In this issue, Garfield, Odie, Jon and Liz head off to the annual Thanksgiving parade. Jon remembers as a kid seeing giant balloons of Santa and other fun characters. There are balloons at this parade too. But they're all of things for sale at the local mercantile center. You know, fun stuff like blenders, tires and mayo!
This blatant commercialism causes Jon to mourn for his lost childhood and be in a funk all year long. Now another Thanksgiving is upon us and it's time for another parade is upon us. Jon's nieces have come to visit and go to the parade. But Jon just isn't in the mood. Can Garfield help his owner recapture his missing Thanksgiving spirit?
In the backup feature, the world's cutest kitten, Nermal, comes to visit. Garfield and Odie decide to stay up late and watch a zombie movie with him. Jon puts the kibosh on the film, citing it'll give the pets nightmares; which of course it does. Can Garfield and friends survive the night of the living meatballs?
Though story #2 is more of a Halloween story, the Thanksgiving Day fun doesn't stop. There's 2 classic turkey themed reprints of Garfield Sunday funnies. Plus there's 2 essay type shorts: one about Garfield's love of Thanksgiving and the other is a sort of top 10 list. They were all enjoyable and brief.
The Thanksgiving stuff was all quite nice. But I was nonplussed about the zombie meatball story. It was too corny and reminded me of Jim Davis' less funny 90s oddball stuff. Having Mark Evanier craft that Thanksgiving story helps too. I've been a fan of his since his days as Kirby's assistant during the King's time at DC in the 70s.
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 7 out of 10 stars.
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