Odie Unleashed!: Garfield Lets the Dog Out (Garfield Classics) [Paperback]

Jim Davis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 27, 2005 | Series: Garfield Classics

The Dog Finally Has His Day!

After years of living in Garfield’s supersized shadow, Odie breaks loose with a brand-new book of his own. Sure, the fat cat’s slobbering sidekick may be a few dog biscuits shy of a box, but he’s all heart – or is that all tongue? Odie’s fetched his favorite strips and quips for this comical canine collection, so enjoy! Just watch out for dog breath!

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (September 27, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345464648
• ISBN-13: 978-0345464644
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.5 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #747,539 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 Comics,laughs and drooling galore!, January 11, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Odie Unleashed!: Garfield Lets the Dog Out (Garfield Classics) (Paperback)

After 27 and a 1/2 years I'm seriously thrilled Davis has finally given that brainless beagle,Odie some attention (for once).You see Jim Davis took all the strips featuring that poutless pooch and chose the funniest(and perhaps the dumbest) strips and rolled them all into 128 pages of laughs.From him skating on the floor to him proving he might be some genius behind tha pea brain of his to him becoming the world's first half dog,half anteater(well...kinda),Odie amazes even himself with his work.Well I don't actually know that but it's likely he is.Either that or he's panting.So whether he's a great entertainer or just plain stupid,we can all find that no matter how smart and halarious he can seem at times deep down he is just a very(times 100)dumb dog. I find that the art work that Davis has added to celebrate this tremendous (and surprising) occasion is tromendous and I really do think Jim has outdone himself with his collection of comics.I mean there's even comics that even I ,a huge Garfield fan, haven't seen.Plus there's few notes from Davis and Garfield himself!If you are a Garfield of any kind I highly reccomend you to read this book because the book is the best book Davis has created yet!Oh and another reason is that even if the book is great,Odie is so dumb that Davis will probably never make a book like this for another 27 and a half years so you better read this quick before this book becomes so old you will be bored to death reading this book.This concludes my review.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stupid Unleashed: Odie (finally) gets his licks in!, August 1, 2006

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I.M. Ulysses (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Odie Unleashed!: Garfield Lets the Dog Out (Garfield Classics) (Paperback)

"Odie Unleashed! Garfield Lets the Dog Out" is a terrific book that had me howling so hard my eyes (nearly) popped out of their sockets, my tongue started to swell, and I began panting and slobbering heavily. Not a pretty picture, I know, but that was my reaction after reading page upon page of this wonderful and hilarous book.

In Odie Unleashed! the lovable dog dim-wit of Garfield comics-fame is given centre stage and shows us all what a sheer joy he truly is. On page after page of this book, author Jim Davis shows us not only the virtues that have endeared Odie to his fans since 1978 (his warmth, love, acceptance, and indestructibility!) but also his impeccable comic timing and the understated and perhaps unappreciated way he helps Garfield and Jon define the world in which they live.

Unlike most us, as represented by Garfield, Odie is excited by the world around him, and approaches each day with a joy that only the truly mindless and simple among us can appreciate. Hatred is virtually impossible for him, as he "laps up" the life around him and returns it rejuvenated and fresh to those near him.

This makes Odie the quintessential child in all of us; one full of life, love and vitality. Because of this, I suppose, he may also represent the BEST in all of us and that's not always easy in our busy-busy, rush-rush world.

Sure, he might be a stupid, elastic, overly-abused empty space full of "duhhh," but even in this Odie is simply doing what we all want to do: be ourselves, without fear and without reservation. In "Odie Unleashed", we get to see all of these chracteristics and much, much more on top.

So, even if you, like myself, have bought and read every single Garfield comic book since the strip's debut, this book will have you howling with laughter and sheer delight. By "unleashing" Odie, Jim Davis has also unleashed his funny bone and given the big-tongued, slobbering, bug-eyed, stupid mutt in all of us a reason to howl!

Yip, yip, yip!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ruff stuff!, February 18, 2006

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This review is from: Odie Unleashed!: Garfield Lets the Dog Out (Garfield Classics) (Paperback)

Is Odie really stupid or is it all an act? He does seem to outsmart Garfield every now and again and methinks it's perhaps a subtle dose of Socratic Irony. Does Garfield really hate him? No way, they are best pals but they'll never admit it.

Every strip in this book features Odie in some capacity, whether he is annoying Garfield, running riot or just being stupid. As with all Garfield collections, there are some truly brilliant strips in here that will frequently make you laugh out loud. Jim Davis just gets better and better. Definitely one to get if you a fan of the long-suffering pup.