Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

Calvin and Hobbes

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  1. margueritem

    margueritemGenius_badge said, about 1 month ago

    The hair does ruin it….

  2. sjoujke

    sjoujkeGenius_badge said, about 1 month ago

    I think mom and dad should hang onto them and wait for Halloween.

  3. Praxsis

    Praxsis said, about 1 month ago

    Poor Calvin, he is so misunderstood

  4. Superfrog

    Superfrog said, about 1 month ago

    Maybe thanksgiving?

  5. Macushlalondra

    Macushlalondra said, about 1 month ago

    Just leave him out of the picture. Maybe people will think he ran away from home.

  6. kreole

    kreole said, about 1 month ago

    Yes Halloween, wait ‘till then. In the meantime, just send out normal Xmas cards. Nobody wants to see Calvin anyway.

  7. kreole

    kreole said, about 1 month ago

    And plan no more children.

  8. anusach

    anusach said, about 1 month ago

    The first Pic in the series… his he anticipating the look of his mom:)

  9. Yukoner

    Yukoner said, about 1 month ago

    Make a montage of all 4 and send it out.

  10. cdward

    cdward said, about 1 month ago

    I always hated those Christmas cards with the kids’ pictures anyway. The whole idea is just as sacrilegious as any of the faces Calvin made. And annoying.

  11. Grog

    GrogGenius_badge said, about 1 month ago

    If you want to keep the relatives away, those snap shots will work.

  12. Dino-1

    Dino-1 said, about 1 month ago

    Yukoner:
    That’s what I’d do and say in the card something like, “Hope you enjoy the pictures of our little cut-up!”, “Happy Holidays!”
    How’s everyone fairing weather wise? It’s -3 degrees here at 7:00AM without the windchill. It hasn’t been out of the single digits during the day for two days with 40 to 50 mph winds.

  13. dkram

    dkram said, about 1 month ago

    What happened to the dopey grin?

    \\//_

  14. Lewreader

    LewreaderGenius_badge said, about 1 month ago

    Save them for the High School yearbook.

  15. Ray C

    Ray C said, about 1 month ago

    67 here in Central Florida, Dino. 69 in the bedroom this morning (keeping the heat off). We’re about back to normal.
    Our mangoes survived the freeze, and we’re eating papayas from our tree that looks not too happy. Not sure about the tomatoes yet, but there’s time to plant more.
    Sounds like you’re livin’ in the plains. Hope it gets lots better.

  16. Susan001

    Susan001Genius_badge said, about 1 month ago

    Sacreligious? Since when do THEY have religion?

    Calvin just MIGHT worship the Tiger God, but his parents… .

  17. jrbj

    jrbj said, about 1 month ago

    I’ve always thought that pictures of the family for Christmas was not only tacky, but totally egotistical as well. We’re supposed to celebrating a different family at Christmas.

    Hey, Dino-1. Wisconsin has been having it’s moments too. Up north they are competing with you from time to time. Down is SE we’ve spent a couple of days in positive single digits, but mostly in the positive teens. Just remember, Spring is only 40 days away!

  18. Miba

    Miba said, about 1 month ago

    I get it now! omg, I get it! I’ve read this comic so many times over the last 10-15 years and I finally get it! The second picture! He’s shaking his head and the camera caught the movement as a blur!! I never knew what the second picture was before. I feel both stupid and elated.

  19. Randy Ready

    Randy Ready said, about 1 month ago

    It’s a montage collage of the artist Calvin portraying his many alter egos and his fascination for self expression. Is he a product of his environment or predetermined DNA? Should we call Freud or Darwin?

  20. Vigilante de noche

    Vigilante de nocheGenius_badge said, about 1 month ago

    Some have said… Calvin is a “Little Devil” and I have to say that fourth picture scares me! Is that his “Linda Blair” pose?
    If so then that would make them “Sacreligious”!

  21. siouxzyq

    siouxzyq said, about 1 month ago

    It’s all about Hobbes!! He’s the smart, debonair, suave, yet ever so rascally … Calvin is just his nemesis!

