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Calvin and Hobbes: Share Your Favorite Strips!
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Laurentius
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The_Technomancer said:
I think the mystery surrounding Watterson as a person adds some interesting layers to him as a person -- as mystery always does. He does an interview once, like, every ten years. I don't think I've read about anybody who's ever actually met him, in person. I remember reading about this one guy who tried to track him down for an interview, but utterly failed. He did, however, manage to meet Watterson's mother and interviewed her. Very interesting, you should be able to find it if you do a Google search.
It really makes you wonder what he's doing in life these days.
bengraven
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Platy said:Calvin thread without mentioning the infamous Fight Club Theory ????
Also, anyone have that one where calvin sells a hug or gives a hug as a present for something ?
I made a reference for that with some friends and nobody got it =(
Also, for some bizarre reason, Hobbes is named "Haroldo" here in brazil
Out of boredom I searched for it on the Cult to find out what Chuck Palahniuk himself thought about it. Or if he would reveal the secret, or whatever.
Turns out he just kind of laughed and said "people can find something in everything". Which is basically saying "it's funny that people think this is true".
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Platy said:Calvin thread without mentioning the infamous Fight Club Theory ????
Also, anyone have that one where calvin sells a hug or gives a hug as a present for something ?
I made a reference for that with some friends and nobody got it =(
Also, for some bizarre reason, Hobbes is named "Haroldo" here in brazil
Mentioned a few pages back.
It's a fun read (love to link to it).
The more realistic mystery was when people though that Jef Mallett was a ghost name for Watterson because of the similar tone and artstyle to Calvin and Hobbes that the comic Frazz has. People thought it was a sequel.
Frazz is one of my favorite current comics and I actually like to think of it as the Calvin and Hobbes sequel.
Laurentius
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All right, here's a question for everyone. What's your favorite use for Calvin's cardboard box: duplicator, transmogrifier, or time machine? I've got to admit, having a transmogrifier would be awesome, but the duplicator story arcs were my favorite. Especially the one where Calvin makes the "good" duplicate of himself.
undrtakr900
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I've always wanted to do this lol
Someone please post that story-arc, I remember that one but can't find itSenseiJinx said:
ChackanKun
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SenseiJinx said:
Hilarious lol
Laurentius
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I think one of the best things about Calvin and Hobbes is the facial expressions. For instance in the third panel of that strip, I just love the bemused look they're giving each other. Not to mention the fact that tiny tiger-Calvin is absolutely hilarious.
Remember the one where Calvin makes the transmogrifier gun, and he and Hobbes get in a huge fight? Calvin ends up getting stuck in an owl form. For some reason I find the part where Calvin's mom gets him up for school and he says "I can't go to school mom, I'm an owl" very funny. I laugh so hard every time I read that.
Remember the one where Calvin makes the transmogrifier gun, and he and Hobbes get in a huge fight? Calvin ends up getting stuck in an owl form. For some reason I find the part where Calvin's mom gets him up for school and he says "I can't go to school mom, I'm an owl" very funny. I laugh so hard every time I read that.
faceless007
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He's talking about the arc where Calvin makes a good version of himself to do his homework. But the good Calvin goes around doing nice things for people, which makes people think well of Calvin, and he can't have that. Hilarity ensues.ChackanKun said:
Hilarious lol
undrtakr900
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Yes!! That's the one, can you post the story arc, I can't find it, its driving me crazy looking, even google has failed me lolfaceless007 said:
John Dunbar
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undrtakr900 said:
I'm too lazy to post them all, but the arc starts on March 18th, 1991. You can find them in the link in the OP.
You can also search that archive via this handy tool:John Dunbar said:
http://michaelyingling.com/random/calvin_and_hobbes/
cooljeanius
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Huh, that's kinda close to my birthday. Let's see if they have the one that was actually from my birthday... and they do! This was it:John Dunbar said:
My Dad always kinda reminded me of Calvin's Dad... I can't ever remember him making me wish I was adopted though.
VeryGooster
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Botolf said:
Nice. I've been too lazy to dig out the books but wanted to reread the arc of Rosalyn and Calvin playing Calvinball. (Starting from September 5, 1995, the final appearances of Rosalyn)
http://myingling.com/random/calvin_and_hobbes/search.php?phrase=rosalyn
Laurentius
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I love the bewildered look on Calvin's mom's face.
