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Garfield #45
Garfield Large and in Charge
Garfield Rules!
He’s the Lord of Lethargy, the Sultan of Snacking, and he’s back with an outrageous collection of comics. Loyal subjects of His Royal Roundness are hereby ordered to make merry at the fat cat’s kingdom, where laughter reigns supreme!
He’s the Lord of Lethargy, the Sultan of Snacking, and he’s back with an outrageous collection of comics. Loyal subjects of His Royal Roundness are hereby ordered to make merry at the fat cat’s kingdom, where laughter reigns supreme!
96 pages, Paperback
First published January 29, 2008
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About the author
Jim Davis
2,301 books632 followersJames 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.
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.
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April 2, 2016
Entertaining.
August 3, 2020
Garfield strikes again. Good fun
August 18, 2024
Good Garfield Fun
The fun and zaniness that has come to mean Garfield abounds in his 45th book! He is large without a doubt! But is he in charge? Oh, who am I kidding, of course he is.
The fun and zaniness that has come to mean Garfield abounds in his 45th book! He is large without a doubt! But is he in charge? Oh, who am I kidding, of course he is.
August 30, 2025
Garfield allows the mice to rule the house, he swats the spiders, he tortures Odie, and Jon is still boring. I enjoy when other characters like Jon's family, Arlene, and Nermal are added into the mix.
February 4, 2016
This edition has lots of very funny moments! Here are a few my favorites.
Jon tells Garfield that someday, he will visit another planet. Garfield responds by saying, "Give it up, Jon. You won't be able to get a date there either."
It's my 60th birthday next week so I can really relate to this comic. Garfield is laying on the floor and says, Soon, I'll be 26 years old. I hate aging. Unfortunately, aging is madly in love with me."
This one made me laugh out loud. Jon asks Garfield what his problem is. Garfield responds, My problem? I only get to have one?"
This collection is lots of fun!
Jon tells Garfield that someday, he will visit another planet. Garfield responds by saying, "Give it up, Jon. You won't be able to get a date there either."
It's my 60th birthday next week so I can really relate to this comic. Garfield is laying on the floor and says, Soon, I'll be 26 years old. I hate aging. Unfortunately, aging is madly in love with me."
This one made me laugh out loud. Jon asks Garfield what his problem is. Garfield responds, My problem? I only get to have one?"
This collection is lots of fun!
August 22, 2016
A little diversion from the normal reading routine. I don't think I've ever sat down and read an entire Garfield book of comics before, though I've definitely sought him out in many a newspaper funnies page. Garfield books are probably the most checked out items in the library and have been for ages. Garfield never gets old. I particularly liked the short series featuring the spider in this one.
August 15, 2013
Garfield is a orange fat food munching cat. this comic book includes a LOT of funny content in the book. I recommend this book because of the jokes in every single comic. Let's see how much lasagna he can eat, how many times he will boot odie and... torcher his owner Jon!
May 11, 2010
Garfield gets stuck in the window shade.
July 8, 2010
garfield is AWESOME!!!!
May 14, 2011
*Sighs* Garfield....
I really wish I could be Garfield all day. :)
I really wish I could be Garfield all day. :)
May 31, 2013
I don't think there is a book of his I don't like!
Anyway... these are my go-to when I need something light and fun to read.
I think page 52 and all the diet jokes are my favorite.
Anyway... these are my go-to when I need something light and fun to read.
I think page 52 and all the diet jokes are my favorite.
November 16, 2018
Seriously Garfield books are the best thing to get kids into reading. This leads to more complex comic books and novels later on. 📚😊
July 2, 2012
Legomeister gives this one an enthusiastic five stars for being Garfield in color.
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