Still one of my favorite Calvin and Hobbes cartoons. It perfectly illustrates the dichotomy between Calvin’s reality, and the reality the rest of us are stuck with.
My parents barely let me have one of those horns with the rubber bulb. And that was for a bicycle. A siren would have been SO COOL !!
What I dream about these days is a vehicle with a million-lumen light bank mounted so I can point it at the extra tall truck behind me whose low beams are super bright and aimed right at my mirrors.
Little do you know Susie, you will marry Calvin and have kids and grandkids. And when it is time for Calvin to leave us you will bring Hobbs out of the attic so Calvin and give him to that grandkid nobody understands and is always in trouble. And the adventure will continue.
Some gags come closer than others to answering the mystery of Hobbes’ reality.
Yet still there is room for debate. Did Susie see the truth- that Calvin is talking to himself with an inanimate object that only he imagines is alive… or IS Hobbes alive and there’s a spell (for lack of a better word) so that all but Calvin are blind to it?
Assuming Hobbes really is just in Calvin’s imagination; I’d sure like to see those fights through Susie’s eyes – Calvin rolling around with a stuffed animal acting like it’s a fight?
Cutie Susie is most welcome on this part of the tropical world. But then the invitation is extended to Calvin as well! Of course, calvin can do skiing on the fresh water rivers over here.
BE THIS GUY about 5 years ago
Unfortunately, Susie only heard one side of that argument.
Templo S.U.D. about 5 years ago
if Calvin moves to the tropics with Susie, he’ll slip a seaweed or a crab down her bathing suit
Pokemon about 5 years ago
Oh MAN
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover about 5 years ago
I’m surprised Susie and her family haven’t moved to the tropics already.
Robert4170 about 5 years ago
Now we see what others see when Calvin is interacting with Hobbes.
markvmlinux about 5 years ago
Still one of my favorite Calvin and Hobbes cartoons. It perfectly illustrates the dichotomy between Calvin’s reality, and the reality the rest of us are stuck with.
Concretionist about 5 years ago
My parents barely let me have one of those horns with the rubber bulb. And that was for a bicycle. A siren would have been SO COOL !!
What I dream about these days is a vehicle with a million-lumen light bank mounted so I can point it at the extra tall truck behind me whose low beams are super bright and aimed right at my mirrors.
codycab about 5 years ago
No snowballs this time, Susie?
hariseldon59 about 5 years ago
If Calvin lived in the tropics he’d probably get his surfboard stuck in a palm tree.
JasonPryde about 5 years ago
Susie got off unscathed this time. Calvin’s slipping.
BigDaveGlass about 5 years ago
Airbags might be more appropriate
jagedlo about 5 years ago
To see the range of Susie’s reactions in the middle panels…:)
jimchronister2016 about 5 years ago
You got it all man! Calvin is best toon Funniest toon ever. Thanks Bill!
Pet about 5 years ago
It just hit me.
Hard.
I am Susie and I married Calvin.
Help me.
There is no hope ;)
jpayne4040 about 5 years ago
This is one of the funnier ones ever!
guyjen2004 about 5 years ago
What you need is a drag ’chute!
cubswin2016 about 5 years ago
You can’t avoid Calvin. He is like a destructive a force of nature.
kathleenhicks62 about 5 years ago
They had fun their way.
kathleenhicks62 about 5 years ago
And to top the fun off they disgusted Susie.
uniquename about 5 years ago
I think the sled has a siren. It’s called, “Calvin”.
flemmingo about 5 years ago
We used to sled through the woods. You had to really steer so as not to get killed by an immovable tree.
Who, me? about 5 years ago
How does fresh snow help Susie avoid Calvin? By looking for tracks?
posse1 Premium Member about 5 years ago
Each panel a masterpiece!
Snoots about 5 years ago
A siren? What, the one from Ghost Busters?
Sportymonk about 5 years ago
Little do you know Susie, you will marry Calvin and have kids and grandkids. And when it is time for Calvin to leave us you will bring Hobbs out of the attic so Calvin and give him to that grandkid nobody understands and is always in trouble. And the adventure will continue.
http://dose.ca/2014/05/14/redditor-writes-moving-ending-calvin-and-hobbes-documenting-final-minutes-calvins-life/
BRBurns1960 about 5 years ago
German Stuka dive bombers had sirens on them that screamed as the plane dived towards it target.
rshive about 5 years ago
Maybe Calvin should pick a hill slightly more suited to his sledding skills.
scottartist creator about 5 years ago
Some gags come closer than others to answering the mystery of Hobbes’ reality.
Yet still there is room for debate. Did Susie see the truth- that Calvin is talking to himself with an inanimate object that only he imagines is alive… or IS Hobbes alive and there’s a spell (for lack of a better word) so that all but Calvin are blind to it?
marilynnbyerly about 5 years ago
Women are Venus, men are bonkers, sometimes.
flagmichael about 5 years ago
“Let’s get the sled out of the tree and do that again!” – something I hope never to hear in real life.
Masterskrain about 5 years ago
And this is basically ALL of Calvin and Hobbes in one genius strip!
Lightpainter about 5 years ago
I don’t think Calvin’s sledding should be complete without introducing paintball guns into it. Paintball guns in snow would be pretty interesting.
frequency270 about 5 years ago
This is the only time I’ve seen a third party in-frame when Calvin is talking to Hobbes, in particularly with Hobbes supposedly talking back.
WCraft about 5 years ago
Assuming Hobbes really is just in Calvin’s imagination; I’d sure like to see those fights through Susie’s eyes – Calvin rolling around with a stuffed animal acting like it’s a fight?
Deleted Account2623 about 5 years ago
Three punchlines in one comic!
(The second panel, the penultimate panel, and the past panel)
hagarthehorrible about 5 years ago
Cutie Susie is most welcome on this part of the tropical world. But then the invitation is extended to Calvin as well! Of course, calvin can do skiing on the fresh water rivers over here.
Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member about 5 years ago
Living in the tropics is wonderful.