Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink': A Calvin and Hobbes Collection Author: Visit Amazon's Bill Watterson Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0836218787 | Format: EPUB
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Just enjoy. GLASGOW HERALD Bill Watterson has caught the wild and often frustrated imagination of youngsters and set it in the context of two knowing but resigned parents in an appealing strip cartoon. NORTHERN ECHO
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About the Author
Bill Watterson is the creator of
Calvin and Hobbes, one of the most popular and well-regarded cartoon strips of the twentieth century.
Calvin and Hobbes appeared in newspapers from November 1985 until Watterson's retirement in 1996.
Online:
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- Series: A Calvin & Hobbes Collection
- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; A Calvin and Hobbes Collection edition (January 1, 1991)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0836218787
- ISBN-13: 978-0836218787
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
This wonderful collection of cartoons has provided me many hours of enjoyment. As all fans of Calvin and his companion tiger Hobbes know, Bill Watterson's imagination has created a comic strip whose characters wonderfully capture flights of fantasy that help many of us vividly recall some of our most memorable childhood experiences. Calvin (in his many roles), Hobbes - the wonderful embodiment of every child's most loyal companion , Susie Derkins - the little girl next store who is constantly appalled by Calvin's weirdness,, Moe the bully, and Rosalyn the constantly embattled babysitter all manage to come to life in episodes that are sure to bring smiles to the faces of everyone who get to know them.
This is fantasy at its best, at times simply lighthearted everyday experiences observed from Watterson's unique perspective and at other times cartoons being used as the conduit for wonderful philosophical observations. I found equally priceless both Hobbes leering smile as he responds to Calvin's question "I wonder why man was put on earth. What's our purpose? Why are we here?" with the simple answer "Tiger Food" and Calvin's sudden frightening bout with cubism when his ability to see both sides in a debate fractured his perspective and led him to see everything from all angles. In fact, the title of my review is adapted from one of my other favorite episodes in the book.
Calvin's love of life and Hobbes love of Calvin are contagious; I found myself cheering them on and not wanting the book to end. (Luckily there are many other collections of this comic strip which was sadly terminated after only ten years.) I continually smile, chuckle and on occasion laugh out loud whenever I pick up this book, which I often do in my spare moment.
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