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[UncleSporky]

Everyone says that strip is not printed in any books, but I remember seeing it before the internet, and not in the newspaper. If I remember right, it even had Watterson commentary, that it wasn't printed in many newspapers because they didn't like the implication that Calvin's mother might bathe him in the washing machine or that kids would get the idea to try it.

 

[negreenfield]

I need to go find all my old books, and I have the three book set in my bedroom but the original books are packed away somewhere. I also used to cut out the strips and put them in scrap books when I was a kid but I'm afraid those may have been lost in my numerous moves since I was a kid. I also had the one piece of merchandise that was sold, the 16 month calendar, there is a slim chance that's packed up somewhere too.

 

[DrForester]

Wonder how many little boys named Calvin had a pet cat named Hobbes

I did.

 

[Snkfanatic]

Awesome, I really need to pick up the collection next time it goes on sale and read them all again.

 

[HamPster PamPster]

You missed some of my favorites, which are the polling strips:

I love Calvin and Hobbes. I think I would be a completely different person today if I didn't spend so much time reading it as a kid. I'm not exactly sure how I would be different but I know I would be

 

[Shadybiz]

I did.

My name's not Calvin, but I also had a cat named Hobbes. He was fluffy and orange. He would steal whole slices of pizza and run away with them, and would also snatch Doritos out of your hand if you were eating them near him. Loved that cat.

Anyway, I have the 3 book set, and it is fantastic.

 

[bomma_man]

The only redeeming thing about my local newspaper is that they've had Calvin in syndication for my entire life.

 

[CrankyJay]

I'm not going to lie, one of the primary reasons I want my own child someday is to fill their head with nonsense like this.

LOL, exactly my line of thought. Due in November for me!

 

[msv]

LOL, exactly my line of thought. Due in November for me!

You're all kidding right? Because it's a horrible thing to do. Filling up your kid's mind with garbage like that is only going to create resentment. Also, you should not put your kid in the washer.

 

[CrankyJay]

You're all kidding right? Because it's a horrible thing to do. Filling up your kid's mind with garbage like that is only going to create resentment. Also, you should not put your kid in the washer.

Don't tell me how to raise my child!

 

[elkayes]

 

[Snkfanatic]

I was thinking of getting a book for now to read. Found some good cheap prices on Amazon for these two books.

Indispensable Calvin & Hobbes or Essential Calvin Hobbes. Any thoughts?

 

[CREMSteve]

I LOVE C&H.

Thank you OP, you made my day.

 

[Shadybiz]

I was thinking of getting a book for now to read. Found some good cheap prices on Amazon for these two books.

Indispensable Calvin & Hobbes or Essential Calvin Hobbes. Any thoughts?

I think I had both of those, but I know that I definitely had Essential, and that I read through it multiple times. Would definitely recommend that one.

 

[matthewwhatever]

LOL, exactly my line of thought. Due in November for me!

Also due in November: The Complete Calvin and Hobbes in softcover! I never bought it in hardcover, so I'm definitely picking that up. I think I still have all the books somewhere, but I don't know what kind of shape they'd be in about 15-20 years after I got them.

 

[EYEL1NER]

I was thinking of getting a book for now to read. Found some good cheap prices on Amazon for these two books.

Indispensable Calvin & Hobbes or Essential Calvin Hobbes. Any thoughts?

Both.
They are both good and once you start reading you probably are going to want to keep going and you will find yourself at the end a lot quicker than you would like. Another book prolongs the savoring and enjoyment.
And they are both good ones.

 

[Keru_Shiri]

So I know (and greatly respect) Watterson's resistance to any kind of merchandising with Calving and Hobbes. So what's the deal then with those decals you see on the back of truck windows with Calvin peeing on things (i.e. Ford Logo)? Was that something that slipped through the cracks, or what?

 

[JumpingTheGun]

 

[Snkfanatic]

I think I had both of those, but I know that I definitely had Essential, and that I read through it multiple times. Would definitely recommend that one.

Both.
They are both good and once you start reading you probably are going to want to keep going and you will find yourself at the end a lot quicker than you would like. Another book prolongs the savoring and enjoyment.
And they are both good ones.

Thanks!

 

[EYEL1NER]

Thanks!