  22. legaleagle48

    legaleagle48 said, about 1 month ago

    Praxsis said, about 8 hours ago

    Poor Calvin, he is so misunderstood

    Misunderstood? More like, I just don’t get him when he acts this way for no apparent reason.

    What’s the big deal about dressing up and having your picture taken, Calvin? I loved doing that when I was your age (I still do, in fact!), so I don’t see why it would have killed you to cooperate for once in your life.

  23. cleO'kaya

    cleO'kayaGenius_badge said, about 1 month ago

    The fourth pic is perfect with the Exorcist theme. After all Calvin is possessed by a little devil.

  24. Puddleglum2

    Puddleglum2 said, about 1 month ago

    “My funny valentine
    Sweet comic valentine
    You make me smile with my heart
    Your looks are laughable
    Unphotographable
    Yet you’re my favorite work of art”

    How about this, JanCinVV?
    ‘Long time no see’ (until yesterday)

  25. howhurley

    howhurley said, about 1 month ago

    Thanks, MIBA! I was asking the same question. I’m glad you saw and commented about it!

  26. grazer

    grazer said, about 1 month ago

    I think those of you who hate Calvin should get yourselves organized and burn this 6 year old kid and his stuffed toy at the stake once and for all!—and you might as well publicy flog his cartoon parents while you’re at it.

    This world could use less laughs.

  27. Vigilante de noche

    Vigilante de nocheGenius_badge said, about 1 month ago

    MIBA and howhurley what is it that your seeing? I must say my curiosity is… Peeked!

  28. bastiaan

    bastiaan said, about 1 month ago

    why can’t I get the comics I picked? bastiaan

  29. thebird55

    thebird55 said, about 1 month ago

    Yes mom, you’re right. And who’s fault is that?

  30. Hosfac

    Hosfac said, about 1 month ago

    My god…you poor, poor people.

    It’s a comic strip. Calvin isn’t a real boy. His parents aren’t real either. You’re getting outraged over something that ISN’T HAPPENING. You ever watch a movie? Guess what: that probably wasn’t real either. When did parents stop teaching their kids the difference between fantasy and reality?

    I understand that humor is speculative, but even if they don’t find something funny, most intelligent people can at least RECOGNIZE it as an attempt at humor. Key word I guess is “intelligent.”

  31. LX013

    LX013 said, about 1 month ago

    Picture two reminds me on my dentist!

  32. Aardvark359

    Aardvark359 said, about 1 month ago

    @Hosfac… who comes to a comic chat board in search of intelligent life? Talk about unrealistic expectations!

  33. Yukoner

    Yukoner said, about 1 month ago

    Dino-1 @ we are having one of the mildest winters in my 40 years in Yukon. Today is -4C (24F). Almost beach weather. And to make things better we are gaining sunlight at almost 5 minutes a day.

  34. MrsLukeSkywalker

    MrsLukeSkywalker said, about 1 month ago

    I like the last one. Draw 2 dots for eyes, and a smiley face mouth on the back of his head, and that’s a awesome card right there!

    The school pictures where he Crisco’d his hair into crazy shapes were even funnier.

    It’s too bad that so many people can’t even understand an award winning comic strip about a brilliant, introverted child and his 6 year old escapades, yet still feel the need to show their bland, imagination-less ignorance in comments. It seems some people were born as old farts and never had a childhood. There are other comics that warrant and practically beg for criticism of the characters. This isn’t one of them. How can anyone not find enjoyment in this delightful child?

    And Sioux… Calvin is NOT the “nemesis” of Hobbes. Calvin is the hero. He’s the protagonist. So is Hobbes to a lesser degree, since Hobbes is the product of Calvin’s imagination. Everyone else are Calvin’s antagonists. Jeez!

  35. katemonster

    katemonster said, about 1 month ago

    @Aardvark359 Maybe intelligence is too much to ask, but a sense of humor would be probably be a reasonable expectation.

