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Here are a couple brilliant Calvin and Hobbes inspired bits making their way around the interwebs. This first one comes from the recent Superman/Batman #75 and is by Brian Azzerello and Lee Bermejo. This comic strip is all over the internet, but I first found it on Forbidden Planet International. Click the image below to [...]
Yesterday at work I received a promotional brochure through the mail. It’s without a doubt the single coolest piece of mail I’ve ever received at my office. What was the brochure promoting you ask? I have no idea. It was the postage stamp used to mail the piece that made it so cool. Awesome. Just [...]
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I love me some Calvin & Hobbes. Well here is a clever parody where Hobbes has been replaced with Steve Jobs from Apple. These were written by Jacob Lambert and drawn by Gary Hallgren. Click each image to enlarge.
If you’ve been following recent tech news, you’ve probably heard the reports about the upcoming iPad and Flash being incompatible. Well, this past Sunday Bill Amend, creator of FoxTrot, decided to take a shot at the issue. If you can’t read the cartoon below, click the image to be taken to the FoxTrot website. My [...]
Bill Watterson gave an interview this week to Plain Dealer reporter John Campanelli. This was Watterson’s first interview since 1989. Below is an excerpt: JC: Because your work touched so many people, fans feel a connection to you, like they know you. They want more of your work, more Calvin, another strip, anything. It really [...]
Happy New Year! Today is the final day of CALVIN AND HOBBES SNOW DAYS! I hope you’ve enjoyed these snowmen strips all week. Also, have you made a pledge yet to Dear Mr. Watterson, a film that will look to the readers and fans of Calvin & Hobbes to tell the story of the strip [...]
Today is day four of CALVIN AND HOBBES SNOW DAYS! Enjoy these snowmen strips. Also, please consider making a pledge to Dear Mr. Watterson, a film that will look to the readers and fans of Calvin & Hobbes to tell the story of the strip and its creator. For more information on the fund raising [...]
Today is day three of CALVIN AND HOBBES SNOW DAYS! Enjoy these snowmen strips. Also, please consider making a pledge to Dear Mr. Watterson, a film that will look to the readers and fans of Calvin & Hobbes to tell the story of the strip and its creator. For more information on the fund raising [...]
Today is day two of CALVIN AND HOBBES SNOW DAYS! Enjoy these snowmen strips. Also, please consider making a pledge to Dear Mr. Watterson, a film that will look to the readers and fans of Calvin & Hobbes to tell the story of the strip and its creator. For more information on the fund raising [...]
I’m officially declaring this week CALVIN AND HOBBES SNOW DAYS! Each day this week will spotlight a handful of Calvin & Hobbes comic strips featuring snowmen. This collection won’t cover all of the snowman related strips, but will tackle many of them. You may recall I’ve posted before about the upcoming film, Dear Mr. Watterson. [...]
