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Gary Barker
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Artist/Professor. Cartoonist on Garfield for Jim Davis since 1983. Illustrator for Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, BOOM and other comic publishers. Professor at Ringling College of Art and Design.
Who can relate?
November 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It's Halloween and a quick sketch of the characters from the Halloween Special to celebrate this macabre time of year and we even have 3i-Atlas that should be returning from behind the sun to make things possibly way more exciting!
October 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This WIP is getting closer to being finished. 11x14 markers on Bristol Board. It will be raffled at a Ringling event in the near future. This is part one of three. Thanks! #garfield, #pokemon, #cartoon, #comic, #anime
October 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The Bat City Comic Professionals zine and third anniversary celebration in Bradenton, FL was a lot of fun on Saturday.
Did a lot of drawings but forgot to take pics of most, but I did get a pic of this blank cover commission. #teenagemutantninjaturtles, #garfello, #garfield, #comicstrip #comic.
September 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Another marker drawing on 11x14 Bristol for the Saturday Event at Bat City in Bradenton. #garfield, #teenagemutantninjaturtles, #odie, #comics, #humor, #comicstrips
September 22, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Since there is new product based on our Garfield/Turtles mash-up 30+ years ago, I thought it was time for "Garfello" to return to the comics!!!
Got a bunch of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle blank covers. Here is the first one. Thanks!
September 18, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Another finished cover. My scanner seems to not favor Copic markers. Close but they look better on the original.
September 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I just finished illustrating this Garfield the Movie blank cover. I have one more to do with a different theme this weekend. Next week, some Teenage Ninja Turtle blanks will arrive, and I will draw some new Turtles/Garfello team-ups in time for Bat City Comics Bativersary on Sept 27th in Bradenton.
September 13, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Marker on 11x14 Bristol Board.
#Garfield
July 20, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Marker on Bristol board. Giving Odie some of the spotlight. I forgot how old this movie is...wow!
June 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
A marker drawing on a blank Batman cover for a raffle at a Ringling event last year.
June 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I'll be at the Ringling booth with fellow faculty and writer extraordinaire, Rick Dakan. Come by and say hi! We will have complimentary copies of Meanwhile comics available and I will be doing sketches. #rcad, #ringlingcollege, #garfield, #marvelcomics, #dccomics
April 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The first Garfield mashup from a couple of years ago. My student requested Sans from Undertale. #Garfield, #Sans, #Undertale
March 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
This is the current Garfield mashup I'm working on. Garfield and Pokemon!!! There are so many!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So this is part one, I'm half way into penciling part two. And there may be more. Thanks to my students for helping me decide which ones to do. #garfield #pokemon, #comics, #anime
March 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
This was a request for Calcifer by my student, Olivia. #garfield, #calcifer, #ComicArt, #CartoonArt, #comics
March 6, 2025 at 4:41 AM
In the 90's, Marvel was reprinting a lot of material which provided cover opportunities. This is my pencils with the finished cover, inks by Mark Farmer. Since there will be a new Fantastic Four movie...seemed timely.
#marvel, #fantasticfour
February 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This is a Sunday strip from June 15, 2003. When I first started working for Jim Davis in 1983, Garfield was already walking on his back legs, so getting to pencil this gag written by Brett Koth was a dream come true. #garfield, #comicstrip, #comic, #cartoon
February 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
My first Marvel work, Hulk #389, 1992. My pencils on cover and interior, inks by the incredible Mark Farmer, colors by Glynis Oliver and script by Tom Field. #hulk, #marvel
February 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A Hulk convention sketch drawn with marker circa the 90's. Recently added the background color and logo digitally. #hulk,
#marvel, #comics
February 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This was for a student last year. Still trying to catch up, have a few more to do. I hope to be able to offer a limited number of commissions soon. 11x14 marker on Bristol. I'm using mostly Copic markers these days. #garfield, #ghost, #comics, #music
February 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This is a drawing I did for a friend a couple of years ago. 11x14 marker on Bristol Board. #spideyverse, #garfield, #comics
February 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Wow! One of my students, (thanks, Gwen), sent me this ad for a Garfield/Miku plushie. It is to be released Feb. 3rd from Youtooz! It reminded me of a student request from 2021. #youtooz, #garfield, #miku, #comic, #manga, #anime
January 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
A student request from last year, 2024 of Garfield with South Park. Marker on Bristol Board.
January 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A Garfield/Glamrock Freddy student request from 2022.
11X14 marker on Bristol Board #garfield, #glamrock
January 22, 2025 at 10:44 PM
A student request from 2022. They wanted Garfield and Mario. It was around the time that Chris Pratt was announced as the voice of Garfield. And he was also Mario and Star Lord. Copic marker on Bristol Board.
January 20, 2025 at 4:10 AM