Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

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Margueritem said, 2 months ago

The most logical place that Calvin could think of.
Johanan Rakkav said, 2 months ago

The light should go on in Dad’s head any moment now.
pseudonym said, 2 months ago

Hey pay attention! Otherwise my tiger friend will make you
mroberts88 said, 2 months ago

Margueritem, it makes sense to me.
Ivy0730 said, 2 months ago

Dad does know Hobbes IS the friend!
tbree said, 2 months ago

OOO! Cat Food!
baslim_the_begger said, 2 months ago

Remember what happens when you interrupt Hobbes’ naps!
vibjyor said, 2 months ago

Calvin, it is no use just TALKING to them. You need to let them out if you want them to help you search for Hobbes.
Ronshua said, 2 months ago

Come on Dad rotter ? Genuine certified IMP maybe but rotter ?
Don’t say that where Mon can hear . That could make for some cold and lonely nights .
Crooky said, 2 months ago

Shows that Dad knows his son pretty well - “Where would he go if he was separated from his stuffed toy?” not “Where would he go if he was separated from his parents?” It’s all about priorities!
hagarthehorrible said, 2 months ago

Calvin is too used to deal with stuffed tiger. His casual approach to the real ones is catchy!
watcha said, 2 months ago

Dad is quite a smart one, is he not
Yukoner said, 2 months ago

Elementary my dear Watson, elementary. Where else would he go except the tiger enclosure?
Leonardeuler said, 2 months ago

“Little rotter”. Good grief, what names for poor Calvin. Why not blockhead, or sucker, or stinker, or………….
Lewreader said, 2 months ago

VIBJYOR It’s the best solution I can see
Macushlalondra said, 2 months ago

Well it shouldn’t be long now before he’s found unless Dad decides he doesn’t want him back.
Superfrog said, 2 months ago

At the zoo, Calvin is the only one who would yell at the tigers.
Fdavid said, 2 months ago

Ronshua said

Come on Dad rotter ? Genuine certified IMP maybe but rotter ?
Don’t say that where Mon can hear . That could make for some cold a lonely nights .

They have one child. maybe dad has Calvin on his mind at night. “Do I want another Calvin?”
tonytiger29 said, 2 months ago

I just love how Calvin seems all offended the tigers are being rude and ignoring him. And i second leon… i remember reading these first time in the paper. for a while it was the ONLY reason to grab a paper. then i bought each collection as it came out. truly a treasure on my book shelves.
♠Lonewolf♠ said, 2 months ago

Dad, are you stalling here?
bald 716 said, 2 months ago

i got a similar response from the gorilla at the SF zoo several years ago, i can understand calvin’s feeling here
calvinpalani said, 2 months ago

in the same way dad can search calvin in monkey’cage
Susan001 said, 2 months ago

And people wonder why I detest Calvin’s parents???
grammahotsho said, 2 months ago

I love the whole family and Hobbes. If the parents were different the the strip wouldn’t be funny.
Ronshua said, 2 months ago

FdDavidaid…“Do I want another Calvin?”
After a 10 second think …it would be a real cheap drug-free high .

The present Government ever finds out how much fun there is at C&H . They’ll tax the bloody hell out of us .
scbaguru said, 2 months ago

“Rotter?” Dad could have refered to him as the “Little Nimrod” .
JanCinVV said, 2 months ago

Dad could have used any number of “names” for Calvin. Rotter is comparatively mild. I’ve used a few expletives for my own son when he makes me angry. Of course he’s 32 now - at least he survived his childhood.
plus4 said, 2 months ago

The real humor here, of course, is seeing just how oblivious to reality Calvin is.
Ronshua said, 2 months ago

An Honest Parent , one in how many ?
BC13 said, 2 months ago

Don’t act so surprised Calvin. Hobbes never listens to you either.
dadallen85 said, 2 months ago

at least he isnt IN the tiger cage
Stede_Bonnet said, 2 months ago

Cats never listen… More proof that dogs are better.
ratlum said, 2 months ago

Calvin can sound off nobody is listening dont you just love that .
He will not learn
Yukoner said, 2 months ago

