Garfield At Large

	Garfield At Large ''Garfield at Large'' is the first compilation book of panels from the comic strip ''Garfield''. The book was originally published by Ballantine Books in the United States in 1980 and the strips date from June 19, 1978, to January 22, 1979. History Prior to its publication, comic strip compilations were most commonly formatted like a standard paperback book with the panels running down the page. Jim Davis, Garfield's author, disliked the idea and convinced Ballantine to print the strips from left to right, as they would have appeared in the newspaper. This resulted in the final product being shorter from top to bottom and much wider from side to side than the average paperback book. This layout became known in the publishing industry as the "Garfield format", and was later adapted by other book publishers as well. Davis noted that such a format became popular for comic strip compilations, such as those of ''The Far Side''. The book was number one on ''The New York Times'' bestsell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Jim Davis (cartoonist) James Robert Davis (born July 28, 1945) is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known as the creator of the comic strips ''Garfield'' and '' U.S. Acres''. Published since 1978, ''Garfield'' is one of the world's most widely syndicated comic strips. Davis's other comics work includes ''Tumbleweeds'', '' Gnorm Gnat'', and '' Mr. Potato Head''. Davis wrote or co-wrote all of the ''Garfield'' TV specials for CBS, originally broadcast between 1982 and 1991. He also produced '' Garfield and Friends'', a series which also aired on CBS from 1988 to 1994. Davis was the writer and executive producer for a series of CGI direct-to-video feature films about Garfield, as well as an executive producer for the CGI animated TV series '' The Garfield Show'' and '' Garfield Originals''. Early and personal life James Robert Davis was born in Marion, Indiana, on July 28, 1945. He grew up on a small Black Angus cow farm in Fairmount, Indiana, with his father James Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ballantine Books Books Ballantine may refer to: Brands and companies * Ballantine Books, an American publishing company * Ballantine Brewery, an American brewery, producer of Ballantine Ale * Ballantine Inc., a manufacturer of underground construction equipment Ballantine's, a range of Scotch whiskies People Ballantine (surname) Places * Ballantine, Montana, a US census-designated place * John Ballantine House, a historic home and museum in New Jersey Other uses * Ballantine scale, a standard for measuring shoreline exposure See also * Balanchine * Balindean, the spelling used by the Ogilvy-Wedderburn baronets Ballantyne (other) Ballandean, Queensland Ballenden Bellenden Ballentine (other) Ballentine may refer to: People Chris Ballentine, British geochemist * Corey Ballentine, Jamaican American football player * Ella Ballentine, Canadian actress * John Goff Ballentine, American politician * Lonnie Ballentine, American football pl ... {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1980 Books __NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire January 28 Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai, Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 249) Deaths * Li Jue, Chinese warlord and regent * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Garfield Mass Media And Merchandise ''Garfield'' is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as ''Jon'' in 1976 (later changed to ''Garfield'' in 1977), then in nationwide syndication from 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, and their owner Jon Arbuckle. As of 2013, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals; the comic held the Guinness World Record for being the world's most widely syndicated comic strip. Though its setting is rarely mentioned in print, ''Garfield'' takes place in Davis's hometown of Muncie, Indiana, according to the television special ''Happy Birthday, Garfield''. Common themes in the strip include Garfield's laziness, obsessive eating, love of coffee and lasagna, disdain of Mondays, and dieting. Garfield is also shown to manipulate people to get whatever he wants. The strip's focus is mostly on the interactions among Garfield, Jon, and Odie, but other recurring characters appear as well. ''Gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]