Comments on: Happy Anniversary to Calvin and Hobbes!

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:18:15 +0000

does anyone know WHY calvin and hobbes were named after the theologian and philosopher? what exactly are they supposed to have in common?

By: John.BB

John.BB — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:25:30 +0000

Bob Smythe, Bill Watterson would not approve.

By: ntuser

ntuser — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:34:41 +0000

Calvin and Holmes RULE!

By: web

web — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:52:31 +0000

I used to stay up all night reading the Essential Calvin and Hobbes when I was 6!

By: heth

heth — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:17:14 +0000

Normally I don't 'get' American humour but Calvin and Hobbes remains my favourite cartoon strip ever.

By: hobbes is awsome42

hobbes is awsome42 — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:54:36 +0000

hey, all i no is that bill watson is a genius. calvin and hobbs is the best comic ever made! it is AWSOME!!!!!!!

By: ddc

ddc — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:42:30 +0000

Named my kid Calvin. That says it all.

By: Rocky Rook

Rocky Rook — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:07:44 +0000

C&H was and is the best strip ever.

By: ju2tin

ju2tin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:37:37 +0000

At least Watterson went out on top, like Larson. I would have much fonder memories of Bloom Country if Berkely Breathed had never drawn Outland or Opus.

By: andras

andras — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:12:18 +0000

I really admire Watterson.
Apart from this statement which does not really warrant a separate post, a question: what's the deal with the Calvin-prays-at-the-cross sticker? Both the kid and the cross has a very sinister feeling; it does not really look the "loving Christian" at all.

By: Miles

Miles — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:10:50 +0000

I don't consider Bill Waterson a cartoonist. He is an artist and in the ranking of comics, no one is even playing the same sport.

By: Lonnie

Lonnie — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:35:53 +0000

Calvin & Hobbes was the most inspiring and creative comic strip to have ever existed. No doubt. While I respect Mr. Watterson's integrity by not "selling out", I do take exception with his not signing autographs. While it's true that some people will sell his signature on ebay, most people would truly treasure just having a memento from meeting him. I know some celebrities are upset that someone is making money from their autograph, but I think they're doing OK without this little extra income. I'm sorry, but he just sounds like a snob.

By: cmholm

cmholm — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:34:18 +0000

Loved C&H back in the day, especially Spaceman Spiff.

My favorite rip-off: a Spaceman Spliff t-shirt, seen at a Dead show years ago. Calvin and Hobbes were in desperate need of some eye drops. Too bad I've never been able to google a reference to it. The links all lead to some DJ.

By: Noelegy

Noelegy — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:52:09 +0000

P.S. "Calvin and Hobbes" was and is brilliant.

By: Noelegy

Noelegy — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:51:40 +0000

Re: ripping off of trademarked material for religious purposes. Years ago a coworker had a catalog of T-shirts and the like with very familiar-looking logos repurposed for Christian messages: for example, the distinctive "The Lord of the Rings" logo and font rephrased as "The Lord and the King," or something like that. I expressed doubt that such blatant ripoffery could be legal. Her response was that it served a higher law than that of man. This was the same woman who firmly believed that in the future everyone will have RDI chips forcefully implanted in their hands (which made me giggle, because all I could think of was "Futurama" and how one had to have a career chip implanted in one's hand).

By: samlive

samlive — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:36:52 +0000

I get so angry whenever I see calvin "praying" in front of a cross plastered on some SUV with plates that say "lv4jsus". I have to physically remove myself from the area, lest I bash in the cars windows. I always walk away mumbling to myself "did those people even ACTUALLY READ calvin and hobbes? Do they have any idea what kind of child calvin is?" sure its possible that calvin is religious, but there's no way he'd ever willingly attend church until he was at least in his 20's. and even then he'd definitely attend a very liberal, open minded organization.

By: ted

ted — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:52:15 +0000

Wow, Bob Smythe. Now my curiosity is piqued; I almost wish I knew what you said. You realize, of course, you are free to start your own blog where you can spew hateful comments about whomever you wish. I doubt I would visit, but you may get a small group, and eventually set up your own compound in the woods where you and your sexually insecure comrades can await the end of days with your loyal followers and your pre-teen wives.

