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Here have my shitty attempt at that trend that’s probably old now
[This is Panik & Henry and their dynamic is so filled out in a way that makes me cry.]
More info on their dynamic and my hcs and opinions down below
[!Warning! Mentions of alcoholism, Toxic friendships, abusive friendships, etc ahead, be aware and cautious if any of these things trigger you. ]
So Panik and Henry have a complicated relationship from the start, due to Henry being a reformed villain and Panik kinda stealing his lab and stuff. Panik also blows up Henry’s 2000 dollars that were in his car (he lived in his car due to homelessness.) in the first episode of Panik & Henry but y’know that’s fineeeeeee-
Panik and Henry at first have a chill employee and Uptight boss dynamic, but it evolves into more of a Father and Son dynamic, which then eventually evolves into more of a toxic friendship.
Panik does care about Henry, and Henry does care about Panik, but they often have arguments and falling outs’ that usually end in them either leaving for a bit before reforming their friendship or they forgive eachother.
One of the bigger arguments they had involved Henry comparing him and panik to Rage and Jim Davis (Saying that, he was Jim davis, and Panik was Rage [Rage took Jim davis' whole life from him.]) Which then ended up in panik saying Henry needed to leave the lab (henrys therapist was present and thankfully resolved the situation somewhat, but also Henry was drunk, so he forgot what happened.)
It's one of my biggest headcanons that has some evidence backing it up (I guess that makes it more of a theory? Idk) is that Henry WAS a recovering alcoholic until he met and started working for panik, and then he started drinking again (This is shown in the Christmas episode where he drinks a lot whenever panik makes him upset. Henrys therapist also makes notes about this saying, "Henry started drinking again, I thought we talked about other ways to relieve stress like painting." Which implies that he's had an addiction to alcohol before, and this is his relapse.)
Back to their relationship. Panik and Henry often argue and bicker, I made this a more prominent thing in my family dynamic au, but this often results in more... harmful situations. Panik has often told Henry he'd hurt him if he doesn't do what he says(this is shown in the Backrooms episode prominently, and I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't the first time paniks said that.) And usually hasn't cared if Henry gets hurt, but often in life or death situations where it's just them two he depends on Henry to stay alive (Probably because he doesn't like being alone.). Henry loses control of his emotions often, usually crying at the end of some adventures, and getting angry or panik feeling a fake form of sympathy and trying to help Henry, this once resulted in Henry locking panik in a vault for three months I believe it was (panik could've gotten out but how frantic he was to get out didn't help him, since he tried to open the locking numpad side to henrys vault door). Henrys a bit pushy towards panik at times, but paniks often mean to Henry, and I don't mean to say this balances it out but... it kinda does.
Panik also uses Henry often to get what he wants or needs, which Henry does since paniks giving him a home. There's also an ongoing thing after Henry blew up paniks golden vault door that panik wants Henry to get another one, but Henry just makes other doors in place of it, which is a prominent thing in their everyday conversations.
Panik has a clear attachment to Henry, shown in Redstone Ridge prominently, due to him immediately walking up to Henry, unlike anxiety(where they bumped into each other, i think) and trying to get Henry to remember him, I don't think Redstone ridge Henry likes panik all that much honestly. (OFF TOPIC BUT MY MOM MADE SOME BOMB ASS CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES-) but this is also shown in the final showdown war with Jim davis in block city, where when Jim davis tries to hurt Henry, panik Blasts him with his main gun (TFG 10K) and tells him to back off (he also said he had no ammunition just before that). Henry also has an attachment to panik, at first it seemed due to the fact that he gave him a place to sleep, but now it seems like he sees him as his son in a way (He's canonically said to have a daughter, so he's probably got fatherly instincts in him), and usually engages in watching him when panik wants to show Henry something, and he also doesn't mind doing things for panik, or protecting him.
Oh by the way the two people at the end (before the family guy death pose) are Doctor Kalm and Henric, they appear on Frosty's channel!(another character in block city/horrormashfriends) and Kalms first essential goal was to get henric back awake and alive since he passed out and stopped responding entirely. (Also random thing I saw in the first episode of the series Dr kalm and henric appear in(Its called merge city), there was a comment asking "What's this version of henrys name going to be?" And someone answered "Roostery because Henry=Hen [insert a bunch of other rooster and hen stuff]" (Which just fuels my trans dad hc for Henry more.)
I could go on about this for a while but I'll stop for now
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One day a friend from college asked me to draw a combo of Sniper and Garfield, since these are my favorite characters. and I finally decided to do it.
