In Jon, Lyman’s desperation posture is affecting, I really feel for the guy. His cartoonier pose in Garfield is funnier, less melancholy. I think the joke lands better.
yow, there are different elements from each version that I like better.
in Jon panels 2 and 4 I like Lyman’s pose better than the later equivalent. The full prostration really helps deliver the joke, which is falls flat (ha!) in the later one. But panel 3’s pose is better in the later version (more “typical melodromatic pose”)
I kinda like the earlier “my apartment is your apartment” better bc it subverts the expected “my home is your home”. It’s still not enough of a joke to carry the strip by itself tho.
I like the later “ding dong” panel just showing Garf’s face. dunno what’s up with that background tho
glad he got rid of the unfortunate use of “massuh” there.
yow, there are different elements from each version that I like better.