Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 16, 2013
Transcript:
Pig: What do you think Calvin from "Calvin and Hobbes" is doing these days? Rat: Well, he was 6 in 1995, so he'd be 24 now. And most people that age are struggling to find work. Pig: So do you think he's looking for a job? Rat: Of course. How else could he support himself?
noahproblem over 10 years ago
I was going to ask where Hobbes was, but since he’d have to be about 168 years old…
edclectic over 10 years ago
Well, at least he’s not in rehab (yet).
legaleagle48 over 10 years ago
Only over Bill Watterson’s dead body!
Sherlock Watson over 10 years ago
“Will pee on things for food”
Ida No over 10 years ago
No tattoos? No “Where are they now?” specials on VH1? No reality TV show about what life is like sleeping in a dumpster behind a Target store?
Templo S.U.D. over 10 years ago
I wonder what Susie Derkins is up to. Perhaps being a successful businesswoman of some sort.
oskerw over 10 years ago
Too far this time Pastis, too far.
knight1192a over 10 years ago
Maybe we’ll see what became of Hobbes. Think I could actually picture him smoking more than a 24 year old Calvin. Be real sad to see Calvin grew out of Hobbes and Hobbes became just another stuffed tiger again.
zero over 10 years ago
Calvin is actually in the NSA
zero over 10 years ago
Calvin is actually in the NSA
Ottodesu over 10 years ago
Hey, what happened to that Gritty Reboot clip that someone had just posted here?I was going to say thank you, that was brilliant!
Ottodesu over 10 years ago
Wow!I thanked you before you posted.
Now I can see into the future!
TheSoundDefense over 10 years ago
Rather amusing, considering Bill Watterson’s stance on licensing his characters.
jazzmoose over 10 years ago
Awesome stuff! Loved the snowmen in particular.
hariseldon59 over 10 years ago
Balding at 24? He looks a bit like an aging Charlie Brown.
RCKJD over 10 years ago
He married Susie Derkins and they have a daughter named Bacon. http://www.pantsareoverrated.com/page/4/?s=hobbes
Brian Fink over 10 years ago
@Robert, those Hobbes and Bacon strips (I think the guy who did them made four or five) are wonderful.
pc368dude over 10 years ago
So THAT’S where the peeing Calvin decals come from.
Thomas Overbeck Premium Member over 10 years ago
“Calvin is actually in the NSA”
Yeah, his new name is “Frazz”. ;D
Sisyphos over 10 years ago
Hey, Calvin! —Yeah, you, cigarette-breath! I’ll buy one of your Hobbes-toys!(Gee, isn’t it a shame how far he’s fallen? That happens to a lot of kid stars: they just can’t handle the transition to adulthood.)
ArfArf88 over 10 years ago
Lawsuit!!!
masingermo over 10 years ago
I’d say that he’s now inspiring less talented people to become cartoonists.
Dabattlebacca over 10 years ago
I’ll take two Hobbes dolls.
joeshmo30 over 10 years ago
well, i know what happend to moe, he ended up in prison i bet!
P.S. great strip pastis! im often wondering where calvin ended up
puddlesplatt over 10 years ago
whos dem’s ?
Carl Rennhack Premium Member over 10 years ago
@temploSUD & @dukedoug—Susie (now Robert) had sex change surgery, became a cartoonist, and is hoping to market a cartoon called “Believe This or Die!”.
SallyLin over 10 years ago
@opuscroakus70
It IS awesome! Thanks!
SwimsWithSharks over 10 years ago
I hope to see Calvin’s girlfriend. Dolly, looking even worse for the wear.
nanellen over 10 years ago
He looks that way at 24? how will he look at 50?
lisapaloma13 over 10 years ago
Wow.
artegal over 10 years ago
Thanks for murdering part of my childhood! But seriously, PBS has filled the whole C&H left in my heart. Absolutely love this strip.
luvdafuneez over 10 years ago
this is killer, Pastis – thanks.
Apocalypse Fanatic over 10 years ago
The empty beer can is a nice touch
ChrisV over 10 years ago
That is one dark little world Mr. Pastis lives in.
Defective Premium Member over 10 years ago
Didn’t like today’s strip, but thought the two linked items were awesome. The ‘movie’ preview is insanely good. And I already think of Frazz as a grown up Calvin anyway. I’ve yet to meet a person that’s like they were in 1st grade, so it’s silly to say that he was the same for 18 more years and never adapted.
octabrain over 10 years ago
yeah… why is calvin balding at age 24?
dgaietto1 over 10 years ago
bald at 24? the transmographier must have stopped working.
