Garfield Blots Out the Sun

Garfield #43

by Jim Davis

Garfield Blots Out the His 43rd book!

Gluttony on a Galactic Scale!

Like the Universe, Garfield is constantly expanding. Fans of the fat cat will get a big bang out of this all-new collection of comics, featuring Garfield at his funniest - and hungriest!

Genres: Comics, Humor, Graphic Novels, Comic Book, Fiction, Childrens, Comic Strips

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

James Robert "Jim" Davis is an American cartoonist who created the popular comic strip Garfield. Other comics that he has worked on are Tumbleweeds, Gnorm Gnat, Slapstick, and a strip about Mr. Potato Head.

Jim Davis was born in Fairmount, Indiana, near Marion, where he grew up on a small farm with his father James William Davis, mother Anna Catherine (Carter) Davis, brother Dave, and 25 cats. Davis' childhood on a farm parallels the life of his cartoon character Garfield's owner, Jon Arbuckle, who was also raised on a farm with his parents and a brother, Doc Boy. Jon, too, is a cartoonist, and also celebrates his birthday on July 28. Davis attended Ball State University. While attending Ball State, he became a member of the Theta Xi fraternity. He earned the dubious honor of earning one of the lowest cumulative grade point averages in the history of the university, an honor incidentally shared with Late Show host David Letterman.

Davis as of 2007 resides in Muncie, Indiana, where he and his staff produce Garfield under his company, Paws, Inc., begun in 1981. He was married to Carolyn, a singer and elementary teacher whom he met while both were attending college, and has a son named James with her. However, the couple divorced, and Davis since 2000 has been married to Jill, Paws' senior vice president of licensing, who has worked there approximately 25 years.

Ironically, Davis did not own cats when he started Garfield because of Carolyn's allergies, but they owned a Labrador retriever named Molly. With Jill, the family has expanded to include children Ashley and Chris; three grandchildren, Chloe, Carly and Cody; cats, Spunky and Nermal; and a dog, Pooky.

Reviews

[Jeremiah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This ones a good one

[Roy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Garfield!

I've been needing a break from the more serious stuff I've been reading lately, so I decided to read the rest of the Garfield books I haven't read yet. This one of course did not disappoint.

[laskavka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nikdy jsem nebyla super velký fanoušek Garfielda, ale určitě mě to neurazí. Jenom je mi vždykcy hrozně líto těch postav kolem Garfielda....

[Jason · Rating 2 out of 5]

These circ like crazy at my library and I remember loving Garfield as a kid, so I picked up a random collection to refresh my memory. I chuckled a few times, but nothing to write home about. Granted, this is a collection of early 2000's material, so maybe I should go back a bit further to nudge my nostalgia. I will say that what I read in the newspaper today is a waste of newsprint, though. Garfield has gone the way of Beetle Bailey and Dagwood these days. Time to retire, methinks.

[Alice Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eheheh *snorts* *squeals* *snorts* Oh, Garfield, I love you! ; )

[Scott Hayden · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ever notice that the front and backpage material in "newer" Garfield books goes beyond the taste limits of the actual strip? I get the strong impression that someone other than Jim Davis puts those together. Too bad.

[Kristýna Onderková · Rating 2 out of 5]

Docela nuda

[Christine Rains · Rating 5 out of 5]

We're big fans of the fat cat at our house. My 8.5 recently discovered Garfield and is a new fan.

[Winston · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fine

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like Garfield as a nostalgia purpose

[Nikki · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was ok. Not the best in the series but still had some funny parts in it. I would definitely recommend other Garfield comic strip books before this one though.

[Samuel Bugajski · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE GARFIELD!!!

[Samuel · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was great! I really, really like these books!

[Brady Corrin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Freinds are there, to help you get started...
To give you a push on your way.

[Ella · Rating 5 out of 5]

How can u not love Garfield!

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm finding the more I go through this series with my daughter, the more I wish characters like Arlene, Liz, Nermal, and Jon's family were in the series more often. Jon is boring.

[Lesli Diaz · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think that this book was boring because it did not had that much stuff going on so I think that next time I should not get Garfield books because they didnt entertain me at all.i would recommend this book to a person that likes books that are just plain boring because it wasn't funny. Except there was one funny part were Jon and Garfield went around the neighborhood and everyone was laughing because the were riding a pink and purple bike and Garfield said "my miserable life." Another part of the book that I liked was when Garfield turned 25 year old and got to see himself in the year of 1978.

[Sarah Whitfield · Rating 4 out of 5]

Text-to-text: Garfield comics have been around for decades, and can even get kids to start reading comics in the news paper.

Text-to-self: These comic books serve to make students laugh and take the pain away from reading. Almost everyone can relate to having a grumpy, fat cat who only cares about food.

Text-to-world: Maybe after reading some Garfield comics to your class you could have a discussion about nutrition and the nutrition values in other cultures.

[Robert Bussie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A large majority of the comic strips are hilarious or at least induce a chuckle or two. If you love Garfield's humor in his other books then you will love this book.

If you do not like Garfield or find his humor annoying then you will not find anything different in here from his many other books.

[Naomi Simon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Garfield is a fat, lazy, not so loving cat and he's trying to get rid of nermal, kick odie many times, and stay in bed as long as possible! I like this book because odie and Jon put a sense of humor into everything and Garfield is up to he's no good business!

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Niiiiiiiice. The man who can't say no. Woman: Sir are you married? Man: no OH DARN IT! Garfield: This is why i watch television

[Hector velez · Rating 5 out of 5]

A funny cartoon book, a nice way to express the feeling of how a cat can be so annoying and funny

[Iggy Igwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Garfield does something that makes Jon yell, "GARFIELD!"

[Duane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple, clean, fun humor for any age. I know the kids love Garfield at our library and this book should make them happy.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book #43. Garfield celebrates his 25th birthday.

[Bookworm Erica · Rating 5 out of 5]

love. easy to relax to

[Horace Mann Family Reading Challenge · Rating 5 out of 5]

you should read any Garfield, these are so funny. K.Y.

[Dalaina Renee · Rating 5 out of 5]

As always Garfield is an adorable fun read & I enjoyed this book!