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Garfield and the Far Side are runners up.

Bloom County says hello and punches you in the face.

 

[faceless007]

The transmogrifier arc where Calvin makes a nice version of himself to do all his homework. Things go predictably awry.

 

[hydragonwarrior]

Hope these inspire some people to actually buy the comics lol

(although bought mine way in the 90's as a kid from Scholastic - I have all the compilations minus the one where Watterson comments on his drawings)

 

[fireside]

 

[big ander]

Posting for subscription because Calvin and Hobbes is one of the greatest things of all time.

 

[santouras]

the story where hobbes cuts calvins hair cracks me up, I lost it at the panel where hobbes goes "happy? you stiffed me! where's my eight bucks!" then runs away

 

[snesfreak]

Posting for subscription because Calvin and Hobbes is one of the greatest things of all time.

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[Nert]

Pure brilliance:

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I really enjoyed all of the bizarre explanations that Calvin's dad would give him (as well as the furious reactions from his mom when she was in earshot).

 

[numble]

Hope these inspire some people to actually buy the comics lol

(although bought mine way in the 90's as a kid from Scholastic - I have all the compilations minus the one where Watterson comments on his drawings)

Yeah, I got so many collections for $4.95.

Ponied up for the big collection though.

 

[Oozer3993]

Between my dad and I, we have every unique collection released plus some others like the 10th anniversary book, which I highly recommend. One of these years one of us is going to pull the trigger and buy the other the complete collection for Christmas or a birthday.

you know what this thread is missing?

SPACEMAN SPIFF.

You guys all suck.

Also: it needs more Susie.

Damn straight. I wouldn't be surprised if my deep love of space travel had at least some roots in Spaceman Spiff. A version of Spaceman Spiff (with Spiff as a loudmouth with a Charlie Chaplin mustache, a dirigible, and an assistant named Fargle) was actually Bill's first attempt at a comic, but nobody agreed to run it.

While looking for some Spaceman Spiff art for my background, I came across a page filled with rare Bill Waterson art, mostly Calvin and Hobbes, including real, licensed merchandise (two calendars, one shirt and a textbook).

My personal favorites:

Hobbes saying "A Philistine on the sidewalk" gets me every time.

"Santa flambe" is now a running joke in my family. Every time we have a fire near Christmas time it is near inevitable that some one will walk in, notice it, and say "what is this, Santa flambe?"

 

[wenis]

I pretty much got my collections from the flea market. That and garage sales.

 

[Tathanen]

How weird that this thread pops up just as my mom of all people sends me a link to this page:

http://www.hoyso.com/props/calvin/andhobbes.htm

Just made a new Calvin and Hobbes wallpaper rotation. Some really nice high-res scans in there.

 

[Sp3eD]

I've always liked this because it was never in books. When I got the complete collection I printed it out, laminated it, and taped it onto the front inside cover. My complete collection is truly complete!

 

[The Culture Vulture]

Thanks to everyone for posting their favorite Calvin and Hobbes strips. Always loved them and have a few of the collections at home I think I might have to dust off now. This is my favorite t-shirt I'm rocking right at the moment.

 

[oatmeal]

Someone needs to post the ransom letter one. Always my favorite.

 

[Snuggles]

Loved Calvin and Hobbes. I'm shocked I could actually find this one:

 

[Jintor]

I was a failure as a child and invested heavily in Dilbert and Far Side collections instead. They were good, but they're not Calvin and Hobbes good.

 

[siddx]

One of my favorite childhood memories is journeying to the US every summer for vacation from wherever we were living at the time and going to the book store the day after we arrived to see if any new Calvin and Hobbes book collections had come out. I have owned every single one, many several times over. It is without parallel the greatest comic every made and if I ever met someone who said they hated or even just disliked the comic I would honestly see it as evidence of a huge character flaw.

The farside is a distant second as far as favorites.


As for favorite strips, I was always partial to the snowman creations.

 

[Totakeke]

Thanks to everyone for posting their favorite Calvin and Hobbes strips. Always loved them and have a few of the collections at home I think I might have to dust off now. This is my favorite t-shirt I'm rocking right at the moment.

Bill Watterson never believed in merchandising the series. Just saying.

 

[mrklaw]

I own the complete collection, and several of the other collections, including the 10th anniversary.