When I saw this thread earl this morning I hopped on a couple sites looking at prices for the books. All of mine are at my parents's house.
I'll probably be buying both of these soon and then the complete collection when I start my new job soon. These have nicer covers than some of the other books IMO and I could leave then out on a coffee table or something. Or I could if I didn't have a 3-year-old.

 

[EVOL 100%]

So I know (and greatly respect) Watterson's resistance to any kind of merchandising with Calving and Hobbes. So what's the deal then with those decals you see on the back of truck windows with Calvin peeing on things (i.e. Ford Logo)? Was that something that slipped through the cracks, or what?

Those were made by unofficial third parties. The shitty art should have given it away.

The strip from which the art comes from

 

[Parallacs]

I still think it is better to buy the old softcover versions than the hardcover collection. Since people get all weird about damaging box sets like that, they never get read.

I was at a used bookstore at the long beach marina and they had a whole shelf of old calvin and hobbes books for $1 each. They can also be easily found at swap meets and library bookstores for a dollar.

I still have all of my childhood books. I think I have like 12 of them, complete with pencil drawings in the margins and oil paint on the covers.

 

[QuicheFontaine]

So I know (and greatly respect) Watterson's resistance to any kind of merchandising with Calving and Hobbes. So what's the deal then with those decals you see on the back of truck windows with Calvin peeing on things (i.e. Ford Logo)? Was that something that slipped through the cracks, or what?

All bootlegs

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Reading Calvin & Hobbes builds character.

First post is best post.

But seriously, you don't have kids until they annoy the shit out of you and you want to A) beat the crap out of them or B) Sarcastically fill their heads with crap as a passive-aggressive way to destress.

Waterson nailed that emotion so correctly.

I still think it is better to buy the old softcover versions than the hardcover collection. Since people get all weird about damaging box sets like that, they never get read.

I was at a used bookstore at the long beach marina and they had a whole shelf of old calvin and hobbes books for $1 each. They can also be easily found at swap meets and library bookstores for a dollar.

I still have all of my childhood books. I think I have like 12 of them, complete with pencil drawings in the margins and oil paint on the covers.

But you miss out on some of his insight and thoughts, that were included in the hardcovers. That set is just amazing. I lost one volume and I'll probably rebuy it.

 

[The Technomancer]

I still think it is better to buy the old softcover versions than the hardcover collection. Since people get all weird about damaging box sets like that, they never get read.

I was at a used bookstore at the long beach marina and they had a whole shelf of old calvin and hobbes books for $1 each. They can also be easily found at swap meets and library bookstores for a dollar.

I still have all of my childhood books. I think I have like 12 of them, complete with pencil drawings in the margins and oil paint on the covers.

Yeah, my parents books are falling apart so I'm planning to buy my own someday and I'll probably be getting the softcover versions.

But you miss out on some of his insight and thoughts, that were included in the hardcovers. That set is just amazing. I lost one volume and I'll probably rebuy it.

Wait...are the hardcover volumes annotated a-la 10th Anniversary? Thaaaat might push me into buying them

 

[Keru_Shiri]

Those were made by unofficial third parties. The shitty art should have given it away.

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20061011225518/uncyclopedia/images/e/ec/Peeing_Calvin.jpg[IMG]

The strip from which the art comes from

[IMG]http://www.benzilla.com/upload_images/7_6588.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

[quote="Cumpkin Hubris, post: 40583629"]All bootlegs[/QUOTE]

It always bugged me, and seemed like such a dramatic departure from the spirit of the strip. I guess I feel slightly better knowing they're kock-offs.

 

[The Technomancer]

Also as much as people appreciate classics like Calvin and Hobbes and The Far Side its kind of disheartening to see how little people seem to care about contemporary newspaper comics. There are still good strips being produced

 

[stilgar]

This is wonderful.

 

[akira28]

LOL my favorite Calvin's Dad strip of all time.

Ok, now i'm going to say something kinda fucked up but it's the truth. I'm kinda waiting of Bill Watterson to die. Because I know that's the only way I'll every get a true Calvin and Hobbes cartoon and merchandise when his family cashes in.

m-Monster!!!

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Wanted to name my son Calvin. She wasn't interested.

I'll do that when my wife asks for another kid. That'll prevent her from doing it. If I can name him Calvin or the girl Hobbes, I'm all in.

