Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for December 04, 2008

LOL! He doesn’t want Hobbes wasting his strength by taking on Suzie.

Well, we all know that Calvin likes to make everyone’s day a little more surreal … like the time he answered a ringing phone and ordered a pizza.

Oh boy. Things are going to get real exciting. Ambulance Helicopter…

Susie says:”Talking with you is sort of the conversational equivalent of an out-of-body experience.”

Susie hunny, it’s like that with all boys…you get used to it eventually.

Ohh Vixen, listening to a woman makes you feel like you had the brown acid.

See what I mean!? LOL

No need to worry Calvin, Hobbes would never attack a pretty girl like Susie…. unless it was a smooch attack!!!

I can see the headlines: REMAKE OF SILENCE OF THE LAMBS -Starring Gweedo Murray as ‘Buffalo Bill’

I love reliving my childhood thru a cartoon kid and his stuffed animal. Can harldy wait to see what I’m up to tomorrow!

Calvin doesn’t want to part his mostloved tiger with someone else.

Whew!

Susie really dodged a bullet this time!

Huh? Susie called Hobbes a “stuffed tiger”. How insulting!!!

”Talking with you is sort of the conversational equivalent of an out-of-body experience.”

I’m not sure exactly what that line is supposed to MEAN, but it’s still funny. :-)

Looks like Hobbes is staying out of this

coooooooollllll!!!!!!

“Stuffed tiger”??? There’s no respect in this world, after that insult Hobbes should “warm up” for the afternoon…

Let the adventure begin.

Long-time lurker, first-time poster :D

@ Doctortoon you are so right… @ Joemerl she means that speaking to Calvin is very surreal.

And Hobbes won’t attack Susie, he thinks she’s cute :) (Mr. Bun, on the other hand…)

Oh, now I remember how this one turned out. Watterson was a genius.

Descriptions of carnage? Watch the news!!

like was said… I can’t wait to see what happens tomorrow.

Marg; I am wondering if there is a bit of double entendre in your comment, for we do remember that Hobbes is a bit sweet on Suzie. wndrwrthg; I knew there was something familiar about you, bro…..LOL Optimystic; welcome to our little niche of reality, your observations are most astute.

PERSONALIY I THINK THIS IS THE BEST COMIC STRIP IN THE PAST 23 YEARS. ITS A SHAME BILL DOESNT CONTINUE TO MAKE NEW ONES TO THIS DAY.

hobbes is bigger then calvin when he is in his stuffed animal form. wonder if he is heavy…

Hey! Light up! will ya? Just wait and see what the next strip will be like for tomorrow or next two days. See what it will happen. :-)

@ Mikeberkery,

If I recall rightly, Bill Watterson ceased doing Calvin & Hobbes (15 years ago?) as a final protest against his syndicate bosses insistance that he “merchandise” the characters, i.e., allow them to be plastered on all kinds of marketable stuff….like tv commercials, t-shirts, cups, toys, etc. Bill coveted his characters too much to prostitute them that way and so he was forced to put a stop the legal machines that were hounding him by stopping any further contracted production on Calvin & Hobbs altogether.

I guess we can blame ‘greed’ for Calvin’s untimely demise.

grazer says:

“I guess we can blame ‘greed’ for Calvin’s untimely demise.”

Yes, I respect Bill for his principles. If only there were some way to have new C&Hs with those principles against greed and artistic prostitution.

Does he not hold the license to these characters? If not they would have been all over everything anyway. If he does have the licenses wouldn’t he be able to still create them while publishing them another place? Just wonderin’

JonD17 says:

Marg; I am wondering if there is a bit of double entendre in your comment, for we do remember that Hobbes is a bit sweet on Suzie.

No, none at all. Calvin doesn’t want Hobbes to waste his strength attacking Susie. As someone else said, Hobbes has a little crush on Susie, and would never harm a hair on her head.

oh no i hope moe doesnt kill hobbes

‘talking with you is sort of the conversational equivalent of an out-of-body experience’

i’m in love with suzie

i would hav loved owning a merchandise thats from C&H.. esp. a stuffed tiger like hobbes! and then see if he does turn real as soon as no one else is in sight! ;)

Aawwwwwwwww… Calvin’s innocence is absolutely adorable!

@ Ldywldkat: His insistence may have been great from an artistic standpoint, but people that want C&H merchandise generally find a way to get it, sadly…

Very funny! I love Calvin and Hobbes!