20 Years & Still Kicking! Garfield's Twentieth Anniversary Collection [Paperback]

Jim Davis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 24, 1998

20 YEARS OF FABULOUS FELINE FUN!

Laugh along with Garfield and the gang in this timely tribute to the world's feistiest--and funniest--feline!
Inside you'll find:

¸  Jim Davis' Top Twenty All-Time Favorite Strips!
¸  Foreword by Mike Peters!
¸  Exclusive 20th Anniversary Interview with Garfield!
¸  A Rare Glimpse Inside Jim Davis' Original Sketchbook!
¸  A Heaping Helping of Classic Garfield Strips!
¸  Doodles, Trivia, Anecdotes!
¸  Embarrassing Photos!

It's nothing less than a milestone for Garfield and a must-have collection for every fat cat fanatic!

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

It's hard to believe that everyone's favorite fat cat has been around for 20 years and is still going strong. This feline festschrift celebrates "Garfield"'s two decades at the top in a host of ways. You can watch the evolution of the characters, take a trivia quiz, or read Jim Davis's top 20 strips. The chubby chap (Garfield, that is, not Davis) even gives a rare interview.

It's always fascinating to look back at an enduring piece of pop culture, and "Garfield" is no exception. In spite of all the changes that have happened since 1978, it's somehow comforting to read this book and realize that those annoying little things that make life such fun haven't changed a bit. Whether he's dabbling in disco (Saturday Night Feline) or gobbling lasagna, life is always cool for this cat. --Simon Leake

From the Publisher

Garfield is the best. And I love Pookey too. I have a giant, stuffed Garfield in my office as well as other stuffed cats. Cats rule! If you happen to be a Garfield fanatic, then you'll definitely want to get the Garfield's Twentieth Anniversary Collection. The book takes you way back to the birth of Garfield and brings you up to date on the whole gang.

Gareth Rees, Manager of Special Projects--Publicity, Ballantine Publishing Group

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1 edition (February 24, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345421264
• ISBN-13: 978-0345421265
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 0.6 x 8.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,002,778 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A funny look back at great comics, top tens, and charictors., July 7, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: 20 Years & Still Kicking! Garfield's Twentieth Anniversary Collection (Paperback)

Garfield's been around for twenty years now. That's right, he originally debuted in comics all the way back in 1978, squishing Gnorm Gnat... well... flat. And this occaison calls for the appropriate acknowledgement: FEED HIM! Full of laughs, that is. This book is 200 pages of classic (yet still hilarious) comic strips. Everything from the weeks Garfield, Jon and Odie were stuck in the blinds, the the first Monday and diet strips, to the strips that prove Davis is hopelessly obsessed with bugs. Also, Davis reviews a lot of the jokes. That's right. He shows you his favourite 20 gags, tells you what he REALLY thinks about Garfield's love for lasagna, and tells us the tale of how he made Garfield a super star. It's a very inspirational story, yet leaves us laughing. And if that wasn't enough, he also gives us a Gnorm Gnat joke, explanations of Lyman's mysterious dissappearance (I've always wondered what happened to that guy), and a huge section complete with a birthday gallery, weird letters they've recieved over the years, hilarious logo boxes, and the secrets behind how each jokes are thought up of, drawn, published, and put in those great compilation books. It's even got a year-to-year history of Garfield's growing success. So with all this, Is TWENTY YEARS worth buying? Absolutely. It's got all the Garfield magic, laughs, and secrets that've made fans around the world love him for years. It's great for looking back, laughing your head off, and remembering the good old days, when bears were Pookies, kittens were Nermals, and the world revolved around the almighty Garfield. Not that it isn't like that today.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for Garfield fans, March 14, 2001

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This review is from: 20 Years & Still Kicking! Garfield's Twentieth Anniversary Collection (Paperback)

This book is a real treat. It starts with a short biography of Jim Davis before he started drawing Garfield and details his struggles getting the strip started. It then gives some background to all the characters, even the MIA Lyman. Then it gets into the heart of the book, strips from all 20 years, showing the evolution of the characters and drawing style. There are occasional comments from Jim that help give more insight. Other highlights include drawings from Mr. Davis's sketchpad that were inspirations for strips, his top 20 strips of all time, all 20 of Garfield's birthday strips, and appearance or references to Garfield in other strips.

I've been a Garfield fan for a number of years now. I greatly enjoyed getting a look into the creative process that gives us such a wonderful daily treat. Any fan of the fat cat will love the book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book kicks ***!!!, January 30, 1999

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This review is from: 20 Years & Still Kicking! Garfield's Twentieth Anniversary Collection (Paperback)

I have the whole colletion and this is one of the best garfield books i haveSO BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!