Jon Arbuckle is a paranoid schizophrenic.

According to "Garfield" canon, Jon Arbuckle, the comic's lonely, lovable bachelor, cannot communicate with or actually understand what is said by his slobbenly orange cat.

That being so, when the majority of "Garfield" comics are taken out of context, the lonely, lovable bachelor suddenly becomes a paranoid, bipolar, schizophrenic loser.

Instead of a pen-and-paper abomination created solely for our disdain by tremendously unfunny artist Jim Davis, the long-running comic magically becomes a post-modern look through one man's eyes at the desperation and hardship of everyday life.

First, we look at what "Garfield" would be like without the cat entirely.

Exhibit A:






















And now, let's take a look at what Jon would actually look like if he conversed with his pet cat whom he never understands.

Exhibit B:
















I do think the worst part about these comics is the fact that "Garfield" finally becomes humorous again.

It's a shame that it comes at the cost of one man's sanity. Godspeed, Jon Arbuckle. Godspeed.