Agreed-- what a great article that brought a smile to my face. Watterson's work is pure genius and so genuine and delightful.
Now, if only we can keep our nephew-- a real Calvin in the making-- from reading the books until he gets old enough. :-)
Why would you want to do that? Calvin and Hobbes is the best reading primer a child could have. There's no inappropriate content--although some of Calvin's schemes might give little gremlins a few ideas!