Garfield Caution: Wide Load: His 56th Book

Garfield #56

by Jim Davis

Indulge the Bulge Garfield believes that a full belly is a happy belly-and he intends to keep his stomach ecstatic. Fans of the fat cat will gleefully fill up on this latest smorgasbord of fun!

Genres: Comics, Humor, Graphic Novels, Comic Book, Animals, Childrens, Fiction

96 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 3, 2013

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

[Helen (they or he) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Disturbingly thicc Garfield on the cover barring, this collection was pretty okay.

[Michael Kiripolsky · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s a way of life

[Abraham Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is the 56th collection of garfield comics!
it's really good!

[Terry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Garfield Rules!

[Martha Mcgill · Rating 5 out of 5]

super funny...excellent. now, the subject matters have expanded to include cell-
phones, computers, spiders, and the developing relationship between Jon and
Liz. Odie has been revealing a more clever and mischievous side to his personality,
as well, which makes us wonder how smart IS he, (in reality) ? Pretty sneaky, LOL !

[Christine Rains · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 8.5 year old son is a new fan of the lovable fat cat. I'm happy to be reading through the comics with him again.

[ala · Rating 3 out of 5]

Książka na prawdę fajna . Powiedziałabym -przyjemna

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another funny Garfield comic. Great for fans of the original Garfield. I’ve read Garfield comics that were funnier but this comic book was still pretty good.

[Raika Jain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very funny, the comic strips are awesome!

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Garfield enjoyed the kiddie pool, there is a good Odie week, Jon and Garfield go to Irma's diner, Garfield smacks spiders, and Jon procrastinates on getting Liz's Christmas gift.

[Jackie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Garfield is a great palette cleanser! love his humor.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I remember getting the Garfield books as Christmas and birthday presents as a child. They were some of my favorite presents. I reread them often and laughed like crazy at the antics of this crazy cat and his friends. After about ten books, however, I moved on.

Our girls have discovered this series recently and are big fans, too. So we've been borrowing these books from our local library and I've really enjoyed watching them laugh together at the strips just as much as I used to. I enjoy reading them, too, but more for nostalgia than anything. After all these years, the humor is getting pretty redundant.

[Abraham Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

a good collection of garfield comic strips!

[Veronica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Garfielnd and his adventures with Odie, Jon and Liz. For some reason, some of the stories in this comic book don't make much sense to me.

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Who doesn't enjoy Garfield

[Melissa]

another great book of Garfield comics in a collection.

[Rachel Bush · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Garfield and so do my brothers. He is just so funny!

[Kelsey Yates · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 8 and 6 year olds have discovered Garfield book. They love him.