I'm a huge fan of creative remixes. To some extent, it's all a remix to me, going as far back as you want: Aristotle remixes Plato; Descartes remixes Aristotle; Galileo remixes Copernicus; Einstein remixes Newton. Garfield Minus Garfield, which made it to the New York Times today, is a creative remix of Garfield cartoons minus all other characters besides Jim Arbuckle, Garfield's owner. From the site:
Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life?
Now, this is probably illegal. But Jim Davis, the creator of Garfield "calls himself an occasional reader of the site, which he calls 'fascinating.' He says he is flattered rather than peeved by the imitation." Thanks Jim! I like that attitude.
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