Synopses & Reviews
Jim Davis was born on July 28, 1945, in Marion, Indiana. He later attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, where he distinguished himself by earning one of the lowest cumulative grade point averages in the history of the university. (Incidentally, a fellow classmate named David Letterman earned the other). The Garfield strip was born on June 19, 1978, syndicated in forty-one U.S. newspapers. Today it’s syndicated in more than 2,100 newspapers worldwide with more than 200 million readers, leading Guinness World Records to name Garfield The Most Widely Syndicated Comic Strip in the World. Davis has had many successes with Garfield, including four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program and induction into the Licensing Hall of Fame (1998), but his most prized awards are from his peers in the National Cartoonist Society: Best Humor Strip (1981 and 1985), the Elzie Segar Award (1990), and the coveted Reuben Award (1990) for overall excellence in cartooning.
Synopsis
GARFIELD BY THE POUND
GARFIELD KEEPS HIS CHINS UP
GARFIELD TAKES HIS LICKS
JUST LIKE GARFIELD--THE BOOKS GET BIGGER! (AND BETTER!)
GARFIELD's bursting at the seams, and you're in for an outrageous time as he explodes with feline frenzy and fun. So whether he's crash-landing into a bowl of soup, modeling his favorite sandwich fashions, or prying his head from the cookie jar, GARFIELD always gets the last bite. And you'll be sure to get the last laugh!