may i interest you in this very funny out of context Garfield panel in these trying times
i drew my babygirl Jon Arbuckle :)
his ass!!! it haunts me!!!! i tried to draw him taller but he just kinda ended up looking really stocky and i don't know how that happened,,, man's like 6 foot canonically. i think i was too focused on his ass and making his legs look cute lol
speaking of ass, i don't know why Jim Davis decided to give Jon such a dumptruck but i'm so glad he did. ever since the very beginning of Garfield in the 'Jon' strip, he's had a fat ass and i absolutely love that. it's just a cemented part of his character now and always has been XD
i drew 1978-1980 Garf from memory!! one of my absolute favourite things about classic Garfield is just how arch-shaped he is. he's just a fat little cat guy and i love him :) i always make sure i draw the arch shape when i draw Garfield sitting cause that's one of my favourite parts about drawing him
also here is Gnorm :) for those unaware, back in the very early 1970s, before Garfield was created in any form, Jim Davis made a little comic strip about bugs called 'Gnorm Gnat'. it was mainly about the little bug dudes getting into silly relatable little antics with snappy punchlines. it's got a few characters like Gnorm, a fruit fly named Freddy, a slug named Cecil, a smart worm called Dr. Rosenwurm and Drac Webb to name a few. for something so early, it actually has quite a few familiar aspects of what would later become Garfield. the same writing style, a similar art style to early Garfield/Jon, occasional references to Peanuts (a comic Davis grew up with), the German doctor character who later appeared in the 'Jon' strip, heck there's even a goofy bug named Lyman! additionally, the name "John Arbuckle" shows up in a strip where Dr. Rosenwurm reads a piece of poetry written by him (which was recycled into an actual early Garfield strip where Jon Arbuckle reads the same poem). in fact, it's so mildly familiar that the entirety of the September 9th, 1978 Garfield strip was recycled twice, first in Jon and then in Garfield!
unfortunately, Gnorm Gnat only ended up getting published in the local newspaper, Pendleton Times, following several rejections from various syndicates for the fact that bugs just aren't as relatable or funny to a lot of people as Jim Davis thought they were. of course, i think Gnorm Gnat is something very special to the history of Garfield and i quite like it for its significance. i think it's a cute little bug comic and i hope it gets rebooted someday :)
very specific and ultimately unimportant fact: the Garfield Fandom Wiki has an incorrect piece of information regarding the first time Garfield ever shed his fur in the comic strip. it says that the first time Garfield sheds is in the December 11th, 1978 strip, but Garfield actually shed for the first time on August 23rd of that same year.
this incredibly innocuous detail and completely unimportant mistake with absolutely zero urgency whatsoever needs to be fixed immediately and i will not rest my weary eyes until it is
LOOK GUYS LOOK!! MORE OFFICIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE 'JON' PROTOTYPE COMIC!!!!
(sorry for the bad photo i was in a rush lol)
this is from an Australian video game magazine called K-Zone, and as a promotion for the Garfield movie, they did a spot on the Garfield timeline all the way from 1976 to today and mentioned an upcoming video game for the movie that's apparently gonna be releasing soon!! now they don't cover every major Garfield milestone here (they don't even mention Gnorm Gnat, which is a little bit odd buuuut it is focused on Garfield so...), but they do mention some notable Garfield games like Garfield Kart and Lasagna Party, which i think is pretty cool. this is, like, the third official acknowledgement i've seen of 'Jon' and it makes me really appreciate the fact that it was found after so many years. Quinton Reviews going out of his way to scan these list comic strips resulted in it being acknowledged in a magazine in my country is incredible :)
i was watching the 'Happy Birthday Garfield!' special and these clips of these old Garfield and Odie costumes are so funny they oughta be memes
i love the classic early 80s style these costumes use, they're very unique! to my knowledge this is the only time we've really seen these costumes used (unless there was something else i don't know about), and i really wonder where these things are today! are they in a warehouse somewhere or were they auctioned off? i need to know.......
(also Jim Davis celebrating his own character's birthday is one of the sweetest things ever)
hi i found a couple more photos of this specific Garfield costume at some other locations!!
there are also these images, which appear to be the same costume, but they look ever so slightly different from the one used in the special. take a look!
(this image is kinda broken on the site it's from but it did show up on google, so i was able to download it)
i wasn't able to find any of Odie though which is a shame :(
p.s. here're archives of the image sources as well as a couple other sites that have photos of this costume too
(wasn't able to snag a working archive of this one unfortunately) (also use a content blocker)
i was watching the 'Happy Birthday Garfield!' special and these clips of these old Garfield and Odie costumes are so funny they oughta be memes
i love the classic early 80s style these costumes use, they're very unique! to my knowledge this is the only time we've really seen these costumes used (unless there was something else i don't know about), and i really wonder where these things are today! are they in a warehouse somewhere or were they auctioned off? i need to know.......
(also Jim Davis celebrating his own character's birthday is one of the sweetest things ever)
it's Jon Arbuckle's birthday today fuck yeaaaah!! love that guy!!!
dont worry garf, i too am scared of the dark
this is like my 5th drawing of myself holding a drawing of myself with Garfield!!!!! i love to do these every so often bc of my changes in style and in interests :D
the full series:
speedpaint here !
to all my fellow Garfield collectors, you KNOW how hard it is to get your hands on an original suction cup Garf, especially in 100% barely touched, unsunbleached condition.
My aunt bought him at my local vintage warehouse as a gift, he was less than half the price i saw the low quality ones going for on eBay, but to me he will always be worth more than anything. it's been so hard to find any Garfield merch that isn't overpriced or all bought out, i have been a lifelong fan so this little guy is going to be SO LOVED !
Winona Cauldron - by ME
