Manfried the Man
September 16, 2015 6:42 AM Subscribe
Manfried the Man is the new comic by Caitlin Major about the absolutely adorable hijinks of Manfried, who entertains his owner Steve, a middle-aged single cat. "Manfried is a grumpy, lazy, balding, overfed pet man. He is prone to inappropriate displays of affection, sleeping in the sun, leaving his coarse body hair all over the couch, and willfully knocking things off tables and benches. He keeps Steve company though, and occasionally will kill a mouse or spider to save Steve." Also appearing so far is Roger, the pet man belonging to Steve's neighbor Chelsea.
Ha! Exhausted its premise. That's a good one, Wolfdog.
posted by ocherdraco at 7:20 AM on September 16, 2015
posted by ocherdraco at 7:20 AM on September 16, 2015
I'm a middle-aged man owned by a cat and I think a better title for this would be Manfried the Meh.
posted by Rob Rockets at 7:28 AM on September 16, 2015
posted by Rob Rockets at 7:28 AM on September 16, 2015
Well, someone named Wolfdog would feel that this strip had exhausted its premise. If Manfried were owned by - let's say - a dog who was also a wolf, I bet this soi-disant Wolfdog would like the whole thing a lot better, hm?
posted by Frowner at 8:15 AM on September 16, 2015 [4 favorites]
posted by Frowner at 8:15 AM on September 16, 2015 [4 favorites]
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posted by Herodios at 8:16 AM on September 16, 2015 [2 favorites]
Doo wah diddy diddy dum diddy doo
Doo wah diddy diddy dum diddy doo oo oo oo oo oo
posted by Herodios at 8:16 AM on September 16, 2015 [2 favorites]
Cute, but I'm only seeing 3 comics. Are there more?
posted by tdismukes at 8:48 AM on September 16, 2015
posted by tdismukes at 8:48 AM on September 16, 2015
I note he's been neutered.
posted by HuronBob at 8:55 AM on September 16, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by HuronBob at 8:55 AM on September 16, 2015 [2 favorites]
I can't wait for him to devour an entire pan of lasagna!
posted by briank at 9:08 AM on September 16, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by briank at 9:08 AM on September 16, 2015 [2 favorites]
Now that it's exhausted its premise, time for Manfried Minus Manfried?
posted by joeyh at 9:50 AM on September 16, 2015
posted by joeyh at 9:50 AM on September 16, 2015
Cute, but I'm only seeing 3 comics. Are there more?
Only 3 so far. It's a new thing.
posted by ocherdraco at 10:01 AM on September 16, 2015 [2 favorites]
Only 3 so far. It's a new thing.
posted by ocherdraco at 10:01 AM on September 16, 2015 [2 favorites]
Brilliant. Cat slaves everywhere endorse.
posted by bird internet at 10:29 AM on September 16, 2015
posted by bird internet at 10:29 AM on September 16, 2015
How do you navigate?
It's a tumblr, so just scroll down. Or click the Archive button. Or append /archive to the root URL.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 10:42 AM on September 16, 2015
It's a tumblr, so just scroll down. Or click the Archive button. Or append /archive to the root URL.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 10:42 AM on September 16, 2015
Based on well-documented cat behaviors, I'd say it has a few more strips before it has "exhausted its premise". I just worry about when it does... will it begin directly copying Garfield or (shudder) Heathcliff? Maybe Stimpy. Or Sylvester, but that requires a prey adversary, would this universe's Tweety be a bird or an even smaller human? It gets complicated.
In doing some basic research on cartoon cats Manfried can emulate, I learned that not only is Gumball from the Cartoon Network show officially a cat, but his family name is Watterson. I wonder what a particular tiger thinks of that.
posted by oneswellfoop at 1:12 PM on September 16, 2015
In doing some basic research on cartoon cats Manfried can emulate, I learned that not only is Gumball from the Cartoon Network show officially a cat, but his family name is Watterson. I wonder what a particular tiger thinks of that.
posted by oneswellfoop at 1:12 PM on September 16, 2015
I have two little humans, ages 6 and 4, and save for the fact that I'm not a cat, this comic reads like a documentary.
posted by kandinski at 3:03 PM on September 16, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by kandinski at 3:03 PM on September 16, 2015 [2 favorites]
I'm sure I've seen this premise somewhere else, but I'm totally blanking on it. Maybe a Youtube video.
posted by Joe in Australia at 4:24 PM on September 16, 2015
posted by Joe in Australia at 4:24 PM on September 16, 2015
Sort of like this NSFW Man Eggs Comic from a few years ago, except you know, lighthearted and whimsical.
posted by Vulgar Euphemism at 12:03 PM on September 17, 2015
posted by Vulgar Euphemism at 12:03 PM on September 17, 2015
Manfried has gone viral... less than a week after the first comic, the creator will be selling "minicomic" books at Small Press Expo.
posted by oneswellfoop at 7:47 PM on September 17, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by oneswellfoop at 7:47 PM on September 17, 2015 [1 favorite]
Manfried has gone viral
@POTUS Cool comic, Caitlin. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like comix. It's what makes America great.posted by Herodios at 5:42 AM on September 18, 2015
Manfried is rather cute.
The Adventures of Business Cat plays with a lot of the same "what if people did cat things" ideas, but with a man-sized cat instead of a cat-sized man.
posted by We had a deal, Kyle at 10:04 PM on September 19, 2015
The Adventures of Business Cat plays with a lot of the same "what if people did cat things" ideas, but with a man-sized cat instead of a cat-sized man.
posted by We had a deal, Kyle at 10:04 PM on September 19, 2015
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