Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for January 11, 2024

I wonder how is Calvin going to explain to his Mother: how his clothes ended up in a tree and he is standing naked in the snow — Calvin, catchers and pitchers report in one month.

Pick on someone your own size, Calvin.

Calvin, Calvin, Calvin…. will you ever learn?

What incredible ferocity by Hobbes leaving Calvin alone in the cold! He truly got sweet revenge for getting hit in the head with a snowball.

At least Hobbes left you your chonies, Calvin.

3rd panel, Hobbes got hit in the back of head, if Hobbes seen the snowball coming/doing all that he would have ducked out of the way.

Calvin’s lucky that was ALL that happened to him!!

Now head home and explain this……

Did you see how Hobbes ripped off your clothes? What control! What form!

Hobbes is a hypocrite! Isn’t he always pouncing on Calvin for fun?

And his parents will tell him that he put his own clothes in a tree.

He’s lucky Hobbes didn’t have him as a snack.

HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!

Hobbes went to live with Susie Derkins and he never came back.

There are times when it’s better to miss.

Calvin, you deserve what you got from Hobbes! You never throw a snowball at your best friend and a tiger. LOL

Heh, matching expressions of rage between the last two panels – they truly are best friends!

If you can’t do the time don’t do the crime.

What are you complaining about, Calvin? Hobbes let you keep your underpants!

At least you’re alive to complain, Calvin…

I see London

I see France

I see Calvin’s…

Payback is awesome

Calvin is lucky Hobbes didn’t pack his fruit of the looms full of snow and freeze the kid’s raisins off.

Most of the comments seem to be missing the main joke. Calvin says, “Wasn’t that a great shot?? What control! What form! Did you notice I packed the snow so that…” Hobbes is far less impressed by it than Calvin is.

Reminds me of Charlie Brown on the pitcher’s mound after a hit.

Ever since i read this strip a long time ago it has forever been one of my favorite Calvin an Hobbes.

He should be able to reach that branch with a modest jump.

How are you going to explain that one, Calvin?

As war veterans lie dying on the battlefield, seldom do they think, “That was a good shot”

Calvin has an interesting definition of a “real friend.”

A real friend wouldn’t pummel a friend with a snowball.

Calvin must be cold resistant to survive that long without freezing.

No, I can’t imagine anyone would be happy to be in Calvin’s situation.

That look of anger on Hobbes in the third panel looks like a familiar expression on Calvin’s mom when she’s “had enough.”

Hobbes feels a bared Calvin can better appreciate his point of view on receiving that packed snowball.

Given the enthusiasm with which Calvin’s so often seized opportunities to practice nudism in the past, he should be shivering with excitement over this one!

If we assume that Hobbes’ behavior is a product of Calvin’s imagination, then Calvin has some serious mental problems that would make him undress and hurl his clothes into a tree in such freezing weather.

On the other hand, if Hobbes is a real anthropomorphic tiger, then Calvin should have expected some sort of payback.

Friends help you move.

Real friends help you move dead bodies.

A real friend would appreciate his clothes being hung up to dry. :)

Good God. The feline did get mad after all.

Yes, Calvin, I think Hobbes noticed all the subtilties of your form. To show his appreciation, he pantsed you.

That kid’s gonna have frostbite where frostbite has no business being.

Friends help you move. REAL friends help you move bodies.

@BE THIS GUY- Believe me, as creative and imaginative as Calvin is, he’ll think of something.

He was kindly allotted his skivvy shorts.

Everyone’s a critic.