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Who's Talking?
128 pages, Paperback
First published November 12, 1984
About the author
Jim Davis
2,448 books651 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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March 19, 2023
Luin suomennettuna (Karvinen - Koomikkojen kuningas), mutta en jaksa lisäillä käännöstä tänne Goodreadsin tietokantaan. Ei ihan parhaasta päästä Karvis-sarjiksia, mutta toimi hauskana välipalalukemisena :)
January 28, 2023
garfield more like garfso stuff my nose with garlic coat my eyes with butter fill my ears with cheese sauce stick my legs in lasagne tell me lies about vietnam.
October 13, 2019
I found this 'edition' a little bit confusing in that writer/designer Jim Davis jumped from subject to subject, without the usual links. Other than that as brightly entertaining as ever.
October 24, 2025
JASJJAHSJAHS q relatable
June 12, 2015
The book collects a range of themed Garfield strips that were first published in 1983/1984. Themes include Garfield's attempts at dieting and dating as well as his penchant for tree-climbing, his missing teddy bear and a couple of vacations with Jon, as well as a number of one-off gags.
Overall, I thought the gags were just OK but there were a handful that got me chuckling. I was expecting to like it more but maybe the humour is a bit old (or maybe I'm too old to appreciate it! :O). This copy had belonged to my brother when he was a kid, and as I remember a couple of the jokes, I must have read the book when I was a teen. That I don't recall the other jokes suggests this is not the best Garfield book out there, but it was entertaining enough for half an hour or so.
Overall, I thought the gags were just OK but there were a handful that got me chuckling. I was expecting to like it more but maybe the humour is a bit old (or maybe I'm too old to appreciate it! :O). This copy had belonged to my brother when he was a kid, and as I remember a couple of the jokes, I must have read the book when I was a teen. That I don't recall the other jokes suggests this is not the best Garfield book out there, but it was entertaining enough for half an hour or so.
April 6, 2011
After many years still funny and lovely stories about Garfield.
March 3, 2014
A really good collection of Garfield comics!!!
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