There's something eloquent and rather zen about Garfield Minus Garfield, the blog that removes the fat cat from each day's strip. But how about giving other comics the same treatment?
From an e-mail exchange:
BF: Brilliant. We should try this with all comics, especially Cathy.
KO: Yes. Three empty panels would be the best "Cathy" ever.
MC: Cathy is already a self-parody. What about losing those dead grandparents in Family fucking Circus?
BF: Well, that's the joke. Without Cathy, "Cathy" the comic is a bunch of blank panels, which is way funnier than "Cathy" the comic.
If anyone's a genius at Photoshop, maybe they can take some other comics out there and make existenstenial gems out of a particular strip and send it to us? We'll credit you, of course.
In the meantime, enjoy this old Family Circus parody, with a naked dolly riding her toy horse, complete with some submitted captions:
Yes, tell me all about your new job, honey. - Oliver Klosoff
Did you enjoy the Fellini festival, Dear? - anon
"OK, now Simon Sez: run to the neighbors yelling 'No, daddy, no!'" - Jeffy
You'll enjoy it more if you don't ride sidesaddle, dear. - anon
Yes dear, but Lady Godiva had a reason. - Roxanne LeReaux