    Some of you people just make my head hurt. Why on earth are you here reading this strip if all it makes you think of is beating the child? Go organize your socks or something.

  36. NyukNyuk2000

    NyukNyuk2000 said, about 1 month ago

    I remember reading these strips in a book I got from the library when I was a kid. From that point on, whenever my Mom or Dad tried to take my picture, I often made goofy faces like Calvin did. Hee Hee Hee!!!

  37. sharden2

    sharden2 said, about 1 month ago

    Once again those of you who were deprived of your childhoods seem to be taking this too seriously. It is a comic strip folks. Calvin is a drawing. As far as Hobbes is concerned, he, I believe is Calvin’s Id, his voice of reason that Calvin never seems to want to listen to. The periodic attacks Calvin receives from Hobbes are the battle between what Calvin knows is right and what he really wants to do, whether it’s right or wrong.

    Now, so much for the psychobabble, isn’t panel three HY-LARIOUS?

  38. Celtor

    Celtor said, about 1 month ago

    The day that C&H doesn’t make me at least smile is the day they’ve pronounced me dead. Apparently those of you who don’t get it don’t know enough 6-9 year old boys who do this kind of stuff ALL the time and you’ve murdered your inner child.

    I’d rather people sent Christmas cards with pictures of their kids, because those of us who don’t get to see the loved kids in our families other than once a year or so really miss out on their childhoods. It’d be awesome if more parents sent pictures like these of Calvin, though, because these are what the kids are really like :D

    Don’t like C&H? Don’t get it? Think everything can be solved with a whoopin’? Read another strip.

  39. ♠Lonewolf♠

    ♠Lonewolf♠Genius_badge said, about 1 month ago

    It’s the best you’re going to get! I second the notion!

  40. R_Noonan63

    R_Noonan63Genius_badge said, about 1 month ago

    Why not just take a picture of Calvin Sleeping? I think that would be the best your going to get. Calvin and Snug with Hobbs would make a nice Christmas Card.

    Don’t get the Second Picture though?

  41. Miss.Fit

    Miss.Fit said, about 1 month ago

    and mom.. you are the one to be blamed… Calvin never wanted it in the first place… the parents want kids to be what they like and making the kid loose his own identity… though T&C apply there.. hahaha…

    @miba: err… congrats.. I’m glad that you got it.. FINALLY… ;)

    @sharden2 : you said it all…. this is what Calvin and Hobbes is …. !!!

  42. Johanan Rakkav

    Johanan RakkavGenius_badge said, about 1 month ago

    The number of comments has been huge here, and I’m not going to address all of them or even one of them directly. I’ll just “put in my spoke” and leave.

    There’s no good reason at all for Calvin not to give his parents at least ONE good photograph. I don’t care about his age, personality type or anything else. ENFPs infamously don’t like to be told what to do, but they can also learn to negotiate better than just about anyone. One great picture in exchange for a bunch of delightfully silly ones seems to me a fair deal, and one that Calvin should’ve accepted.

    Of course, the fact that Calvin DOESN’T do this is the basis of Bill W.’s humor. He’s almost certainly an ENFP himself and understands how such a person (whether child or adult) likes to Embrace His Inner Screwball.

  43. propellermario

    propellermario said, about 1 month ago

    nice pictures. (haha)

  44. lindz.coop

    lindz.coopGenius_badge said, about 1 month ago

    Good grief!! Thanx to those who defend the hilarity of Calvin & Hobbes (Hosfac, Grazer, mrs etc.) – I truly don’t get why anyone would recommend Calvin be flogged or removed – all beyond my understanding!!

  45. Aardvark359

    Aardvark359 said, about 1 month ago

    @katemonster. Your name alone implies that you get it. Beware the Bad Idea Bears! ;-)

  46. kpeiyin

    kpeiyin said, about 1 month ago

    Honestly, I’d love Xmas cards with kids photos…

  47. mlammy

    mlammy said, about 1 month ago

    we’ve been torturing our kids with card pics for years.