Garfield Gets Cookin'

Garfield #38

by Jim Davis

Guess who's coming to dinner? GARFIELD's back, and he's in the mood for food! In this all-new, full-color collection of comics, the tubby tabby devours doughnuts, scours for snacks, and reveals his inner love for bacon. Prepare to pig out with the cat who truly believes that the best things in life are edible!

Genres: Comics, Humor, Comic Book, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Animals, Cats

96 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2001

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

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loses a star for a crude joke in the front matter.

[Ann L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one's really funny. I'm finding that reading all the older stuff through book number 40 or so is really funny.... then it's not as funny as time goes on. It's still funny, just not AS LOL funny!

[Michael Kiripolsky · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn’t think he could possibly eat all that lasagna….turns out… he could eat all that lasagna.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book #38 is full of the typical Garfield gags. Always good for a giggle. Garfield is at his best when he behaves like a real cat. Highlights: a tribute to Snoopy on p. 24 and Garfield turns 22.

[Roy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Garfield Sized Barrel of Laughs

It's hard to say what I like about each Garfield book when so much I could say could give some plot away or make it sound repetitive. In trying to be safe on this one, I'll just say that it is definitely a Garfield book. If you like Garfield, that will probably be enough. If you don't like Garfield, well the best question is why are you even looking at reviews about Garfield books?

[J.B. Mathias · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was better than I remember Garfield being. Maybe it was the colour or maybe this was just a good collection of comic strips. I actually chuckled at a couple of the jokes which is rare for me reading Garfield.

[Summer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow...............

Oh Jon Jon Jon bin huh huh huh huh Jon sass sax sax sax jib/ / bub bun bin hub

[Amy Dale · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some real gems but more weaker ones.

[Antonio N · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5 cudo, kocham itp. itd.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

My favorite jokes in this era of Garfield are definitely the jokes with the mice. I wish there were some longer stories. The ones with Odie are favorites, too.

[Jadyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an awesome book! The first time I read this I was laughing soo hard. You are a good artist and illustrator! My favourite part was when the small flower was threatening Garfield that he was going to tell his big brother! I would recommend this book to anyone who is in a bad mood. This book overloaded my mind with funny ideas for comics. SUMMARY: this book is about a fat cat named Garfield. He usually likes eating, sleeping, being lazy, and also tormenting Odie. Odie is a dog who isn't that smart but is like a dripping sink that likes drinking out of a toilet.

[Iggy Igwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Garfield eats birds.

[Monika · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've noticed that somehow large formats can be very tiresome while the regulars are just very convenient. Although, the pictures and the covers are better on large formats. Still great series.

[wjkb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great Garfield collection!!!

[Ane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book to read when you're home with sick kids!! Gives you a permanent smile throughout the day :)

[Nahkai]

it was funny ad was a good page turner

[Bookworm Erica · Rating 5 out of 5]

love