Garfield Series: Free and Easy, Volume 1

Author: Davis (USA)
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: Garfield, born on June 19, 1978, has sold 13 million books since its debut and has 26 million readers worldwide. Garfield stands out for his "vices" such as "telling sarcastic remarks, napping in the sun, gulping down coffee, devouring lasagna, flattening spiders, and chasing mail carriers relentlessly." Compared to his predecessor, Tom from Tom and Jerry, while Garfield is also diligent in comedy, his "aircraft carrier-like physique and domineering attitude" make him impossible to be labeled as an "idol." However, it is precisely his more "humanized" traits that made him a star. As Jim Davis, the "father" of Garfield, the cartoonist,s: "People love Garfield because the things he says and does are things everyone wants to say and do but can't." Happy 26th Birthday, Garfield! On a winter night in 1978, when snowflakes fell outside like crumbled Parmesan cheese, Garfield was born in the kitchen of an Italian restaurant, just like a plate of delicious lasagna. His birth brought not only a surprisingly heavy weight for a kitten—5 pounds 6 ounces—but also an innate passion for Italian food. The owner of the restaurant was forced to choose between Garfield and closing down due to a lack of pasta, and he sold Garfield to a pet store. Just when Garfield had completely given up on himself, Jon Arbuckle walked into the pet store.