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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 :)

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ALSO PEOPLE ON TUMBLR ARE SAYING HE LOOKS LIKE THE ONCELER HES GOING TO BECOME THE NEW SEXYMAN I CALLED IT!!! JON SEXYMAN SWEEP!!! YIPPEEEE

OK SO THE TRAILER FOR THE NEW GARF MOVIE CAME OUT (and of course youtube didnt tell me about it until now) AND!!! ITS SO CUTE!!!!!! so here's me yelling and screaming and fanboying about how much i love how this movie looks so far :D

ok first off, BABY GARF!!! HE IS A TINY BALL!!! LITTOL GUY!!!! :D

he's so miniscule! so microscopic! an atom! he's tiny!!! but he's just living in a box who would abandon such a little guy :( (his dad probably. yeah he's in this movie and i hope Garfield's mum is also in here because she appeared in a classic Garfield special and she's so lovely)

after this scene we see our first look at Jon (my beloved) eating alone at an Italian restaurant, and like, this means so much to me. look at these shots:

i'm not sure if they're in order or not but like. look at the way he watches the family! he has a look of bittersweet love and sadness in his eyes and i'm just,,, 🥺 he just wants to be a dad.... i love how Jon has always kinda been portrayed as a father figure to his pets, in classic shows and specials he calls Garf and Odie his boys, in Garfield Gets Real he calls them his kids and now here, he wants to be a father so bad i'm going to burst into tears i love this man

the garf appears!! the littol baby has arrived!! the tiny little miniscule microscopic molecule atom of a cat has approached the window!!!

the way Jon puts his finger to the window, the way he cuddles baby Garf with so much tender loving care and adoration..... he's so sweet i love him!! how can people hate this man?? look at him!!! look this sweet and loving father figure in the eyes and tell him you hate him. you cannot. he's too pure for this world

also i haven't mentioned this yet, but it's commonly accepted in the Garfield fandom that Garfield was born in a pizza shop and then was transferred to a pet shop where Jon then adopted Garfield in 1978, but to be honest, i didn't really like the pet shop part of that backstory. the pizza place part was great but i dunno, Jon just going to a pet shop and buying Garfield isn't as heartfelt to me. this backstory though? i LOVE. two lonely creatures meeting each other and forming a family is so adorable and sweet, especially for modern Garfield. i feel like we need less cynicism in modern Garfield and more stuff like this i love it so much,,, also this movie looks fucking beautiful holy shit

i really like this part because like, Garfield didn't develop his bizarrely huge diet over time. dude was BORN with it. and like look at that look on Jon's face, he looks like he hasn't even finished processing what just happened yet and is just staring into the mist wondering what and how and why that happened. beautiful. also that second image is really funny to me it should have a silly ominous text post caption on it

also this shot, i didn't notice it the first time but holy shit the look of absolute HORROR on Jon's face!! he is witnessing the TRUE extent of Garfield's powers and he is NOT ready for it man i love this shot so much

okok so what i REALLY LOVE about this specific shot is that it reminds me of a classic Garfield strip where Jon is attempting to give Garfield a bath!! here's the strip it reminds me of:

Jon doesn't actually wear anything but like. the fact that he has to go through so much preparation to give Garfield a bath so he doesn't claw him up in the movie, it just has to be a reference to this strip it's gotta be man i'm betting money on it. also hiii Lyman :)

this scene is so fucking pretty!!! look at the warm colours! it feels so homely and it's exactly how i feel reading my dad's old Garfield comic books! all the warm bright colours and gentle lighting, all the freshly baked lasagna that i really wanna eat because it's so delicious looking.... how can people say that Jon doesn't feed Garfield when he is RIGHT THERE grating extra cheese for him because he knows Garfield likes extra everything in his lasagna. such a sweet adorable man :') i'd like to see ihatejonarbuckle make a good rebuttal to THIS

there's some other neat little references in this movie too, like the Stuck On You plushies made by Dakin being referenced with Garfield smacking into a car after his dad throws him out of a train,

and a reference to the giant Garfield balloon at a Macy's Thanksgiving parade that makes me think that 'Garfield' the comic is canon in this movie, it's created by Jon (cause y'know he's supposed to be a cartoonist) and it's based off his own stories with Garfield and it is now an international phenomenon like in our world. neat!

the question is though, does Garfield know he's a worldwide sensation or does he have absolutely no idea? it'd be funny if it was the latter option honestly cause he'd be extremely confused yet flattered as to why there's a random giant balloon dedicated to him in the city

so the big dude on the left is Garfield's dad, but also, this reminds me of this other Garfield comic where Garfield meets his former self from 1978 and they proceed to eat all the food in the fridge together. thought that was cool :D

(it'd be really funny if this was Garfield's dad and he was messing with Garfield by telling him they are one in the same haha)

oh yeah and here's the two of them eating everything in Jon's fridge from the movie:

see what i mean? there's a similarity there and i think it's really funny. also Jon's probably thinking "wtf there's two of them now???" like Garfield got so fat that he just split into two cats or something lol

so! does it look like a good movie? abso-fucking-lutely yes!!! i am SO excited to go see this one! i think this is the best Garfield media we've gotten in YEARS! i love the colours and the shots, i love the slight modern redesign they gave Jon, Odie looks a little weird but he's still super fun and adorable, and while i do find it odd that the Garfield balloon looks more like Garfield than he does, i do like how expressive the characters' eyes are and it's miles better than the previous 3D Garfs we got! i really wanna see this movie and boy am i going to be RAVING about it for WEEKS this blog will be FILLED with Garfield for the next few weeks when this goes digital!! super jazzed to see it!!

and with that, here's one more comparison that i think is extremely funny:

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July 28th 2023

Today (at least in Australia) is Jon Arbuckle's birthday and also Jim Davis' birthday!! I'd like to wish a very happy birthday to both my favourite cat dad in comics who's silly, awkward and lovable and whom I identify with a shitton, as well as to the creator one of the biggest running comic strips ever. You have both inspired me a lot over the course of me knowing about and reading Garfield, and to have such a strong connection to this comic strip and the silly dorky guy in it is a pleasure. I hope that your birthdays are both fantastic and filled with joy!!

Sincerely,

The Jonicles :)

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guys guys!! yesterday it was Garfield's 45th birthday in Australia! congrats on Garfield for sticking around for 4 whole decade, here's for another 45 years! thank you for making my life a little brighter each day a new strip is published :)

and here's June 19th 2023's strip to celebrate !! happy birthday Garfield!!

