I'd like my own stuffed Spiff.
Ode to Calvin and Hobbes
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Speaking of Spiff, I was wondering whether a certain moderator would show up in this thread sooner or later.
My favorite strip ever. Love Calvin and Hobbes.
One of my personal favorites has Calvin sitting at his desk at school, then he suddenly flips over backward, knocking his desk over and his stuff goes flying. The final panel has him standing in front of the teacher going, "It COULD have been an accident!" Just friggin' perfect!
One of my personal favorites has Calvin sitting at his desk at school, then he suddenly flips over backward, knocking his desk over and his stuff goes flying. The final panel has him standing in front of the teacher going, "It COULD have been an accident!" Just friggin' perfect!
And there's the very essence of the strip.
Once upon a time, a long time ago in fact, my aunt gave me a set of tall wooden boxes for my birthday; they fit inside one another like a Russian doll. In the third and smallest one was her picture. But this is not what made it special. What made it special was that she had decorated all the boxes with Calvin And Hobbes strips.
Oh, and one of my favourite Sundays:
Calvin: A penny for your thoughts.
Hobbes: Sorry, my thoughts are a buck apiece.
Calvin: What? That's extortion. Nobody has thoughts worth that much.
Hobbes: I do.
Calvin: C'mon, tell me. What is it?
Hobbes: Nope. It'll cost you one dollar.
Calvin: Fine. Here, here's twenty-five cents. What's this big, expensive thought of yours?
Hobbes: "A fool and his money are soon par--"
Last panel is a blizzard of fists and bruises.
And another:
Calvin: It says here "Religion is the opiate of the masses." What do you suppose that means?
Television Set (thought bubble): It means Karl Marx hasn't seen anything yet...
Oh, and one of my favourite Sundays:
Calvin: A penny for your thoughts.
Hobbes: Sorry, my thoughts are a buck apiece.
Calvin: What? That's extortion. Nobody has thoughts worth that much.
Hobbes: I do.
Calvin: C'mon, tell me. What is it?
Hobbes: Nope. It'll cost you one dollar.
Calvin: Fine. Here, here's twenty-five cents. What's this big, expensive thought of yours?
Hobbes: "A fool and his money are soon par--"
Last panel is a blizzard of fists and bruises.
And another:
Calvin: It says here "Religion is the opiate of the masses." What do you suppose that means?
Television Set (thought bubble): It means Karl Marx hasn't seen anything yet...
I use that one once in a while for my AIM icon.And there's the very essence of the strip.
I love it too. (we need a smiley with hearts)And S. Gomez, since you mention it...
I was gonna' say something, but it made us sound like lovers...so I won't.
Dennis is just a hapless retarded child. Calvin is intelligent and evil.
Most kids are pretty mean, so I would say Calvin is more like a real child.
Sure, Calvin, like the Peanuts characters, has a lot more of an adult vocabulary and insight than a real child. But he lives in the kind of world that a real child lives in, one where fantasy is just as real and important to the child as reality, where the worldview is fundamentally different from that of the adults around him. Not many adults can capture that in fiction.
Wow. Thanks guys! I love this thread.
A few years ago, I checked out some Calvin & Hobbes books from the library and just loved it (been hooked ever since). C&H is definitly my favorite comic strip (yes, even more then Peanuts, although that comic strip is definitly #2).
I have The Tenth Anniversary book and I love that one.
Although, it doesn't have those Snowmen comics that I keep hearing about.....I gotta find those sometime (if anyone wants to post one or two of those...).
I like the Spiff comics, the Tracer comics, and the box strips alot. Though,
I like 'em all really!
Roland19
A few years ago, I checked out some Calvin & Hobbes books from the library and just loved it (been hooked ever since). C&H is definitly my favorite comic strip (yes, even more then Peanuts, although that comic strip is definitly #2).
I have The Tenth Anniversary book and I love that one.
Although, it doesn't have those Snowmen comics that I keep hearing about.....I gotta find those sometime (if anyone wants to post one or two of those...).
I like the Spiff comics, the Tracer comics, and the box strips alot. Though,
I like 'em all really!
Roland19
Great Ode! But DARN YOU!!! Because of you I finally had to break down and order the Complete Calvin and Hobbes - yeah the HUMONGOUS hard bound collection of the 10 years worth of strips.
...and thank you. I'm buying it as a birthday present to myself for next month.
Loved these strips. They are always insightful, provocative, philosophical, whimsical, challenging, gross, engaging, delightful, charming and funny. BTW, I had a stuffed toy when I was a kid... a dog named "Buddy". My brother's young wife made it out as an original of old cloth and buttons she found. Later, my mom and sisters made a little business by taking him apart (with permission) and making a pattern and making them out of fake fur. They called them "Buddies" after the name I gave him.
Yes, he was put back together - and I was given a new - and custom made "Buddy" . I still have a few laying around...
...and thank you. I'm buying it as a birthday present to myself for next month.
Loved these strips. They are always insightful, provocative, philosophical, whimsical, challenging, gross, engaging, delightful, charming and funny. BTW, I had a stuffed toy when I was a kid... a dog named "Buddy". My brother's young wife made it out as an original of old cloth and buttons she found. Later, my mom and sisters made a little business by taking him apart (with permission) and making a pattern and making them out of fake fur. They called them "Buddies" after the name I gave him.
Yes, he was put back together - and I was given a new - and custom made "Buddy" . I still have a few laying around...
YES! The best comic strip of all time. For years, I've even had some space on my website devoted to them:
http://www.rabittooth.com/calvin.htm
Plus... everywhere I go on the internet, I use a modified Calvin as my avatar:
-Rabittooth
http://www.rabittooth.com/calvin.htm
Plus... everywhere I go on the internet, I use a modified Calvin as my avatar:
-Rabittooth
Recently, I saw a Transformers plush toy that had two modes. It was a stuffed robot that could be turned inside out to become a stuffed car. I'm sure the same can be done with Hobbes.
