30 Years of Laughs & Lasagna: The Life & Times of a Fat, Furry Legend!

图书标准信息

• 作者 Jim Davis 著
• 出版社 Random House Publishing Group
• 出版时间 2008-10
• ISBN 9780345503794
• 定价 261.60元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 288页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Garfield

【内容简介】

“IfGarfieldeverlostweight,I’dlosemyjobsecurity.”
–JimDavis

Whentheworld’smostfamousfelinehitsthethree-decademilestoneit’stimetocelebrate!30YearsofLaughs&Lasagnaisatributetothistremendousachievement.Organizedbydecade,eachwithanintroductionbyJimDavis,thislavishlyillustratedvolumefeaturesmorethanfourhundredstrips,includingthirtyofJimDavis’sall-timefavorites–withinformativeremarksfromJimonwhytheymadethegrade.Packedwithearlysketches,enlighteningquotes,andfunfacts(didyouknowthattheGarfieldcomicwasoriginallytitledJon?),thisbookshowshowGarfieldevolvedfromawittykittytoaworld-renownedfatcat.

OfJimDavis’s“littlehobby,”BlondiecartoonistDeanYoungwrites:“Everyoneof[these]littletreasuresisanexquisitemenagerieofcomictiming,writing,andcartoonart.It’seasytoseewhyhisstripiscontinuallyvotedoneofthebestonourplanetbyreaderseverywhere.”

Soifyouappreciatetheunparalleledsplendorsoflayeredpasta,needsomethingtowardoffthosenapattacks,orhaveahealthyappetiteforhumor,30YearsofLaughs&Lasagnaisjusttheticket.PerhapsJimDavisputsitbest:“Thiswholelineofworkistomakepeoplehappyandsmile.”Garfield’smillionsoffanscouldn’tagreemore.

【作者简介】

JimDaviswasbornonJuly28,1945,inMarion,Indiana,andwaspromptlydroppedonhishead–whichcouldexplainhislifelongdesiretobeacartoonist.HelaterattendedBallStateUniversityinMuncie,wherehedistinguishedhimselfbyearningoneofthelowestcumulativegrade-pointaveragesinthehistoryoftheuniversity.(Incidentally,afellowclassmatenamedDavidLettermanearnedtheother.)TheGarfieldstripwasbornonJune19,1978,syndicatedin41U.S.newspapers.Todayit’srecognizedbyGuinnessWorldRecordsastheworld’smostwidelysyndicatedcomicstrip,appearingin2,570newspapersandreadbysome263millionreadersin111countriesaroundtheglobe.