No. I loved Calvin and Hobbes when it first came out, and all through its initial run. When it came back after his time off, it had changed. The initial Calvin

No. I loved Calvin and Hobbes when it first came out, and all through its initial run. When it came back after his time off, it had changed. The initial Calvin was just a random force in the universe, and he happened to irritate/puzzle/astound/infuriate his parents, his babysitter, Miss Wormwood (what a great name). He was just being himself, and largely having fun doing it, and if they didn't "get it", that was just something he didn't care about. After the break, it was Calvin against the world, with him actively fighting the oppressors, which is good in one way, but he seemed unhappy a lot of the time; the fun really went out of the comic. When Watterson ended it, I felt it was for the best.