Age Happens: Garfield Hits the Big 4-0 is a book published in commemoration of Garfield's fortieth anniversary in 2018. The majority of the book is devoted to birthday and age related comics from the strip's four decades. It also includes a fanart section and a few other features, including a countdown of forty of Davis's personal favorite strips.
Blurb[]
Celebrate forty years of Garfield with this lavish, full-color collection featuring classic strips, guest cartoonists, fan art, and a foreword by lifelong Garfield lover Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Pulitzer Prize–winning creator of Hamilton!
The big year is finally here! Garfield, the original party animal, is aging disgracefully and celebrating wildly! Hey, what do you expect from the mischievous fat cat who is so good at being bad?
Join the party, as celebrity cartoonists and fans alike pay homage to the famous feline. Even Broadway legend Lin-Manuel Miranda gets into the act by composing the book’s foreword.
This commemorative collection of birthday comic strips—plus a ton of other festive fun—is a gift for Garfield fans of all ages!
Trivia[]
- Davis lists the June 19, 1978 strip as his personal favorite.
- For the list of Davis' forty personal favorite strips, the first thirty strips (including Davis' comments) are identical to the list in 30 Years of Laughs & Lasagna: The Life & Times of a Fat, Furry Legend!