It was while standing in line to go home from Kindergarten, some 45 years ago. Barbie B. decided we should be boyfriend and girlfriend. Not sure I even knew what it meant, but we did steal a quick kiss there in front of the whole class. A note went home to our parents that day.
Here is Snoopy with Violet in 1959, on the same subject:PeanutsNote that this is 9 years after Charles Schulz began drawing Peanuts, but the way that he drew Snoopy was still evolving. Here Snoopy still has a skinny body with very large paws, and he’s sitting on all fours. He rarely walked on his hind legs at this point. But the other characters in the strip had pretty much finished evolving by this time, other than Sally, who still looked more like a baby and was still aging.Peanuts ran for fifty years, and Calvin and Hobbes only ran for ten. The way that Bill Watterson drew his characters evolved very quickly, over the first year or two, and they looked pretty much the same after that.Part of the evolution of Calvin and Hobbes has to do with the artwork itself (style and thickness of the lines, etc.). Charles Schulz had drawn other comic strips for years before Peanuts, so even though his early Peanuts characters in 1950 all looked very different than the later ones, his artwork at the beginning of Peanuts was already very polished.
No way of knowing what adventures Hobbes had before Calvin caught him in his tiger trap (first strip). Maybe someday one of his former paramours will pen a tell-all . . .
I think the biggest evolution in Watterson’s work is in his tone for the strip itself. These early strips were one-offs, mostly intended to incite a chuckle with the charm and innocence of youth.
Calvin became a much more cynical and devious in his mid-to-later years. That attitude affected the artwork and C&H’s appeal far more than the width of the ink lines. Calvin and Hobbes (et al…) artistic proportions settled into comfort and familiarity on the part of the artist.
The big benefit a comic artist has, be it a strip, or book, is that they get to live with their work and “fix” it as they grow stylistically, correcting and improving on what they created previously. Unlike subjects in some other mediums where the is no opportunity to revisit the work without remaking, rebooting, or doing what George Lucas does (which I dislike), comic characters can evolve, grow up, and learn from their pasts.
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I like my kisses fuzzy!!! My husband of almost 23 years has had a mustache ever since I’ve known him. I love it so much that I once told him that if he ever shaved it off I’d divorce him!!!!! ;-)
margueritem almost 13 years ago
Hobbes loves his smootches!
rentier almost 13 years ago
My most loved! Fuzzy, hi,hi!!!
MontanaLady almost 13 years ago
But, girls aren’t fuzzy!!!!!
pouncingtiger almost 13 years ago
Hobbes’ grin and Calvin’s reaction in the last panel is priceless! LOL
Celarius Premium Member almost 13 years ago
I still remember my first kiss it was over 50 years ago.
kreole almost 13 years ago
Remember, Calvin was kissing his toy tiger so the outcome was of his own making.
gjsjr41 almost 13 years ago
In the comic world, anything is possible.
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Why did you want to know, Calvin. You got your eye on Suzie?
Good Morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠!
Elaine Rosco Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Love Hobbes in the last panel…lol
cdward almost 13 years ago
It was while standing in line to go home from Kindergarten, some 45 years ago. Barbie B. decided we should be boyfriend and girlfriend. Not sure I even knew what it meant, but we did steal a quick kiss there in front of the whole class. A note went home to our parents that day.
waynl almost 13 years ago
This strip reminds me… I really need to shave today!
Morning All!!
Rakkav almost 13 years ago
Get Rid Of Fuzzy girlS? ;)
RavennaAl almost 13 years ago
Girls not fuzzy??? Depends on where you’re kissing them.
dimeadance almost 13 years ago
I can’t figure out if this is cruelty to animals or children??
GLENN B WOODEN almost 13 years ago
Hobbes didn’t seem to mind!
