![]() Watterson talks extensively about the evolution of comics, and the newspaper medium in general. I realize now that much of the lore my friends would tell me about Watterson likely comes from this book. Even though I was given this book as a child, I had only ever paged through reading the comics, so this was my first time reading the text. ![]() It is a different Calvin and Hobbes, in that it includes lengthy musings and reflections by the author, Bill Watterson. It being the summertime, I felt in the mood for something carefree, and found this on my shelf. A few of my friends were obsessed with Calvin and Hobbes, and had read every book. Calvin's adventurousness and imagination was an inspiration for me and my friends. ![]() It was in this venue that I first came across Calvin and Hobbes. I would sometimes get access to compilations of comic strips the though (Garfield, Peanuts, etc.). ![]() My parents didn't subscribe to the newspaper, so I didn't have access to the comic strips as a kid. ![]()
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