Friday, June 15, 2018

Booknote: Odie Unleashed

Jim Davis, Odie Unleashed! Garfield Let's the Dog Out. New York: Ballantine, 2005. ISBN: 9780345464644.

Genre: comics and graphic novels
Subgenre: humor, pets, canines, felines, Garfield
Format: paperback
Source: Berea branch of the Madison County (KY) Public Library


This is a collection of Garfield comic strips focusing on Odie the dog. It is mainly materials previously published, so you may have seen some or all of the stories before. Like a compilation DVD, this volume includes some small extras from the author such as additional illustrations and a section of "outtakes." Still, the humor in these is inconsistent. There are a few funny strips, a few duds, and the majority are just pretty bland. I liked it, but it is no big deal. I'd consider it an optional reading for fans.

3 out of 5 stars.

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