[Bombardier]

Shame that Watterston holstered his pen. I always did like Calvin and Hobbes.

[GianniV]

Bill Watterson grew up in my hometown of Chagrin Falls, OH. Great guy; so is his father, who I believe still services on the Village Council.

I miss Calvin & Hobbes.

[OB1kNOb]

I agree. Watterson could convey more in a simple comic strip than most editorial writers can ever express.

[stevio]

Me too. I liked the one where the father is explaining to Calvin that the world didn't come into color until the 1930s. Paintings before that time became colorized but movies before that time didn't because they were photos of a black and white world. I can't wait to use that on my own kids.

[Lurkus Maximus]

Calvin and Hobbes is my favorite comic strip of all time. The imagination he embellished his characters with was outstanding. In fact, I used to subscribe to the LA Times, simply because they carried Calvin and Hobbes. Once they no longer carried it, my subscription was terminated.

[ApplegateRanch]

It's my fault.

I sued him for stealing my childhood, (I don't know how he recorded it all, but is obvious that he did!) and trying to hide it by putting a pseudonym in place of my name. He didn't even change my appearance!

>Evil laughter, fading into the distance...<

[Mad Mammoth]

Shame that Watterston holstered his pen. I always did like Calvin and Hobbes.

You and me both. I always thought that C&H had a LOT of potential for perhaps a "Calvin Grows Up" feature film (or TV series) where Hobbes is still his constant companion, but only comes to life when nobody can see him, sort of a Mr. Ed/I Dream of Jeannie/Harvey the Rabbit approach.

That could have been a LOT of fun!