4341: Begin Again: Jon Edition

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Begin Again: Jon Edition
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Made by: MaisieMacKenzieFan2000


Explanation[edit | edit source]

This strip takes the premise of 3191: Begin Again and extends it to the true origin of the Garfield mythos: the first strip of Garfield's predecessor strip, Jon. As such, this strip replaces the last panel of the original Garfield strip with the very first panel of Jon, showing that Garfield may have gone too far backward in time with his stunt.

The author writes:[edit | edit source]

After I saw the strip of when Garfield went too far to 1978, I thought I would make Garfield write on the calendar and go too far to 1976, showing the early prototype Garfield strip.

Original Jon strip: 1976-01-08.

Original strip: 2014-06-19.

Transcript[edit | edit source]

{Garfield stands in the middle of a room, staring at a calendar}
Garfield: I don't feel like getting older
{Garfield takes the calendar and begins writing on it}
Garfield: Maybe if I change the year, I'll get younger on my birthday
{1976 Garfield appears next to the 1976 Jon in the first panel of the early prototype version of the strip}
Jon: Hi there... I'm Jon Arbuckle. I'm a cartoonist and this is my cat Garfield
Garfield: Hi there, I'm Garfield. I'm a cat and this is my cartoonist, Jon.