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The Mysteries by Bill Watterson

124 points by voisin 4y ago

wanderingstan 4y ago
Is this the first non-Calvin book by Waterson?
- cbsks 4y ago
  According to Wikipedia he also co-wrote The Art of Richard Thompson.
dasil003 4y ago
Never have I so reflexively pre-ordered a book I just heard about on the internet.
- jamiek88 4y ago
  Literally take my money.jpg
- patmcc 4y ago
  Haha, I did the exact same thing, immediate click to pre-order. I don't think there's a single other author I'd do the same for. Calvin and Hobbes means so much to me.
numlocked 4y ago
Amazon has a few more sample pages of text and art: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1524884944?tag=sscanada-20 https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1524884944?tag=sscan... Edit: Even easier: - https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Bf9EMGwsL.jpg https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Bf9EMGwsL.jpg - https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/710rEGCuE-L.jpg https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/710rEGCuE-L.jpg - https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71OtBBkSGAL.jpg https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71OtBBkSGAL.jpg - https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71vW6lumrpL.jpg https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71vW6lumrpL.jpg
ReactiveJelly 4y ago
> a fable for grown-ups It's a hell of a pitch. Looking forward to the first non-spoiler reviews.
avalys 4y ago
I am a reasonably successful person by any measure. I honestly credit Bill Watterson for a huge part of my brain development while growing up. It sounds a little silly but I would not be the person I am today without Calvin and Hobbes.
whateveracct 4y ago
damn doesn't look like it ships to Washington state
- genuine_smiles 4y ago
  Are you trying to buy it on amazon.ca? I was able to order it here: https://www.amazon.com/Mysteries-Bill-Watterson/dp/1524884944 https://www.amazon.com/Mysteries-Bill-Watterson/dp/152488494...
- Wnlal 4y ago
  The amazon link on the website goes to amazon.ca, not amazon.com. Maybe that's the reason?
  - whateveracct 4y ago
    yeah it was. It completely borked my app too - I got stuck on .ca for everything. When I opened a link in a google search for the faq of how to change countries it .. changed back?
- runevault 4y ago
  They posted the .ca link, same as the one I saw on /r/books Swap it to .com and should work.
mcbishop 4y ago
I read Calvin and Hobbes to my daughter tonight. Calvin is so naughty. ...It's a special break from all my (sometimes-obnoxious) messaging around being kind and respectful.
runevault 4y ago
I am utterly excited for this and shocked that it is a thing that exists. Watterson seemed content to avoid the world and let C&H stand alone as his singular stamp on our culture. Now he's made something new and my enthusiasm is boundless. Holy crap.
mr-ron 4y ago
Note that the book credits Illustrations by John Kascht "‘For the book's illustrations, Watterson and caricaturist John Kascht worked together for several years in unusually close collaboration. Both artists abandoned their past ways of working, inventing images together that neither could anticipate—a mysterious process in its own right.’"
MattDemers 4y ago
If you're a fan of Calvin, would definitely recommend the 10th Anniversary Book [1], as it has its fair share of commentary by Watterson. [1]: https://archive.org/details/calvinhobbestent00watt https://archive.org/details/calvinhobbestent00watt

124 points by voisin 4y ago

wanderingstan 4y ago

Is this the first non-Calvin book by Waterson?

cbsks 4y ago
According to Wikipedia he also co-wrote The Art of Richard Thompson.

dasil003 4y ago

Never have I so reflexively pre-ordered a book I just heard about on the internet.

jamiek88 4y ago
Literally take my money.jpg
patmcc 4y ago
Haha, I did the exact same thing, immediate click to pre-order. I don't think there's a single other author I'd do the same for. Calvin and Hobbes means so much to me.

numlocked 4y ago

Amazon has a few more sample pages of text and art: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1524884944?tag=sscanada-20 https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1524884944?tag=sscan... Edit: Even easier: - https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Bf9EMGwsL.jpg https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Bf9EMGwsL.jpg - https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/710rEGCuE-L.jpg https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/710rEGCuE-L.jpg - https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71OtBBkSGAL.jpg https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71OtBBkSGAL.jpg - https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71vW6lumrpL.jpg https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71vW6lumrpL.jpg

ReactiveJelly 4y ago

> a fable for grown-ups It's a hell of a pitch. Looking forward to the first non-spoiler reviews.

avalys 4y ago

I am a reasonably successful person by any measure. I honestly credit Bill Watterson for a huge part of my brain development while growing up. It sounds a little silly but I would not be the person I am today without Calvin and Hobbes.

whateveracct 4y ago

damn doesn't look like it ships to Washington state

genuine_smiles 4y ago
Are you trying to buy it on amazon.ca? I was able to order it here: https://www.amazon.com/Mysteries-Bill-Watterson/dp/1524884944 https://www.amazon.com/Mysteries-Bill-Watterson/dp/152488494...
Wnlal 4y ago
The amazon link on the website goes to amazon.ca, not amazon.com. Maybe that's the reason?
- whateveracct 4y ago
  yeah it was. It completely borked my app too - I got stuck on .ca for everything. When I opened a link in a google search for the faq of how to change countries it .. changed back?
runevault 4y ago
They posted the .ca link, same as the one I saw on /r/books Swap it to .com and should work.

mcbishop 4y ago

I read Calvin and Hobbes to my daughter tonight. Calvin is so naughty. ...It's a special break from all my (sometimes-obnoxious) messaging around being kind and respectful.

runevault 4y ago

I am utterly excited for this and shocked that it is a thing that exists. Watterson seemed content to avoid the world and let C&H stand alone as his singular stamp on our culture. Now he's made something new and my enthusiasm is boundless. Holy crap.

mr-ron 4y ago

Note that the book credits Illustrations by John Kascht "‘For the book's illustrations, Watterson and caricaturist John Kascht worked together for several years in unusually close collaboration. Both artists abandoned their past ways of working, inventing images together that neither could anticipate—a mysterious process in its own right.’"

MattDemers 4y ago

If you're a fan of Calvin, would definitely recommend the 10th Anniversary Book [1], as it has its fair share of commentary by Watterson. [1]: https://archive.org/details/calvinhobbestent00watt https://archive.org/details/calvinhobbestent00watt