A young girl hugging Guard Dog, who is chained to a post in the yard.
Summary Fans of Jim Davis' Garfield and Charles Schulz' Peanuts who aren't familiar with Patrick McDonnell's MUTTS have the perfect chance to discover the long-running series, with the upcoming release of Breaking the Chain: The Guard Dog Story, celebrating three decades of the cartoon and one of its enduringly popular character, the eponymous Guard Dog.
First released on September 5, 1994, MUTT quickly found a devoted following, and made a lasting impression on critics and audiences alike, including some of the comic industry's most prominent names, such as Peanuts' Charles Schulz, who praised it as," "one of the best comic strips of all time," and Simpsons creator Matt Groening, who called MUTTS, "smart, funny, brilliantly drawn, and full of heart.
Over the course of 30 years, the core concept of MUTTS was simple: each strip would chronicle the escapades of a dog and a cat, respectively named Earl and Mooch. One of the key supporting players they'd often interact with in the neighborhood was Guard Dog, a chained-up guard dog who wanted nothing more than to be free. Breaking the Chain puts a special spotlight on the popular character:
In other words, for new and returning MUTTS fans alike, this is an incredible opportunity to revisit Guard Dog's origin story. As McDonnell pointed out, Guard Dog was always an abused victim longing for love and freedom. His story speaks to the larger themes at play that were always at play in the world of MUTTS. Now, by being positioned as a protagonist, those themes as they relate to Guard Dog can be made all the more prevalent.
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