Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 09, 2013

His bubble is burst…

May I hate Susie Derkins?

In the middle newspaper, shouldn’t we see the “live” version of Hobbes since this is happening in Calvin’s imagination?

I bet Susie won’t even drive a fire truck on people’s lawns.

Oooooh, right where it hurts!

What a disappointment! I would have granted him the happyness!

Breaking news: In and astonishing turn of events, Susie Derkins overcame hot favourite Calvin to win the Road Safety Poster Campaign held for grade school students. Sussie said she was happy and satisfied with her effort, and lauded the school authorities for initiating such competitions. Calvin was not available for comment.

Hard to understand why he did not win,should be a second prize.

Wait, if the newspapers are in his imagination, why is Hobbes stuffed instead of real?

How can this be? There will be gloom and misery in Watterson Town tonight.

There is no joy in Hobbesville,Mighty Calvin has struck out.

@NormanBatesNo you may not. Susie is actually a great character, and she had no idea that he was expecting to win and it would affect him that badly.

love the second panel… Calvin drives fire engine, few injured. :D

So, Calvin won’t get to be a poster child after all.

Click here: Peanuts (November 3, 1988)Click here: Ziggy (August 3, 1971)

If you expand the comic you can actually read the articles.

“Plans to make the hand wave were discarded due to expense…”

Never without Hobbes!

Even though Calvin is imagining the newspaper articles, Hobbes appears stuffed in the photo. This is because Calvin knows from experience that whenever he has had his picture taken with Hobbes, other people have been unable to see in the picture that Hobbes is real.But there is another reason. Bill Watterson needed Calvin to dominate in the photo, just as he is dominating the headlines. But Hobbes is bigger than Calvin, so the real Hobbes would have dominated Calvin in the photo. Even if Bill had shown just their heads, the two heads would have been the same size.

What price humility…

Funny. I do not remember this one. And I thought I read the entire collection last year.

Calvins head should dbe shriveling down to normal size now.

“Few Injured”… LOL!

Congrats Susie.

Starting tomorrow, this strip will be called “Susie and Hobbes”, with Calvin as the disgusting boy next door.

I knew that Calvin wouldn’t win! I just didn’t figure that it would be his rival Susie! To make things worse, what will probably happen next to add insult to injury; Calvin will most likely get in trouble for creating an obscene disgusting poster and be be grounded without Hobbs or any of his toys for a full week! On top of this Susie may rub Calvin’s nose in it about winning!

What did I tell y’all? Delusion, thy name is Calvin!

Of course, you know, THIS MEANS WAR!

I’d have to consult my books to be sure, but I think originally the first panel said “Wunderkind” instead of “Wunderkid,” the former being the correct word. Anyone have “Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat” handy to verify? If I’m right, I wonder why the changed it.

Ooooo, time for another snow ball Suzie!

Being conceded gets you nowhere.

Calvin should have conceded long ago, but surely he will be elated at Susie’s good fortune. NOT!

Calvin’s hopes were raised, but now they’re razed. That homonym is an antonym.

@bizaker

I checked and you’re right, in “Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat” this strip said “Wunderkind”, while here it says “Wunderkid”. (Wunderkind means a child prodigy.)

Check out the Spanish language version of this strip. The small copy, just squiggles here, is written out in full.

I hope Calvin gets an honorable mention at least.

@Susie.Sorry Susie you’re just TOO NORMAL to be the main character of this strip… .Win or Lose Susie, you still lost…

Zoom in and read the articles!

Oh… Whoops!

That’s what happens when you get your hopes up sky high, Calvin.

It all comes crashing down on you.

Let that be a life lesson to you.

xxx

Face reality Calvin-Life is based on being right place right time.Another panel of judges would have probably produced another winner – but not Calvins!(Run the horses of the Kentucky Derby again, and the results would be a totally different line up – life is chance)

Curses! Foiled again!

Oh Boy! Poor Calvin…..

Welcome back to the real world, Calvin. Welcome, welcome, welcome to Planet Earth.

@margueritem: Good to see you back in first place! I remember when you were always there! Some really good comments today. @M2MM: Yes, I loved that, too. Subtle!

Lets see the outcome of this eagerly waiting for kelvins reply

Hi GPdancer. Thanks, and glad you enjoy the strips. I always enjoy discovering “new” people like you out there, who aren’t really new, because they have been following the comments for quite some time.

So much for letting your brain visit fantasy island, Calvin…

This one is great! Love the newspaper headlines (especially knowing they are coming from Calvin’s imagination).