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Summary: Date coverage
Review: Contains all the daily and Sunday strips June 19, 1978 through January 22, 1979.
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Summary: CLASSIC GARFIELD---BUY THIS!!!!!
Review: First of all, check out my review for Eats His Heart Out. Now, this book is his very first. You think he's fat now in 1999, check him out 21 years ago!!! It's all from 1978-1979. I would get this book first if you're new to the Garfield book collection.
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Summary: A true classic!
Review: Garfield makes his debuet in a book where the humor is at a minimum. This is not the funniest book, but as long as it has Garfield in it, we shall all bow down before him and buy this book, for Garfield is way better than Dilbert and could kick Charlie Brown and Snoopy's a** any day of the week!
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Summary: Garfield: large and in charge from the very beginning
Review: He's fat and lazy and proud of it. Back in 1978, Jim Davis introduced the world to Garfield the cat in the very comics collected in Garfield at Large, the first collection of Garfield cartoon strips. I remember getting this book way back in 1980; I laughed all th4 way home, despite the fact that my mother insisted that no book could possibly be as funny as I thought it was. It was funny, though; it was funny then and it is funny now.In the first frame of the first comic strip, Jon Arbuckle introduces himself as a cartoonist and points us to his cat Garfield. It becomes obvious early on that Garfield is really in charge, although Jon's attempts to assert a little control over the household from time to time inevitably result in laughs for the reader. This comic appealed to kids as well as adults because so much of the comedy was visual in nature, capable of producing smiles even without the witty dialogue. Garfield has a pretty good life when we meet him; he spends his days eating and sleeping, pausing at times to sharpen his claws on various pieces of furniture. He reserves most of his energy for chasing the mailman and diving into his favorite food, lasagna. He hates Mondays, falls prey to nap attacks at any given moment, watches television, and luxuriates in his laziness. Sure, he's a little on the heavy side, but, as Jon discovers, putting him on a diet is far more trouble than it's worth. Everything is fine and dandy until a roommate named Lymon is introduced; enter Odie, a blissfully unaware puppy who serves as frequent victim and sometimes friend to the big feline. Highlights of this collection include Jon's unwise attempt to have Garfield declawed and the introduction of Garfield's teddy bear Pooky. It's rather strange to go back and enjoy these early Garfield cartoon strips once again. Garfield has sort of a crude look to him here, and he appears much heavier than he would in later comics. Still, his indomitable spirit (not to mention cynicism) beams out from the very beginning. Rediscovering the early days of Garfield, Jon, and Odie makes for a most pleasant trip down nostalgia lane. The book didn't make me laugh out loud the way it did when I was a kid, but quality, witty comedy such as this never goes out of style or loses its power to introduce a little bit of happiness into a person's day.
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Summary: Garfield: large and in charge from the very beginning
Review: He's fat and lazy and proud of it. Back in 1978, Jim Davis introduced the world to Garfield the cat in the very comics collected in Garfield at Large, the first collection of Garfield cartoon strips. I remember getting this book way back in 1980; I laughed all th4 way home, despite the fact that my mother insisted that no book could possibly be as funny as I thought it was. It was funny, though; it was funny then and it is funny now. In the first frame of the first comic strip, Jon Arbuckle introduces himself as a cartoonist and points us to his cat Garfield. It becomes obvious early on that Garfield is really in charge, although Jon's attempts to assert a little control over the household from time to time inevitably result in laughs for the reader. This comic appealed to kids as well as adults because so much of the comedy was visual in nature, capable of producing smiles even without the witty dialogue. Garfield has a pretty good life when we meet him; he spends his days eating and sleeping, pausing at times to sharpen his claws on various pieces of furniture. He reserves most of his energy for chasing the mailman and diving into his favorite food, lasagna. He hates Mondays, falls prey to nap attacks at any given moment, watches television, and luxuriates in his laziness. Sure, he's a little on the heavy side, but, as Jon discovers, putting him on a diet is far more trouble than it's worth. Everything is fine and dandy until a roommate named Lymon is introduced; enter Odie, a blissfully unaware puppy who serves as frequent victim and sometimes friend to the big feline. Highlights of this collection include Jon's unwise attempt to have Garfield declawed and the introduction of Garfield's teddy bear Pooky. It's rather strange to go back and enjoy these early Garfield cartoon strips once again. Garfield has sort of a crude look to him here, and he appears much heavier than he would in later comics. Still, his indomitable spirit (not to mention cynicism) beams out from the very beginning. Rediscovering the early days of Garfield, Jon, and Odie makes for a most pleasant trip down nostalgia lane. The book didn't make me laugh out loud the way it did when I was a kid, but quality, witty comedy such as this never goes out of style or loses its power to introduce a little bit of happiness into a person's day.
