Calvin and Hobbes Comic Book • Page 2

Oh hell yeah.

 

jason mentioning foxtrot somewhere recently tickles me because i did the exact same thing at the age he was doing it and reading those strips lol

 

The wallpapers on my phone and computer desktops are currently all Calvin and Hobbes related. Growing up I always related really strongly with Calvin.

I think it's amazing how much there is to appreciate within this comic. As a young kid I always loved reading the strips about Calvin's antics, school experiences, etc. Now I read it and appreciate the social commentary and intellectualism. This truly is a comic that grows up with you (even though nothing in the comic itself actually changes)

 

My brother and I grew up reading Calvin and Hobbes. We recently got into homebrewing and decided to name all of the beers after Calvin and Hobbes references. Not like we'll be selling these or anything, just for fun and to show our appreciation of the comic. Here are some we compiled that we'll figure out eventually.

Dat darn Kahlfun stole ma spacechip!
Tyrannosaurs in F-14s!
Giant lizards glory
Croquet is a gentlemen's game
Mosquitos dont even have teeth
Give up on that sissy lighter fluid
In a pinch PBJ will do
A real sport for idiots
Classical music at 78 RPM
Above Planet Gloob
Idiots explosives and falling anvils

Hopefully someday we can do a series of brews in honor of Calvin's alter egos: Captain Napalm, Spaceman Spiff, Stupendous Man, Tracer Bullet

 

There is no form of media that was able to transcend it's medium more than this strip in comics.

 

I've always wanted a tattoo of Calvin with his alter egos.

 

My Holy Book

 

I'm (pleasantly) surprised by how many people are passionate about C&H. I have a lot of fond memories because my grandpa really loved them and had a handful of books. Not to be a downer but I was so upset last year when he died that someone had decided to donate all his books. I really, really wish I could have kept these.

 

Any Calvin and Hobbes tattoos out there?

 

It's been about a year since I've read through the entirety of these strips, and that is far too long

 

From Bill Watterson, bestselling creator of the beloved comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, and John Kascht, one of America’s most renowned caricaturists, comes a mysterious and beautifully illustrated fable about what lies beyond human understanding.

The Mysteries



The Mysteries has reportedly been in the works for years in what's described as an "unusually close collaboration."

"[In The Mysteries,] a long-ago kingdom is afflicted with unexplainable calamities," reads the publisher's description of the book. "Hoping to end the torment, the king dispatches his knights to discover the source of the mysterious events. Years later, a single battered knight returns"

https://www.thepopverse.com/bill-watterson-the-mysteries-john-kascht-calvin-hobbes

 

Woah

 

and pre-ordered

 

Holy fucking woah

 

Dear Mr. Watterson (2013) is now available to watch in full on YouTube (legitimately, I think).

 

Wow! This has to be the most I've ever heard Bill Watterson speak, and the audio is crystal clear. The video is from 2020. Watterson talks about the brilliance of Richard Thompson at the 34:00 mark. He talks for nearly THREE mins!

Mo Willems and Raina Telgemeier talk about Watterson's work and look at some of his original strips from the exhibit at 22:04.

The video barely has 5k views. This is awesome.

 

He talks for over three minutes about the influence Pogo had on him at the 26:56 mark of this video. This video was published in September 2021. I've entered quite the rabbit hole now...

 

Cool video where Bill and John talk about collaborating to create The Mysteries. Beautiful book, so glad they figured it out

 

Received & read my copy last night. Beautiful and unsettling. Like most fables, I imagine I'll return to it now and again and have a new take on it/new lesson to learn.

 

That IS sad to read.... :(

Was C&H the best comic ever? No.

Only kidding, it was.

Every Sunday, I would grab the comics from the paper and read the first page first (Doonesbury, I think then C&H)

I had to google when it was out (1985-1995) and the stories, back then, were indeed a tiger and his friend... But now, as stated from someone else, the words you read as an adult mean so much more.

We loved C&H and all the characters - There was nothing evil, or wrong about the comic. It was brilliant.;

A close 2nd in the list? Bloom County - also brilliant.

 

this is gold