I can't believe I missed this thread! YES! I actually saved a bunch of the strips from my local paper when I heard that Watterson was going to stop making comics! I bought most of the collections when they came out, including the 10 year anniversary book. I think I'm only missing two.
I have most of the various books and I think I have the whole archive between them..it was the first comic I read every day when it ran. I had a newspaper route at one point and I loved being able to read the Sunday strip a few days before it 'officially' came out.
I went through some of the books about a year ago and the stuff from the 90s hits really hard today; Watterson foresaw a lot of what we're dealing with now.
Now that I think about it, maybe I liked Calvin & Hobbes because so much even when I was younger because I found it so validating. It's a nerdy and highly relatable journey but with a TON of heart. I might have found a little bit of myself in Calvin and Hobbes themselves, too, heh.
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tabularasa@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Best comic ever. I still have all of the books. Love it. Keep em coming!
cynder_coyote@pawb.social · 2 pts · 3y
I can't believe I missed this thread! YES! I actually saved a bunch of the strips from my local paper when I heard that Watterson was going to stop making comics! I bought most of the collections when they came out, including the 10 year anniversary book. I think I'm only missing two.
johannes_silverfox@pawb.social · 1 pts · 3y
I have most of the various books and I think I have the whole archive between them..it was the first comic I read every day when it ran. I had a newspaper route at one point and I loved being able to read the Sunday strip a few days before it 'officially' came out.
I went through some of the books about a year ago and the stuff from the 90s hits really hard today; Watterson foresaw a lot of what we're dealing with now.
trslim@pawb.social · 1 pts · 3y
Hell yeah! I have 2 collections of the comics. I use to read it all the time as a kid.
bignuts700@pawb.social · 1 pts · 3y
see theyr just grooving
dressupgeekout@pawb.social · 1 pts · 3y
Now that I think about it, maybe I liked Calvin & Hobbes because so much even when I was younger because I found it so validating. It's a nerdy and highly relatable journey but with a TON of heart. I might have found a little bit of myself in Calvin and Hobbes themselves, too, heh.