"and his irritated father must undo the knots, all the while asking Calvin how he could do this to himself. In a rare interview, Watterson explained his approach to this situation: Additionally, aspects of Hobbes' existence as a ""real"" tiger and a stuffed animal converge with little dispute from Calvin. An example is Hobbes's frequent washings or ""baths"" in the laundry machine which Calvin accepts. Likewise, in one strip, Calvin states that Hobbes becomes ""a little loopy"" when he comes out of the dryer. Another example is when Calvin's mom signed Calvin up for swimming lessons, Calvin asks why Hobbes"
"recognize him as a human infant—with the entire strip, including the rabbit, drawn in a realistic style ""à la"" ""Rex Morgan, M.D."". Miss Wormwood is Calvin's schoolteacher. Watterson commented that a few astute fans of the strip have correctly asked him if Miss Wormwood was named after the apprentice demon in C. S. Lewis' ""The Screwtape Letters"". She usually wears polka-dotted dresses, and serves as a foil to Calvin's mischief. Despite the changing seasons and recurring holidays, the characters in ""Calvin and Hobbes"" do not age, and so Calvin and Susie return to Miss Wormwood's first-grade class every fall. Miss"
"the strip, was published in 2012. ""Calvin and Hobbes"" strips were again exhibited at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at Ohio State University in 2014, in an exhibition entitled ""Exploring Calvin and Hobbes"". An exhibition catalog by the same title, which also contained an interview with Watterson conducted by Jenny Robb, the curator of the museum, was published by Andrews McMeel in 2015. Years after its original newspaper run, ""Calvin and Hobbes"" has continued to exert influence in entertainment, art, and fandom. In television, Calvin and Hobbes are depicted in stop motion animation in the 2006 ""Robot Chicken"""
"Kevin and Kell Kevin and Kell is a furry comedy webcomic strip by syndicated cartoonist Bill Holbrook. The strip began on September 3, 1995. It is one of the oldest continuously running webcomics. As of April 25, 2015, the website has a banner at the top stating ""The World's Longest Running Daily Webcomic Since 1995"". The strip centers on the mixed marriage between a rabbit, Kevin and a grey wolf, Kell Dewclaw. In their society, their major difference is their diet: Kevin is a herbivore and Kell is a carnivore. Their family includes three children: Lindesfarne, a hedgehog adopted from"
"of [her] voice"". During one series of strips Calvin modifies his ""duplicator"" to copy only his ""good"" side; this well-dressed, polite, and very-intelligent version of Calvin soon becomes besotted with Susie, and is mystified by her hostile reaction. Mr. Bun is Susie's stuffed rabbit, which frequents her tea parties as a guest. Unlike Hobbes, Mr. Bun is never shown as a living character, and Hobbes once described Mr. Bun as ""comatose"". This is used for comedic effect occasionally, as when Susie, playing ""House"" with Calvin, attempts to use Mr. Bun as their baby child, only to have Calvin refuse to"
"that the strip mostly shows her impatient side.) She also usually seems sympathetic towards her son's relationship with Hobbes, and a few times has found herself speaking to Hobbes as well, though this embarrasses her. Early on in the strip, Watterson says, they were criticized by readers for being overly sarcastic and insufficiently patient, especially Calvin's father, who has several times reminded his wife that he at first wanted a dachshund instead of a son. Calvin's Uncle Max appeared in a series of strips in 1988, visiting the family. Uncle Max is Calvin's father's ""big brother"", though he is established"
"impulsiveness. It is ambiguous if this rationality is in Hobbes as a distinct personality, or in Calvin as a kind of conscience. In the end, the question becomes less about absolute truth and more about different versions of reality: the nature of Hobbes' existence is never a puzzle to be solved, but rather a subtle comment on the power of imagination, and on the similar power of a lack thereof. Susie Derkins also comments on Hobbes. After Calvin vigorously refuses her proposal to play with her and her toy rabbit, Mr. Bun, Hobbes comments that ""Mr. Bun seems comatose, did"
"episode ""Lust for Puppets,"" and in traditional animation in the 2009 ""Family Guy"" episode ""Not All Dogs Go to Heaven."" In the 2013 ""Community"" episode ""Paranormal Parentage,"" the characters Abed Nadir (Danny Pudi) and Troy Barnes (Donald Glover) dress as Calvin and Hobbes, respectively, for Halloween. British artists, merchandisers, booksellers, and philosophers were interviewed for a 2009 BBC Radio 4 half-hour programme about the abiding popularity of the comic strip, narrated by Phill Jupitus. The first book-length study of the strip, ""Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip"" by Nevin Martell,"
