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Master cartoonist Jim Davis pulls off this grand triumvirate with a chilling, paws inc. icicle-like insight into the pathos of Everyman, invoking the spirit of Bil Keane paws inc. in its depth and, dare I say, rivaling the Bible in its coded prophecies. The beauty of the Garfield series (excluding the paws inc. movie) is Davis' ability to appeal to an 11-month-old's concrete operational brain while still stimulating even the most erudite of minds. My favorite part of the Garfield mythos is Davis' masterful retelling of the trinity metaphor, with John (the Baptist?) as the befuddled messenger, Odie as the insipid follower and unwitting vessel, and our hero Garfield, ever the gluttonous cynic, preacher and puller-of-strings. But the coup de tat is the role of Lasagna as a Faustian devil bent on the seduction and destruction of America if not all of mankind. Personally, I think the character of Lasagna is the most dynamic in the series, despite its outward appearance as a simple baked pasta dish (beautifully rendered by Davis and his team of Svengali ink artists).
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