Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

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Margueritem said, 4 months ago

Good job of rethinking that plan….
vibjyor said, 4 months ago

Hobbes, since you have to live with Calvin, I thought you would actually find it too long.
Yukoner said, 4 months ago

Calvin again proves that, “Discretion is the better part of valour.”

p.s. Margueritem, you seem to have an endless supply of avitars.
Johanan Rakkav said, 4 months ago

I wonder how many have saved the third panel as a screensaver.
Margueritem said, 4 months ago

Yukoner: I have a few…. ;-)
memo.from.daddy.warb... said, 4 months ago

calvin is not as dumb as he looks
somebodyshort said, 4 months ago

Rakkav, I’ve tried to break it out. I may have to go to the library and trace it.
cleokaya said, 4 months ago

What a perfect cartoon. The facial expressions from panel to panel are perfect. Ah, and who wouldn’t relish a soft grassy spot beneath the shade of a tree.
corpuskevin said, 4 months ago

I like how Calvin runs out of the edge of the panel. And he has a talent for hiding behind a tree. It’s drawing less to show more motion. Clever, clever, clever!
ilovecalvinandhobbes3 said, 4 months ago

thats me
4deerinmyyard said, 4 months ago

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LX013 said, 4 months ago

Waterbomb, rethougt for gods sake!
LX013 said, 4 months ago

Calvins face in the last panel!
MrSpock said, 4 months ago

I’m curious how Hobbes would retaliate. He has no visible water balloons of his own to fire back.
LX013 said, 4 months ago

Perhaps he will not retaliate.
Madruga said, 4 months ago

@rakkav: I’d certainly be one of them…if it was available as a screensaver. =D
Groversfather said, 4 months ago

Come on Calvin…be brave! GO FOR IT!!! What have you got to lose?
Groversfather said, 4 months ago

For those of you wishing to save just one panel…it’s easy! Right click and save the whole strip and then open it in PAINT (or another editing program). Crop the panel you want and then do a “save as” and you have both the strip and the panel. I have changed my avatar from the Jack Daniels logo to show how it’s done.
BC13 said, 4 months ago

I think we have all speculated on what Calvin will grow to be. From the look in panel 3, I’d have to say mad scientist. Dr. Evil has nothing to worry about yet though - until Calvin stops listening to Hobbes, that is. Personally, after the bee incident, I would have let him have it.
green_engineer said, 4 months ago

Rethink plan - go for Suzie
Fanadtic said, 4 months ago

I think the range of emotions calvin can expres through that rather large face of his..is exquisite !

check the last frame, you want to give him a ‘awww its alright cuddle’ only your not sure if that expression is one of sulking, or he is thinking on how to put the ‘Big Hurt’ on someone else
carpetinwater9 said, 4 months ago

Great idea,bad timing.
NebulousRikulau said, 4 months ago

MrSpock said, about 4 hours ago
I’m curious how Hobbes would retaliate.

Simple.
Five of Hobbes’ six ends are pointy.
serenasakitty said, 4 months ago

Poor Calvin. All that work and planning and he didn’t get to do it.
Melissa Tempke said, 4 months ago

I love Calvin’s face on the third panel. lol!!
Josh said, 4 months ago

I like how Watterson splits the six panel format into a lot more panels to give a better sense of movement.
Wildmustang1262 said, 4 months ago

I think Hobbes knows what Calvin is up to with that waterballoon bomb. Hobbes is clever to tell him about life that isn’t short enough, though. Calvin got stuck with that comment Hobbes makes.
Patrick Robinson said, 4 months ago

One of the best strips out of the entire series. I bought the hardcover collection advertised on the right about a year ago, and it makes it all the more enjoyable.
grazer said, 4 months ago

Hell hath no fury like that of a soaked tiger.
sjoujke said, 4 months ago

If MJ were still with us I’m sure he would have been happy to have a water balloon fight with Calvin.
Mel(ody) said, 4 months ago

Well, Hobbs is a “living” cusinart, five claws on each paw, not to mention his dentition, so discretion might be the better part of valor.
BC13 said, 4 months ago

Amazing how a stuffed tiger ALWAYS gets the better of Calvin. You’d think Calvin might use his imagination to win one or two bouts
ratlum said, 4 months ago

I wish Calvin had soaked Hobbes O the look on Hobbes face and some day Hobbes would foregive Calvin maybe ?
bald 716 said, 4 months ago

i can recall the look in panel 3 a few times on my second oldest son
Norman said, 4 months ago

Grazer said:

Hell hath no fury like that of a soaked tiger.

You can da*n well bet it would have looked like a sunday school party if Cal had tossed it at his mother.

Calvin & Hobbes has to be the best cartoon series ever, along with Shoe.
pouncingtiger said, 4 months ago

“If you value your life, don’t even think about it.” Hobbes’ subtlety, I love it.
marvee said, 4 months ago

Calvin is maturing. He “rethought” telling his mother he was only eating cookies for dinner in front of the TV and now he “rethinks” hitting Hobbes with the water bomb. Maybe he’ll turn out alright after all.
humormehere said, 4 months ago

I still see the psychology of a child, with an imaginary friend, threatening him, then the imaginary friend threatens retaliation, and the child complies, but holds a grudge.

Lot’s of billable hours in THAT scenario.
lightartsteacher said, 4 months ago

Whats funny– is he is really just talking to himself. – ! Good imagination.
Fenyugreek Tubbsbott... said, 4 months ago

*4deerinmyyard *
I do thank you for your kind assistance.

Mrs. Tubbsbottl and I have been away to England on sad business, but at last we are back, and all is much better.

Again, I do thank you.
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4deerinmyyard said, 4 months ago

Sorry to hear it was a sad thing that took you away; glad to hear things are getting better.

Had I any functioning braincells left, I’d be able to tell you the others who had also expressed their concern over your absence. Margueritem was one, I believe; perhaps she will recall the rest.
somebodyshort said, 4 months ago

@ groversfather Thanks. It gets a little blurry but oh the fun this is going to be. I do a cut and paste to save comics that I have a use for and now I can add comments. I used an Andy Capp the other day where Andy wants to give Flo cleaning supplies for her birthday, for my friends birthday. My friend got jewelery. I have to work on her to want crystallized carbon.
kab2rb said, 4 months ago

I needed a good laugh this CH was funny. I hope to change my icon but not sure what to use. Thinking something cheerie. Still not sure how to download since I have not done this. After I learn I will feel silly for how easy.
Selma_F said, 4 months ago

When this strip first came out I thought it was very well done and wonderfully funny. I still think it’s very well done, but unfortunately the “as if life isn’t short enough” comment by Hobbes hit a little close to home. In the past seven days four of my cousins have died. The latest died yesterday and was less than a month old.

Tell those you care about that you love them. You never know.
rstan66 said, 4 months ago

Thanks, Groversfather. That works great.
conan5676 said, 4 months ago

calvin is the greatest kid ever.
somebodyshort said, 4 months ago

Selma I’m really sorry to hear that, my heart felt condolences
TapiocaHead said, 4 months ago

Sorry to hear, Selma …. yes, life too short when we forget to realize that love truly works.
Yukoner said, 4 months ago

Selma, thanks for the reminder. There are some people I need to talk to.

My prayers to you and your family.
4deerinmyyard said, 4 months ago

Selma, I’m so sorry. You must be in shock. Be kind to yourself, while you’re being kind to everyone else.