Wait...are the hardcover volumes annotated a-la 10th Anniversary? Thaaaat might push me into buying them

The hardcovers have some stories and insight to it. It's not just the strips. And I remember the foreward being worth it, for that alone. However, I recognize my intense love for C&H and the pain when he stopped writing them, so I'm immensly curious about Bill Watterson. To me, it's a must buy. Where I'm considering buying again, just to replace the volume I lost.

Edit: This fits right here.

Oh snap, Bill ethered the Simpsons.

 

[EVOL 100%]

Also as much as people appreciate classics like Calvin and Hobbes and The Far Side its kind of disheartening to see how little people seem to care about contemporary newspaper comics. There are still good strips being produced

Can you recommend some? I'd love to have a good strip that I can look forward to everyday.

 

[Parallacs]

I'll do that when my wife asks for another kid. That'll prevent her from doing it. If I can name him Calvin or the girl Hobbes, I'm all in.



The hardcovers have some stories and insight to it. It's not just the strips. And I remember the foreward being worth it, for that alone. However, I recognize my intense love for C&H and the pain when he stopped writing them, so I'm immensly curious about Bill Watterson. To me, it's a must buy. Where I'm considering buying again, just to replace the volume I lost.

Edit: This fits right here.

Oh snap, Bill ethered the Simpsons.

I spent a LOT of time as a kid trying to figure out what Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie was about, how Calvinball was played, what the noodle incident was, and all the other running jokes Watterson made. I couldn't comprehend that they were intentionally vague.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Also as much as people appreciate classics like Calvin and Hobbes and The Far Side its kind of disheartening to see how little people seem to care about contemporary newspaper comics. There are still good strips being produced

Newspapers? Lol. The only laughs I get from newspapers if after I stop crying from how they allow racists, ingrates and kids push there opinions right next to their news. The idea that most news is one screen away from your common forum trolls really hasn't been understood or studied. Maybe it's a small factor to newspapers but I just cannot stand them allowing comments without moderation. Yes, we are a digital world now. But I had a lot of respect for newspapers when I was a kid. I read them daily and often from front to back. Now, I get them in short bursts and do not agree with allowing unmoderated comments. It's disheartening and makes me feel okay with watching them die. That they are okay with every KKK member logging on and posting comments day after day that are terrible puts them is a disastrous light. They need to bring people to them and unmoderated comments is a lazy way. No effort, no thought.

Newspapers and comics are a dead medium and they are hurtin themselves. There is no way I can really appreciate them. I moved to a new city last year (ATL) and feel even worse about the local paper. I have such low regard for my old paper (Philly Inquirer) and that was with competition. I think the Atlanta Journal Constitution has no competition and suffers. It's website was made by a high school reject and they never go beyond reporting the details. No insightful columns.

LOL my favorite Calvin's Dad strip of all time.

Ok, now i'm going to say something kinda fucked up but it's the truth. I'm kinda waiting of Bill Watterson to die. Because I know that's the only way I'll every get a true Calvin and Hobbes cartoon and merchandise when his family cashes in.

Seriously? DIAF.

 

[Fjolle]

In the last Calvin and Hobbes thread I made a 10 buck bet that no one could find this Calvin and Hobbes strip in ANY of their books:

A bunch of people took on the challenge but never followed through. How dishonorable.

Wow. So i skimmed through all (21?) of my paperback collections and didn't find it. I found like 10 other strips with hobbes in the washing machine, so i might have combined them into that strip...

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

I spent a LOT of time as a kid trying to figure out what Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie was about, how Calvinball was played, what the noodle incident was, and all the other running jokes Watterson made. I couldn't comprehend that they were intentionally vague.

He did it so well. Getting you into an emotion, a feeling. Just bringing that whole world alive. He brought so many emotions out with his drawings. He proved you don't need a lot to convey a thought.

That one strip above where Calvin is in the dark, waiting with the water balloon? How can you not feel bad for him. Calvin was a dick. Especially when he closes his eyes, pushes his chin up.

The look in the 2nd panel is one of my all time favorite Calvin faces. Just love it. But Bill had a mastery of pushing you into different emotions in the same strip. The first one or two tangential panels? I love the guy. I love how he gave up for artistic reasons. He sacrificed so much for us, as readers. Then you look at Dr Seuss' wife and just want to have her sit down with Bill for about a week.

