Calvin and Hobbes
Back to Basics: Calvin and Hobbes
Sat/Dec/2008 02:00 PM Filed in: Work
Wow, the last few months have been sort of intense, haven't they? Between news of bank collapses, rescue plans, foreclosures, business failures, and day by day recaps of economic calamity, it's understandable if we're all getting wound a little tight. For anyone working in the financial fields, this can't be fun, but even creative professionals are feeling the pinch. It's hard to keep your imagination simmering when everything you're hearing suggests that the time to panic is now! Well, if ever there was a time to get back to basics, get in touch with your imagination, and unwind for the holidays, it is now.
In other words, it's time to catch up with Calvin and Hobbes.
I've had the complete set of Bill Watterson's collected works since I was in high school, but when I moved out west after college I couldn't quite fit all of the collection in my car. Three years ago I got The Complete Calvin and Hobbes for a birthday gift, but it wasn't until last month that I finally started making my way through them. These comics are just as great today as they were ten and twenty years ago. Somehow, Bill Watterson managed to capture something truly universal about childhood, no matter where or when you were raised. For me, the wooded forests of Calvin's hometown are quite different than the canyons of New Mexico (though those are kinda close to the fantastic planets visited by Spaceman Spiff), but his adventures, his thoughts, and his observation all trigger continuing feelings of deja vu.
I thought November was the perfect time to catch up with Calvin and his tiger buddy as they kicked their way through the Autumn leaves, but now that Christmas is on the way, I'm finding that their sledding adventures are triggering just as many holiday season memories. The strip still packs all the humor, philosophy, and imagination that I remember. If you want to get back to being a kid (and who doesn't at Christmas) I can't suggest these enough. Buy a copy for your kids, your loved ones, and yourself. It's sure to take you back, and before you know it, you'll be cooking up your own answer to Calvin's transmogrifier!
In other words, it's time to catch up with Calvin and Hobbes.
I've had the complete set of Bill Watterson's collected works since I was in high school, but when I moved out west after college I couldn't quite fit all of the collection in my car. Three years ago I got The Complete Calvin and Hobbes for a birthday gift, but it wasn't until last month that I finally started making my way through them. These comics are just as great today as they were ten and twenty years ago. Somehow, Bill Watterson managed to capture something truly universal about childhood, no matter where or when you were raised. For me, the wooded forests of Calvin's hometown are quite different than the canyons of New Mexico (though those are kinda close to the fantastic planets visited by Spaceman Spiff), but his adventures, his thoughts, and his observation all trigger continuing feelings of deja vu.
I thought November was the perfect time to catch up with Calvin and his tiger buddy as they kicked their way through the Autumn leaves, but now that Christmas is on the way, I'm finding that their sledding adventures are triggering just as many holiday season memories. The strip still packs all the humor, philosophy, and imagination that I remember. If you want to get back to being a kid (and who doesn't at Christmas) I can't suggest these enough. Buy a copy for your kids, your loved ones, and yourself. It's sure to take you back, and before you know it, you'll be cooking up your own answer to Calvin's transmogrifier!