Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 20, 1994
February 19, 1994
February 21, 1994
Transcript:
Comic book hero: Ya-a! Amazon: Uhn-gg! Comic book hero: Foolish amazon! I am only toying with you! Amazon: Yeah?? Well, toy with this!! Comic book hero: The hyper-phase distortion blaster? Calvin: Hehh hah hooh hahh heh hugh. Mom: No you don't. There's too much violence on TV. Why don't you go read something? There were two ways to resolve our differences... I ruled out a thoughtful discussion... I could feel my spine shatter... it hurt...a lot. Next ish... "Injuries to go"
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“I could feel my spine shatter… it hurt… a lot.”
This was definitely during the Dark Age of comic books, when anti-heroes were all the rage and excessive violence, sex, blood and gore clumsily tried to cover up mediocre writing.
I’m shocked Universal Press allowed Watterson to visually depict someone shattering someone’s spine with a gun.