Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack Vol 5.

Garfield #13-15

by Jim Davis

This fun-filled collection includes three books in   Garfield Food for Thought, Garfield Swallows His Pride,  and  Garfield Worldwide .

When the owner’s away, the cat will play—especially if that cat is Garfield, the portly practitioner of mischief and mayhem. But then again, Garfield gets just as much—or more—satisfaction doing his damage when Jon is around.
 
Mauling a mailman, pummeling a pizza, dissing a dog, giving Jon a “gentle reminder” that it’s mealtime…it’s all good. Because Garfield is good at being bad!
 
The GARFIELD FAT CAT 3-PACK series collects the GARFIELD comic-strip compilation books in a new, full-color format. Garfield may have gone through a few changes, but one thing has stayed the his enormous appetite for food and fun. So enjoy some supersized laughs with the insatiable cat, because too much fun is never enough!

Genres: Comics, Humor, Comic Strips, Comic Book, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 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

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 5 out of 5]

More old-school fun with the Tubby Tabby. My favorite part was when Garfield suffered amnesia; hilarious!

[Ronan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would advise Garfield fat cat 3-pack vol 5 because it is really funny. If you want proof, here is a sneak peek! Enjoy!

"'I hate walking through tall weeds.'-says Garfield as he walks through tall weeds... 'I pick up bugs and stickers...and little dogs with sharp teeth.......'"

So anyway, I would advise Garfield fat cat 3-pack vol 5 if you like to laugh! Have fun reading!

[J.B. Mathias · Rating 3 out of 5]

Garfield doesn't have the comic, philosophical and artistic pefection of Calvin and Hobbes, nor does it have the retro everyman comic escapades of Archie...but there's still something mildly entertaining about these hit and miss comic strips. Most of them are not funny, but they have a charm to them and every once in a while one or two will be woth a chuckle. Of all the comic funnies I enjoyed as a kid Garfield holds up the least...but I still enjoy them overall.

[Shana McCarl · Rating 5 out of 5]

No matter how many times I read it, the strip where Odie takes Garfield's advice of getting into costume to be the Caped Avenger's sidekick and he comes out in a full clown costume will always make me laugh!

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is from what I consider the golden age of Garfield. Funnier than the later books and almost all fresh instead of repeated. (I know after 30+ years it’s hard to keep coming up with new and funny material, and it shows in the later books.)

[Holli · Rating 4 out of 5]

:-)

[PottWab Regional Library]

SM

[David Erkale · Rating 4 out of 5]

The end of enjoyable Garfield was numbered during the run of these strips. Still, they're good and better than what came out after Davis stops drawing Garfield comics.

[Christyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack Vol. 5 includes:

Garfield Food For Thought (13)
Garfield Swallows His Pride (14)
Garfield Worldwide (15)

There are all the same old jokes that we know and love plus a few new ones thrown in to keep things interesting. I also enjoyed the new individual headers for the 6 block strips (full page in the book). Fun, amusing and always entertaining.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just love the old Garfield comics.. Not the cartoons on TV, just the old 3 or 6 box comic strips.

[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I looooooved it.I liked it because the charecter's were funny.I think i'm going to mary it!I wan't you to read it too!

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Same old jokes, but still funny.

Includes:
#13 Garfield Food for Thought
#14 Garfield Swallows His Pride
#15 Garfield Worldwide

[Tweety · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another winner by Jim Davis! Hilariously fun romp! Love it!

[Jalen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this book because it is funny.

[Martha Mcgill · Rating 5 out of 5]

the third book in this collection was so funny, it helped me clear up my lungs.! i laughed until there were tears and a coughing fit and stomach cramps.! So much fun, i recommend it to everyone!

[Julian · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'ts garfield, my favorite, times three.

[Zizi]

As always I am in love!