By my troth, I am off. I'm dying here.
MetalGuardian
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This thread is excellent. I was kind of into C&H as a kid but reading through all the strips in this thread has definitely convinced me to buy the collection. It's uncanny how it captures the essence of both childhood and the bigger questions in life. Absolutely brilliant
Laurentius
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Yep. I don't know how many times I read these growing up, and rereading them now somehow makes me laugh just as hard -- if not harder -- than when I was eight years old.
elrechazado
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I want to buy the full collection, but the binding is shit. Anyone know if they're ever going to rerelease it with a real binding, not just glued together garbage?
undrtakr900
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This is one of my favorite "Cavin's Dad is a troll" series because...
...I actually thought this is what they did when I was younger :lol
...I actually thought this is what they did when I was younger :lol
When I was a kid I always assumed Calvin's father was making stuff up to tease him, just to have a laugh, but being older I now interpret it as a father who is afraid of not living up to the god-like image that a child holds to their parents. He doesn't want Calvin to realise that his father is imperfect by confessing ignorance on a subject.
Or I'm just reading too much into it, but it's great to go back over something you enjoyed as a kid and be able to pull things from it that you didn't see previously.
Or I'm just reading too much into it, but it's great to go back over something you enjoyed as a kid and be able to pull things from it that you didn't see previously.
undrtakr900
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Thank you sir!John Dunbar said:
Posting them all for epicness!
I can't find it on the site, but the story arc where Calvin forgets Hobbes at home when his parents take him to go to a wedding is one of my favorites. It hits so many different themes, and then does this hard right turn at the robbery when they get back, and how Calvin's panic over Hobbes dovetails with that of his parents. The scenes with Calvin's father up late at night in bed thinking through his fears really struck a chord with me, especially now that I'm older and can now more fully relate to it. The entire arc hits so many emotional notes, it's a dizzying balancing act.
That's one of the things I liked about how the adults in the series were portrayed. They were all given these little moments without Calvin around terrorizing or mystifying them. Even his teacher Miss Wormwood has some great character beats when he's out of frame, thinking about the days until retirement and such. It really fleshed out the character of the world Calvin inhabits.
That's one of the things I liked about how the adults in the series were portrayed. They were all given these little moments without Calvin around terrorizing or mystifying them. Even his teacher Miss Wormwood has some great character beats when he's out of frame, thinking about the days until retirement and such. It really fleshed out the character of the world Calvin inhabits.
faceless007
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There's one I vaguely remember, anyone know when it is? All I remember is the punchline, C&H are walking together and Calvin is ranting, Hobbes says something about people who are too negative and Calvin says "Boy, that's another thing that ticks me off!"
I feel like there are some circumstances it would be useful to use that as a reply to some people.
I feel like there are some circumstances it would be useful to use that as a reply to some people.
undrtakr900
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Found it =) [April 24, 1989]GhaleonEB said:
Found it =) [May 11, 1993]faceless007 said:
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I found your comics thanks to the (previously posted): Calvin and Hobbes sEarch eNgine
undrtakr900 said:Thank you sir!
[Good Duplicate Calvin arc]
I always loved the idea that since this was all happening in Calvin's imagination, he was running around doing all this stuff as Good Calvin that he would never do normally, but Calvin just goes that extra mile when it comes to things he dreams up.
faceless007
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undrtakr900 said:
Thanks for the effort, that's a good one. But the one I was looking for was
undrtakr900
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That's what makes it so awesome, even Hobbes I think of as "real" until I see him in the same frame as his parents and get reminded that: oh yeah he's an inanimate stuffed animal. With an imagination like that I wonder what he's gonna be when he grows up..MattKeil said:
DrForester
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undrtakr900 said:
Probably got a job for an Automobile company, and met a friend who sells soap.
Spaceman Spiff said:Calvin's drawings always crack me up:
"HOLES FROM SHELLS" :lol
i had this on the cover of one of my year 6 books ... i dont know what my teacher thought but i loved it lol
edit: thanks for posting i think this was the first calvin and hobbes strip that made me love it forever
Laurentius
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czartim said:
That is amazing.
undrtakr900
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Hell, I would love to have that as an adult.whitehawk said:
Nappuccino
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undrtakr900 said:
You speak the truth.
platypotamus
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undrtakr900 said:
Yup
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