"Calvin and Hobbes" creator Bill Watterson grants first interview since 1989
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Holy shit, he's the comedy version of willy wonka
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[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;20371935]Then you lack the intelligence to understand them.[/QUOTE]
This was the first comic I ever read, I got a book of his comics when these were new. Yet I could understand them at the age of 8-12
Calvin and Hobbes was part of my childhood, my first real glimpse into deeper creative work. It makes me well up remembering reading them as a kid.
[QUOTE=BlackWolf97;20371952]Holy shit, he's the comedy version of willy wonka
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This was the first comic I ever read, I got a book of his comics when these were new. Yet I could understand them at the age of 8-12[/QUOTE]
I was going to say he must be 7 or younger.
Then I looked at his profile and lol'd.
4 years old, apparently.
[QUOTE=Nyaos;20371222]I honestly attribute my intelligence to reading this strip as a kid. I didn't even really "get" it, but it was better than reading Garfield or something else god-awful.[/QUOTE]
garfield was not always so bad
[QUOTE=Waals Vander;20372685]garfield was not always so bad[/QUOTE]
When you see the Halloween strip, the later ones become downright disturbing to think about, to the point of being just plain creepy.
[sp]You discover that Garfield's been living in a long abandoned house, with delusions of Odie, Jon, and lots of food as he slowly starves to death.[/sp]
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;20372712]When you see the Halloween strip, the later ones become downright disturbing to think about, to the point of being just plain creepy.
[sp]You discover that Garfield's been living in a long abandoned house, with delusions of Odie, Jon, and lots of food as he slowly starves to death.[/sp][/QUOTE]
i think i know the one you're talking about. it's been a while since i've read it, but i remember. i suppose it was rather creepy.
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i thought it was he slept so long he was in the future or something
[QUOTE=Waals Vander;20372685]garfield was not always so bad[/QUOTE]
Here's a good article about Garfield in that regard, it discusses how Garfield progressed into the terrible shit it is today
[url]http://wondermark.com/the-comic-strip-doctor-garfield/[/url]
Garfield and the Simpsons are the cultural equivalent of the that beat-up stuffed toy from your childhood that you can't bare to throw away.
Also this interview is surprisingly boring
I got the entire series in december.
I loved them, so I got them. I love them, and I wish there were more.
best comics ever
[QUOTE=TH89;20372966]Here's a good article about Garfield in that regard, it discusses how Garfield progressed into the terrible shit it is today
[URL]http://wondermark.com/the-comic-strip-doctor-garfield/[/URL][/QUOTE]Wow. I remember this happening in real time. I got Garfield's Halloween adventure or something and from there I was hooked. I bought and read all the books as they came out. The oldest ones were good, Jim Davis peaked in the golden age, the silver age cane and then...Issue 25, I believe, was the last one worth reading. Suddenly all the stories vanished and we instead got endless, unfunny one liners. I stopped at 29.
It's very depressing for me to look at Garfield now because it was once actually a good strip. It wasn't a classic or a masterpiece, but it was entertaining. Now it's just a pathetic revenue generator.
(How do you find all this cool shit on the Internet, TH89?)
[QUOTE=PariahKing;20373546]Wow. I remember this happening in real time. I got Garfield's Halloween adventure or something and from there I was hooked. I bought and read all the books as they came out. The oldest ones were good, there was a section after that where the characters "found themselves" (Golden Age), the decline to a good and decent strip that makes fun of the established order, and then right around...Issue 25, I believe, was the last one worth reading. Suddenly all the stories vanished and we instead got endless, unfunny one liners. I stopped at 29.
It's very depressing for me to look at Garfield now because it was once actually a good strip. It wasn't a classic or a masterpiece, but it was entertaining. Now it's just a pathetic revenue generator.
(How do you find all this cool shit on the Internet, TH89?)[/QUOTE]
okay i don't really want to turn this thread towards garfield but i do agree: i think the major decline in garfield has been due to his mass marketing; davis only cares about the money now and has lost any real passion he has -- the relationship has lost its excitement. i've been reading garfield and many other comic books since i was 6... bill watterson had it right though, had the passion and love for it.
[QUOTE=Waals Vander;20373659]okay i don't really want to turn this thread towards garfield but i do agree: i think the major decline in garfield has been due to his mass marketing; davis only cares about the money now and has lost any real passion he has -- the relationship has lost its excitement. i've been reading garfield and many other comic books since i was 6... bill watterson had it right though, had the passion and love for it.[/QUOTE]
What kept Watterson's comic alive was his passion for art, always struggling with the papers for more space for his art. Not a passion for a career or money, but his talent.
I salute you Bill Waterson. You are my hero :patriot:
[QUOTE=Waals Vander;20373659]okay i don't really want to turn this thread towards garfield but i do agree: i think the major decline in garfield has been due to his mass marketing; davis only cares about the money now and has lost any real passion he has -- the relationship has lost its excitement. i've been reading garfield and many other comic books since i was 6... bill watterson had it right though, had the passion and love for it.[/QUOTE]
I remember the Garfield animated TV show. I thought it was a great show, and fit perfectly with the comic. For me, the series jumped the shark when the Garfield live-action movie came out, and the comic was never the same again.
It makes me rage every time I end up behind a truck or an SUV that has a "Calvin peeing on [I]x[/I]" sticker on the window.
Oh, the nostalgia.
[QUOTE=IceCKryss;20373787]I remember the Garfield animated TV show. I thought it was a great show, and fit perfectly with the comic. For me, the series jumped the shark when the Garfield live-action movie came out, and the comic was never the same again.
It makes me rage every time I end up behind a truck or an SUV that has a "Calvin peeing on [I]x[/I]" sticker on the window.[/QUOTE]
Than god Waterson always objected to a cartoon for C&H
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[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;20373803]Oh, the nostalgia.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I just nostalgia'd all over my computer.
Always a bitch cleaning up....
Watterson's strip was great, but Watterson himself is kind of a recluse.. :l
I didn't realize he modeled the Dad pretty much after himself. I should know this. :saddowns:
[QUOTE=Strongbad;20374273]Watterson's strip was great, but Watterson himself is kind of a recluse.. :l[/QUOTE]
nothing wrong with that
[QUOTE=KaIibos;20366087]Interesting. I never knew that.[/QUOTE]
I've known it for as long as I can remember. They piss me off so much.
[QUOTE=Zinayzen;20374349]I didn't realize he modeled the Dad pretty much after himself. I should know this. :saddowns:[/QUOTE]
It's fine if you never actually saw what he looked like. I believe he said that Calvin's father was drawn after himself, but character wise is based on his own father.
Calvin and Hobbes is still my absolute favorite comic character. His humor gets me every time.
I only got to read Calvin and Hobbes for the first time last year, living in Australia and being born in 1995.
People don't really read comic books here.
I'm glad he had the interview. It makes much more sense now why he would have put an end to such a wonderful comic series like he did. I still miss Calvin and Hobbes, though :frown:
:crying: I want more Calvin and Hobbes. All the strips always made me smile.
I always get massive heartnostalgia everytime I see words "Calvin and Hobbes" (or Lassi ja Leevi)
[QUOTE=clanratc;20378090]:crying: I want more Calvin and Hobbes. All the strips always made me smile.[/QUOTE]
I've never read a bad or dumb strip from Calvin and Hobbes :frown:
lucky luke die in the last book
[QUOTE=PariahKing;20373546](How do you find all this cool shit on the Internet, TH89?)[/QUOTE]
I used to hang out a lot on a forum where the guy who runs Wondermark posted a lot. Same place that came up with Powerup Comics, actually
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Jesus that's bigger than I thought.
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