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...least a chuckle) his political work is much better. Though his work is consistently above average, it still does not live up to his potential. Perhaps this is why Shoe, although a current mainstay of the industry, does not enjoy the Widespread popularity of other strips such as "Calvin and Hobbes." How imaginative can one be with a bunch of crusty old birds? At least, there are some brains behind this strip, which make it a decent choice for The Crimson, as opposed to say, Dennis the Menace or Marmaduke. Unfortunately, the strip doesn't seem to have much...
Bill Watterson's "Calvin and Hobbes" is a pure joy to read. This is quite ironic considering that the title characters are named after two philosophers who had rather bleak views of human nature. The adventures of mischievous and precocious six years-old Calvin and his quiet, reflective, stuffed tiger Hobbes a not only capture a child-like sense of fun and adventure, but also at times see as social commentary. Watterson's recent leave of absence is understandable give his wonderful consistency. It must be imaginatively exhausting to continually come up with stuff this entertaining. Perhaps the strip...
...recent stroyline about art and whether it should by produced for its sales value or for its own sake was quite entertaining. Hobbes, the idealist made a lovely clay tiger. Calvin the cynic, took his play-doh and produced a hundred shrunken heads of popular cartoon characters" and "stitched their mouths shut." Sick, but funny...
...platinum blonde half-Asian sprite with the thick granny glasses is flouncing his way down Mount Auburn Street, smoking cloves, chattering about the city of Boston (totally uptight) and his one-piece Calvin Klein underwear (just wonderful) and his new boyfriend Paulo (the most magnificent man in the entire world). He's doing it in italics, which is the way Thomas M. Lauderdale does everything. Thomas--everyone calls him Thomas--is wearing hiked-up khakis (so comfortable), a cream-colored print tie decorated with nuclear radiation symbols (too cool) and a woman's fire-engine red felt jacked...
...used to physically hand out the papers, butwhat do you get handed out in the Square? Usuallysomething you don't want to read," Wallace says,laughing. "So we'd say `Calvin and Hobbes twoweeks at a time!' And people would turn aroundgoing down the escalators and fight their way backjust to grab...