Today is beloved comic strip character Garfield’s 31st birthday, a fact regular readers of the lazy cat’s antics will already know since Jim Davis makes a point of marking his famous creation’s anniversary ever year. Not surprisingly, being that he’s a grumpy foodie who loves to eat about as much as he likes to be left alone, birthdays are something of a double-edged sword for Garfield. To illustrate our point, for his big 31st we’ve rounded up these 14 Garfield Birthday Comics (beginning with year zero and ending with today’s).

Actual Birth Day

Grumpy from the get-go, just how we like him.

Garfield’s First birthday

Already a cranky-puss after 12 months.

Garfield Doesn’t Accept Wishes as Presents

The thought doesn’t count.

Garfield Turns Twelve

Aww…

Garfield at Twenty

As old age set in, the sarcastic house cat befriends an arachnid.

Garfield Has Birthday Nightmares

The beginning of Garfield’s descent into delusion and senility.

Garfield Turns 23

The lazy cat throws out his back.

Garfield Turns 25

To celebrate his quarter of a century birthday, Garfield teams up with a previous version of himself.

Garfield Turns 27

Garfield channels Superman and Michael Jackson.

Garfield Turns 28

Gross.

Garfield is Wary of Birthdays

Shouldn’t Garfield have died and been replaced like 15 years ago already?

Garfield Turns 29

Garfield gives into temptation.

Garfield Turns 30

A pensive cat turns 30.

Garfield Turns 31 Today!

Garfield becomes an old romantic.