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Summary: the beautiful world of calvin!
Review: This collection of strips is particularly endearing because of all the footnotes that Bill Watterson writes next to each series. How did Spaceman Spiff come about? Why are the cartoons structured the way they are? How the strip grew over time... And of course the amazingly wonderful world of Calvin and Hobbes.
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Summary: in short, intergrety.
Review: that is what bill waterson has. integrety. calvin and hobbes is his creation, for comic strip ONLY. no matter what they pay him, no matter how they limit his creativity, his strip remains only in the papers. and that takes guts.the other thing is that this is funny. a minor point, of course. (cough). the commentary is a great point for the collector. not only do you get to see the characters and how they were thought-up, but mr waterson's continuing battle with the syndicate, not to mention the comments after certain strips. it is great to see how the drawing and portrayal of calvin and his stuffed tiger has changed over ten years. if only...if only we could all still be greeted by the first grader with an extensive vocabulary and his sarcastic tiger every morning over warm cups of coffee and an english muffin. we miss you, calvin. and hobbes.
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Summary: Where's My Transmogrifier?
Review: Calvin and Hobbes filled a void in the funny pages that hasn't been taken over by anyone else. When it comes to comic strips, the bubbles above the character's heads could be interchanged and not cause too much confusion. I've rarely found any of them amusing. The Far Side was poorly and grotesquely drawn, trying way too hard to be funny. Family Circus is sickeningly sweet. B.C. is sanctimonius with its heavyhanded religious message. Calvin and Hobbes gave us something in our newspapers that was actually enjoyable. While Calvin is unusually literate and uses an extensive vocabulary for a six year old but this somehow works out. Anyone can identify with his search for adventure in his Walter Mitty like daydreams. The other characters: Hobbes, Susie, Moe, make good foils for his mischevious behavior. This book provides an excellent background in discovering where Bill Watterson found his ideas. It makes an interesting lesson on the job of a cartoonist. His notes on specific cartoons can be enlightening. At times his commentary may become pompous and overbearing though. Go out and buy the three Calvin and Hobbes anthologies first to have a complete set of his work. By the way: I always see these bumperstickers showing Calvin urinating on either a Ford or Chevy logo. I don't know how these faked bumperstickers got started but it proves another example of how ignorant and vulgar our society is becoming.
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Summary: Funny book
Review: I gave it that rating because the words were very long and hard to read, but other than that it is very funny and good. I would not read this book until I was older.
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Summary: Very, very, good.
Review: Avery good and completely funny cartoons of a 6 year old kid that likes to get in to michief.
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Summary: A true masterpiece
Review: Watterson's cartoons capture the hilarous and zany times of childhood. Calvin and Hobbes is a godsend from the cartoon people and it is well worthwhile and extremely entertaining to read. I give it two thumbs way, way up!
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Summary: Spaceman Spiff? Stupendous Man? Tracer Bullet? Hobbes?
Review: Calvin and Hobbes is far and away the greatest comic ever written, and it's really too bad that Watterson retired. I feel it's enough to say that. If you've never read the comic before, you are TRULY missing out. Enjoy
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Summary: THE BEST COMIC BOOK THIS CENTURY!
Review: This book was great with fun filled pages. It was a great book to read, and read over again. Calvil and Hobbes was a fun book to read after reading the other books from Bill Watterson. It gives you a great look at how the whole thing began. The first pages show how calvin and hobbes met, and throught the book you run into many crazy ideas and funny jokes. This book was good because I could relate to a lot of the things mentioned in it. After reading the book I wanted to read all of the other books. Since then I have bought every one of Tim Wattsons, Calvin and Hobbes books. I suggest that you too join in on the fun.
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Summary: JUST WILD
Review: I THINK THIS BOOK IS JUST GREAT AND YOU WILL TO. THE LITEL CALVIN IS JUST TO COMPLACATID.
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Summary: Excellent book!!
Review: Meet Calvin, a smooth talking six-year-old with a wild imagination and his pal, a stuffed tiger he believes is real named Hobbes. They play together and have some wild adventures that range from making snowmen and snowforts, running around the house, watching television, bothering a girl Calvin has a mild crush on, named Susie Derkins, and, occaisionally fighting each other. Calvin and Hobbes have a great chemistry. They always run and play outside together. This is the first ever Calvin and Hobbes book and it has the very first comic ever done by Bill Watterson, too. Calvin hates his school and his teacher who drives him crazy, Ms. Wormwood. Calvin's parents also get on his nerves because they are very average and boring people. Calvin spends most of his school time daydreaming about his imaginary superhero he has made up, Spaceman Spiff, or other things that entertain him for the moment. He also hates the kids in his school. Calvin and Hobbes also like to ride sleds in the winter and wagons in the summer. Then there is someone they meet who they really don't like, their babysitter, Rosalyn. They terrorize her and drive her up a wall, but she gets lots of money from the parents who are so desperate to get away from him. There also is a bully named Moe who beats up on Calvin and takes his lunch money. Other incidents are when Hobbes "helps" Calvin get his homework done, and when Calvin and Hobbes look for monsters under the bed, which scare them so much that they carry dart guns, bats, and their cleverness to deal with the stupid monsters. These cartoons are not like most comics, they have a very special magic about them that only Bill Watterson can bring. Calvin and Hobbes has a true friendship and chemistry, very funny incidents, and, Bill Watterson reminds us all that childhood is not just a bunch of fun and games, but can be very hard. Buy this book, and you'll see what I mean.
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