I note your initials are "BS". Very subtle for a troll.

By: earl

earl — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:49:00 +0000

I loved C&H during its first run. Now I enjoy it once again, every day at: http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/

By: earl

earl — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:48:08 +0000

I loved C&H in its first run. Now I enjoy it once again, every day at:

By: ntopics

ntopics — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:24:30 +0000

Calvin and Hobbes are great to see.
Glad you all are around and I look
forward to see more of your work.

thanks from tony

By: Bob Smythe

Bob Smythe — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:46:31 +0000

CENSORSHIP RULES! Especially when it done out of fear. How come you haven't censored #21 from Bill? Or are you only afraid of offending the scary muslims?

Weak.

By: sloane

sloane — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:23:05 +0000

I miss Calvin sooo much that was the the only thing I read in the paper for years.

By: Stephane Grenier

Stephane Grenier — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:06:41 +0000

I have to admit, I was a big fan of Calvin & Hobbes. It has to be one of the funniest strips ever. Too bad Bill retired, otherwise I suspect I'd still be buying his books.

By: tony l.

tony l. — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:05:27 +0000

I'm from Bill Watterson's hometown.

The year he graduated from our high school, the entire yearbook has pre-C&H imagery drawn all of it.

There's a desk, that I imagine is still there, that he drew all over and was shellacked and sat in Mr. Piai's History class. I was lucky enough to have it as my desk for 10th grade history (in 1990).

And if you look at the back cover of the 10th anniv book of Calvin & Hobbes, it shows Calvin as a giant walking through downtown Chagrin Falls, eating and destroying buildings.

Woohoo!

By: MoodySteve

MoodySteve — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:02:35 +0000

I started ‘reading’ Calvin and Hobbes years before I could actually read; it started with me looking at the funny illustrations and then eventually asking my grandfather to read them to me. That became our ritual – reading Calvin and Hobbes together and laughing until our stomachs hurt.
20 years later… my grandpa’s gone now and I still feel a warm bond with him every time I open up a Calvin & Hobbes book. Not only has Bill Watterson provided me with an endless source of humor, but with an endless source of nostalgia as well.
Happy Annivesary!

By: SenorMysterioso

SenorMysterioso — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:11:10 +0000

I remember being sad when he ended the strip. Calvin and Hobbes is great.

By: Gerg

Gerg — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:06:20 +0000

My all time favorite comic!!! I've always detested the car stickers as well. They always seemed to mirror the ignorant jacka** driving the car or, here in the south, truck. They did the Tasmanian devil the same way.
...Taz holding a rebel flag... SHAME!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY GUYS!

By: Louie Lovas

Louie Lovas — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:50:50 +0000

I'm 49 years old and I've been a Calvin and Hobbes fan from the very beginning. I own all his books - even all the repeat hardbound volumes. I have a framed copy of the final Sunday strip hanging on the wall in my office. Back in the day, every morning the first part of the newspaper I read was C&H. Nowadays, I don't even read the comics anymore. I still read the books... to my kids. They've all grown up with me reading them Calvin stories - laughing hysterically (even though I've read them a dozen times over). Best comic strip 'ever' and I mean ever. I can imagine reading them and laughing when I'm 80. C&H fan for life.

By: Lore

Lore — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:38:30 +0000

My love for Calvin and Hobbes began when I found them in my library when I was 10. My favorite scenes were always the ones with Rasalyn the babysitter and all the trouble that they got into. Watterson was a genius and should be commended for it.

By: The REAL Hobbes

The REAL Hobbes — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:27:49 +0000

Yeah, here we go again; Calvin, Calvin, Calvin. That's all people seem to know. Am I invisible or something? What is it that makes that little snot-nose so popular? Where would he be without me, eh? Nowhere, that's where! Without me he's nothing, NOTHING, DO YOU HEAR ME, NOTHING!!!!