Garfield Easy as Pie: His 69th Book

Garfield #69

by Jim Davis

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

Garfield returns--weighing more than ever!--for his 69th book. They're all here--Jon, Odie, Nermal, and, of course, our favorite fat cat, Garfield!

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

96 pages, Paperback

First published July 14, 2020

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

[Big Chungus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Garfield volume 69 is berry funny! Lots of laughs and funny moments. A perfect christmas gift! Garfield is what the world needs right now. Thank you Jim Davis

[Angel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick impressions: Much like previous volumes. Cute and amusing at times. Humor can be a bit predictable, but it still makes for easy and comforting reading in the Hard Times of 2020.

[Keefie ( Evie + keefe ) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Look I know it looks really stupid! But give it a try! It’s definitely better than Dog Man! 😛

[Charlotte · Rating 2 out of 5]

I haven't read a Garfield book in decades, so I gave this a try during a quiet afternoon at the library. A couple of smiles and chuckles but mostly...meh. The drawings aren't as cute as they used to be (Jon is downright ugly) and about 90% of the jokes feel recycled (naps! lasagna! fat! Odie is dumb! etc.) Seems like Jim Davis is phoning it in.

[Cora Pop · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderfully tasty slice of Garfield and blueberry pie... Can't help myself coming back for more.

Garfield: I'm bored
Jon: Let's do something fun
Garfield: Sorry. I'm committed to boredom

[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of comics featuring Garfield, Jon, Odie, and friends.

An average, entertaining, humorous collection of Garfield comics. I liked the comics about how Garfield has impacted the pizza place in this one. Like usual, good clean fun for all ages.

[Ann L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Garfield at his best! LOL!!!

[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book buy it

Garfield is good you should get it now and it really funny and that's a another reason you should get it

[✰ᴢᴏᴇ✰ (keefe’s version) · Rating 3 out of 5]

the best book in the entire series

[Dalaina Renee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable book I really enjoyed it a lot!

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another funny Garfield book. I didn’t enjoy it as much as some of the others I’ve read but it was still pretty good.

[Vindria]

Revivir la caricatura que veía cuando apenas me sentaba a comer saliendo de la escuela. A veces en casa. A veces en casa de un amigo.

[Sophisticated Trash · Rating 3 out of 5]

Infinitely better than the last collection I read (the 67th book), but lackluster overall. Garfield was once funny and insightful. What I've been reading lately is deadpan without the humor.

[KinkedNitemare · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is ok if you are an adult and like Garfield. For some reason, it is in my kid's school library and though he likes cats most of the comics aren't very relatable for him at 6 years old.

[Jackie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this cat

[Mateo Oyola]

Me gusta por las bromas

[Phyllis M. Wright]

You mean…I’m older than Garfield? 😮

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Garfield continues his antics with the mice, spiders, Odie, Jon and Liz. I enjoy the ask a dog and the echo point strips as well as the Beware of Dog ones.

[Chris Comden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Garfield Easy as Pie by Jim Davis
Series: Yes Garfield # 69
Format: Softcover
Stars: 5
Recommend: Yes
Would Reread: Yes



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[Jamieson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great Garfield collection.