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exactly: Jon never murdered Lyman or did anything even similar to Lyman (maybe smacked him on the head once or twice in the one comic from the 80s)!! here, let me infodump for a moment.... *cracks knuckles*

a lot of the "Jon killed Lyman"/"Lyman is trapped in Jon's basement" rhetoric comes from a game called 'Garfield's Scary Scavenger Hunt', a flash game from around 2004-ish that, not only probably isn't canon, but takes place in a completely different house to Jon's. Jon lives in a single storey suburbian flat, while the haunted house in GSSH is a rickety mansion with several floors, which is given even more rooms in the second game. Lyman being trapped in the basement, as funny as it is to call canon, is merely an easter egg to tease fans after Lyman having not appeared in the comic in over 30 years. this means Lyman's dismembered head in the sequel is an easter egg. in the first game, Jon is sitting outside terrified to go in the house, and though he does tell you about Lyman, not much more is implied; not even from Lyman himself. plus, Liz's head appears in the master bedroom, yet no one seems to mention her... also i think Orson (the pig from U.S. Acres) was made into dinner in the second game too! damn

secondly, this rhetoric also comes from a list of joke reasons Jim Davis gave for Lyman's disappearance, the last one being "Don't look in Jon's basement!". i love speculation, but i personally don't think it's canon. i mean, another one of the reasons is literally "Ballooned to 270 pounds; wouldn't fit in cartoon panels." and i don't see a lot of people speculating on that one, haha

finally, as much as i don't want to doubt Jon's abilities, he would never get away with murder. he'd be too mortified by it all and he'd good up dragging the body, Jon would never!

sorry for the long ass sudden infodump but i'm pretty passionate about this specific topic!! i like defending Jon and talking about Lyman at any opportunity because they both deserve love :)

(ALSO the Jon love account is awesome!! they haven't posted since 2020 but i suggest you give em a look at their posts if you'd like!)

Fuck you. Jon Arbuckle Murdered Lyman!

he didnt also fuck y’all tommy

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GUYS GARFIELD CONCEPT ART FOR THE NEW MOVIE GOT LEAKED AND OH MY GOD CUTIE ALERT!!!!!! HE'S SO CUTE WHAT THE FUKC

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happy new year! dilf time :P

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dont talk me im angy >:(

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the only light you'll ever need

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jon stapler my beloved

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yesterday was my birthday (23/12/22)! i've made it a tradition that with every special event like a birthday, i go and check what the Garfield strip for that day is and i was pleasantly surprised with Jon getting a nice surprise from Liz under the mistletoe! they're such an adorable couple :)

merry early Christmas, Jon, and a happy new year!!

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Not A Goodbye, More Of A "I'm Currently Too Hyperfixated On A Scruffy Australian Man At The Moment To Have Motivation For The Jonicles"

(^^ i recently did a file move and thats one of the only Garfield images that's not on my other hard drive. beautiful, is it not? look at Jon go!!)

Hey all, Your Local Jonnoissuer here. It is currently the 19th of November, 2022 at 7:48 pm, and it's day #184 today! However, from what you could probably tell from the title, this isn't an entry of 'The Jonicles', it's a note.

I'm gonna cut to the chase; at the moment, I'm not really that fixated on Jon at present. Don't get me wrong, I still absolutely adore this man with all my heart and I still love Garfield as a franchise!!! Jon still means a lot to me and I'm glad I spent over 6 months going gaa-gaa about him, he's awesome! But like,, I'm kinda not fixated on him at the moment and I just wanted to say that 'The Jonicles', as a series, has always been a self-indulgent thing. I wrote it and still write it for the sake of my love for Jon and for shits and giggles. I posted them to Tumblr because I thought it'd be funny and I wanna document this bizarre fixation on this loveable dork we call Jon. That also means I don't have like... any schedule for when I write stuff, I just kinda do y'know? But FYI, the blog's gonna stay up, but I'm gonna pause the counter when this goes up because I've got a new hyperfixation..!

It's Jetpack Joyride I'm fixated on! More specifically, I'm fixated on Barry Steakfries, the main character of the series of games he's present in. The reason? I think I just remembered the game existed suddenly, kinda like how I remembered Jon, downloaded the game again and, well, now I have an insey-winsey, teenie-weenie little crush on Barry... This happens.... A lot.... Which is weird because I'm demiromamtic and I've only had small crushes on like two guys in person but I get really attached to a lot of fictional characters pretty quickly and it feels like I've actually gotten to know them and have a deep emotional bond with them prompting the attraction....!?!?!?!? And I mean you can't blame me, Barry is one hunk of a dude, have you seen this man? Man's built like a square, he's so relatable and so adorable and I wanna see him and Jon go jetpacking together. Imagine that becomes a crackship.... Unless.......

But uhhh yeah! Back around October I recently watched 'Garfield Gets A Life' (really good special by the way its adorable jon is adorable go watch it) and I was planning to make an entry, and like I wanted to, but strangely enough, the obligation to write it made me not want to, so like... I didn't! But I kinda wanna? I dunno, I feel like I just kinda wanna let stuff go, y'know? Just enjoy my fixations, let things phase into each other, just go with the flow of my autistic-ass brain.

I didn't mean for this to be long as hell, but TL;DR, currently hyperfixated on funny jetpack riding australian dude, i still love Jon and The Jonicles is self-indulgent! That's really all. Until I post again, well, we'll see. It's up to me really. I didn't expect anyone to ever see this blog, but if you found it interesting, weird, funny, anything, then thanks, man! I'm scared of the possibility of this blog ever getting any semblence of popularity, but it's still cool that someone's seen it and it makes them feel something. I saw the person who drew art of Emo Jon and I felt that it was really neat, and I'm flattered that a silly edit I made inspired them!! It's really nice art!!

So with that said, until then...

Cheers,

Your Local Jonnoissuer

Last edited at 8:12 pm. :)

Posted on the 19th of November, 2022 at 8:19 pm.

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The Jonicles - Entry 29

It is currently the 31st of October, 2022 at 4:51 am, the morning of a very spooktacular day: Halloween!! You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this day even though they always have school on this day for some... stupid reason... That's like having school on your birthday... But now is not the time to be gloomy! Tonight is the night of binging scary movies, playing your favourite horror games and making yourself sick from eating too much junk food all night! Today also marks the #165th day of my Jon Arbuckle hyperfixation!!

