Garfield Fully Caffeinated: His 75th Book

Garfield #75

by Jim Davis

Garfield’s back in this brand-new full-color compilation comic strip book—truly a must-have for fans!

Garfield was born to be wired! Coffee—and lots of it—is the only way to kick-start his day. Got chocolate? He’ll binge on that, too. Garfield lovers will get a jolt of joy from this new collection of comics guaranteed to boost your spirits!

Genres: Comics, Humor, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Cats, Cartoon, Animals

Kindle Edition

First published December 5, 2023

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

[Jessica]

Garfield leaves a restaurant review... about Jon in his house! Jon tries to sleep curled up in a ball like Garfield, nobody likes Jon's grilling, and Davis does a little spoof on Peanuts with Garfield, Odie, and a kicking the football strip.

[Becky B]

A collection of comics featuring Garfield, Odie, Jon, and Liz (with occasional cameos from lesser characters like the spider).

There are a couple more coffee comics than normal, but a good mix on a range of topics that covers a year's worth of seasons and will appeal to just about any age reader. A nice, light, diverting read for the week of getting back in school mode.

No content issues.

[Danielle]

There isn't really a way to explain why this didn't work for me compared to the other Garfield compilation I read, but the jokes just fell kind of flat. I did like the few heartfelt parts, and maybe would have liked this more had it leaned further into that.

[Ann L.]

#75 is not nearly as good as comic book #74.

[Jamieson]

It's another Garfield collection. An enjoyable, quick read. There's not really anything to expound on. If you've Garfield before, it's more of the same, and that's okay.

[SadyeReads]

I love Garfield . This totally counts towards my reading goal.

[Cora Pop]

Garfield: I just finished a three-day diet!
Garfield: BURP!
Garfield: In 30 minutes!

[Natalie]

This book has some coffee pages and holidays ones, especially Christmas.

[Karla Dee]

This one had a bit of christmas in it. The start of his letter became oh bearded and I almost hollered. Def feel good book that helps balance out all the true crime content I am reading

[Ryan Hsu]

This book is full of hilarious jokes and funny pictures.

[Ellie Gaidai]

Very funny but I recommend ages 11 and up it is hard for younger kids to get the jokes.