It was original by sheer force of personality. Calvin sounded like a 6-year-old psychotic on Ritalin one day and a Yale lit grad the next. He was id off the leash. He wondered what was worthwhile in life if death was inevitable. ("Seafood," answered Hobbes, his imaginary tiger friend. Wait -- was Hobbes real or not? Debatable.)

Calvin battled blobs of oatmeal and the bathtub suds monster. He and Hobbes hurtled downhill in their wagon and set out for the Yukon. He turned himself into a Tyrannosaurus rex , Calvin the Human Insect, Calvin the Bug, Captain Napalm, Stupendous Man and Spaceman Spiff.

In the middle of class, Calvin's teacher suddenly turns into a pig-snouted monster! The drooling blob demands attention and homework!

"Chew electric death, snarling cur!" Spiff howls, blasting her face off with his Atomic Napalm Neutralizer!

He was known to wear little rocket ship underpants. He feared nothing but the babysitter. Also the dark.

EndedBen

Grand Rapids, MI

August 2004

OCT 04, 2005 09:23 PM

I am buying this right now.

NimChimpsky

Oakland, CA

March 2004

OCT 04, 2005 09:25 PM

on my Christmas/Yule wishlist!

toothpickmoe

Los Angeles, CA

May 2004

OCT 04, 2005 09:28 PM

It's one of the largest usages of paper ever.

Miel

Goleta, CA

October 2004

OCT 04, 2005 09:34 PM

ROCKADIVA

Houston, TX

March 2004

OCT 04, 2005 09:47 PM

i never really got into "comics"....i guess cause i never get/got a newspaper

Subrosa

San Francisco, CA

July 2004

OCT 04, 2005 09:54 PM

Holy crap that looks good.

FrankMask

Saint Paul, MN

June 2003

OCT 04, 2005 10:13 PM

ROCKADIVA said:
i never really got into "comics"....i guess cause i never get/got a newspaper

Don't think of it as a comic. Think of it as a complete and inutterably elegant meditation on the human condition, complete with illustrations.

fountainofdreams

Batavia, IL

January 2005

OCT 04, 2005 10:22 PM

Frank said:

ROCKADIVA said:
i never really got into "comics"....i guess cause i never get/got a newspaper

Don't think of it as a comic. Think of it as a complete and inutterably elegant meditation on the human condition, complete with illustrations.

yes.

+1

Spaceboy

Dallas, TX

October 2004

OCT 04, 2005 10:26 PM

Super...fucking...awesome

Jeff_Fries

Humptulips, WA

September 2003

OCT 04, 2005 10:53 PM

I was a huge fan of Calvin and Hobbes when I was young, but my enthusiasm has waned over the years because people talk about about the series like it was the Tao Te Ching. It was a really funny strip that wasn't afraid to get intellectual, but I don't think it's as deep as the professors in the humanities department think it is. He's a brilliant artist though. I draw a bit and sometimes I'll break out one of the C&H books to get an idea of how to do something.

[Edited on Oct 04, 2005 by Jeff_Fries]

MistahPrince

Chicago, IL

February 2005

OCT 05, 2005 12:38 AM

I'm gonna make sure to pick this up when I come back to visit the States for December...

_DictionaryGirl_

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

OCT 05, 2005 12:46 AM

Hi. I need this for Christmas. Um, and pretend Christmas is, like, now. NOW. Stat!!! Plzkthx.

quasi_sean

Houston, TX

July 2003

OCT 05, 2005 08:18 AM

Question: What could get me more excited than a new set from Mary?

Answer: This thread.

Idjit

HOPEFUL

I'm lost

OCT 05, 2005 08:24 AM

I think it's a fucking crime that if I ever have children they won't get to grow up reading Calvin and Hobbes every morning like I got to.

EndedBen

Grand Rapids, MI

August 2004

OCT 05, 2005 08:27 AM

Idjiit said:
I think it's a fucking crime that if I ever have children they won't get to grow up reading Calvin and Hobbes every morning like I got to.

You don't horde your old newspapers in the basement? Just pull those bad boys out and make your children re-live the early and mid '90s. It's better than any Social Studies class.

Ryan_Dipietro

Naples, FL

April 2004

OCT 05, 2005 08:31 AM

ROCKADIVA said:
i never really got into "comics"....i guess cause i never get/got a newspaper

Calvin and Hobbes is a way of life.

BrokeAccount

United Kingdom

August 2005

OCT 05, 2005 08:46 AM

I ordered my copy from Amazon.co.uk well over a week ago. Fuckers still haven't sent it out even though the delivery estimate was Sep 30th - Oct 1st. I can't wait to get it, if they ever send it.

Tadzi

Greeley, CO

April 2003

OCT 05, 2005 09:00 AM

heres a question...when you read hobbes voice, what did it sound like in your head? to me i always imagined this deep london accent

Alisa

SUICIDEGIRL

Ohio, USA

OCT 05, 2005 09:08 AM

this is exactly how i feel after openening this thread!!!!! i ABSOLUTELY have to have this.

Lemonkid

Canada

May 2003

OCT 05, 2005 11:06 AM

Idjiit said:
I think it's a fucking crime that if I ever have children they won't get to grow up reading Calvin and Hobbes every morning like I got to.

Grandpa probably feels that way about "Little Nemo."

Scratch that.. my gramps is to no-nonsense.

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JohnClement

Silver Spring, MD

January 2004

OCT 04, 2005 09:21 PM

Grand Rapids, MI

August 2004

OCT 04, 2005 09:23 PM

Oakland, CA

March 2004

OCT 04, 2005 09:25 PM

Los Angeles, CA

May 2004

OCT 04, 2005 09:28 PM

Goleta, CA

October 2004

OCT 04, 2005 09:34 PM

Houston, TX

March 2004

OCT 04, 2005 09:47 PM

San Francisco, CA

July 2004

OCT 04, 2005 09:54 PM

Saint Paul, MN

June 2003

OCT 04, 2005 10:13 PM

Batavia, IL

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OCT 04, 2005 10:22 PM

Dallas, TX

October 2004

OCT 04, 2005 10:26 PM

Humptulips, WA

September 2003

OCT 04, 2005 10:53 PM

Chicago, IL

February 2005

OCT 05, 2005 12:38 AM

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

OCT 05, 2005 12:46 AM

Houston, TX

July 2003

OCT 05, 2005 08:18 AM

Idjit

HOPEFUL

I'm lost

OCT 05, 2005 08:24 AM

Grand Rapids, MI

August 2004

OCT 05, 2005 08:27 AM

Naples, FL

April 2004

OCT 05, 2005 08:31 AM

United Kingdom

August 2005

OCT 05, 2005 08:46 AM

Greeley, CO

April 2003

OCT 05, 2005 09:00 AM

SUICIDEGIRL

Ohio, USA

OCT 05, 2005 09:08 AM

Canada

May 2003

OCT 05, 2005 11:06 AM