Hobbes Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Here is Snoopy with Violet in 1959, on the same subject:PeanutsNote that this is 9 years after Charles Schulz began drawing Peanuts, but the way that he drew Snoopy was still evolving. Here Snoopy still has a skinny body with very large paws, and he’s sitting on all fours. He rarely walked on his hind legs at this point. But the other characters in the strip had pretty much finished evolving by this time, other than Sally, who still looked more like a baby and was still aging.Peanuts ran for fifty years, and Calvin and Hobbes only ran for ten. The way that Bill Watterson drew his characters evolved very quickly, over the first year or two, and they looked pretty much the same after that.Part of the evolution of Calvin and Hobbes has to do with the artwork itself (style and thickness of the lines, etc.). Charles Schulz had drawn other comic strips for years before Peanuts, so even though his early Peanuts characters in 1950 all looked very different than the later ones, his artwork at the beginning of Peanuts was already very polished.
paullp Premium Member almost 13 years ago
No way of knowing what adventures Hobbes had before Calvin caught him in his tiger trap (first strip). Maybe someday one of his former paramours will pen a tell-all . . .
Dallas1701D almost 13 years ago
I think the biggest evolution in Watterson’s work is in his tone for the strip itself. These early strips were one-offs, mostly intended to incite a chuckle with the charm and innocence of youth.
Calvin became a much more cynical and devious in his mid-to-later years. That attitude affected the artwork and C&H’s appeal far more than the width of the ink lines. Calvin and Hobbes (et al…) artistic proportions settled into comfort and familiarity on the part of the artist.
The big benefit a comic artist has, be it a strip, or book, is that they get to live with their work and “fix” it as they grow stylistically, correcting and improving on what they created previously. Unlike subjects in some other mediums where the is no opportunity to revisit the work without remaking, rebooting, or doing what George Lucas does (which I dislike), comic characters can evolve, grow up, and learn from their pasts.
COWBOY7 almost 13 years ago
You think Calvin would know Hobbes by now. LOL
G’Morning, Marg, Grog & Mike!
Destiny23 almost 13 years ago
Mmm, warm, fuzzy tiger love!!
Dallas1701D almost 13 years ago
For the past few days my Comics.com daily emails have included this message:
Changes coming on June 1, 2011: On June 1, Comics.com and GoComics are merging to create the largest comic and editorial cartoon compilation on the web. On that day, you will receive your usual daily email filled with your comics, but with the GoComics logo and links. To ensure delivery, please add comics@mycomicspage.com to your list of approved senders.
What does everyone think about that? Excited?
cleokaya almost 13 years ago
My first kiss was at a provincial fair through a chain link fence.
musicnut1986 almost 13 years ago
My wife actually likes fuzzy kisses – I’ve worn a full beard for 30 years now because she won’t let me shave it off.
ratlum almost 13 years ago
That is where learning is fun. They are not all fussy.
lazygrazer almost 13 years ago
My first romantic kiss was Leah Rae. She had a cold and her nose was running.
Kenneth Buhagiar Premium Member almost 13 years ago
How did Hobbes get his name?
Trainwreck_1 almost 13 years ago
… “But girls aren’t fuzzy” If this be true then I want my twobits back from the side show attraction!
Gretchen's Mom almost 13 years ago
I like my kisses fuzzy!!! My husband of almost 23 years has had a mustache ever since I’ve known him. I love it so much that I once told him that if he ever shaved it off I’d divorce him!!!!! ;-)
khpage almost 13 years ago
I wonder if Suzie likes fuzzies….naaaah…
Mr... almost 13 years ago
mmmmmm tuna
Wiseguy411 almost 13 years ago
@kbuhagiar …
Watterson named his characters.Calvin & Hobbes were two English philosophers with fundamentally opposed views of the world.
Noveltman almost 13 years ago
Hobbes has lived a richer and fuller life than the vast majority of us! At least according to Calvin.
mrprongs almost 13 years ago
That’s what she said.
ratlum almost 13 years ago
Kbuhagiar,which one do you mean ,Calvins friend or that lady calling herself that to get our total attn .
Phapada almost 13 years ago
Ha ha ha .. Fuzzy..!!!!!
Phapada almost 13 years ago
Nerd almost 13 years ago
LOVE CALVIN AND HOBBS
katybissell over 11 years ago
Is this the wall where Charlie Brown often stops? :)