Bill Watterson
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| Title | : | The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury (Calvin and Hobbes) |
| Author | : | Bill Watterson |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 254 pages |
| Published | : | October 17th 1990 by Sphere (first published 1990) |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Comics. Humor. Graphic Novels. Fiction. Graphic Novels Comics. Childrens. Comic Strips |
Description As Books The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury (Calvin and Hobbes)
I was a teen and I was loving The Far Side, but then I found Calvin and Hobbes, and it was like going from sociology class to philosophy.I'm not saying one was better than the other. I'm saying I felt like I was taking college classes, and I was loving it!
These strips weren't about hitting you over the head with gags. They were nuanced takes on life. Watterson took a subtle approach to pointing out people's foibles. If you were the least bit reflective, you could see yourself in Calvin. Some probably intentionally deflected any self recognition in Watterson's work, because what you saw wasn't always pleasant.
As a book, The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes allowed Watterson to carry a topic from one strip to the next without preamble. This meant that not every page was hilarious or even had a point to make. Some pages were just bridges, and that's okay, because as a whole that series of strips gained a certain gravitas that created more of a solidified "book", which these comics collections often lack.
Earlier I said that I didn't think Watterson was necessarily better than Larson, but I'd have to hand it to Watterson over Larson when it comes to drawing. Watterson had a steadier hand, better technique. But who cares? You don't read either of these comics for the artwork. Having said that, Watterson did flex his muscle occasionally, especially when he would let us enter Calvin's dreamworld...
Often times the Calvin and Hobbes strip had a sarcastic edge or left you soured on humanity. Watterson clearly felt mankind needed improving and he used his strip to convey those feelings. However, kindness, the ray of light, and a general sort of sentimentality sometimes crept in and would make you sense that there was hope and a reason to fight on. Maybe I'm reading too much into all of this, but that's what the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip meant to me.
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| Original Title: | The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes |
| ISBN: | 0751507954 (ISBN13: 9780751507959) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Calvin and Hobbes, The Complete Calvin and Hobbes #2 |
| Characters: | Calvin, Hobbes |
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Ratings: 4.73 From 20417 Users | 492 ReviewsJudgment Of Books The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury (Calvin and Hobbes)
If you don't like Calvin and Hobbes, I question your judgment and I don't think we can be friends. That is all.This is the comic that relates the adventures of Calvin and his toy tiger, Hobbes. Hobbes is seen by Calvin's parents as a plush toy and by Calvin and the reader as a pouncing and amiable "real" tiger Calvin's slightly-more-sensible better half.I enjoyed the early years of this comic but then it started to get too something. I don't know what. Too rote, maybe. A little preachy, perhaps. Plus, I started seeing those awful Calvin peeing on a Ford/Chevy symbol bumper stickers everywhere. (I have
I wasn't familiar with Calvin & Hobbes growing up; like Ramona Quimby, Calvin is "not a good influence". ;-) I've seen a few of the strips around, but never in much context. So this book was something of a learning experience.Unlike Ramona, whose popularity is (imo) mainly due to her being an accurate and realistic little kid, Calvin is a caricature, but an equally accurate and lovable one in his own style. His Ramona-to-the-Snoopyth-power imagination lets the writer dabble in many different
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I was a teen and I was loving The Far Side, but then I found Calvin and Hobbes, and it was like going from sociology class to philosophy. I'm not saying one was better than the other. I'm saying I felt like I was taking college classes, and I was loving it!These strips weren't about hitting you over the head with gags. They were nuanced takes on life. Watterson took a subtle approach to pointing out people's foibles. If you were the least bit reflective, you could see yourself in Calvin. Some
Calvin a little boy with his stuffed animal the tiger Hobbes, they experience many adventures in the fantasy of that little boy.I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep my expectationsTheir adventures are in space, vacation, camping and on school. Hi s fantasy and philosophy are perhaps very recognizable to young adults and adults alike when they remember back to their young days when life seemed much easier and uncomplicated.I did show a few of the comic slides to a few younger
No matter when I read Calvin and Hobbes, or under what circumstances, it is just perfect. What a wonderful mix of humor, philosophy, family, imagination, and friendship. This is the type of book that makes everything seem better, and is why I consider it easily one of my all-time favorites.
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