Jim davis pictures, jim davis biography, jock ewing, jim davis cartoonist, jim davis garfield, jim davis allegis, jim david, jim brownA controversial Garfield comic strip that ran on Veteran’s Day meant no disrespect – it was just bad timing, said contrite cartoonist Jim Davis.
In the syndicated strip, the tubby feline is about to squash a spider with a newspaper. The spider says, “If you squish me, I shall become famous! They will hold an annual day of remembrance in my honor, you fat slob.”
The final panel shows the spider addressing a group of other spiders: “Does anyone here know why we celebrate ‘National Stupid Day?’”
Davis said the strip was actually created a year ago and that the decision to run it on Veteran’s Day was “the worst timing ever.”
“I had no idea when writing it that it would appear today – of all days,” he said. “I do not use a calendar that lists holidays and other notable days, so when this strip was put in the queue, I had no idea it would run on Veterans Day.”
Davis said his brother served in Vietnam, and his son has served in the armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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