10: Garfield Plus Penultimate Beat Panel
Garfield Plus Penultimate Beat Panel |
Made by: Andrew Shellshear |
Explanation[edit | edit source]
The first of many strips experimenting with beat panels, this one starts simple. Only one beat panel is added, right before the punchline - to many, it makes the strip funnier.
The author writes:[edit | edit source]
The silent beat panel is a classic trope of comic strips, simulating the comedic pause before the delivery of a punchline. It can get clichéd, but sometimes it really works to make the joke funnier.
You could make an argument that Garfield, compressed as it is into 3 hectic and often over-wordy panels, probably doesn't use them enough.
Original strip from 1996-05-02.
Transcript[edit | edit source]
Jon: My credit cards are missing.
Jon: Garfield, have you seen my credit cards?
Garfield: No.
{Silent beat panel, where Jon sees Garfield standing in a flashy suit and shoes.}
Jon: And, nice suit.
Garfield: It's Italian.
Later References[edit | edit source]
- This strip has a remaster in #5583.