"staring into space. The true nature of the character is never resolved, instead as Watterson describes, a 'grown-up' version of reality is juxtaposed against Calvin's, with the reader left to ""decide which is truer"". Hobbes is named after the 17th-century philosopher Thomas Hobbes, who held what Watterson describes as ""a dim view of human nature."" He typically exhibits a greater understanding of consequences than Calvin, although rarely intervenes in Calvin's activities beyond a few oblique warnings. The friendship between the two characters provides the core dynamic of the strip. Calvin's unnamed mother and father are typical middle-class parents. Calvin's father"
"Kevin's first marriage; Rudy, a wolf/fox hybrid born during Kell's first marriage; and their only biological child Coney, a carnivorous rabbit. The comic's plot revolves around species-related humor, satire, and interpersonal conflict. ""Kevin and Kell"" receives over three million page views per month and is published in ""The Atlanta Journal-Constitution"". Holbrook has won honors from the Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards and the Ursa Major Awards for the strip. ""Kevin and Kell"" takes place in a town known as Domain, populated entirely by animals. The comic describes the world they live in as created by an organization of birds, commonly referred"
"Huckleberry Hound Huckleberry ""Huck"" Hound is a fictional cartoon character, a blue anthropomorphic coonhound that speaks with a Southern drawl and has a relaxed, sweet, and well-intentioned personality. He first appeared in the series ""The Huckleberry Hound Show"". The cartoon was one of six TV shows to win an Emmy Award in 1960 as an ""Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming""; the first animated series to receive such an award. Most of his short films consisted of Huck trying to perform jobs in different fields, ranging from policeman to dogcatcher, with results that backfired, yet usually coming out"
"Hobbes strip from December 31, 1995. On November 5, 2014, a poster was unveiled, drawn by Watterson for the 2015 Angoulême International Comics Festival where he was awarded the Grand Prix in 2014. On April 1, 2016 for April Fools' Day, Berkeley Breathed posted on Facebook that Watterson had signed ""the franchise over to my 'administration'"". He then posted a comic with Calvin, Hobbes, and Opus all featured. The comic is signed by Watterson, though it remains to be seen how involved he actually was. Breathed posted another ""Calvin County"" strip featuring Calvin and Hobbes, also ""signed"" by Watterson on"
"these instances, Calvin and Hobbes claim to be the sole guardians of high culture; in another, Hobbes admires Calvin's willingness to put artistic integrity above marketability, causing Calvin to reconsider and make an ordinary snowman. Calvin and Hobbes frequently ride downhill in a wagon, sled, or toboggan, depending on the season, as a device to add some physical comedy to the strip and because, according to Watterson, ""it's a lot more interesting ... than talking heads."" While the ride is sometimes the focus of the strip, it also frequently serves as a counterpoint or visual metaphor while Calvin ponders the"
"Willoughby the Dog Willoughby is a minor animated cartoon fictional character in the Warner Bros. ""Looney Tunes"" series of cartoons. He is a hound dog who is characterized by his below-average intelligence and overall gullibility. Willoughby first appeared in the 1940 cartoon ""Of Fox and Hounds"". He was created and voiced by Tex Avery. According to Chuck Jones, the character was based on Lennie, from ""Of Mice and Men"" (of which the title of ""Of Fox and Hounds"" is a knockoff). Critic Steven Hartley described this short as lacking in creativity, originality, excitement, and story construction, particularly compared to Avery's"
"Secondary characters in Calvin and Hobbes Bill Watterson's comic strip ""Calvin and Hobbes"" features a wide range of secondary characters. These range from his fellow students at school to monsters and aliens from Calvin's vivid imagination. Watterson has never given Calvin's parents' names ""because as far as the strip is concerned, they are important only as Calvin's mom and dad."" Like Hobbes, they serve as counterpoints to Calvin's attitude and view of the world. However, Watterson sometimes uses them to explore situations adults can relate to, such as the desire to enjoy leisure time as opposed to the need to"
"in ""Calvin and Hobbes"" is limited; for example, in the ""Yukon Ho!"" collection, only five regular characters appear. Other characters who make infrequent or one-off appearances include the following. Secondary characters in Calvin and Hobbes Bill Watterson's comic strip ""Calvin and Hobbes"" features a wide range of secondary characters. These range from his fellow students at school to monsters and aliens from Calvin's vivid imagination. Watterson has never given Calvin's parents' names ""because as far as the strip is concerned, they are important only as Calvin's mom and dad."" Like Hobbes, they serve as counterpoints to Calvin's attitude and view"
