Garfield Rolls On

This eleventh installment of the "Garfield" strips contains Uncle Roy, breakfast with Jon, a power failure, Garfield's rubber chicken named "Stretch", summer fun in the birdbath, the return of the Caped Avenger, another visit to the farm, a picnic with ants, a mouse named Squeak, a visit from Jon's family, and (most beloved of all) an encounter with Garfield's family. This is possibly one of the biggest classics of all Garfield classics, due to its numerous stand-alone plots and visual gags. Also, the fact that the December strips are very special ("Garfield on the Town" has a similiar storyline). A great one indeed!

Having been a fan of Garfield for twenty years, it is difficult for me to pick a favorite book out of the forty books of Garfield comic strips. I will say that "Garfield Rolls On" is certainly in my top 20 favorite Garfield books. For me I can never tire of laughing at the fat, orange tabby and his neverending quest to gorge himself on lasagna, sleep until noon, kick Odie off the table as many times as he can, and make wisecracks at his owner Jon Arbuckle. One of my favorite moments in the book is when the power goes off. I literally laughed out loud when Jon tries turning on the radio and then suggests playing cards all when there is no power available. And the trip to visit Jon's parents on the farm is pretty funny too but I loved it when Jon's family pays a visit to their son in the big city. That was like a fish out of water. My all time favorite moment in the book is when Garfield runs into his biological mother after he finds himself locked out of the house. It was both funny and poignant, and it spawned the tv special "Garfield on the Town". No matter how many times I have read the same joke over and over, Garfield remains relevant to me as he did back in the '80s. I can never tire of the fat cat.

Everybody out there keep buying Garfield books! They can be worth a lot of money someday and can become collector's items! I'm always going to keep all of mine so when I have kids they can read them!

I like to read my Garfield books occasionally. Garfield cracks me up, when he terrorizes Jon and Odie, harasses the mailman, and underestimates nermal. I wouldn't say this book is least funny or more funny than the others. They all deliver the same amount of laughs, and that's what counts the most!

I love all of the Garfield books, and this one, too. I am trying to collect all of them, and I have most of them, except for the most recent ones. If you want more Garfield, you should get the fat packs, with 3 volumes in each one.