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Garfield (2012) #25-28
Garfield Vol. 7
Featuring Garfield playing dentist, searching for his Orange Meringue Pie, and running from the returning Lasagna Monster & the Fantastical Foods of Fear, this extra-large collection of Garfield comics is the tastiest one yet. Collects the oversized issue #25 and #26-28.
129 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 27, 2015
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About the author
Jim Davis
2,357 books634 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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June 20, 2020
After years of reading the strips—many times over in some cases—these comics are a fresh take on the cartoon fat cat. These bring back the magic of the early days of Garfield, when there was a story that stretched over numerous strips rather than a simple three-panel tale. I hope I can find more of these books somewhere.
December 29, 2020
I can believe how much I enjoyed this...
August 19, 2022
I just can’t get into these books. I just don’t think they’re any good. I love the Garfield comic strips and I love the older Garfield shows and the movies that I’ve seen but these comic books just aren’t very well done. I hate the ones where the Italian good comes to life and attacks Garfield. The characters never look right in those books and it’s just so far fetched and more unbelievable than any other Garfield stories or comics I’ve ever read. I also don’t like that in these books Garfield talks so much to the readers. It often distracts from the story. There’s also a ton of comics where Garfield helps someone. I don’t mind reading about Garfield helping someone but it’s becoming unoriginal in their storylines. These stories are also just not funny. Garfield is meant to be funny and I never find myself laughing or even smiling when I read these books. More often I find myself hoping I’m reading the last story because I just want it to be over. I do not recommend these books. They are not nearly as good as other Garfield books.
April 22, 2020
I hadn't read a Garfield book in awhile so, when this popped up in my library, I borrowed it. It was a nice read and introduced a character (Stella) I hadn't seen before bit overall hasn't changed much since I read the books in the 90s which was okay.
August 13, 2020
Garfield is the best!
Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarfield! G A R F I E L D G A R F I E L D G A R F I E L D!
Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarfield! G A R F I E L D G A R F I E L D G A R F I E L D!
April 6, 2022
My 8-year son and I just read this together and he LOVED it. The stories were funny, unpredictable, and engaging. On to Volume 8! I recommend this book on Kindle, where there is a cool panel-by-panel Zoom feature, which made it easier for him to track while I read (he has autism, so reading is a challenge). Great, fun, colorful!
December 26, 2019
I love this edition
In this volume Garfield is the hero of every story and of one story he is also the culprit
In this volume Garfield is the hero of every story and of one story he is also the culprit
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February 12, 2020
Best
It was the best one out of 7. I will tell other people about this book it is just that good. You should read it
It was the best one out of 7. I will tell other people about this book it is just that good. You should read it
May 13, 2020
Great book.
I really liked the book. Great illustrations. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes a good book with terrific pictures.
I really liked the book. Great illustrations. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes a good book with terrific pictures.
May 15, 2020
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December 12, 2025
One of the better ones in the series. A lot of funny stuff.
December 13, 2025
God created earth because he knew someone will write this masterpiece…
March 1, 2019
I love this comic book!
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