Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 17, 1987
May 16, 1987
May 18, 1987
Transcript:
Calvin: This is supposed to be great art. So why does it look like a bunch of decapitated naked people? A strange feeling comes over Calvin in the art museum. His parents, engrossed in culture, remain blissfully unaware of Calvin's terrible transformation. Yes, a Tyrannosaurus is loose in the art museum! The curator shrieks and pandemonium ensues! A guard reaches for his pistol, but the dinosaur is upon him and he is messily devoured! The giant lizard's glory is captured forever on film by the anti-theft cameras! Patrons of the arts flee for their lives! Hundreds of priceless paintings are ripped to shreds in the awful rampage! Wealthy benefactors are trampled, the museum is in ruins! On to symphony hall!! Dad: Calvin? Cavin? We're in the next room now. C'mon. I think we'd better get him out of here. He had that grin again. Calvin: I wanna see the dinosaurs at the natural history museum again. Mom: We spent all afternoon there, Calvin.
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cosmicstresshead over 13 years ago
BRILLIANT!
This strip was featured in a big hard-backed dinosaur book I had as a kid!
I loved this page and now that I have discovered the whole comic strip series some 15 years later I feel like I’ve been given all the sweets I can eat, as a reward for waiting so very very patiently.
Thank you!
Catnat almost 13 years ago
I love the 1st and 2nd panels.
HumorMeDark over 12 years ago
That grin has always been a bad omen. :D
bmonk almost 12 years ago
I have met several guards over the years who deserved to be messily devoured.
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But would Symphony Hall allow a T. rex to enter? Would it have to bring along its cello??
yow4zip Premium Member almost 12 years ago
You saur enough of them already, Calvin.
the calvinosaurus that calvin wanted to discover about 9 years ago
next is empires, calvin
weatherford.joe Premium Member over 8 years ago
According to Watterson, Calvin’s parents are admiring a Krazy Kat landscape in the 4th panel.
jassonlsm76 over 8 years ago
Gotta love that ‘evil’ grin!
imgflip_kid almost 4 years ago
the art is like manakins!
cami <3 about 2 years ago
he looks like the grinch in the second to last panel lmao
CatDefender over 1 year ago
Bill Watterson’s commentary on this strip: “This was an early tyrannosaur strip. The number of fingers, his alligator belly, the dragging tail, etc. are all wrong. Obviously, I did no research whatsoever. The parents are admiring a Krazy Kat landscape in the fourth panel.”
I always interpreted that as saying Bill himself thought this particular strip was bad, and I didn’t get what the Krazy Kat mention had to do with anything.
supercrabrules about 1 year ago
Anyone know where Calvin and Hobbes takes place? I know Bill Watterson said it was based on him growing up in Ohio, but when they visit his dad’s office downtown it looks a lot like Midtown in NYC, and this strip could be set in the Met and they had previously been at AMNH.