does Garfield count as reading?

It seems incredible to me now, but there was a time when I genuinely enjoyed Garfield. I even had a couple of the comic strip compilations. In my defense (should I need one; I'm not sure), it's worth noting that I was young when the Garfield craze hit, so it's not a surprise that I liked it.
Anyway, there was one strip that I loved - I think I still have the book it appeared in, even! Garfield minus Garfield finally got to it yesterday. In the full strip, Jon's about to start eating, and Garfield and Odie are on either side of him. He keeps turning his head as they keep stealing parts of his dinner in turn, but he can't catch him. As he's being taken away, he says "food all gone! food all gone!" and Garfield tells Odie that "they say we can visit him on weekends and holidays", or some such.
Yeah. I know I have a freakish memory, but being able to quote a Garfield comic? Scary.