Garfield. Wo bleibt der Kuchen!?

Garfield #29

by Jim Davis

Was ist es nur, das Garfield zu Amerikas liebster Katze macht? Vielleicht die Art sein Leben auf der Übergewichtsspur zu führen, ohne seine Ruhe zu verlieren oder eine Mahlzeit zu verpassen! Man staunt, welche Wege er geht um Bewegung zu vermeiden und Langeweile zu besiegen. Aber das ist nichts, was ein paar fliegende Sardinen nicht wieder hinbekämen, und an Odie ein Glas klebrige Erdnussbutter zu verfüttern, ist mit Sicherheit ein schlabberiger Spaß! Also kommt mit zu Garfield und seinen Freunden, bevor das Essen fort und der Spaß vergangen ist!

Genres: Comics, Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Childrens, Cats, Comic Strips

112 pages, Paperback

First published February 13, 1996

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

[Hazel · Rating 4 out of 5]

85% Funny

Hilariousness and Garfield-ness fill every page- loved it!

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Author:Jim Davis
Pages:128
Ages:All ages

[Remo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bueno, qué decir de los Garfields, uno de los compañeros de nuestra infancia (y adolescencia y parte de la vida adulta, recuerdo haberlos leído hasta bien después de acabada la carrera). Recuerdo haberme encontrado el primero en casa de un amigo y habérmelo devorado de una sentada, con 5-6 años, sin entender varios de los chistes pero disfrutando mucho de los más obvios. Hoy en día, en casa, a los ojos entrecerrados con mezcla de desprecio y aburrimiento los seguimos llamando ojos de Garfield:

Esta sensación de saber que siempre iba a encontrar unos cuantos graciosos la tuve durante las dos décadas posteriores en las que Garfield iba apareciendo periódicamente en mi vida. No es una obra culmen de la literatura, pero nos ha alegrado muchos momentos.

[Roy · Rating 5 out of 5]

At Least Several Tons of Fun

This is one of those books that can be described as a laugh a minute. In fact, a laugh a second is likely more accurate. Another excellent Garfield book.

[Ana Marinho · Rating 5 out of 5]

Já se devem ter passado uns 20 anos desde a última vez que peguei neste livro e nos restantes da coleção. Encontrei-os por acaso na casa dos meus pais e não consegui resistir à tentação de os reler. Comecei por este e, honestamente, é maravilhoso ver como esta banda desenhada ainda me faz sorrir. O Garfield é uma personagem inigualável, repleta de humor, sarcasmo, preguiça e muuuuitaaaa fome. Definiu parte da minha infância e ajudou-me a lidar com muitas situações de maneira mais descontraída, a acreditar de que há sempre solução e motivos para sorrir. Aconselho muito partilharem estes livros com os vossos filhos. Garanto-vos que será como o título deste livro: toneladas de diversão!

[Jorge E. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really funny book and i would recommend it to anyone that will love a good laugh I like the part where you expect something but it turns into a different thing.

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hands down the best of all of the Garfield strip collections.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

The one where Garfield has a bow and arrow and Odie pops bread out of the toaster for him to shoot, Garfield and Odie outfish Jon, and Jon takes Garfield and Odie on a vacation to Guano Guano.

[Conan Tigard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Garfield: Tons of Fun wasn't tons of fun, but it was entertaining. I quite enjoyed the long storyline about their vacation to Guano-Guano Island, but felt that it ended abruptly and they were magically transported back home without mention of the plane ride or anything. They were still there on Sunday, and on Monday they were back home and Jon was excited for spring time. Where is the closure? At least a mention of the fact that vacation was over would have been nice.

I am always entertained by the Garfield collection books, but I have to say, as I have said before, that I would like to see more main characters added. I am reading a Peanuts collection book right now, and I like that Charles M. Schulz has so many characters he can turn to. Even Calvin & Hobbes had more main characters than Garfield, and so did Bloom County. At least make Odie have thought bubbles. Oh well, my pleas always seem to fall upon deaf ears.

Overall, Garfield: Tons of Fun is another pleasurable book filled with the antics of America's favorite cat, Garfield. Is it laugh out loud funny? No. Does it keep you amused? Yes. I have really liked Garfield for many years and know that it is still being produced today. It is hard to believe that there are another 30 books or so that I haven't read yet. The fact that Jim Davis has not given up on Garfield proves that he has an endless imagination. Maybe that is why Garfield is just as popular today as he was over 30 years ago. Amazing.

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sometimes I regret having introduced Mini-Me to Garfield and Friends. The show is kid-friendly, but I had forgotten the books have some jokes that require adult context. A joke about a foreign delicacy required more explanation than it was worth. And there were a few strips I couldn't help snorting at, but then refused to read aloud.

Still, the sight gags are great, and the Pooky strips in this book are downright adorable. Both things Mini-Me loves. And it was kinda fun for me to read a new Garfield book again.

[Susanna Faria · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ri muito com o primeiro livro de quadrinhos do Garfield que li, a partir de então (do primeiro até este quinto), confesso que ri, gradativamente, menos. Apesar das situações cômicas, elas se tornam repetitivas e, consequentemente, sem graça. Uma pena!

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A classic . :]

[Iggy Igwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Garfield kicks Odie.

[Dima · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious

[Caitlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading this book as an adult, I would give it between a two and a three; when I was nine I would have given it a four or a five.

[Dale Rosso · Rating 5 out of 5]

More Garfield at his wackiest.

[Donald E. Sixt III · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious!

Funny, the illustrations are so comical! Haven't found a Garfield I didn't enjoy. Set and ready to get the next in the series.

[Gabriel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very funny

Who doesn't love Garfield? Very light reading. Good laugh guarantee. Looking forward for more Garfield. It's really 'tons of fun'!

[Nate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice that it had longer storylines

[Ian Hiett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Engraçadíssimo!