Dragonboym2 Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 [COLOR=Blue]Hey out there! I saw a copy of the "Garfeild" movie the other day in a store, and I thought about my favorite comic strip, "Calivn and Hobbes." Remember them? They were around for a while. I loved those strips, and I have all of the books. It's funny, clever, and at times, makes me think, and can be touching as well. Calvin is the star, and is six years old. But he has an overactive imagination. It ussually gets him in trouble, but that's not a bad thing. Hobbes is Calvin's best freind, and is a tiger. He seems to be a stuffed tiger at times, but when no ones around, he turns real, walks on his hind legs, and talks. Hobbes is smarter than Calvin, and gives Calvin good adivce. Hobbes is also so happy to see Calvin when he gets home from school, he pounces on him when he walks through the doorway. And all of those other wonderful characters. Susie, Calvin's parents, Calvin's babysitter Rosalyn,the bully Moe, and his teacher Ms. Wormwood. Calvin to me has all of the symptoms of ADD and/or ADHD. Do you think so? I was told by a teacher of mine agrees with me. However he said, that when your six years old, the world is a big and scary place. That's why Calvin retreats to these fantasies. Such as Spaceman Spiff, a t-Rex, private eye Tracer Bullet, or the superhero Stupendous Man. Because there, he has control. That's an interesting way of putting it. I miss the comic, but I still got the books. I love them all, from Calvin's adventures with G.R.O.S.S.(Get Rid Of Slimey Girls), the mysterious "Noodle Incident", the tranmorgrafimer, etc. What did you like? What are your thoughts on the strip? "KAMEHAMEHA!" Dragonboym2[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malkav Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 I liked attack of the deranged mutant killer monster snow goons. In that one, calvin fought an army of snow creatures that he created and was able to defeat them by icing them with the hose. Also lets not forget Yukon Ho! I've read calvin and hobbes almost my whole life before I passed my collections onto charities, they excited my imagination then, cause I related to that six year old monster. *drifts off...* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 [color=blue][size=1]I never got to read it when Watterson still did the strips for the newspapers because I was too young (or non-existant o.O) at the time. But once I turned 7 or 8 (I can't remember exactly), my dad gave me "Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons" for my birthday. I really enjoyed this one. It was my only one up until I turned 10 and I desired more Calvin and Hobbes, having read the collection more than thirty times all the way through. My next Calvin and Hobbes books were "Scientific Progress Goes "Boink"", "The Revenge of the Baby-Sat", and "There's Treasure Everywhere". Those I have all read through more than twenty times all the way through, just to pass the time. Today, my collection includes all four listed above and "Weirdos From Another Planet!", "The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury", "Calvin and Hobbes", "The Days are Just Packed", "The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes" and "The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book". While I'm still missing a few, I've gotten chances to read through them (my cousin's have some of them). I [i]really[/i] want them all, so I can fill out my Calvin and Hobbes shelf in my bookshelf. ^_^;;[/size][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posthumous Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 Hehe, check my sig guys :D Okay, anyways. I've loved Calvin and Hobbes as far as I can remember. I have...almost everything C & H related. Posters, stuff animals, the books, mousepads, I even have a bed set (sheets, pillows, blanket). I can proudly say I've read almost every strip of the comic. The first one I ever read had to be the one where Calvin asked his dad where he came from. Then his father told him that babies come from stores, and said that Calvin was a bluelight special at K-Mart. Half the price and almost as good :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Shears Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 [COLOR=DarkRed][SIZE=1]I love Calvin & Hobbes. I 've seen the exibit Bill Watterson had in Ohio when I was younger. The strips always has a nice, funny message to it. Hobbes is my favorite character, always convincing Calvin to do stupid things and proving Calvin wrong. My favorite strip is the one where Calvin is holding up a sign to his dad that says "Love the sinner, hate the sin." I laugh every time I see that. -the one and only[/SIZE][/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMage Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Hahaha...that is usually the reaction I have after picking up a Calvin and Hobbes collection. Bill Watterson is simply a genius. I currently obly have "There's treasure everywhere" in my possesion, but I hope to expand this as soon as i can. I did a google search, and found that there is a shop in Ohio which actually carried all the titles, autographed by Watterson himself. I got really excited, searched for the shop, and found that it has closed down :animecry: I was pretty let down, but m'eh, what can you do. [QUOTE][B]Quote by[/B]: [I]Hatake Kakashi[/I] I have...almost everything C & H related. Posters, stuff animals, the books, mousepads, I even have a bed set (sheets, pillows, blanket). [/QUOTE] How did you get all that merchandise? I was under the impression that Watterson never sold the rights to Calvina and Hobbes being marketed, and is in fact really set in his belief of doing so for as long as he can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonboym2 Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 How did you get all that merchandise? I was under the impression that Watterson never sold the rights to Calvina and Hobbes being marketed, and is in fact really set in his belief of doing so for as long as he can.