Garfield by Jim Davis for May 02, 2010

Actually, Jon would be more of a cartoon than a cartoonist (if he was real).

They must have something against cartoonist.

I think this is the 1st time anyone has said what John did for a living in many years

I see Liz’s parents have already “drawn” their own conclusions about cartoonists.

wow this is like the first cartoon in ages without jon or garfield in it

Based on a true story?

Don’t tell them about Garfield’s habits!

Joe-Allen,,, How do you know they are ignorant farmers? Because they only have $5 million in the bank?

…………Justice, the son of an ignorant farmer.

i understood for the first time what jon does.

Trust me, with the changes in the industry and syndication models these days as well as the collapse of the newspaper industry in upon itself, it’s the cartoonists who are doing the hyperventilating.

Maybe Jon is Jim Davis’ alter ego???

Yeah. They don’t mention Jon’s occupation that much in the strip. It was nice that they brought it up. Also, Jon did tell his parents about Liz in another strip. It’s a bit surprising that it’s just now we see Liz talking to her parents about her relationship with Jon.

So Jon is still a cartoonist. I thought he gave it up to be a full time minder to Garfield and Odie, so it’s good to know he still draws.

See. Joe, no emoticon, lots of humorless responses back. I KNOW you were fooling around.

If the cartoonist carried Jim Davis’s paycheck it’d probaby be all right.

Likely the folks know what gocomics pays for the stuff.

Hey HappyChappy most of what you said could be said about Liz parents as well!

HappyChappy, Joe may be all the things you said, but that doesn’t change the fact that Jon’s family are “ignorant farmers” - and “simple-minded” to boot. That’s the whole joke about them.

I’d find it hard to believe that there are *no* ignorant or simple-minded people among the nation’s farmers.

Cartoonist?!

CARTOONIST!!!??!?

hyperventilates

I still don’t believe he has any job. I never see him working. Also, he would be fired the first day for incompetence. He must have just been bragging to Lizzie.

Some farmers - like myself - have Master’s Degrees. I liked my “previous life” of the city stuff, where I made enough money to get out and get this farm….

Hmm, I thought Jon’s being a cartoonist was dropped from the strip several years ago. I guess not, which is good =)

If you are “ignorant”, you are not a farmer. You are out of business. You may be ignorant and be a farm laborer where you are told each thing to do.. Who knows? Joe-Doty, you might be able to get a job on the farm slopping the pigs.

Thanks Justice22. My dad wan’t stupid, he did spend too much money on cars though, I mean who needs more than 1 Jaguar for heavens sake. We didn’t have any animals on our farm but our neighbour kept pigs and I am sure they would be offended if you sent Joe-Doty to slop them out.

Runar - You may be right about their being some simple minded farmers out there but the proportion would be much smaller than that in the overall population. I used the word “Bigot” very much on purpose because it describes people who believe and perpetuate stereotypes.

been following garfield since day one and its always the same. what does jon do. the first strip introduced jon as a cartoonist drawing a strip about his cat garfield . they dont mention it enough. people love the 4th wall stuff. the new cartoon deals with that constantly..

To Joe, Runar and all the rest who are willing to categorize anyone who farms as ignorant. Who the heck do you think feeds all of us? Unless you only eat things that are imported from other places. And, come to think of it, those things are raised by a bunch of “ignorant farmers” too. Shame on all of you . I would like to put you on my aunt and uncle’s farm for a couple of weeks during the planting or harvest season and see how you fare. You would never make it.

What’s wrong with being a cartoonist?

Wow. The “ignorant farmers” thing was clearly a joke. Did it occur to anyone that that was what Liz’s parents would say, not necessarily what Joe himself would say?

pattybf, I wasn’t characterizing all farmers as ignorant, but that Jon’s family is. That’s part of the joke. You’re just as bigoted a the people you are railing against. For the record, I did spend summers in my youth working on a cousin’s farm.

Why don’t you go find a “Ma & Pa Kettle” movie to picket?

I doubt that Joe was saying that all farmers are ignorant just Jon’s parents. Check out the wiki on Garfield to see how swift Jon’s parents are. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garfield

jon’s parents may be dull, boring and a little different but they are not ignorant. kind of like you unca joe. shame on you.

i love the relationship between jon and liz

david said, about 10 hours ago

Maybe Jon is Jim Davis’ alter ego???

And you just figured that out? I’ve known for years that Jim and Jon are alter-egos….

Thank you billdi you said it the best.

Joe walked right into that one!

The fact is, Jon’s family IS really straight out of the Beverly Hillbillies, with a touch of extra inbreeding, and they happen to have a farm, if you know this comic at all. They are quite “colorful”.

But man, oh, man, Joe walked RIGHT into that one! For someone who claims to be so edumacated, you could have phrased it more precisely so as not to offend the rest of the world!

I’m not sticking up for Joe after the things he’s done to me. I’m just saying (repeat paragraph 2).

At least this had nothing to with Garfield himself.

There is a The Garfield Show (CGI animated) episode where Jon met Liz’s parents.

“If you can’t say something nice about somebody, don’t say anything.”

” ‘Tis better to be silent and thought a fool than to speak and be confirmed one.”

To put a cap on it - don’t confuse “ignorant” with “stupid”. Ignorant doesn’t mean “stupid”, only “uneducated”.

liz isnt even pretty jon cud’ve dun MUCH bettr (maybe :) )

Did Jon marry Liz?

What does Jon draw? Garfield and Odie?

Been a while since they mentioned Jon’s occupation.

Jon introduced his profession with the first Garfield comic

Is no-one going to talk about how beautiful the title panel looks?

I need a bag time

Holy, that got Dark

This is the first We’ve heard of Jon’s cartoonist career since the very first comic

I remember reading this in the Paper.