Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for December 18, 2019

Calvin…an early practicer of “fake news”?

Technically, he’s right.

So a kid Calvin’s age, who daydreams every day in school, would know the word “ichthyoid”?

Tabloid journalism at its best!

“Family masticates publicly!”

The “Weekly Household News”… complete with all the wild, overblown stories… I used to love to read, and laugh at, the wild headlines in the “Weekly World News” in the check out line… my favorites include when the President met with space aliens, but the best was when “Satan Escapes Hell”… :-P

A true journalist

Ichthyoid, & yet he thinks bats are mice?

Graduate of the Charles Foster Kane School of Journalism…

When Calvin says “Stop the presses”, just ignore him.

When confronted by this reporter, the perpetrator rudely refused comment

Calvin must be the reincarnation of the New York Graphic reporter who, in search of a headline, called “Judge Suchamutch” & asked, "Is it true Your Honor is having an affair with Polly Adler?’ “I most certainly am NOT!!” the judge replied. Next morning’s headline" “JUDGE DENIES AFFAIR WITH FAMOUS MADAM”!!

Ah. A budding “journalist” for the Enquirer…

Basically, Calvin wrote three different headlines for the same story. He must be syndicated.

The makings of a tabloid reporter.

Huh. Who knew that Calvin grew up to be Roger Ailes? He’s going to have to pack on a lot of weight. And stop using words that are WAY too hard for Fox News viewers. But its a start.

Film at 11.

Local boy’s parents have him legally declared an orphan!

Kid definitely has a future in journalism.

Read many tabloids, Calvin?

He can get a job as headline writer for the New York Post.

Enquiring minds want to know!

Calvin: Putting the “ich” in ichthyoid!

No molehill too small for Calvin to convert to a mountain!

Mom knows when to fish,or cut bait.She is a Master ;)

I almost did this when I was six…

one can hardly imagine Clavin being a journalist in his adult life

Someone doesn’t want fish for dinner…

How does this kid drop “ichthyoid” in a sentence, but can’t add single digits together? I’m leaning towards “savant” on this one.

I have a letter for the Op-Ed page.

Sadly, this is how even regular “news” happens. Sensationalism is the name of the game. I’ve seen so many reporters do the very same thing.

Profitable tabloid journalism is not about lying (the lawsuits are too expensive); it’s about hyperbole.

It seems I’m the first to mention – sounds like an attempt at vegan news!

No, I’m not trolling, I am a vegan.

And I agree with the sentiment, just not the drama!

Word on the street: The Onion® is looking to hire Calvin.

Two questions…1. How does a 6-year-old who can’t add single digits not only know the word “ichthyoid,” but also knows how to use it?2. How many of you had to Google “ichthyoid” to see what it meant?

With knowledge of a rare fish and a vocabulary like that – future Jeopardy contestant!

He’s right!

Calvin has a future in working for CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, or M.S.N.B.C., New York Time, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Miami Herald, etc….

For Gary Larson (The Far Side) fans—As of Tuesday (after a 24 year hiatus), he has new & vintage offerings on his online only website. You can Google it, but I believe it is something like TheFarSide(DOT)com Replace the word DOT with the dot/period symbol.

Maybe he can get a job on Breaking Cat News. He’d have to transmogrify into a cat, but it would be a good place to get a start.

Something’s fishy about this whole strip.

I wish he’d start this up again

142 comments on a 30 year old comic strip.

The kid knows his Greek nouns. You should welcome his company.

Calvin is gonna fit right in at the National Enquirer…

No wonder he doesn’t like dinner. Would you eat something whose name starts with “Ich”?

I wonder if Hobbes wants an ichthyoid sandwich….

Agatha Christie in the making alright!

Yeah, he has modern journalism down, doesn’t he?

And that is why I became a vegetarian.

Really