Garfield sem Garfield e Calvin versus Fight Club

Esse link rola faz algum tempo por aí e mostra as tirinhas do Garfield sem ele ou outro personagem presente, deixando apenas Jon. O resultado é totalmente nonsense e bem mais engraçado que as tirinhas originais enquanto dá uma abertura inesperada para outros temas como esquizofrenia, drogas e até (QN vai me xingar agora) a solidão na vida do homem moderno serem abordados de forma anáquica.

Achei bastante interessante e junto isso um artigo que li no Metaphilm sobre como Fight Club possui semelhanças com as tiras de Calvin e Hobbes partindo do princípio que "Jack" é o próprio Calvin crescido e Tyler seu companheiro de infância Hobbes em sua manifestação mais hardcore após ter sido perdido no período de transição para a vida adulta. Várias semelhanças são apontadas e gaps na teoria são preenchidas, no final eu acabei acreditando e achando muito divertido.

[quote]In the film Fight Club, the real name of the protagonist (Ed Norton’s character) is never revealed. Many believe the reason behind this anonymity is to give "Jack" more of an everyman quality. Do not be deceived. "Jack" is really Calvin from the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. It’s true. Norton portrays the grown-up version of Calvin, while Brad Pitt plays his imaginary pal, Hobbes, reincarnated as Tyler Durden.

Filling in the time-gap between Calvin and Jack, we can imagine the story as something like this: Once Calvin reaches the hostile environment known as the seventh grade, the constant teasing from the other students and the frustrated concern of his parents finally becomes too much, and a reluctant, disillusioned Calvin is finally forced to grow up, or at least begin to. This decision is sealed by one of the hardest things young Calvin will ever have to do in his life: un-imagine Hobbes, an act which to Calvin is essentially no different from murder. After being Calvin’s best friend for over a decade, Hobbes is packed away in a box, or tossed carelessly into a garbage bag, perhaps even stuffed under the same bed that once contained so many monsters. This is all, of course, very painful for Calvin, so much so that he represses it all in shame. Little does Calvin suspect that while he is busy growing up, deciding what "dinette set defines him as a person," Hobbes is also maturing in the recesses of his mind, waiting to be unleashed at an appropriate time. [/quote]

Os caras do Robot Chicken já tinha brincado com a possível esquizofrenia de Calvin numa sketch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF0CIQbsGUw

Engraçado como essas coisas sempre estavam presentes lá e bastava adicionar uma visão diferente para notá-las. Meio aquela história do Dark Side com Wizard of Oz e lendas urbanas do tipo.