"using Simpson's own name in an online unicorn name generator. The strip has been favorably compared to ""Calvin & Hobbes"" with a feminine slant; in contrast to ""Calvin & Hobbes"", where the character of Hobbes is only a stuffed tiger doll that Calvin imagines is alive, Marigold the unicorn exists as a living creature in Phoebe's world, but hides her form through a ""Shield of Boringness"" that makes her appear unremarkable to other characters in the strip. The strips have been published in the following books: Other books: Dana Simpson Dana Claire Simpson is an American cartoonist, best known as"
"this time, Drake and artist Win Mortimer had co-created DC's ""Stanley and His Monster"", a whimsical feature about a 6-year-old boy and his large, tusked, pink-furred and hardly ferocious ""pet"", which debuted in the funny animal comic ""The Fox and the Crow"" #95 (Jan. 1966). One comics historian hailed the feature as a precursor of Bill Watterson's comic strip ""Calvin & Hobbes"", ""where a boy keeps company with a marvelous being, the very existence of which is unknown by any of his more worldly associates. Its most direct antecedent in comics is probably Crockett Johnson's ""Barnaby"", where parents repeatedly interact"
"animated characters scared when Casper appears at the funeral. Willoughby the Dog Willoughby is a minor animated cartoon fictional character in the Warner Bros. ""Looney Tunes"" series of cartoons. He is a hound dog who is characterized by his below-average intelligence and overall gullibility. Willoughby first appeared in the 1940 cartoon ""Of Fox and Hounds"". He was created and voiced by Tex Avery. According to Chuck Jones, the character was based on Lennie, from ""Of Mice and Men"" (of which the title of ""Of Fox and Hounds"" is a knockoff). Critic Steven Hartley described this short as lacking in creativity,"
"gives the comic a lot of its humor—however, to maintain that air of humor, Bill never allows the society to work its everyday worst on any of the main characters."" During a review in webcomic podcast ""Digital Strips"", commentator Daku describes ""Kevin and Kell"" as ""one of the few anthropomorphic strips that I actually like,"" saying that ""this is as if animals had a society."" Zampzon praises the quality of the artwork, but complains that the strip relies on too many animal jokes. ""Kevin and Kell"" and Holbrook are both popular within the furry fandom. Holbrook was first contacted by"
"struggles as a single-parent family. As mentioned before, the comic draws from Calvin and Hobbes, but in a complementary way. The ""quiet humor"" of the strip strongly contrasts Calvin and Hobbes' rough and tumble nature. Katie and Ship would talk at home and have discussions while eating cookies, or carry potted plants, while Calvin and Hobbes had their red wagon, the sled, the tree fort and Calvinball (not to say that CYS isn't active at times). Calvin's parents were generic middle class parents who seem to be little more than boundaries to compare to Calvin's youthful nature. Laurie is a"
"Rab and his Friends ""Rab and his Friends"" (1859) is a short story by Scottish writer Dr John Brown. It was very popular in the 19th century and often considered John Brown's best, or at least most well known work. Even though short in length it was often published as a single volume with illustrations. The title character 'Rab' - the Lowland Scots form of 'Rob' - is ""a huge mastiff"" dog. He is described as being ""old, grey, brindled, as big as a Highland bull"", as well as being extremely loyal and loving. ""Rab and His Friends"" is a"
"Bristol board and then mark the strip accordingly before sending it on. When ""Calvin and Hobbes"" began there were 64 colors available for the Sunday strips. For the later Sunday strips Watterson had 125 colors as well as the ability to fade the colors into each other. Calvin, named after the 16th-century theologian John Calvin, is a six-year-old boy with blond, spiky hair and a distinctive red-and-black striped shirt, black pants, and sneakers. Despite his poor grades in school, Calvin demonstrates his intelligence through a sophisticated vocabulary and philosophical mind. Watterson described Calvin has having ""not much of a filter"
"his family. He is a vegetarian, and also loves his father. Stephan Pastis appears self-reflexively in the strip. He is often seen with Rat, who makes him the target of criticism about his artwork and jokes involving puns. His character has also expressed his hate of being an attorney, which was his former career. He is usually depicted wearing a baseball cap backward, a plain white T-shirt, and blue jeans. Snuffles (also known as Mister Snuffles) is Zebra's cat. Originally, he was adopted by the crocodiles on September 30, 2007, to kill Zebra, but the plan backfired. He does not"
