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Old spider-man content sells for a lot more than old calvin and hobbes content. > Calvin and Hobbes was extremely mainstream. It only stopped being so because
by lkdfjlkdfjlg 2y ago
Old spider-man content sells for a lot more than old calvin and hobbes content.
> Calvin and Hobbes was extremely mainstream. It only stopped being so because the creator stopped creating content for it.
I think that's exactly the point. It stopped being mainstream. Spiderman continues to be mainstream because the original author passed on the rights and now it will live for longer than the original author. Calvin and Hobbes will continue to shrivel in how well known it is.
- bombcar 2y agoWhich is exactly what Watterson wanted. (He famously “came back” for a gag, but he hasn’t “sold out” and is apparently happy doing what he does, set for life.) https://stephanpastis.wordpress.com/2014/06/07/ever-wished-that-calvin-and-hobbes-creator-bill-watterson-would-return-to-the-comics-page-well-he-just-did/ https://stephanpastis.wordpress.com/2014/06/07/ever-wished-t...
- bdjsiqoocwk 2y agoNo, nonsense. What he wanted was to "not sellout". He just didn't understand that meant C&H would slide into obscurity.
- bombcar 2y agoI think he knew C&H would slide to obscurity because he knew the entire comics page was on that trajectory.