127: A Week in a Day
| A Week in a Day |
 Made by: qvaak |
Explanation[edit | edit source]
This edit takes a week of strips, condenses each strip into a single panel, and turns the whole thing into essentially a Sunday strip. Some dialogue has been moved into the single panel; some others have been moved into captions below most of the panels. The biggest change is Jon's "Isn't nature great?" to "Nature is great". All dialogue found in this edit has been retyped, probably for consistency.
The author writes:[edit | edit source]
More than applaud brevity (although modest brevity often pays off) or ridicule long comics, the lesson here is, that when you have a joke you want to make into a strip, choosing a format is only a matter of refinement. Most gags can be told in a single panel; most gags can be stretched into a nine panel monster.
Original strips from: 2009-05-17, 2009-05-18, 2009-05-19, 2009-05-20, 2009-05-21, 2009-05-22, 2009-05-23.
Transcript[edit | edit source]
Caption: A Week in a Day: Single Panel Garfield Strip Collection
1: Liz: {seeing Jon covered in cat hair} Shedding season already?
2: Jon: {arms wide, mouth wide open} Ah, nature!
2: SFX: ZZZZZ {A bee is flying straight into Jon's mouth}
2: Caption: Nature has a sense of humour
3: {Garfield looking at a hot and bright sun}
3: Caption: Today could use a dimmer switch
4: Off-panel voice: Hey! Bring that back! {Garfield is running off with a picnic basket}
4: Caption: A beautiful day for a picnic - unless you're those people
5: Rock: Hey cat, What'cha doin'?
5: Garfield: Nothing much. What are you doing?
5: Rock: Waiting for the next glacier.
5: Caption: Oh, to be a rock
6: Garfield: {offering a bag to Jon while munching on a burger} Squirrel burger?
6: Caption: One with nature
7: SFX: BONK! {A walnut falls out fo a tree and bounces off Garfield's head}
7: Caption: Nature s great—if you like concussions