Bandera_Ken over 10 years ago
Never mind Calvin. What prison is Steve Dallas in?
mrgromit over 10 years ago
Any chance someone could repost the links?
Number Three over 10 years ago
Pretty eerie looking into the future!
xxx
lizardgrad89 over 10 years ago
Rude way to treat one of the classic comics of all time. Of course, that’s the PBS way.
odja88 over 10 years ago
@oskerw. Agreed. Too far.
Lyons Group, Inc. over 10 years ago
At age 24, he’s now a janitor working at a nameless elementary school.
nailer Premium Member over 10 years ago
You know, there are some ver good drawings of Calvin and Susie as grown ups in deviantart, if somebody wants to look for them.
Michelle Morris over 10 years ago
Tack on the 10 years in circulation,and he’d be 34.
lmonteros over 10 years ago
My favorite C&H ripoff (and I say this as a Christian) is the decal of Calvin kneeling in prayer at the cross. The folks in the car better pray God doesn’t consider copyright infringement sinful.
AngelMarieSings over 10 years ago
Calvin has lived a rough life if at 24 he’s mostly bald. I’m the same age and sill have my hair. Nerdom FTW!
seanyj over 10 years ago
Boy Calvin, you look terrible to be only 24 years old. Balding already? You must have been a hard drinker and drug user, not to mention hard partier!
Burnout70s over 10 years ago
great strip tody
craigwestlake over 10 years ago
If you look at the countertop you’ll see that Calvin is selling Hobbe’s grandchildren…
MrsSnape over 10 years ago
I hope this is going to be a looooooooong segment. Please Stephan, please!!!!!!
Kerrdog over 10 years ago
I’m not sure whether to laugh or cry. :D
The#1BoiseStateFan over 10 years ago
Dang, seriously?I sense a arc…………
rgcviper over 10 years ago
Indeed. Life must be tough for Calvin, since he’s balding, smoking, and drinking in his 20s.
Maybe a good pouncing from Hobbes is just what he needs.
nancydrew22 over 10 years ago
I’m all for creativity, but I honestly don’t like this AT ALL. I don’t like it when people try to alter or predict Calvin & Hobbes in the present or future. That is for Bill Watterson to say. He is the genius who created these unique characters and he was extremely protective of them & only he should say what happened to them. Especially in print. I truly believe Mr. Watterson would keep Calvin 6 years old then, now & always. Calvin didn’t age from 1985-1995 so I’m sure he’s still 6 to Bill and to his die-hard fans. We may wish he had written more adventures with C&H or licensed them..etc…but in actuality, the fact that Bill didn’t want any of that commercialism makes him who he is as a person and in turn is what makes Calvin & Hobbes who they are. I am looking at them right now as Bill drew them and I feel comforted and happy. When I look at these alterations of his characters I feel sick to my stomach and feel they are trying to use C&H to get more readers. Please leave Calvin & Hobbes alone and let them go sledding together down that hill of newly fallen snow…and into our hearts forever just as they were and still are today…Love you 4ever Calvin & Hobbes & Bill Watterson. To the die-hard Calvin & Hobbes fans, my post is 4 U too.
nancydrew22 over 10 years ago
To the die-hard Calvin & Hobbes fans, my post is 4 U too because I know you love them and hold them close to your heart. Depending on what age we each discovered and became friends with Calvin & Hobbes, it can have powerful nostalgia. I know you would want someone to defend our boy and his tiger and his creator and I know you will defend them too. <3 you guys.
gorgolo_chick almost 7 years ago
He’s a school janitor and successful song writer.
ZeebraNeighbor almost 5 years ago
He’s only 24 and he’s bald?
jonathanmehmen over 3 years ago
that is mean and unethical. Calvin may have no money, but he would not do that.
Darth Revan II over 3 years ago
PASTIS, YOU HAVE GONE TOO FAR! STOP DOING THINGS LIKE THIS OR FACE THE WRATH OF THE SITH EMPIRE!!!!
Caedmon The Great over 3 years ago
Nope. Still 6 years old.
leopardglily over 1 year ago
That’s depressing.
dhqggf82w about 2 months ago
could be smoking weed