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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 jfax on Saturday July 16, 2022 @09:53AM (#32118098)
Well, both Charles Schulz and Watterson placed immense value in craftsmanship, in that they both valued that their work was untampered by anyone else. Schulz maintained that the strip was unaffected by licensing.

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Re:Bill Watterson’s refusal to license Calvin and Hobbes (2016) by HWR_14 on Saturday July 16, 2022 @10:01AM (#32118175)
Of the various things you may condemn Walt Disney for, he placed an immense value in craftsmanship as well.
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Re:Bill Watterson’s refusal to license Calvin and Hobbes (2016) by mc32 on Saturday July 16, 2022 @10:32AM (#32118525)
That’s true no doubt. I think when most people criticize Walt it’s about his empire building. Obviously he also had an iron grip on his IP but leveraged that to amplify his empire and to expand into all sorts of other areas. Whereas Bill wanted to limit exposure. So the focus of their visions were markedly different.
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Re:Bill Watterson’s refusal to license Calvin and Hobbes (2016) by HWR_14 on Saturday July 16, 2022 @11:44AM (#32119201)
Yes, I was commenting on the distinction the above poster was trying to Walt Disney and Charles Schultz (of Peanuts) to move Schultz closer to Watterson.
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