Snow machines spit out little uniform pellets of snow. I wonder if that has a “ball-bearing effect” making people ski faster? Call me a flake, but I prefer the original, unique stuff. Of course I don’t ski.
Dad’s Sweater!!!!!! That was the FIRST thing I noticed: I vividly remember when I was a kid and the adult neighborhood males would wear those sweaters on ‘casual date night’. We thought they were SO beautiful back then. But they really weren’t…
Thanks to water shortages, they are having to use sewage treatment effluent in snow machines. Watch out for the yellow snow. It really makes him want to point one at Susie.
I’ve enjoyed Calvin and Hobbes since the beginning and own several of “their” books. I see a distinct similarity between C & H and now Cow and Boy which I believe to be just as insightful, but edgier. I hope I’m not out of place here, recommending another comic, but give it a shot. Here’s a review I found on Amazon.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews4 of 4 people found the following review helpful5.0 out of 5 stars Expect Hilarity July 26, 2009By Aaron K. SmithFormat:PaperbackI started reading Cow & Boy online, where I read all the strips I follow, without expecting much. There are lots of comics dealing with a child and their animal companion, most of which are not likely to thrill. Unlike those, however, Cow & Boy is not simply about an child and his animal. It’s about life, growing up, having adventures, anxiety, outright fear, stupid stunts, politics, current events, obsession, etc all through the eyes of the wise yet semi-naive Cow and the precocious Billy.
Although I am loathe to make this comparison for fear of pigeon-holing the artist, Mark Leiknes have a perfected a tone of voice that can bring out the hilarity and outright silliness in situations that you and I deal with every day. This particular voice has only been expressed by one other author that I know of, Bill Watterson of Calvin and Hobbes. Is Cow & Boy and a Calvin and Hobbes knockoff? Heck no! Leiknes has his own way of telling stories and setting up punchlines. Cow and Billy are very different characters from Hobbes and Calvin. The similarity between Watterson and Leiknes is not in style but rather in the ability to expose your deepest concerns and treat them will comfort and insightful humor.
The bottom line is this: Cow & Boy is downright hilarious. From Cow’s obsession over Hollywood stars to Billy’s endless ideas for adventure and/or payoff. You will not regret getting this collection. I doubt, in fact, that it will take you more than one sitting to feverishly read through the entire book. You’ll kick yourself for not finding this strip sooner, and you beg for another collection to be published.
But, Calvin, you don’t LIVE on a hillside and as some comics seem to show you living in Ohio, there’s not a suitable slope that I know of in your whole region.Yeah, go to Switzerland. For the snow and the chocolate alone, if you don’t like cheese.
Snow’s pretty but it packs down quickly into ice on sidewalks and streets making for some bad accidents. I know – after six years in Alaska I could not care less about snow!
I decided this time to really take a close look at the pattern in Dad’s chair. It changes from panel to panel. Camoflauge furniture – no wonder Calvin is so mixed up…
@khpage: The varying pattern in the furniture tells you that Bill Watterson drew every panel individually, without using any tricks to reproduce part of it from one panel to the next. Of course, it’s a lot easier for cartoonists to use tricks like that today, in the digital age.
All you need to make your own snow is anything that will spray a fine mist high enough to freeze before it lands. An electric pressure washer works great.
legaleagle48 almost 12 years ago
Not exactly subtle, are you, Calvin?
rentier almost 12 years ago
I would suggest more relying on nature, at all!
Vonne Anton almost 12 years ago
Great sweater, Dad…ack!
margueritem almost 12 years ago
Every kid’s dream!
GROG Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Nice sweater, Dad. Calvin, if you don’t like being disappointed, I’d think about lowering your expectations.
thirdguy almost 12 years ago
Vermont just got a foot of new powder!
ratlum almost 12 years ago
HE wants a small one,just big enough to make slush balls.OK
vwdualnomand almost 12 years ago
or, you can visit switzerland. snow, cheese, chocolate, etc…
Linux0s almost 12 years ago
How big of a snow-making machine would you need to cover Susie Derkins?
orinoco womble almost 12 years ago
Snow machines spit out little uniform pellets of snow. I wonder if that has a “ball-bearing effect” making people ski faster? Call me a flake, but I prefer the original, unique stuff. Of course I don’t ski.
bluram almost 12 years ago
cdward almost 12 years ago
Dad: I’d be happy to install a snow-making machine if you buy it. Just let me know, ’kay?
