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Calvin and Hobbes Aug 14, 2019 21:26:42 GMT

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Post by Jep Gambardella on Aug 14, 2019 21:26:42 GMT

Aug 14, 2019 21:14:46 GMT WarrenPeace said:

Aug 14, 2019 21:09:38 GMT Jep Gambardella said:

While I wish he hadn’t quit, I can perfectly understand why he did it. He was very attached to his creation as art, not just as a money-making enterprise (which is proven by the fact that he steadfastly refused to sign any merchandising agreement), and he felt that he had taken it as far as it could go. He didn’t want Calvin and Hobbes to become stale, like so many other comic strips eventually do. Quitting when he did shows real artistic integrity.

It never lost it's quality and I was not seeing any signs of it doing so.

It drives me nuts that we have these C & H "fans" who have since then pissed all over it by creating and posting things like a version showing Calvin as an adult who married Susie (Yeah, right.) and even crude attempts at animating it.
Something else I really respect Watterson for not doing.

I never saw any sign of a decline in quality either, but I trust the creator's own opinion that it was the right time to quit.

I have to admit that I bought a Calvin and Hobbes t-shirt once. It was in New Orleans and I really liked its jazz theme. I was entirely aware that it was unauthorised and that it was an ethically questionable buy at best, but I bought it anyway.