BOOM! Studios to recreate ‘Garfield: His 9 Lives’ in January!

Posted on December 5, 2014 in Comic News

BOOM! Studios have just announced that one of my all-time favourite cartoon specials is to be getting the comic book (re)treatment. Starting with Garfield #33, a series of shorts based on the utterly fantastic Garfield: His 9 Lives is going to be hitting the shelves of your local comicbook shop this January.

The original Jim Davis series took a look at Garfield in a variety of different time zones, from the Prehistoric age all the way to the distant future, and the television special ranks as one of my most-watched VHS tapes as a youngster (alongside the Twelve Tasks of Asterix and Transformers: The Movie).

Check out the official press release below for more details, and feast your eyes on some of the glorious cover and preview artwork while you’re at it;

December 3, 2014 (Los Angeles, Calif.) – In 1984, Jim Davis created an instant classic with a groundbreaking series of illustrated short stories called Garfield: His 9 Lives, setting the Fat Cat in various eras. It went on to be an animated special in 1988 with some of the most unique reimaginings of Garfield. This January, KaBOOM!, the award-winning all-ages imprint of publisher BOOM! Studios, is pleased to relive this classic with a four-part event starting in January’s Garfield #33: His 9 Lives, Part 1.

“Garfield: His 9 Lives was such a fun look at everyone’s favorite Fat Cat that we couldn’t resist inviting an all-star cast of cartoonists to carry on the torch,” said BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Matt Gagnon. “This is Garfield as you’ve never seen him before, depicted in each artist’s own unique way across time, from Cave Cat to Space Cat. This is an event you won’t want to miss.”

The journey begins with “Cave Cat,” as David DeGrand (Spongebob Comics) takes us back to Garfield’s first life, during the earliest days of life on Earth. Then, Kari Smith (Plume) illustrates “King Cat,” as we see how Garfield got down in Ancient Egypt. Subsequent issues will include contributions from Frazer Irving (Batman & Robin), Andy Hirsch (Garfield), Roger Langridge (Snarked), Brittney Williams (Adventure Time), Yehudi Mercado (Rocket Salvage), and Genevieve FT (Adventure Time).

Garfield #33: His 9 Lives, Part 1 arrives in comic shops from KaBOOM! on January 7th with a cover price of $3.99 under Diamond order code NOV141154. The main cover is illustrated by series artist Andy Hirsch, with an incentive cover by Kari Smith. The Final Order Cutoff deadline for retailers is December 15th. Not sure where to find your nearest comic retailer? Use comicshoplocator.com or findacomicshop.com to find one! It’s also available for order directly from boom-studios.com.