Bill Watterson Returns
It was sheer joy to see the occasional special collaborations between Watterson, after retiring Calvin And Hobbes, and another great cartoonist of our times, Stephan Pastis who gives us “Pearls Before Swine”. Aaron McGruder's "The Boondocks" also let us laugh and reflect at the same time. But Watterson, like Charles Schulz, gave us gentle humor. While we can go back and relive the adventures of the characters they created, we can't go home again.
But we can, with Watterson's upcoming work, enjoy new adventures!
"On New Year’s Eve 1995, six-year-old Calvin and his tiger, Hobbes, sledded off together for the last time. It was the final strip in Bill Watterson’s acclaimed comic, Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in 2,400 newspapers, and it looked as though it might be Watterson’s final published work."
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"Last week’s announcement of Watterson’s first major work in nearly 30 years—The Mysteries, a vibrantly illustrated 'fable for grown-ups'—stunned fans and called for celebration."
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“'[W]hen you go back and read those [Calvin And Hobbes] strips, it’s essentially a story of a boy and his best friend and the adventures that they went on,' Martell [a lifelong reader and the author of Looking for Calvin and Hobbes] says. 'It’s not a strip that’s clouded by pop culture references or other types of references that feel really dated. It feels like it exists in a place out of time. And that’s why kids today who are lucky enough to either be given a book or just stumble upon it in the library, when they pick up those strips, they make just as much sense today as when they were first released.' He calls the strip 'one of the greatest works of popular culture of the 20th century'”.
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“As for the next chapter in Watterson’s career, Andrews McMeel describes The Mysteries as 'a compelling, provocative story that invites readers to examine their place in the universe and their responsibility to others and the planet we all share', calling it 'a fable that dares to intimate the big questions about our place in the universe'”.
‘He created something magical’: Calvin and Hobbes fans rejoice as creator plans first work in decades
But we can, with Watterson's upcoming work, enjoy new adventures!
"On New Year’s Eve 1995, six-year-old Calvin and his tiger, Hobbes, sledded off together for the last time. It was the final strip in Bill Watterson’s acclaimed comic, Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in 2,400 newspapers, and it looked as though it might be Watterson’s final published work."
[Snip]
"Last week’s announcement of Watterson’s first major work in nearly 30 years—The Mysteries, a vibrantly illustrated 'fable for grown-ups'—stunned fans and called for celebration."
[Snip]
“'[W]hen you go back and read those [Calvin And Hobbes] strips, it’s essentially a story of a boy and his best friend and the adventures that they went on,' Martell [a lifelong reader and the author of Looking for Calvin and Hobbes] says. 'It’s not a strip that’s clouded by pop culture references or other types of references that feel really dated. It feels like it exists in a place out of time. And that’s why kids today who are lucky enough to either be given a book or just stumble upon it in the library, when they pick up those strips, they make just as much sense today as when they were first released.' He calls the strip 'one of the greatest works of popular culture of the 20th century'”.
[Snip]
“As for the next chapter in Watterson’s career, Andrews McMeel describes The Mysteries as 'a compelling, provocative story that invites readers to examine their place in the universe and their responsibility to others and the planet we all share', calling it 'a fable that dares to intimate the big questions about our place in the universe'”.
‘He created something magical’: Calvin and Hobbes fans rejoice as creator plans first work in decades
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