'Look at this gooshy, dirty, slimy, thick, wet mud. Calvin and Hobbes manages to say what needs to be said about childhood and life: 'Eww, mud,' says Calvin.

'What assurance do I have that your parenting isn't screwing me up?' he demands. He terrorizes little Susie, offers 'Candid Opinions' from a neighborhood stand, and questions his parents' authority. Sassy, imaginative, far more verbal than his parents can manage, Calvin is the quintessential bad boy - and the boy we love to see. Boring school lessons become occasions for death-defying alien air battles, speeding snow sled descents elicit philosophical discussions on the meaning of life, and Hobbe's natural inclination to pounce on his little friend wreaks havoc on Calvin's sense of security. bad, bad, bad! Calvin, the irascible little boy with the stuffed tiger who comes to life are a pair bound for trouble. If the best cartoons compel readers to identify themselves within the funny frames, then all who enjoy Calvin and Hobbes are creative, imaginative, and. Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat chronicles another segment of the multifarious adventures of this wild child and his faithful, but skeptical, friend. The book also includes an extensive, original interview with Watterson by Jenny Robb, the exhibition's curator.The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum is the repository of the Bill Watterson Deposit Collection (including the entirety of Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes artwork).Ĭalvin and Hobbes are at it again, and this time, our irrepressible friends are taking a walk on the wild side. The show also includes art from cartoons and cartoonists that Watterson has identified as influential in the development of his art, including Peanuts, Pogo, Krazy Kat, Doonesbury, Pat Oliphant, Jim Borgman, Flash Gordon, Bloom County, and Steadman. It includes original art of Calvin and Hobbes, along with Watterson's original commentary.

The exhibit is Bill Watterson's personal exploration of how the wonder of Calvin and Hobbes came to be. Includes an in-depth, original,and lengthy interview with Bill Watterson.Įxploring Calvin and Hobbes is the catalogue for an exhibition by the same name at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at Ohio State University that ran in 2014. Enjoy this beautiful companion book to the extensive Exploring Calvin and Hobbes exhibition at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library.

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