[gondramB]

There is something really admirable about somebody who creates something wonderful and then doesn't seek attention for the rest of his life or try to milk his creation for every last dime.

[kromike]

Agreed. It's a shame that more similarly-talented people in Hollywood can't take a cue from Mr. Watterson and behave in a similar fashion when not in front of the camera.

I've never understood what motivates Brittany Spears or Katie Holmes to gush non-stop about their pregnancies. Or Ben Affleck or George Clooney or Sean Penn gush non-stop on their "extensive" U.S. Foreign Policy initiatives. Or Rosie O'Donnell or Ellen "DeGenerate" gush non-stop about how proud they are to be carpet-munchers.

What makes Mr. Watterson special is that I respect his privacy as much as he likely "respects" the public's right not to be bothered with personal info that we'd just as rather not know.

[Chewbacca]

"There is something really admirable about somebody who creates something wonderful and then doesn't seek attention for the rest of his life or try to milk his creation for every last dime."

You must be referring to Garfield? That comic strip seems to be just a continuing regurgitation of previous ideas from the 80's.

[SauronOfMordor]

There is something really admirable about somebody who creates something wonderful and then doesn't seek attention for the rest of his life or try to milk his creation for every last dime.

He did the right thing. He's now financially secure, so he and his wife are now going to enjoy life for a while

[Sofa King]

Another thing that I admire about him is that he really stuck to his guns when it came to what he considered his artistic integrity. He didn't allow merchandise, didn't allow his strip to go on after the felt it was finished, and held fast on the way his Sunday strip was to be published.