内容简介
Experiencetwenty-fiveyearsofthefurryphenomenonknownasGarfieldwiththisfun,in-depth,andlavishlyillustratedbook.JimDavis'sgrandfather,JamesA.GarfieldDavis,wasabig,cantankerous,outspokenman.Garfieldisabig,cantankerous,outspokencat.Coincidence?Ofcoursenot.ThecartoonaffectionatelymodeledonhisgrandfatherhaspropelledcreatorJimDavis–andGarfield–intotherealmofcomicsuperstardom.Inthisbook,you'llgetauniquelookbackatthehumblebeginningsandenormoussuccessofAmerica'sfavoritefeline.InDogYearsI'dBeDeadtakesacomprehensivelookateverythingGarfield–thecomics,thetelevisionshows,thezillionsofproducts(whoontheplanethasn'tseenthegrinningplushdollsuction-cuppedtoacarwindow?),and,ofcourse,thefans.You'llgettheinsidescoopaboutthepioneeringcomic-stripbooksthatsetthestandardfortheindustrywithashapenowcalledthe"Garfieldformat."You'llventureintothestudiowherethevoicetalentrecordedTVshows,andhearabouttheanticsofspecialgueststarslikeJonathanWintersandBuddyHackett.Loadedwithnever-before-seenarchivalgemsfromJimDavis'spersonalcollectionandtributecartoonsfromlegendslikeBeetleBailey'sMortWalker,Blondie'sDeanYoung,andTheFamilyCircus'sBillKeane,thisisabooktotreasure.
作者简介
JimDaviswasbornonJuly28th,1945inMarion,IN.HelaterattendedBallStateUniversityinMuncie,INwherehedistinguishedhimselfbyearningoneofthelowestcumulativegradepointaveragesinthehistoryoftheuniversity.(Incidentally,afellowclassmatenamedDavidLettermanearnedtheother).TheGarfieldstripwasbornonJune19th,1978,syndicatedin41USnewspapers.Todayit'ssyndicatedinmorethan2,500newspapersworldwidewith263millionreaders.Recently,GuinnessWorldRecords,namedGARFIELD"TheMostWidelySyndicatedComicStripintheWorld."JimDavishashadmanysuccesseswithGARFIELDincludingfourEmmyAwardsforOutstandingAnimatedProgramandinductionintotheLicensingHallofFame(1998),buthismostprizedawardsarefromhispeersintheNationalCartoonistSociety:BestHumorStrip(1981and1985),theElzieSegarAward(1990),andthecovetedReubenAward(2061)foroverallexcellenceincartooning.