Thanks for sharing. That put a smile on my face.
Aw, that’s great. Thanks!
Whenever talk turns to old comic strips, I like to suggest to anyone who might be unaware of it to purchase The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics. It’s absolutely fantastic, big, and beautifully printed. And it’s cheap.
I wondered why C&H cartoons were popping up, galore, in my Facebook “short videos” section.
There’s a documentary called “Dear Mr. Watterson” but it’s not very good. Mr. Watterson himself is not in it.[/spoiler]
When I was in high school, a friend of mine absolutely hated C&H. He hated it because he thought it was unrealistic for a six-year old to have those kinds of discussions with his imaginary tiger.
But, yeah, C&H was a great comic strip. It’s been a few decades since I’ve read any, but I don’t remember any duds. It was funny, smart, and it looked good.
And I just ordered it from ABE Books. 
I remember some of the C&H strips featured excellent art; I think some of the Sunday strips featuring Spaceman Spiff.
NPR has an article for the 40th anniversary.
The last time I read it was in elementary school, I believe.
@ekedolphin: that article is in my OP and is the reason I created the thread.
Oh, crumbs. Sorry.
No worries, I’ve done similar things.
I have a good collection of Calvin and Hobbes comics. They’re part of my universe.
I did an independent study on Calvin and Hobbes in College. What that means is that I spent a whole term studying and reflecting on the strip with the goal of writing a final paper. It was my idea to examine the Philosophy presented in and behind Calvin and Hobbes and I had to write a proposal that had to go before a faculty committee to get approved before I could do so. My Independent Study professor (the one I had to work with during that term and who would grade the final paper) said that the immediate reaction during the committee meeting was “I want to read that paper”, and it was approved. I like to believe that mine was the only proposal that got that reaction, but who knows if that was the case.
I spent the whole term going over all of the comics available at the time and requested permission to reproduce them for my paper, which I received. I had most of the albums, though one came out while I was writing it that I then incorporated. I still have have them and take them out to read with fondness. I also am one of those annoying people that point out to others that whatever merch they have that looks like Calvin and Hobbes is fake, but because no such items were authorized.
I can’t believe it has been 40 years.
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The individual comic that sticks out to me most is when Calvin realizes that his parents are really space aliens from Neptune, who can’t wait to turn him into “Earth boy waffles”.
That was the first C&H comic I remember reading, and I was hooked. Even now, “Earth kid waffles” is a joke in our house.
The most poignant, beautiful series of comics was the raccoon arc.
I just remembered that one of the best things about Calvin & Hobbes is the repeated mention of the noodle incident. We never find out what it involved, but it must have been epic!
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Three pages here (on my laptop, you click a right chevron to see the second and third pages)
It is in fact a TVtropes category.
Calvin: All I can say is, this year Santa had better bring me everything on my list! I’ve been extremely good all year.
Hobbes: What about the noodle incident?
Calvin: NO ONE CAN PROVE I DID THAT!!
Ha! I did not know that. In my defense, I knew about it before that website existed.
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