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I grew up on Calvin and Hobbes and reread the comics every 5-10 years or so. It is sad that Watterson no longer makes these comics, but I've scratched my itch

I grew up on Calvin and Hobbes and reread the comics every 5-10 years or so. It is sad that Watterson no longer makes these comics, but I've scratched my itch by reading "Phoebe and her Unicorn". You can read it free online I think, but my daughter and I read the paperbacks. It's not quite the same (the unicorn is real), but shares a lot in common. I just thought I'd add this for any fellow Calvin and Hobbes fans on here.

jjulius 2y ago
You'd be keen to know that, a year or two back, Watterson published his first piece of work since C&H ended. It's great - short, sweet, but great. :) https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Mysteries/Bill-Watterson/9781524884949 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Mysteries/Bill-Wa...
- duskwuff 2y ago
  There's also his 2014 cameo in Pearls before Swine: https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/06/04 https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/06/04 https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/06/05 https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/06/05 https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/06/06 https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/06/06 And the story: 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...
  - jjulius 2y ago
    Ah yes, I forgot! Thanks for the reminder!
  - henrikschroder 2y ago
    "I could do better if I had more space" "Nah, the art form is dying" Absolutely hilarious meta-commentary!
egypturnash 2y ago
When Dana got the syndication deal for Phoebe, they sent her a copy of the complete C&H. She's never been sure if it was a threat or not but she's got the distinct impression that there is a spot left in the comics pages by the absence of C&H that the syndicate wanted her to be filling.
- 7thaccount 2y ago
  I didn't know about that. Sounds like a "please continue in this area" more than anything.

jjulius 2y ago

You'd be keen to know that, a year or two back, Watterson published his first piece of work since C&H ended. It's great - short, sweet, but great. :) https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Mysteries/Bill-Watterson/9781524884949 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Mysteries/Bill-Wa...

duskwuff 2y ago
There's also his 2014 cameo in Pearls before Swine: https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/06/04 https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/06/04 https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/06/05 https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/06/05 https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/06/06 https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/06/06 And the story: 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...
- jjulius 2y ago
  Ah yes, I forgot! Thanks for the reminder!
- henrikschroder 2y ago
  "I could do better if I had more space" "Nah, the art form is dying" Absolutely hilarious meta-commentary!

egypturnash 2y ago

When Dana got the syndication deal for Phoebe, they sent her a copy of the complete C&H. She's never been sure if it was a threat or not but she's got the distinct impression that there is a spot left in the comics pages by the absence of C&H that the syndicate wanted her to be filling.

7thaccount 2y ago
I didn't know about that. Sounds like a "please continue in this area" more than anything.