Most folks who read this blog read Slate, but you may have missed Chris Suellentrop's wonderful piece on the marketing of Garfield. I was actually a fan of Garfield when I was very, very young--Pete Paradis and I watched one of the early 80's Christmas specials incessantly. It's humiliating to recount now, especially in light of what an utter marketing tool Jim Davis appears to be.
Friday, June 11, 2004
Most folks who read this blog read Slate, but you may have missed Chris Suellentrop's wonderful piece on the marketing of Garfield. I was actually a fan of Garfield when I was very, very young--Pete Paradis and I watched one of the early 80's Christmas specials incessantly. It's humiliating to recount now, especially in light of what an utter marketing tool Jim Davis appears to be.