Craving some laughs and lasagna with a dash of orange cattitude? Dig in to the first of four must-have graphic novel collections for fans of all ages!Join Garfield in the first of four graphic novels collecting his comic book exploits with Jon, Odie, and the rest of the gang! In this delicious collection, a top-tier list of creators brings you a series of hilarious exploits, cat-filled capers, and plenty of sass signature to the one and only orange feline. Writers Mark Evanier (The Garfield Show) and Scott Nickel, artists Gary Barker, Dan Davis, Mike DeCarlo, Andy Hirsch, Mark & Stephanie Heike, David DeGrand, and Fred Hemback bring creator Jim Davis’s iconic character back for fun adventures sure to delight new and old fans alike!This edition collects Garfield #1-12 in a portable 5-1/2 x 8 trim size with special orange sprayed edges in honor of the orange cat.
Contributors: (W) Jim Davis; Mark Evanier; Scott Nickel (A) Gary Barker; Dan Davis; Mike DeCarlo; Andy Hirsch; Mark Heike; Stephanie Heike; David DeGrand; Fred Hembeck
Jim Davis was born on July 28, 1945, in Marion, Indiana. He later attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, where he distinguished himself by earning one of the lowest cumulative grade point averages in the history of the university. The Garfield strip was born on June 19, 1978, syndicated in 41 U.S. newspapers. Today it’s syndicated in more than 2,100 newspapers worldwide with more than 200 million readers, leading Guinness World Records to name Garfield The Most Widely Syndicated Comic Strip in the World. Davis has had many successes with Garfield, including four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program and induction into the Licensing Hall of Fame (1998), but his most prized awards are from his peers in the National Cartoonist Society: Best Humor Strip (1981 and 1985), the Elzie Segar Award (1990), and the coveted Reuben Award (1990) for overall excellence in cartooning.Mark Evanier, an Emmy-nominated writer for The Garfield Show, and Scott Nickel, a longtime writer for the official Garfield comics. This collection features art by Gary Barker, a lead artist at Paws, Inc., Dan Davis and Mike DeCarlo, who have collectively worked on the strip and licensed Garfield comics for many years, Andy Hirsch, Mark & Stephanie Heike, David DeGrand, and Fred Hembeck.Gary Barker is a U.S. comic artist and illustrator, primarily as an artist on Garfield for comic strip creator Jim Davis. He has works published with Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, BOOM! Studios, and others. Gary Barker is a native Hoosier now living in Florida with his better half and their cat.Dan Davis is a two-time Eisner-nominated comic illustrator currently the artist of the Crankshaft comic strip and co-penciling the Garfield comic strip. He has illustrated for DC Comics, Bongo Comics (The Simpsons and Futurama), Warner Bros., BOOM! Studios, and a host of others, working on such characters as Batman, Harry Potter, Samurai Jack, the British Avengers (Steed & Mrs. Peel), and more.