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Garfield's Judgment Day
There's a terrible storm brewing. It's coming soon. It could mean the end of everything! And only the cats and dogs sense its approach! How can they warn the humans about this impending doom?
It's up to the ever-resourceful Garfield to discover a solution. He's racing against time and the deadly storm, but with the help of all the pets in town, and a little Garfield genius, he might find a way to avert disaster!
There's no rest for the weary, Garfield. Judgment Day is right around the corner!
It's up to the ever-resourceful Garfield to discover a solution. He's racing against time and the deadly storm, but with the help of all the pets in town, and a little Garfield genius, he might find a way to avert disaster!
There's no rest for the weary, Garfield. Judgment Day is right around the corner!
460 pages, Paperback
Published July 7, 1990
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About the author
Jim Davis
2,357 books635 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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January 7, 2022
I’ve wanted to read this for a while now and it’s surprisingly sweet even though the internet would have you believe it’s this weird apocalyptic grim-dark take on Garfield. Originally written as a pitch for the first Garfield movie, Garfield’s Judgment Day sees the neighbourhood pets break their vow of silence to tell their owners to seek shelter from an incoming storm they can all sense. A lot of this reminded me of the better Garfield TV specials that put a focus on family and companionship; something that Davis is clearly very good at capturing. It’s certainly one of the more interesting pieces of Garfield media out there. Just be prepared for a bit of a sudden ending.
June 22, 2021
Wow! A dark and definitely different Garfield book. Illustrations are all Garfield/characters on the right-hand side of the book and the “script”/text is all on the left (not the usual block-by-block comic). No religious stuff was included, it’s a big storm/tornado and a few parts are sad/dark: Arleen is an alley cat (no owner) and the old man is suggesting he die in the storm with his dog. A cute part is all the animals can speak “human” at one point and then that goes away. Over-all: I’m so glad I found this obscure yet interesting Garfield Book!
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January 31, 2023
This is a book I have been wanting to read for quite some time. I know this was suppose to be a special and then it was canceled and I can kinda see why they did. It's defiantly a darker story than the cartoons and comics. But I enjoyed it. I thought the story was decent for the most part. I don't have any problems with it. It was a solid read.
May 30, 2019
Garfield breaks the cardinal rule...NEVER speak out loud! But it's for a good cause...will he live to see it through?
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