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>I'm so thankful that Watterson grimly held onto the merchandising rights of his characters. I'm always kind of bummed about it, instead of quality official me

>I'm so thankful that Watterson grimly held onto the merchandising rights of his characters. I'm always kind of bummed about it, instead of quality official merchandise there are a bunch of peeing calvin stickers on lifted pickup trucks.

ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
But these are a channel of national discourse! https://theonion.com/peeing-calvin-decals-now-recognized-as-vital-channel-of-1819565534/ https://theonion.com/peeing-calvin-decals-now-recognized-as-...
01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y ago
I want a sticker of Calvin peeing on a pickup truck
failrate 2y ago
Those stickers would exist regardless. They are a wild meme from the preinternet.
- Suppafly 2y ago
  If he had licensed the rights to a company making official merch, they'd have went after the companies making the shitty knockoff stuff.
  - failrate 2y ago
    Depends on the company, but even Disney has their merch knocked off in large amounts.