8 panel comic Panel 1 (in thought bubble): Tina looks at John Arbuckle, the Tall One, and the Mercenary saying "Well, I just got off the phone with my landlord and they're raising the rent if you're living here. That means y'all need to...GET A JOB" Panel 2: John Arbuckle in a suit says "and that's why I'm applying to be a cartoonist at this fine establishment Panel 3: Close-up of a hand holding a cigar. The hand is labeled "CEO of Comics". It says "Right, so uh...what was your pay range again?" Panel 4: John Arbuckle says "Well, I know a career in the arts isn't the most lucrative, so I'm not expecting a salary of more than 80k (as long as the benefits are competitive)" Panel 5: The CEO of Comics continues "Uh huh. Can I see your work" Panel 6: John says "Of course! Take a look!" and pulls out a 3 panel comic Panel 7: The CEO looks at it and says "Hm. Let's see" Panel 8: a hand holding a 3 panel comic. It's the Garfield smoking a Pipe comic from the memes Subpanel 1: John Arbuckle reads a newspaper and grasping for something Subpanel 2: He looks at the reader and thinks "NOW WHERE COULD MY PIPE BE?" Subpanel 3: We see the Mercenary with Garfield ears smoking and Garfield strips smoking the pipe and hear "GARFIELD!!" off-panel The CEO of comics says "This shit'll never catch on"

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8 panel comic

Panel 1 (in thought bubble): Tina looks at John Arbuckle, the Tall One, and the Mercenary saying "Well, I just got off the phone with my landlord and they're raising the rent if you're living here. That means y'all need to...GET A JOB"

Panel 2: John Arbuckle in a suit says "and that's why I'm applying to be a cartoonist at this fine establishment

Panel 3: Close-up of a hand holding a cigar. The hand is labeled "CEO of Comics". It says "Right, so uh...what was your pay range again?"

Panel 4: John Arbuckle says "Well, I know a career in the arts isn't the most lucrative, so I'm not expecting a salary of more than 80k (as long as the benefits are competitive)"

Panel 5: The CEO of Comics continues "Uh huh. Can I see your work"

Panel 6: John says "Of course! Take a look!" and pulls out a 3 panel comic

Panel 7: The CEO looks at it and says "Hm. Let's see"

Panel 8: a hand holding a 3 panel comic. It's the Garfield smoking a Pipe comic from the memes

Subpanel 1: John Arbuckle reads a newspaper and grasping for something

Subpanel 2: He looks at the reader and thinks "NOW WHERE COULD MY PIPE BE?"

Subpanel 3: We see the Mercenary with Garfield ears smoking and Garfield strips smoking the pipe and hear "GARFIELD!!" off-panel

The CEO of comics says "This shit'll never catch on"

6/7/2026