My brother and I build a huge Igloo/snow fort in the backyard one winter and went out on a very very cold night and hosed it down (with parental approval-what were they thinking????). It was a solid chunk of ice the next morning and lasted until mid spring. It even left a shallow depression in the yard once it melted.
In spite of his flailing plummet down the front walk, Dad maintains enough presence of mind to shout out an explanation to the world at large: “The whole yard’s ice!”
Calvin’s dad is a disgrace, he NEVER nurtures Calvin’s imagination, and childhood dreams. Follow how his dad reacts to anything that Calvin does that shows creativity and imagination. Calvin’s mother, although often frustrated, understands and nurtures Calvin. Calvin’s dad is a LOOSER as a father and role model..
After moving to a snowy state from the South, I decide on washing my car on my steep north facing driveway on a nice, sunny winter day. Never considered the concrete was still cold enough to immediately freeze the water. Fortunately, most injuries were to my pride.
BE THIS GUY almost 4 years ago
Not only a snow goon, but the fastest snow goon!
Templo S.U.D. almost 4 years ago
What a nightmare on Calvin’s street: a victim of filicide.
mattro65 almost 4 years ago
Nice slide, but I bet that’s going to leave a mark.
codycab almost 4 years ago
Except this snow goon is real.
FantasticMike404 almost 4 years ago
i love the drawing on the third panel
sirbadger almost 4 years ago
Were-goon. Where goon? There goon.
rklynch almost 4 years ago
Dad.. I think the answer to that question is pretty obvious, don’t you?
M2MM almost 4 years ago
I have vague memories of being tied in bed. It wasn’t hard to escape, but it was sufficient to keep me from falling out.
Concretionist almost 4 years ago
I had forgotten this part of the snowgoon arc. Gave me a fine chuckle.
fred.grenouille almost 4 years ago
Called it!
rentier almost 4 years ago
As icy man Dad is not able to run, he is stiff!
eisneun almost 4 years ago
The Iceman Cometh!
pauljmsn almost 4 years ago
Calvin, you’re going up against a Snow Goon?
…You silly, twisted boy.
GreggW Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Whew, Hobbes turned back into a doll in the nick of time!
BigDaveGlass almost 4 years ago
Don’t remember this one, great expressions though….
Red33410 almost 4 years ago
“Dad, too, is a snow goon!”
scotta775 almost 4 years ago
Great, now we’re going to have to wear masks to keep from becoming snow goons.
jagedlo almost 4 years ago
I can only imagine what the neighbors are thinking…
ForrestOverin almost 4 years ago
Snow Goons have nasty dispositions to begin with, but if give one a reason to be honked off, you’ll be in big trouble.
posse1 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I never chained a kid to bed, but I did duct tape their full zip jammies shut ~ to prevent the diaper disaster.
Dobby53 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
My brother and I build a huge Igloo/snow fort in the backyard one winter and went out on a very very cold night and hosed it down (with parental approval-what were they thinking????). It was a solid chunk of ice the next morning and lasted until mid spring. It even left a shallow depression in the yard once it melted.
Masterskrain almost 4 years ago
This is NOT going to end well…
pathamil almost 4 years ago
Here today, goon tomorrow…
kartis almost 4 years ago
I love this story arc.
Two Crocodiles in the bar almost 4 years ago
calvin done for
ThePersonOnGoComics almost 4 years ago
Its a DAD SNOW GOON
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
There’s never a snow patrol around when you need one. Either for Calvin or for his Dad. I wonder where they keep the snow jail.
bxclent Premium Member almost 4 years ago
this kid is a perfect argument for birth control
Ryker the reader almost 4 years ago
The final boss
gantech almost 4 years ago
“Slip sliding away…slip sliding away-yyy-yyy. You know, the nearer your destination, the more you’re slip sliding away.”
A Hip loving Canadian... almost 4 years ago
Once again, Calvin manages to summon another snow goon.
6th Billiard Ball Student almost 4 years ago
WAAUGHH?? The waaughhle house ….. Luft waaughh uh….German potato salad house of culinary horrors?
rshive almost 4 years ago
Snow goons are in places you’d never expect.
kab2rb almost 4 years ago
Calvin so much trouble.
Watchdog almost 4 years ago
Black ice is suicide
BiggerNate91 almost 4 years ago
Everybody gangsta until a snow goon gains a human body.
christelisbetty almost 4 years ago
Snow Goon ? Nope, The Iceman cometh !
awcoffman almost 4 years ago
Cracked a rib that way. Taught me that with sufficient motivation, a sneeze can be suppressed.
Earnestly Frank almost 4 years ago
I give Dad an 8.5 for form.
Unicorn55 (Happy New Year 2022!) almost 4 years ago
Calvin get’s in trouble, Mom has a headache, and Dad has to go to the hospital. Good job, Calvin.
johnschutt almost 4 years ago
This is a really funny Calvin and Hobbes.
DanWolfie almost 4 years ago
This particular strip is a great example of how animated Bill Watterson’s drawings could be!
InuYugiHakusho almost 4 years ago
The snow goons are quickly becoming the least of Calvin’s worries.
Numbnumb almost 4 years ago
I am beginning to wonder if Calvin will survive childhood!
WCraft Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Run Rabbit, Run Rabbit, run, run, run; don’t let the father have his fun, fun, fun
Handsome almost 4 years ago
Funny how Calvin dad is a snow goons too?
zarilla almost 4 years ago
Is this about as close as they get to sending Calvin to a house for troubled children?
StanEtSeq almost 4 years ago
In spite of his flailing plummet down the front walk, Dad maintains enough presence of mind to shout out an explanation to the world at large: “The whole yard’s ice!”
Team comics almost 4 years ago
I love this story arc. I don’t care that I already read it in the collections, but I still love it.
hagarthehorrible almost 4 years ago
Good god, what is this six year old doing outside the house after midnight.
forefrontsc Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Calvin’s dad is a disgrace, he NEVER nurtures Calvin’s imagination, and childhood dreams. Follow how his dad reacts to anything that Calvin does that shows creativity and imagination. Calvin’s mother, although often frustrated, understands and nurtures Calvin. Calvin’s dad is a LOOSER as a father and role model..
The Uchiha Clan almost 4 years ago
Ooh boy, Calvin’s in trouble
bryan42 almost 4 years ago
I’ve always loved Watterson’s art of Dad falling here.
timothyabigelow almost 4 years ago
One of the Best strips ever!!!!
rshive almost 4 years ago
Is this the most aggravated that we’ve ever seen Dad?
DCBakerEsq almost 4 years ago
I’ve always been suspicious of Dad.
William Stoneham Premium Member almost 4 years ago
After moving to a snowy state from the South, I decide on washing my car on my steep north facing driveway on a nice, sunny winter day. Never considered the concrete was still cold enough to immediately freeze the water. Fortunately, most injuries were to my pride.
Benjamin Sunshine almost 4 years ago
Haha
PeterFox-the ultimately based anti spammer of GC over 3 years ago
His expression in the third panel XD