Don't most of us simplistically assume that a comic strip involves three steps: think, draw and colour? But with this book, Bill Watterson reveals the intricacies of each of these processes and takes us behind the 'Calvin and Hobbes' scenes. All I knew about the process was what I had seen in the show. But have you ever thought about how each strip came into being? I remember seeing a short-lived show long back named 'Caroline in the City', where the lead character was a cartoonist. You've read Calvin and Hobbes, possibly even loved the comic strip. The person who introduced this work to me, you are a blessing. When he cares for the nature and tries to question the education system, his growing up in it, his dad's polls, his mother's annoyance, the bedtime stories - his awesomeness is evident. When he thinks of people around him being monsters, dinosaurs, earthworms, he looks like a genius who he is, by the way. He is scared of the monsters under his bed and, drum roll please, Rosalyn! No matter how mischievous and dangerously funny Calvin is, his heart is pure. Susie, ah, the nice little studious and perfect girl, has to go on tolerating Calvin all the time. Rosalyn, his babysitter gets so pissed off with him that she always demands some advance. The tenth anniversary book is a collection of all the comic strips in Calvin and Hobbes series with some introduction to each one of them.Ĭalvin is the kind of kid who gets on his parents' nerves every time. The wonderful and creative cartoonist does it with ease, as always. Comic strips are not only for fun but they have to tell the whole world in a nutshell about pretty much everything.

You'll be shocked at all the dark and depressing things you missed in Calvin and Hobbes. And if you need to get your Calvin and Hobbes fix, you can purchase strips on Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbeswebsite or GoComics.Reading a Calvin and Hobbes book can make one's day. At least until Hobbes steps in to pop Calvin's bubble. In the world of Calvin and Hobbes, morality is all about living in the moment. But most of us missed a lot of Calvin and Hobbes philosophy quotes - even down to the names of the characters, which are based on surprising inspirations.

Just like the hidden political symbols in The Wizard of Oz and the adult jokes in Pixar movies, there is a dark philosophy in Calvin and Hobbes.īill Watterson wrote and illustrated Calvin and Hobbes from 1985 to 1995, and in the decades since the strip has become even more beloved. But behind the sunny story of a six-year-old boy and his stuffed tiger lurked some deep philosophical questions. Many of us grew up reading Calvin and Hobbes every day in the newspaper - or reading one of the many print editions of the strip.

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