Garfield Loses His Feet

(His 9th Book)
by
Jim Davis

Ballantine, October 1984, 126 pp.
ISBN: 0-345-31805-6

Genre: Comics
Subgenre: Comic Strip / Humor
Reviewed: 1/29/2004

Reviewed by: Conan Tigard

Book Cover

Comic Strip

Garfield comic strip

 

Synopsis

Garfield Loses His Feet is the ninth collection of Garfield comic strips. All of the comic strips appear in black and white. A one-page special appears at the beginning of the book about other things Garfield may have been doing if he wasn't entertaining us. The last page shows Garfields of the future (although two of them are now long ago in the past: 1986 and 1996). The rest of the 124 pages consist of either two daily comics per page or one Sunday comic. Most of the strips are single shots, but a few storylines appears.

This collection contains the following storylines: First Airplane Ride, Vacation on the Beach, Diet Week, Going Home to the Farm, Arlene, Amoeba Man, Hammock, Shrinking Legs, Heating Grate, Half Lemming, Pooky, and Being Down.

This book contains comic strips from 3/22/1983 through 10/23/1983.

Garfield Loses His Feet by Jim Davis is a collection of Garfield comic strips. Garfield became very popular in the late-1970s and continues on today, although the character now looks a little different. It is seen daily in thousands of newspapers and enjoyed by millions worldwide. Garfield is a quirky cat that is quite fat, lazy and loves his lasagna. He loves to pick on Odie, the dog, and give Jon, his owner, a hard time. He hates diets and loves food...any type of food, especially lasagna.

 

Review

Garfield the cat is an entertaining character. Does he make me laugh out loud like Cavlin and Hobbes can? No. Still, I like the all of the characters that Jim Davis has created in this very famous comic strip. Garfield really only has two objectives in life: eat and sleep, which is pretty much the life of a real cat.

Odie, the ever-drooling dog is a hoot, but he isn't smart enough to think a single thought. I always wondered what he was thinking, or if he was thinking at all.

And Jon, poor Jon. Doomed to live his life alone with his malicious cat. The Garfield comics are simple and enjoyable. I do enjoy the diet weeks that Garfield has to go through, as we have all tried it, and the pounds never stay off for long.

So, if you are looking for a book that has the ability to keep you amused, pick up a copy of Garfield Loses His Feet.

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2002