You know, Garfield isn't a stranger to celebrating holidays at all. He celebrates Christmas, New Years, his birthday, Thanksgiving because he's weird and lives in America, and finally the spooky day itself, Halloween. When they were making the cartoons back in the 80s, they made these holiday specials - around three to be exact - and the Halloween one was the one I watched the most as a child!

I remember sitting down on the floor in front of the TV at my old house when I would have been around five or younger, and the Garfield Halloween special would be playing. It's nostalgic to think back to that special and remembering Garfield having a musical number about deciding what to dress up as, going out into the night with Odie, finding that spooky old house and being told of the story of these ghost pirates from the weird old guy living in the house. The ghost pirates were definitely the one thing that stuck out to me the most.

The old man in the house tells the story of these pirates that once plundered the seas looking for treasure, but as they found their riches, they had to bury it for their doom would soon come iiii'm not actually too sure what happened to them... But they swore that come 100 years on that very Halloween night where Garfield and Odie stood, they would return to claim their riches as ghastly spirits right at midnight. A ghostly ship that rippled in the wind soon came sailing across the water towards the house, promptly scaring our two heros shitless in the process. They were horrific, undeadly, spooky and they wanted their treasure. They chased Garfield and Odie away, leaving them to fend for themselves, desperate to get back home...

The special also had plenty of other memorable bits (at least to me anyway), like our favourite boy Jon looking absolutely bored out of his mind scooping pumpkin guts out from a carved Jack-O-Lantern and being startled so hard by what he thought was a ghost that the carved fruit (is it a fruit? it has seeds...) landed right on the lad's head. There was also the aforementioned song number about Garfield deciding who he'd dress up as for Halloween, eventually coming to the conclusion that him and Odie would be pirates! It's funny because as a child, I used to have this plush Garfield who was dressed up like a little pirate. Actually, it was my dad's, but the little thing was fun to play with. I don't know where the guy went, we moved houses years ago and he seemed to disappear. He was most likely donated but I miss him...

A-Anyway, the two both go plundering out i to the night as two pirates, Garfy baby being the captain and Odie as his crewmate. They have this smooth jazzy number about how Garfield isn't a scardey cat, he's all good, nothing to eb afraid of! ...Before promptly being scared by everyone's spooky costumes when they realise some of them aren't who they appear to be before they find a boat and row to the house. At the end of the special, when they've been scared shitless by the ghost pirates and collected their goods, Garfield has a tough choice to make. He's got two bags of lollies (because that's what we call candy here in Australia), and he's gotta decide: Does he keep them for himself, or pass one on to his old buddy Odie? Garfield made it clear at the beginning of the special that he'd use Odie to get two times as much lollies (or candy) and keep it all to himself, but... Ultimately, with Odie being his bestie, his bro and saving him back at that ghost pirate blunder, he decides to give Odie his share of lollies and goes to sleep for the night... Not before seeing that creepy old guy wearing his pirate hat on TV!

There's other pieces of Halloween media related to Garfield too, but most likely, you already know about these ones. Back in the 80s, Jim Davis created a series of strips for Halloween where Garfield wakes up to find his home completely abandoned and boarded up. As he ventures deeper into his home, he finds out that he's just been here for years and his beloved Jon and Odie have been long gone. Unable to face the truth of the inevitability of time and probably slowly starving to death, Garfield realises he's only one weapon: Denial. Jon and Odie soon phase back into existense and Garfield meets the both of them with an embrace, revealing Jon and Odie to merely be a figment of Garfield's warped imagination. This comic is freaky, it makes such a scary concept - the inevitability of time and death - even scarier by having Garfield be trapped in a reality where he doesn't exist and be in complete denial. It's both relatable and depressing. Time is such a horrifying thing and you don't realise how much you care about something or someone until they're gone because of time. That's already powerful in itself, but I think the last panel has the most punch. It reads:

"An imagination can be a powerful tool. It can tint memories of the present, or paint a future so vivid that it can entice... Or terrify, all depending upon how we conduct ourselves today."

There's also the Garfield's Scary Scavenger Hunt games, which I may make a separate entry about! I never played those as a child, but I remember hearing about them through learning about Lyman's disappearance. There was a long gap where I didn't read much Garfield between when I was a kid and when my Jon fixation started, so I never really played Scary Scavenger Hunt when I was little despite having played a bunch of flash games. But, it's still a great spooky duo of games that definitely is worth a mention!

So, with all that said, have a Happy Halloween, folks! Lets hope your day is scary and spooky and full of treats and surprises! And for those who don't celebrate Halloween, have yourselves a great day regardless! If you don't mind, I'm off to watch a bunch of spooky stuff, rewatch the Garfield special and play Luigi's Mansion for the day... As long as I don't have any school, that is...

Last edited at 5:46 am. Happy Spooky Month!!

Cheers,

Your Local Jonnoissuer

Posted on the 31st of October, 2022 at 5:50.

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The Jonicles - Entry 28

(strip above edited by yours truly!)

It is currently the 23rd of October, 2022 at 9:31 am. It's getting close to Halloween and my exams are over (thank god), so why not make a couple of new entries that are related to spooky Garfield media? I'm planning a special one on Spooky Day ;) It is also day #157 of my Jon Arbuckle hyperfixation.

When you put the words "spooky" and "Garfield" together, what might you think of? R/imsorryjon may come to mind, or perhaps Lumpy Touch's disturbing Garfield pixel animations ring a bell with you. When I think of spooky Garfield stuff, one of the first things that comes to mind is ZALGO, an age-old internet phenomenon known for it's mysterious ways of corrupting innocent comics and cartoons with its ungodly presence.

ZALGO works in strange ways. Lurking in the furthest corners of comic panels, no one knows what he truly looks like. He comes when one merely utters his name. His presence is forboding and mysterious and it is often represented by blackened or empty eyes, sharp tendrils, a long uncanny screech and the general corruption and disfigurement of the body of whomever he corrupts. And because of his everlasting presence in comics and cartoon media, it would only make sense that he would grasp the world of Garfield and his friends in his clutches.

I believe one of the very first ZALGOfield strips was this one (seen below) in which his presence is portrayed by the signature blackened eyes before Cthulu himself portrudes from Garfield's body in a match of saying cursed-ass ritualistic like phrases known for summoning the darkness inside us all. Though this is one of the first ZALGOfied strips, ZALGO himself actually originates from two 'Nancy' and 'Archie' strips posted on the SomethingAwful forums by a user named Shmorky! I can't believe I had to use fucking KnowYourMeme to find that info...

