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> Waterson ended Calvin and Hobbes at the end of 1995; slightly early for moving online but not by much. Dilbert was the first syndicated comic online that sam
by webmaven 6y ago
> Waterson ended Calvin and Hobbes at the end of 1995; slightly early for moving online but not by much.
Dilbert was the first syndicated comic online that same year. As for whether Waterson could/would/should have done the same, why would he if he was ending the strip anyway?
- jefftk 6y agoWaterson talked about how he was unhappy with the constraints of the newspapers; it's possible that he would have found webcomics, with essentially no restrictions, interesting enough to keep going?
- spc476 6y agoHe also said he had said what he wanted with Calvin and Hobbes, and all that was left was variations on a theme, over and over again. Might as well end on a high note and be remembered, rather than just fade into the background, like Peanuts.