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Summary: Calvin & Hobbs made the 80s' a great decade.
Review: ... The 80s' had the best cartoons ever. We had "Calvin & Hobbs", "The Far Side" and "Bloom County" to entertain us each morning and that made life a whole lot better. "Calvin & Hobbs" was my favorite as it invoked both longings for my childhood and also it was and still remains hilarious. This book is a great start to your Calvin & Hobbs collection.A word of warning though. These cartoons are more addictive than chocolate. I bought this book with the intention of enjoying it a little at a time - read a few pages each night. Needless to say, I read the entire 254 pages in one sitting. I had to finish reading by flashlight as the power was out all over the city that night.
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Summary: The greatest comic strip of all time!
Review: Although I am writing my review for this particular book, my comments here can also be taken to apply to all of the other Calvin and Hobbes books. I own all 16 of them. Yes, I know that means that I have a lot of duplication, but I still like the cover art and original stories that are inside of each book. Anyway, Calvin and Hobbes is my favorite comic strip of all time. And I guess it's kind of cliched to say that, because there are so many other people who also feel that way. Well, that's because this cartoon touches so many people in such a wonderful way. It reminds me of what it's like to be a little kid with a very active imagination. It takes me back to a simpler time when I didn't have to worry about the problems of the "real" world. The stories are great. The characters are very interesting and have lots of personality. I like the way that Watterson draws, and I like the colors that he uses. All 16 of these books are excellent.
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Summary: A great read!
Review: Bill Waterson is argudably one of the best comic writers out there. Even through his retirement, he has made great books of past comics featuring his Calvin and Hobbes characters. I laugh and laugh at these comics he creates and I sometimes wonder how he comes up with such brilliant ideas sometimes with the storylines of some of the strips. Calvin, one of his best known characters, is the trouble-making kid in the school. He is funny and imaginative and likes to make funa and games with his "real" pet friend Hobbes. Through the comics, you can see the relationship between a stuffed animal and a human. In this comic though, Hobbes "comes to life" in Calvins eyes. The things that Calvin can sometimes get involved in is so hilarious and sometimes out of this world. I guarantee that anyone that loves comics will fall in love with this one and should definitely buy this book to start their collection of classic comics. All of Bill Waterson's comic books are very well done and very professional. His work is his life and it shows the time and consideration it took to make these characters come to life. Thank you Mr. Waterson for creating such a great comic and thatnk you people for reading my review!
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Summary: A collection of one of the greatest comics of all time
Review: Bill Watterson brings to life two magical characters in a collection of comical and often philosophical cartoon strips. Watterson not only draws his characters well, but pays special attention to the background and other details. This book (which is one of many collections by Watterson) is one of the defining books of the century.
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Summary: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
Review: Bill Watterson's first Calvin and Hobbes treasury "the Essential calvin and hobbes" includes cartoons from Calvin and Hobbes and Something Under the Bed is drooling. This treasury includes great poems written by Watterson at the beginning of the book. In this treasury you'll know how Calvin found Hobbes, when he first met Susie, etc. This is one of Watterson's best books! After "Homicidal psycho jungle cat" and "it's a magical World" I like this the most. If you love sarcasm, humour, and great colourful drawings you'll love to have this treasury. Some of the reasons why I love this book are the sarcastic jokes, normal jokes, the characters' expressions, and fiction stories and poems like Spaceman Spiff stories. Nightmares like monsters under the bed at night also lead to excellent jokes. You'll love Hobbes, Calvin, Calvin's parents, Rosalyn, Miss Wormwood, and Susie. I don't really like "Moe" but I like the thiongs Calvin does to avoid Moe. Bill's works on Calvin and Hobbes is fun to look at and read. The hilarious pictures help add more humour to the stories. This great treasury would be suitable for people of all ages. It might not be suitable for children under the age of "eight" cause they might not understand the humour!
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Summary: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
Review: Bill Watterson's first Calvin and Hobbes treasury "the Essential calvin and hobbes" includes cartoons from Calvin and Hobbes and Something Under the Bed is drooling. This treasury includes great poems written by Watterson at the beginning of the book. In this treasury you'll know how Calvin found Hobbes, when he first met Susie, etc. This is one of Watterson's best books! After "Homicidal psycho jungle cat" and "it's a magical World" I like this the most. If you love sarcasm, humour, and great colourful drawings you'll love to have this treasury. Some of the reasons why I love this book are the sarcastic jokes, normal jokes, the characters' expressions, and fiction stories and poems like Spaceman Spiff stories. Nightmares like monsters under the bed at night also lead to excellent jokes. You'll love Hobbes, Calvin, Calvin's parents, Rosalyn, Miss Wormwood, and Susie. I don't really like "Moe" but I like the thiongs Calvin does to avoid Moe. Bill's works on Calvin and Hobbes is fun to look at and read. The hilarious pictures help add more humour to the stories. This great treasury would be suitable for people of all ages. It might not be suitable for children under the age of "eight" cause they might not understand the humour!
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Summary: Great collection and a great bargain
Review: Calvin & Hobbes was so popular during its run that people never needed to explain what the strip was about to anyone; it's been a couple of years and with the exception of little kids, people seem to remember the strip for the most part. So, all I'll say about this collection is that it is the preferable purchase over the first two books, the self-titled "Calvin & Hobbes" and "Something Under The Bed Is Drooling." Why? "The Essential Calvin and Hobbes" actually collects every single strip from those two books (it's NOT a best of, as some people would say), and most importantly, the Sunday strips are in color. Hands down, Watterson painted the most beautiful looking Sunday strips since Walt Kelly, and it would be a shame if you only knew them through the black and white reproductions of the smaller collections. It's also cheaper to buy this book instead of the first two, as well. As a special bonus, Watterson included a nice, water-colored poem at the beginning, which isn't available anywhere else.
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Summary: Great collection and a great bargain
Review: Calvin & Hobbes was so popular during its run that people never needed to explain what the strip was about to anyone; it's been a couple of years and with the exception of little kids, people seem to remember the strip for the most part. So, all I'll say about this collection is that it is the preferable purchase over the first two books, the self-titled "Calvin & Hobbes" and "Something Under The Bed Is Drooling." Why? "The Essential Calvin and Hobbes" actually collects every single strip from those two books (it's NOT a best of, as some people would say), and most importantly, the Sunday strips are in color. Hands down, Watterson painted the most beautiful looking Sunday strips since Walt Kelly, and it would be a shame if you only knew them through the black and white reproductions of the smaller collections. It's also cheaper to buy this book instead of the first two, as well. As a special bonus, Watterson included a nice, water-colored poem at the beginning, which isn't available anywhere else.
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Summary: Laugh-Out-Loud
Review: Calvin and Hobbes is a satisfyingly funny comic book. Some of the pages are beyond my knowledge as to what's funny, but perhaps I just don't understand. Overall, Calvin and Hobbes is a great "vacation level" book. You can see patterns that never get old, such as when Calvin has polls about his parents and how he thinks all adults are aliens.
Read this book if you want a laugh that you will enjoy for the innocent pleasure!
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Summary: The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
Review: Calvin and Hobbes is definitely the funniest comic I have ever read in my life. It is way funnier than Garfield and Peanuts. Anyways, about this book, The Essential Calvin and Hobbes, it has to be one of the funniest books I ever read. This book features some of their funniest adventures including the one where Calvin uses the payphone to call his dad @ 3 A.M.(pg. 29) or the one where Hobbes dresses up like Calvin (pg. 47) or one of my favorites the one where Calvin and Hobbes go to Susie's birthday party(pg. 202). Calvin and Hobbes is a must read on a rainy day or in the car or anytime at all.
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