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In the case of Calvin and Hobbes, I think a lot of the meaning would be lost if you saw Calvin selling sugary cereal on TV. The philosophy of the strip is fund

by nkrisc 4y ago

In the case of Calvin and Hobbes, I think a lot of the meaning would be lost if you saw Calvin selling sugary cereal on TV. The philosophy of the strip is fundamentally incompatible with commercialization.

greedo 4y ago
I do see a lot of car decals with Calvin pissing on [insert name of hated automaker]. Now obviously these are unlicensed, but a lot of people obviously have no problem with it.
- blululu 4y ago
  Bill Watterson once remarked: “I figure that, long after the strip is forgotten, those decals are my ticket to immortality.”
- nkrisc 4y ago
  And you can probably find unlicensed porn of every IP out there, but I wouldn’t draw any conclusions from that.