this post was submitted on 09 May 2024
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Calvin and Hobbes

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Hello fellow Calvin and Hobbes fans!

About this community and how I post the comic strip… The comics are posted in chronological order on the day (usually) they were released. Posting them to match the release date adds a bit of fun and nostalgia to match the experience of reading them in the newspaper for first time. Many moons ago, I would ask my Dad to save the newspaper for me everyday so I could read my favorite comic strips. It really sucked when I missed a day. Only years later, when I got the books was I able to catch up on the missed strips.

Calvin and Hobbes is a daily American comic strip created by cartoonist Bill Watterson that was syndicated from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. Commonly cited as "the last great newspaper comic",[2][3][4] Calvin and Hobbes has enjoyed broad and enduring popularity, influence, and academic and philosophical interest… Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_and_Hobbes

Hope you enjoy and feel free to contribute to the community with art, cool stuff about the author, tattoos, toys and anything else, as long it’s Calvin and Hobbes!

Ps. Sub to all my comic strip communities:

Bloom County !bloomcounty@lemm.ee https://lemm.ee/c/bloomcounty

Calvin and Hobbes !calvinandhobbes@lemmy.world https://lemmy.world/c/calvinandhobbes

Cyanide and Happiness !cyanideandhappiness https://lemm.ee/c/cyanideandhappiness

Garfield !garfield@lemmy.world https://lemmy.world/c/garfield

The Far Side !thefarside@sh.itjust.works https://lemmy.world/c/thefarside@sh.itjust.works

Fine print: All comics I post are freely available online. In no way am I claiming ownership, copyright or anything else. This is a not for profit community, we just want to enjoy our comics, thank you.

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Considering my parents made everything out of a box, Calvin honestly doesn't know how good his parents are being with real home-cooked meals instead of just mac'n'cheese with chopped up hot dogs.

He will grow up a healthier kid, with better eating habits, and more self control.

I mean, they're dropping the ball on Calvin's breakfasts, but getting a kid to not eat cereal in the morning in the 80's/90's was basically impossible. So, I'll let them have a pass on that.

Anyway, they really were written as quite good parents despite all their silly foibles themselves. They were quite realistic, but also probably better than your average 1980's parent.

[–] kender242@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Don't forget, it also builds character!

(Love going through these comics with my daughter for the first time again)

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Did he just Jim the camera?

Is that synonymous with breaking the fourth wall?

[–] Emanuel@lemmy.eco.br 5 points 6 months ago

This takes me back. It was one of the first strips I ever read of Calvin and Hobbes

[–] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago

So am I, Calvin.