As someone who used the internet a lot back in the late 2000s and 2010s, ZALGO is something that.... definitely has a place in my heart.... I was a huge fan of creepypasta as a kid and I remember first hearing about ZALGO from a TatsTop10 video about non-gaming creepypastas and something about how ZALGO had an everlasting presence among several media intrigued me. Something about how much of an unstoppable entity of chaos he is and how the poor suckers that succumb to his force become a sort of messenger of his presence creeps me out. And I love it! His connection to Garfield is interesting because it adds yet another layer to the ever growing subgenre of Garfield shitpostery. The corruption of innocence and reign of chaos that is almost indescribable to me, I guess what I'm trying to say is that ZALGO is one of my favourite kinda of internet and Garfield horror because he's so indescribable. When you put a face on ZALGO as an entity, the immersion all breaks. But when you put ZALGO on the face of another entity, his reign of chaos and destruction is expanded. It's so freaky.

Garfield and Jon are something that's special to me and dear to my heart, and so to see them so violently corrupted and quite literally torn apart is so creepy. It's uncanny, unhuman. To see something you love be destroyed and twisted and mangled into this harbinger of chaos and corruption is unsettling and it's so freaking COOL!!! Out of any Garfield horror and general internet horror, ZALGO is a favourite of mine. He's just so... mysterious and chaotic. I could go on and on, but I'd just be repeating myself at that point. So, in conclusion...

Z̷A̵L̷G̵O̸ is an unstoppable force of destruction. Z̶̯͘A̶͍͑L̵̝͐G̴̊ͅŌ̶͓ is the representation of all that is lost when innocence dies. Z̶̨̛̙̍A̸̝̹̍Ĺ̴̡G̵̼̚̕Ö̶͎̪́̽ is the very being that toys with our psyche, breaking it at the very utterance of his name. Z̸͖̳̮̊̎̚A̶̲͙̟̐̐̄L̴̲̮̲͝͠G̸͈͒Ŏ̴̗ is the fabric of chaos. Ź̶͕̑̇A̶̙̽̂̋͛L̶̫̉͗̈͆��̹̥Ģ̵̛̠͍̍͌͠O̷͚͗̚ is the legacy, Z̸̧̨̙̹͐̈A̸̱̖͕͉͑́̂L̶̢̟̫̬̹͠Ǵ̸̛̛͈͎̫͆ͅO̸̢̓͗̄ will persist. Z̸̛̗̲̀̓̔̀Ȃ̵̘̩̻̩ͅĻ̸̣̮̩̈́̿̑͘Ĝ̸͇̪̣̠̅̇Ǫ̸͍̍͌ is the demon that comes when you call his name. Z̵̩͇̜̼̍̂̐̎̈̉̆ͅǍ̶̟̞̻̳̫̐́̓͂͒͑L̷̖̻̰̮̤̈̑̕͜Ḡ̷͖͗̈́Ờ̵̜̓ has imprinted himself into the panels of our beloved cartoons and there is nothing you can do to stop him.

And that's fucking cool. TEDTalk over, ZALGO is epic.

Last edited at 10:25 am. Shorter entry today, just wanted an excuse to talk about one of my favourite horror entities that just so happens to be related to Garfy baby in some way!

And now, an excerpt from Urban Dictionary....

To invoke the hive-mind representing ċ̵̨̼͉͐h̸̡̭̼̞̑̌̀͌a̵̘̦̜͍͛͒̋ơ̷͎̆̕͜ṣ̸̻̆́̈́.̵̛͈̳̰̍̔͜ Invoking the feeling of c̷̺̅h̴͎̅ȧ̵̬͈o̴̡̟͌̂s̸̰̖͑.̵̦̲̔͝ With out order. The Nezperdian hive-mind of c̶h̸a̷o̴s̴.̵ Z̴̡̭̘̰̦̣̓̊̂̀̓̑͐͆͂̔́̕̚ a̴̧̨̜̬͖̭̫͍̲͖̘̮͕̔̇̈́̒̽̈́̈́́̀̽͘ͅĺ̵̮̹̲̖̰͇̬̻͖̼̮̗̥͙ͅ ğ̴̢̨̜̱̰̱͓̟̫̻͕̘̈́o̴̢͕̤̣̓̅ͅ.̴̲̪̉͌̈̈̿̈̏̈

-lewz, 2009

Cheers,

Your Local Jonnoissuer.

Posted on the 23rd of October, 2022 at 10:42 am. Zalgo is love. Zalgo is life.

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The Jonicles - Entry 27: The One Where I Rank How Sexy Each Jon Is (Part 1)

DAAAAAMN HIS ASS THO ^^

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It is currently the 15th of October, 2022 at 12:24 pm on a Saturday. Next week will bring a never-ending avalanche of worthless exams (like, 5 of them) that will most definitely cause a mental break, so why not write this entry and the next now before the insanity hits? It is also day #149 of my Jon Arbuckle hyperfixation!!

I think it's been well established that I love Jon, and you've surely all read entries 8 and 15 by this point. I'm gonna be upfront and say that Jon Arbuckle is quite the dashing and handsome fellow! His dorky, fatherly and unashamedly him sort of demeanor is something I really love about him, not to mention the relaxed look in his eyes he always seems to have (especially in the early strips). And don't even get me started on how THICK this man is! All and all, Jon is a man of attraction to me. So it would only be reasonable to, in the midst of my ever-so-strong Jon hyperfixation, to compare and contrast each iteration of Jon from one another in a sort of contest to see which Jon is the hottest of them all. This will be split into two parts: The main comic strip being part one, and the other media being part two. Yes I have gone completely insane, let's do this!!

How will this work? Well, there's a criteria for every aspect of Jon, whether it be physical or related to his personality. Here, I'll list them:

Source material (Comics, cartoons, games, movies etc.) - No points

The era each Jon iteration is from (late 70s - early 80s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, 'Jon' era etc.) - No points

Physical attributes (How big the eyes are, his hair, whether his anatomy and proportions are more cartoony or realistic, pants colour (trust me it matters) etc.) - 1-10 points (combined because i dont know how to count)

How thick he is (Flat as a board or thick as a baker's dozen) - 1-10 points

His voice acting (Thom Huge, Wally Wingbert etc.) - 1-10 points (cartoon/voice acted games exclusive)

Uniqueness (Details/quirks that are special to that specific iteration of Jon such as art style and physical quirks) - 1-10 points

Personal significance (If the era/iteration of Jon is one I grew up with or have a special emotional connection to) - 1-5 points

Personality (more goofy than serious, more unhinged than relaxed, more fatherly than simply being a pet owner etc.) - 1-20 points

Any other interesting bits of information that make him more or less attractive - Any extra bonus points

Each bit of criteria will then have its points added in a general score out of 65 + whatever bonus points I may give, and that final score will decide which Jon is truly the hottest out of them all (at least to me anyway)! I'll try my best to find every piece of official Garfield media I can and will be avoiding any fan media like fan comics and animations and any derivative fan media like Garfield Minus Garfield, Square Root Of Minus Garfield and ZALGO strips that would be redundant to include. Now that I've got that all out of the way, let's start!