Stede_Bonnet: - Dogs have owners, cats have staff.
grazer said, 2 months ago

Just stop and listen for the biggest commotion in the zoo, dad….then go fetch your son.
JohnnyDarko said, 2 months ago

Yukoner and Stede Bonnet:

I had a cat as a kid. I might have had a really smart cat cuz he did listen and played games… huh i guess thats why i like Calvin and hobbes so much… Ahh memories.
Vonnegut said, 2 months ago

Ahh… What an enjoyable comic and comments today! Perhaps Calvin wasn’t the only one to get lost today?
Johanan Rakkav said, 2 months ago

Yes, Susan001, most of us still wonder why you resent Calvin’s parents. Try raising a rebellious, hyperactive yet affectionate child like Calvin and you’ll probably end up reacting exactly the same way as his parents do. I’m a bachelor, but I can call upon the experience of near relatives on this one.

Bill W. explained what he was trying to do more than once. Not everything Calvin (or his parents) do in the strip are things that he’d approve of. Some things are drawn straight from his own childhood experience (e.g., Calvin’s Dad’s love of biking and camping in all extremes of weather, for the sake of “building character”, is taken from real life). Much else of what goes on is for comic effect, as in most strips about families (e.g., FoxTrot).

The question is begged, of course, as to whether it’s really all that hot an idea to portray families in such a light even for comedy’s sake…
Susan001 said, 2 months ago

No, Rakkav, it ISN’T that hot an idea! And it isn’t funny, either.

My dislike for comic-strip parents isn’t new. I can remember as a kid how every adult Dennis the Menace encountered always scowled at him, even if he didn’t do anything. The only exception was Mrs. Wilson, so naturally, Dennis spent a lot of time with her–even though her husband hated him.
After Hank Ketchem passed away and new artists began drawing the strip, the adults’ attitudes towards Dennis softened. In fact, his mother and grandfather are especially affectionate towards him.
I hope a new artist will take over C&H. Maybe then, Calvin will get the love and affection he needs, but currently does not get from his parents.
flutterbye58 said, 2 months ago

lol i love calvin and hobbes
pintcape said, 2 months ago

dad better hurry over to the tiger pit,knowing calvin he properly will climb in,what a sad ending to a outing that will make.
DreamScourge said, 2 months ago

@hagarthehorrible Ummm… Hobbes is real!
Shikamoo said, 2 months ago

Someone just went too far in the name calling.
Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

Someone is too “Kurt”. It goes with his last name. Get “Lost!”
BinaryWiener said, 2 months ago

Susan001 - sorry to burst your bubble but it’s not likely after all these years that Watterson will agree to resurrect C&H, himself or another cartoonist. Calvin was – and still is – ahead of his time, and I guess that is where his appeal lies. Changing a successful formula would despoil it.
Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

If Calvin had “the sense to stay put” (panel 2), his parents would have ‘found’ him at the bench when they returned from getting drinks.
“Rotter” is chiefly British slang for scroundrel. Does Calvin’s family live in Britain?
It’s important to have the wall high enough to keep Calvin out and protect the tigers from him.
Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

scbaguru,
Are you referring to Bugs Bunny calling the hapless hunter Elmer Fudd “Poor Little Nimrod”?
“And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it was said, even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.
Genesis 10:8,9
parethed said, 2 months ago

Geez…some of you are way too serious…its a cartoon, and meant to be enjoyed, not dissected…
Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

It can be dissected and still enjoyed. I thought we had gone through this a few days ago. Maybe you werent’ here. Some people like to consider all aspects of the cartoon and relate some of it to real life. There’s plenty of humor as well.
One thing I like about the comic is that it’s not one-dimensional, although some of the people seem to be, not necessarily you.
Vonnegut said, 2 months ago

I see that the serpent has returned to the garden…