"some well-earned financial security."" While bearing Watterson's signature and drawing style, as well as featuring characters from both ""Calvin and Hobbes"" and Breathed's ""Bloom County"", it is unclear whether Watterson had any input into these cartoons or not. A number of artists and cartoonists have created works portraying Calvin as a teenager or an adult; the concept has also inspired writers. In 2011, a comic strip appeared by cartoonists Dan and Tom Heyerman called ""Hobbes and Bacon"". The strip depicts Calvin as an adult, married to Susie Derkins, with a young daughter named after philosopher Francis Bacon, to whom Calvin"
"rabbits. The couple has three children. The eldest is Lindesfarne Dewclaw, an English hedgehog daughter Kevin adopted during his first marriage. The second eldest child is Rudy, Kell's son from her first marriage to a fox. Rudy, a talented artist, once challenged Kevin for the position of alpha male, unable to accept a rabbit as head of the household and as his stepfather. He has since matured and has come to terms with the marriage. The youngest child is Coney, a carnivorous rabbit and their only child by birth. Although only five years old, she is a capable hunter, though"
"Hyde and Hare Hyde and Hare is a 1955 Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng. The cartoon pits Bugs against Dr. Jekyll, who continues to turn into Mr. Hyde. The title is a play on the expression ""neither hide nor hair."" Bugs comes out of his rabbit hole in a city park every morning because a kind gentleman keeps coming to feed him a carrot (""Well, here I go again with the 'timid little rabbit' routine. It's shameful, but - eh, it's a living!""). At first feigning the on-all-fours posture of a real rabbit, Bugs eventually stands"
"is more about the subjective nature of reality than dolls coming to life""; thus, there is no concrete definition of Hobbes' reality. Watterson explained: ""Calvin sees Hobbes one way, and everyone else sees Hobbes another way."" Hobbes' reality is in the eye of the beholder. The so-called 'gimmick' of Hobbes is the juxtaposition of Calvin and Hobbes' reality and everyone else's, with the two rarely agreeing. Despite this, in the world of the comic the other characters often speak of Hobbes as Calvin's ""imaginary friend."" As well, it is sometimes difficult to imagine how the ""stuffed toy"" interpretation of Hobbes"
"to a summer horse riding camp. At the end of the summer, Danae became good friends with Lucy and took her home. Unlike Hobbes, however, Lucy is a ""real"" horse who the kids talk to and interact with the same as any other character, nor is she invisible to adults. Petey is dog of humble origins who has found his way into Kate's ownership. He can also talk to Danae and Kate. He constantly lets Rölf get him in trouble. Rölf is Brenda's dog and Petey's friend. The size of his muzzle far exceeds his brains. He's also a symbol"
"and arrogant, and willing to share his ignorance with all. Cobb is a mature dog, older sibling and father surrogate to Rupert, and the voice of morality and reason in the group. Cobb seeks peace and balance in the world but is constantly distracted from his goal by a crazy world and obnoxious sheep. Rupert is the younger sibling of Cobb. He wanders innocently and naïvely around while upsetting Mamet’s theories and being led into schemes and activities by Tucker. Tucker is the only human in the group and only eight years old. He was mysteriously dropped on the doorstep"
"character never portrayed sympathetically. Stephan Pastis of the 2000s comic ""Pearls Before Swine"" has cited Watterson and ""Calvin and Hobbes"" as among his many influences; in particular, the Zeeba Zeeba Eata fraternity of crocodiles is identified with Moe, even speaking in the same typeface. Rosalyn, the last of the significant recurring characters to appear, is a high school senior and the only babysitter able to tolerate Calvin's antics. Rosalyn is perhaps the only character in the strip whom Calvin really fears. Introduced in an early strip, Watterson found her ferocity and intimidation of Calvin surprising, and he brought her back"
"Fergus. The lines between master and companion are extremely blurred: Fergus frequently asserts his rights as equal, or perhaps superior, partner in the friendship. In an early strip, Mel labors for three panels to install a pet door, only to have Fergus stroll in via the doorknob. Of course, this works both ways; several strips later, Mel flounders with his order at a fancy restaurant, only to be saved by Fergus, who orders for both of them in fluent French. All in all, Mel and Fergus's friendship is similar to that of the title characters in ""Calvin and Hobbes"", sharing"
"at their own risk. He added that he was not going to apologize for drawing a popular feature. Watterson announced the end of ""Calvin and Hobbes"" on November 9, 1995, with the following letter to newspaper editors: The last strip of ""Calvin and Hobbes"" was published on December 31, 1995. Since the conclusion of ""Calvin and Hobbes"", Watterson has taken up painting, at one point drawing landscapes of the woods with his father. He has kept away from the public eye and has given no indication of resuming the strip, creating new works based on the strip's characters, or embarking"