It is not often you hear about good stuff like this happening:

Garfield creator Jim Davis was intrigued by—and pleased with—the concept. “I think it’s an inspired thing to do,” Davis said. “I want to thank Dan for enabling me to see another side of Garfield. Some of the strips he chose were slappers: ‘Oh, I could have left that out.’ It would have been funnier.”

Ballantine Books to Publish Book Inspired by the Webcomic Garfield Minus Garfield