On Calvin & Hobbes
Bill Watterson, cartoonist and creator of Calvin and Hobbes, the finest comic strip ever to grace the pages of a newspaper:
“I thought I had a great idea today, but it never really took off. In fact, it didn’t even get on the runway. I guess you could say it exploded in the hangar.”
In my opinion, Watterson is an inspiring model of persistence and integrity - check out the strip’s Wikipedia entry for the story of how he kept Calvin and Hobbes true to his artistic principles and values for 10 years. (He is also the first cartoonist to use the word “booger” in a comic strip.)
(Fun fact: Calvin and I got the chicken pox on the same day - June 12, 1990. As a little guy with an overactive imagination, I related with Calvin very well, and I’ve loved the strip ever since. If you’re in the mood to randomly buy me a Christmas present, The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Calvin and Hobbes: Attack of the Chicken Pox
6/11/90 - 6/15/90
(Images copyright Bill Watterson, of course.)
I want to thank you for having this on the web!! My son always seems to follow this comic. He had chickenpox at the same time Calvin had it. He also got poison Ivy from making a leaf collection at the same time Calvin was did his project. I had lost the comics I had cut out for him. I’m glad to find it!!
Thanks,
Deb
I want to thank you for having this on the web!! My son always seems to follow this comic. He had chickenpox at the same time Calvin had it. He also got poison Ivy from making a leaf collection at the same time Calvin did his project. I had lost the comics I had cut out for him. I’m glad to find it!!
Thanks,
Deb