I was already in a good mood today with no work tomorrow and a mid-60's weekend on the horizon. Then I came just across my favorite comic strip from when I was growing up. Made my morning even better. Hope it does the same for a few of you.
that have run for eons, that are not funny, and are not even interesting, Calvin had to get the creator that wanted to stop doing them. I love the guy for creating the strip, but get mad that he can't just put a few out now and then too.
did the poster for a new documentary on comic strips called "Stripped". He even says a few lines in it. That's like getting JD Salinger to write the foreword for a novel...
In both cases, the entity that began as the ideal companion soon took on a more realistic, 3-dimensional quality. In other words, they became REAL. This is evident in that both Hobbes and Tyler also began to function as scapegoats for their creators. For instance, consider that Calvin often blames broken lamps and other assorted household mischief on Hobbes, and that Jack is inclined to believe that Fight Club and other various anti-society mischief is brought about by Tyler, not himself. Calvin claims Hobbes pounces on him every day after school, Jack believes Tyler beats him up next to 40 kilotons of nitroglycerin in a parking garage -- the list goes on and on. The relationships between the two sets of friends are the exact same. And is this mere coincidence? I think not.
books when I left college. Last year from Christmas, my wife got me the entire boxed collection. Pretty awesome and meant a lot to me. I love the relationship between Calvin, Susie dirkins & hobbes. Just genius.
My all time favorite though is The Far Side. Gary Larsen was a genius
My kids loved my Calvin and Hobbes, Bloom County, and Far Side books.
Thanks for posting this - really made my day!!
Of the C&H, I used to love the approval ratings.
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I kept looking for an argyle sweater, until I noticed the (ahem)....uh...long trunk
You titled it one thing and posted a pic of another thing....
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