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Tells how Garfield, born in the kitchen of an Italian restaurant, became Jon Arbuckle's cat.Tags
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I was such a big Garfield fan starting in 1979 and continuing into the early 80's. I loved Garfield and everything about Garfield.
I know my love affair started when Jon told Garfield he wished he knew what he was thinking. Garfield thought - If I could speak, I'd tell you I just killed a fly on your raisin toast.
For the last 35 years, I've carefully looked at my raisin toast.
And, no, I'm not a Garfield fan anymore. I moved on. I still have all the books, though. And I debate on what to do with them.
I know my love affair started when Jon told Garfield he wished he knew what he was thinking. Garfield thought - If I could speak, I'd tell you I just killed a fly on your raisin toast.
For the last 35 years, I've carefully looked at my raisin toast.
And, no, I'm not a Garfield fan anymore. I moved on. I still have all the books, though. And I debate on what to do with them.
Garfield was never great, but especially early on it was good. Good enough for its intended audience, anyway. As a child I enjoyed this collection and was baffled at how awful and unfunny Garfield had become over time.
Garfield, eternally fat and eternally funny. I loved this trip down cartoon memory lane, since Garfield is the comic of my childhood.
Garfield, eternally fat and eternally funny. I loved this trip down cartoon memory lane, since Garfield is the comic of my childhood.
Garfield, eternally fat and eternally funny. I loved this trip down cartoon memory lane, since Garfield is the comic of my childhood.
Garfield, eternally fat and eternally funny. I loved this trip down cartoon memory lane, since Garfield is the comic of my childhood.
A cat called Garfield and his owner which is a cartoonies talk about they're selves and they all had a great stories which is very funny. But his wonderful life got taken by a dog but he sometimes still had some fun time with the dog. This book is good for people like funny cartoon books.
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Jim Davis was born on July 28, 1945 In Marion, Indiana. He grew up on a small farm where his father raised black angus cows and his mother raised 25 cats. At a young age, asthma forced him inside and to entertain himself, he began to draw. Not well at first, but well enough to know he liked it and could become good at it. After college, Davis went show more to work for an advertising agency for two years. During his two years at the agency, Davis drew a comic called "Gnorm Gnat" which ran in one newspaper. Davis was unable to sell the comic to more papers, but he continued to draw it for five years. On June 17, 1978, "Garfield" a comic about cats, began circulating in 41 newspapers. It now appears in over 2600 newspapers worldwide and is the most widely syndicated Sunday comic in the U. S.. Garfield has had dozens of bestselling books, a CBS television series and 13 prime time specials. 33 Garfield books have appeared on the New York Time's Bestsellers List, 11 hitting number 1. Seven titles appeared simultaneously on the list in 1983. Davis has won four Emmys for writing in the Outstanding Animated Program Category for "Garfield on the Town" in 1983, "Garfield in the Rough" in 1984, "Garfield's Halloween Adventure" in 1985, and "Garfield's Babes and Bullets" in 1989. The "Garfield and Friends" animated series debuted in 1988. In 1981, Davis created Paws, Inc., a watchdog company for Garfield merchandise and artwork. Also in 1981 and again in 1986, Davis was named Best Humor Strip Cartoonist of the Year by the National Cartoonist Society. In 1985, the NCS gave him the Elzie Segar Award for Outstanding Contribution Made to the Cartoon Industry. Davis received the prestigious Reuben Award for Outstanding Strip of the Year in 1989. Each of his thirteen prime time specials have been nominated for Emmys on top of the four he has won. In 1990, Davis was given the Good Steward Award by the National Arbor Day Foundation for his efforts in the reforestation of Indiana. He is also involved with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Federation's "Build a Schoolyard Habitat" campaign. The American Association of State Colleges and Universities gave Davis the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1985 for dedication to higher education, and in 1991, Ball State University and Perdue University awarded Davis honorary doctorate degrees. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Garfield at Large
- Original title
- Garfield at Large
- Original publication date
- 1980
- People/Characters
- Garfield; Jon Arbuckle
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- Graphic Novels & Comics
- DDC/MDS
- 741.5973 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing and drawings Comic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic strips History, geographic treatment, biography North American United States (General)
- LCC
- PN6728 .G28 .D38 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Comic books, strips, etc.
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