

At least until Hobbes steps in to pop Calvin's bubble. In the world of Calvin and Hobbes, morality is all about living in the moment. But most of us missed a lot of Calvin and Hobbes philosophy quotes - even down to the names of the characters, which are based on surprising inspirations. Just like the hidden political symbols in The Wizard of Oz and the adult jokes in Pixar movies, there is a dark philosophy in Calvin and Hobbes.īill Watterson wrote and illustrated Calvin and Hobbes from 1985 to 1995, and in the decades since the strip has become even more beloved. Before his eyes, a small black-and-white bird flew towards the nest, carrying a piece of glass that gleamed in the sunlight. But behind the sunny story of a six-year-old boy and his stuffed tiger lurked some deep philosophical questions. Hobbes looked out to see Calvin was pointing to a young tree with a nest in it. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)įour-volume set containing all strips 14.3 lb./6.Many of us grew up reading Calvin and Hobbes every day in the newspaper - or reading one of the many print editions of the strip. Three-volume set containing all strips 22.5 lb./10.2 kg includes Spiff feature, the illustrated poems, and color prints of other cover art The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (hardcover) Original sketches and commentary by Watterson Mato Decem(final strip) (some strips from March and April are also found in There's Treasure Everywhere)Ĭalvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages, 1985-1995: An Exhibition CatalogueĬollection of Sunday strips chosen by the author The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary BookĬollection of strips chosen by the authorĬommentary by Watterson and annotations on individual stripsĪugto Apexcluding April 3 to Decemdue to repeats (some strips from March and April 1995 are also found in It's a Magical World) Lesson units by Linda Holmen and Mary Santella-Johnson based on the strips The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes TreasuryĪll strips from The Revenge of the Baby-Sat and Scientific Progress Goes "Boink"ĥ7 strips comprising five stories: "The Binoculars," "The Find," "The Christmas Story," "The Bug Collection," and "The Report" Septemto J(some strips from June and July are also found in Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons)Īttack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons Seven-page story in which Calvin becomes an elephant The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes TreasuryĪll strips from Yukon Ho! and Weirdos from Another Planet! Original black-and-white artwork scattered throughout book

Ten-page story " Spaceman Spiff: Interplanetary Explorer Extraordinaire!" afterword by Bill Watterson and a specially redrawn version of the Augstripįebruto Decem(some strips from November are also found in The Revenge of the Baby-Sat) The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book: A Collection of Sunday Calvin and Hobbes Cartoons The "Yukon Song" original black-and-white artwork scattered throughout book Schulz an illustrated poem, "A Nauseous Nocturne" The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes TreasuryĪll strips from Calvin and Hobbes and Something Under the Bed Is Droolingįoreword by Charles M.

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Prior to the release of The Complete Calvin and Hobbes in 2005, eighteen Calvin and Hobbes books were published in the United States between 19.īill Watterson wrote a total of nineteen official Calvin and Hobbes books that have been published in the United States by Andrews McMeel Publishing the first, eponymously titled Calvin and Hobbes, was released April 1987, and the most recent, Exploring Calvin and Hobbes: An Exhibition Catalogue, was released February 2015.Ī twentieth official title, the textbook Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes, was published under license in 1993 by Playground Publishing in Fargo, North Dakota.īefore the 2005 release of The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, all the extant newspaper strips were collected across eight distinct titles:
