The 8th Garfield Treasury

Garfield Treasuries #8

by Jim Davis

It's that wonderfully wacky, fabulously funny feline again! Join GARFIELD as he cavorts through this cavalcade of comics with more zest than a spicy Italian dinner! He'll keep you laughing so hard, you won't stop 'til the fun is over!

Genres: Comics, Humor, Comic Strips, Childrens, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics, Animals

128 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1995

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

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love it when garflied is meta.

[Pauline (Polly) · Rating 5 out of 5]

So fun and funny! One small panel on one page has Odie colored incorrectly but that makes this edition of this book more original/quirky to me.

[Michela · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't enjoy this one as much as the other ones I have read.

[Michael Kiripolsky · Rating 5 out of 5]

What’s not to love??

[Michael P. · Rating 1 out of 5]

I thought GARFIELD was crap when it first appeared and crap when I gave it this one final chance so that I could try to “get” what fans get from it. Either I failed or mediocre Jim Davis did. Formula writing, lazy drawing, utterly predictable and unamusing. Feh.

[Ugik013 · Rating 5 out of 5]

buku ini kubeli dikios buku bekas di pasar festival seharga Rp 15.000, tetapi sangat worth it dan aku harus menhard-covernya juga supaya tidak cepet hancur

[Little Miss and the Legomeister · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it cause it's in color. It had a really funny comic that would have been no fun if it had no color.

[Mustang · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think that everyone should read this book.It was a great bookand I enjoud every minute of the book garfield 8th treasury

[Spikythethird · Rating 5 out of 5]

i like eating lettuce and warm ketchup