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What a brilliantly written piece. Maintaining one's integrity is unfortunately rare enough that it makes Watterson's story so remarkable. I completely respect a
by dgritsko 4mo ago
What a brilliantly written piece. Maintaining one's integrity is unfortunately rare enough that it makes Watterson's story so remarkable. I completely respect and admire his dedication to doing something for its own sake, for holding himself to the highest standards imaginable, and from walking away from it all for his own reasons - even if selfishly I'd rather him keep writing so that there would be more to enjoy. Time to go pull some old volumes of Calvin & Hobbes off the shelf for the hundredth time, I suppose.
- all2 4mo agoI have so much nostalgia for Watterson's work. I occasionally will buy another of the hard bound 3 volume set. I always wind up giving them away and then buying another. A worthy cause, I hope.
- rbanffy 4mo agoIt makes everybody’s day a little bit more surreal. Certainly a worthy cause.
- lproven 4mo agoFor those who do not know, this comment is itself a C&H reference. https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1986/09/27 https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1986/09/27 https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F46b0nz2vsv061.jpg https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F4...
- rbanffy 4mo agoGood to see you here, Liam. This is why I love this community.
- smithkl42 4mo agoI'm waiting until my kids are out of the house (just a couple of years now) to repurchase the 3-volume set. The first purchase didn't survive my kids' childhood - which, yes, I think Watterson would have approved.
- snorremd 4mo agoThe three volume hard-book bound set is one of my favorite possessions. It has been a little while since I read them, but I must have read them cover to cover twice. The print quality and feeling of the hefty books makes them feel like really high end comics in the material sense. I really respect Watterson in keeping the comic pure in the sense that the characters only exist in that one medium.
- Cider9986 4mo agoIt's great that he wasn't tricked or coerced. I imagine some artists have the integrity, but not the knowledge to prevent being taken advantage of.
- echelon 4mo agoWas this the right choice, though? Interest in Calvin & Hobbes has fallen off a cliff. I don't see any references to it in public anymore, and it used to be everywhere. Kids today probably don't even know about it.
- conception 4mo agoRather than bombard children with advertising to buy plastic junk? Y…yes it was the right choice?
- pydry 4mo agoI saw a little girl reading it on public transport just yesterday.
- willis936 4mo agoI'm not a kid, but I asked for some calvin and hobbes books for my birthday. The postmodernism laid out in the first comic of each anthology gets the main thrust across. It's a timeless piece of art. It doesn't need boosting. It will be there for me to reach for if I have kids who might enjoy them. https://youtu.be/P5ivZLTMhso https://youtu.be/P5ivZLTMhso
- vohk 4mo agoI think that's just a natural part of the times changing and generations having their own icons. In contrast to the shambling undead of Mickey Mouse and other eternally recycled franchises, I think it's OK to for things to fade a little. If nothing else, it leaves things for future generations to rediscover and make their own.
- nkrisc 4mo agoIt’s still there in libraries and bookstores, and even online. It’s not going anywhere. My son enjoys reading the collection I had when I was young.
- alanbernstein 4mo agoI suggested it to my young kids and it became an instant favorite.