First of all, let's start with the most well-known iteration of Mr. Arbuckle, that being the Garfield comic strip. Everyone's seen at least one Garfield strip in their life and Jon, arguably being the main guy is a major part of what makes the comic what it is. The Garfield comic had its humble beginnings in 1978* and it looked very different from the strip many in our generation grew up with, Jon's eyes being much smaller and his proportions being much lankier than they are now. Let's start with late 70s - early 80s Jon, shall we?

1978 - 1984

Physical attributes - For starters, Jon's eyes are very small and beady and are much higher up on his head, making for an unusual sight for people who are unfamiliar with the strip's early works. Jon's nose is much higher up as well as a result, making his philtrum (the groove on the face that connects the nose and mouth) incredibly long. Jon's head is quite narrow and slender, making for plently of space for smooching and to hold his head in your hands and give him the loving tender care he deserves. Jon looks very tall and thin in this iteration of the strip, probably the skinniest and scrawniest he's ever been, but I like 'em skinny and scrawny anyway. Jon's hair is still as curly as it's ever been, but it's visibly flatter and has a sort of fringe at the front, certainly an interesting detail that adds a uniqueness to this iteration of Jon that I haven't seen past the late 70s as, unfortunately, this little detail about Jon seems to have vanished into the 80s. Throughout the majority of the early strips, Jon's pants are a nice pitch black which honestly looks quite nice on him. Something about it makes him look taller in a way. This is possibly the most human-like Jon has looked in the strip* and I like that in a way. Therefore, I give the physical attributes of 1978 - 1984 Jon a solid 7 out of 10. Not bad for a start, not at all!

How thick he is - You know, for the start of the strip, Jon is pretty thick. Whilst his ass doesn't stick out as much as the late 80s, he still has a considerable amount of cake stored back there, and to say that he's flat would be a big lie. It's still there when he's simply standing upright which is extremely pleasing, meaning he doesn't even have to put in effort to have a big ass. Overall, I give Jon's ass a 6 out of 10. That's a pretty nice ass!

Uniqueness - This era of Jon is probably the most unique out of the bunch as this was when 'Garfield' had just evolved from a small Pendleton Times strip to a more mainstream comic, meaning that Jon has many little design quirks and is rough around the edges as his design evolved from strip to strip. He, as stated earlier, is also the skinniest and lankiest of the bunch, making him very unique in that suit, not to mention his hair fringe. Overall, the uniqueness of early Jon has to be a 9 out of 10. An incredibly unique Jon to behold, I say!

Personality - In the early strips, Jon was much more serious and level-headed. Yeah, he still had plently of dorky moments and was a hopeless romantic when it came to Liz, but in terms of general attitude, Jon was a lot more relaxed and witty. He even comes off as a little more sophisticated, looking cool and calm, sometimes even having his hands positioned in a "tent" like a villain or something, haha! He's loving towards Garfield, but he's also cheeky and cunning, tricking Garfield into having a bath by saying it's soup and teasing him with a puppet that calls him fat (unrelated but i had a very similar dog puppet as a child... maybe i am jon....). He often looks directly at the reader, usually to emphasise a punchline, though in the first strip, he politely introduces him and Garfield to the reader, showing him to be a gentle, respectable and polite man. He's also more introverted, as even when talking to someone as close to him as Lyman, Jon enjoys a lot of his time alone, reading a book, usually with his cat. While Jon is more level-headed in these strips, He is still easy to provoke, easily startled and can lose his cool quickly when things go wrong or when Garfield annoys him, though a detail to be noted here is that Jon yells and shouts a lot less. Jon, while he is more serious and calm in this era, is certainly not a boring character at all, as his politefulness, main character tendancies and loveable charming attitude make him a 17 out of 20 in terms of personality! A very likeable fellow indeed, I'd love to chat with him!!

Personal Significance - While I mainly grew up reading comic strips from the mid to late 80s, I have read plenty of early 80s and even a few late 70s strips as a child and I hold them very dear to my heart. Therefore, in terms of nostalgia and what Garfield strips would ultimately shape my view of who Jon is to me, this era of Jon is one of very personal significance to me. He's special to me and therefore is one of the most ideal Jons to me (i believe i've talked about this before...). Overall, the personal significance is a 5 out of 5 for his importance in my early Garfield endeavors.

Extra details - Looks like he's the most likely Jon to have a conversation to about the existensial parts of life, I'm giving him and extra 5 points just for that.

So, with all those decided, what score do I give 1978-1984 Jon overall? Including bonus points, this era of Jon would be a solid 49 out of 65. Not bad, not bad at all! That's quite an attractive Jon actually, great DILFing man!

1985 -1989

Physical attributes - Since the early 80s, Jon's appearance had been quickly evolving to give him a much larger eye shape that takes up more of his face, though his eyes still aren't as exaggerated as they are in the 90s. They still have quite a lot of roundness in them which is something I personally like quite a lot. Jon's head shape has also quickly changed as well, being less narrow and more round, still plenty of space to hold and smooch! Whilst the fringe has long disappeared, Jon's hair is still as curly and bouncy as ever and seems to have doubled in how much there is, and with how chubbier Jon's face is, there's plenty of it to pat. Jon is also still relatively narrow, though his proportions are a lot less realistic. For instance, Jon's head compared to his torso is much bigger in size, his hands have gotten slightly puffier and he appears to have more of a general silhouette now as he evolves. Jon's also way more expressive than he was back in the late 70s, his bigger eyes allowing for a much higher range of wacky expressions for him to make. His pants are still black, though his blue slacks do make ocassional appearances from time to time. From behind he looks particularly attractive, his head being in a sort of chibi shape, his shoulders looking broad, he just generally looks powerful and handsome from the back for some reason. This Jon, to me, is arguably one of the most recognisable and is the Jon I think of when someone mentions his name and is also the era of Jon I used and studied as a reference to develop how I draw him. Therefore, Jon is a fantastic 10 out of 10 in terms of his appearance! What a handsome fellow!!! ;)

How thick he is - Oh my goodness, this Jon is a THICK Jon. You know how in entry 15 I mentioned that the panel of Jon having a stroke while taking lasagna out of the oven is from the mid 80s? Yup, Jon is thick as FUCK in this era. Like, his ass is always just there and it is magnificent. The man doesn't need effort to make his ass look fantastic, it just is that way. Therefore, I officially give his ass a solid 10 out of 10; a fantastic, perfect rump capable of putting even JFK to shame!

