Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for June 13, 2021

Meals on a flight? This strip is old!

Not exactly the smoothest of landings. Looked like fun, though

“Ride was bumpy. Food was stale. Landing was anything but soft. Didn’t charge this time. 1/10.”

well, that sure was fun

Just peanuts only…..next flight.

Life vests are under your seats.

Seat belt sign? I don’t see any seat belt on that airplane.

Hobbes must have been traveling first class

Any (flight)/(wagon ride with Calvin) you walk away from is successful.

In my life I discovered that you never have as much fun as when you at least half kill yourself.

“We shortly will be landing.”

“Thank you for flying Air Calvin. We know you have a choice in airlines, and evidently you made the wrong one”.

Take-off is voluntary. Landing is mandatory. (sign in Croydon airport before WWII)

Does this mean their hometown is called Stoney Gulch?

Last Sunday, I made a comment on the matter of reality in Calvin and Hobbes. Some commentators replied that I take the strip too literally and one asked whether Calvin speaking directly to us means that I think Calvin knows that he’s a comic strip character. I replied that Calvin and other characters sometimes speak to us and sometimes look directly at us so they do know they are in a comic strip although only Calvin seems to see Hobbes the same way that Watterson sees him.

Last year, I mentioned an early strip in which a live Hobbes appeared without Calvin. He appeared in the last panel, having played a trick on Calvin who had run off. Hobbes said to us, “Ooh! He’s going to hate me for this!” As I said last year, it’s not only an example of Hobbes appearing without Calvin but also an example of Hobbes speaking directly to us.

The insurance better be of lesser deductibles. The duo doesn’t seem to have much left after the trip.

Rocky road ice cream for dessert. I think that was still a flavor in the nineties.

“Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. This is your captain speaking.

Those of you on the left side of the aircraft might notice a formation of Russian MiGs.

Those of you on the right side of the aircraft might notice a formation of UFOs.

The next sound you will hear will be that of the crew ejecting.

Thank you for flying Bermuda Triangle Airlines."

Bill Watterson was inspired to draw Calvin’s wild red waggon rides by Percy Crosby’s Skippy comic which featured similar daredevil waggon rides.

Did you have a nice trip? See you next fall.

Next time Hobbes should book a flight to Pillow Gulch.

A perfect one-point landing…

That must be one ruggedly built and tough wagon…

Apparently they encountered a little turbulence.

Remind me again how long the sabbatical reruns last?

Playing pretend as an airline taken to an extreme.

It’s amazing that Hobbes got preferential treatment on that flight.

The cogent line is the fact that they landed—hard—in stoney gulch.

Ow…

What, no Kosher meal options?

Hobbs defines a flight on Calvin Airlines by negatives: you didn’t crash, well yeah you did. you weren’t hijacked, OK that’s one, You didn’t throw up, OK that’s two, you weren’t late, unsure about this, you weren’t nauseated by the food. So, anyway you are grateful when you arrive alive.

There are some new Bloom County strips with a guest appearance: https://twitter.com/bloomcounty

I might have posted one of those before, I’m not sure, but not all of them.

Hobbes is a litterbug.

This one is a classic!

Tiger Insurance?