On November 14, 1985, something quite strange and wonderful occured. A young cartoonist called Bill Watterson published a comic strip about a boy and his tiger, "Calvin and Hobbes." Every day, people look forward to looking at the new installment of this comedic saga, about a boy named Calvin and his "stuffed" tiger, Hobbes. Bill Watterson has since retired (1996, to be exact) but his creation lives on in his book collections and on the web. This is a fan site devoted to him and his comic strip. Following are his first five "Calvin and Hobbes" comic strips:
   

 
 
 
Bill Watterson claims the looks of his characters have changed a lot over the years (an example is Hobbes' later "no paw" hands, versus his early paw hands). Following is a comparison of the first Sunday strip to a later Sunday strip:

Note the tall, cartoonish father, and the indescriptive Calvin eye in the 7th frame of the strip.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

As well as being wildly popular in America, "Calvin and Hobbes" has had a large success oversees also.  (In the picture to the right, Calvin is saying, "I won't go to bed!" in French.) Bill Watterson says, however, "Foreign countries have recolored most of my strips, and I am seldom pleased with the results."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Here is a list of all the "Calvin and Hobbes" books (and which, by the way, i own).  All of the books are published by Andrews and McMeel Books, except for Yukon Ho!,  which is published by Warner books.

                    Calvin and Hobbes (1987)
                    Something Under the Bed is Drooling (1988)
                    Yukon Ho! (1989)
                    Weirdos from Another Planet
                    The Revenge of the Baby-Sat (1991)
                    Scientific Progress goes "Boink"(1991)
                    Attack of the Derange Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons (1992)
                    The Days are Just Packed (1993)
                    Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat (1994)
                    There's Treasure Everywhere (1996)
                    It's a Magical World (1996)
(Following are the Anthologies, including work from the aforementioned books)
                    The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
                    The Calvin and Hobbes lazy Sunday Book
                    The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes
                    The Indespensible Calvin and Hobbes
                    The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book (1995)
 
 
 
 

 

For more information about the strip, "Calvin and Hobbes," visit its official web site here.

P.S.  If you have any suggestions about what strips to add to this site, e-mail me at hobbesy2@aol.com
 
 

 

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