As 1 might see from my avatar, I LOVED when Bill Watterson did the spacey landscapes for Calvin’s mental adventures ( ‘cause it’s all in his head, right? ;)
A second look tells me Calvin is truly bored. Not a single living creature or plant in the entire view. Usually he has at least one monster and sometimes one chasing another.
A recurring theme of this strip is that Calvin’s parents are inattentive, mostly unaffectionate, never playful, and give no effort in understanding Calvin’s flight of fantasy.Of course, if they did, the strip wouldn’t be nearly as funny.
It starts pretty funny, and then concludes with a beautiful landscape. Bill Watterson often based his alien landscapes off of southern Utah, with its’ similar strange rock formations.
BE THIS GUY about 1 year ago
I have a feeling we’re not in Ohio anymore.
dadthedawg about 1 year ago
Kazam is short for abracadabra…..
SHIVA about 1 year ago
His hallucinations are becoming more vivid!!! Time to adjust his meds!!!
C about 1 year ago
In an imagination far, far away
sirbadger about 1 year ago
This was back before virtual reality goggles and zoom filters were invented.
Farside99 about 1 year ago
Wish I had a Kazam! like that when I was his age.
ciesko9 about 1 year ago
As 1 might see from my avatar, I LOVED when Bill Watterson did the spacey landscapes for Calvin’s mental adventures ( ‘cause it’s all in his head, right? ;)
sandpiper about 1 year ago
When you can’t change the people, change the setting. Even imaginary ones are sometimes better.
rshive about 1 year ago
Some things don’t work anymore, Calvin.
DaveG1960 about 1 year ago
Monsters of the I’d….
lalapalooza Premium Member about 1 year ago
o em gee look at today’s Bloom County! https://www.gocomics.com/bloomcounty/2023/02/25?ct=v&cti=2526775
salakfarm Premium Member about 1 year ago
And Calvin grew up to be Elon Musk on Mars.
The Reader Premium Member about 1 year ago
I’m going to have to try that!
Judy Hendrickson [Unnamed Reader - 852856] about 1 year ago
Give it up kid!!!
lopaka about 1 year ago
A little bit of imagination goes a long way.
oldspacehound about 1 year ago
I love Watterson’s Sunday strips..
M2MM about 1 year ago
If I could do that, I wouldn’t look so morose. :D
mourdac Premium Member about 1 year ago
The sunrise was abolutely gorgeous yesterday. The sky was lit up pink and orange and yellow and red.
A Hip loving Canadian... about 1 year ago
Nope, still bored.
Zebrastripes about 1 year ago
Calvin’s imagination is so vivid, maybe one day he’ll follow in his fathers footsteps! ☺️
lagoulou about 1 year ago
Waterson does amazing monsters! Luv ‘em…
grocks about 1 year ago
Beautiful artwork!
diverbelle about 1 year ago
If only that worked at the office…
SquidGamerGal about 1 year ago
Sigh… The pain of living with tight-fisted technophobic parents who are too cheap to even buy a Game Boy…
sandpiper about 1 year ago
A second look tells me Calvin is truly bored. Not a single living creature or plant in the entire view. Usually he has at least one monster and sometimes one chasing another.
Just-me about 1 year ago
Calvin keeps it up Phil may ka-zam the kid’s backside.
CrazyLady Premium Member about 1 year ago
Dad should make more of an effort to spend time with his son. Then Calvin wouldn’t be so bored and lonely.
FGWaiss about 1 year ago
A recurring theme of this strip is that Calvin’s parents are inattentive, mostly unaffectionate, never playful, and give no effort in understanding Calvin’s flight of fantasy.Of course, if they did, the strip wouldn’t be nearly as funny.
formathe about 1 year ago
HOA is gonna be unhappy.
PaulAbbott2 about 1 year ago
“If you’re bored, I can find something for you to do.” Calvin’s Mom and my father thought the same way.
MEPace about 1 year ago
Must have been listening to Deathtöngue.
wongo about 1 year ago
“Doorman, call me a cab”. "Kazam! your a cab sir.
InuYugiHakusho about 1 year ago
You have to love the landscape in the last panel.
tremaine53 about 1 year ago
Bryce Canyon?
wiley207 about 1 year ago
It starts pretty funny, and then concludes with a beautiful landscape. Bill Watterson often based his alien landscapes off of southern Utah, with its’ similar strange rock formations.
mistercatworks about 1 year ago
“Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair.” – Ozymandias. My interpretation.
bigcatbusiness about 1 year ago
You gotta admire how the drawings upgrade on Sunday. I know I saw this comic somewhere else, but didn’t remember the slug was the dad.
jvo about 1 year ago
KAZAM!!
rk about 1 year ago
Oh, man, wonder if he’ll ever know
He’s in the best selling show
Is there life on Mars?
Fuzzy Kombu about 1 year ago
I dunno…it always used to work for me.
ArcticFox Premium Member about 1 year ago
It’s the ZAM what does it>
davemetzgar119 Premium Member about 1 year ago
Everything about this is perfection….the tone, the simple but hugely effective illustration, the masterful colors, etc.
T... about 1 year ago
“KAZAM”…!
kab2rb about 1 year ago
Children get bored a lot.
ccfharvard4 about 1 year ago
I always liked that wall hanger.
beentheredonethat about 1 year ago
Love it
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 1 year ago
((“KAZAM!”))
gantech about 1 year ago
Did he grow up to be Stephen King? If he didn’t, he should have…
Ol' me about 1 year ago
BRING BACK DILBERT!
[Unnamed Reader - e476da] about 1 year ago
I’m not so sure.
Templo S.U.D. about 1 year ago
anything to relieve your boredom, eh, Calvin?
Laurie Stoker Premium Member about 1 year ago
Nice going, Calvin. You just made the rest of the planet uninhabitable!
MCProfessor about 1 year ago
This comic strip pretty much summarizes my middle school years.