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Bill Watterson, creator of beloved 'Calvin and Hobbes' comic strip looks back with no regrets
The Plain Dealer ^
| February 01, 2010, 5:45AM
| John Campanelli
Posted on 02/02/2010 8:04:43 AM PST by Slings and Arrows
This marks the 15th year since "Calvin and Hobbes" said goodbye to the comics pages. Creator Bill Watterson, who grew up in Chagrin Falls and still makes Greater Cleveland his home, recently answered some questions via e-mail from Plain Dealer reporter John Campanelli. It's believed to be the first interview with the reclusive artist since 1989.
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TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: billwatterson; calvinandhobbes; cartoons; comicstrip; napl
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Snowmen the world over, tremble!
To: Slings and Arrows
His last cartoon was a classic.
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posted on
02/02/2010 8:08:07 AM PST
by
battlecry
To: Slings and Arrows
Yea but what has he been doing the past 15 years? (not that it’s really any of my business)
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02/02/2010 8:08:13 AM PST
by
DManA
To: Slings and Arrows
One of those comics that I didn't "get". I read it on a number of occasions, and never even cracked a smile. Highly overrated.
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02/02/2010 8:09:17 AM PST
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Major Matt Mason
(Alinsky's values aren't American values.)
To: DManA
Living the good life off of his work. Cheers to capitalism!
To: Slings and Arrows
I loved Calvin and Hobbs! I miss it to this minute. That little boy was so much fun!
Having said that I fully understand why the cartoonist would want to move on!
To: Slings and Arrows
All Wee Wee’d Up
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posted on
02/02/2010 8:12:31 AM PST
by
Vaquero
(BHO....'The Pretenda from Kenya')
To: Major Matt Mason
Highly overrated. Kinda like hockey.
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posted on
02/02/2010 8:12:39 AM PST
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Eaker
(Where I'm from, "Gang Colors" is Realtree and Mossy Oak. You know what I'm saying hoss. Rule.308.)
To: Major Matt Mason
Because you didn’t “get” it, that makes it highly over rated. Hmmm.
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posted on
02/02/2010 8:13:52 AM PST
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Cuttnhorse
("Peace" is that brief, glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading. (Anon))
To: Sunshine Sister
I agree. Look what’s happened to Garfield.
To: Vaquero
To: Eaker
Sports are just easier, that’s all. You don’t have to “think” to get hockey, you just look at the scoreboard and scream some more. Go team!
To: Slings and Arrows
I miss Calvin's hilarious "snowman families"... great comic.
Are the old C&H strips still being run in newspapers today, ie like "Peanuts"?
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posted on
02/02/2010 8:17:52 AM PST
by
nutmeg
(Congratulations Senator-elect Scott Brown!!! Gas up the truck!!!)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
02/02/2010 8:17:59 AM PST
by
paulycy
(Demand Constitutionality.)
To: Slings and Arrows
I enjoyed C and H whenever I read them but I didn't make it a point to.
My favorites were the snow men in various death poses. I made one one winter and laid it in my driveway with a hatchet stuck in its forehead and an arrow sticking out of its chest. The neighbors really got a kick out of it.......
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02/02/2010 8:18:07 AM PST
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Hot Tabasco
(I want a hoochie-mama for Christmas, only a hoochie-mama will do............)
To: Major Matt Mason
Maybe you needed to have a Calvin in the house to really get it.
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posted on
02/02/2010 8:19:26 AM PST
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brytlea
(Jesus loves me, this I know.)
To: nutmeg
Couldn’t say - I haven’t gotten my news from a newspaper in years. I do know that all the strips have been collected in a two-volume set.
To: Hot Tabasco
LOL so you WERE a Calvin! I thought the snowmen were hilarious.
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posted on
02/02/2010 8:20:41 AM PST
by
brytlea
(Jesus loves me, this I know.)
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