40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes' raucous adventures burst onto the comics page

Re:40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes' raucous adventures burst... by keepamovin on Thursday November 20, 2025 @10:04AM (#45993293)

The first C&H comic strip compared to the last one:

https://imgur.com/a/semJX

:.)

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Re:40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes' raucous adventures burst... by nedrylandJP on Thursday November 20, 2025 @10:24AM (#45993565)

Fun fact - Hobbes eventually lost those little paw pads

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Re:40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes' raucous adventures burst... by rrjjww on Thursday November 20, 2025 @12:24PM (#45995121)

Reading some of the compendiums with Watersons commentary are a really interesting look into how things changed over the years and an insight into comic publishing

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Re:40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes' raucous adventures burst... by geephroh on Thursday November 20, 2025 @01:49PM (#45996172)

That last one still makes me tear up. What a beautiful way to exit the stage.

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Re:40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes' raucous adventures burst... by 9dev on Thursday November 20, 2025 @05:32PM (#45998792)

I agree. It was graceful, humble, optimistic, and memorable. I’m hard-pressed to think of anyone else to have pulled that off in ending something.

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Re:40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes' raucous adventures burst... by trekify on Thursday November 20, 2025 @08:26PM (#46000177)

Star Trek The Next Generation's All Good Things comes to mind.

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