I hope and pray that Bill's thoughts and desires last, even after his death. Oh god, a live action C&H's movie with Mike Myers or Ben Stiller will make me rage so hard. Or even worse, Shia Ledouche. That is my nightmare. And who would play Susie? I would be, maybe ok with a young Christina Ricci. But she's too old now. And it's still such a shitty idea. Oh, DIAF. Why did I have to imagine it?

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

In the last Calvin and Hobbes thread I made a 10 buck bet that no one could find this Calvin and Hobbes strip in ANY of their books:

A bunch of people took on the challenge but never followed through. How dishonorable.

Wow. So i skimmed through all (21?) of my paperback collections and didn't find it. I found like 10 other strips with hobbes in the washing machine, so i might have combined them into that strip...

It's early, based on the art. And it looks like the date is November 25 or 28th. Maybe he never put it in a book? Or fake but it looks real. Shouldn't be that hard.

Why don't you just tell us why we can't find it jax? I'm sure there is some good reason. The hardback books give you the date each daily strip was made/published, so it should either be in there or easily searchable in the hard back books. I'm not at home and I think I might be missing the first volume. STOP HOLDING ONTO SECRETS. Isn't that reason enough we can kick you out of the Bill fan club? You definitely won't get my vote for president this year.

 

[EVOL 100%]

I hope and pray that Bill's thoughts and desires last, even after his death. Oh god, a live action C&H's movie with Mike Myers or Ben Stiller will make me rage so hard. Or even worse, Shia Ledouche. That is my nightmare. And who would play Susie? I would be, maybe ok with a young Christina Ricci. But she's too old now. And it's still such a shitty idea. Oh, DIAF. Why did I have to imagine it?

DON'T GIVE THEM IDEAS oh dear god why

 

[Vyroxis]

The best part about his father is that deep down you know he loves him, but his father wanting to rather get a dog than have a kid results in him retreating to work and his bike as often as possible, and when he has to deal with Calvin using subtlety to slowly destroy his mind, forever cursing him to an adulthood filled with horrid memories of his father lying to him constantly and never being around.

 

[Shotgun Kiss]

How the hell is C&H not merchandised to shit more than the far side?

There not a *single* piece of Calvin and Hobbes merchandise. No clothing, no stuffed toys, no posters, nothing. Bill Watterson was extremely protective of it.

You might see a lot of t-shirts/stickers/etc out there of Calvin taking a leak on something, as it seems to have become a popular image, but they're not official.

The lack of merchandising and Bill Watterson's decision to end Calvin and Hobbes before it outstayed it's welcome really strengthened the property, and is to be admired. Other cartoonists can learn a lot from him.

 

[negreenfield]

There not a *single* piece of Calvin and Hobbes merchandise. No clothing, no stuffed toys, no posters, nothing. Bill Watterson was extremely protective of it.

You might see a lot of t-shirts/stickers/etc out there of Calvin taking a leak on something, as it seems to have become a popular image, but they're not official.

The lack of merchandising and Bill Watterson's decision to end Calvin and Hobbes before it outstayed it's welcome really strengthened the property, and is to be admired. Other cartoonists can learn a lot from him.

Not entirely true, the calendar is the one piece that was ever done (outside of the books), but I don't know that it necessarily counts compared to clothing, etc, you mentioned.

 

[Fjolle]

It's early, based on the art. And it looks like the date is November 25 or 28th. Maybe he never put it in a book? Or fake but it looks real. Shouldn't be that hard.

Why don't you just tell us why we can't find it jax? I'm sure there is some good reason. The hardback books give you the date each daily strip was made/published, so it should either be in there or easily searchable in the hard back books. I'm not at home and I think I might be missing the first volume. STOP HOLDING ONTO SECRETS. Isn't that reason enough we can kick you out of the Bill fan club? You definitely won't get my vote for president this year.

Maybe i should just have googled instead og reading comic strips for a couple of hours

It was only printed in half of the newspapers when it came out, and has never appeared in any collection. We don't know why..

http://calvinandhobbes.wikia.com/wiki/Alternate_strip

 

[UncleSporky]

It's early, based on the art. And it looks like the date is November 25 or 28th. Maybe he never put it in a book? Or fake but it looks real. Shouldn't be that hard.

Why don't you just tell us why we can't find it jax? I'm sure there is some good reason. The hardback books give you the date each daily strip was made/published, so it should either be in there or easily searchable in the hard back books. I'm not at home and I think I might be missing the first volume. STOP HOLDING ONTO SECRETS. Isn't that reason enough we can kick you out of the Bill fan club? You definitely won't get my vote for president this year.