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Summary: The one and only...Garfield the cat!
Review: I am a dog person. I grew up with dogs through out my adolescence. However out of the comics based on the antics of dogs and cats, I have to say that cats makes for funnier comic strips, namely Garfield the cat. I discovered Garfield when I was 8 years old. (...), I am still a fan of the fat, orange tabby who hates Mondays and loves lasagna. I own all 40 Garfield books (a few not in good condition) but I still own the original format that the books were printed in. Before the books started being re-issued (either in fat packs or colorized versions), the books were released in a rectangular shape & in black and white. As I am going through the books, it is so interesting comparing the early animation from "Garfield at Large" to the latest "Garfield: Survival of the Fattest". Although the animation is rather crude in the first few books, Garfield's sarcastic wit and love for kicking Odie off the table and scarfing down lasagna and coffee remains intact. Garfield isn't the only character who literally goes through a physical metamorphisis in the series, Odie and Jon goes through a few changes themselves. The reader is also introduced to the now missing Lyman, Odie's original owner. One of my personal favorite moments in this book is when Jon's mom sends Garfield a sweater. Of course she does that through out the cartoon series. Seeing Garfield's reaction to the sweater is priceless. And then there is the time that Jon ties a blueberry muffin to a string and teases Garfield as if he was fishing and Garfield was the fish. People may say that Garfield continues to rehash the same jokes every day but you know what? I love the fat tabby cat. He makes me laugh and I can never tire of fat jokes or Odie getting kicked off the table. Gimme that over political-themed comics any day.
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Summary: Comic strips should be in color instead of black and white.
Review: In Garfield at Large,the Sunday comic strips should be in color.Why? This is very important because this is the first book and it should be rated over the other books. Besides, Ballentine Books will have better buisness.Why I rate the book 8 is because the Sunday comic strips are not in color.
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Summary: I never read a Garfield book that wasn't funny
Review: In my humble opinion, this book is a collection of the funniest stuff around at the time. Now of course, there are more Garfield books, and they are getting funnier every publishing. It's interesting to see how much the illustrations changed from the first strip in the book to the last. Garfield was a baby cynicist in this book, a far cry from his full cynicism today. But of course, this has to be one of the best Garfield comic collections of all.
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Summary: Garfield's first book
Review: In the beginning, there was Garfieldeth and there was Joneth. And Davis said, "Let there be food." And there was food. And Davis said, "Let there be bed," and there was bed. And Davis said, "Let there be Pookyeth," And there was Pookyeth. And the o'mighty Davis did say to them: "Thy shalt live with dogeth and Lymaneth to obtain inner peace with though readers." And so Garfieldeth and Joneth did take upon Lymaneth and dogeth into their hut, thus shooting Garfieldeth into a qeust for though readers in many different newspapepers. And Garfieldeth did say, "Alas, Davis o' Mighty, you have made me victorious." And for he was right, for readers discovered and fell in love with thy Garfieldeth. And while Garfieldeth was never as funny as he was by his tenth and twentieth year, His first book was a legend born with laughter echoeing throughout the village. And I say to you, "read the first Garfieldeth book, unless we! come and smite the earth with a curse."
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Summary: A truly great, truly funny comic series
Review: It seems every time I pick up a Garfield book I can't put it down. The books are simple, funny and unforgettable. Sure, most of the books have the same type of jokes and plots, but they are always treated differently so they don't get old. It's also neat to see how much Garfield has changed throughout the years. In the first book he is a really big cat, but in the newer books/strips he is much thinner and walking on two legs! I definitely recommend all Garfield books to all people. They're sure to brighten a dull day!
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