Personality - The 80s is where Jon's personality starts to shift and change. In the 80s, Jon is still our favourite cat dad and carries much of his personality from the early 80s to the late 80s. He still has moments of seriousness, but he's a lot more of a dork and a goof than he was in the late 70s. Jon also has way more moments of forgetfulness and being unorganised, such as the strips that have the punchline of Jon forgetting to sort out his fridge and being unaware that his tie is in his coffee. The 80s was also the time where Jon went on a lot more dates with people outside of Liz, showing Jon's evolving willingness to step outside of his comfort zone. Jon still remains quite sane in the 80s, though he tends to become panicked and angered a lot more often (relatable) than he did before. One thing I really like about Jon is just how caring an energetic he is, and there's not a better example of that than in the 80s. While Jon may snap at Garfield from time to time, Jon shows that he's incredibly caring towards his beloved cat, treating him almost as his son and taking him places for holiday. Although Jon is energetic and exciteable, Jon also shows a lot more lethargy and tiredness which suggests some underlying form of possible depression which adds yet another layer to his character. This is also the time period that cemented Jon as a little bit of an unlucky chap, but not to the point where he's completely miserable, which I like. Overall, 80s Jon is a loving family man with a heart of gold, and though he may have outbursts sometimes, they never last long, and Jon is still that loveable polite man he has been since the beginning, which is why I give Jon's personality an 18 out of 20!

Uniqueness - For it's time, 80s Jon is quite unique. For starters, the art style of 'Garfield' was pretty cemented here, being a sort of base for how the art would evolve and change over the years, so Jon here has a very unique appearance. This was also the time in which his hair changed shape into a much curlier and bouncier look, also serving as a base for how his hair would look in the future. This was also one of the first times Jon's personality developed a lot from how he was at the beginning of the strip, adding more layers upon layers that really developed Jon and made him feel like more of a real person than just a funny cartoon guy and that, to me, is super attractive. I rate Jon's uniqueness a 4 out of 5, quite an original lad for his time and one that I'll never forget!!

Personal significance - If you've read many of the entries, you'll know that 80s Jon is a huge part of my heart and my childhood 'Garfield' exposure. 80s Jon was the one I saw in my dad's comic books. 80s Jon was the one I saw on screen whenever I'd watch 'Garfield And Friends', the Halloween special and 'Garfield In The Rough'. 80s Jon is the Jon I still enjoy when rewatching my favourite specials and 80s Jon is the one I go for when reading strips I haven't seen before. 80s Jon was the Jon I grew up with and the Jon I know. Therefore it goes without saying that 80s Jon is a 5 out of 5 in personal significance because he means so much to me and is the one I relate to the most! I love 80s Jon man :)

Extra details - That "Why do they call it oven when you of in the cold food of out hot eat the food" edit still has me rolling, 6 extra points for my boy he deserves it

Alright, time to roll in the score for my favourite cartoonist! Including the bonus points, 80s Jon gets a solid score of 53 out of 65 on the sexymeter! Alriiiight, Jonny Boy! That's one hell of a sexyman if I do say so myself! You deserve it, buddy! :D amen!!

1990 - 1999

Physical attributes - In the early 90s, Jon looks very similar to how he does in the mid to late 80s. However, over time there have been subtle changes to his appearance, especially his eyes. I said that 80s Jon really cemented the way he looks in modern times, but to give credit to 90s Jon, a lot of what people think of when they think of Jon are his more egg-shaped eyes that came in the 90s. Jon's figure continues to become more cartoony and exaggerated, his appearance having not changed too much for the majority of the 90s as I believe Jim Davis found a comfortable style to stick with for quite a while. His head is even more circular and round than before, and whilst his eyes are massive, there's still plenty of space to smooch and cuddle! Jon's also waaayyy more expressive in the 90s, as in every panel Jon is just bursting with expression and I really like that! He faces the front a lot more and gives the reader a very good view of his loveable little face. Jon's curly hair now has more of a defined shape and again as seemed to have multiplied in amount, making for ample head-petting abilities. Plus, it just looks really nice to pat and run your hands through, it looks soft. Jon has also become visibly chubbier and less lanky which kinda makes him look a little shorter than before and his back arches out more, though he still retains much of his limb skinniness and those glorious muscular legs of his. Oh yeah, I didn't mention that did I? Jon's muscular legs appear much more frequently coming the late 90s and 2000s and I must say they look quite dashing. Jon never skips leg day and that's solid proof! Jon's pants are still a nice sleek black, though as the 90s progresses, you begin to see a lot more of his darker blue slacks making more appearances. With all that said, 90s Jon gets a solid 9 out of 10 in appearance! Truly handsome lad if I do say so myself, I reckon!

How thick he is - It excites me greatly to see that Jon is even thicker than he was in the 80s. Just look at his ass! Talk about not needing effort, it's a force that truly cannot be stopped nor shaken... At least figuratively, hah... Ahem, anyway, Jon's ass ROCKS! 9 out of 10!

Personality - Jon's personality in the 90s is really interesting. His dorkiness has seemed to increase a LOT and more punchlines place him at the centre of it all. This is also the decade of Jon talking endlessly about little thoughts that come to his head or memories he's had as a child, something I relate to a lot and also something I enjoy! More Jon is always a great thing in my book, I love learning more about him from his own first-hand accounts of his life!  Over the years, Jon's patience has slowly been waning the more tricks Garfield pulls on Mr. Arbuckle. He lashes out more and generally seems a lot more nervous and panicky, not to mention his mood swings which indicate a significant loss of sanity. Jon's apathy has also increased and he's become a lot more desperate for a date, which really concerns me, since this specific detail marks the beginning of Jon's descent into near-madness from how badly he wants someone to love and to be loved himself. Jon's also more airheaded and doesn't pay a lot of attention to what's going on around him as often, which leads him to getting pranked a lot easier by Garfield and Odie. However, Jon is still as cunning as ever, often pranking Garfield back, stealing his food that one time and sawing holes into tables and floors to psyche his cat out. Jon's personality during this time period is also really fun to analyse as he has so many little quirks and behaviourisms that are great to study and use to get a better grasp at just how to develop his character when writing stuff. Therefore, I give the personality of 90s Jon an 18 out of 20!

