (who you all should go follow asap, she paints so many amazing garfs)! it is now proudly displayed in a gold frame (which felt very necessary) above my garfs
Hiya!
my friend sold me this jar for 5 bucks and I've been wondering if u might be able to identify it? I haven't been able to find it online at all
Hmm, I can't say i've seen this exact jar before. I did some digging and didn't find it, but I believe it's likely made by Anchor Hocking as thats the company responsible for the majority of the Garfield glassware/jars. It may have been marketed as a cookie jar or a canister, but I couldn't find it looking under those either. I'll keep an eye out tho, if I find anything I'll let you know!
You might also find some luck if you post it on the r/garfield subreddit, they've helped me ID things in the past lol. Good luck!
Infinite Garfield generator
this gif is so calming. Weeeeeee Hes alive hello garflid
Gyaru Garfield....Galfield
merry christmas!
Friday Again Garfie Baby
garf :3 💜💙
the full strip
That makes it WORSE
happyyyy halloween!!
Garfield Halloween PSA, 1985
my fave time of year!
i've had this garfield panel saved forever and i even marked in my calendar today as "the monday that wouldn't die" so uh. happy(?) monday the 22nd aka the monday that wouldn't die
"Dodge this."
my favorite image ever btw
GARFIELD EVOLUTIONARY TIMELINE
1976: Proto-Garfield, side-character to Jon
1978: Earliest properly-recognizable Garfield, visual overhaul accompanies syndication and retitle of comic to Garfield
1979: Transitional state between proto-Garfield and 80s Garfield, marketed by increased anthropomorphization and larger, cartoonish expressions, while retaining a realistic body shape
1980-1984: 80s Garfield, facial structure has largely stabilized save for dimensions, noticeable retention of quadrupedal motion in most situations
1985-1992: Emergence of modern Garfield, shift towards predominantly vertical locomotion, expansion of feet, facial structure begins to horizontally compress and vertically extend
1989: [REDACTED]
1993-1999: Continued anthropomorphic shift, separation of head from torso and reduction of belly fat, noticeable
2000-present: stabilization of modern Garfield, head size reduced in final proportion alteration. Jim Davis had divined the final, perfect version of his pop culture homonculus.
...but the end of the road for one man is a broad horizon for the next...
GARFIELD POST-EVOLUTIONARY TIMELINE
2008: beginning of post-Garfield, marked by the release of Lasagna Cat (Fatal Farm) and Garfield Minus Garfield (Dan Walsh), both depicting avant-garde alterations to the Garfield formula in ways that deconstruct the long-established formula, either by directly translating the jokes in their most banal form or by removing Garfield from the equation to portray Jon Arbuckle as deeply alone and psychologically tormented
2013: YouTube animator PilotRedSun releases the video "Garfielf", directing the trend of post-Garfield towards stylistic depravity while retaining the same mockery of modern Garfield.
2013 also marks the creation of "Hungry" by comic artist Dubblebaby, one of the earliest known iterations of the "Gorefield" genre of post-Garfield and the origin of its most popular namesake, "I'm sorry Jon". This piece in particular draws inspiration from the classic Creepypasta "Dogscape", itself based on 4chan horror edits of newspaper comic star Marmaduke.
2018: The beginning of the Gorefield genre proper, initiated by the release of SCP-3166, also titled "You Have No Idea How Alone You Are, Garfield" (taking its title from [REDACTED]). Multiple comics depicting Garfield (flashing lights warning for second link) become popular on r/surrealmemes. September 18th, 2018, however, marks the beginning of a series of posts by horror artist William Burke's depicting grotesque, monstrous versions of Garfield tormenting a hapless Jon, in what would be the proper establishment of Gorefield.
2018-2019: Primary era of Gorefield and r/imsorryjon, a subreddit dedicated to variations of horror-themed Garfield fanart. Standout posts to the community are typically standalone pieces seeking to explore new depths of inhumanity to twist classic Garfield concepts. Others, such as the Garfield Gameboy'd series by Lumpy Touch, explore short-term horror storytelling.
2019-2020: By this point, Gorefield had become route with the mainstream audience, and the internal community began to explore new interpretations of the genre. Drawing from its anti-commercialism roots, many artists began to explore similar body horror themes in other popular franchises while some instead deconstructed the Gorefield subject, returning to the comedic dynamic of classic Garfield while retaining his goofy appearance, or even injecting pathos of Jon and Garfield's owner-pet relation.
2020-2022: In sharp contrast to the prior dominance of horror-themed Garfield, artists began to seek to capture the warmth and charm of the late 70s to early 80s Garfield - an act standing in defiance of brand hegemony, as well as increased trends in pop culture towards franchise recycling. This wave grew to prominence in predominantly queer artist circles on Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram, correlating to a similar adoption of Snoopy and Hello Kitty as gay icons.
2022-present: In tandem with the height of nostalgic Garfield art were increasing depictions of Garfield as one of the internet's most popular archetypes: a cat-girl. Design elements vary wildly depending on the Intern ecosystem in which they emerge and the taste of the artist; recent artists have sought to use Garfield to increase the amount of fat catgirl content. As with nostalgic Garfield, there is plentiful popularity in the queer community, and depictions of lesbian, butch, and/or transfem Garfield are common.
Garfield's popularity remains a deep paradox, where his deep-seated hold on pop culture exists in parallel to a deep-seated regard for the series humor as trite and repetitive. With this affection devoid of any attachment to the original media, it comes as no surprise how many radically different directions fanart have taken to find a new meaning for the character. At the end of the road, of course, I think Garfield will be with us for a long time, no matter what form they make take.
(All sources to depicted fan-media are linked in corresponding paragraph, please inform me if any are missing / erroneous)