I posted at the top of this page:

Everyone says that strip is not printed in any books, but I remember seeing it before the internet, and not in the newspaper. If I remember right, it even had Watterson commentary, that it wasn't printed in many newspapers because they didn't like the implication that Calvin's mother might bathe him in the washing machine or that kids would get the idea to try it.

About half the newspapers got the strip and the other half got this one:

It was never reprinted, and that's all anyone knows.

But like I said, I'm sure I read it before the internet, and not out of a newspaper, with Watterson commentary.

 

[UncleSporky]

There not a *single* piece of Calvin and Hobbes merchandise. No clothing, no stuffed toys, no posters, nothing. Bill Watterson was extremely protective of it.

Actually there are. Two calendars early on, a t-shirt, and a teaching aid for using C&H in the classroom. Seriously.

http://www.platypuscomix.net/otherpeople/watterson.html

 

[KAOz]

Love Calvin and Hobbes. Love Calvin's dad.

One of the best things about teaching kids, is that I do sometimes just make this really absurd stuff up. Just like Calvin's dad. And some of them catch on that I am joking, while others don't. It's amazing.

To be honest, I also fill their heads with useless trivia, but still. I love it. Sometimes, I just feel like him. And I do think the kids appreciate it alot.

Shit, Calvin and Hobbes should be on the curriculum. BRB, writing Swedish government.

 

[megashock5]

I was thinking of getting a book for now to read. Found some good cheap prices on Amazon for these two books.

Indispensable Calvin & Hobbes or Essential Calvin Hobbes. Any thoughts?

Both, plus Authoritative.

 

[Parallacs]

I hope and pray that Bill's thoughts and desires last, even after his death. Oh god, a live action C&H's movie with Mike Myers or Ben Stiller will make me rage so hard. Or even worse, Shia Ledouche. That is my nightmare. And who would play Susie? I would be, maybe ok with a young Christina Ricci. But she's too old now. And it's still such a shitty idea. Oh, DIAF. Why did I have to imagine it?

Just running off my head of the worst possible casting of a Calvin and Hobbes movie:

Calvin: Channing Tatum
Hobbes: Edward Norton in a Death to Smoochy Costume
Susie: Katie Homes with short hair
Calvin's Dad: John Travolta or Kevin Cosner
Calvin's Mom: Rachel McAdams with old person makeup
Miss Wormwood: Jane Lynch
Calvin's Uncle: Robert De Niro with a mustache

 

[Lord Error]

You're all kidding right? Because it's a horrible thing to do. Filling up your kid's mind with garbage like that is only going to create resentment. Also, you should not put your kid in the washer.

I think doing this to a kid could raise their awareness and willingness to look things up and learn. As in "WTH is dad saying, that can't be right, I need to find this out and show him!"

As long as you leave that window open that kid knows you're BS-ing, I think this sort of thing could be good for a kid. You'd be sacrificing yourself for their greater good basically. And not even necessarily sacrificing, you'd be able to create a dynamic where kid knows you're just playing a game with them.

I especially love the one with carburator/it's a secret. What kid wouldn't want to learn about stuff when given an answer like that?

 

[HamPster PamPster]

Oh god this thread took a dark turn. Our only hope is to ruin it with fan art and hope the thread is locked and quickly forgotten

 

[megashock5]

Also due in November: The Complete Calvin and Hobbes in softcover! I never bought it in hardcover, so I'm definitely picking that up. I think I still have all the books somewhere, but I don't know what kind of shape they'd be in about 15-20 years after I got them.

Hmm.. very interesting.

The ONLY reason I still haven't picked up the hardcover collection is that I've read that some of them were glue bound and later runs were stitched - and apparently the glue bound versions tend to have pages fall out.

I've never been sure how to tell which version you're getting when ordering online, so I've been a bit leery of pulling the trigger.

 

[Maron]

In the last Calvin and Hobbes thread I made a 10 buck bet that no one could find this Calvin and Hobbes strip in ANY of their books:

A bunch of people took on the challenge but never followed through. How dishonorable.

I know it's definitely not in the Complete Calvin & Hobbes Collection. I also know they edited two daily strips in that to remove a couple references to adoption that could've been interpreted as negative.