Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for March 02, 2010

he’s escaped again..

Spaceman Spiff may be free but he’s going to freeze because he forgot his jacket and toque.

Good morning all.

Calvin has escaped gravity mom. Look in the sky! Or in the snow for that matter.

Achieved lift-off!

Spaceman Spiff’s troubles are just beginning.

Good Morning, Marg.

You’d think Mom would know better by now. I would have waited at the bus stop with him.

Good morning Grog and Carmy!

The booster rockets (Sugar Bombs) have kicked in. He won’t land for 8-10 blocks Mom!

The Labor Camp chief will inquire soon…

Spaceman Spiff has no boundaries.

Mom, you just pushed him at an escape velocity which is so high that u cant catch him!!

good morn’ all!

He needs to find Hobbes…..

Zogwargs is going to be ‘Vicious’ in a whole new level now Spaceman Spiff!!!

Aaaaaah, the daring spirit of the intrepid explorer Spiff. He will soon get back to his spaceship and begin a new adventure.

Sorry, Kreole, Hobbes has never been a part of Spaceman Spiff adventures. Spiff is a loner explorer.

Why is an F-16 with a tail boom landing in planet Zog? (panel 2)

i see a weightlessness in the zogwarts leader’s office.

Escaped!

A tail boom or, vapor trail?

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Mom literally threw him out the door and now she wonders where he is? C’mon. Be real. I’d go hide too.

I love this series! my absolute favorite! I still have the origianl Friday’s version on my fridge!

Off exploring the planet somewhere.

There’s nary a day when I don’t consider not turning in to the parking lot at work but instead just continuing to drive on by…

We were nothing til the Lord gave us sugarbombs.

Run Space… er Fly Spaceman Spiff!

you don’t see calvin at the bus stop because he is still lying on the sidewalk where he landed awkwardly and snapped a bone or two after you thoughtlessly heaved him out the door, with an impending five foot drop to that cold. unyielding cement.

child care services , upon hospitalization of calvin for broken bones, will remove calvin and place him in a foster home and his mom will be arrested and charged with child abuse

calvin, if you (and spaceman spiff) are late for school again you’ll be in a heap of trouble

That was a big leap forward (or push), no wonder he has escaped. No resemblance between Calvin with mom, Step mother?

Why do you take these comics so literally? C’mon can’t you see it’s exaggerated. BTW if you take your parenting advice from the comics you have a big problem. The mothers depicted are either Mother Theresas or tyrants/dictators. Neither are true to real life. There is a little bit of both in each “real, flesh and blood” mother. If you want an angelic mom try Family Circus. I won’t because I find it boring.

That’s right, BigHug. From Kindergarten on, I was never walked to school or the bus stop. I was expected to get myself ready and get to school on time, and if Calvin’s mom is trying to help him get out the door so he’s not late, no big deal. You guys are acting like Calvin is so fragile. Wasn’t it recently that he went careening down a hill in his sled, and Hobbes wanted nothing to do with it? He seems pretty tough to me.

The fact is that Calvin finds school incredibly boring and would much rather be somewhere else so he’s taking advantage of a little freedom. His imagination is too big to be stifled at school.

hey guys, it’s snowing here in georgia. are you guys getting any snow?

man calvin, you’re gonna get it when mom finds you.

You know, if you tilt your head just right, you can see a lot of similarity between the alien and his mum … especially from the back!

singing “Can’t get enough of Super Sugar Crisps!”

It is apparent that a lot of readers here have issues with their own mother, and are projecting.

ninmas

no not here in western new york, you must have gotten ours, it is supposed to be clear most of this week, finally

No snow here in West Dakota–just fog to frost the trees and bushes. Lovely, what you can see of it.

Boy can that Spiff move fast in that gravity

Hey Ninmas On Van Isl we can only give you moral support as our problem is pollen from early flowers and shrubs

Tough choice…. Take the bus to school?—or take the starship where no man has gone before??

Well chosen, Spiff. Well chosen.

If this is the one that goes for a whole week, then it is my favorite!

What a horrible way to be sent off to school. You don’t have to wonder why he pictures her as a space slug with fangs.

Lightenup said “The fact is that Calvin finds school incredibly boring and would much rather be somewhere else so he’s taking advantage of a little freedom. His imagination is too big to be stifled at school. ”

That’s EXACTLY right! And if he makes it to school after all, God help Mrs. Wormwood.

i pulled a “Calvin” when I was in grade school. Early in the first grade, I decided one day that I did not want to be in class so i raised my hand and asked if I could go to the rest room. I proceeded to walk out of the building and walked home. My Mom called the school and the principle came to our house to drive me back to school.

I remember it well due to my father’s reaction when he got home from work. I couldn’t sit for a couple of days.

My son got mad one day that he had to go to school on his birthday. He thought everyone should have it off and was mad at me that I sent him. The school called me that he hadn’t arrived at school. I hadn’t actually seen him get on the bus so I just had assumed he had. I spent a good portion of the day riding around town and checking out all the kid’s hangouts in the village trying to find him. After a couple hours of this I gave up and called the school and told them just to call me if he reports in. He was 10 or 12 at the time so I figured he was hiding somewhere and would show up after he calmed down. Later in the day I hear the bus go by and guess who strolls up the driveway acting like he just got off the bus. I play along and ask him how his day was and of course it was just another typical day at school with nothing new to report. I then say I got a call today from school and guess what….. He had decided to stroll along the river for the day enjoying his birthday and of course he had his packed lunch and even went swimming for awhile. I was not thrilled but I told him I was just glad he was alright and he better not let it happen again or there would be consequences next time. I had him call all the friends in his classes and get his assignments caught up for the next day. I didn’t tell my husband about it until years later when he was out of school and he never skipped school again.

Hehe…I only pulled a Calvin once, and I was much older, around 12. Some friends and I skipped school and went down to the river and rented canoes and went out. The canoes tipped over and we got soaked, so we built a fire to dry our clothes…no one wanted to face the ire of going home soaked! Well the big fire singed the clothes and left them reaking of smoke, so we all got busted anyway! A memorable day!

Hoo Boy, I could have just seen my mom walking me to the school bus every day. What a hoot!! My mom did just what Calvin’s mom did – got me up, fed me, made sure I was dressed and sent me out the door. I knew from kindergarten on that it was my job to get to school – and I did because I loved it. Calvin just happens to be what one might call “a handful” and I can sure understand his mom’s exasperation with him at times. And that is exactly what makes the comic funny – we can see ourselves and laugh at what we see.

Calvin is born genius. SCHOOLING may ruin him. So whats the point in attending the school anyway !!