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A comment on Bill Watterson’s refusal to license Calvin and Hobbes (2016). Parent comment

Re:Bill Watterson’s refusal to license Calvin and Hobbes (2016) by yyyk on Saturday July 16, 2022 @07:28AM (#32117032)
"Old days" is a very relative term here. This attitude was common for Watterson's generation (b. 1958), but for example Schulz (b. 1922) had zero problems with monetization.
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Re:Bill Watterson’s refusal to license Calvin and Hobbes (2016) by JKCalhoun on Saturday July 16, 2022 @08:17AM (#32117310)
That may be when Peanuts, IMHO, went downhill. "Oh, the dog sells? I'll do more of the dog."

Sigh, so kawaii.

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Re:Bill Watterson’s refusal to license Calvin and Hobbes (2016) by ghaff on Saturday July 16, 2022 @09:22AM (#32117770)
It's hard to look at Peanuts with fresh eyes from such a distance of time. Halloween specials notwithstanding, I'm not sure I can say that I ever loved Peanuts--certainly not as an adult--but it was absolutely a cultural icon.
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Re:Bill Watterson’s refusal to license Calvin and Hobbes (2016) by JKCalhoun on Saturday July 16, 2022 @10:08AM (#32118278)
I think it was from reading the "Complete Peanuts" collections and seeing how brilliant the strip was in the earlier part of its run (certainly before I was old enough to either read or understand its depth as a child).
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