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Post by Sulla on Aug 13, 2019 20:59:44 GMT
Yes. C&H is sublime.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Aug 13, 2019 21:02:23 GMT
Not my favorite but i did like it. In Norway its called Tommy and the tiger In Norway its called Tommy and the tiger The 'tiger' part is understandable, but why Tommy instead of Calvin?  SAVE FERRIS It was probably changed to Tommy because Calvin is a very uncommon name in Norway.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 13, 2019 21:07:56 GMT
It's not all that common in the U.S. either  It's seen as a rather "funny" name. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 13, 2019 21:30:15 GMT
Tommy og Tigern  Feologild Oakes I looked for this one in English too but cannot find it .. would you translate it for us ? |
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Aug 13, 2019 21:33:09 GMT
Funny
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Post by Catman 猫的主人 on Aug 13, 2019 21:33:39 GMT
It's not all that common in the U.S. either It's seen as a rather "funny" name. Huh. Catman just assumed it was some sort of play on John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 13, 2019 21:38:26 GMT
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Post by HumanFundRecipient on Aug 13, 2019 22:26:06 GMT
Rosalyn the babysitter
Moe
Susie Derkins
Miss Wormwood
And a bunch of snowmen who were ambushed.
Loved it!
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Post by hermionegranger on Aug 14, 2019 0:05:18 GMT
It was always my favorite. I collected all the books and reread them earlier this year.
My brother got them tattooed on his shoulder, and I painted a picture of them for him as a Christmas gift.
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Post by alpha128 on Aug 14, 2019 0:28:55 GMT
alpha128 SO COOL  Missed that one …. Thanks for posting it ! You're welcome! 
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Post by _ on Aug 14, 2019 16:51:00 GMT
I had all the books, though, at the time, I actually preferred "Bloom County"
The best modern day strip is "MUTTS"
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Post by WarrenPeace on Aug 14, 2019 19:16:38 GMT
December 31, 1995   <last strip> I don't understand it why he quit and never will. There was a time when cartoonists didn't do that.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Aug 14, 2019 21:09:38 GMT
December 31, 1995 <last strip> I don't understand it why he quit and never will. There was a time when cartoonists didn't do that. 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.
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Post by WarrenPeace on Aug 14, 2019 21:14:46 GMT
I don't understand it why he quit and never will. There was a time when cartoonists didn't do that. 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.
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Post by WarrenPeace on Aug 14, 2019 21:16:29 GMT
Who ? Never hoid of 'em ! 
I read a sad note once-upon a time where-in it was stated that "Calvin was a neglected child, unloved by his parents, whose only friend was a tatty toy tiger." Recommended that they get a sense of humor transplant. 
but seriously (and please forgive the off-topic-ness ) …. Spooky Ghost Ackbar ...was just thinking 'bout you cuz it's been ltns and up you surfaced !  Watterson would never even think of dressing up C&H in copycat superhero uniforms as your avatar depicts. I dunno who came up with that but it is really lame.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Aug 14, 2019 21:26:42 GMT
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.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 14, 2019 21:27:25 GMT
BUT then …..  which I missed because since the end of C&H , why buy a paper ? Aha ! The TRUTH is found \\On April 1, 2016 for April Fools' Day, Berkeley Breathed posted on Facebook that Watterson had signed "the franchise over to my 'administration'". He then posted a comic with Calvin, Hobbes, and Opus all featured. The comic is signed by Watterson, though it remains to be seen how involved he actually was. Breathed posted another "Calvin County" strip featuring Calvin and Hobbes, also "signed" by Watterson on April 1, 2017, along with a fake The New York Times story ostensibly detailing the "merger" of the two strips. Berkeley Breathed included Hobbes in a November 27, 2017 strip as a stand in for the character Steve Dallas.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 14, 2019 21:33:16 GMT
RE: Your opinion of my avatar |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 14, 2019 21:36:00 GMT
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Post by WarrenPeace on Aug 14, 2019 21:39:20 GMT
BUT then ….. which I missed because since the end of C&H , why buy a paper ? Aha ! The TRUTH is found \\On April 1, 2016 for April Fools' Day, Berkeley Breathed posted on Facebook that Watterson had signed "the franchise over to my 'administration'". He then posted a comic with Calvin, Hobbes, and Opus all featured. The comic is signed by Watterson, though it remains to be seen how involved he actually was. Breathed posted another "Calvin County" strip featuring Calvin and Hobbes, also "signed" by Watterson on April 1, 2017, along with a fake The New York Times story ostensibly detailing the "merger" of the two strips. Berkeley Breathed included Hobbes in a November 27, 2017 strip as a stand in for the character Steve Dallas. Watterson teamed up with Stephen Pastis of Pearls Before Swine a few years ago for a few strips:
www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/06/04#.U5NK2FMWfmVwww.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/06/05#.U5KCMF7irwIwww.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/06/06#.U5KCZl7irwI
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