I used to think, when I was Calvin’s age, that I would grow up to be a cartoonist. How hard can it be? Draw a few pictures, take the rest of the day off. But after struggling for ten years to get there, I gave up. The sheer art of Watterson’s work (who can draw fighter jets and dinosaurs in ONE PANEL?!!) and his perceptive insights into the weird dynamics of kids. Watterson remembers my childhood better than I do. I wish I could be Bill Watterson when I grow up.
I used to think, when I was Calvin’s age, that I would grow up to be a cartoonist. How hard can it be? Draw a few pictures, take the rest of the day off. But after struggling for ten years to get there, I gave up. The sheer art of Watterson’s work (who can draw fighter jets and dinosaurs in ONE PANEL?!!) and his perceptive insights into the weird dynamics of kids. Watterson remembers my childhood better than I do. I wish I could be Bill Watterson when I grow up.