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Garfield 1978-1980 nº 01
Editorial Planeta, embrión de lo que es hoy el Grupo Planeta, se fundó en 1945, hace más de sesenta años. Es la editorial de prestigio con mayor influencia en el mundo de habla hispana. Anualmente convoca el Premio Planeta, el más destacado de los certámenes españoles, junto a otros de gran relevancia literaria.
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320 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 24, 2015
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Jim Davis
2,344 books637 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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February 20, 2020
He recibido este maravilloso libro como regalo de los Reyes Magos.
Me ha encantado. Desde muy pequeña he disfrutado de este astuto, malhumorado, amante de la lasaña y travieso gato llamado Garfield. Recuerdo cuando daban la serie de dibujos animados en televisión los sábados por la tarde, a eso de la hora de comer. En casa solíamos verla, porque a mis padres también les gustaba. Por lo tanto, además de sacarme varias carcajadas, me ha traído muy buenos recuerdos.
Este es el primer tomo de los comics de Garfield, y abarca los años 1978 a 1980, por lo que podemos ver el cambio que va teniendo durante los años. Primero tenemos un Garfield notoriamente más grande, y luego vamos viendo cómo va adquiriendo, poco a poco, el tamaño y forma que tiene hoy en día. Presenta, además, una breve historia sobre el nacimiento de Garfield.
Tenemos, también, a otros importantes personajes, como: Odie, Nermal y el osito de peluche de Garfield llamado Spooky.
Me ha encantado. Desde muy pequeña he disfrutado de este astuto, malhumorado, amante de la lasaña y travieso gato llamado Garfield. Recuerdo cuando daban la serie de dibujos animados en televisión los sábados por la tarde, a eso de la hora de comer. En casa solíamos verla, porque a mis padres también les gustaba. Por lo tanto, además de sacarme varias carcajadas, me ha traído muy buenos recuerdos.
Este es el primer tomo de los comics de Garfield, y abarca los años 1978 a 1980, por lo que podemos ver el cambio que va teniendo durante los años. Primero tenemos un Garfield notoriamente más grande, y luego vamos viendo cómo va adquiriendo, poco a poco, el tamaño y forma que tiene hoy en día. Presenta, además, una breve historia sobre el nacimiento de Garfield.
Tenemos, también, a otros importantes personajes, como: Odie, Nermal y el osito de peluche de Garfield llamado Spooky.
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