# Calvin and Hobbes - my all-time favorite **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comic-strips\ **Created:** [February 28, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976 "2021-02-28T20:39:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/42 "2021-03-02T01:32:39Z")
One of the local channels was running a documentary, Dear Mr. Watterson, which has numerous cartoonists in it but not the notoriously private man himself. At an hour and a half, it is rather thorough, to the point of being tedious. ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/43 "2021-03-02T01:41:37Z")
I like the one where Dad is looking for his glasses, Calvin walks in wearing them (with neatly-combed hair) and says (something very like) “Misery builds character, Calvin. Go do something you hate.” Last panel has Mom falling out of her chair with laughter. ---
**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/44 "2021-03-02T01:45:30Z")
I agree that Calvin and Hobbes is one of the finest creative works that ever existed. I have so many favorites - some touching and meaningful, and some just amusing. Here is one of the latter: > **[Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for June 15, 1992 | GoComics.com](https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1992/06/15)** > > Susie Derkins: This is the dumbest thing I've ever seen in my life! Calvin: Yeah, well go soak your head! Hey, that'll be one dollar! ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/45 "2021-03-02T02:16:54Z")
Spaceman Spiff, Tracer Bullet, Stupendous Man…babysitter Rosalyn, Moe the bully, Miss Wormwood…there’s just so much to love. Someone put Trudeau’s comments on reddit: [https://www.reddit.com/r/calvinandhobbes/comments/8wh1hh/an\_amazing\_quote\_by\_gary\_trudeau\_on\_calvin\_and/](https://www.reddit.com/r/calvinandhobbes/comments/8wh1hh/an_amazing_quote_by_gary_trudeau_on_calvin_and/) > Watterson is the reporter who’s gotten it right; childhood as it actually is, with its constant shifting frames of reference. Anyone who’s done time with a child knows that reality can be highly situational. The utterance which an adult knows to be a “lie” may well reflect a child’s deepest conviction, at least at the moment it pops out. Fantasy is so accessible, it is joined with such force and frequency, that resentful parents like Calvin’s assume they are being manipulated when the truth is far more frightening; they don’t even exist. The child is both king and keeper of this realm, and he can be very choosy about the company he keeps. The thing that always strikes me is that kids read these in the Sunday funnies. For instance… “You need a lobotomy. I’ll get a saw.” [https://www.reddit.com/r/calvinandhobbes/comments/b35dd5/doctor\_calvin\_and\_patient\_susie/](https://www.reddit.com/r/calvinandhobbes/comments/b35dd5/doctor_calvin_and_patient_susie/) ---
**Author:** ![EastUmpqua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eastumpqua/32/6025_2.png) [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/46 "2021-03-02T02:59:08Z")
By my OP heading, I meant that Calvin and Hobbes is my all-time favorite graphic novel, maybe more. The particular one shown on my post was just the last one I had looked at before sharing the link (thar she blows). This load-limit on bridges one is close to my all-time favorite. I don’t agree with Gary Trudeau: > [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > that resentful parents like Calvin’s assume they are being manipulated when the truth is far more frightening; they don’t even exist. Calvin’s parents were great - even if there was some regret Calvin wasn’t a sweet little girl. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/47 "2021-03-02T13:40:57Z")
Surprised nobody’s really dropped in any of the multi-week arcs. [The one w/ his good duplicate is the most hilarious.](https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1991/03/18) The denouement 15 days later, most specifically Hobbes’ comment at the end, still blows me away to this day. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/48 "2021-03-02T15:17:53Z")
There are SO many great ones though! > **[Pin on True story](https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/348677196149524409/sent/?invite_code=682ceca7b0e84c60ab9a7309379b274e&sender=348677333558762942&sfo=1)** > > Jan 9, 2020 - Comic strips are not infrequently altered to replace their original dialogue with political messages. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/49 "2021-03-02T18:38:41Z")
I love this one on delayed gratification: > **[Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 21, 1989 | GoComics.com](https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1989/02/21)** > > Calvin: Dad says the anticipation of having something is often more fun that actually having it. I think he's crazy. I hate waiting for things. I like to have everything immediately. I can't think of anything I'd rather anticipate than have right... If you are trying to find a strip and remember at least some of the dialog I recommend [the calvin and hobbes search engine](http://michaelyingling.com/random/calvin_and_hobbes/), which links to the licensed republication on gocomics. ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/50 "2021-03-03T00:44:16Z")
Hobbes and me! https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PL9CWTsG3tw1qKs5CbvRScKjCYmYzYAV_v&wmode=transparent&rel=0&autohide=1&showinfo=1&enablejsapi=1 ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/51 "2021-03-03T00:57:21Z")
> [@EastUmpqua](#): > > I don’t agree with Gary Trudeau I think they got frustrated with him. Trudeau’s quote suggests to me Calvin’s parents are playing chess but Calvin’s playing…well, Calvinball. He frustrates his parents but they somehow reset and start fresh the next day. Not Watterson, but: > **[What is the comic strip that features a grown-up Calvin & Hobbes?](https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-comic-strip-that-features-a-grown-up-Calvin-Hobbes)** > > Answer (1 of 10): > In a parallel universe, there are Calvin and Company by DomNX, wherein Calvin and Susie have twins named after [Albert Camus](https://www.quora.com/topic/Albert-Camus-author) and [Simone de Beauvoir](https://www.quora.com/topic/Simone-de-Beauvoir). ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/52 "2021-03-03T01:07:13Z")
The final strip was so good. I love it. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/53 "2021-03-03T05:01:59Z")
> [@naita](#): > > If you are trying to find a strip and remember at least some of the dialog I recommend [the calvin and hobbes search engine](http://michaelyingling.com/random/calvin_and_hobbes/), which links to the licensed republication on gocomics. Even though I have the entire C&H canon in my library, I tremble with gratitude for that link. It will be used. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/54 "2021-03-03T05:43:28Z")
Not just my favorite C&H strip, but one of my favorite comics of all time: > **[r/vinyl - Calvin and Hobbes taught me how record players work.](https://www.reddit.com/r/vinyl/comments/2bcrqs/calvin_and_hobbes_taught_me_how_record_players/)** > > 971 votes and 103 comments so far on Reddit ---
**Author:** ![EastUmpqua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eastumpqua/32/6025_2.png) [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/55 "2021-03-04T00:20:52Z")
> [@naita](#): > > [the calvin and hobbes search engine](http://michaelyingling.com/random/calvin_and_hobbes/) Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![cieskokid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cieskokid/32/5374_2.png) [@cieskokid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cieskokid)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976/56 "2021-03-04T02:20:36Z")
Calvin and Hobbes was definitely operating at a higher aesthetic level and STILL fun as hell! I hereby offer 1of my hundreds of "faves’’ as proof > **[Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for March 09, 2014 | GoComics.com](https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2014/03/09)** > > March 09, 2014 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-my-all-time-favorite/933976.md?page=2)