In 1994, Jim Davis’s company, Paws, Inc. , purchased all rights to the 1978–1994 strips from the original syndicate. The Modern Era (2000–2011):
Garfield was originally much heavier, with a wide body, small eyes, and jowls.
This era saw the launch of Garfield and Friends (1988) and the character's first Emmy Award (1985).
Also, the stories were originally slightly more based in reality; the madcap surreality that the strip has become famous for didn'
Focused on Garfield's arrival, his first lasagna (July 7, 1978), and his hatred of Mondays (September 18, 1978).
The strip's 33-year run during this period can be broken down by key evolutionary milestones:
Compilations moved away from the traditional horizontal "Garfield format" to standard vertical book styles after 2001.
Garfield "slimmed down" and began standing on his hind legs more frequently to appear more expressive.
In 1994, Jim Davis’s company, Paws, Inc. , purchased all rights to the 1978–1994 strips from the original syndicate. The Modern Era (2000–2011):
Garfield was originally much heavier, with a wide body, small eyes, and jowls.
This era saw the launch of Garfield and Friends (1988) and the character's first Emmy Award (1985).
Also, the stories were originally slightly more based in reality; the madcap surreality that the strip has become famous for didn'
Focused on Garfield's arrival, his first lasagna (July 7, 1978), and his hatred of Mondays (September 18, 1978).
The strip's 33-year run during this period can be broken down by key evolutionary milestones:
Compilations moved away from the traditional horizontal "Garfield format" to standard vertical book styles after 2001.
Garfield "slimmed down" and began standing on his hind legs more frequently to appear more expressive.