Bill Watterson really doesn't get enough credit for his integrity. He could have cashed in on C&H so many times, he still could, but he felt that even so much as a plush Hobbes would tarnish the canon and pervert the IP. He made a set of strips, he ended it before it overstayed its welcome, and he drifted back into obscurity. It's possibly the only artwork that I would be perfectly fine to never see enter the public domain.
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The downside of not having any major corporation defend his IP for infringing on their profits is that you see tons of counterfeit Calvin stuff that is very out of character. Used to see more of it. Thankfully as the strip hasn't been over-promoted, he's not mega popular, so I don't feel like you see it as much as you used to
Yeah, as a kid I definitely remember seeing the "kid pissing on " bumper stickers. Honestly, I never even recognized him as Calvin because it was so out of character for him. It wasn't until years later that I was like, "hold up, that's definitely Calvin, how was that ever allowed?"
How in the world is the Peanuts IP worth that much?
It really isn't, I'd say just Snoopy has any value. I don't think the old holiday specials hold up well at all.
cries in Snoopy's voice
How long before we get a Peanuts Cinematic Universe?