Ha! I was going to mention that if nobody else did but I was shocked (but delighted) to see them on Robot Chicken. The sketch itself was pure evil- but in keeping with the already demented nature of the strip iteslf.
Calvin & Hobbes
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Ha! I was going to mention that if nobody else did but I was shocked (but delighted) to see them on Robot Chicken. The sketch itself was pure evil- but in keeping with the already demented nature of the strip iteslf.
My son, 12, has loved the Calvin and Hobbes books almost as much as I have. Two summers ago his camp had a "dress up" day. We spiked his hair and gave him a stuffed tiger, but none of the other campers or counselors were familiar with Calvin and Hobbes!! It was a sad realization that Watterson's work is being passed over...
That's just sad.
And I thought it was bad that most people aren't familiar with Walt Kelly's Pogo.
Unfortunately for way too many people these days, if it didn't happen yesterday it might as well be chiseled on clay tablets.
Sinfest pays tribute to C&H:
To be fair, if they get their knowledge of strips from the funnies, it's no surprise that they don't know about Calvin & Hobbes. It's been almost fifteen years, after all. Even bookstores often fail to carry more than a couple of collections. Some have the The Complete Calvin & Hobbes, but it's usually behind the front desk. It's more for collectors, anyway.
It's impressive that it's still as popular as it is, given how long it's been.
Of the strips running in papers today, I think the best is probably Lio. I think the funniest is probably Pearls Before Swine.
It's impressive that it's still as popular as it is, given how long it's been.
Of the strips running in papers today, I think the best is probably Lio. I think the funniest is probably Pearls Before Swine.
One of the boys I used to babysit, Christopher, reminded me very much of Calvin. One day I actually told him 'he was just like Calvin. He asked me who Calvin was. The next time I babysat him I bought a couple of strips that I had cut out of the newpaper and read them out to him. Christopher was about 9 years old at the time but could not read.
Christopher had ADHD and he was a real handful at school. One day Chris told his principal that his babysitter had nicknamed him Calvin. The principal laughed and said it was a very good nickname. After that the principal would cut out the strip each day and paste it into a scrapbook for Chris and once a week Chris would be asked to read the strip to the principal. The librarian also got several Calvin and Hobbes books into the library which Chris borrowed over and over.
I also bought Christopher a tiger for his 10th birthday. His father thought he was too old for such a toy but Chris loved it and of course called it Hobbes.
Thanks to Calvin and Hobbes Christopher learnt to read a bit better. He is an adult now and can read well enough to get by.
I still call him Calvin when I run into him.
Christopher had ADHD and he was a real handful at school. One day Chris told his principal that his babysitter had nicknamed him Calvin. The principal laughed and said it was a very good nickname. After that the principal would cut out the strip each day and paste it into a scrapbook for Chris and once a week Chris would be asked to read the strip to the principal. The librarian also got several Calvin and Hobbes books into the library which Chris borrowed over and over.
I also bought Christopher a tiger for his 10th birthday. His father thought he was too old for such a toy but Chris loved it and of course called it Hobbes.
Thanks to Calvin and Hobbes Christopher learnt to read a bit better. He is an adult now and can read well enough to get by.
I still call him Calvin when I run into him.
Frazz.
I love Frazz. I got really pissed at the Washington Post a few months ago for pushing Frazz onto the kids page because they didn't have enough room in their new two-page format. Previously they had Agnes on the kids page until people complained.