[/QUOTE] [COLOR=Blue]Watterson NEVER sold any of the rights for mechandice. He didn't belive in it. If you've seen a C&H t-shirt or somthing, it's bootleg. Watterson just wanted C&H to be in newspapers, and books. That's it. No t-shirts, no action figures, no Saturday Morning cartoon show, nothing. He calls Jim Davis a traitor to cartoonists. But he does very much admire and like Charles Shultz's "Peanuts" cartoons. Even when Shultz went commerial, he still wrote and drew each strip, till the day of his death. I've heard a rumor once some guys from NBC came to his place, with an offer. "Calvin and Hobbes" the Saturday morning cartoon show. They were getting writers, and artists together, and wanted to know if he was in. Watterson turned it down. He will have no part of it, so don't try to do it, or he'd sue. Bill was a straight forward kind of guy. That's one of things that made C&H so well loved. "KAMEHAMEHA!" Dragonboym2 [/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron_Inuyasha Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 Oh i love this book comic thingy! I have the snown goons one, the one where they go to Futon...or something like that...and another one that i lost..i like them! I think they are really fun to read! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 [b][color=darkgreen]Watterson is a comedic genius. I have been a huge fan for as long as I can remember...but didn't really comprehend the magnitude of hilarity until I grew up a bit.[/color][/b] [b][color=#006400][/color][/b] [b][color=#006400]For instance, as a tiny tyke, I would have been lost as to the full effect of the strip in which Calvin yells out , as they are dragging him to the principal's office: [/color][/b][b][color=#006400]"Help! It's the thought police!"[/color][/b] [b][color=#006400][/color][/b] [b][color=#006400]But as I grew older and my knowledge grew, so did my adoration of Calvin and Hobbes.[/color][/b] [b][color=#006400][/color][/b] [b][color=#006400]And yes, I admit, I purchase bootleg Calvin & Hobbes' items... I can't resist.:animeshy: [/color][/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonboym2 Posted April 15, 2005 Author Share Posted April 15, 2005 [COLOR=Blue]I still read C&H in the books I have. I like alot of the stories they got in there. Like "Attack of the deranged mutant killer monster snow goons". One of my favorites. The stories were one of the best things about C&H. Like when Calvin makes a copy of his good side, or when he becomes Stupendous Man to ace a quiz, etc. I remember one strip that would make a great prank. "Hello, is your father home?" "No he isn't." "Okay, will you right down my number and have him call me?" "Hold on. I need a pen." (Calvin puts the phone on the floor, puffs up a baloon, and pops it with a pin.) POW! "ARGH! I'VE BEEN SHOT!" And he walks away. "I hate taking messages." Lol. What strips or stories do you like? "KAMEHAMEHA!" Dragonboym2[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2Assassin Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Ahhhh Calvin....it was him and his large vocabulary and warped logic that helped me relate to that comic so well. I loved the collections, my personal favorite was Scientific process goes "boink", where Calvin made a awhole buch of clones of himself and they made his life crap. One of the things I always wanted to know about was the famouse noodle incident. Watterson never ever explained that....... Must have been awesome and wayyyyy beyond his normal mischief levels...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkin Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 I remember Calvin and Hobbes, although I don't really read much of it anymore. I use to be an avid fan of it since my best friend in the 5th grade gave it to me for my birthday, I got hooked. I always loved Hobbes the most and the book "Wierdos from another planet" was our favorite. I loved how Hobbes got him into all sorts of trouble and how they use to pick on the neighborhood girl and not let them into her fort because she was a girl. Reminds me of my childhood haha (of course I use to beat them up afterwards *cough* but anyways) It's too bad he didn't make a cartoon series, I think I would have liked that as a child. I know he didn't want to be commercial about it, but really, if you have a chance at making something big, why not? If the quality remains good, that doesn't mean your a sell-out. As for merchandising, I don't even think I would've bought it when I was a kid, I just loved to read too much to pay attention to that sort of thing. A TV show though, that's an idea. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenshinsbabe Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 When I first read Calvin and Hobbes, I was about nine years old. My friend, Jordan, had a lot of the books, including "Revenge of the Baby-Sat" and "Attack of the Deranged, Mutant, Killer Monster Snow Goons". Whenever I went over to her house, I'd run down to the basement and grab the books. I'd read them all night. ^.^ My favorite strip was the one where Calvin imagined that he was in a fighter plane and he dropped a bomb on his school. His fantasy ended and he was getting off the bus. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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