Uniqueness - There isn't too much to say about 90s Jon that can't be said about 80s Jon. They're quite similar, although 90s Jon is a little more unhinged than 80s Jon is. On top of that, 90s Jon does develop his character a lot more and is a big part of why I headcanon him as having ADHD, but apart from that, not too much. I give 90s Jon a 3 out of 5 in terms of uniqueness, but that doesn't mean I dislike 90s Jon at all; far from that in fact!!

Personal significance - All my dad's 'Garfield' comic books are from the 80s, so I can't say that 90s Jon has too much significance. However, he still has some significance in a weird way. I remember discovering 'Garfield Minus Garfield', and even though I said I wouldn't include fanworks, a lot of the GMG strips I read were from the late 90s, as this was a time where the Web 2.0 was still kinda young, so a lot of 90s comics made it into GMG. But apart from that, 90s Jon doesn't have too much personal significance, so I'll give him a 5 out of 10. Doesn't mean he's not special though!!

Extra details - hehe jon drank dog cum 7 points

And what do the final results say about our curly-haired sexyman? Including the bonus points, 90s Jon gets a nice 51 out of 65! That's fantastic, Jon! I'm proud of you, man!

2000 - 2009

Physical attributes -To be honest, 2000s Jon is myleast favourite out of the bunch (not to say i dislike him though!!). Not in appearance though, especially in the early 2000s! He looks really cute! His head is nice and round and I'd love to hold it in my hands... like putty in my hands! His hair still looks curly and bouncy as ever, though I find it odd how compared to Jon's head in the later strips, his hair looks a little bit less? It's not too big of a deal, but I just wanna run my hands through his hair and now it's lessening... He's going bald! Jokes aside though, Jon's still super expressive and I've noticed that he makes his signature snarky expression a lot more, which is always amusing and adorable!! Whenever he smiles, especially his little devious grins, it ends up being incredibly contageous and I smile too! Jon looks a little chubbier as well which is admittedly pretty adorable, he looks huggable and it just melts my heart :). As I said before, Jon's meaty ass legs are still here, and boy are they meaty! I think leg day is a strong suit of Jon's! Also, Jon's pants have officially changed from black to blue, and honestly? They look nice! I prefer the sleek black colour more, yes, but the blue looks nice on him!! Overall, 2000s Jon gets a 7 out of 10! Pretty handsome!!

How thick he is - One constant of life that will always remain true is that Jon will always be thick as a bakery. Like DAAAAAMN WHAT THAT ASS DO!?!? 8 out of 10, babey!!

Personality - You know, 2000s Jon has really strayed from what 70s Jon was and it's interesting. 2000s Jon seems like an entirely different guy (apart from still being sexy as fuck). He's way less chill than he was before and is it me or does he seem a lot more erratic and angry? It worries me how angry Jon can get, even to the point of really shouting at Garfield. He seems way more nervous and depressed too, he talks so much more about how much his life stinks, the poor guy can't seem to catch a break when he gets a date, if he gets a date... Speaking of dates, Jon's also way more desperate to get one, which is also concerning. He seems to place his entire value on getting a date and I just... I just really wanna hug him... Jon is really loving to his family though, he still keeps in contact with his parents and brother on the farm and still loves Garfield and Odie, even if he gets pissed off with the former a lot more. He's also incredibly loving towards Liz, who he finally got to be with romantically after so long (i'm super proud of him!!!)! He's also still the loveable dork he's always been, even more so now! He's a chatterbox and always has something to say, he loves expressing his love for the accordion and his other niche interests and hobbies, why does everyone seem to hate him!? He's quite unlucky, but he's loveable nonetheless!! For that, I give 2000s Jon a 17 out of 20 in personality!! A frustrated yet loveable DILF who might be slightly insane; my favourite kind!!

Uniqueness - 2000s Jon is unique in the way that his personality is yet again more developed. This is probably the lowest his sanity has been in ages, and the 2000s cemented Jon as the strips' butt monkey, something which depresses me since Jon is so much more than that. It also cemented Jon's dwindling mental health in the Garfield fandom, something I'm interested in, but also depresses me a little because I just want Jon to be okay and happy. Overall, I rate 2000s Jon a 3 out of 5 in uniqueness to other Jons.

Personal significance - Ahh, the 2000s. That was my decade, I was born in that one! So I must have some sort of personal attachment to that era of Jon, right..? Not really, actually! And that's really surprising too, seeing as how I grew up in the early 2000s and liked Garfield. But as said before, 80s Jon was my Jon, and I don't remember reading many of the 2000s strips as a kid, so 2000s Jon doesn't really have too much personal significance to me, unless you want to include GMG again. Though I do have an attachment to Garfield's Scary Scavenger Hunt by proxy of me having a huge attachment to old Flash games, so what the heck, I'll give him credit that!!! So, 2000s Jon only has a 3 out of 5 rating, but that doesn't mean he isn't special to me at all! He just wasn't that prominent or present in my childhood, is all!!

Extra details - He's so cute when he has his eyes wide open and he's smiling, he looks so happy and joyful! 8 bonus points!!

How did 2000s Jon do? Well, according to this calculator I searched up on Google, 2000s Jon gets a 46 out of 65, including bonus points! Kinda low, but not bad at all! 2000s Jon may have ranked lower than most, but that doesn't mean I don't love him at all; I love him a LOT!! You did great, Jon! I'm proud of you!! :D

2010 - 2019

Physical attributes - In the early 2010s, Jon looked a little... Weird? Like not in a bad way, but I think it's the fact that his hair looks smaller, his face just looks taller y'know? However, as the art styke yet again continues to evolve, his hair begins to return, and now I can run my fingers through his locks once again! Not to mention that his face is still quite chubby and round, giving ample space for him to rest his head in anyone's hands. And it's either the framing or Jon's gotten taller because man, does he tower over the kitchen table! I like a man who's tall... But then again I also really like short gremlin men... But! Seeing tall Jon again is exciting and always a welcome sight!! I don't really have much else to say other than this Jon? Pretty good Jon! And my, does he look lovely when he smiles! I'll give 2010s Jon a solid 7 out of 10!!

How thick he is - Glad to know Jon's still thick as ever! That ass is LIVID, 8 out of 10!

