History YMMV / SquareRootOfMinusGarfield

** In a sea of pop culture references, satire, and [[DadaComics just plumb absurdity]], there's [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2395 Nostalgiafield]], an out-of-nowhere NewMediaAreEvil-fueled AuthorTract. (And tops it all off with the author also mentioning the crying fetish they ([[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial claim to not]]) have.) Even for the "anything goes" nature of ''Square Root of Minus Garfield'' it really stands out. According to "[[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=4166 Garfield Takes a Dip]]", the author considers it an OldShame.

* BetterThanCanon: Considering how long this comic has run, there are a fair amount of people that have this mindset compared to the original comic. In a more direct application of the trope, some strips, such as [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=6 Silent-Era Garfield]], take the basic idea of an existing ''Garfield'' comic and modify elements of it with the intent of improving the humor.

** [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2160 Warning! Challenger Approaching!]] imagines a fake reveal of Garfield as a ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' character, a good five and a half years before he [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZE5QZofYGw became a playable character]] in ''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl'' (which is more or less a Nickelodeon-themed Smash clone; Nick acquired the ''Garfield'' franchise a few years prior).
--> '''Manyhills, on the forums:''' I guess this was inadvertently kind of prescient.

** [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=4945 Cat Destruction is Now Our Slogan]] shows Garfield's memories of Jon getting increasingly negative thanks to Jon constantly insulting him unprovoked, and [[CerebusRetcon explains]] that Garfield's motive for his laziness and gluttony is to escape Jon.

** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2942 Garfield Minus Garfield Plus A Tragic End]] takes some depressing elements from the original strip and dials them up several notches.

** [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2160 Warning! Challenger Approaching!]] imagines a fake reveal of Garfield as a ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' character, a good five and a half years before he [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZE5QZofYGw became a playable character]] in ''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl'' (which is more or less a Nickelodeon-themed Smash clone).

** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2942 Garfield Minus Garfield Plus A Tragic End]] takes some depressing elements from the original strip and [[UpToEleven dials them up several notches]].

** [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2160 Warning! Challenger Approaching!]] imagines a fake reveal of Garfield as a ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' character, a good five and a half years before he [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZE5QZofYGw became a playable character]] in ''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl'' (which is more or less a Nintendo-themed Smash clone).

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Lampshaded in the notes for [[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2468 Coffie]].
-->'''Xindaris''': And note the subtle change of calendar between the first half of the strip and the second. Did these events really take place on a Monday, or did Jon just want to enjoy a little bit of coffie [sic] for once? You Decide.

** "[[https://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1258 Return of Mind Screwfield]]" has aspects of a single Garfield comic flipped around and placed randomly throughout the comic. The transcript simply refers to it as a "bizarre mess."

-->'''Jon's father''': I GOTTA MILK SOMETHING!
-->'''Liz''': Could you make it through the night if I said no?
-->'''Jon's father''': Yes.
-->'''Liz''': No.
* ArchivePanic: 4200+ strips and counting. Hope you have a lot of time on your hands.

** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1242 One Little Letter]]

** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1945 Hug?]]
** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2793 This strip]] removes Odie from [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/1993/ga930227.gif Garfield 1993-02-27]].

** Doubling as a [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming moment]], amidst the usual fare of [[MindScrew inexplicable]], abstract (whether mathematically or otherwise), [[ShoutOut/SquareRootOfMinusGarfield reference-laden]] and [[TakeThat/SquareRootOfMinusGarfield snarky]] strips, there's the LighterAndSofter "[[https://mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1902 Garfield comic by Skye]]" which was ultimately posted on the site despite being made with an official Garfield comic creator that prohibited the distribution of comics made with it

* AccidentalInnuendo: Lampshaded in the author notes of [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2723 this comic]], which takes the first ever ''Garfield'' comic and replaces Garfield with Liz while keeping the dialogue mostly intact. (Thus Liz asks Jon to "Feed me" at the end.)
* ArchivePanic: 4000+ strips and counting. Hope you have a lot of time on your hands.

** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1222 In a mere two panels!]]

* DiscreditedMeme: The "Garfield [something that sounds like minus] Garfield" bit after one use too many. It was officially axed when they made a [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=625 strip]] with the Franchise/{{Terminator}} going back to stop the meme's creation.
* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1945 Hug?]]

* TearJerker: [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2942 Garfield Minus Garfield Plus A Tragic End]] takes some depressing elements from the original strip and [[UpToEleven dials them up several notches]].

* BizarroEpisode: In a sea of pop culture references, satire, and [[DadaComics just plumb absurdity]], there's [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2395 Nostalgiafield]], an out-of-nowhere NewMediaAreEvil-fueled AuthorTract. (And tops it all off with the author also mentioning the crying fetish they ([[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial claim to not]]) have.) Even for the "anything goes" nature of ''Square Root of Minus Garfield'' it really stands out.

* ArchivePanic: 3000+ strips and counting. Hope you have a lot of time on your hands.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1945 Hug?]]
** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2793 This strip]] removes Odie from [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/1993/ga930227.gif Garfield 1993-02-27]].
** In [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2665 Garfield's Ballet Saga]], instead of making fun of his male cat for wanting to have a stereotypically feminine hobby, Jon encourages it, even buying Garfield ballet slippers.

* MemeticMutation: Many strips from the original ''Garfield'' have become memes withing the [=SRoMG=] community and have gotten much more remixes than others.

** In [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=2665 Garfield's Ballet Saga]], instead of making fun of his male cat for wanting to have a stereotypically female hobby, Jon encourages it, even buying Garfield ballet slippers.

* ArchivePanic: 2500+ strips and counting. Hope you have a lot of time on your hands.