I never saw it in a news paper.

same. only ever bought the collections, then the big boxed one. Love calvin and hobbes. I was into it before I had kids, and now I have a 9-year-old son and it changes how you see it. Originally I figured the writer was just putting a grown up into a childs body to laugh at the juxtaposition. but kids really are like that - obviously amplified for effect though.

And I love when you see others in the frame and Hobbes is just a little stuffed tiger, beautiful.

My favourites are usually ones with his dad - like the ones where his dad is taking the piss, explaining how the world was black and white in the old days. Or the snowman ones.

 

[Grimm Fandango]

 

[Bearthgar]

Thread just made my morning.

And:

I loved Calvin's alternate personas so much.

 

[ChackanKun]

Calvin & Hobbes is so great! I grew up reading it and I still do it sometimes!

 

[Satyamdas]

I bow to C&H, easily the greatest comic strip ever conceived. For some reason Calvin putting Crisco in his hair cracked me the fuck up. His "Astro Boy" 'do fucking slays me.

 

[zoukka]

The best thing ever to come out from America. Shaped my mind so much when I was a kid. Own all the comics.

 

[GroteSmurf]

I just love calvin & hobbes..

 

[Slizz]

Loved Calvin and Hobbes. I'm shocked I could actually find this one:

Lol this was the one I was going to post, but I had no idea how to search for it.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Can someone post the strips of the father explaining stuff?

 

[Dr Zhivago]

 

[Combichristoffersen]

Calvin and Hobbes is probably the most overrated comic ever. There are some good ones, but honestly I don't get the appeal.

It's a pretty damn good comic. Overrated, but still pretty damn good. I liked it better as a kid though.

And my fave is probably the one where Hobbes (I think) argued that the best evidence for intelligent extraterrestrial life was that they didn't come to earth.

Spoiler

Sandman > Calvin & Hobbes

 

[zoukka]

Sandman > Calvin & Hobbes

Apples > Tuna

 

[Combichristoffersen]

Apples > Tuna

Tuna is terrible, so your post is correct.
Apples are kinda meh too, so let's just say milk chocolate > apples

 

[Satyamdas]

Calvin & Hobbes is not overrated, just like Dark Side of the Moon isn't, nor Dr. Strangelove, nor Doystoyevsky. Few things in this world are fully deserving of every ounce of praise they receive and then some, and C&H unequivocally belongs in that rare group.

 

[MYE]

There are C&H haters?

W

T

F

?

 

[zoukka]

There are C&H haters?

W

T

F

?

Not enough violence.

 

[epmode]

I believe that this strip is directly responsible for my views on advertising and rampant commercialism. Bill Watterson is my hero <3

(I really liked Bloom County too)

 

[LCfiner]

"his eye twitches involuntarily" is still an awesome way to end that strip.

Now I wanna go back and re-read all my collections. I got them all around 10-15 years ago and they have served me well.

C&H is my favorite strip ever.

 

[aesop]

This was mentioned before but it wasn't posted. This story arc is probably one of the most memorable and poignant in the whole collection, for me anyways.

Edit: oops, missed the last one. And rehosted.

 

[richiek]

Surprised these weren't posted yet:

 

[deadbeef]

Calvin and Jobs, haha :lol

 

[aesop]

Surprised these weren't posted yet:

What the hell is that monstrosity?

 

[Nert]

 

[richiek]

What the hell is that monstrosity?

They're from Mad Magazine.

 

[devildog820]

The raccoon ones are awesomely sad. Except for the dinner one and the "why is it always night" one. Those make me laugh every time.

I wish they would make these an ebook collection. Great plane material.

 

[Combichristoffersen]

Surprised these weren't posted yet:

http://gizmodo.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/08/2723090810_6501c93ae2_o.png[IMG]

[IMG]http://www.doobybrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/calvin-and-jobs-2.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

The Hell is this :lol:

 

[aesop]

They're from Mad Magazine.

Ah, Mad magazine. Still struggling to be relevant after all these years.

 

[Talon]

Calvin and Hobbes is probably the most overrated comic ever. There are some good ones, but honestly I don't get the appeal.

Seriously, son. Have you no soul?

 

[LCfiner]

I think I dislike every rip and satire of C&H that I've ever seen.

they're never as funny as the original.

 

[bodyofanamerican]

I think Calvin was a little ahead of his time....I didn't know he had a Super NES.

 

[JoeBoy101]

The snowmen ones were always my favorite. Loved how elaborate he got. The protestors, the murder, the godzilla one.