Personality - Not too much has changed since the late 2000s. Jon's still very erratic and nervous, often having mood swings between apathy and fits of rage and excitement. However, he absolutely adores Liz unconditionally like the loving father and now boyfriend he is! She's the world to him and it's so cute!! Jon still has absolutel love for the accordion and his other interests, proving that nothing can truly break this man's dedication to what he truly desires. He's still our loveable dork, still wearing funny suits, caring for his little family and just being him! Overall, Jon gets a good ol' 18 out of 20 for his personality!

Uniqueness - 2010s Jon isn't really that far from late 2000s Jon, so there aren't too many unique qualities that make 2010s Jon that different I'm afraid. However, in the very late 2010s, the artstyle gets a bit of a glow up and Jon's hair gains three little tufts near the back and they're so fucking adorable!! I'll talk about it way more in the next time period, but oh my gosh it's so adorable and it's great to see another major change to Jon's curly bouncy hair!! 2010s Jon unfortunately only get's a 2 in uniqueness to late 2000s Jon, but I still love him unconditionally regardless!!

Personal significance - Not too much personal significance other than, again, GMG. Really weird considering the early 2010s were when I spent so much time on the internet, but back then I wasn't really that interested in 'Garfield' as much. Unfortunately, 2010s Jon only gets a 2 in this category, but I want him to know he's still special to me regardless of his score!

Extra details - "Isn't that your phone?" That wasn't a bee, that was something else that makes a bzzzz-ing noise......... 10 points

Roll in the results, Garfy Baby! 2010s Jon gets a solid 47 out of 65, including bonus points! Not bad, Jonny Boy! Not bad at all! Pretty darn good, in fact!! Great job my man!

2020 - Now...

Physical attributes - Wow, Jon really got a glow up didn't he? Jon's eyes remain as big and adorable as ever, and his facial structure has become more round and circular again, and it's perfect for holding in your hands!, Oh, and not to mention his hair!!! His hair is so cute! As I mentioned before, Jon's hair has a little three-pointed thingy at the back and it's absolutely adorable! It really reminds me of Luigi's hair! Jon, you look incredibly cute!! Ahem, where was I... Oh, right! Jon still retains a lot of his tallness which I always appreciate seeing back again! Jon's back may still be really arched out, but man, have you seen this guy with his shirt off?? Damn, the things this man could do... AHEM.... A-Anyway, fear not, for Jon's pants are still blue, and will probably remain that way for quite a long time! Also, more than 20 years and he still hasn't missed a single leg day!? That's insane! You know, I'm feeling generous! 2020s Jon gets a 8 out of 10!! Lookin' good, man!!!

How thick he is - UPDATE: JON IS STILL THICK AS HELL!! 44 years of ass, that's an achievement! You deserve a medal, Jon! 8 out of 10!

Personality - 2020s Jon, while still having moments of apathy and modd swings, seems a lot happier now that Liz has settled into his life. He's still out loveable dork and a complete hopeless romantic, but he's a lot happier now, I bet. He's incredibly quirky and airheaded, often forgetting and misplacing things by accident. He still LOVES the accordion and even uses it against Garfield to get him to eat his veggies, absolute power move! His fashion sense is even more wildin' than before, often combining silly shorts with silly hats and colours that completely clash with one another. He's not a complete shut-in, but he's more reserved and we really only see him hangin' out with Liz in the house, which must take quite a toll on his mental health and it worries me. However, he has a tight-knit family who loves him and cherishes him for who he is, and for that, he loves them back. He's still pretty unhinged though, but I think his mental health has made a slow improvement since the late 2000s. Progress, Jon! Progress will get you to where you deserve to be, keep trying buddy! And with that said, I give 2020s Jon a cool 17 out of 20 for his personality! Quite the enjoyable guy, don't you think?

Uniqueness - Jon certainly has more uniqueness than early 2010s Jon, though unfortunately not by too much it seems... Though, 2020s Jon has a cute little quirk with his hair, and in my personal opinion, he's gotten quite the glow-up compared to several other characters! So you know what? I'll give 2020s Jon a 3 out of 5! I seriously really love his hair though, it's absolutely adorable and I might adopt it into how I draw him!!

Personal significance - It's surprising; I have more of a personal connection to 2020s Jon than 2000s or 2010s Jon. Is it the time period of me getting a Jon fixation therefore being more interested in the recent strips? Maybe! But whatever it is, I'm pretty attached to 2020s Jon regardless, I think I might give him a 4 out of 5!

Extra details - "Did you accidentally take Odie's medicine again?" Dog Jon is a good Jon and that implies Jon takes a certain medicine and frequently mixes it up. 10 points!

And what does good ol' Jonny Boy score say! I believe it's a cool 50 points, including the bonus ones! That's quite a fine contender, Jon! I'd say you come... Second? No, third? Wait, let me just add these up...

So, the finals places for the sexiest Jon in the main strips are....!

80s Jon - 1st place - 53 points

90s Jon - 2nd place - 51 points

2020s Jon - 3rd place - 50 points

70s - Early 80s Jon - 4th place - 49 points

2010s Jon - 5th place - 47 points

2000s Jon - 6th place - 46 points

Well, it seems my suspicions were correct. According to this bizarre and disorganised point system, 80s Jon turned out to be crowned the sexiest comic Jon out of them all! I'd like to give a big congratulations to 80s Jon and all the other time periods of Jon who have blessed the world of 'Garfield' with their existence as a sexyman! Now, I'd like to end this off with a quick message that, no matter what thw victory may be for once specific Jon, no matter how much I may have my favourites here and there and no matter what type of Jon media I may enjoy the most, please let it be known that Jon, no matter what time period you are from, no matter how you may evolve to be over the years, I will still love and cherish you, just the ame as I always have. You are special to me. You have always been special to me. And you know what? I want you to know that even if you don't look as flattering in one time period compared to another, it doesn't matter that much because you are still you. You are still Jon. And I love you, man.

And so with that said, I'd like to conclude this entry of The Jonicles. I most likely won't be able to write a new one dor a week at least because of my.... stupid exams, but rest assured that when they get out of the way, Entry 28 will soon commence, and I'll be back to my usual Arbuckle simpery in no time!

This one's been a long entry... Last edited at 9:04 pm JESUS

It's time i formatted my entries properly, this one has an actual title now!! I could say something else of value, but I'm really, really tired right now, so you know what? Jon is neat. Be like Jon. Goodnight!

Cheers,

Your Local Jonnoissuer

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Today’s Autistic character of the day is:

Jonathan “Jon” Q. Arbuckle from Garfield

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