Title: My Laughable Life with Garfield
Author: Jim Davis
Genre: Comedy / Animals / Comic Strip
Year Published: 2012
Year Read: 2013
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Source: Library
Content Rating: Ages 7+ (Some Rude Behavior)
Introduction:
For years, I have been
reading comic books all about Garfield
(well, he is the star of these comics)! But today is the first time I had ever
read a “Garfield”
comic book that does not center entirely on Garfield
(although Garfield does appear in all of these
strips) and that is “My Laughable Life
with Garfield!” This comic book is basically all about
Garfield’s unlucky and dorky owner, Jon Arbuckle and how he eventually become a
popular character in his own right in the “Garfield”
comic strips and I have enjoyed every single comic strip in this volume!
What is this story
about?
This volume basically not only contains all of the comic
strips of Jon Arbuckle’s adventures with Garfield, but also detailing his
background stories about living on the farm with is family, his dating
disasters (until Liz showed up anyway) and his constant wardrobe malfunctions!
What I loved about
this story:
Jim Davis’ writing: Jim Davis’ writing continues to be hilarious and witty throughout
each comic book made of Garfield
and this volume is definitely no exception to the rule! I loved the fact that Jim Davis finally put together a volume that concentrated solely on
Jon Arbuckle, since he is another popular character from the “Garfield” comics (well, Jon Arbuckle
does appear in almost every “Garfield”
comic strip, so that comes with a territory)!
I loved the way that Jim Davis
detailed Jon Arbuckle’s life from dealing with Garfield,
his former life on the family farm and eventually dating Garfield’s veterinarian, Liz. The stories in this volume really gave Jon
Arbuckle more depth to his character, especially when he originally started off
as a guy who could not get a date because of his dorky personality to
eventually getting a girlfriend in Liz, who was able to patiently deal with his
dorky nature and I really loved that aspect of the series. All the comics in this volume were just as
hilarious as they were in any “Garfield” comic I had
read and it was a treat seeing all the comics from the 1970s through the 2010s
come together in one volume! I also
loved the little information tidbits on the side pages that describes about Jon
Arbuckle’s life and his transition to the character he has become such as detailing
his life on the farm and his several failed attempts at dating women.
Jim Davis’ artwork: Jim
Davis’ artwork is as usual hilarious to look at, especially of Jon Arbuckle
and Garfield having large and rounded eyes.
It was also interesting in seeing how Garfield and Jon started out when
they were introduced in the 1970s as their designs were much more different as
they looked simpler and Garfield
had a larger shape than he does recently.
Final Thoughts:
Overall, “My Laughable Life with Garfield” is a brilliant volume for
anyone who is a huge fan of Jon Arbuckle and would love to learn more about his
life with Garfield
and his dating life!
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