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Calvin and Hobbes Comics in general |
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24/06/02 (221 review reads) |
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Advantages: Hysterically funny
Disadvantages: You'll hurt from laughing too much!
Just to say - I haven't read any of the other opinions on 'Calvin and Hobbes', as I don't want to copy...so if any of this sounds familiar it just means I'm on the same wavelength as the other opinionators!
'Calvin and Hobbes' is a piece of comic genius from Bill Watterson. The strip was carried in newspapers for eleven years before Watterson ceased writing/drawing the amusing twosome.
It is based on the psyche of a six-year-old boy and his stuffed-toy tiger (which, incidentally, is very much alive and pouncy!) This boy, Calvin, ponders over the world's existence and why he is alive and other such major topics of discussion, but also hates bath-time and his mother's cooking. He has a fondness for building somewhat scary snow-armies!
Calvin has many profound and intimate discussions with Hobbes and sometimes they just play together (usually in their regimented girl-hating group, centered around his friend Susie). His parents are tired out by the over-active imagination of their son, and just let him continue to believe his tiger really does listen to him and can walk and talk. Oh, and pounce on him every time he comes home from school - a few strips feature Calvin taking photos of Hobbes 'in action', and the results are of Hobbes being thrown through the air, looking particularly like a stuffed-animal as opposed to a fearsome beast!
The strips are absolutely hysterical and there have been numerous times when I am left in stitches, regardless of how many times I might have seen the cartoon. I was introduced to them by a friend at university, just before we went into an exam. I needed a witty comment to write for the examiner to explain my lack of knowledge and my friend offered 'I'm not dumb, I'm just informationally impaired!'. The cartoon is full of comments like this which can be stolen and quoted time after time (not that I'm admitting to that!). After th
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, I read a couple of the books (you can buy them at any good, or even bad, bookshops) and was hooked. I have not yet read them all, as I now need to ration them since sadly there won't be any new ones floating around in the near future...
'Calvin and Hobbes' has a huge cult following among young and old alike; why Watterson felt he needed to move on will always be a mystery as there will always be questions that an imaginary six-year old could pose. However, we can always hope that Watterson will one day enjoy a 'Calvin and Hobbes' come-back!
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