5209: A Rather Moot Point at This Juncture
| A Rather Moot Point at This Juncture |
 Made by: Wibi |
Explanation[edit | edit source]
The title is a line spoken by the spider that Garfield swatted in 2007-03-14. Presumably, one of the mutant spiders has decided to take revenge on Garfield for his spider-crushing habit.
The giant spider's line here is similar to Garfield's line in 3997: Nothing Unusual Here.
Aside from complementing the surrealism of the comic, the shaky retracing of the original strip was probably done so that the line-art of the giant spider would fit in.
The author note suggests a similarity between the events of this comic and the assassination of James A. Garfield.
The author writes:[edit | edit source]
Due to this unfortunate loss, Garfield now stars Jon's new pet tarantula, Chester Arthur. Continue business as usual.
Original strips: 1991-09-25, 2011-07-03.
Transcript[edit | edit source]
Garfield: Jon! Jon! The TV just said that giant mutant spiders are crushing the city!!
Garfield: And -
{Garfield is stabbed through the gut by a long appendage}
{Cut to outside the house}
Spider: Yeah, I'm in the house. What of it? Keep scrolling.
