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Mom doesnāt eat lunch with Calvin when Dadās not there. Sheās smart. Maybe if they let him read comics at the dinner table thereād be less fuss.
I see weāve once again hit that point where I am largely unfamiliar with the strips. I got every collection I could but somehow MISSED one back in the day- I was shocked to find strips in a bookstore Iād never seen before. Iāve read the entirety of the C&H run, but because I only read these ones as an adult and not constantly as a kid, I forget them more often.
Another strip that raises the question of what Hobbes is. I started out assuming that he was a stuffed doll who only came alive in Calvinās imagination. I later started to wonder whether Calvinās imagination really does bring Hobbes to life. Several other readers have expressed this view and the Calvin and Hobbes Wiki entry on Calvin states that Calvinās imagination does seem strong enough to bring Hobbes to life. However, Watterson stated in The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book ā which was published towards the end of the stripās ten year run ā āI do not see Hobbes as a stuffed doll who miraculously comes to life when alone with Calvin. Neither do I see Hobbes as a product of Calvinās imagination.ā
Another popular fan theory is that Hobbes is part of Calvinās split personality. This is a pretty good idea. However, we sometimes see Calvin and Hobbes doing things in different places at the same time. It was the fact that Hobbes is sometimes shown doing things when Calvin is elsewhere that first led me to suspect that Calvinās imagination was bringing Hobbes to life ā which I now know was NOT what Watterson intended.
Watterson does go on to explain, āCalvin sees Hobbes one way. Everyone else sees Hobbes another way. I think this is how life works. No two people see the world in exactly the same way. Hobbes is more to do with the subjective nature of reality than with dolls coming to life.ā This is a good enough explanation but I also like to remember that Hobbes is portrayed as Calvin sees him when he is alone in the strip. Calvin seems to see the true reality of Hobbes.
Heās eaten the original and now wants a follow-up. The wrestling match was his imagination at work. But it made for a great arc for a gray, wet, windy Sunday.
codycab about 13 hours ago
Hobbes loves a good food fight.
lalapalooza Premium Member about 13 hours ago
this might be where Calvin learns how to cook?
snsurone76 about 13 hours ago
Better throw Calvin into the washer with the rest of the laundry. Mom. You notice that she doesnāt even SEE how beaten up he is!
Bilan about 13 hours ago
Stealing his tuna fish sandwich AND reading his comics? Hobbes has gone too far this time.
oldpine52 about 13 hours ago
Must have been a tuna sandwich.
Johnny Q Premium Member about 12 hours ago
Life aināt fair.
Ivy Valory Premium Member about 12 hours ago
What got into Hobbes?
KC135E/R BOOMER about 11 hours ago
Now I am hungry too.
cholomanaba about 11 hours ago
Be happy, Calvin, at least Hobbes took your dinner and didnĀ“t take you as a dinnerā¦.
orinoco womble about 11 hours ago
Mom doesnāt eat lunch with Calvin when Dadās not there. Sheās smart. Maybe if they let him read comics at the dinner table thereād be less fuss.
KimmiesAndrews about 10 hours ago
I love when Hobbes fights with Calvin. Especially when his shoe and shirt flies off in a seperate frame. Iāve never seen this one before.
Jabroniville Premium Member about 10 hours ago
I see weāve once again hit that point where I am largely unfamiliar with the strips. I got every collection I could but somehow MISSED one back in the day- I was shocked to find strips in a bookstore Iād never seen before. Iāve read the entirety of the C&H run, but because I only read these ones as an adult and not constantly as a kid, I forget them more often.
Calvinist1966 about 8 hours ago
Another strip that raises the question of what Hobbes is. I started out assuming that he was a stuffed doll who only came alive in Calvinās imagination. I later started to wonder whether Calvinās imagination really does bring Hobbes to life. Several other readers have expressed this view and the Calvin and Hobbes Wiki entry on Calvin states that Calvinās imagination does seem strong enough to bring Hobbes to life. However, Watterson stated in The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book ā which was published towards the end of the stripās ten year run ā āI do not see Hobbes as a stuffed doll who miraculously comes to life when alone with Calvin. Neither do I see Hobbes as a product of Calvinās imagination.ā
Another popular fan theory is that Hobbes is part of Calvinās split personality. This is a pretty good idea. However, we sometimes see Calvin and Hobbes doing things in different places at the same time. It was the fact that Hobbes is sometimes shown doing things when Calvin is elsewhere that first led me to suspect that Calvinās imagination was bringing Hobbes to life ā which I now know was NOT what Watterson intended.
Watterson does go on to explain, āCalvin sees Hobbes one way. Everyone else sees Hobbes another way. I think this is how life works. No two people see the world in exactly the same way. Hobbes is more to do with the subjective nature of reality than with dolls coming to life.ā This is a good enough explanation but I also like to remember that Hobbes is portrayed as Calvin sees him when he is alone in the strip. Calvin seems to see the true reality of Hobbes.
bignatefantic2.0 about 8 hours ago
Couldnāt Hobbes just ask nicely? Oh wait I forgot, heās a tiger
DJohnny about 8 hours ago
- By the way, you got that t-shirt this morning, why canāt you keep anything clean for more than a few hours?
einarbt about 7 hours ago
Nice salmon sandwich.
John Smith about 7 hours ago
Moms can be so clueless sometimes :(
tcmrr1 about 7 hours ago
Is there a tiger in that basket?
gozirra2 Premium Member about 6 hours ago
WIZ FIZ laundry detergent! For when your kid gets the p!ss scared out of himself by his āstuffedā tiger.
baskate_2000 about 6 hours ago
Donāt blame it on a stuffed tiger no matter how real he is to you.
uniquename about 6 hours ago
But heās a growing boy!
GoldLions Premium Member about 5 hours ago
LOL, guess this is one of the draw backs of living with a tiger, for theyāre always hungry.
rockyridge1977 about 5 hours ago
Ohā¦ā¦ā¦.the struggles of friendship!!!!!
grocks about 5 hours ago
Yes, but can Hobbes wait for dinner?
sandpiper about 4 hours ago
Heās eaten the original and now wants a follow-up. The wrestling match was his imagination at work. But it made for a great arc for a gray, wet, windy Sunday.
ladykat Premium Member about 4 hours ago
It must have been a tuna fish sandwich.
royq27 about 4 hours ago
Musta been tuna.
wiley207 about 4 hours ago
I honestly felt kind of bad for Calvin in the last panel, since Hobbes ended up taking his lunch. Of course, Hobbes just loves to eatā¦
The Wolf In Your Midst about 4 hours ago
āItās only your lunch if you can defend it.ā ā Article 7, section II.B, BYLAWS OF THE JUNGLE
BigDaveGlass about 4 hours ago
Tis the law of the jungle.
StevePappas about 3 hours ago
Yep, this happened to me.
Strawberry King about 2 hours ago
Moms usually say have an apple.
BC in NC Premium Member about 2 hours ago
That glass of milk is a true survivor.
6turtle9 about 2 hours ago
If only Wiz Fiz were real. It would be the only detergent Iād use.
aaronacademy2012 about 1 hour ago
In panel 6, Calvinās shirt looks normal, but in panel 8, it has a few rips. HOW???
Mr Pets 20 minutes ago
Mustāve been tuna in the sandwich