Snow Dad- Snow Mama- Snow ball- Snow family- snow artists in progress. What else could come from that but snow aliens from a snow ship with snow shooters? Even the ship is surrendering to our hero in the next panel.
Responsibilty that people will NOT shoot dead each other and cut down theire heads, I like the panel with the family, it’s nice and peaceful, an idyll on this panel!
Wonder what Calvin’s comment would be regarding a snow phallus that appeared one morning on campus at the university I attended? Whoever built it had sprayed it with water to make it more “permanent.”
When this was written, jejune was a word that was used regularly, by the educated class of people to show off their education. In the ipod/smart phone generation, no one says anything unless they can get an app for it.
I just love Calvin’s snow dioramas. As Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” I believe he’s absolutely correct.
Since nobody has bothered to actually answer the question of what “jejune” means, I will. “Jejune,” according to Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary, means “dull; too simple; devoid of significance or interest; juvenile.”
It looks like the snow is just coming up to Calvin’s ankles. So where did all the snow come from to build his sculpture? Ahhh, the bliss of the cartoon world…
Yet for all his vocabulary, he seems to misuse “irony.” At least, I see nothing ironic about a snow family. That makes Calvin himself ironic.I wonder if Bill Watterson was expressing himself in this strip, what with his low regard for most contemporary comics.
Thanks. My other half thinks I’m crazy because I don’t happen to like Canaletto. I tell him, “It’s water and boats. Always.”Sometimes we’re allowed to just like stuff, ya know?
BE THIS GUY over 10 years ago
Calvin, you are appreciated.
Zero-Gabriel over 10 years ago
AND WE HAVE A WINNER, CALVIN’S…!!!
ratlum over 10 years ago
It is tough I can see that,but you also have some real competitors coming after your title,so get going.
bluskies over 10 years ago
Snow Dad- Snow Mama- Snow ball- Snow family- snow artists in progress. What else could come from that but snow aliens from a snow ship with snow shooters? Even the ship is surrendering to our hero in the next panel.
arye uygur over 10 years ago
“Jejune"? Even I don’t know what that means and yet five-year-old Calvin does.
GROG Premium Member over 10 years ago
And consequences when taken to extremes.
Kim Metzger Premium Member over 10 years ago
Has anyone else ever wondered how many years of therapy WILL Calvin eventually need, and will it be more than his parents?
rentier over 10 years ago
The panel with the family is so nice, I love this one!!
cloudy now over 10 years ago
Why not tune up the other works as well? The round one doesn’t have a head to cut down though.
rentier over 10 years ago
Responsibilty that people will NOT shoot dead each other and cut down theire heads, I like the panel with the family, it’s nice and peaceful, an idyll on this panel!
Opus Croakus over 10 years ago
LMAO! One can only hope that at least the dog made it out safely.
Michelle Morris over 10 years ago
And yet the kid can’t pass a test to save his life!
orinoco womble over 10 years ago
Wonder what Calvin’s comment would be regarding a snow phallus that appeared one morning on campus at the university I attended? Whoever built it had sprayed it with water to make it more “permanent.”
WLG12037 over 10 years ago
“Jejune” is a stupid word. Case closed.
Jaddis over 10 years ago
This is Bill Watterson’s critique of other comic strips/art that were popular in the day. Gotta read between the panels.
Aaberon over 10 years ago
Another one of my favorites!
Chris Kenworthy over 10 years ago
I wonder what he’s planning to add to the scene; another Earthling snowman, horrified that he’ll be the next to get de-headed?
thirdguy over 10 years ago
When this was written, jejune was a word that was used regularly, by the educated class of people to show off their education. In the ipod/smart phone generation, no one says anything unless they can get an app for it.
rshive over 10 years ago
The art critic.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator over 10 years ago
What amazes me is that there never seems to be less snow on the ground when he’s through, even though we see no more coming down.
alise.duhon over 10 years ago
LOL I’m so with you there.. :D
alise.duhon over 10 years ago
I just love Calvin’s snow dioramas. As Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” I believe he’s absolutely correct.
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr over 10 years ago
We come in flakes, to Chill Man!
legaleagle48 over 10 years ago
Since nobody has bothered to actually answer the question of what “jejune” means, I will. “Jejune,” according to Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary, means “dull; too simple; devoid of significance or interest; juvenile.”
Aaron Saltzer over 10 years ago
Calvin definitely thinks he’s better than everyone else.
Karaboo2 over 10 years ago
It’s all about the snow Calvin. And being the sole guardian of high culture.
Number Three over 10 years ago
Has his Mum and Dad not taken any photographs of his magnificent work yet?Shame on them if they haven’t.xxx
Reddyan over 10 years ago
It looks like the snow is just coming up to Calvin’s ankles. So where did all the snow come from to build his sculpture? Ahhh, the bliss of the cartoon world…
Stephen Gilberg over 10 years ago
Yet for all his vocabulary, he seems to misuse “irony.” At least, I see nothing ironic about a snow family. That makes Calvin himself ironic.I wonder if Bill Watterson was expressing himself in this strip, what with his low regard for most contemporary comics.
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr over 10 years ago
The people with the family snow"men" have corresponding silhouettes on the back window of their SUV; with a little Calvin peeing on them
IgFan2 over 10 years ago
I love his line: “Provoking a reaction isn’t the same as saying something significant” How frikkin’ funny (and true)!
sundogusa over 10 years ago
A+ for creativity and ingenuity!
susan.e.a.c over 10 years ago
Clap clap clap
Phapada over 10 years ago
said not like 6 years..
westny77 over 10 years ago
Calvin your imagination is awesome.
bruntsfield over 10 years ago
Calvin comes across as the offspring of Archie & Edith Bunker, who, after severe makeovers, were placed in Witness Protection…
mkvinc Premium Member over 10 years ago
Calvin’s cartoonist is poking fun at art critics again.
orinoco womble over 10 years ago
Thanks. My other half thinks I’m crazy because I don’t happen to like Canaletto. I tell him, “It’s water and boats. Always.”Sometimes we’re allowed to just like stuff, ya know?
RandomLantern445 almost 4 years ago
Calvin sure makes weird snowmen.