Calvin & Hobbes 3/13/1992

[helderheid]

[YOY]

1. Come back Bill

It took genious to put depth into a 3 to 4 panel comic...

[helderheid]

2. Hard to believe it's been almost 13 years since he retired.

:(

[YOY]

3. Hey, we still have that genius Jim Davis...

:sarcasm:

Tongue in cheek humor making (sarcastically) fun of Jim Davis:

http://www.lasagnacat.com/

[helderheid]

6. thanks for the link! :)

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. I like Garfield. Sue me.

Okay, so it has gotten pretty lame as of late. Still that orange cat is a part of my youth, and I will defend him to the death.

And Bill Waterston, while a very talented cartoonist, was a snarky a-hole.

[helderheid]

9. I used to waaaaaay back when. Loved Garfield.

[YOY]

17. Meh. I like "The Man Show" no matter what some folks here say...

So I guess liking "bad humor" is a matter of taste.

[stahbrett]

10. I'm partial to "Garfield Minus Garfield"

"Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let’s laugh and learn with him on a journey deep into the tortured mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness in a quiet American suburb."

http://garfieldminusgarfield.tumblr.com/

[helderheid]

11. OMG!

:rofl:

[VenusRising]

27. This one could be me.

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[CreekDog]

30. d00d, do NOT imply that Garfield and Calvin and Hobbes are of the same genre!

:banghead:

one is crayon the other is a masterpiece.

[FatDave]

12. That may just be the awesomest thing ever.

I'm literally laughing myself to tears!





:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[helderheid]

13. Ditto! I am in hysterics!!

[Yukari Yakumo]

21. Hey! Look!

It's Bush without his handlers

[Basement Beat]

14. I can't stop laughing...lol (n/t)

[yodermon]

15. oh damn you i cannot type for laughing

[helderheid]

18. !!

:spray: :rofl:

[CreekDog]

31. OMG stop ruining a Calvin and Hobbes thread with (gasp) Garfield

i think that strip is created by a computer program (yes, the words too)

[YOY]

16. I love it!

N/T

[DangerousRhythm]

19. HAHA!

I just read these maybe a few weeks ago and laughed myself sick.

[helderheid]

20. I'm glad I wasn't the only one - I was wiping away the tears!

[XOKCowboy]

25. I hate Garfield (more of a B.Kliban kinda guy) but I like Garfied Minus...

I never realized how pitiful Jon was! :rofl:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

4. Simply brilliant.

He'll always be one of the best.

[yodermon]

5. Anyone think Frazz looks like a grown-up Calvin?

http://www.comics.com/comics/frazz/

on edit: Bwah! i swear i posted that before i read this wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frazz#Controversy

Because of Frazz's physical, and occasionally spiritual, similarity to Calvin of Calvin and Hobbes, speculation has arisen that Mallett has created an unofficial and unauthorized sequel to Bill Watterson's classic strip, and that Frazz is actually Calvin as an adult. Some other characters that are similar are Miss Wormwood and Rosalyn in Watterson's strip to Mrs. Olsen and Miss Plainwell in Mallett's strip. Mallett denies this, and has alluded to the controversy several times in the strip, including developing a ball game for Frazz and Caulfield that is modeled on "Calvinball."

[helderheid]

8. huh!

Funny!

[helderheid]

22. kick for the evening crowd

[eppur_se_muova]

23. So many of Calvin's lines sound just like Bu**sh** ...

it's hard to believe this strip wasn't modeled after the Bu**sh** maladministration.

[Swamp Rat]

24. I miss Calvin & Hobbes soooooooooooooooooooooo much!!

I am Calvin. :D

[walldude]

26. For Christmas last year I got the 3 Book hardcover

Calvin and Hobbes complete collection. Best present I ever got. Now my kids also know the magic of C&H and the strip is often the center of discussion at dinner. I really miss all of Calvins um... Snowmen.

[XOKCowboy]

28. Thanks herlerheid.. I miss C&H

I've still got his last strip still on my refrigerator and an amazing Sunday strip where Calvin and Hobbes are shown 3 times in one big panel barreling down hill in a forest in their little red wagon. At the beginning as they're going down the hill Hobbes says: "Well Summer is almost over isn't it" and Calvin says "Yep". At the center of the picture they're airborne, their hair is blown back, smiling and holding on tight. On the right side of the panel they're flying off into the distance as Hobbes says: "There's never enough time to do all the nothin' you want".

Slate put together lots of classic C&H daily strips like these..



There is a link at the bottom of the story. Enjoy.

http://www.slate.com/id/2129373/

I hope that Bill Catterson is enjoying a very happy retirement. Calvin and Hobbes started my day for years and years. After Catterson retired I dropped my newspaper subscription.

[fujiyama]

29. Just a correction

Bill Watterson was the Calvin and Hobbes creator/author and writer.

But it still remains in my opinion the best Sunday morning comic strip ever. As the other poster said, it was incredibly how insightful, satirical, and intelligent a few boxes with a kid and his stuffed tiger could be.

[CreekDog]

32. tied with Bloom County

oh man! :rofl: