Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

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margueritem said, 2 months ago

Excellent question, Hobbes…
cleokaya said, 2 months ago

Why? Because he is Calvin. No crime is a crime unless he is behind it. I love panel 2. The shadow knows.
Yukoner said, 2 months ago

Hobbes, don’t you realize that the prophet is without honour in his own country.
Crumbucket said, 2 months ago

Poor stuffed animal. He doesn’t know that once your identity is known it can be stolen. Happens all the time.
johnnydoc5 said, 2 months ago

I’m with Cleo, he’d probably more on the supply side of crime than the demand for justice.
LW18 (LADYWOLF) said, 2 months ago

Calvin! there is a crime in your bedroom.

And it’s all Hobbes fault!

He messed up your room while looking for your comic books to read.
Mishka said, 2 months ago

Hobbes, dosen’t quite grasp the superhero mystechic.
sjoujke said, 2 months ago

Calvin likes hiding behind a cloak of anonimity.
Johanan Rakkav said, 2 months ago

Folks, this is the very first appearance of Stupendous Man, fighter against tyranny, scourge of babysitters…

Let the whole civilized world rejoice! :))
margueritem said, 2 months ago

sjoujke, I like your new avatar, too.
Gweedo Murray said, 2 months ago

Don’t do the time if you can’t supply the crime.
Carmy said, 2 months ago

Calvin looks like a chickenhawk in the 3rd panel.
Andy said, 2 months ago

I love panel 3 …LOL Hobbes’ face…
Reminds me of Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy. They often looked into the camera when they didn’t know what the other made acting so freaky :-)
vibjyor said, 2 months ago

Cleo, I wonder what you mean - no crime is a crime unless he is behind it - is he the super hero behind the criminal or is he the criminal behind the crime
♠Lonewolf♠ said, 2 months ago

Hobbes just ruined the moment for Calvin.
Susan001 said, 2 months ago

Funny, but I thought Calvin’s digging to China yesterday was the beginning of a story arc.
Johanan Rakkav said, 2 months ago

That was more like a story plummet - it had nowhere to go but down. :))
grimeygraygoose said, 2 months ago

aofudohnerohergaf
tamsin said, 2 months ago

You’ll have to go out and commit a crime…then you can come solve it… but I wouldn’t trust Hobbes to be the witness… he’d rat you out… for a belly rub
krisch said, 2 months ago

Why Cal why? You dont even have a Mary Jane to protect.
Ivy0730 said, 2 months ago

Cute cute cute outfit!
Any you sorta look funny Calvin

Hankcock(2008)??? LOL
Ray C said, 2 months ago

All these great Christmas avatars, and so hard to see. goComics has been studiously ignoring our requests for larger icons.
APPLESCRUFF said, 2 months ago

When our son was 6, he decided he had to have a cape, so he could be a SuperHero! He got so into it, at one point, he even wanted his dad to have a cape too & be his sidekick! Taking it one step further than Calvin! :)
Praxsis said, 2 months ago

Calvin(Stupendus Man) is really asking, “What crime should I committ first?”

Hobbes is really saying, “Why bother, everyone will know it was you anyways”

LOL
pearlandpeach said, 2 months ago

larger icons cost $$ - I would rather see the funds in color comics, not “our” id.

Love the Stupendus Man stories…they are the best.
Randy Ready said, 2 months ago

You can dress him up but you cant take him out. So he stirs his own primordial soup. What will Calvin be when he grows up?
chubbygirlcomics.com said, 2 months ago

I’m kind of thinking that Stupendous Man could solve the crimes committed by mild-mannered Calvin.
Grog said, 2 months ago

He’ll likely have to bust himself.
bat007 said, 2 months ago

The origin of Stupendous Man!
Miss.Fit said, 2 months ago

stupendous man….. bumbadabadadum….
ninmas said, 2 months ago

the first stupendous man, pretty awesome!
Macushlalondra said, 2 months ago

So whatcha gonna do Calvin, do the crime and then pretend to fight it?
DDFENCE EMET First said, 2 months ago

Calvin is just like most of us - hiding behind avatars as we patrol the comics for criminal intent.

I haven’t flagged in months - crimes way down in my usual comic beat patrol.

A.
masood4ever said, 2 months ago

a small kid cant fight crime
Stede_Bonnet said, 2 months ago

This strip reminds me of “The Cape” by the immortal Guy Clark. If you’re not familiar with it, you can check out a bootleg performance of it at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h32OxKofS1A

What young boy hasn’t enjoyed the “powers” provided by a simple cape?
fittyseth said, 2 months ago

wow,i love calvins idea of anonymity
Johanan Rakkav said, 2 months ago

I wonder what would happen if Stupendous Man of Calvin and Hobbes went up against Superlative Girl of 9 Chickweed Lane? :))
yyyguy said, 2 months ago

it would probably be better than average!
aerwalt said, 2 months ago

I often wonder what the stories would be like if Bruce Wayne was revealed as Batman. So he opened a consulting detective agency.
bald 716 said, 2 months ago

calvin should be able to recognize crime, after all take a look at his past.
crazygamer3596 said, 2 months ago

calvin is a crime fighter and just wants to save the world from a big crimial.
Coffee-Turtle said, 2 months ago

everyone knows you cant have a normal life and your family is in constant peril once your secret identity is known.

it’s in the superhero manual. :-D
bunnyface (bmonk) said, 2 months ago

Stupendous Man did have problems: with his babysitter, Rosalyn.
Aardvark359 said, 2 months ago

It has long been my secret desire to retire and then travel from town to town in a VW microbus, doing good deeds and solving crimes.

Perhaps I watched a few too many Scooby-Doo episodes as a kid?
daphygirl said, 2 months ago

He dosn’t want anyone to know his secret identity because it would spoil his reputation as a bratty kid and he would have to start being good.
AJCA said, 2 months ago

Calvin fighting crime? Now THAT’S scary……
ratlum said, 2 months ago

You people always bad mouthing Mom
She makes a neat costume and nobody notices,I dont think she has a lot of free time
5 stars for mom
Sysiphus said, 2 months ago

Hobbes and mom know his secret identity at this point, but Hobbes wouldn’t tell anyone except for the aforementioned belly rub, or a tuna sandwich (tigers are suckers for tuna sandwiches.)
Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

Calvin should apprehend himself for digging up the driveway, yesterday. After all, ‘the road…was paved with good intentions’.
Awesome-o said, 2 months ago

Calvin has made himself known to the world…