Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for December 31, 2020

Now, Calvin’s parents will understand why he wanted a flamethrower.

Imagine if those snowballs landed on the snowman’s chest…

Looks like Calvin won’t be able to watch the new years fireworks show.

And his heart grew three sizes that day.

Oops. Wrong bad guy

Ahhh… Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons. One of my favourite books.

I would love to be able to see how this plays out outside of Calvin’s perspective

This is terrible. Enemy firepower only makes it stronger. Two words, Calvin: blow. dryer.

Calvin, you have to work on allowing more time for the planning stage. You know that it has been your ongoing weakness.

Now is the time in your life to do the needed work on that mindset.

Snow use, boys. Run!!!

Loving both H&C’s expressions in the middle panel

He’s turning himself into Dolly Parton!

OK, tactical geniuses, you two are not!

The whole town is in danger now! They’re goners!

You need to start packing some heat, Calvin!

Heat some stones and throw ’em at ’im. That ought to do some damage.

A couple of decades ago, Fox Kids had this “Attack of the Mutant Snowmen” game. This comic might have given them the idea as this snowman looks a lot like one of the bad ones in that game. Dang, all these years later and I still miss that game!

I happened to be out of the country on business when this series originally appeared. My mother-in-law snipped them out of the newspaper and sent them to me. This was about January of 1991. I remember because it was about the same time the war in the gulf (Operation Dessert Storm) started, and I was a little worried to be an American in a strange country.

Snow goon revenge?

Other than comic land where in the US is there deep snow on the ground all winter? Does Calvin live in the High Sierras or Rockies? Probably 75% of Americans live where it seldom get even one day of snow a year.

I hope this turns into a giant ninja snowman like on Eureka

when someone says ‘how can things possibly get worse’ all i can say is ‘the mind boggles’

Olaf’s evil twin.

The “Abominable Snowman”! ;o]

So this is when The Doctor and Strax arrive in a carriage?

Dr. Frankenstein called. He says it’s hard to kill your own creation.

It’s actually from all that holiday eating.

Marshmallow from “Frozen” vibes here.

I can’t tell if the snowman has teeth or if that’s just the top of of his mouth.

Reminds me of the energy creature on an old Johnny Quest episode – that which you use against him only makes him stronger!!

Oh, my God! This i what we all feared! What er’ shall we do?

If you throw slush balls, maybe he will get too heavy to move.

Hang in there Calvin, only 79 more days until spring.

I’m still for the heat lamp.

“Quick! Get the hose.”

Face it people, he isn’t getting a flamethrower. How about a sword? And Hobbes…use those claws!

Calvin should have known that snowballs won’t work.

OH OH!! They’re in trouble now!

Time to whip out the hair dryer, Calvin!

I am like the snowman over the holidays, only it is food and booze that I pack on.

Pack it up, pack it in……let Garth Snow begin!

Welp, happy new year