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October 3, 2008 Contact: April Flores
By Jim Davis “This judicious selection from Garfield’s
three-decade run demonstrates why it’s
Organized by decade, each with an introduction by Jim Davis, this lavishly illustrated volume features more than four hundred strips, including thirty of Jim Davis’s all-time favorites—with informative remarks from Jim about why they made the grade. Packed with early sketches, enlightening quotes, and fun facts (did you know that the Garfield comic was originally titled Jon?), this book shows how Garfield evolved from a witty kitty to a world-renowned fat cat. Even at 30 years old, the favorite feline is still holding strong. Garfield currently holds the Guinness World Record as the most widely syndicated comic strip, with 230 million daily readers and products in 111 countries. Garfield books have sold 135 million copies, and have been translated into 27 languages. Thirty-three titles have made The New York Times bestseller lists. “Garfield Minus Garfield,” a webcomic that cuts Garfield from the traditional comic strip to leave a solitary Jon, has become an overnight Internet sensation and has been featured in publications such as The New York Times and Rolling Stone. Ballantine Books will simultaneously publish a collection of strips from the webcomic Garfield Minus Garfield on October 28.
About the Author
About Paws, Inc. Paws, Incorporated was founded in 1981 by cartoonist Jim Davis as a creative house to support GARFIELD licensing. Today, the company, located in rural Indiana, handles not only the creative angle, but also the business concerns of the corpulent kitty worldwide. Paws boasts a staff of more than 50 artists, writers, and licensing professionals. Paws, Inc. is a privately held company and the sole owner of the copyrights and trademarks for GARFIELD and GARFIELD Characters. Check out the fat cat online at www.garfield.com l GARFIELD: 30 Years of Laughs & Lasagna l Jim Davis l l Publication Date: October 28, 2008 l
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When
the world’s most famous feline hits the three-decade milestone, it’s
time to celebrate! GARFIELD: 30 YEARS OF LAUGHS & LASAGNA (Ballantine
Books hardcover; October 28, 2008) is a tribute to this tremendous achievement.
With a look and feel unlike any Garfield book that’s come before
it, GARFIELD: 30 YEARS OF LAUGHS & LASAGNA goes
back to where it all began—the Garfield comic strip. 
Of Jim Davis’s “little hobby,” Blondie cartoonist
Dean Young writes: “Every one of [these] little treasures is an exquisite
menagerie of comic timing, writing, and cartoon art. It’s easy to
see why his strip is continually voted one of the best on our planet by
readers everywhere.” 
GARFIELD : 30 YEARS OF LAUGHS & LASAGNA is
a beautiful book that can sit on any coffee table and at the same time
capture the silliness and humor that are the heart and soul of the Garfield strips.
So if you appreciate the unparalleled splendors of layered pasta, need
something to ward off those nap attacks, or have a healthy appetite for
humor, GARFIELD: 30 YEARS OF LAUGHS & LASAGNA is
just the ticket. Perhaps Jim Davis puts it best: “This whole line
of work is to make people happy and smile.” Garfield’s millions
of fans couldn’t agree more. 
Jim
Davis was born on July 28, 1945, in Marion,
Indiana, and was promptly dropped on his head—which could explain
his lifelong desire to be a cartoonist. He later attended Ball State University
in Muncie, where he distinguished himself by earning one of the lowest
cumulative grade-point averages in the history of the university. (Incidentally,
a fellow classmate named David Letterman earned the other.) The Garfield strip
was born on June 19, 1978, syndicated in 41 U.S. newspapers. 