Aaberon almost 12 years ago
Dad’s Sweater!!!!!! That was the FIRST thing I noticed: I vividly remember when I was a kid and the adult neighborhood males would wear those sweaters on ‘casual date night’. We thought they were SO beautiful back then. But they really weren’t…
PoodleGroomer almost 12 years ago
Thanks to water shortages, they are having to use sewage treatment effluent in snow machines. Watch out for the yellow snow. It really makes him want to point one at Susie.
rshive almost 12 years ago
What’s with Dad’s shirt/sweater? Looks kind of like a reject from the thrift store.
ossiningaling almost 12 years ago
Really, Dad? Not the best way to keep your numbers up.
stevenjohns almost 12 years ago
Machines make man-made… ?
Number Three almost 12 years ago
LOL LOL… Calvin is so cute.
xxx
apolitical almost 12 years ago
I’ve enjoyed Calvin and Hobbes since the beginning and own several of “their” books. I see a distinct similarity between C & H and now Cow and Boy which I believe to be just as insightful, but edgier. I hope I’m not out of place here, recommending another comic, but give it a shot. Here’s a review I found on Amazon.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews4 of 4 people found the following review helpful5.0 out of 5 stars Expect Hilarity July 26, 2009By Aaron K. SmithFormat:PaperbackI started reading Cow & Boy online, where I read all the strips I follow, without expecting much. There are lots of comics dealing with a child and their animal companion, most of which are not likely to thrill. Unlike those, however, Cow & Boy is not simply about an child and his animal. It’s about life, growing up, having adventures, anxiety, outright fear, stupid stunts, politics, current events, obsession, etc all through the eyes of the wise yet semi-naive Cow and the precocious Billy.
Although I am loathe to make this comparison for fear of pigeon-holing the artist, Mark Leiknes have a perfected a tone of voice that can bring out the hilarity and outright silliness in situations that you and I deal with every day. This particular voice has only been expressed by one other author that I know of, Bill Watterson of Calvin and Hobbes. Is Cow & Boy and a Calvin and Hobbes knockoff? Heck no! Leiknes has his own way of telling stories and setting up punchlines. Cow and Billy are very different characters from Hobbes and Calvin. The similarity between Watterson and Leiknes is not in style but rather in the ability to expose your deepest concerns and treat them will comfort and insightful humor.
The bottom line is this: Cow & Boy is downright hilarious. From Cow’s obsession over Hollywood stars to Billy’s endless ideas for adventure and/or payoff. You will not regret getting this collection. I doubt, in fact, that it will take you more than one sitting to feverishly read through the entire book. You’ll kick yourself for not finding this strip sooner, and you beg for another collection to be published.
StrangerCoug almost 12 years ago
Don’t worry, Calvin. It doesn’t snow much here in southern New Mexico.
kab2rb almost 12 years ago
Hey Calvin a lot of folks in states want snow to play in.
tuslog64 almost 12 years ago
And don’t those machines take money to run? Who pays?
Popeyesforearm almost 12 years ago
he could ski on the cold shoulder from dad
Puddleglum2 almost 12 years ago
“Hint, hint”, or …get my ‘drift’?
Rakkav almost 12 years ago
But, Calvin, you don’t LIVE on a hillside and as some comics seem to show you living in Ohio, there’s not a suitable slope that I know of in your whole region.Yeah, go to Switzerland. For the snow and the chocolate alone, if you don’t like cheese.
calvinsfriend110 almost 12 years ago
Calvin, you’re lucky to have a state with snow. Where I live it doesn’t.
Rickapolis almost 12 years ago
Does he want to ride his sled or build another snowman army?
caseyatbat16 almost 12 years ago
Snow’s pretty but it packs down quickly into ice on sidewalks and streets making for some bad accidents. I know – after six years in Alaska I could not care less about snow!
khpage almost 12 years ago
I decided this time to really take a close look at the pattern in Dad’s chair. It changes from panel to panel. Camoflauge furniture – no wonder Calvin is so mixed up…
Hobbes Premium Member almost 12 years ago
@khpage: The varying pattern in the furniture tells you that Bill Watterson drew every panel individually, without using any tricks to reproduce part of it from one panel to the next. Of course, it’s a lot easier for cartoonists to use tricks like that today, in the digital age.
JP Steve Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Hey Dad, you could just do what Vancouver did for the 2010 Olympics — truck the snow in from the high Rockies!
legaleagle48 almost 12 years ago
Nope — I remember saying that as a kid more than 40 years ago!
beyondnow777 almost 12 years ago
All you need to make your own snow is anything that will spray a fine mist high enough to freeze before it lands. An electric pressure washer works great.
reshiram501 almost 12 years ago
calvin its snow big deal