25th Anniversary of Calvin and Hobbes

[Supafly]

Calvin and Hobbes is a syndicated daily comic strip written and illustrated by American cartoonist Bill Watterson, and syndicated from November 18, 1985 to December 31, 1995. It follows the humorous antics of Calvin, a precocious and adventurous six-year-old boy, and Hobbes, his sardonic stuffed tiger. The pair are named after John Calvin, a 16th-century French Reformation theologian, and Thomas Hobbes, a 17th-century English political philosopher. At the height of its popularity, Calvin and Hobbes was featured in over 2,400 newspapers worldwide; as of January 2010, reruns of the strip still appear in more than 50 countries. Nearly 45 million copies of the 18 Calvin and Hobbes books have been sold.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_and_Hobbes

I only read those comics occasionely, but every time I find them very funny and often enlightening.

Hope they will be around for a lot more years!

 

[xfire]

I hated it when Watterson stopped doing it daily. Great strip.

 

[LukeEl]

One of my all time favorite comic strips.

 

[SB-Fan_1983]

Calvin and Hobbes are great!

 

[CptHa]

Best comic ever, of all time.

 

[ApolloBalboa]

Timeless, and worthy of all the attention and praise it got. I have all the books and collections on my bookshelf. They are indeed enlightening, as Watterson often uses Calvin as a medium to comment on human nature, childhood, and the magic that imagination can provide. I wish I could continue to see new strips, but I think ultimately it's right that he stopped when he did. He showed integrity and worth by keeping his art for art's sake, and for that I applaud him.