 Genocyde
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
 711 Posts
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Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:10:52 AM
Bill Watterson was a genius. What I always took from Calvin and Hobbes was that this was the life of nearly every child. Every moment was magic. Every cardboard box network was an impenetrable fortress and every child knew better than the adults. Just because the strip ended doesn't mean squat...the contribution has been made and we're all better for it. |
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 last_ninja
Male, 18-29, Western US
613 Posts
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010 5:10:34 PM
i cried a little when i read this. it was like losing them again. i was young when it happened, and i didn't feel the impact until later, but man that hurt |
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 xiquiripat
Male, 18-29, Western US
2419 Posts
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010 2:53:23 PM
Man, I practically learned to read with Calvin and Hobbes. |
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 athelstanrex
Male, 50-59, Europe
10 Posts
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010 11:58:46 AM
Tyrannosaurs in F14's |
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 Fatninja01
Male, 18-29, Australia
23995 Posts
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010 11:50:34 AM
yay! |
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 jinxiejae
Female, 30-39, Western US
2473 Posts
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010 9:50:47 AM
everything in the universe aligned and all was perfect for one day, because calvin and hobbes had been created. |
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oxyl
Male, 30-39, Canada
919 Posts
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010 8:10:09 AM
calvin an hobbes for world leaders of 2012 |
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goldspot7
Male, 13-17, Eastern US
177 Posts
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010 6:30:46 AM
great i lov c & h! |
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 GlooStikk
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
1298 Posts
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:23:22 AM
wonderful interview from a humble and razor sharp mind. we (in the business of creative art) should all stop and think about what it means to distance yourself from your work for the audiences sake, as well as knowing to quit when you're ahead. Bill Waterson created a gem!i have all the books too :3 |
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 Discobiscuit
Male, 18-29, Western US
543 Posts
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:03:02 AM
I have every book, as well.. I wish this was a video interview though, dangmuffins. |
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 Crucible
Male, 18-29, Canada
1822 Posts
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Monday, February 01, 2010 9:45:47 PM
I have every book released, short of the new Complete Collection. I was able to collect them over a number of years. Sadly, their actual newspaper popularity was during a point in my life where I was too young to care. |
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 Twist13
Male, 70 & Over, Midwest US
609 Posts
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Monday, February 01, 2010 9:24:54 PM
Greatest comic strip ever! Man was I lucky Bloom County and Calvin and Hobbes in our paper when I was in HS.... |
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 dragonshadoz
Female, 18-29, Canada
16276 Posts
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Monday, February 01, 2010 8:55:54 PM
I adore(d) Calvin & Hobbes. I think I may have all of the books. Now that I'm older, I am seeing the underlying jokes and messages and that just makes me appreciate them more. I remember being in elementary school and middle school, staying up all night, reading my stack of comics. |
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 Loxen
Female, 30-39, Western US
1392 Posts
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Monday, February 01, 2010 7:47:57 PM
C&H is a prime example of knowing when to quit while you're ahead. I'm not a big fan of the cartoon, but I find it admirable that the artist stopped in his prime, rather than continuing to ride the cash cow till it keeled over and died. |
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cman7721
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
580 Posts
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Monday, February 01, 2010 7:24:10 PM
i havent even clicked this yet. best birthday present yet. thanks IAB |
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 crimsonattck
Male, 18-29, Western US
365 Posts
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Monday, February 01, 2010 7:13:14 PM
Calvin and Hobbes impacted my life a crap load. Wuvs them <3
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 Ani187
Female, 30-39, Midwest US
3809 Posts
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Monday, February 01, 2010 7:01:47 PM
I too have every book, even the super huge/heavy three book set that came out a few years ago. I *still* laugh when I read them, but the older I get the more the experience changes. Back when the strips actually ran in the papers I read them with a much more childish understanding, seeing mostly the surface humor, but now I can see beyond that to the points Mr. Watterson was making. Calvin and Hobbes is still relevant, will probably always be so. I'll always have Hobbes chasing Calvin across my shoulders to remind me of how much I love them. |
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 himmm
Male, 70 & Over, Eastern US
191 Posts
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Monday, February 01, 2010 6:25:52 PM
Lurve the horse and buggy line. Newspaper subscriptions are for the waffles.  |
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 SuperSmash
Male, 18-29, Southern US
3770 Posts
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Monday, February 01, 2010 5:36:19 PM
I have every Calvin and Hobbes book and have read them at least 5 times each.Also, does anyone else think the arrows to go to different links go the wrong direction? |
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 panth753
Female, 18-29, Midwest US
8136 Posts
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Monday, February 01, 2010 4:28:28 PM
I love Calvin and Hobbes. I have a book just with the strip. |
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 mykunter
Male, 40-49, Southern US
1580 Posts
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Monday, February 01, 2010 4:17:44 PM
Calvin and Hobbes was the BEST! What made it great was Calvins' imagination that blurred the lines between reality and fantasy, mixed with innocence and mischief. Oh, and Hobbes' dry wit. |
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 cobrakiller
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
6848 Posts
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Monday, February 01, 2010 3:53:59 PM
love calvin and hobbes. that and the boondocks are my alltime favorite strips. |
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 Geogypsy
Male, 18-29, Canada
1792 Posts
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Monday, February 01, 2010 3:40:24 PM
Those were somewhat redundant questions.
Also, "HELP! Suddenly everything has turned Neo cubist!"
(Tiger bless that wonderful man.) |
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 5Cats
Male, 40-49, Canada
16929 Posts
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Monday, February 01, 2010 3:29:36 PM
Can I say it?!? Calvin and Hobbs is not funny? - madest
No, you cannot, goto the corner! Bad dog!
C&H was a wonderful experience! It warms my heart just thinking about all the joy I shared (in that pre-internet way) with millions of other readers.
There's treasure EVERYWHERE! |
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 Nidonemo
Male, 18-29, Western US
9216 Posts
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Monday, February 01, 2010 3:27:24 PM
"Can I say it?!? Calvin and Hobbs is not funny?"There were some strips that were (like whenever Rosie would babysit Calvin and he'd give her all kinds of grief), but for the most part the series felt like I was reading something more philosophical and creative. Not just leading to the next punchline. |
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