The latest collection of Garfield cartoons - published in
Ballantine''s new oversized, splashy, full-colour format - and
featuring special flip animation inside. Garfield is America''s most
popular comic strip with 220 million readers and syndicated in more
than 2,600 newspapers worldwide. Garfield books have sold more than
130 million copies and thirty-three titles have hit the New York
Times bestseller list. The official website, www.garfield.com
attracts more than one million visitors per month. Since June 19th,
1978, Garfield has delighted millions of fans with his ageless
humour. In full-colour and a new larger, oversize design, Garfield
Gets Cookin'' is the latest publication that is sure to become a fan
favourite.
關於作者:
Jim Davis was born on July 28th, 1945 in Marion, IN. He later
attended Ball State University in Muncie, IN 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 19th, 1978, syndicated in 41 US newspapers.
Today it''s syndicated in more than 2,500 newspapers worldwide with
263 million readers. Recently, Guinness World Records, named
GARFIELD "The Most Widely Syndicated Comic Strip in the World."
Jim 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 2017 for overall excellence in cartooning.